Post by SSJRuss on Dec 9, 2015 4:44:14 GMT
Mara Jade Skywalker
What better way to celebrate our Star Wars themed Character of the Month, than crowning one of the most popular EU characters out there, Mara Jade Skywalker. Since her debut in the Thrawn Trilogy, she's lived an eccentric life from being the Emperor's Hand to becoming a Jedi Master. She won the heart of Luke Skywalker and eventually married him. She's been on many great adventures and let's hope she gets some great matches this month.
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Mara Jade is introduced as smuggler Talon Karrde's second-in-command in Heir to the Empire. The novel establishes that she was previously an "Emperor's Hand" — a special agent — for Emperor Palpatine. Several stories depict Jade before the events in Heir to the Empire, showing her training under Palpatine and executing his orders. The Thrawn trilogy depicts Mara's first confrontation with Luke Skywalker, whom she has sworn to kill to avenge Palpatine's death. This was reinforced by the Emperor's final telepathic command to assassinate Luke, which had plagued her thoughts since his death; upon learning this situation, Luke vowed to help Mara break Palpatine's hold on her, regardless of the danger she posed to him. Towards the end of the trilogy, she turns against the Empire and resolves her anger toward Luke and silences the command without killing Luke, instead killing Luke's clone — Luuke Skywalker — who had been made by a corrupt Jedi to challenge Luke. In doing so, she took Anakin Skywalker's blue lightsaber (which Luke was using), and used it instead of Luke's green lightsaber, which she kept because she did not trust Luke. Luke recognizes in Mara an underdeveloped affinity for the Force; although she initially resists Jedi training, she eventually becomes a Jedi Master.
Luke and Mara develop a strong bond in Zahn's The Hand of Thrawn Duology; he proposes marriage, and the two wed in Michael A. Stackpole's graphic novel Union. She delivers a son, Ben, during The New Jedi Order series. In the Legacy of the Force series, Mara becomes suspicious of her nephew, Jacen Solo, when he sends Ben on several ethically dubious missions. Upon learning that Jacen has become a Sith apprentice, Mara vows to kill him, but Jacen ultimately kills her in Sacrifice. She later appears as a Force ghost, first to Ben and then to Luke, in Revelation.
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Mara Jade is introduced as smuggler Talon Karrde's second-in-command in Heir to the Empire. The novel establishes that she was previously an "Emperor's Hand" — a special agent — for Emperor Palpatine. Several stories depict Jade before the events in Heir to the Empire, showing her training under Palpatine and executing his orders. The Thrawn trilogy depicts Mara's first confrontation with Luke Skywalker, whom she has sworn to kill to avenge Palpatine's death. This was reinforced by the Emperor's final telepathic command to assassinate Luke, which had plagued her thoughts since his death; upon learning this situation, Luke vowed to help Mara break Palpatine's hold on her, regardless of the danger she posed to him. Towards the end of the trilogy, she turns against the Empire and resolves her anger toward Luke and silences the command without killing Luke, instead killing Luke's clone — Luuke Skywalker — who had been made by a corrupt Jedi to challenge Luke. In doing so, she took Anakin Skywalker's blue lightsaber (which Luke was using), and used it instead of Luke's green lightsaber, which she kept because she did not trust Luke. Luke recognizes in Mara an underdeveloped affinity for the Force; although she initially resists Jedi training, she eventually becomes a Jedi Master.
Luke and Mara develop a strong bond in Zahn's The Hand of Thrawn Duology; he proposes marriage, and the two wed in Michael A. Stackpole's graphic novel Union. She delivers a son, Ben, during The New Jedi Order series. In the Legacy of the Force series, Mara becomes suspicious of her nephew, Jacen Solo, when he sends Ben on several ethically dubious missions. Upon learning that Jacen has become a Sith apprentice, Mara vows to kill him, but Jacen ultimately kills her in Sacrifice. She later appears as a Force ghost, first to Ben and then to Luke, in Revelation.
Powers and Equipment
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As the Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade was trained in the ways of the Force. Mara Jade could use the force to levitate herself for short distances. She also had training in mind tricks. She could also make a force bubble around herself that retained her body heat so she could sneak past heat detectors.
As a Jedi master and very skilled the Force . She was a formidable fighter and is quite agile.
As the Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade's lightsaber was purple. She later received Luke's first lightsaber.
I encourage you guys to participate and create matches! Have fun!
As the Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade was trained in the ways of the Force. Mara Jade could use the force to levitate herself for short distances. She also had training in mind tricks. She could also make a force bubble around herself that retained her body heat so she could sneak past heat detectors.
As a Jedi master and very skilled the Force . She was a formidable fighter and is quite agile.
As the Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade's lightsaber was purple. She later received Luke's first lightsaber.
I encourage you guys to participate and create matches! Have fun!
