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Perhaps the best known of the new jedi order, the three children of Han Solo and Leia organa Solo, have become great characters in their own right; howeveras some people do not read the books or cannot get hold of them easily they may not know much about these interesting characters. So i thought i'd make this post, i'll dig up some links about all three later, and write my own thoughts, feel free to comment and discuss for example do you have a favourite? ouch this is gonna be a long post  Links Jaina Solo fansite Anakin Solo wikipedia article Jaina Solo Wikipedia article Jacen Solo databank entry Anakin Solo databank entry Jacen Solo wikipedia article Jacen Solo fansite Anakin Solo fansite New Jedi Order Wikipedia listing i'll add more later i'll add these later: Jacen Twins with Jaina, they were Han and Leia's first born children, they did not have a stable childhood, with kidnapping attempts and other problems, they were also both extremely gifted with the force. Skipping ahead to 25 years after Episode 4, the galaxy is invaded by the Yuuzhan Vong (aliens possibly from another galaxy who have no force presence, they try to enslave the galaxy in a riligious crusade lasting 5 years), Jacen and Jaina find themselve in pivotal roles in that conflict. Jacen is troubled early on about how he views the force, at one point he stops using it entirely, only breaking from that when his mother's life depended on it. He and his younger brother Anakin would often disagree about the force, despite being brothers both trained by Luke Skywalker. During the invasion, Anakin leads a strike team to destroy a facility producing jedi hunting beats called Voxyn. The mission goes bad and they end up on the run from the Yuuzhan Vong, several young jedi die and although he completes the mission Jacen is captured and held captive on a Yuuzhan Vong ship, by a strange force senstive being called Vergere. Jacen, believed dead by his friends and family (all except for his mother) is tortured by Vergere and the Yuuzhan Vong, however it slowly becomes aparent Vergere is not all she seems, she teaches Jacen a new way to experience the force, this would play a big part in his life and in the future of the jedi order. After being implanted with a Yuuzhan Vong coral seed (later removed) he discovers he has an empathy with their living technology, creating a bond with a 'world brain' that would later help the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances (GFFA) to reclaim Coruscant from the Vong. While on Coruscant he goes on a journey of discovery of sorts, assisted and in some ways hindered by Vergere along the way, he reclaims his dead brother Anakin's lightsaber as well. Vergere teaches him many things (probably an essay in itself) but some of the main points include letting him control his pain, to not show fear or let it overwhelm him, and that emotions he had considered 'dark' can be used for good purposes, that there is no darkside, only the force. With the help of Ganner Rhysode (who sacrifices himself defeating a small army of Vong using Anakin's lightsaber) Jacen escapes Coruscant with Vergere and returns to his friends and family a changed man. He becomes an even more pivotal figure in the war, he and Vergere have their disagreements but he follows her teachings, unfortunatly she dies shortly after they return saving him and several other young jedi from certain death. At the conclusion of the war, at the battle of Coruscant, he is part of the jedi team that raids the supreme Lord of the Yuuzhan Vong's chambers, he, his sister and Luke Skywalker defeat Shimra, ***big spoiler*** however Jacen discovers that Shimra was a pawn for a force using Vong called Onimi, Jacen defeats him but only after becoming more intuned with the force than any known jedi before, he clears all thoughts of greed and power lust from his mind becoming unified with the force, he at once knows he will never reach this blissful state again and yet will spend the rest of his life trying to attain it. =dark nest trilogy stuff to come= Jaina Jacen's twin, and Han and Leia's only daughter, she also had a hard time growing up, it didn't help that her parents were so busy that they were not their for her much in her early years. She, like Jacen and Anakin spent time at their Uncle Luke Skywalkers Yavin Academy, before the war with the Vong. When the war did break out Jaina was eager to show off her piloting abilities (something she was proud to of inherited from her father) and eventually joined Rogue Squadron, she serverd with them early on in the war before a temporary blindness and several other setbacks forced her to leave. She was one of the Jedi who went on the mission to destroy the Voxyn, and was distrought when Anakin died, she went dangerously close to the darkside, and was only pulled back with help from Kyp Durron, Jagged Fel, and perhaps Jacen's own miraculous survival. She lead the Twin Suns fighter squadron many times in the war, she shared the leadership with Jag who was Baron Soontir Fel and Syal Antilles son, they fell in love and started seeing each other in secret although they drifted apart after the war. She played an important role in many military engagments, and after the mission to Myrkr was knighted and named the Sword of the Jedi by Luke Skywalker. She was present at the end of the war with her uncle and Jacen, and was nearly killed by Onimi. =Dark Nest to come= Anakin Born after the Twins, Jacen and Jaina, and named after his grandfather Anakin Skywalker (aka Darth Vader) Anakin certainly had a lot to live up to. Early on he proved to be a natural with machines and mechanics of all sorts, and even reactivated CenterPoint