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The Slave Who Makes Free: An Anakin Skywalker Quest

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As quest ideas go, this one is pretty simple: Be Anakin Skywalker. Don't end up as Darth Vader.

It's a lot harder than it sounds.
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An important note
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    • Okay, I can't believe I forgot to do this earlier, and I'm posting it now so I don't forget again: Ekkreth, Ar-Amu, the Amavikka, and all related aspects of the Tatooine slave culture I will be using in this quest are the creations of a very talented fanfic author called Fialleril, whose work can be found here:

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    Posts on fialleril tagged as tatooine slave culture
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    • Voting note for Chapter 2.1
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    • And we're back! But before we get going, there's something you should know:

    This vote will be different from those that have come before it. Specifically, this is a riot vote. You may vote for as many options as you like, but Anakin's free time will be distributed in proportion to the number of votes received by each option.

    When I said there'd be more choices in this part, I meant it.
     
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    • A note on lightsaber forms
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    • For those who might not be familiar with the lightsaber forms, here's a clearer explanation of what they are and what they do:

    • Form I, Shii-Cho—also known as the Determination Form or the Way of the Sarlacc—is essentially an upgraded, combat-ready version of the basic katas and drills every Jedi learns when they're first training with a lightsaber. The idea in choosing it would be to make up for lost time in Anakin's saber training by making sure that your fundamentals are as good as you can make them, at the cost of ruling out any personal flourishes to his style for the immediate future. No major canon character uses this form as their primary combat style, but it's likely that many of them have studied it at least to some extent.
    • Form II, Makashi—also known as the Contention Form or the Way of the Ysalamiri although I haven't actually decided whether I want to include ysalamiri in this story or not—is the most "pure" dueling style of the forms, intended solely for one-on-one lightsaber battles. It requires great precision from the wielder, but that means it also has an extremely demanding training regimen with no room for error. It could be a way for Anakin to bring some of his piloting skills (like his excellent combat awareness and precise split-second timing) to his duels…if you're willing to brave the Stress. Makashi has mostly fallen out of use by the time of the prequel trilogy because of the lack of lightsaber-wielding enemies, but it is famously used by Count Dooku, who goes on to teach it to his apprentice Asajj Ventress during the Clone Wars.
    • Form III, Soresu—also known as the Resilience Form or the Way of the Mynock—is the strongest defensive form, one that's focused entirely on making yourself impossible to harm and outlasting your opponent until they make a crucial mistake. On the one hand, wielding it requires great patience, a quality Anakin does not exactly possess in spades; but on the other hand, learning it teaches patience and could be valuable for giving him a new perspective if you accept the resulting Stress. Soresu is used by Obi-Wan starting at some point after The Phantom Menace, and by Revenge of the Sith he's considered the foremost master of the style in the galaxy.
    • Form IV, Ataru—also known as the Aggression Form or the Way of the Hawk-Bat—is highly kinetic and agile, relying on constant motion to confuse and throw off the opponent. Although intuitively it might seem to be right up Anakin's alley, it requires more finesse than it might appear to, because sloppy execution of a complex acrobatic move is obviously a recipe for disaster; that said, however, mastering it could teach Anakin new ways to think about movement, positioning, and space. It's used by Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace before he switches to Soresu later on, but its most famous practitioners are Qui-Gon and Yoda.
    • Form V, Djem So—also known as the Perseverance Form or the Way of the Krayt—is the most direct and (lowercase-f) forceful of the forms, focused on breaking through the enemy's defenses to quickly end a fight. Obviously, Anakin's natural inclination is to study this form; he won't learn many broader lessons from it that he doesn't already know, but conversely it will be the easiest for him to pick up out of all of the forms, giving him more time for additional training or working on the Kalee relief plan. Not surprisingly, this is the form Anakin mastered in canon (and also taught to Ahsoka, although she technically uses a variant called Shien that's more calibrated for a battlefield than a duel).
    • Form VI, Niman—also known as the Moderation Form or the Way of the Rancor—is a unique generalist style that compensates for its lack of a single tactical strength with a greater focus on channeling the Force in combat. Given the name and its reputation as "the diplomat's form", as well as the fact that it might take a long time to produce the results he's looking for, it likely isn't Anakin's first inclination to study. All of that notwithstanding, however, it might be a dark-horse contender for the most favored form of a powerful wielder of the Force—as demonstrated by its infamous canon master, Darth Sidious.
