Kolto/Bacta

[Kelvhan Amaratharr]

Are Kolto (KOTOR) and Bacta (SW) the same or what is the difference. Kolto comes from Manaan but where do we get bacta from. Is it chemical Kolto?

[Avril]

Bacta is made by some insect like aliens...

[KOTORFanactic]

From wikipedia.org:

 

Bacta is a healing substance available from the planet Thyferra, where two competing cartels, the Zaltin and Xucphra corporations, control almost all of the product. Bacta was invented by the insectoid Vratix of Thyferra by mixing alazhi salve with a synthetic liquid chemical called kavam. This concoction is further mixed with a colorless viscous liquid called ambori. During the Galactic Civil War, the Empire realized the importance of bacta and shut down all satellite manufacturing centers, allowing the bacta plants on Thyferra to have a total monopoly on production. It is presumably much more available and effective than kolto. Bacta is the greatest healing fluid in the galaxy. It mimics the body's fluids and helps in regeneration. It is used to help with cuts and burns as well as severe cellular damage, such as frostbite.

 

There are several methods of bacta application. Cuts and burns can be treated with bacta patches, small disposable patches covered in bacta gel. Those suffering from serious illnesses, or serious injuries - such as frostbite - are helped by becoming submersed in the liquid in bacta tanks, such as the one that cured Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back. Also, General Grievous was put into a bacta tank after being blown up to the point of needing a new body.

 

Additionally, Bacta seems to have a dramatically regenerative effect on Gand.

 

Bacta is in many Star Wars videogames; it is often used to heal the main character in the game. This is true in Star Wars Episode III, Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Battlefront II and Star Wars: Republic Commando. For more information, see Bacta cartel.

 

 

 

 

Kolto is a highly effective healing agent, and the predecessor to the medical fluid bacta. It is applied the same way in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Kolto is naturally found on the planet Manaan, where the native Selkath mediate and sell it to both the Galactic Republic and to the Sith, not wanting to cause conflict. Kolto is found in giant chasms at the bottom of the great ocean which completely covers Manaan. In at least one instance, a Kolto deposit was guarded by a giant mutant fish. It is possible that the fish's size is due to it feeding off Kolto, but the actual reason is unknown.

 

During the Jedi Civil War the Republic attempted to devise a procedure which would allow them to synthesize a kolto-like substance. This was not known to be successful, but a synthetic substance with similar properties, bacta, was eventually developed independently by the Vratix of Thyferra. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, bacta had completely replaced kolto for military purposes.

 

Shortly after the initial Xbox release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, kolto became common-use slang for any number of intoxicants, most notably marijuana.

 

During the course of Knights of the Old Republic it is possible that Revan could irreparably damage the kolto supply causing a galactic shortage. However, this shortage is not carried into Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.

 

 

 

 

Basically, this means that Bacta could be mass-produced because it's synthetic, but Kolto could only be found on Manaan, which meant a limited supply, and the Selkath having a monopoly. When the Vratix invent Bacta, it means it becomes cheap and easy to get, well, until the Empire steps in.

[Sturm]

I thought that bacta did come from Thyferra, and i personally thought that kolto was better/more stronger healing agent

[Kelvhan Amaratharr]

Thanks to all of the repliers, now I get the picture.

[Xard]

I thought that bacta did come from Thyferra, and i personally thought that kolto was better/more stronger healing agent

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Why?

 

Kolto is just bacta clone, it have only different name. Like many things in kotor

[Bandak_Starkiller]

Are Kolto (KOTOR) and Bacta (SW) the same or what is the difference. Kolto comes from Manaan but where do we get bacta from. Is it chemical Kolto?

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name is diff, other than that, nothing that i know of.

[Dark_Raven]

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