Rook kast

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION HOMEWORLD Mandalore[1] DIED Between 17 BBY and c. 13 BBY,[2]Janix[3][4] DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION SPECIES Human[5] GENDER Female[5] PRONOUNS She/her[6] HEIGHT 1.61 meters[7] HAIR COLOR Brown;[8] later purple[9] EYE COLOR Blue[8] SKIN COLOR Pale[5] CHRONOLOGICAL & POLITICAL

"You're the warrior. We're mercenaries—and there's no more profit in this fight." "If you abandon your posts I will hunt you down and kill you myself!" ―Fife and Rook Kast[8] Rook Kast was a human female Mandalorian warriorwho led the Shadow Collective's super commandosduring the Clone Wars. After Maul, leader of the Shadow Collective, was imprisoned by the Sith on Stygeon Prime, Kast and commando Gar Saxon freed Maul and brought him to a Shadow Collective base on Zanbar. They were tracked by the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and, in the ensuing battle, forced to flee to Ord Mantell. From there, they repelled a Separatist attack. Kast and Maul captured the Droid Army General Grievous in orbit, while Maul's ground forces captured the Separatist leader, Count Dooku. The Shadow Collective took their prisoners to a Mandalorian asteroid base, which was assaulted by the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order in an attempt to capture Dooku themselves. Kast, Maul, Dooku, and some of Maul's forces fled and set a course for Dathomir. They were tracked by Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith, who fought alongside Dooku and Grievous in destroying the Shadow Collective forces. Kast recovered Maul from the battle, and they fled the planet. Later, Kast participated in the Siege of Mandalore and helped lure an unsuspecting Ahsoka Tano into the undercity of Sundari. There, she and several other super commandos surrounded the former Jedi Padawan for Maul, but she eventually managed to escape. Shortly afterwards, the super commandos managed to capture ARC Trooper Jesse and interrogate him. After his interrogation, Maul managed to rally the Mandalorians for one last push, but this led to defeat and Kast's capture at the hands of Bo-Katan Kryze. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, Kast and her remaining Mandalorian super commandos continued to serve Maul. She joined Maul, leading the restored Shadow Collective on the planet Janix, and aided the former Sith in his revenge plot against the other syndicates for abandoning the Collective at the end of the Clone Wars. During this time, Kast organized a raidon a bank tower and later another to rescue the crime boss Looti Vario from imprisonment in the city's police headquarters. With Vario in the custody of the Shadow Collective at their base in Sector 14-Q, Kast later led an infiltration of a Pyke shipment, using the intel Maul forced Vario to reveal. After an ambush on Maul's safe house, Maul, Kast and her mercenaries relocated to a new base, just as the Imperial occupation of Janix began. Soon after, the Imperials blocked all travel from the planet, they tracked Kast and her allies to their new base, initiating a devastating battle, that cost the lives of many of her forces. Following the battle, Maul convinced Kast that they needed to ally themselves with Jedi Master Eeko-Dio Daki, his Padawan Devon Izara and Tactical Defense Force Captain Brander Lawson to escape the planet and rendezvous with Dryden Vos. While Maul and Kast's forces navigated an underground passageway alongside the Jedi, Two-Boots, and Brander and Rylee Lawson, they engaged the Inquisitors First Brother and Eleventh Brother, as well as their TK stormtrooper forces by an acid lake. When the survivors emerged from the tunnel at the edge of the foggy jungle, Kast offered to scout ahead with her last surviving Mandalorian mercenary. However, Kast soon ran back to Maul and reported that she had encountered someone in the fog. Moments later, the Mandalorian warrior was Force-pulled back into the fog and killed by Darth Vader with a throat crush

Biography

Rescuing Maul "More droids coming this way. They're still down the corridor." ―Rook Kast sights incoming battle droids within the Spire[11] A human female[5] born on the Outer Rim planetMandalore, Rook Kast was a member of the Death Watch that opposed the New Mandalorians' pacifist government led by Duchess Satine Kryze. When their leader Pre Vizsla was killed in combat by the Sith LordMaul[12] Kast swore allegiance to Maul and became the leader of the Mandalorian super commandos[1]—Mandalorian soldiers who served Maul and were a part of his criminal alliance, the Shadow Collective, during the Clone Wars

