Who is Bao-Dur? - Star Wars Characters Explained!!

[@100StarWars]

I'm debating making some stylistic changes with Characters Explained videos. Potentially removing the 'ship' overlay. Let me know below if you think I should change it up or if you have any suggestions!

[@happalula]

maybe more in a style of a holocommunicator presenting the video bits and pictures? something in the style of accessing files from a databank?

[@GentlemanJacque]

Have a Gonk droid walk by and "Gonk!" out the pictures.

[@100StarWars]

@@GentlemanJacque God this is Brilliant...

[@AndreNitroX]

I know your a busy guy but could you make a Darth bane video?

[@100StarWars]

@@happalula Interesting suggestion!

[@Dream0Asylum]

KOTOR I: Level up companions as quickly as possible and save all my levels until I become a Jedi. KOTOR II: Level up myself as quickly as possible and save all my companion levels until I earn enough influence to train them as Jedi.

[@Kyfas7]

Bao-Dur seriously does not get enough love. I mean what he did was freaking amazing, even if terrifying. Not a lot of SW characters can claim to be able to build super weapons. I'm afraid not even I gave him enough attention when I was younger, but I do now for sire. Also his voice is soothing af. x'D

[@100StarWars]

I just wish they went into a little more depth with him :((

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Somewhere, Boa-Dur and ST Scotty are having a drink somewhere and talking about engineering

[@100StarWars]

Hahaha

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@RyanTheDark]

Short definition; he's that guy with an alluring ASMR voice.

[@75JUNAKI]

Hey I said the same thing so I’m not the only one then well make sense. One arm ASMR Zabrak (did I spell the speicies name right?)

[@theprodigalknight7156]

Damn right!

[@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

@@75JUNAKI Zabrak indeed.

[@100StarWars]

Sweet, sweet ASMR.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@johnathanflannagan2407]

Bao-dur being force-sensitive makes a lot of sense being able to create a top of the line droid like Anakin did.

[@Anonymousdeletedaccount...]

all zabraks, iridonian or dathomirian are force sensitive, just some a lot more or less than others. BattleMaster Kao Cen Durach and Darth Maul(full potential maul) would be the two most powerful Zabraks.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Excellent work, General!

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@GeriatricFan1963]

My interpretation, especially with the restored content mod, is that Bao-Dur dies during the battle of Telos helping HK-47 reach the droid factory. Him and HK-47 sneak away during the Sith assault on citadel station, (Lieutenant Grenn and Atton both comment on their absence and you can't pick them for that mission) and when HK-47 is shown infiltrating the factory Bao-Dur is not present. Bao-Dur is also not present (At least, not physically) on the Ebon Hawk during the journey to Malachor V, and I see no reason for him not to go unless he had been captured or killed. I believe he left remote behind on the ship to carry out it's mission on Malachor, because he knew that getting HK-47 into the droid factory during a Sith assault on the planet was essentially a suicide mission. The voice of Bao-Dur that the Exile hears I believe is either a force ghost or more likely an echo of Bao-Dur that is present in the machines and the ship itself, which Bao-Dur has extensively repaired throughout the game. If you are playing as a darkside character, then once you get enough darkside points Bao-Dur tells Kreia that she is harming the Exile with her presence, to which Kreia responds by torturing Bao-Dur with memories of the Mass Shadow Generator's death and destruction at Malachor. She tells Bao-Dur: "Serve the Exile until it is your time to die, and it will be enough." (Which to my mind is foreshadowing) To top it off, there is also a cut line from the audio development diaries at the time, in which Bao-Dur says the line: "Make my sacrifice matter" kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2O3op5srZiHn7c It was definitely the intent at some point during development, and his completely physical absence from the game from the attack on Citadel Station onwards strongly suggests to me that this is a logical interpretation of the restored content mod. The only thing I am not sure about is if the player doesn't activate HK-47 or the droid factory quest, since Bao-Dur still disappears but I guess there is no reason for him to sacrifice himself? If the droid factory is canon though, then Bao-Dur's death kind of has to be as well.

