Zalem

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Zalem was a Dathomirian Zabrak[3] female who was native to the[1] Outer Rim Territories[4] planet Dathomir. They were the Clan Mother of the Nightsister coven of witches. Her successor was Mother Talzin, who took over after they were killed by Jedi Master Quinlan Vos,[1] by 50 BBY.[2]

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Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, Zalem was mentioned in the Jedi Temple Archives set of Topps trading cards released on August 21, 2015.[5] Zalem originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where she first appeared in the twenty-third issue of the Star Wars: Republic comic series, written by Pat Mills, penciled by Ramón F. Bachs, and colored by Dave McCaig, published by Dark Horse Comics on October 25, 2000.[6] Zalem was originally killed by her own daughter, Ros Lai, in the twenty-sixth issue of the same series.[7]

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Notes and references

Clan Mother of the Nightsisters


←		 ' Talzin[8]
(—20 BBY[9])
→
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 59 Guide to the Galaxy: Denizens of Dathomir
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Mother Talzin (backup link) establishes that the Nightsister Talzin took power after Mother Zalem's death. Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! states that Asajj Ventress was born 50 years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, placing her birth in 50 BBY. Ventress is taken within her year of birth, meaning this also happened in 50 BBY. TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters" establishes that during these events, Talzin is the Mother of the Nightsisters, meaning that Zalem must have died by 50 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary establishes that Dathomirians are a subspecies of the Zabrak species and StarWars-DatabankII Nightsisters in the Databank (backup link) establishes that all Nightsisters are Dathomirians. As Zalem was a Nightsister, she must also be a Dathomirian Zabrak.
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  5. ↑ 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Mother Talzin (backup link)
  6. ↑ Star Wars (1998) 23
  7. ↑ Star Wars (1998) 26
  8. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
  9. ↑ Talzin was still the Mother of the Nightsisters by the time they were wiped out by Grievous. According to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, the Battle of Dathomir took place in 20 BBY. Thus, Talzin was Mother up until 20 BBY.