In the year 19 BBY,[14] after Maul was bested in combatby his former master, Darth Sidious,[12] he was imprisoned in the Spire, a Confederacy of Independent Systems prison on the planet Stygeon Prime. Kast and Commander Gar Saxon followed Sidious and Maul to Stygeon, and were tasked by Mandalorian Prime Minister Almec,[11] whom Maul had selected as the public leader of Mandalore after his takeover of the planet,[15] with infiltrating the Spire and rescuing Maul.[11] Kast and Saxon dispatched two commando droids on the balcony of the prison's third level before updating the Prime Minister on their progress. After setting charges on the balcony entrance, the pair entered the prison and made their way to level seven, where Maul was being held. As they approached his cell, they encountered a quartet of droidekas and several B2-series super battle droids, but managed to deactivate the super battle droids and fire a missile at the droidekas, clearing the way to Maul's cell. Once Maul was freed, the two Mandalorians blew a hole in the prison wall and shot a zipline out towards their Gauntlet fighter, allowing the three to escape the planet and return to a Shadow Collective base on the moon of Zanbar. However, they were unaware that the Separatists had tracked them back to their base

Sighting several incoming C-9979 landing crafts in Zanbar's atmosphere, Kast informed Maul that Separatist forces had arrived. The Zabrak ordered his troops to engage the Separatist Droid Army, resulting in a battle which saw heavy losses for both factions. As the battle neared its end, Maul engaged GeneralGrievous, leader of the Droid Army, in a lightsaber duel. Kast, aboard Maul's Gauntlet fighter,[11] the Nightbrother,[16] ordered the pilot to lower the shipcloser to Maul, allowing him to jump on board. Maul ordered Kast to take them away from the moon,[11] and the remaining troops at Zanbar regrouped with the larger Shadow Collective force and traveled to a Black Sun base on Ord Mantell

Battle at Ord Mantell "There! As soon as we're underneath their firing range—attach to their ship!" ―Maul to Rook Kast, as the two prepare to board Grievous's command ship

In Ord Mantell City, Kast attended a meeting with Maul, Saxon, Black Sun leader Ziton Moj,[5] and Pyke Syndicate majordomo[17] Fife. Maul, knowing that Separatist leader Count Dooku, Grievous, and the Droid Army would be coming for them, laid out a plan for the other four on how to deal with the incoming Confederate forces. After receiving word that a shuttlefrom Dathomir had arrived, which was carrying Nightbrothers to aid the Shadow Collective, Maul and Saxon left to greet the shuttle, while Maul ordered Kast to inform the others of his plan.[5] The Separatists forces soon arrived, bombarding the city from space before landing their own troops. As the Mandalorians, Black Sun, and Pykes engaged the Separatists on the planet surface, Maul and Kast took the Nightbrother into Ord Mantell's orbit and boarded Grievous's command ship. Maul stormed the ship'sbridge and threatened to kill Grievous if he did not shut down the Separatist droids. Grievous complied, leading to a swift Shadow Collective victory which saw the capture of Grievous as well as Dooku, who had been battling the Nightbrothers on the surface of Ord Mantell.[5]

ADVERTISEMENT Assault on Vizsla Keep 09 "We've been boarded-- two Jedi have been spotted in hangar three." ―Kast informs Maul of the arrival of the Jedi

The Shadow Collective took their captives back to[18]Vizsla Keep 09,[19] a Mandalorian supply outpost[18]hidden in the rings of Phelbos,[19] and Maul contacted his old master, Sidious, informing him of their capture. Maul ordered Kast to lock Grievous away in the outpost's brig while he spoke with Dooku. A Galactic Republic task force, led by Jedi Generals Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tiplee, and Aayla Secura, soon arrived at the Keep and began to battle with the Mandalorian forces.[8] Kast informed Maul that the Jedi had arrived in the third hangar, prompting Dooku to temporarily ally himself with Maul. The two Sith began dueling the Jedi, quickly leading to the death of Master Tiplee. Kast fired a missile at the Jedi, rendering both Secura and Windu unconscious. Maul, Dooku, Kast, and Saxon retreated from the outpost aboard the Nightbrother[18] and traveled to Dathomir

Defeat on Dathomir "Lord Maul! Dathomir is lost! We must retreat!" ―Rook Kast, to Maul[8] Shortly before entering Dathomir's atmosphere, Maul—revealing to Dooku that he knew the count still remained loyal to Sidious and did not truly wish to ally himself with Maul—had Kast hold her blaster to Dooku's head and watch his every move as their ship landed at the Nightbrother village, where they disembarked. Kast handed Dooku over to the Nightbrothers, who brought him and Maul to a chamber in the village which was said to be the heart of the power of Mother Talzin,[8] a Dathomirian witch who had once[20] led the Nightsisters[21] and was the mother of Maul.[18] As Talzin drained Dooku's life force so that she could take physical form once again, Sidious and Grievous arrived on Dathomir aboard a cloaked ship and entered the chamber. The cyborg general and Dark Lordengaged Maul and the Talzin-possessed Dooku in lightsaber combat as Kast, on board the Nightbrother, communicated with Ziton Moj and Fife as their forces were bombarded by a Separatist assault. Kast ordered the two to follow their orders and fight, however they threatened to withdraw from the Shadow Collective if they did not receive support. After losing many of their own ships and not receiving assistance, Black Sun and the Pykes informed Kast that they would no longer support the Collective. Kast protested, threatening to track them down and kill them herself, however Moj and Fife remained unfazed, and ended their transmission

