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|image=[[File:Tionne_Solusar_EGF.jpg]]
|name=Tionne Solusar
|homeworld=[[Rindao]]<ref name="Firestorm">[[Firestorm (short story)|''Firestorm'']]</ref>
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|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Female]]<ref name="EGC">''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref>
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|cyber=At least one [[Cybernetics/Legends|Prosthetic arm and leg]]<ref name="Inferno">''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]''</ref>
|affiliation=*[[New Jedi Order]]<ref name="Dark Apprentice">[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]</ref>
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]
*[[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances]]
|masters=[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]<ref name="Jedi Search">''[[Jedi Search]]''</ref>
|apprentices=*[[Mander Zuma]]<ref name="Scourge">[[Scourge (novel)|''Scourge'']]</ref>
*[[Octa Ramis]]<ref name="Fury">''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|She gives me the perspective I need to understand our challenges in the context of thousands of years of Jedi Knights.|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]|Jedi Academy: Leviathan 1}}
'''Tionne Solusar''' was a [[Near-Human]] [[Gender/Legends|female]] from the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Rindao]] and a [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]]. A scholar of Jedi history, Tionne was one of the first students of [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker's]] [[New Jedi Order]] and was almost entirely responsible for regathering the lost knowledge of the Old Jedi Order. She was involved in many important events to face the order, including the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], and often acted as a protector for the generation of younger Jedi Knights.

Eventually, Tionne found love with another of Luke Skywalker's students, [[Kam Solusar]], whom she later married. After attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Tionne served on both the [[Masters' Council]] and the more formal [[Jedi High Council (New Jedi Order)|Jedi High Council]] that succeeded it. In addition, Master Solusar acted as the head of the Ossus Jedi Academy, along with her husband.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Tionne grew up with the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] lore her [[Tionne Solusar's grandmother|grandmother]] related to her. Eventually, [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] executed Tionne's grandmother for spreading those tales of the Jedi. Tionne fled [[Rindao]], taking her grandmother's [[double viol]] with her. She made her living by working at [[Cantina/Legends|cantinas]] where she could perform her music, and she would in turn ask patrons to share any knowledge they had of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]].<ref name="Firestorm" />

===Jedi Knight===
While at a [[Spaceport/Legends|spaceport]] on [[Ord Mantell/Legends|Ord Mantell]], Tionne received a tip about the location of the ancient Jedi [[City/Legends|city]] of [[Exis Station/Legends|Exis Station]]. Unable to pay her [[Fonterrat|informant]], she told him to share the information with [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], who was reforming the Jedi Order and would be willing to pay for the information.<ref name="Firestorm" />

Skywalker later met up with Tionne at Exis Station, and the two made an escape from the collapsing station. Luke sensed that Tionne was not very strong in [[The Force/Legends|the Force]], but nevertheless possessed some potential. He invited her to join his budding [[Jedi academy]] on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]].<ref name="Firestorm" />

Despite the fact that her powers were limited, Tionne worked hard and attained the rank of [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]]. She spent nearly a [[Standard year/Legends|year]] searching for the [[spiral mist-horn]] and [[Lightsaber crystal|crystal-pearl]] that she used to construct her [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]].

Tionne's role at the ''[[Jedi Praxeum]]'' was that of [[Jedi historian]], and she would often teach the trainees stories of ancient Jedi through singing while accompanying herself with her grandmother's viol. She wrote a number of original ballads, such as [[the Ballad of Master Vodo-Siosk Baas]], [[the Ballad of the Jedi Mechanic]], and [[the Ballad of Nomi Sunrider]].

[[File:Tionne's_room.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Tionne gathered many Force-artifacts on her travels.]]
In addition to teaching at the academy, Tionne undertook research trips every few months, seeking whatever knowledge she could find about the history of the Jedi. She often returned with stories, songs, [[Twi'lek story-chain]]s, tapestries, and other artifacts. Tionne's methods contrasted with other Jedi, some of whom stole artifacts, believing the Order had the rightful claim to any discoveries. This brought the Order into disrepute within archaeological circles, as evidenced by the suspicion of Dr. [[Anki Pace]] and her team on [[Bimmiel/Legends|Bimmiel]]. Tionne, however, never adopted this arrogant attitude. Indeed, one of her most valuable acquisitions was [[Arca Jeth's holocron]], a gift from archaeologists on [[Arkania/Legends|Arkania]].