station, a massive hyperspace laser in the Corellia system. He was haunted by fears of following the same path his grandfather walked, although in the end he got through the Jedi Academy without any hint of such things. He was quiet yet strong in the force. When the war started Anakin was only 15, however he would prove to be an exceptional Jedi, although at the very start he was hit hard by the death of family friend Chewbacca, he was the one who made the call to leave the planet Chewie was stranded on (a moon was crashing onto it, caused by a vong creature) although this probably saved the life of his father and all the refugees on the Falcon, his father was so distrought by it he went so far as blaming Anakin for Chewie's death. He disagreed with his brother Jacen about the Force, and although they continued to disagree his view of the Force changed, after spending time on Dantooine with Mara Jade Skywalker he learnt to rely on the Force less and became better for it. It was also on Dantooine that perhaps marked him out among the Jedi at the time, he fought of many Vong who tried to kill him and the sick Mara. He proved a capable pilot, and grew even more as a jedi, before the Vong invaded the Jedi Academy on Yavin on a mission to eliminate the Jedi. He knew his friend Tahiri was still there and rushed to get there first despite being told not to. He got there ahead of the Vong, and managed to get the jedi there safely hidden, however Tahiri and several others remained behind trying to emulate him as a hero; they were forced to make a daring escape which resulted in the death of small jedi master Ikrit, and the capture of Tahiri. After regrouping he set off alone to free Tahiri, on the quest he ended up fighting alongside a falsely shamed Yuuzhan Vong called Vua Ruupung (sp) together they managed to get inside the Vong compound, and after forming a strange relationship they rescued Tahiri who had been in the process of being 'shaped' into a Yuuzhan Vong, her memory changed and scarred phiscally she would never be the same again. During their escape Anakin managed to clear Rupuung's name although Rupuung died helping them get away. He and Tahiri fell in love, although it would prove tragic as during a mission he led above Myrkr to destroy a Jedi hunting Voxyn beast, he was badly wounded (claiming its "just a scratch"  and would later die fighting an army of Yuuzhan Vong in order for them to escape and kill the Queen Voxyn. At the point of his death he was so intune with the Living Force that he glowed, although in his damaged condition his cells could not stand the sheer power and he could not sustain it. Since he died he has been hailed as a hero, his death hurt Leia and Han badly, as well as Tahiri, Jaina, and Jacen. Jacen later believed he saw Anakin as a force ghost on Vongformed Coruscant while he was being trained and tortured by Vergere, however its unclear wether this was him or just a hallucination. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana This post was edited by Alex Dkana on Jan 02 2006 05:14am. |
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If you have one, which is your favourite young jedi?
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Darth_Silent - Student 
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i heavily recomend these books when i started i couldnt put them down and i just wanted the next one in the series _______________ [img]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/0/silenthassassin.png[/img] |
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Alex Dkana - Staff 
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Quote: Well, honestly I havent read any of the New Jedi Order series books except for Vector Prime (the first one.) Killing off Chewbacca really ruined it for me, so my reasons for liking Zekk so much would be in the "Young Jedi Knights" series. Never read those books, while i certainly have nothing against the younger readers style of the Young Jedi Knights series, i just perfered the darker edge of the NJO, i felt killing off Chewbacca was a bold, perhaps even brave move for them to take and set the scene for the most unique setting of star wars in a long time. While as a whole the series was far from perfect, it had some absolute blinding novels, some that i have actually been able to recommend to people who are not fans of star wars fiction. I also felt it developed the characters more than the bantam books used to, i gather the YJK might of done this also. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Siren_Mintaka - Student 
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Well, honestly I havent read any of the New Jedi Order series books except for Vector Prime (the first one.) Killing off Chewbacca really ruined it for me, so my reasons for liking Zekk so much would be in the "Young Jedi Knights" series. _______________ Former padawan of RoseRed, and cofounder of the Wii! Triumvirate! Quote: In the words of Old Ben, "Not as retarded or as stupid as a public, but an elegant community for a more civilized age." - Jedi_Pimp
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Interesting choices, and thanks for the bump! Personally i just can't choose a jedi that got tricked into helping those bugs in the dark nest trilogy Jacen and Anakin get my vote, probably already stated reasons somewhere.  _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Darth_Silent - Student
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why you cant just say because you really should give a reson why you zekk _______________ [img]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/0/silenthassassin.png[/img] |
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Siren_Mintaka - Student 
