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{{Quote|I'd like to welcome all our new students to the Jedi Academy. Here we will train you in the ways of the Force. You will learn to defend yourself with a lightsaber. You will also study diplomacy, history and more.|Luke Skywalker on the Jedi Praxeum|<ref name="JK:JA">''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]''</ref>}}
The '''Jedi Praxeum''', also known as the '''Jedi Academy''' or the '''Yavin Praxeum''', was an [[Jedi academy|academy]] that was founded by [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]] in [[11 ABY/Legends|11 ABY]] during the era of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]].
The '''Jedi Praxeum''', also known as the '''Jedi Academy''' or the '''Yavin Praxeum''', was an [[Jedi academy|academy]] that was founded by [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]] in [[11 ABY/Legends|11 ABY]] during the era of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]].


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Inspired by the parting words of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and the several Force-sensitive individuals he had encountered, Skywalker planned for a unique institution where new and old Jedi could learn together.
Inspired by the parting words of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and the several Force-sensitive individuals he had encountered, Skywalker planned for a unique institution where new and old Jedi could learn together.
During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the Praxeum was destroyed during the [[Yuuzhan Vong]]'s [[Invasion of Yavin 4]].


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:JediAcademy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]] lessons at the academy]]
[[File:JediAcademy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]] lessons at the academy]]
Students at the Praxeum trained in the ways of the Force, learned to defend themselves with a lightsaber, and studied diplomacy, history and more.<ref name="JK:JA" />
Students at the Praxeum trained in the ways of the Force, learned to defend themselves with a lightsaber, and studied diplomacy, history and more.


Most of the Jedi in Skywalker's Jedi Order were trained at the Academy and learned somewhat directly from him, although most were trained by the [[Jedi Battlemaster|battlemaster]] of the academy, Kyle Katarn. The Jedi Praxeum, wherever it was, tended to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and often a home when they were not performing other jobs for Master Skywalker or going about their personal lives.
Most of the Jedi in Skywalker's Jedi Order were trained at the Academy and learned somewhat directly from him, although most were trained by the [[Jedi Battlemaster|battlemaster]] of the academy, Kyle Katarn. The Jedi Praxeum, wherever it was, tended to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and often a home when they were not performing other jobs for Master Skywalker or going about their personal lives.


Skywalker was known to leave the Academy in times of crisis to help the New Republic,<ref name="JK:JA" /> leaving it in the capable hands of Streen, or Kam and Tionne Solusar.
Skywalker was known to leave the Academy in times of crisis to help the New Republic, leaving it in the capable hands of Streen, or Kam and Tionne Solusar.{{Fact}}


==History==
==History==
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The lowest level of the temple continued to serve as a vast hangar bay for starfighters and other vehicles, with a second hangar underneath, and cellars and catacombs that remained largely unused. Access to the hangar was by a set of ground-level blast doors opening onto a landing pad. After the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the average ground level around the structure's exterior had risen, so that the main entrance was at War Room level, and many of the students thought of the entire hangar complex as being essentially underground. Although the hangar doors remained accessible, the area in front of them no longer served as the main landing zone.
The lowest level of the temple continued to serve as a vast hangar bay for starfighters and other vehicles, with a second hangar underneath, and cellars and catacombs that remained largely unused. Access to the hangar was by a set of ground-level blast doors opening onto a landing pad. After the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the average ground level around the structure's exterior had risen, so that the main entrance was at War Room level, and many of the students thought of the entire hangar complex as being essentially underground. Although the hangar doors remained accessible, the area in front of them no longer served as the main landing zone.
The academy had many [[Yavin training grounds|training grounds]] equipped with [[Remote/Legends|remotes]], [[ASP-19 battle droid/Legends|ASP-19 battle droids]], [[Training lightsaber/Legends|training lightsabers]] and other technology to challenge the new apprentices.<ref name="JK:JA" />