[@100StarWars]

The intent was for Bao-Dur to die, yes.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@charlespennyworth3698]

7:18 “Each time providing a new challenge and in some cases even providing new faces” *Canderous Ordo after never taking his mask off around the Exile* : “Am I a joke to you?”

[@orangesoda4535]

I love that these videos are coming out right after I finished my first run of kotor 2.

[@100StarWars]

Hope you enjoy them!

[@lordnihilus3198]

“What about Bao Dur?” “The iridonian will focus more on his voice and eventually, he will create an ASMR channel.”

[@vivthetrashqueen]

Every time I play KOTOR 2 and he starts whispering "general" in the way he does I get really creeped out

[@darklonewolf_0311]

As a kid, whilst playing KOTOR 2, I always felt an odd calmness whenever Bao-Dur spoke. Even when he whispered I was never creeped out 😂😂

[@100StarWars]

You LOVE it Vivian.

[@vivthetrashqueen]

@@100StarWars

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@Senor_Penor]

@@darklonewolf_0311 Dude same, thats why he was always one of my permanent companions.

[@GentlemanJacque]

Well hello there early gang! This was greatly interesting as I've always been fond of Bao-Dur. To alone being able to build something capeable of crushing an entire planet.. Is there any information on what happened to his Telos project, did it succeed? I love his little joke story in the game about how he lost his arm: "Eh got tired of it, kept dropping things and getting in my way."

[@100StarWars]

I believe Telos followed the Ithorians and became reinhabited over time. Not too sure.

[@sortilien2099]

I liked him... i've a soft spot for over loyal friend and wounded soldiers in stories. plus i learn to like him, i thought his harm was cool ( the joke about it too)... the conversation between Bao-dur and Atton about how to hit on Meetra is priceless And gameplay wise the fact that he could deal so much different damage with his bare hands thank to his "energetic arm" i was fond of it. shame most jedi power can work without light saber in the game specially the jedi guardian engage jump.

[@elifriedman8812]

Didn't Bao-Dur canonically die before the end of the game? His character slot is empty by the time you get to Malachor so supposedly he dies during the battle on either Onderon or Telos. There is even a mod which can be installed called "Bao-Dur's Fate" which fills in the gap in the vanilla version that just has him disappear.

[@cyberspectre8675]

Is this true?

[@mysteriousssstranger]

So, to be clear, Bao-dur *did* survive the Battle of Telos and Malachor V? A number of people claim he died at some point during those events.

[@100StarWars]

If you don't headcanon the RCM then yes.

[@Myth_or_Mystery76]

Source?

[@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

Bao-Dur and the fists of mass destruction.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@loganbuckalew]

I love listening to this guy before bed on a regular basis. Been waiting forever for a new kotor game that will inevitably be messed up. Been replaying kotor over and over for years. Best games ever. Period. This guy’s commentary is so good that he could convince you that you were watching something real on the history channel

[@roberteischen4170]

You missed an opportunity to show the iconic conversation in KTOR 2 when you asked "how much do you know about [him]" "Yes general?" "Nevermind"

[@100StarWars]

hahahahah

[@nervousdog6907]

These videos are epic bro, the editing is great. Huge plays.

[@100StarWars]

Thanks, Deven.

[@mikeor-]

That Bao-Dur died in KotOR II made me sad when I played it. I personally prefer the first game over the second, but K2 is pretty great too.

[@DrownInLysergic]

The amount of times I heard this dude say "YoUr'E sTiLl MiSsInG a LeNs" is unreal

[@jedichandler13]

Also worth noting that by the event of SWTOR there is a big scientific prize named after him

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@egeorgiades93]

(Whispers) “What’s going on?”

[@100StarWars]

*music to my ears*

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@gibospartan6185]

8:07 Interesting edit for illustrative purposes but he couldn’t wear Jedi robes. I know it’s probably because of his arm but I still find it annoying.

[@stephen8805]

I never really cared for him that much. Anton was my favourite companion in KOTOR 2, dude had a one-liner for everything.

