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DID YOU KNOW? MARA JADE’S NAME was created by author Timothy Zahn. He picked the name "Mara" deliberately, from the Hebrew word "Mara" meaning bitterness. Also, one of Zahn's dictionaries had "discarded woman" as a meaning for Jade. Thus, the name Mara Jade was born.
MARA JADE’s FIRST LIGHTSABER emitted a magenta blade when ignited. It used a rare crystal given to her by Emperor Palpatine when she became an Emperor's Hand. She lost it after the Battle of Endor, during her duel with Lumiya on Caprioril. Continued 👇👇
As Emperor’s Hand, MARA JADE was trained as an assassin & became a high-level Force-using operative. She carried out the Emperor's orders, killing Rebels & corrupt Imperials alike. She was a good pilot & mechanic & trained in the use of both blaster and hand-to-hand combat. 👇👇
INFERNO SQUAD, epic art by Seed Seven for the novel by Chrisite Golden. Inferno Squad was an Imperial special forces commando unit commanded by Iden Versio & commissioned after the Rebel Alliance scored its first major victory when they stole the plans to the Death Star (cont)👇
(2) Controlled by Darth Tenebrous and later by Darth Plagueis in his public guise as Magister Hego Damask II of the IGBC, Plagueis backed the rise & fall of certain star systems, businesses, and crime lords, earning him many enemies and putting the Galactic Republic into turmoil.
COUNT DOOKU came from a noble family on the planet Serenno, & was heir to vast wealth & the noble title of Count. He took Qui-Gon Jinn as his first Padawan & later Komari Vosa. He was one of the most renowned swordsmen, surpassed only by Yoda and equal to Master Mace Windu.
(2) 1000 years after the fall of the Sith Empire, the spirit of the Dark Lord Marka Ragnos named Exar Kun the newest Dark Lord, and made Ulic Qel-Droma Kun's apprentice. Marked with Sith tattoos on their foreheads by Ragnos' hand, the newest members of the Sith joined forces.
The JT-12 JETPACK was used during the Clone Wars by several factions including the Galactic Republic Clone Jet Troopers and Death Watch. Several variations of the jetpack existed including the JT-12C and the JT-12 EVA. Continued 👇👇
DID YOU KNOW? Following the loss of the Falcon to Han Solo in a sabacc game, Lando Calrissian would replace the YT-1300 freighter with the modified Mu-class Model 2 shuttle Cobra. The Cobra was a sleek starship which appeared much smaller than the Falcon.