According to a mythology of the Galactic Frontier, a peasant defeated an oppressive king through patience.[1] By around 379 BBY,[2] Jedi Padawan Rooper Nitani learned of the story about the peasant while studying ancient frontier mythologies. Nitani received tattoos on her arms describing scenes from the mythologies, including the story about the peasant, with each of the stories containing a moral tale embedded with a lesson, which Nitani took to heart.[1] Around that year,[2] during her Jedi Trials on the world Batuu, Nitani had difficulty finding the shield she had been tasked with retrieving. Nitani reflected on the stories and thought of the peasant, mentally noting that although she found the tales comforting, there was nothing in them that would help her complete her trials.[1]
Behind the scenes
The peasant was mentioned in the short story "Shield of the Jedi," written by George Mann and published in the 2023 young-adult anthology The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life as a part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project.[1]
Appearances
- "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shield of the Jedi" establishes that Rooper Nitani is around eighteen years old during its events. In The High Republic: Quest for Planet X, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates the events of to 382 BBY, Nitani is fifteen years old. Therefore, "Shield of the Jedi" must take place around 379 BBY.