[@100StarWars]

Atton was just something else though, awesome character.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@ontasbulent5709]

So he is the father of Nihilus

[@100StarWars]

Essentially.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@brydon5721]

It's a travesty that Bao-Dur wasn't a romanceable character, and yet they did give us the wet blanket that was the Disciple.

[@datboiderrty]

You know… all the years I played kotor2 I always killed the disciple. I thought he was a random npc 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@javelinnia3203]

Right! Bao-Dur is my favorite companion, his voice is a perfect asmr. Such a gentle, loyal companion

[@brydon5721]

@@javelinnia3203 Strong and gentle was our Bao-Dur

[@fermintenava5911]

I've never thought about that... he'd be a pretty good option for both male and female Exile ^-^

[@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026]

I loved his voice, too.. And he was always the first companion I'd talk to when coming back on board the ebon hawk.

[@ConstantVigil]

The Oppenheimer of the Star Wars universe

[@AlexAndR01]

I always liked Bao Durr's ability to "unlock" the force fields :p

[@landonfausett9854]

Atton, Brianna, Visas, Mira, and now Bao-Dur. Mical is next!

[@OldRepublicPodcastORP]

The guy with the coolest arm

[@100StarWars]

The fist of destruction.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@Frostman411]

Yeah Kreia is a traitor, but to be fair the she killed the Jedi Council for absolutely stabbing you in the back after going through the trouble of finding them to face the Sion and Nihilus. Bao-Dur might be my favorite companion in that game. It really is a shame that even with restored content, we never see his whole story. I'll believe he sacrificed himself in the assault on the HK factory, it made for a satisfactory ending where he helps take on a target that would have crippled the galaxy even if you succeeded in defeating Traya. And he still manages in death to put Malachor V to rest. Easily the best companion.

[@YouTubeViolates1A]

Yeah, I've never viewed her as an antagonist so much as a victim and mentor.

[@coleott9364]

Honestly kotor 2 and what Bao-Dur had to go through is one of the saddest stories in all of star wars

[@goodmind4940]

Ulic Qel-Droma video would be cool

[@wickdaline8668]

I'd love to see a KOTOR trilogy in the cinema or show on Disney+ one day.

[@100StarWars]

Who knows ;)

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@romanwagner8709]

I’t rather see them as video game reboots, as one of the best parts of their stories is the variations in them that stem from gameplay,

[@Mael_Str0M]

@@romanwagner8709 well guess what

[@georgesuarez8325]

Fantastic and amazing video my friend as always. Bao-Dur is a fascinating character but everything I learned about him came from the fan made videos my friend sorry. I can't wait to see your next Characters Explained video my friend and expand my knowledge of Star Wars. My friend I'm not asking you to do a review but I hope you don't mind me talking about the latest episode of the Bad Batch series. The Bad Batch went to Ord Mantell which is the first time it's ever been shown in animation to get information about Fennec Shand. Echo knows of an informant named Cid who hires them to retrieve a child from slavers. The child is a baby Rancor named Muchi and it's possible it's the same Rancor that Luke Skywalker fought in Return of the Jedi since Cid's client is Jabba the Hut

[@100StarWars]

It's confirmed not to be the Rancor in ROTJ.

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

The Rancor in ROTJ is Pateesa.

[@mahfuzahmed971]

I love these side story form videos

[@LJ-qq8lx]

Bao-Dur ASMR video when?

[@100StarWars]

Find me a good Voice Actor and I'll be ready to make it!

[@maleexile9053]

YES GENERAL MALCHOR

[@ontasbulent5709]

Hello there

[@75JUNAKI]

Benjamin 10 Kenobi: Hello there

[@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

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[@100StarWars]

General Öntas

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@AndreNitroX]

Excellent video

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@AndreNitroX]

@@maleexile9053 That was anakin!

[@achintya-7]

Bao Dur can read me bed time Stories for sure

[@shanenolan8252]

Looks good , the title part

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

Was there ever an explanation why the Exile and Kreia couldn't read his mind ?

[@derneuedunkleavataryang1731]

Bao-Dur and Oppenheimer both created a weapon who killed many and both regret doing it, but unlike oppenheimer bao-dur can close his chapter when he destroyed malachor 5 and the mass shadow generator (the machine is also destroyed) is this logical?