    • Form VII, Juyo—also known as the Ferocity Form or the Way of the Vornskr—is a highly controversial form built upon raw aggression and pure offense. Because its practitioners often flirt with, or simply fall to, the dark side, its practice is restricted among the Jedi to only the most respected and experienced Jedi Masters; Anakin, naturally, will not be permitted to study it. It is used by Mace Windu (who invented an arguably even more dangerous variant of it known as Vaapad) and by Darth Maul, since the Sith have none of the Jedi's compunctions about aggression and violence.
    So, to sum up: the forms all have their pros and cons. Some of them will be quite easy for Anakin to learn but won't expose him to other points of view; others will be very difficult but could broaden his horizons as a person; others still are in between. Hopefully with this information you can make a more informed decision about which style to choose.
     
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    • A note on the HoloNet
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    • Always Late said:
    Holo-net Youtube has to have a Jedi Reacts genre.
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    Oh, I should make a note of this because it's actually pretty important to the setting: despite the name, I'm choosing not to use the HoloNet as an Internet analogue with a sci-fi gloss. In fact, I don't think it's particularly on-brand for Star Wars—which first released in 1977 and took much of its inspiration from even older sci-fi like Flash Gordon—to even have such a modern paradigm on mass media and communication at all. Instead, the HoloNet as I envision it is more like a galactic combination of TV, radio, and the phone system: mainly used for transmitting video and audio, either as person-to-person communications (e.g. the video calls in Andor) or as mass broadcasting (like what's seen in Rebels). There are some ham-radio-esque amateur or local channels, and possibly a few very rudimentary message boards, but nothing like social media or even the Internet in general as we know it.
     
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    • Dramatis Personae
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    • [Jedi Initiates] [Jedi Councilors] [Other Jedi] [Naboo Royal Handmaidens] [Senators] [Others]
      • Iskat Akaris: Perhaps the closest in temperament among Anakin's friends to Anakin himself. Was transferred to Anakin's Initiate clan after a mysterious accident at some point before he joined the Order, which she has not elaborated on. Recent winner of the Apprentice Tournament.
          • Note: This image is of Iskat as an adult, rather than a teenager as she is at the current point in the timeline.
        • Species: Unknown near-Human species with red skin and long, slender limbs.
        • Canon: New EU only.
        • Appearances: The novel Rise of the Red Blade and issues #19-20 of the 2017 run of the Star Wars: Darth Vader comics.
        • Canonical fate:
          Fell to the dark side after Order 66 and became an Inquisitor. Later executed by Darth Vader for disloyalty after attempting to start a romantic relationship with fellow Inquisitor (and former Jedi compatriot) Tualon Yaluna.
      • Bode Akuna: An outwardly easygoing Initiate who nevertheless remains secretive about his feelings and goals. These facts, combined with a strong sense of curiosity, have led his friends to speculate that he hopes to one day become a Jedi Shadow (see glossary).
        • No image available of Bode as a teenager.
        • Canon: New EU only.
        • Appearances: Jedi: Survivor (video game).
        • Canonical fate:
          Survived Order 66 and started a family, but later fell to the dark side after the death of his wife, and became an agent for the Empire (albeit not an Inquisitor). Killed by Cal Kestis in 9 BBY.
      • Serra Keto: An energetic Initiate with a penchant for both lightsaber dueling and mischief. Has ambitions to become what in Legends would have been called a "Jedi Guardian", i.e the branch of the Order focused on armed response to pirates, slavers, and other threats to innocent life. Friendly rivals with Darra Thel-Tanis.
          • Note: This image is of Serra as an adult, rather than a teenager as she is at the current point in the timeline.
        • Species: Human.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Few—she only appears in the Revenge of the Sith video game adaptation and a comic spinoff of the 2003 Clone Wars series, which I have not been able to find. Serra's character in this quest is essentially created from scratch as a result.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed by Darth Vader during the sack of the Jedi Temple.
      • Ferus Olin: A straitlaced and meticulous Initiate, and a star student at the Temple. He and Anakin have developed a bitter rivalry because of their clash of personalities, although recently this has cooled a bit.
        • Species: Human.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Several, most prominently the Jedi Quest and Last of the Jedi novel series.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed by Darth Vader in a duel shortly after the events of A New Hope.
      • Darra Thel-Tanis: Usually the calmest and most thoughtful of Anakin's Initiate clan, though this has not stopped her from becoming an expert lightsaber duelist. She has recently taken a sharply pacifist turn despite her proficiency with the blade, however. Friendly rivals with Serra Keto.
