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Zett Jukassa was one of many youngling Padawans in the Jedi Temple the day Darth Vader forced entry with a battalion of Clone Troopers to carry out Imperial Order 66. Jukassa was gunned down on one of the upper landing platforms of the temple before the horrified eyes of Senator Bail Organa.

Yoda was a legendary Jedi Master who rose to head the Jedi Council on Coruscant, while continuing to train younger Jedi knights for 800 years. Though strong in the Force, he was bested in combat with Darth Sidious: causing him to seek safety in exile on Dagobah.

Jedi Master Tholme trained Quinlan Vos as his Padawan during the Clone Wars – later using Vos to assist in setting up a spy ring to penetrate the upper circles of the Confedercy of Independent Systems. Tholme’s previous training on Anzati served him in good stead in evading Order 66: allowing him to make his way to refuge on Kashyyk.

Taun We serves as administrative aide to the Prime Minister of Kamino, in Tipoca City. Taun We shares her Kaminoan people’s expertise in genetic engineering, and was familiar with all aspects of the most recent Repbublic contract for over 1,000,000 Clone Troopers.

Astromech droid R2-D2 faithfully served Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker in turn. Although programmed with default starship mechanic and navigator skills, R2-D2’s hardware has been successively augmented over time to allow him to fulfill a variety of specialist roles for the Rebel Alliance.

A maverick Jedi who worked best outside traditional lines of authority, Quinlan Vos combined expert tracking and combat skills with his Kiffar retro-cognition ability to perform many special operations for the Jedi Order. Vos preferred working solo: his missions often taking him into dangerous corners of the criminal underworld.

Padmé Amidala served respectively as both constitutional Queen, and later Senator, of Naboo. From her clandestine marriage with Anakin Skywalker, Amidala bore twins (Luke & Leia) before dying shortly afterwards.

Obi-Wan Kenobi became a key figure in the last days of the Republic, before the rise of the Empire. Before becoming a member of the Jedi Council, Kenobi had trained and mentored Anakin Skywalker – believing him to be The One prophesied by Jedi oracles to restore order to the Force.

The Magna Guard droids were specifically manufactured as to provide bodyguard and specialist infantry services. Magna Guards were used as bodyguards by General Grievous and other senior Separatist leaders, and were designed with multiple-redundancy circuitry to maximise their operational combat effectiveness.

Mace Windu was an experienced Jedi Master and member of the Jedi High Council on Coruscant. Windu served with distinction during the Clone Wars as general in various operations, and grew increasingly suspicious of the attempts of Chancellor Palpatine to aggrandise supreme power to himself.