A commando informed Kast that a Separatist invasion fleet was approaching the planet, and the two flew to Maul's location and told him they needed to evacuate at once. Talzin, who had managed to regain her physical form, held off a barrage of Force lightning from Sidious and Dooku, who had regained control of his body, and told her son to leave without her. Maul refused, however the witch threw him back towards the Nightbrother so that he may escape. Despite Maul's protests, Kast and the other commando grabbed hold of Maul and pulled him up the ship's ramp. Maul cried out in anguish as he watched Grievous step forward and stab Talzin with his lightsabers, killing her. Maul, Kast, and the commando boarded the Nightbrother and fled the planet just as the Separatists landed their forces on Dathomir, ravaging the Nightbrother village

Siege of Mandalore Fighting the Republic invasion "The Jedi was sighted entering the lower city." "Then it's just as our Lord predicted." ―Rook Kast and Almec

Eventually, Kast and the rest of the super commandos regrouped on Mandalore within the domed city of Sundari. During the last days of the Clone Wars, the Mandalore resistance and the Galactic Republic launched a joint invasion of Mandalore. After ending a transmission with the invaders, Almec tasked Kast with contacting the rest of the Collective, which had been reformed, and informing them about the invasion

Later, she ventured into the undercity of Sundari as part of a trap to lure out the former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano. Gar Saxon and several other super commandos lured Republic forces down into the sewage ports and, as they explored, Kast contacted Almec to inform him of the plan's continued success before they were cutoff by an invasion of the royal palace. As the Republic forces ventured deeper into the undercity, Kast waited with her forces to ambush them. Eventually, Kast emerged from hiding and fired an explosive at the Republic forces, disorienting them and luring them out to be killed by her and the rest of the super commandos. After effortlessly eliminating the clone troopers in the undercity, the super commandos surrounded Tano as Maul emerged from hiding to confront her.[9] As Kast and the other Mandalorians continued to train their weapons on Tano, Maul walked out and spoke with the former Jedi. As they talked, Tano clicked a button on her wrist comm, calling her forces to her position. As they arrived, the Mandalorians entered a firefight with the clones as Maul and Tano crossed sabers. Knowing it wasn't time for a confrontation, Maul left along with Kast and the surviving Mandalorians. Tano and the clones continued to chase them through the undercity but the Mandalorians managed to throw the clones off their trail, disappearing deeper into the tunnels.[22]

Counterattacks "The dark side has never been stronger." "My Lord, what does it mean?" ―Maul and Rook Kast

In a counterattack, the Mandalorians ambushed the clones on their way fortify C-deck, leading to the capture of ARC Trooper Jesse. Being brought before Maul, Jesse was kept in stuncuffs and held in place by Kast. As Jesse told Maul that he would not tell him anything, Maul made sure he knew the contrary was true as Kast began to smile. As Jesse continued to squirm, Maul probed his mind using the Force, searching for information on who Ahsoka Tano was. Kast held him in place as Jesse began to scream in agony.[22] After Jesse's interrogation, Maul contacted the leaders of the syndicates within the Shadow Collective, telling them to go into hiding. As Saxon returned from his mission to assassinate Almec (who had been in Republic custody after he was captured during an attack on the throne room), Kast informed him of this fact. As Maul reminded Kast and Saxon of their help in liberating him from the Spire on Stygeon Prime, he turned towards them and informed them of him and Dooku's purpose in Sidious' grand plan. Kast then asked Maul what this meant, to which Maul informed all of the Mandalorians present that the galaxy would soon be controlled by another power and that they would thrive in the chaos. He promised them that if they were to perish, they would die on the battlefield, as warriors, rallying the Mandalorians for one last attack against the Mandalorian resistance and Republic

In one last counterattack, Kast and Saxon led a charge against the joint Mandalorian resistance and Republic forces while they attempted to move civilians to safe zones. As the two sides charged towards one another, Kast fired her blasters into the crowd of troopers, eventually coming face to face with several and killing each of them with ease. However, reinforcements from the Mandalorian resistance eventually arrived. With them arrived Bo-Katan Kryze, their leader, who entered into hand-to-hand combat with Kast before the Mandalorians were forced to surrender due to the overwhelming numbers of the Mandalorian resistance and Republic together. Maul then abandoned the Mandalorians as he attempted to escape but was captured by Republic forces after losing his duel with Tano