        • Species: Human.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Jedi Quest series.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in action on a Jedi mission shortly preceding the events of Attack of the Clones as an indirect result of Anakin and Ferus's rivalry, when Anakin becomes too distracted by his enmity with Ferus to perform a crucial lightsaber repair that could have saved her life.
      • Tru Veld: An Initiate with a generally friendly and amiable personality, possessed of a mechanical genius equal to Anakin's own. Becoming increasingly concerned with the destabilization of the galaxy and the return of the Sith, and searching for ways to counter this growing darkness.
        • Species: Teevan.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Primarily the Jedi Quest series.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in Order 66.
      • Depa Billaba: A Councilor known for her peaceful and philosophical temperament, but also her adaptability, having picked up a wide variety of skills from dueling to linguistics to bomb disposal despite her relatively young age for her rank. Would be considered a solid member of the reform faction if not for her close ties to her former Master, Mace Windu.
        • Species: Human (Chalactan).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, the novel The Living Force, the comics Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, and Kanan, and The Bad Batch S1E1 "Aftermath".
        • Canonical fate:
          In Legends, fell to the dark side during the Clone Wars and had to be apprehended by Mace Windu. In canon, killed in Order 66.
      • Adi Gallia: Head of the Jedi Shadows, primary Jedi liaison to the Senate, and the main pro-reform voice on the Jedi Council. Her experiences with politics, diplomacy, and investigation have given her a broader perspective than many Jedi Masters but also a strong aversion to violence as a problem-solving tool, which irritates more action-minded Jedi. Former Master of Siri Tachi.
        • Species: Tholothian.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S1E10 "Grievous Intrigue" and S5E1 "Revival"), The Living Force, Jedi Council: Acts of War, and Star Wars: Republic.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in action during the Clone Wars.
      • Plo Koon: The other prominent leader of the reformers, though he rarely chooses to stir up controversy. Widely respected for his keen sense of justice even among those who disagree with his views, meaning he is often called upon to mediate internal Council disputes. Master of Bultar Swan (having taken over her education after her first Master, his close friend Micah Giett, was killed in action).
        • Species: Kel Dor.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to all three prequel films, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S1E2-4, the Malevolence arc, and S6E10 "The Lost One"), Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, and The Living Force.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in Order 66, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith.
      • Eeth Koth: A Jedi Master famous for his sense of duty and devotion to his work. However, his vocation as an administrator and organizer for the order belies surprising skill with a lightsaber and mastery of the Force. Generally a swing vote on the Council, with some slight leanings towards the reformers.
        • Species: Zabrak (Iridonian).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S1E10 "Grievous Intrigue"), The Living Force, Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, and the comic Star Wars: Darth Vader (2017) #19.
        • Canonical fate:
          Removed from the Jedi Council for unclear reasons before the events of Revenge of the Sith. Subsequently left the Jedi Order and settled down on an out-of-the-way planet to start a family, but was killed by Darth Vader (while the Inquisitorius abducted his infant daughter, leaving her fate uncertain).
      • Ki-Adi-Mundi: One of the main pillars of the traditionalist wing of the Council and the Order in general, along with Mace Windu. Has a reputation for stoicism and cautious judgement, though some Jedi reformers claim this can lead to hidebound inflexibility. Master of A'Sharad Hett.
        • Species: Cerean.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to all three prequel films, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S2E5-6 "Landing at Point Rain" and "Weapons Factory"), Star Wars: Republic, The Living Force, and a brief cameo in the TV show The Acolyte.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in Order 66, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith.
      • Even Piell: The bluntest and most cynical in manner of all the Masters of the Council, but also one of the most open to the concerns of ordinary people. Looked to by younger generations of Jedi as their voice in the High Council, as they consider him less likely than some of his peers to dismiss their views as naïve or insufficiently studied.
        • Species: Lannik.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S3E18-20, the Citadel arc), The Living Force, Jedi Council: Acts of War, and Star Wars: Republic.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in action during the Clone Wars.
      • Yarael Poof: A veteran Jedi Master most famous for leading the Council's response to the Nihil incursions during the High Republic era (see glossary), which was the last time the Jedi conducted any significant military action before the Naboo Crisis. Part of the traditionalist faction led by Mace Windu and Ki-Adi-Mundi.
        • Species: Quermian.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, The Living Force, and the mainline novels and comics of Phases I and III of the High Republic era.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in action on a mission some time between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.
      • Oppo Rancisis: The Council's most prominent strategist and tactician, and another veteran of the Nihil incursions. Part of the traditionalist faction, but increasingly focused on militarization of the Order as the Republic destabilizes for the second time in his memory. Former Padawan of Yaddle.