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Zekk is the best of the Young Jedi, I mean he was just awesome! _______________ Former padawan of RoseRed, and cofounder of the Wii! Triumvirate! Quote: In the words of Old Ben, "Not as retarded or as stupid as a public, but an elegant community for a more civilized age." - Jedi_Pimp
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Darth_Silent - Student
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i know she is not one of the twins but i think Teniel Ka is the best young jedi as she doesnt rely on the force and only needs it when her own abilities dont surfice and i think this stops her taking the force as granted where many other knights dont understand this and do take it for granted _______________ [img]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/0/silenthassassin.png[/img] |
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Jacen has actually been my favorite since before he really started taking the stage in the NJO series. But more importantly, I find all the completely offbeat POVs on the force he brings up to be fascinating. The only other time I saw anything that interesting was the brief glimpse into the ways of the Aing'Tii Monks in VotF. Well, and maybe the discussion between Luke and Mara in the same book. _______________ "The Force isn't about waging war. It's about finding peace and your place in the galaxy." - Jacen Solo, The New Jedi Order: Jedi Eclipse  [=_=_=_=]={~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"A Lightsaber is an interesting weapon, a blade unique in the history of warfare. A paradox, not unlike the Jedi who weild it: those peaceful warriors, who kill in the service of life. Have you ever noticed? The blade is round. It has no edge. But it is a lightsaber - which means it is nothing but edge. There is no part of this blade that does not cut. Curious, yes? Symbolic, one might say." - Vergere, The New Jedi Order: Traitor |
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Quote: I remember reading Traitor and i thought it was a very good book, Vergere reminds me of the Grey Jedi and oddly enough of Kreia. lol i recently played through KotOR: The Sith Lords again, and thought how much Kreia reminded me of Vergere _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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I remember reading Traitor and i thought it was a very good book, Vergere reminds me of the Grey Jedi and oddly enough of Kreia. _______________ Proud owner of El Vee For's 200th Comment, and Wicek's 2600th comment  DaMi3N's 400th, Trad Redav's 666th.
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Kukok - Student 
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hey thx for info |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Quote: wat about ben skywalker? i could add some info about him, but there isn't much yet, only some things from the dark nest trilogy. I'm expecting more in the Legacy series... i appreciate that i dont have much info on him, jus wiwkipedia says that he has powers that might even surpass that of anakin solo Just rumour and speculation, admitadly its rumour and speculation that also occurs in the books, but as is Ben has withdrawn from the force, mainly because of the tramas of the war with the Vong he felt through his link with it and with his parents. Recently he has spent time with Jacen Solo and has formed a bond with him, he has decided to only study, train, or use his powers when he is with Jacen; it looks likely Jacen will become his Master as its mentioned in the blurb for Betrayal. He is still about 10 at the time of the Swarm War and only 13 when Legacy begins, so its early days yet. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana This comment was edited by Alex Dkana on Jan 06 2006 02:47am. |
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Kukok - Student
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Quote: wat about ben skywalker? i could add some info about him, but there isn't much yet, only some things from the dark nest trilogy. I'm expecting more in the Legacy series... i appreciate that i dont have much info on him, jus wiwkipedia says that he has powers that might even surpass that of anakin solo |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Quote: wat about ben skywalker? i could add some info about him, but there isn't much yet, only some things from the dark nest trilogy. I'm expecting more in the Legacy series... _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Kukok - Student
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wat about ben skywalker? |
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Jarhok Belouve - Student 
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Dont have time to read it now, but I read alot of the NJO books and I gotta say I like Jaina alot so probably my fave shes a fiery young x-wing pilot what could be better? _______________ -JARHOK BELOUVE- Unofficial Paddy to the great Squibit Belouve and Solitudes snog machine! |||||||||||||||||||||||PRONOUNCED JARHOK TEH S3X3H by Alexander D'kana||||||||||||||||||||||||| Loves Liso'sia! Uber new Belouve boy! My special people: Squibit Belouve,Roan Belouve,Bail Hope Belouve and of course the lovely Liso'sia! |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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well he was supposed to be when he died, and was a very powerful user of the living force, however i think Jacen's knowledge of the Unifying force has made him more powerful since then. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Kukok - Student 