Imperial Era Infiltrating the bank tower "Target incoming." ―Kast, to her team as a transport full of credits arrived at Deemis' bank tower

At some point prior to 17 BBY,[2] Kast had escaped imprisonment and was leading a group of mercenaries[7] consisting of several former Mandalorian Super Commandos, the Nightbrothers Icarus and Scorn, and the droid Spybot. Kast, alongside those still loyal to Maul, rejoined their leader's side and returned his lightsaber to him, which had some slight modifications, but otherwise was essentially the same weapon he used during the Siege of Mandalore.[4] As Maul's forces continued to evade the growing might of the Galactic Empire, Kast and her crew joined Maul, establishing a base[23] in the bowels[7] of the planet Janix. There, Kast assisted the former Sith in his revenge plot against the crime syndicates who had abandoned the Shadow Collective after the end of the Clone Wars

On Janix, Kast led Maul's forces on a raid of a bank tower owned by the Gran crime lord Nico Deemis. Kast and her forces descended down the side of the bank tower, as a bank transport approached them. Kast fired two[23] adhesive charges[24] onto the side of the transport, a moment before, Spybot launched a slicingdevice that propelled through the air and remotely reopened the doors to the vault after Deemis' forces had closed them. As the supervisor droid informed her forces of the breach, Kast and her troops ambushed Deemis' droids. Scorn captured the wounded supervisor droid and followed Icarus, Kast and the other Mandalorians onto the bank transport.[23]

Chased by Janix police "It's over! Drop your weapons! I said drop 'em!" "Ah, I guess we should do as he says." ―Officer Pak and Rook Kast, just before Maul's arrival[23] After their initial escape, Spybot informed Kast that the Tactical Defense Force was in pursuit. From her Mandalorian vambrace, Kast fired several cable traps, which caused one of TDF's cruisers to crash into the streets below. Simultaneously, the leader of Unit 10, Officer Pak, ordered the Tactical Defense Droid to pull up the remaining airspeeder, evading the cables. The police chased Kast and the stolen transport to Sector 8-J. There, the Mandalorians parked their hijacked transport and unloaded the stolen credits onto the Hex

Tracking Deemis and Vario "Forgive me, My Lord. But why are we focused on low-level targets such as these gangsters?" "As the Empire has risen, we have all been made to suffer. Even the once mighty Jedi have fallen. But there are many who have prospered from my misfortune. The Pykes, Crimson Dawn, Vario. Soon, they will all pay. Beginning with Deemis." ―Rook Kast and Maul

In Maul's safe house,[23] located in Sector 14-Q of Janix city's lower levels,[25] the crime lord told Kast of his desire to find an apprentice, informing her that the individual was on Janix as they spoke. Kast then reported the crime syndicates were honoring their truce. When Maul suggested motivating Deemis to retaliate, Kast questioned her leader, asking why they bothered with such low-level targets. Maul replied that he wanted to take revenge on all who benefitted from the rise of the Empire, such as the Pyke Syndicate, Crimson Dawn, Looti Vario and Deemis. Kast suggested organizing a team to assassinate Deemis, but instead he told her that he wanted to keep a low profile. Soon after, Kast and several of her mercenaries stood watch as Maul threatened the supervisor droid with his lightsaber ignited, before sending her decapitated head to Deemis.[23] Once Deemis was killed by Vario and the Aleena was arrested by Captain Brander Lawson and the Tactical Defense Force, Maul informed Kast that Vario would not stand long in a cell. Kast ordered Scorn and Icarus to make preparations to break Vario out of Police HQ, then warned the Sith that the attack would risk them becoming exposed. Maul confirmed Vario's betrayal demanded consequences, elaborating their actions served a greater purpose.[23]

Overseeing the prisoners "I thought you wanted Vario dead." "He may be of use. If he is not, I will dispose of him." "And the girl?" "She is a Jedi. And I shall fashion her into a weapon which can help us destroy all those who have betrayed me. Including Darth Sidious." "Sidious. Yes, My Lord." ―Rook Kast and Maul, discussing the fates of Vario and Devon[26] After Maul's forces successfully broke Vario, as well as Twi'lek Jedi Padawan Devon Izara out of Janix Civil Defense HQ, they were brought to Maul's safe house as prisoners. There, Kast spoke with the Sith Lord, who informed her that Vario would remain alive as long as he was of use to him. As for Izara, he planned to transform her into a weapon, to exact revenge on those who had betrayed him, including his former master, Darth Sidious. Soon after, Maul and the Mandalorians escorted Vario into[26] a tanker tube[27] while Kast escorted Izara into the other tanker tube