        • Species: Thispassian.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to all three prequel films, Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, The Living Force, and the High Republic novels Tempest Runner and The Eye of Darkness.
        • Canonical fate:
          In Legends, killed in action by the Dark Jedi Sora Bulq during the Clone Wars. In the New EU, survived the initial execution of Order 66, but presumably killed in the later stages of the Jedi Purge.
      • Shaak Ti: An idealist and optimist despite having lost two Padawans in the field, and a member of the reformers' faction, though she usually remains quiet in Council meetings unless convinced that what she has to say is of great importance. Replaced Yaddle on the Council after her still-unexplained disappearance following the Naboo Crisis.
        • Species: Togruta.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S3E01 "Clone Cadets" and S6E4 "Orders"), Star Wars: Republic, the video game The Force Unleashed, and issues #32-34 of the 2020 run of the comic Doctor Aphra.
        • Canonical fate:
          Shaak Ti's canonical fate—or rather, lack thereof—is a minor meme among the fandom: three different versions of her death (possibly four, depending on one's interpretation) were created at various points in time. Legends ultimately settled on her being killed on Felucia by Darth Vader's secret apprentice Starkiller a few years before the events of A New Hope; the new EU simply canonized a deleted scene from Revenge of the Sith in which she is killed by Darth Vader during the sack of the Jedi Temple. A second deleted scene from Revenge where she is killed by General Grievous went unused, and a scene from Clone Wars (2003) where she is wheeled away on a stretcher after being critically wounded in a separate, earlier encounter with Grievous was retconned so that she eventually made a recovery.
      • Saesee Tiin: A Jedi Master who, much like Anakin, possesses an aptitude for mechanics, piloting, and speaking what he believes to be true even when others would prefer not to hear it. Though not considered a rogue element as Qui-Gon occasionally was, he's still something of a wildcard in Council politics, voting his conscience and refusing to be tied to a faction.
        • Species: Iktotchi.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to all three prequel films, The Clone Wars (2008), Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, and The Living Force.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed by Darth Sidious in a duel, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith.
      • Yaddle: Responsible for the organization of Initiate clans, and Jedi childcare and early education more generally, a job she is well suited for because of her protective and caring nature. Considered a moderate on the Council, where she often acts as a swing vote. Former Master of Oppo Rancisis. Missing in action as of 29 BBY.
        • Species: Unknown; same as Yoda.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to The Phantom Menace, Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap, Jedi Council: Acts of War, Star Wars: Republic, The Living Force, the High Republic novels Cataclysm and Out of the Shadows, and the animated series Tales of the Jedi.
        • Canonical fate: In Legends, killed in action stopping the detonation of a bomb in a densely populated city during a Jedi mission between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. In the New EU, killed secretly by Count Dooku shortly after the events of The Phantom Menace to cement his turn to the dark side.
      • Vokara Che: The head of the Circle of Jedi Healers and its parent organization, the Jedi Medical Corps. Widely respected for her medical expertise and mastery of Force healing despite her blunt bedside manner. Was responsible for the surgical extraction of Anakin Skywalker's slave implant when he joined the Jedi Order, forgoing anesthesia or technological assistance at his request.
        • Species: Twi'lek (Rutian).
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: The novels The Clone Wars: Wild Space, Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth, and Clone Wars Gambit: Siege.
        • Canonical fate: Unknown; presumably killed in Order 66 or the Jedi Purge.
      • A'Sharad Hett: The son of the highly decorated Jedi hero Sharad "the Howlrunner" Hett, who went into exile and became a tribal chief on Tatooine. Was raised as part of Sharad's tribe until he was a teenager, only being brought to the Temple when Sharad was killed by a bounty hunter around the time of the Naboo Crisis; granted Council dispensation for training when he demonstrated that Sharad had already been instructing him in the ways of the Force. Highly honorable and dutiful, but something of a misfit in the Temple save for the friendship of Anakin and of Aayla Secura. Bent on finding and capturing the bounty hunter responsible for his father's death, both to exact vengeance and to prove himself as a Jedi. Padawan of Ki-Adi-Mundi.
          • Note: His lightsaber in this image is red because at the time this comic was released, it had not yet been established that only Sith wielded red lightsabers.
        • Species: Mixed—half-Human, half-Ghorfa (officially called "Tusken Raiders" or "Sand People" in both canons).
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Star Wars: Republic, the novels The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse, and the Star Wars: Legacy comics.