===The first students===
===The first students===
{{Quote|You are the first of the new Jedi Knights, you are the core of what will become a great order to protect the New Republic. You are champions of the Force.|Luke Skywalker to his first wave of students|<ref name="Champions of the Force">''[[Champions of the Force]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|You are the first of the new Jedi Knights, you are the core of what will become a great order to protect the New Republic. You are champions of the Force.|Luke Skywalker to his first wave of students|<ref name="Champions of the Force">''[[Champions of the Force]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Luke_with_Jedi.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Luke Skywalker's first Jedi students]]
[[File:Luke_with_Jedi.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Luke Skywalker's first Jedi students]]
After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve students: [[Tionne Solusar|Tionne]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Dorsk 81]],<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> [[Kirana Ti]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Kam Solusar]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Brakiss]],<ref name="HOTF">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''</ref> [[Streen]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Gantoris]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Corran Horn]] (under the alias of [[Keiran Halcyon]]),<ref name="I Jedi">''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref> [[Madurrin]],<ref name="Madurrin">[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']] has a portrayal of the original Jedi Academy students on Yavin Four with an Anx Jedi, the same species as Madurrin, in it. [[Leland Chee]] later [http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?forumID=24&start=4365&threadID=93010&msRange=15 confirmed] that Madurrin is assumed to be the Anx Jedi, marking her as one of Luke Skywalker's pupils.</ref> [[Kyle Katarn]] (who soon left due to his concerns about the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]]),<ref name="TNEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> and two other cadets (possibly [[Havet Storm]],<ref name="TDFS">''[[The Dark Forces Saga]]''</ref> [[Keyan Farlander/Legends|Keyan Farlander]],<ref name="wwnjo">{{InsiderCite|57|Who's Who in the New Jedi Order}}</ref> [[Nichos Marr]]<ref name="COTJ">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref> or [[Harlan]]<ref name="TJAS">''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''</ref>). They were joined shortly thereafter by [[Kyp Durron]],<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> [[Mara Jade Skywalker|Mara Jade]],<ref name="Characters">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> [[Cilghal]]<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> and [[Dal Konur]].<ref name="Rebel Jedi">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20031023rebel|text=Rebel Jedi|int=Rebel Jedi|archivedate=20100102092341}}</ref>
After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve{{Fact}} students: [[Tionne Solusar|Tionne]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Dorsk 81]],<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> [[Kirana Ti]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Kam Solusar]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Brakiss]],<ref name="HOTF">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''</ref> [[Streen]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Gantoris]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Corran Horn]] (under the alias of [[Keiran Halcyon]]),<ref name="I Jedi">''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref> [[Kyle Katarn]] (who soon left due to his concerns about the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]]),{{Fact}} and two other cadets{{Fact}}<!-- I believe this is based on some photo that shows 12 students in some late book --> (one of which was possibly [[Nichos Marr]]<ref name="COTJ">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref>). They were joined shortly thereafter by [[Kyp Durron]], [[Mara Jade Skywalker|Mara Jade]], and [[Cilghal]].<ref name="Dark Apprentice" />


===Prodigal sons===
===Prodigal sons===
A [[Chistori]]<ref name="TNEC" /> student named [[Desann]] proved very talented, but struck down his training partner Havet Storm in a fit of rage. He fled the academy, only to return later as a [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] determined to destroy the academy with a huge invasion force of the [[Empire Reborn]].<ref name="Jedi Outcast">''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]''</ref>
Horn left the academy early on, frustrated with Skywalker's training methods, and eager to find his kidnapped wife, [[Mirax Terrik Horn|Mirax]]. Horn doubted that he could use his Force abilities for anything and chose instead to rely on detective skills learned during his years with [[Corellian Security Force|CorSec]]. He realized that it was possible to combine his detective and Jedi skills. After he rescued his wife, he eventually returned to the academy.
Horn left the academy early on, frustrated with Skywalker's training methods, and eager to find his kidnapped wife, [[Mirax Terrik Horn|Mirax]]. Horn doubted that he could use his Force abilities for anything and chose instead to rely on detective skills learned during his years with [[Corellian Security Force|CorSec]]. He realized that it was possible to combine his detective and Jedi skills. After he rescued his wife, he eventually returned to the academy.


Mara Jade was initially only loosely attached to the academy. She would stay there for some time and train with the other students and teach them what she knew. She did not feel ready to commit herself fully to the way of the Jedi yet, as she still had many unresolved issues. Eventually she became more and more attached to the academy, and to Luke Skywalker, whom she eventually married.
Mara Jade was initially only loosely attached to the academy. She would stay there for some time and train with the other students and teach them what she knew. She did not feel ready to commit herself fully to the way of the Jedi yet, as she still had many unresolved issues. Eventually she became more and more attached to the academy, and to Luke Skywalker.
 