Later, as Maul finished conversing with Izara, in attempt to recruit her to their forces, Kast reported Vario's claims of the location to the Pyke's smuggling operations in Janix's star system checked out. Therefore, Spybot redirected the Pyke ship to the surface of a moon, where the Hex was stationed. As the Pyke cruiserlanded, unable to report their location due to jammed comms, Kast led her squad of Mandalorians toward the Pyke cruiser. While Maul infiltrated the ship, slaughtering the Pyke captain and all the other Pykes onboard with his saberstaff, Kast and her forces stole the cargo of credits. After Izara used the Force to escape from the tanker tube,[26] she was confronted by Kast and a few Mandalorians. Izara and Kast stared at each other for moment, before the Mandalorian motioned to Izara, who walked past them entered a tunnel that led to a chamber where Maul was seated, brewing Cassius tea.[28] While Maul was with Izara, Kast lead two commandos, Icarus, and Scorn to a warehouse where four Pyke enforcers were interrogating two of Vario's smugglers and killed one before 2B0T and officer Reb arrived, killing two Pykes and capturing the remaining two and a smuggler. Kast watched from above and as Two-Boots demands one to open a crate, she fired a rocket, causing an explosion which scattered the group, allowing the two Pykes to flee and Reb getting injured. He sends Two-Boots after the attackers. As Two-Boots climbs to the upper deck, Kast manages to delay him with a second blast from her rocket launcher and Scorn used his[28] heavy rotary blaster cannon,[29] allowing the group to escape in the bank transport.[28] Later, Kast went to Vario's cell, where the hungry Aleena requested a nerf filet, medium rare. She reprimanded him for his constant talking, then instructed Vario to follow her. In the presence of several Mandalorians, Spybot, Scorn and Icarus, Kast informed Vario that the Pykes had been trying to contact him. When the Aleena questioned her on what to tell the Pyke Syndicate, Kast directed Vario to tell the Pykes exactly what she told him. In a hologram transmission between Vario and Krim, Vario explained the ambush of Pykes' shipment on Janix was a group of rogue lieutenants loyal to Deemis, who wanted to avenge their leader's death, but they had been dealt with and were no longer a threat to the other syndicates. The Aleena also claimed that he wanted to make amends for his actions, personally delivering the lost payments plus the value of the destroyed Janix cargo to Krim. Krim agreed to the terms,[28] leading to Maul organizing a ruse involving Vario, and flying to the Pyke Palace on Oba Diah, to assassinate Krim.[25]

Skirmish at the safe house After Izara's master, Eeko-Dio Daki, sent a transmission to Lawson at the Janix Civil Defense HQ, Lawson led a team of TDF police officers and droids to Sector 14-Q to investigate. Shortly after entering Maul's safe house, Lawson negotiated with Maul through a holoprojector, while the Sith Lord remained nearby. After Maul declined Lawson's terms for surrender, the Sith wished the police captain to die well. In response, Kast opened fire on the TDF, initiating a skirmish between Maul's forces and the police. As the battle ensued, Kast launched a flamethrower from her vambrace, destroying a Tactical Defense Droid with a shield. She continued to fire the flamethrower as Lawson attempted to run towards a staircase, forcing the detective to barricade himself behind a rig and them throw the droid's riot shield towards the Mandalorian. Kast prepared to attack Lawson again, but was forced to flee the area, as Lawson had destroyed the staircase.[25] When Spybot reported to Kast that TDF reinforcements had arrived at the dilapidated former factory, Kast told Scorn and Icarus it was time to abandon their safe house and recalled all their remaining forces. As they fled through a tunnel, an injured Maul caught up to Kast, grasping his cybernetic right leg, which Daki had damaged in their lightsaber fight. Maul used the Force to collapse part of the tunnel, creating a barricade and enabling them to escape from their former base.[25]

Imperial occupation "Yes, Rook. What is it?" "Lord Maul, Imperial Patrol spotted the girl and her master in sector 27. They didn't make it out of the city before the lockdown." "How...fortuitous." ―Maul and Kast discussed the sighting of Izara and Daki in the city after the Imperial occupation began

Kast using a monocular, watched in frustration from a balcony alongside two of her mercenaries, as the Empire landed their preliminary forces in Janix city and announced the temporary halt to all off-world travel from the planet. At Maul's new base[30] in Sector Two-X,[31] Kast reported to the crime lord that the Imperial forces had spread across the city, and a full lockdown was imminent. As a result, she suggested relocating their forces to another star system. However, Maul rejected Kast's suggestion as he was determined to complete his plan to groom and train Izara, in spite of her attempt to kill him.[30] Later, Spybot relayed coordinates to Kast after he obtained footage of Izara and Daki's encounter with the Empire's TK stormtroopers. She reported to Maul that they were seen by an Imperial patrol at a train station in Sector 27 and that they were unable to leave the city due to the Empire's lockdown. Maul was enthusiastic about Kast's report as he still intended to recruit Izara as his apprentice.[30] While Maul trained with his lightsaber on the landing platform of their new base, Kast reported they had received updates on the Empire. In the command room, they viewed Spybot's footage of the Inquisitor First Brother, surveying their old base. Later, Kast relayed to Maul that Spybot found a Viper probe droid nearby in Sector 9. Despite Kast's concerns regarding the Empire's occupation of Janix and her recommendation against searching for Izara, Maul departed from their new safe house anyway. Maul told Kast he regarded the dangerous situation as an opportunity to test Izara's resilience and worthiness as his new apprentice.[32]