        • Canonical fate:
          He survived Order 66, returned to Tatooine to take up leadership of his father's tribe, gave in to his anger, led the tribe in a series of bloody raids on the local settlers, was defeated by Obi-Wan Kenobi in a duel, left Tatooine to become a bounty hunter, fell to the dark side at some point around this time, went to Korriban to try to learn Sith secrets to use against Vader and Palpatine, came out of seclusion to find that they were both dead and the Empire had fallen, decided to leave for the Unknown Regions, was captured, tortured, and experimented upon by extragalactic invaders called the Yuuzhan Vong and a quite possibly insane ex-Jedi named Vergere who had joined them, fell further to the dark side, decided to found a new army of Sith Lords called the One Sith, started calling himself Darth Krayt, grew a protective chitinous exoskeleton because of biotech implants the Yuuzhan Vong put in his body that were also slowly killing him so he had to put himself in stasis for decades to slow its growth, briefly woke up from stasis to team up with Luke Skywalker, his son Ben, and a completely different resurgent army of Sith to destroy an insane Force god called Abeloth who had transformed herself/itself into a Cthulhu-esque eldritch abomination (and also at one point shapeshifted herself/itself to look like Luke's first (?) girlfriend (?) who was actually the ghost of a Jedi from the Clone Wars), went back to sleep for another hundred years, woke up in the future when the Galactic Empire had been re-founded under a ruling dynasty descended from Han and Leia's daughter and Wedge Antilles's archnemesis's son, helped them destroy the Republic (technically by now the Galactic Alliance) and the Jedi again, betrayed and overthrew them and ruled the galaxy openly as a new Sith Empire under the One Sith, took a scantily-clad Twi'lek woman as his apprentice, found out that Luke Skywalker's death-stick-addicted descendant Cade Skywalker could use the dark side to perform a Force healing technique called Dark Transfer that was so powerful it could bring back the dead (yes, they made the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise canon) and decided that he could use that to cure the illness his bio-implants had given him, committed a bunch of genocides for basically no reason, tried to cut a deal with a five-thousand-year-old Sith ghost to capture Cade, was immediately betrayed by said ghost and thrown off a cliff, almost recovered but was finished off by his treacherous grand vizier, died, returned (somehow), revealed an army of cybernetic Sith stormtroopers, killed his treacherous vizier, waged a war against the Alliance and the Empire when they joined forces against him, fought against Cade Skywalker, killed him, revealed that he'd learned the power of Dark Transfer and resurrected him so that he could turn him to the dark side, and then was immediately killed in turn when Cade rejected his temptations, before Cade flew his body into a sun so that it could never be resurrected again and escaped at the last minute.
      • Huyang: A mysterious and ancient—meaning truly ancient at over 25 millennia old—droid who specializes in the construction and use of lightsabers. Always accompanies Jedi Initiates on their Gathering. Fond of telling stories.
        • Species: Droid (unknown model).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Several, most prominently The Clone Wars S6E6-9 (the Gathering arc) and the TV show Ahsoka.
        • Canonical fate:
          Undetermined. In the New EU, currently working with Ahsoka Tano to try to stop the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn.
      • Aayla Secura: A bright young Padawan born to influential clan nobility on Ryloth but kidnapped and briefly sold into slavery as a child. Freed herself by instinctively using the Force to release her master's pet wampa, allowing it to devour him. Was discovered immediately thereafter by Quinlan Vos and brought to the Temple to train. In close alignment with Anakin regarding the purpose and goals of the Jedi Order. Padawan of Quinlan Vos.
          • Note: This image depicts Aayla as an adult, rather than a teenager as she is at the current point in the timeline.
        • Species: Twi'lek (Rutian).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S1E13 "Jedi Crash" and S1E14 "Defenders of Peace"), Star Wars: Republic, Star Wars: Aayla Secura, and Doctor Aphra (2020) #32-34.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in Order 66 as depicted in Revenge of the Sith.
      • Bultar Swan: The most skilled unarmed fighter of her class of Initiates (the same as Aayla's and A'Sharad's, approximately 5 years older than Anakin) before they graduated to Padawan status, and the top student of Ilena "Ironhand" Xan. Passionate about her craft and enjoys imparting it to others, but occasionally prone to bouts of overconfidence. Former Padawan of Micah Giett until he was killed in action shortly before the Naboo Crisis; now Padawan of Plo Koon.
        • Species: Human (Kuati).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Attack of the Clones, the comic book Purge, and the reference book Star Wars: On The Front Lines.
