Tharan Cedrax provides a distinctive perspective on science, companionship and the status of artificial persons within the Jedi Consular Origin Story. This dossier distinguishes published Legends background from player-dependent events, then examines the social institutions that give the character's actions their meaning.
Original class-story recruitment
How to recruit Tharan Cedrax
The Consular meets the scientist and his holographic partner Holiday during the Nar Shaddaa investigation.
Not showing in your crew? Continue the purple Jedi Consular class missions and open Companions & Contacts (default N). The original story recruitment is different from later Alliance reunions, some of which depend on expansion decisions. If you are already in a later expansion, see the current companion-availability guidance below.
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01 · Companion research
Background and family history
Tharan Cedrax is a researcher and inventor known for scientific confidence, an interest in challenging orthodox claims and the remarkable holographic intelligence Holiday. His presence in the original Consular party shows that the Republic's problem-solving capacity is not limited to Jedi Force techniques. He practices in a world where engineering and philosophical arguments about intelligence overlap, making his work more complex than a conventional technician's role.
02 · Companion research
Role in the Origin Story
In the Jedi Consular storyline, Tharan brings technological expertise and a conspicuously skeptical personality into missions whose objectives may involve spiritual illnesses, Force traditions and intergovernmental negotiation. Holiday's participation is part of his social world rather than a piece of equipment that can be fully explained by specifications. Their collaboration can be compared with the Consular's relationship to droids, fellow Jedi and political allies without assuming these are all identical kinds of relationships.
03 · Companion research
Gameplay after joining the crew
Tharan Cedrax belongs to the original Jedi Consular crew. Follow that Origin Story's missions and companion conversations for the original recruitment context; a companion's presence in the broader Alliance roster or on another character's mission does not automatically establish the same recruitment conditions. The official Holonet profile is a source for launch-era biography, not a current guide to influence gifts, optimal gear, combat statistics, romance eligibility, or character unlocks. Check present-day in-game instructions and published patch notes for those systems.
04 · Companion research
Background and cultural interpretation
Tharan invites questions about the authority of specialists: training and practical success can make a scientist credible, but dismissing unfamiliar beliefs is not itself evidence that a claim is wrong. Holiday, meanwhile, exposes the habit of sorting intelligence by material substrate. A holographic person can speak, act and participate in intimate relationships within fiction. That premise is analytically valuable without implying that current real-world software has the same qualities.
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Explore the story behind this companion
Return to the Origin Story where you met this character or explore another crew member. Companions can respond differently to your dialogue choices, so your version of the adventure matters.
06 · Sources and continuity
Read the primary record
- Official SWTOR companion Holonet: Tharan Cedrax
- Additional publisher background / original story context
- Jedi Consular Origin Story dossier
- Official companions directory
- Official Game Update 7.9 companion availability changes
The player may see different conversations and outcomes. Retired Holonet statistics and gift-preference values are not evidence of current optimal builds. All fictional histories discussed here are Legends continuity.
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