Ambush at the second safe house When Maul and Spybot escorted Izara and Rylee Lawson into the command room of the Shadow Collective's second Janix lower-level base, Kast reported that Imperial patrols and probes were confirmed a few levels above them. Maul replied it was time for them to leave their new base of operations, and they were to take Izara and Rylee Lawson with them. Simultaneously, Izara and Rylee Lawson attempted to flee to the Shadow Collective's ship as the Mandalorian spoke with her superior but were caught in the act. The Padawan clashed her lightsaber against Maul's, as Kast and her Mandalorians closed in behind them. However, they were quickly interrupted by Spybot's discovery of another Viper probe droid, which he promptly destroyed. Immediately afterward, the Empire's first gunship arrived, initiating an Imperial raid on the Shadow Collective's base. Kast and her forces worked alongside Maul and Izara to defeat the Imperial forces and destroy one of the gunships.[31] After the first wave of stormtroopers were defeated, Maul informed Kast the Inquisitor would be on his way. Kast handed DC-15A blaster carbines to the commandos, instructing them to take only what was necessary. Despite Kast instructing her mercenaries to take only what was necessary, Kebris insisted that he and the other mercenaries should be allowed to take his crate of credits. However, reasserting her authority, Kast convinced them to abandon their credits and follow her out of the base.[31] As they traversed the tunnels on the way to their ship, Kebris began to question Maul's authority. Kast responded by pressing her arm against his throat, while she warned him it the consequences for insubordination would get worse for him if he was not careful. After the confrontation, Maul suggested Kast killed Kebris. In response, Kast reminded him that she had remained loyal to him since he declared himself the leader of Mandalore. However, some of the other commandos were mercenaries, and their loyalty was impacted by the flow of credits. She then expressed her concerns that Maul's interest in grooming Izara as an apprentice was clouding his judgement. She warned him that Izara was still loyal to her master, but Maul was convinced her allegiance could be altered. She agreed with her superior but simultaneously warned him that the mercenaries' allegiance could also be changed.[31]

Kast's forces divided "Farewell, Lady Kast." "Kebris, you slime." ―Kebris and Kast as the former piloted the Hex, abandoning his superior

As Maul, Kast and their forces made their way across a bridge to their ship which was located by a waterfall in the planet's[31] jungles,[3] they were ambushed by the Empire's second wave of TK troopers. Kast ordered her forces to push towards their ship, as Scorn pulled down the gate, slowing the stormtroopers' advance. When two LAAT/i gunships arrived, the First Brother as well as a second Inquisitor, the Eleventh Brother, the two dark side users jumped onto the bridge, prompting Maul to Force jump to another bridge below them, while Kast led the rest of the Shadow Collective's advance towards their ship.[31] Soon after, Kebris and a two of the Mandalorian mercenaries made a run for the Hex, unimpressed with Kast's earlier order to abandon their crates of credits before vacating their base. Over the intercom, Kebris announced his departure to "Lady Kast," who cursed at him for his treachery. However, Kebris and his followers quickly got their comeuppance, as the ship was attacked by rockets launched from three LAAT gunships, destroying the Hex and all three mercenaries onboard. After stormtroopers deployed from the LAAT gunships, Kast and her surviving forces fell back to the tunnels, escaping from the advancing Imperial forces.[31]

Retreat from the battlefield "There's... no sign of Lord Maul." " […] Lady Kast. We need to move out of Imperial range." "We'll head out of the sector and hope he finds us." ―Kast and one of the Mandalorian mercenaries discussed Maul's disappearance after the fight with the Empire[33] After the battle, Spybot was unable to find any trace of Maul's location. Therefore, a heartbroken Kast informed her surviving subordinates that there was no sign of the Crime Lord. One of Kast's commandos suggested they moved out of Imperial range. Kast agreed that they would depart from the sector and hoped they would encounter their commanding officer. As they left proximity of the bridge, Kast comforted the grieving Icarus, who had just witnessed[33] the death of his brother Scorn.[31] When Spybot later returned from a scouting mission, he reported to Kast that there was no sign of Maul. After Kast announced they would wait as long as necessary, Vario countered saying that meant they would wait for the Empire to find them, adding that the former Sith Lord may have been captured or killed. However, moments later, a wounded, limping Maul arrived in the alleyway, much to the relief of Spybot and Kast.[33] When Maul and his followers reached Nico Deemis' office, Kast warned them they could not stay long as the Empire would be searching for them there. Vario reassured her that he killed Deemis and the Empire would instead be searching Vario's own office. When Vario's comlink went off, Kast warned him that the Empire monitored comm channels. Vario assured her the channel was encoded and Kast watched as Vario received the encoded transmission from Crimson Dawn, which resulted in Dryden Vos requesting an audience with Maul.[33]