        • Canonical fate:
          Unknown in the New EU but presumably killed in Order 66 or the Jedi Purge. In Legends, killed by another Jedi shortly after the events of Revenge of the Sith for refusing to execute a briefly vulnerable Darth Vader in cold blood.
      • Siri Tachi: A Jedi Shadow known for her resilience and her ability to follow through on a mission in the face of complications or even potential catastrophe. Close friend of Obi-Wan Kenobi since their childhood, to the point of a mutual crush that was never acted upon. Former Padawan of Adi Gallia.
        • Species: Human.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Several, most prominently the Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest novels and the novel Secrets of the Jedi.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed in action during the Clone Wars.
      • Quinlan Vos: A Jedi Shadow, and one of the only Jedi that the Council considers to be more of a maverick than Anakin (although, in fairness, this may be because Anakin's career is only just beginning). Possesses the rare ability of psychometry, the power to receive visions of an object's history by touching it. Close friend of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Master of Aayla Secura.
        • Species: Human (Kiffar).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Several, most prominently The Clone Wars (2008) (S3E8 "The Hunt for Ziro"), the novel Dark Disciple, and Star Wars: Republic.
        • Canonical fate:
          In Legends, fell to the dark side during the Clone Wars before returning to the Jedi near the end of the war; survived Order 66, but final fate unknown (presumably killed in the later stages of the Jedi Purge). In the New EU, infiltrated the Separatist ranks to try to assassinate Count Dooku but fell to the dark side in the process, before ultimately returning to the light side with the help of Asajj Ventress, with whom he had started a relationship. Survived Order 66 and joined the Hidden Path, an organization dedicated to helping Jedi escape the Purge; was still alive and active in it as of the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but was presumably killed at some point between then and the events of A New Hope.
      • Ilena Xan: AKA "Ironhand". An unparalleled hand-to-hand fighter despite her advanced age, and the Jedi Temple's primary unarmed combat instructor. Lost an eye in the Stark Hyperspace War and has refused all cybernetic replacements, preferring to use the Force to compensate for the effects on her balance and depth perception.
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        • Species: Mixed—half-Pantoran and half-Mirialan.
          • Note: this is new material I created for this quest—her species is not listed otherwise.
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: The novel Yoda: Dark Rendezvous.
        • Canonical fate: Unknown; presumably killed during Order 66 or the Jedi Purge (most likely during the sack of the Jedi Temple).
      • Eirtaé: The handmaidens' communications specialist. Maintains (in concert with Captain Panaka, the head of the Royal Security Forces) any technological security systems set up for the Queen's protection in Theed Palace or elsewhere, and handles signals intelligence tasks. Former set designer and special effects consultant for Theed Concert Hall.
        • Species: Human (Naboo).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: The Phantom Menace, Queen's Peril, brief cameos in Queen's Shadow and Queen's Hope, and the 2020 run of the Star Wars: Darth Vader comics.
        • Canonical fate:
          Joined the Amidalans before their destruction. Briefly joined forces with Darth Vader to assist Sabé, but turned against him and escaped. Alive and well as of shortly before the events of Return of the Jedi.
      • Rabé: Responsible for the Queen's wardrobe, giving her both a reason to be close to hand as a bodyguard and the ability to modify the ostentatious Naboo regal wear with blaster-resistant fabrics and concealed weapons. Former artist—and dabbler in art forgery.
        • Species: Human (Naboo).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Same as Eirtaé and Saché.
        • Canonical fate: Same as Eirtaé, Saché, and Yané.
      • Sabé: Queen Amidala's loyal right hand and second-in-command of the handmaidens. Served as the Queen's decoy during the Naboo Crisis, and remains her first choice when she requires a body double who can pass as her seamlessly.
        • Species: Human (Naboo).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: The Phantom Menace, the Amidala novels (Queen's Shadow, Queen's Peril, and Queen's Hope), and the 2020 run of the Star Wars: Darth Vader comics.
        • Canonical fate:
          Not yet determined. Founded a rebel faction called the "Amidalans" during the Imperial era, but chose to ally herself with Darth Vader after they were destroyed and she discovered his true identity as Anakin Skywalker. Later abandoned his service and went in search of Luke Skywalker, the outcome of which remains unclear.
      • Saché: Youngest of the handmaidens, having been only 12 when she was recruited. Serves as a page in the royal household, allowing her to be overlooked by most observers so that she can fill any role the Queen's security requires. Was imprisoned and tortured on the orders of the Trade Federation during the Naboo Crisis, leaving her permanently scarred. Former child actress. Girlfriend of Yané.
