Karama

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"We found her in a Separatist prison camp after she deserted the Republic, and she paid her dues long ago."
―Saw Gerrera[1]

Karama was a rebel fighter who worked under Saw Gerrera[1] by around 19 BBY.[2] During the Clone Wars between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic, Karama had three cousins killed by Separatist forces, leading to her joining the Republic as a reporter for the military news feeds. She eventually deserted the Republic, was captured by the enemy and ended up in a Separatist prison camp, and, ultimately, served with an anti-Imperial group led by Gerrera after the war ended and the Republic transformed into an Empire.[1]

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Personality and traits

Karama was a determined individual. Although she did not doubt Gerrera's capability as a leader and was willing to devote herself to him, she was frustrated by his unwillingness to share his long-term plans and questioned them on one occasion. Her comrade Soujen Vak-Nhalis admired her frankness as well as her ability to admit when she was wrong.[1]

Behind the scenes

Karama appeared in the 2025 novel Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, written by Alexander Freed as the first installment of the Star Wars: Reign of the Empire trilogy.[1] On September 20, 2024, Tom Hoeler teased the characters of Karama and Chemish,[3] who are both featured in The Mask of Fear,[4] as characters he was excited for fans to meet in "the not too distant future."[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
  2. ↑ PenguinRandomHouse-Logo Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss on Penguin Books' official United Kingdom website (backup link) establishes the events of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear take place thirteen years before the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss. Instagram-Logo Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) states that Edge of the Abyss takes place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here. Therefore, the events of Edge of the Abyss must be set in 6 BBY, and the events of The Mask of Fear in 19 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TwitterLogo Tom Hoeler (@DarthInternous) on Twitter (post): "I'm very excited for folks to meet two characters - Karama and Chemish. In the not too distant future." (backup link)
  4. ↑ Substack-Favicon Star Wars Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear - 100 Things by Tom (@darthinternous) on Substack (February 11, 2025) (backup link)