Unidentified Nikto Jedi

Unidentified Nikto Jedi
Biographical information
Died	c. 20 BBY, at an Outer Rim spaceport
Descriptive information
Species	Kajain'sa'Nikto
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Skin color	Brown
Chronological & political information
Affiliation(s)	Jedi Order Galactic Republic

A Force-sensitive Kajain'sa'Nikto male served as a Jedi under the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. In 20 BBY, the Jedi was sent with fellow Jedi Finn Ertay to confront the deadly Zabrak brothers, Darth Maul and Savage Opress at an Outer Rim spaceport. In the duel, the Nikto was kicked in the chest by Maul and dropped to his knees. Ertay slid beneath Maul in an attempt to save her fellow Jedi, but in the process left her back exposed for a killing blow by Maul. Shortly afterwards, the Nikto Jedi was also killed.

Equipment

The Jedi wielded a blue lightsaber. He also wore armor over both his arms, as many other Jedi did during the Clone Wars.

Powers and abilities

This Nikto was sensitive to the force, therefore being trained as a Jedi. He was skilled in lightsaber combat and was able to hold off Savage Opress for a brief time. He was also an aggressive adversary, demonstrating this when he launched a very aggressive blow at Opress during the duel. Despite his skill, he lacked finesse, being out of balance in his attack pattern. This weakness allowed Opress to gain the upper hand, resulting in the death of the Jedi.

Behind the scenes

The unnamed Jedi first appeared in the opening newsreel of "Revival," the first episode of the fifth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which first aired on September 29, 2012.

The character's pre-visualization model was used in an alternate battle sequence for the episode "Nightsisters" where he would aid in the battle and pursue Asajj Ventress. In this deleted scene he is known as "Master Ma'kis", and helps to corner Asajj in a hangar-bay onboard a capital-ship with Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Ma'kis became separated from the other three Jedi and had to fight Ventress by himself. The cargo in the hangar-bay would hinder the battle, distracting Ma'kis, allowing Ventress to stab him to death.

The model of the Jedi was based off of Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di's model, who appeared in the Season Three episode "Supply Lines," set in 22 BBY, in which he died.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Sources

• The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• "Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Revival" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)