        • Species: Human (Naboo).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Same as Eirtaé and Rabé.
        • Canonical fate: Same as Eirtaé, Rabé, and Yané.
      • Yané: The Queen's staff liaison, and therefore the first line of defense against any assassin who might try to infiltrate said staff (including the droids, who are afforded full sapient rights on Naboo). Was imprisoned in the same concentration camp as Saché during the Naboo Crisis, where the two of them secretly helped coordinate the local resistance until they made their escape. Former seamstress. Girlfriend of Saché.
        • Species: Human (Naboo).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: The Phantom Menace, Queen's Peril, a brief cameo in Queen's Shadow, Queen's Hope, and the 2020 run of the Star Wars: Darth Vader comics.
        • Canonical fate: Same as Eirtaé, Rabé, and Saché.
      • Garm Bel Iblis: Senator for Corellia. Member of the Inclusivist Bloc. Like most of his people, jealously protective of his world's sovereignty and independence. Regarded as something of a loose cannon even by his political allies, particularly Mon Mothma.
        • Species: Human (Corellian).
        • Canon: Legends only.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to the Thrawn trilogy, the Jedi Academy trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, and the New Jedi Order series (all of which are novels) as well as The Force Unleashed.
        • Canonical fate:
          Continued to serve in the Senate into the Imperial era until his wife and children were killed in a bombing orchestrated by the Empire, at which point he joined the Rebel Alliance openly, though he later split from it over political disagreements with Mon Mothma and formed his own rebel faction. Eventually returned to New Republic service during Thrawn's campaigns, and continued as a general throughout the following decades. Still alive as of at least the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War in 29 ABY.
      • Onaconda Farr: Senator for Rodia. Member of the Inclusivist Bloc (the only one of its leaders from a major Outer Rim world as of 30 BBY). An outspoken advocate of humanitarian relief programs. Longtime family friend of Padmé Amidala.
        • Species: Rodian.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: All three novels of the Amidala trilogy, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S1E8 "Bombad Jedi", S3E10 "Heroes on Both Sides", S3E11 "Pursuit of Peace", and S2E15 "Senate Murders", which takes place after the prior two episodes listed).
        • Canonical fate:
          Briefly coerced into joining the Separatists and betraying Padmé in order to avert a famine on Rodia. Later assassinated by his aide in revenge for this event.
      • Mon Mothma: Senator for Chandrila. Youngest member of the Inclusivist Bloc, and one of the youngest Senators (accounting for differences in aging between species) in general. Recently elected in a shocking upset to a seat that had not changed hands in decades.
        • Species: Human (Chandrilan).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to Queen's Shadow, Queen's Hope, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S3E10 "Heroes on Both Sides", S3E11 "Pursuit of Peace", and S2E15 "Senate Murders"), the TV shows Star Wars: Rebels and Andor, Rogue One, and Return of the Jedi.
        • Canonical fate:
          Helped found the Rebellion and served as its leader, at first secretly and later openly. Elected Chancellor (or Chief of State) of the New Republic after the fall of the Empire in both canons. In the new EU, eventually retired at some point between 9 ABY and 29 ABY. In Legends, retired in 17 ABY and died peacefully in her sleep in 24 ABY.
      • Bail Prestor Organa: Senator and King Consort of Alderaan, the former by election and the latter by virtue of his marriage to Queen Breha Organa. Founder and de facto leader of the Inclusivist Bloc. Like his colleague Onaconda Farr, a staunch supporter of galactic humanitarianism and disaster relief. Also the closest ally of the Jedi Order in the Senate.
        • Species: Human (Alderaanian).
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Many, including but not limited to Queen's Shadow, Queen's Hope, the novels Brotherhood and Ahsoka, The Clone Wars (2008) (most prominently S3E3 "Supply Lines", S3E10 "Heroes on Both Sides", and S3E11 "Pursuit of Peace"), the TV show Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Rogue One.
        • Canonical fate:
          Killed when the Death Star destroys Alderaan.
      • Tchajah Binz: This quest's version of Jar Jar Binks, divested of the minstrel-show overtones of the original character and given an altered name to signify the change. Still learning to speak Basic, but rapidly approaching full fluency. Most likely still clumsy and uncoordinated, although not to the exaggerated degree of the canon version. Was banished from Otoh Gunga after stealing a luxury transport in an attempt to prove himself to his peers that went badly awry, but ultimately accomplished that goal by leading the Gungan Grand Army during the Battle of Naboo, leading to his exile being lifted.
