Unidentified Jedi Knight (Dark Holocron)
- "Here, for instance, is the story of a Jedi who chose to learn the ways of the dark side—like you[,] he believed the dark side could be conquered from within."
- ―Odan-Urr, to Ulic Qel-Droma
A Human male served as a Jedi Knight at some point by 5000 BBY. Believing that learning the use of the dark side of the Force could help eradicate it, the Knight eventually had an argument with his former master, another Jedi. The Knight, succumbing to anger due to the corrupting influence of the dark side, ultimately slew his teacher, an act which came to be recorded in the Sith Empire's Dark Holocron.
Biography
- "The dark side seduced him utterly…and anger became his path. In the end he turned against his own master."
- ―Odan-Urr
A Knight served the Jedi Order[1] at some point by 5000 BBY.[2] He was originally apprenticed to another Human male Jedi. At one point, the Jedi Knight came to believe that the dark side of the Force—the opposite of the light side wielded by the Jedi Order—could be eradicated by first learning to use it, which he then decided to do. The Jedi Knight's choices eventually led him to an argument with his Jedi teacher. During the confrontation, the Knight became agitated and, having by that point become corrupted by the dark side, he let his own anger control his actions. Drawing his lightsaber, the Knight ultimately cut down his former master.[1]
An account of the Jedi Knight's fall to the dark side and his confrontation with his teacher, accompanied by imagery depicting the event, was recorded in the Dark Holocron[1] of the Sith Empire.[3] The holocron was recovered by Jedi Knight Odan-Urr[3] in 5000 BBY,[2] and it remained in Jedi possession[1] for a thousand years. In 3997 BBY,[4] when Jedi Knight Ulic Qel-Droma prepared to infiltrate the Krath cult of darksiders in order to defeat them, the long-lived Odan-Urr showed Qel-Droma the Dark Holocron's recording concerning the fallen Jedi Knight in an attempt to persuade Qel-Droma into abandoning his plan. Although Qel-Droma was stunned by the images of the Knight killing his master, he failed to see how the story related to him and continued with his intentions.[1]
Personality and traits
The Jedi Knight was a bald Human male. He was overconfident in his ability to withstand the corrupting influence of the dark side of the Force, which ultimately led to him succumbing to anger and killing his Jedi teacher.[1]
Equipment
The Jedi Knight wore a cape and an armored skirt as well as a pair of pants, boots, and gauntlets. He wielded an ornate lightsaber.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Jedi Knight appeared in the fourth issue of Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith comic book mini-series. The issue was authored by Tom Veitch and Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Chris Gossett,[1] and published on January 10, 1995.[5]
Appearances
- Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4 (First appearance) (Appears in holocron)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4 establishes that the ancient Sith had recorded an account of the Jedi Knight's fall to the dark side of the Force in the Dark Holocron. Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire 5 further depicts Odan-Urr recovering the holocron from the Sith Empire in the aftermath of the Great Hyperspace War, which The Essential Atlas dates to 5000 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire 5
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4 to 3997 BBY.
- ↑
Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi - Dark Lords Of The Sith (1994) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link not verified!)