"Hero of Cartao" is a short story presented in serial format, crafted by Timothy Zahn with illustrations by Douglas Chaffee, and published in the pages of Star Wars Insider magazine. Its narrative was divided across three installments: "Hero's Call" (found in Issue 68), "Hero's Rise" (featured in Issue 69), and "Hero's End" (concluding in Issue 70). The story included characters such as Jafer Torles alongside Kinman Doriana, a character previously established by Zahn. Set in the year 22 BBY, the plot fundamentally revolves around the origins of the Spaarti cloning cylinders on the planet Wayland.