Like Horn, Katarn, who had trained informally with Jade prior to the establishment of the Praxeum,<ref name="MOTS">''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]''</ref> returned to the academy to assist the Jedi in defeating [[Galak Fyyar]] and Desann's invasion force of [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]], [[Wetland assault stormtrooper|swamptroopers]], [[Reborn]] warriors and [[shadowtrooper]]s. After defeating Desann in a [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] duel deep in the Great Temple, Katarn decided to stay at the Praxeum.<ref name="Jedi Outcast" />
 
All three were to become central figures in Skywalker's Jedi Order. By the start of the Crisis of the [[Disciples of Ragnos]], Katarn and Horn had apprentices under their tutelage. Katarn had attained the rank of [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] at that time.<ref name="JK:JA" /> Jade and then Horn would later advance to the rank of Jedi Master.


===Later students===
===Later students===
{{Quote|Aren't you excited? We're going to be Jedi! Learning the ways of the Force, building a lightsaber&hellip;|[[Rosh Penin]] to [[Jaden Korr]]|<ref name="JK:JA" />}}
Later, students such as [[Cray Mingla]],<ref name="COTJ" /> [[Nichos Marr]],<ref name="COTJ" /> [[Raynar Thul]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Lusa]],<ref name="DOG">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur]]''</ref> [[Tenel Ka Djo|Tenel Ka]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Lowbacca]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Zekk]],<ref name="TLO">''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]''</ref> [[Tahiri Veila]],<ref name="The Golden Globe" /> and [[Kueller|Dolph]]<ref name="TNR">''[[The New Rebellion]]''</ref> attended. [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]], [[Darth Caedus|Jacen]], and [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina Solo]] also attended the Praxeum to develop their abilities.<ref name="The Golden Globe" />
[[File:YoungJediKnight_TERC.jpg|thumb|right|Jaina Solo, Jacen Solo, Tenel Ka, Lowbacca, Anakin Solo, Zekk, and Tahiri Veila as students at the Praxeum]]
 
Later, students such as [[Jaden Korr]],<ref name="JK:JA" /> [[Rosh Penin]],<ref name="JK:JA" /> [[Cray Mingla]],<ref name="COTJ" /> [[Nichos Marr]],<ref name="COTJ" /> [[Ganner Rhysode]],<ref name="Union 1">[[Union 1|''Union'' 1]]</ref> [[Wurth Skidder]],<ref name="Union 1" /> [[Octa Ramis]],<ref name="Dark Tide II">''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin]]''</ref> [[Miko Reglia]],<ref name="Vector Prime">''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]''</ref> [[Raynar Thul]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Lusa]],<ref name="DOG">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur]]''</ref> [[Tenel Ka Djo|Tenel Ka]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Lowbacca]],<ref name="HOTF" /> [[Zekk]],<ref name="TLO">''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]''</ref> [[Tahiri Veila]],<ref name="The Golden Globe" /> [[Tekli]],<ref name="Balance Point">''[[The New Jedi Order: Balance Point]]''</ref> [[Eryl Besa]],<ref name="Star By Star">''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''</ref> [[Ulaha Kore]],<ref name="Agent of Chaos II">''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''</ref> [[Jovan Drark]],<ref name="Balance Point" /> [[Zak Arranda/Legends|Zak Arranda]], [[Tash Arranda/Legends|Tash Arranda]], [[Daeshara'cor]],<ref name="Dark Tide II" /> [[Kueller|Dolph]],<ref name="Characters" /> and [[Raltharan]] attended.<ref name="JK:JA" /> [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]], [[Darth Caedus|Jacen]], and [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina Solo]] also attended the Praxeum to develop their abilities.<ref name="The Golden Globe" />
 
Students as diverse as [[Rodian/Legends|Rodians]], [[Human/Legends|Humans]], [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'leks]], [[Kel Dor/Legends|Kel Dors]] and [[Zabrak/Legends|Zabraks]] attended the academy in this period.<ref name="JK:JA" />
 
Penin turned to the dark side during the crisis of the Disciples of Ragnos but was redeemed by Korr and Katarn. Most of the students at the academy participated in the epic [[Battle of Korriban (Disciples of Ragnos crisis)|battle]] on [[Korriban]] where the Disciples of Ragnos were defeated once and for all.<ref name="JK:JA" />
[[File:StudentGathering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luke Skywalker gathers Jedi students for the [[14 ABY/Legends|14 ABY]] opening speech.]]
 
