Polvin Kut was a Jedi Master who lived nearly two centuries before the onset of the Clone Wars. Along with his Padawan, Yaddle, Kut was called upon to deliver the colonies of the planet Koba from the clutches of an Advozse warmonger named Tulak. Kut's mission was betrayed by spies prior to his arrival, and he fell victim to ambush as soon as he and Yaddle made it to Koba. In the midst of the battle, Kut gave in to his hatred for Tulak—the man who had murdered his family decades earlier—and surrendered himself to the dark side of the Force. His judgment impaired, Kut was swiftly overwhelmed by the warlord's forces and killed.