Talk:Mara Jade

message: The picture on the page shows her holding a blue lightsaber which could have been Luke's but as for her own saber it is supposed to be purple.  Wouldn't it be better if the she had her own lightsaber for the image on the page? User:Tyler Gilmore |  (talk)
Do any of the books mention her switch from anakin's blue lightsaber to a new, purple saber? It seems like her saber color just switched in-between books - Msahimi 21:59, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Her lightsaber 

message: Oky, the page is slightly off. Mara Jade's first appearance was in 'Tales From Jabba's Palace' in a short-story by Timothy Zhan called 'Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade". Within this short-story, Mara Jade infiltrates Jabba's palace to kill Luke Skywalker. She was sent by the Emporer, for he though Luke was a threat to his control over Vader. ('Tales From Jabba's Palace' - 'Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade") I may be mistaken, for Zhan could have been trying to write a small back story. It would be something to look into. - MM
:Heir to the Empire would still be first appearance, as it was published four and a half years before Tales from Jabba's Palace. FeralDruid (talk) 08:48, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The First Appearance of Mara Jade: 

message: "She is a beautiful woman who was once the Emperor's Hand."  To those of us not immersed in the Star Wars milieu, that sentence makes little (decent) sense. Hand maiden?  Right hand woman?  Or is she really just a walking talking hand in a dress (I suspect not).  That sentence requires either explanation or an explanatory link, methinks. -- Finlay McWalter |  Talk 01:31, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Performed a minor edit on it, more clear now? I'm not a Warsie, but this seems right based on what I recall from reading Zahn's books some years back. Jor 15:27, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ah, that makes perfect sense (although I'm now denied the surreal image of the ambulant hand). Thanks! -- Finlay McWalter |  Talk 16:44, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've written an Emperor's Hand article that should further clear things up. --Maru  (talk) Contribs 16:26, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The emperor's what? 

message: Can I ask for a little favor? I would like to see a list of books, where Mara Jade plays a significant role... Is that possible?.. --Koveras 10:47, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I started adding some (added the ones I know of). – Mipadi 13:11, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you. By the way, I've found a list of her appearances on a Russian fansite (yes, she is THAT popular ^^), but I'm not sure whether it is all correct (see the Appearances section). --Koveras 20:58, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Looks good. I'm thinking she is in more New Jedi Order novels, but I'm not sure which ones. I'll have to look into that. – Mipadi 21:02, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yeah, I also think that she appeared in more than just two NJO books... The thing is, it'll take a while for me to read even the TT so if you find something out, please, add it to the article so that I know what to read next. ^^ --Koveras 08:48, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Books 

message: Why bother speculating about Mara's possible parentage when 1) there really isn't any solid material to base that speculation, and 2) it is a very big universe and her parents don't even have to be anyone known in the movies or EU at this point. Phil 01:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree completely.  If there's hints from the EU that any of those are possible, then someone should cite them; otherwise, they don't belong here at all.  But I doubt any citation exists, as the section even states that it's purely fan speculation without EU confirmation.  I am going to be bold and remove it, for the reasons given above.--DarthBinky 17:56, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove undue speculation 

message: why is mara jade only 6 ft 3 in? She looks taller to me and also in star wars jedi knight mysteries of the sith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lieutenant Dol Grenn (talk • contribs) 09:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Spoiler warning added again following Wikipedia format.  The novel in which Mara dies has only reccently been published and her death should not simply be included without a warning until a fair amount of time has passed.  Thanks --Drsketch 06:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Can we cite this anywhere? People are going to be mad.--CJ King 03:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Mara is dead...... killed by a family member... —Preceding unsigned comment added by VampireWraith (talk • contribs) 12:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mara Jade's height 

message: Anyone seriously interested in improving the article should consider adding some real world related info, e.g. regarding the concept, creation, and/or function of the character within the Star Wars narrative etc. Please consult our writing about fiction guideline, which also includes a list of exemplary articles.
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—AldeBaer 16:00, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  In-universe 

message: What does that have to do with anything? I'm sure if one looked hard enough, they'd find that "mara" probably means a lot of things in a lot of different languages. As such, it's irrelevant to this article. Peter1968 23:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  *shrug* If you think it's pertinent to the article, go ahead and undo my edit. I personally think it's irrelevant trivia. Peter1968 06:29, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mara means bitter in Hebrew... 

message: i was rather annoyed at her death, she was a very cool character
I'm surprised that this hasn't turned into a Jacen-bashing fest. Blue Mirage (talk) 12:55, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Death

message: Queen Azshara continues to reinsert an image of a real person who, clearly, cannot be Mara Jade. It is hard, therefore, to see how this image can be relevant or useful particularly as there is already a much better illustration. Either way, however, Queen Azshara now needs to cease their tendentious editing and discuss this matter here so that a consensus can be reached.--KorruskiTalk 12:57, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A lot of the stirring up could have been avoided if QA could have taken the time to discuss their reasoning for the addition. Who knows - maybe there was some unfathomable, yet solid, reasoning for the image's inclusion. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 17:22, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repeated re-insertion of unsuitable image 

message: While Mara Jade was an Emperor's Hand, she was not given Sith training of any kind. Love to help Wikipedia (talk) 02:41, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mara Jade was a Dark Jedi, not a Sith 

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