Wat Tambor

Emir **Wat Tambor** is a recurring character and an antagonist in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was the leader of the Techno Union and member of the Confederacy during the Clone Wars.

He served as the primary antagonist of the "Ryloth story arc" of the first season as well as the secondary antagonist of the "Bad Batch story arc" of the seventh season.

## **Overview**

Tambor was a male Skakoan who was the foreman of the Techno Union and an executive of Baktoid Armor Workshop. During the Separatist Crisis, he pledged the Techno Union's resources to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, earning himself a seat on the Separatist Council during the Clone Wars. In the conflict's early stages, Tambor was appointed emir of Ryloth and supervised its occupation by the Separatists, which was fiercely resisted by local Twi'lek freedom fighters led by Cham Syndulla. After defying orders to abandon Ryloth when the tide of battle turned against the Separatists, Tambor was left behind and captured by the Galactic Republic. He was briefly imprisoned on Coruscant before being liberated later in the conflict.

As the Clone Wars escalated, Wat Tambor took an interest in the captive ARC trooper CT-1409, who had been captured during a battle in the Citadel but was presumed dead by the Republic. Tambor kept an unconscious Echo in a stasis chamber and managed to extract information from Echo's mind to use as an algorithm consisting of strategies devised by Echo and the Clone Captain Rex. While officially professing the Techno Union's neutrality, Tambor had sold the algorithm to the Separatist Admiral Trench, who used it to great effect during the Battle of Anaxes to invade the Republic world of Anaxes. Tambor's dealings with the Separatists were exposed by a Republic infiltration team consisting of Rex, Clone Force 99, and the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker.

During the final days of the Clone Wars, Wat Tambor and the rest of the Separatist Council relocated from the planet Utapau to Mustafar, where they were slaughtered by Darth Vader. Following his demise, the newly-formed Galactic Empire assumed control of the Techno Union's assets.

### Season 1

**Emir of Ryloth**

Wat Tambor set up a base at Lessu and gave charge of the blockade of Ryloth to Mar Tuuk. Three Republic Star Destroyers attempted to break Tuuk's blockade, they failed and one was destroyed along with at least eight pilots. Mar Tuuk then found that Skywalker was in command of the Star Destroyers. Anakin then returned in the gravely damaged Star Destroyer, Defender, and put his plan to break the Separatist blockade in motion. This plan involved crashing the Defender into the Droid's command ship and blitzing the remaining capital ships. Abandoning the Defender Skywalker alone piloted the vessel into Mar Tuuk's starship.

Wat Tambor later assigned TX-20 to take over the city of Nabat. The droids killed many, captivating the rest. Tambor ordered that all Proton Cannons be stored in the city. They were put to good use, defending the stronghold effectively. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi later destroyed them and took the town from CIS control. Tambor later had his forces pressed into a small area, ordering what remained of his blockade to fall back, and losing the Jixuan desert. Count Dooku ordered him to execute all untouched towns and to escape. TA-175 complied willingly, yet Tambor was confident that he could collect as much wealth as possible before retreating.

Mace Windu then allied with the Twi'lek freedom fighters after witnessing a town be bombed by Tambor. They then attempted a liberation of ther capital, Lessu. Tambor prevented any clones from entering with living shields, and terminating the city's plasma shield. This did not stop Mace however, and he proceeded to corner Tambor, issuing a defeat. TA-175 escaped with several MTT's worth of wealth, leaving Tambor. Wat then ordered the Hyena Droid Bombers to destroy the city, him with it. Anakin and Ahsoka Tano destroyed them and Tambor was taken, letting justice return.

### Season 7

**Holding Echo captive**

Later in the war, Anakin Skywalker; Rex and Clone Force 99 launched a mission to infiltrate the Techno Union headquarters on Skako Minor to rescue ARC Trooper Echo. While the trooper was thought to be killed at the Citadel, Echo was being held captive by Tambor's technology for his knowledge of Rex's strategy algorithm to use against the Republic in the Battle for Anaxes. Tambor cornered and attempted to execute Skywalker, Rex, and Clone Force 99 as they rescued Echo by deploying his Organic Decimator into the stasis chamber where the ARC Trooper was held. However, the team escaped through a ventilation hatch and Clone Commando Wrecker ruined Tambor's work by destroying his machines with thermal charges. Distraught over the loss of his years' worth of research, Tambor ordered a contingent of D-wing droids to pursue the team and eliminate them. The Republic strike team repelled the attack force with the help of the Poletec natives and successfully rescued Echo from Skako. Tambor chose not to reveal his failure to Admiral Trench and the Separatists to protect the Techno Union's interests.
## Appearances

* The Clone Wars

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