[@75JUNAKI]

The asmr Zabrak (is that how you spell the speices name?)

[@100StarWars]

It is, yeah!

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@75JUNAKI]

@@maleexile9053 I fought in the Mando War along side Meetra, then I left and ride around for 4k years and then crashed land on Tatooine and renamed myself Skrap Locker. Then ate a house and spit it out, and then eat it again.

[@dylanvail5116]

My first play through I turned him into a Jedi without even trying and on my second play through my only option was "never mind"....I did everything the same

[@reznicak]

Bao-Derp

[@ironinquisitor3656]

Yes General?

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@whooll]

Is bao dur looking to his left in that drawn image? Or.... O.o

[@bigbitehood1353]

Isn't Bao-Dur the name of Sauron's tower in Mordor?

[@yashindranawanage459]

I thought bao dur died on telos during Nihilus's attack 🤔

[@100StarWars]

in the cut content it's assumed so yeah.

[@primetimemonkyhours743]

So someone break this down for me like I’m a 5 year old, what happens to Bao Durr, I’m sure he dies but like how? He was fine one minute and gone the next

[@BioShrog]

A lovely video.

[@100StarWars]

Thanks!

[@LauklynGorena]

Yo when can you do the sith emperor

[@danielmakin3084]

Yes, general?

[@turtlerides]

I clicked on this video so damn fast!

[@100StarWars]

*Salute*

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@felipejl8182]

Amazing!!!

[@eagarmp]

100% star wars I asked this I the previous video but would you be interested in having a one on one conversation about the high republic era?

[@100StarWars]

I would argue I'm not knowledgable enough about it to be able to have a cohesive coversation.

[@eagarmp]

@@100StarWars would you still be interested I could tell you about somethings

[@maleexile9053]

Yes General

[@ibmm3358]

I love ASMR Zabrak Also didn't he die in TSLRCM?

[@dietoxickidthe2nd889]

imagine he hearts this

[@100StarWars]

Imagine if he hearted this and commented on it? Would be crazy right haha

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@mahfuzahmed971]

Noiiice mate noice 👏👏👏👏

[@matthewhancock7424]

Where are the lot more coming

[@c_h_r_i_s_t_c_o_r_e]

Yes general?

[@astrobookwormsinger]

Hey, have you checked out Yusi D Jordan? He's making a fan film and game based on Tenebrae, and the teasers for both are out on KZbin. His stuff is underrated, so if you could promote him, that would be great :)

[@100StarWars]

His channel is almost double the size of mine, I'm not sure he'd need my promotion haha

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@cipherxi8513]

With one press of the like button, I ruin the 69 likes.

[@100StarWars]

You monster...

[@maleexile9053]

Yes general

[@javelinnia3203]

Ahhh Bao-Dur, the sexiest voice in the galaxy

[@СчастливыйПирог-и1н]

i like bao dur but his voice dub is sometimes sooooooooooooo slow and sleepy

[@ciphymasterofmedia9104]

He's be cooler if he didn't whisper everytime he spoke. It gets annoying trying to listen to him. Otherwise he has a pretty nice backstory.

[@100StarWars]

*general*

[@ciphymasterofmedia9104]

@@100StarWars Please no! For the love of the force and all that is light and dark, noooooooo!!! His voice gives me anxiety everytime I talk to him. It always feels like he's trying to speak into my ear from behind my shoulder.

[@DrownInLysergic]

@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 I feel like they did it on purpose because he's the guy responsible for creating powerful super weapons, and he's essentially responsible for not only thousands of deaths but also the creation of Darth Nihilus, but he also has a very calm and soothing type of demeanor whether you personally find it to be soothing or not. I can understand why you wouldn't, but I think that's what they're going for. It's always the quiet and calm ones that can be so dangerous.

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks, not vary familiar with this character

[@vvanderer2287]

I HATED Bao-Dur’s voice lol

[@Ensgnblack]

I thought his voice acting was really inconsistent in volume, cadence, and intonation.