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The Circlet of Saresh was a Jedi artifact that was imbued with and radiated the Force. It was said to boost the wearer's connection to and abilities in the Force. The circlet was once held in a glass case within the Jedi Archives.[1]
When Cere Junda was still a teenage girl and the Padawan of Jedi Master Eno Cordova, the Circlet of Saresh was the Jedi artifact she felt the most connected to. After Junda saw the Archives burn when she fled from the purge of the Jedi Order under Order 66,[1] which was issued in 19 BBY.[2] Several years later,[1] between 12 BBY and 11 BBY,[3] she learned from a black-market art dealer on Wells that a crown people seemed inexplicably drawn to was currently owned by someone on the planet Murkhana. She suspected it was the Circlet of Saresh.[1]
After Junda collected the circlet and showed it to Jedi Knight Cal Kestis, he was puzzled about what the purpose was; he studied its shape and could feel its power, but it did not seem like a weapon or another item he could throw like a magic boomerang.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "I am also a huge Knights of the Old Republic fan, and I really wanted to connect Old Star Wars Game with New Star Wars Game in a way that felt as organic as possible, and this felt like a good way to get that in there."
- ―Sam Maggs, author of Jedi: Battle Scars, on including the Circlet of Saresh
The Legends version of the Circlet of Saresh
In the Star Wars canon continuity, the Circlet of Saresh first appeared in the 2023 novel Jedi: Battle Scars, a novel written by Sam Maggs and a tie-in to the Star Wars Jedi video games.[1] The item originated in Star Wars Legends as the equippable Circlet of Saresh headband in the BioWare video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.[5] Maggs' briefly worked as a writer for the remake of that game and her first job in video games was at BioWare, so she decided to include the Circlet of Saresh as a way to connect the old Star Wars video games with the new.[4]
Appearances
- Jedi: Battle Scars (and audiobook) (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Jedi: Battle Scars
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Jedi: Battle Scars dates itself to a few years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order which take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. Therefore, the events of Jedi: Battle Scars must take place in 12 BBY at the earliest. Additionally, the novel dates itself within the years before Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the events of which take place in 9 BBY per the reasoning here. Within Jedi: Survivor, it is also noted the Stinger Mantis crew has been broken up for "years." As the crew are together in Jedi: Battle Scars, the latest it can take place is 11 BBY. Therefore, the events of Jedi: Battle Scars occur between 12 and 11 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars character Merrin from Jedi: Fallen Order revealed to be pansexual in Jedi: Battle Scars by Jaffe, Alex on Popverse (March 6, 2023) (backup link archived on March 7, 2023)
- ↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