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i like anakin cause he is rumoured to be the most powerful of the 3 isint he? |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Quote: READ THEM, READ THEM ALL Yeah!, even if your not a star wars fan you'll enjoy some of these books. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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I missed Dark Journey by accident and I'm still tempted to read it as I never got the backdrop to the Jaina, Kyp, Jag relationship. Jacen Solo charcater probably develops the best so I have voted for him. Anakin was a very focused, unlike his brother, and a great hero but so many bit characters were created or developed well in the series. READ THEM, READ THEM ALL _______________ *Bro to Vaxxla,Padawan of FiZZandOdan-Wei Part of the mighty Belouve Dynasty-Knight of Nippledom.Twin of Selphestal!**Proud Master to Kaelis and Acura Friend to anyone who would call me the same . Pic by the amazing Majno (merry)
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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added some bits about jaina and anakin, i'll add the rest later. A lot of people don't like Dark Journey, but i thought it was okay, gave across the correct impression of Jaina coming close to the darkside, and improved Kyp Durron for me. My favourite in the series would have to be Traitor, but i enjoyed Star by Star, and The Unifying Force as well. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Vasper Ba'xian - Student 
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Yeah im almost to traitor, I just got done with Dark journey, The book that mainly focuses on Jaina Solo's brush with the Dark Side. _______________ Brother to: Tamal, Kavar, J.D.,Jermia, Devlin, Ulic, Xiabara, Seij,Tarron Mib,>>>ROCK ON .My Spacescapes art page.My Everything Else art page. MY FAV. Jedi Are: Qui-Gon Jinn, Corran Horn, and Anakin Solo. Unofficial Master to Tamal. and Kavar. Founder of the Wuji Hundun Jian saber style. Proud owner of Tamal's 200th comment!//Proud owner of Refl3x's 300th comment!>>>Proud owner of Tyrant's 800th comment>>>Proud owner of Lucky's 170th comment>>>Proud owner of BDKawika's 444th comment>>>To except Existance is to except Reality.
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Quote: Its a great series, although some people really dislike the dark direction it took, personally it took star wars once and for all away from ewoks and jar jar binks and dragged it kicking and screaming into mature well written sci fi; thats just my opinion of course Definitly agree there. As I was reading the fun loving starwars of JJK and YJK it was all writin to be descriptive but for the most part not too Violent portrayal. The JA series was a bit darker but not much. As you get into the NJO series it's actually something you have to get used to; the stories being so violent and bloody so to speak. I think it was writin the way Star Wars should have been. You see all the characters change in belief and in personality. I have never read any of the JJK, YJK, or JA series so i can't comment about them (they are a lot harder to get where i am as well although Amazon is always an option) however from what i've heard i agree. The two points i've put in bold are things i have thought myself, not all of the books are that good, but they continue the spirit of the series and as such are a more interesting and easier read than they might of been. The way the characters grow through the series is impressive, although i only met his character in Vector Prime, Anakin Solo grew on me so much that by the event in Star by Star i was as shocked as any character death i have read, Jacen Solo is another one that develops a lot over the series, particularly in Traitor a book almost entirely dedicated to him. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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NotSoLittleCaesar - Student 
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ive read some of it, never could be arsed to finish a book, ui mean, i like it, but the vong [i used to liek em] kinda ruined it, force immune super warriors with ships that are gunna die becuase th vong are anti machinist. =\ _______________ Quote: I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop
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Vasper Ba'xian - Student 
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Quote: Its a great series, although some people really dislike the dark direction it took, personally it took star wars once and for all away from ewoks and jar jar binks and dragged it kicking and screaming into mature well written sci fi; thats just my opinion of course Definitly agree there. As I was reading the fun loving starwars of JJK and YJK it was all writin to be descriptive but for the most part not too Violent portrayal. The JA series was a bit darker but not much. As you get into the NJO series it's actually something you have to get used to; the stories being so violent and bloody so to speak. I think it was writin the way Star Wars should have been. You see all the characters change in belief and in personality. _______________ Brother to: Tamal, Kavar, J.D.,Jermia, Devlin, Ulic, Xiabara, Seij,Tarron Mib,>>>ROCK ON .My Spacescapes art page.My Everything Else art page. MY FAV. Jedi Are: Qui-Gon Jinn, Corran Horn, and Anakin Solo. Unofficial Master to Tamal. and Kavar. Founder of the Wuji Hundun Jian saber style. Proud owner of Tamal's 200th comment!//Proud owner of Refl3x's 300th comment!>>>Proud owner of Tyrant's 800th comment>>>Proud owner of Lucky's 170th comment>>>Proud owner of BDKawika's 444th comment>>>To except Existance is to except Reality.
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