Unlikely alliance After making contact with Vos, Kast activated Vario's comlink and it projected Vos’ hologram. Kast listened as the near-human negotiated with Maul. The negotiations culminated in Vos agreeing to help Maul and his followers escape Janix, in exchange for Maul executing Crimson Dawn's leader, Boss Rintero. After their conversation, Kast spoke with Maul. He instructed Kast to make the preparations to retrieve Izara and evacuate their forces off-world. When Kast reminded Maul that they still needed a way past the Imperial lockdown and out of the city. Maul replied that Captain Lawson could provide them with a way to escape the Imperial lockdown

At the Armistice Fountain, Maul's forces rendezvoused with Daki, Izara, Two-Boots and the Lawsons. When Daki demanded that Maul revealed his intentions, Kast and her forces exited from the darkness, as Mauk replied he only desired a way off the planet for all of them. As a result, the Lawsons and the Jedi reluctantly agreed to assist Maul's forces in their escape. As two groups navigated the streets of Janix city together, Spybot reported to Kast in binary. Kast translated the updates to Maul, informing him that their current route had not access out of the city. Therefore, Maul questioned Brander Lawson, who confirmed the route was reliable, as it was built over an underground fissure that would take them past the Empire's forces.[3] As they approached the power station, the fugitives found it guarded by several TK stormtroopers, including a few mounted on speeder bikes. Maul told Daki they did not have time for patience as they only had a short window to arrive at their rendezvous with Vos. Therefore, Kast ordered Spybot to jam the Imperials' comms, while Maul ignited his lightsaber and approached his opponents. When the stormtroopers opened fire on Maul, he destroyed one speeder bike with his lightsaber, while Kast fired on another with her WESTAR-35 blaster pistol. After Maul destroyed an All Terrain Armored Cannon and the rest of the group finished off the surviving stormtroopers, Kast alongside the others followed the Lawsons into the power station.[3]

Ambush by the acid lake Maul, Kast and their remaining forces followed the Lawsons into the power station. There, the group determined they would many their escape through an underground passage that Brander Lawson had used two years prior when he hunted a fugitive. As they travelled through the tunnel, Kast asked Maul what he planned to do with the elderly Master Daki. Maul replied that she should give Daki some respect as he was a Jedi Master. Also, they needed him for the time being. Soon after, they arrived at the edge of an acidic lake.[3] Two at a time, the fugitives were ferried across the acid by Spybot on an old skiff. However, the First Brother and the Eleventh Brother had tracked them, leading the stormtroopers towards the renegades. The Inquisitors engaged Daki, Maul and Izara in lightsaber combat, while the TK troopers opened fire on Kast, the Lawsons, Two-Boots, Vario and the rest of the surviving mercenaries. After sensing an opening during Maul's duel against the First Brother, Kast opened fire on the Inquisitor. However, the Inquisitor repelled her blasterfire with his lightsaber, then Force pushed her against the rocky wall of the tunnel. When Maul ordered Kast to cross the lake, Kast objected requesting he went first. But Maul countered, ordering her to go first. As Spybot ferried Kast and one of the Mandalorians across the acid, the skiff was damaged by the stormtroopers lasers, prompting Kast to order her allies to protect the skiff, insuring they landed safely on the other side of the lake.[3]

Fleeing the Inquisitors and demise "Something... Someone is out there." ―Kast's final report to Maul before being killed by Darth Vader[3] As Kast awaited Maul's arrival on the far side of the lake, Spybot was destroyed by the First Brother's lightsaber, followed by Kast's other surviving Mandalorian mercenaries, with one being shot while she crossed the lake. The other Mandalorian mercenary was killed by the First Brother, in order to defend Maul, while Icarus sacrificed himself, pushing three TK troopers into the acid with him. After Izara, Daki and Maul all used the then unpiloted skiff to cross the lake, Maul's final Force jump caused the skiff to melt into the acid, preventing the Empire's forces from chasing after the survivors. However, unbeknown to Kast and her allies, the First Brother had instructed the TK Stormtrooper Commander to inform their superior that Maul's forces were heading his way

