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Kim, Vidar

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this man was the father of Jedi Master Ronhar Kim, although he failed to understand his son's belief in the Jedi Order. Vidar railed against Ronhar, who he had turned over to the Jedi in his infancy, claiming that blood ties were stronger than any attachment to the Force. Ronhar later discovered that Vidar's vehemence stemmed from a starship crash that took the lives of Vidar's wife and other children, leaving Kim as his only surviving heir. Vidar himself was Naboo's representative to the Galactic Senate some ten years before the Battle of Naboo, but was killed in an assassination plot while on Coruscant. Ronhar had been with him at the time, and was unable to prevent the attack. It was in the wake of Vidar's murder that Palpatine was named as Naboo's Senator. Palpatine spent a great deal of time talking to Ronhar about Vidar's death, as Ronhar felt that he needed to understand his father's death and his place in the galaxy. Palpatine, however, spoke of Ronhar's contributions to the galaxy as a Jedi, and convinced him to remain in the Jedi Order. He explained that they could work together - as politician and Jedi - to try and make the galaxy a better place.