Tionne's knowledge also extended to Sith artifacts. She researched the [[Leviathan (creature)|Leviathan]] on [[Corbos]] to aid the Jedi mission there, and later investigated the [[Hssiss]] on [[Vjun/Legends|Vjun]].

During [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon's]] raid on the Yavin Academy, Tionne aided in the fighting by informing the other Jedi as to the number of enemy capital ships and their class. In addition, she monitored the Academy communication stations and was the one to discover the Imperial jamming. Tionne also aided Luke by using the Force to hurl a tree into an [[HAVr A9 Floating Fortress/Legends|Imperial Flying Fortress]], destroying it.

During the New Jedi Order's conflict with the [[Disciples of Ragnos|Cult of Ragnos]], Tionne contributed her knowledge of Sith lore to research into the [[Scepter of Ragnos]]. She later assisted her fellow Jedi in tracking the movements of [[Tavion Axmis]].

In [[14 ABY/Legends|14 ABY]], During the [[Disciples of Ragnos crisis]], Tionne was dispatched with [[Streen]] to investigate locations, from which the Disciples may have siphoned [[Force energy]].<ref name="Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy">''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]''</ref>

Tionne learned through a holocron of a hidden planet, [[Yalara]]. She found that the ancient [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Broden Kel Verdox]] had installed a [[Cloaking device/Legends|cloaking device]] to keep the planet hidden from civilization, due to the fact that the indigenous population was too primitive for contact with the wider galaxy. [[Jaden Korr]], apprentice to [[Kyle Katarn]], acted on this information to sabotage Imperial activities on Yalara.<ref name="Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy" />

While the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] slowed down in its later years, Tionne would also preside over the newly restored [[Jedi Archives/Legends|Jedi Archives]] on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]]. Here, she compiled a history of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] for the records and researched the relatively low-key history of the [[Renegade Squadron/Legends|Renegade Squadron]].<ref name="BF:RSweb">[http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swbattlefrontrenegadesquadron/ ''Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'' official site]</ref>

===Jedi teacher===
{{Quote|A Jedi's greatest power comes not from size or from physical strength. It comes from understanding the Force. As part of your training you will learn to build your confidence and belief through practice.|Tionne Solusar|<ref name="Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''</ref>}}
In [[22 ABY/Legends|22 ABY]], Tionne acquired a [[Jemlaat-class in-system sail yacht|''Jemlaat''-class yacht]] from a [[Randoni]] trader during one of her frequent research trips to [[Borgo Prime/Legends|Borgo Prime]], literally for the price of a song about the first Randoni merchants and where they hid their treasures. She christened the yacht ''[[Lore Seeker]]'' and made it her personal transport. She often took young Jedi trainees with her on these trips, using it as an opportunity to provide them with practical experience.

[[File:JASB2.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Tionne plays a ballad to some of the early Jedi students]]
Later that year, Tionne discovered that [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] had saved [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi's]] lightsaber after their duel on the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|First Death Star]] in [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]] and kept the captured artifact at [[Bast Castle]] on Vjun. Since an information broker had sold this information to her, she rightly feared that treasure-hunters would attempt to snatch the lightsaber first and quickly alerted Luke. Thinking it was just a simple [[Mission to Bast Castle|trip]] and time for training, Tionne allowed [[Human/Legends|Human]] Jedi trainees [[Anakin Solo]], [[Tahiri Veila]], [[Uldir Lochett]] and the ancient [[Kushiban]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Ikrit]] to accompany her to Vjun on the ''Lore Seeker''.