        • Species: Gungan (Otolla)
        • Canon: Technically both, but my altered version of the character is not part of either.
        • Appearances (of the original version of Jar Jar): Several, most prominently The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and multiple episodes of The Clone Wars (2008).
        • Canonical fate (of the original version):
          In Legends, served as Senator for Naboo for an undisclosed period of time following the death of Padmé Amidala, but final fate unclear. In the New EU, was banished a second time by his people for his role in Palpatine's ascension to power and lived out the remainder of his life in exile.
      • Rush Clovis: A young functionary in the employ of the Intergalactic Banking Clan. Raised as the adopted son of a prominent noble family on Muunilist, the Banking Clan's capital world. Earnest and well-meaning but somewhat naïve. Being groomed by the IGBC for a future in Senatorial politics.
        • Species: Human.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Queen's Shadow, The Clone Wars (2008) (S2E4 "Senate Spy" and S6E7-9, the Clovis arc)
        • Canonical fate:
          Fell in with the Separatist movement and eventually became involved in a plot by Count Dooku to seize full control of the Banking Clan's assets, which led to him sacrificing himself to save Padmé's life when the plan backfired.
      • Qymaen jai Sheelal: AKA "Grievous". Ruler of the Outer Rim planet of Kalee. Waged a decades-long guerrilla war against the Yam'rii of the neighboring planet Huk, who had invaded Kalee and enslaved its people, and their backers in the Banking Clan; his wife Ronderu lij Kummar was killed in this conflict, leading him to abandon his former name and take on the nom de guerre "Grievous". Ultimately defeated the Yam'rii and was preparing to massacre them in vengeance for their crimes against his people when Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker intervened, persuading him to spare the Yam'rii civilians in exchange for relief for his own planet's suffering, which they secured.
        • Species: Kaleesh.
        • Canon: Both.
        • Appearances: Too many to list. He serves as a primary antagonist in both the 2003 and 2008 Clone Wars series and of course as a secondary one in Revenge of the Sith; beyond that, it's easier to just look up his list of appearances on Wookieepedia.
        • Canonical fate:
          Obviously he's killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge of the Sith, but in both canons the Huk War ends with the Jedi being tricked into intervening against Kalee, dooming the planet to permanent poverty and servitude and giving Grievous a lifelong grudge against the Jedi Order. Following this, Palpatine and Dooku arrange for a "shuttle accident" for him that leaves his body so damaged that he's forced to undergo a total cybernetic conversion (which also essentially lobotomizes him, increasing his aggression and suppressing his capacity for rational thought), leading to the familiar version of Grievous from Revenge of the Sith.
      • Chara Vaere: A captain in the Republic Judicial Naval Forces. Part of a clique of "Navy Generationals" whose families traditionally send their children to the Navy; Vaere in particular proudly (although slightly dubiously) traces her ancestry back to the foundation of the Republic 25,000 years ago. Also an extremely strident Coruscanti nationalist.
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        • Species: Human (Coruscanti)
        • Canon: Fan work (created by @Kiarael)
        • Appearances: N/A
        • Canonical fate: N/A
     
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    • Notes on the Dramatis Personae
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    • A few things to know about the Dramatis Personae:
    • Characters who have a significant role in one or more of the films are not included in this list, unless (as with Grievous and Jar Jar/Tchajah) I have made significant changes to their backstories or other character elements.
    • As you can probably tell, the stories the characters appear in are color-coded. Stories canon to the Legends continuity are in blue. Stories canon to the New Expanded Universe continuity are in yellow. Stories canon to both continuities--meaning only the first six films and the 2008 Clone Wars series--are in green.
    • BBY and ABY are the main dating system used for Star Wars: "Before/After the Battle of Yavin", i.e. before or after A New Hope. More detail on this may be included if I do a glossary, but for general reference, The Phantom Menace takes place in 32 BBY, Attack of the Clones in 22 BBY, and Revenge of the Sith in 19 BBY.
    • It's not possible to post more than 20 character images per SV post, so many characters here don't have images. I've tried to mostly stick to the main cast surrounding Anakin (with the exceptions of Bode, whose sole appearance in Jedi: Survivor is as a middle-aged single dad and therefore not particularly useful as a reference here, and Huyang, who I just wanted to include for the novelty of posting a picture of him from forty years in the future where he still looks basically the same) and the Jedi Council, but if you want to see what another character looks like I'd be happy to put an image of them in a separate post.
      • (Note, however, that the Royal Handmaidens are quite difficult to find good images of.)
     
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