After the fugitives emerged from the underground passageway, they entered a foggy jungle. Vario questioned how far their rendezvous was and Brander Lawson replied it was hard to tell in the fog. Therefore, Kast informed Maul she would scout ahead. Maul agreed and Kast led her last surviving commando into the fog. Moments later, the surviving commando screamed as they perished in the fog. Kast ran back to Maul and reported she saw someone in the fog. However, after she gave her report and fired a few lasers into the fog, Kast was Force pulled back into the darkness of the fog, and killed[3] with a throat crush.[4]After Kast's death, Darth Vader emerged from the fog, with the heavy breathing of his cybernetic suit and ignited his lightsaber, as Maul looked at his foe with terror in his eyes

After Vader killed Kast, the Sith Lord engaged Maul, Daki, and Izara in a lightsaber duel, pushing them out of the fog, into ruins that were surrounded by the planet's jungles. There, the First Brother and Eleventh Brother rejoined the battle against Maul and the Jedi. Eventually, Daki was separated from his comrades and killed by Vader. Soon after, Brander Lawson sacrificed himself, killing several TK troopers with an E-Web heavy repeating blaster cannon, to ensure that Two-Boots and his son could escape onboard Dryden Vos's shuttle. After Daki's death, Maul and Izara quickly became outmatched by Vader and the Eleventh Brother. Therefore, Maul used the Force to bring down the ruins of the temple around him and Izara, enabling the two Force wielders to flee towards Vos's shuttle. After Maul and Izara reached the entry ramp to Vos's shuttle, the ship departed from Janix and jumped to hyperspace.[34] A picture of Kast as part of the Shadow Collective was in "Index of Organizations," a survival compendium sent out by Carson Teva during the New Republic Era.[35]

Personality and traits

"Lord Maul—I was afraid we'd lost you." ―Rook Kast, to Maul

Rook Kast was intensely loyal to the Shadow Collective cause and to Maul, to the point she became one of the first Super Commandos to swear loyalty to the former Sith and donned his colors on her armor, embracing her warrior heritage.[10] She personally went to evacuate Maul on multiple occasions and showed concern for his safety as he faced Grievous on Zanbar[11] and even forcibly attempted to bring Maul onto his ship on Dathomir before the Separatists landed their troops and laid waste to the world. When Black Sun and the Pykes announced to Kast that they would no longer aid the Collective, Kast was quick to make the threat that she would go after them and kill them herself should they desert.[8] Though some Mandalorians, such as Bo-Katan Kryze and many of her Nite Owls, refused to accept Maul as the leader of Mandalore due to him being an outsider—despite besting the previous leader, Pre Vizsla, in combat[15]—Maul's non-Mandalorian heritage did not present an issue for Kast, and she faithfully served him regardless.[11] Kast remained loyal to Maul for many years after the Clone War. During the Imperial Era, she led a group of Mandalorian mercenaries and Zabrak loyalists who were in service of Maul.[7] Kast was a female member of the human species,[5]who stood at 1.61 meters tall.[7] She had brown hair, blue eyes,[8] and fair skin.[5] By the time of the Siege of Mandalore, Kast had purple hair.[9]

Skills and abilities

Kast was a ferocious warrior on the battlefield,[6]unafraid to utilize merciless tactics on her enemies.[7]She used blasters and a jetpack with extreme efficiency, more so than that of her fellow soldiers. She was also known for her strategic awareness.[6] Kast was proficient in hand-to-hand combat as well, holding off clones and a few members of the Mandalore resistance in a fistfight, before Bo-Katan Kryze overpowered her and forced her to surrender to the Republic's forces.[22]Kast also understood binary and regularly translated what Spybot said to Maul.[3]

Equipment

Like all Mandalorian soldiers, Kast wore Mandalorian armor over a black body glove, as well as a unique jetpack, with two large side thrusters that could be used to launch missiles. Around each of her forearms was a Mandalorian vambrace, which contained a zipline[11] and a flamethrower.[25] Kast's armor, like most Mandalorian super commandos, was painted red and black,[11] meant to resemble Maul's appearance,[36] and featured the Shadow Collective's black hand symbol on her right shoulder pad. Kast's helmet was different from most traditional Mandalorian helmets, featuring two-pointed slopes atop it.[11] During the Imperial Era, Kast retained the same markings on her armor and helmet, although the red beskar had become scratched.[7]During the Siege of Mandalore, Kast utilized two WESTAR-35 blaster pistols,[22] which she continued to use during the Imperial Era.[23] In a warehouse, Kast wielded a rocket launcher to destroy a some glowing material in a crate that was open by 2B0T and Reb