In [[14 ABY/Legends|14 ABY]], it was common that multiple students were assigned to only one Master due to the small number of Jedi Masters, like in the case of Kyle Katarn and his apprentices Jaden Korr and Rosh Penin.<ref name="JK:JA" />


===The Battle of the Jedi Praxeum===
===The Battle of the Jedi Praxeum===
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After this battle, the New Republic stationed a [[New Republic Yavin orbital fleet|fleet over the moon]] to protect it.<ref>''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]''</ref>
After this battle, the New Republic stationed a [[New Republic Yavin orbital fleet|fleet over the moon]] to protect it.<ref>''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]''</ref>
===Final destruction===
[[File:Invasion of Yavin 4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Jedi Praxeum was destroyed by the Yuuzhan Vong.]]
The [[Invasion of Yavin 4|second battle]] of the Jedi Praxeum occurred during the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]] in [[26 ABY]]. The battle was fought between the Jedi and the [[Peace Brigade]], who attacked, causing the Jedi to flee into the jungle as the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] consolidated their presence in the system.<ref name="Edge of Victory" />
[[Talon Karrde]] and [[Booster Terrik]] helped the few Jedi Knights and the many Padawans escape the clutches, making the ''[[Errant Venture]]'' and then the [[Shelter]] in the [[Maw Installation|Maw]] the new home of the Jedi Academy.<ref name="Edge of Victory II">''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]''</ref> After the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Praxeum was [[Jedi Academy (Ossus)|reestablished]] on [[Ossus/Legends|Ossus]].<ref name="TUF">''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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==Appearances==
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*[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan 3|''Jedi Academy: Leviathan'' 3]]
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*[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan 4|''Jedi Academy: Leviathan'' 4]]
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*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''
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*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''
*[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights|''Young Jedi Knights'']] series
*[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights|''Young Jedi Knights'']] series
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*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''
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*''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Hero's Guide]]''
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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The Jedi Praxeum, also known as the Jedi Academy or the Yavin Praxeum, was an academy that was founded by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker on Yavin 4 in 11 ABY during the era of the New Republic.

The ancient Jedi scholar Karena coined the term praxeum to describe a Jedi academy as a place for the "distillation of learning combined with action."[2] In the days of the Galactic Republic, well-known praxeums included those on Teya IV, Arkania, Ossus and Dantooine.

Inspired by the parting words of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the several Force-sensitive individuals he had encountered, Skywalker planned for a unique institution where new and old Jedi could learn together.

Description

Lightsaber lessons at the academy

Students at the Praxeum trained in the ways of the Force, learned to defend themselves with a lightsaber, and studied diplomacy, history and more.

Most of the Jedi in Skywalker's Jedi Order were trained at the Academy and learned somewhat directly from him, although most were trained by the battlemaster of the academy, Kyle Katarn. The Jedi Praxeum, wherever it was, tended to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and often a home when they were not performing other jobs for Master Skywalker or going about their personal lives.

Skywalker was known to leave the Academy in times of crisis to help the New Republic, leaving it in the capable hands of Streen, or Kam and Tionne Solusar.[source?]

History

Layout

"Pass on what you have learned."
Yoda to Luke Skywalker[5]
File:Finn's Jedi training.jpg
Finn Galfridian and Jaina Solo train at the Praxeum, with Lowbacca below.

Once the project was sanctioned by Chief of State Mon Mothma, Skywalker asked Leia Organa Solo to come up with a location to set up the academy. Mon Mothma suggested Yavin 4 to Organa Solo, who in turn recommended it to Skywalker. Skywalker agreed that Yavin 4 was the perfect location. He decided to set it up in the Great Temple that housed the earlier Alliance base at the time of the Battle of Yavin. Internally, the Praxeum made use of the four-level design of the Great Temple, with each floor making up a step of the ziggurat. Thus, all floors were based on similar plans with small cells, chambers and corridors around a large central space.

The topmost level, almost entirely taken up by the Grand Audience Chamber, was used as a ceremonial hall by the Alliance garrison and later employed by the Jedi Academy as a teaching space. The next level was converted entirely to accommodations for the Jedi Masters and their students, with any extra space being used for storage. On the level below, the central chamber was named the Strategy Center, with the surrounding rooms on this level used as meeting rooms, communications and computing bays, kitchens and dining halls.