Having arrived on Vjun, they discovered another vessel and feared another group had reached it first. Having survived Bast Castle's automated defense systems, they discovered the lightsaber in a protected alcove. Unfortunately, a group of mercenaries and pirates under a cloaked man named [[Orloc]] arrived. Orloc claimed to be a mage who possessed great powers and his henchmen also stole Kenobi's lightsaber.

In response, the Jedi pursued Orloc and his henchmen on a chase through Bast Castle. During a confrontation, Orloc easily defeated Ikrit in lightsaber combat since the Kushiban had no lightsaber at all. He also deceived Uldir by claiming to train him in all the Force skills he desired. However, the other Jedi managed to rescue Uldir and escape Bast Castle, along with Kenobi's lightsaber and the [[Holocron/Legends|holocron]] of the ancient Jedi Master [[Asli Krimsan]].

[[File:Tionne4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tionne playing one of her musical instruments.]]
Having returned to the Academy, Tionne began researching the holocron. Unfortunately for Uldir, he had become obsessed with what Orloc said during their encounter. Since no one at the Academy had been able to awaken his powers, Uldir stole the two Jedi artifacts along with Ikrit's personal transport [[Sunrider (starship)|''Sunrider'']] and then went to find Orloc, believing he could help. He found Orloc at Exis Station, who then recruited the young man and promised to train him as a Jedi. In reality, Orloc had no Force powers and had used technology to deceive others with demonstrations of Force power. However, Uldir did not realize this.

Later, Tionne, Anakin, Tahiri and Ikrit discovered Exis Station and fought Orloc. During the [[Mission to Exis Station|battle]], Tionne was injured by Orloc. However, Ikrit, employing Kenobi's lightsaber, joined in the fight. Worse for Orloc, Uldir realized that he had been deceived and aided his Jedi comrades to defeat Orloc. Following that, the Jedi left Exis Station with the two Jedi artifacts, having removed a threat to the New Jedi Order.

During her years on Yavin 4, Tionne found love with another of Luke Skywalker's students, [[Kam Solusar]]. The two got married in [[18 ABY/Legends|18 ABY]].<ref name="TNEGtC">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref>

===Yuuzhan Vong War===
[[File:Tionne-whoswho.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Tionne during the Yuuzhan Vong War.]]
During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War|invasion]] of the [[Yuuzhan Vong]], Tionne and Kam were in charge of looking after the [[Youngling/Legends|younglings]] when the Academy on Yavin 4 was [[Invasion of Yavin 4|attacked]] by the [[Peace Brigade]] in [[26 ABY]], first placing the young ones aboard the ''[[Errant Venture]]'', then moving them to the [[Maw Installation]]. Tionne and Kam also searched the Deep Core for locations for a Jedi base, eventually finding what would become [[Eclipse (planet)|Eclipse]].

Tionne survived the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, attained the rank of [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]], and became part of the [[New Jedi Order]] [[Masters' Council]].

===Second Galactic Civil War===
During the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], Kam and Tionne were the caretakers of the Academy on Ossus. Following the murder of Mara Jade Skywalker, Tionne wrote and published [[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force|a comprehensive tome]] about the history of the Force and the Jedi Order, in the hope that her students would study and make use of the information contained within. It would eventually be recovered by [[Ellu Viss]] [[130 ABY|90 years later]].<ref name="Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the force">[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: Essential Guide to the Force'']]</ref> [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]], who by this time had assumed the [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] title of Darth Caedus and seized control of the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]], sent members of the [[Galactic Alliance Guard]] ostensibly to protect the Academy from terrorists but in reality to keep the Jedi in check by threatening the [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] learners.<ref name="Inferno" />

[[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina Solo]], [[Zekk]] and [[Jagged Fel]] were pursuing the insane [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] Jedi, [[Alema Rar]] who had made her way to Ossus when they found that the Academy was under the control of the GAG. Zekk was ordered to remain with the ships while Jaina and Jag tried to make sense of the situation, were captured and held prisoner.<ref name="Inferno" />