The lowest level of the temple continued to serve as a vast hangar bay for starfighters and other vehicles, with a second hangar underneath, and cellars and catacombs that remained largely unused. Access to the hangar was by a set of ground-level blast doors opening onto a landing pad. After the Galactic Civil War, the average ground level around the structure's exterior had risen, so that the main entrance was at War Room level, and many of the students thought of the entire hangar complex as being essentially underground. Although the hangar doors remained accessible, the area in front of them no longer served as the main landing zone.

The first students

"You are the first of the new Jedi Knights, you are the core of what will become a great order to protect the New Republic. You are champions of the Force."
―Luke Skywalker to his first wave of students[6]
Luke Skywalker's first Jedi students

After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve[source?] students: Tionne,[1] Dorsk 81,[2] Kirana Ti,[1] Kam Solusar,[1] Brakiss,[7] Streen,[1] Gantoris,[1] Corran Horn (under the alias of Keiran Halcyon),[8] Kyle Katarn (who soon left due to his concerns about the dark side of the Force),[source?] and two other cadets[source?] (one of which was possibly Nichos Marr[9]). They were joined shortly thereafter by Kyp Durron, Mara Jade, and Cilghal.[2]

Prodigal sons

Horn left the academy early on, frustrated with Skywalker's training methods, and eager to find his kidnapped wife, Mirax. Horn doubted that he could use his Force abilities for anything and chose instead to rely on detective skills learned during his years with CorSec. He realized that it was possible to combine his detective and Jedi skills. After he rescued his wife, he eventually returned to the academy.

Mara Jade was initially only loosely attached to the academy. She would stay there for some time and train with the other students and teach them what she knew. She did not feel ready to commit herself fully to the way of the Jedi yet, as she still had many unresolved issues. Eventually she became more and more attached to the academy, and to Luke Skywalker.

Later students

Later, students such as Cray Mingla,[9] Nichos Marr,[9] Raynar Thul,[7] Lusa,[10] Tenel Ka,[7] Lowbacca,[7] Zekk,[11] Tahiri Veila,[3] and Dolph[12] attended. Anakin, Jacen, and Jaina Solo also attended the Praxeum to develop their abilities.[3]

The Battle of the Jedi Praxeum

"This battle must be a battle of philosophies, of willpower. This is the Imperial way against the Rebel way—and so it should be my trainees against Skywalker's, Jedi versus Jedi. A shadow play, if you will, of darkness against light...but the main conflict will be direct and personal—as it must be! We can crush their very hearts, not merely breach their defenses."
Brakiss on attacking the Jedi Praxeum[src]

After receiving information from Zekk that the Jedi Praxeum was in danger from attack by the Second Imperium, Jacen, Jaina, Lowbacca and Tenel Ka alerted Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Jedi trainees of the incoming attack.

As the trainees prepared, the Shadow Academy and the Empire appeared in the sky above the Jedi Praxeum and unleashed swarms of TIE fighters, stormtroopers and Dark Jedi adepts. Using TIE stealths, the invaders flew under the academy's shield and destroyed the generator, leaving the academy open to aerial assault.

The explosion at the Praxeum during the Third Battle of Yavin

As Masters and trainees engaged the enemy, Brakiss attacked his former master Luke Skywalker. After retreating, Brakiss demanded to see the Emperor. He would later discover that the Emperor had never returned. Back on the ground, the remaining Imperial forces saw the destruction of the Shadow Academy and surrendered. In a final attempt to gain victory, an officer of the Empire slipped into the Praxeum and planted a time bomb. The bomb exploded and destroyed a large portion of the building, though no Jedi was badly injured.

Reconstruction took place on the Jedi Praxeum. The Jedi trainees helped clear debris and also hunted for shards of carved stone blasted from the ancient structures, cataloging them so that the pieces could be reassembled. Off-world engineers, architects and laborers were also called in to help in the restoration efforts. New Republic military forces and planetary shields were installed on the Praxeum to defend it.

After this battle, the New Republic stationed a fleet over the moon to protect it.[13]

Behind the scenes

The term Jedi Praxeum, which means "a place for the learning of action," was coined by the author Karen Anderson from the latinized version of the Greek word praxeion, which comes from the word praxis. The use of the word temple derived from Shaolin Temple now commonly used for Jedi temples was considered, but rejected. The words Academy, Lyceum, Stoas, Seminary, Campus, cloister, quad, Monastery, dojo, Cadre, Laboratory, and Dynurgy were also rejected.[14]

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