The GAG received orders to kill all the Jedi which they attempted to do so first by using [[coma gas]] on the sleeping Jedi and then shooting them as they slept. Fortunately Jaina's danger sense alerted her to the attempted massacre and she was able to escape, alerting her fellow Jedi to the trap. A [[Battle of Ossus (Second Galactic Civil War)|battle]] ensued between the GAG and the unarmed Jedi and nearly all the Padawans fell in combat, reminiscent of the [[Operation: Knightfall|raid on the Jedi Temple]] during [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader's]] assault almost sixty years previously.<ref name="Inferno" />

Although the Jedi attempted to clear out the Academy, Tionne confronted GAG major called [[Salle Serpa]] in an attempt to protect captured Jedi students, however, he surprised her and proceeded to shoot her limbs off with his blaster so that he could incite the Jedi enough to draw them out of hiding. Many Jedi including Kam came out of hiding in an attempt to save Tionne but their attempts were in vain for the Jedi were shot by snipers before they could reach Tionne. By the time Jaina Solo managed to kill all the snipers and arrive, the major had already blasted away Tionne's arm and leg. To incite Jaina further, the major further shortened the remainder of Tionne's arm. The Jedi managed to retake the Academy, and she and her husband survived their injuries and later had prosthetic limbs replace those they had lost. Their injuries were so well healed that it was nearly impossible to tell that they had suffered serious wounds and continued to serve as Masters on the Jedi Council.<ref name="Inferno" />

==Behind the scenes==
Tionne Solusar was voiced by [[Montego Glover]], uncredited, in the video game ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''.{{Fact}}

Tionne's exact [[Species/Legends|species]] is unclear, as there are multiple conflicting sources. Initially said to be [[Humanoid/Legends|humanoid]] rather than Human in the [[Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights|''Junior Jedi Knights'']] series,<ref name="The Golden Globe">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe]]''</ref><ref name="Lyric's World">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''</ref><ref name="Promises">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Promises]]''</ref> she was described as [[Alien/Legends|alien]] in the novel ''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''.<ref name="Jedi Under Siege">[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''</ref> In ''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]'', Tionne undertakes a mission to uncover information about the operations of the [[Anti-Humanism|anti-Human]] [[Diversity Alliance]] because she is "not entirely human."<ref name="Jedi Bounty">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]''</ref> Additionally, her entry in ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' states that she is [[near-Human]].<ref name="CSWE" /> Despite these indications that Tionne is at least partially non-Human, several other sources<ref name="FF" /> and appearances give her species simply as Human.<ref name="EoV1">''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
[[File:Tionne1.jpg|thumb|250px|Tionne.]]
*{{Journal|15|Firestorm (short story)|Firestorm}}
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']] {{1st}}
*''[[Champions of the Force]]''
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Simple Tricks|book=Tales from the New Republic}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20031023rebel|text=Rebel Jedi|int=Rebel Jedi|archivedate=20100102092341}} {{Mo}}
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]
*''[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan]]''
*''[[Planet of Twilight]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Before the Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Union]]''
*[[Scourge (novel)|''Scourge'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Promises]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]''
*{{GamerCite|5|The Crystal}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''
*{{GamerCite|8|The Apprentice (short story)|The Apprentice}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Outcast'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss]]'' {{Flash}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Abyss'' audiobook]] {{Flash}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex]]'' {{Hologram}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Vortex'' audiobook]] {{Hologram}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Conviction'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]]

==Sources==
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*{{GalaxyCite|12|The Women Of Star Wars}}
*{{GalaxyCite|13|The Jedi}}
*{{CollectorCite|1|Playing A Major Role}} {{C|as Tion}}
*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*{{InsiderCite|57|Who's Who in the New Jedi Order}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]''
*{{FFCite|125|TIO1-2, ''Tionne Solusar''}}
*{{FFCite|135|VEI1, ''Tahiri Veila''}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
*{{DB|location|vjun|Vjun|archivedate=20100328094023}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swbattlefrontrenegadesquadron/ ''Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'' official site]

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|years=c.[[35 ABY/Legends|35 ABY]]&ndash;Pre-[[44 ABY]]
|before=[[Jocasta Nu/Legends|Jocasta Nu]]
|after=[[Markre Medjev]]
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