Ikrit Ikrit was a male Kushiban from the world of Kushibah who was trained as a Jedi by Yoda , and later became a Jedi Master . During his career with the Jedi Order , he discovered a Massassi Temple on Yavin 4 which trapped the souls of many Massassi children . After failing to free them , he went into a self - imposed exile until the person that could free them came to the temple . By doing this , he avoided all Jedi events for the next four hundred years , including the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge . During his very lengthy exile on Yavin 4 , he met a young Anakin Solo , who originally believed him to be just a pet . After being discovered to be an exiled Jedi Master , Ikrit , Anakin , and Tahiri Veila worked together to solve the puzzle of the Golden Globe , and freed the souls of the trapped Massassi children . After solving the puzzle , Ikrit revealed himself to be a Jedi Master to the rest of the New Jedi Order . He accompanied Anakin and Tahiri on their adventures until the Yuuzhan Vong War , where he sacrificed himself in order to ensure Anakin and Tahiri ' s escape . He was killed by the Peace Brigade shortly thereafter . Biography . Early life . Ikrit was born on the Outer Rim world of Kushibah . Like many other Kushibans , he was a farmer and a weaver ; however , unlike most Kushiban , he was not skilled at weaving . At a young age , his village was visited by Jedi Master Yoda , who had come to seek a Padawan . During this visit , Ikrit offered to assist Yoda in any way he could . However , the Jedi Master told him that he was the Padawan he had been searching for . Though his fellow Kushibans and even Ikrit himself found it absurd at first , Ikrit left Kushibah with Yoda and began training as a Jedi . Jedi career and self - imposed exile . A year after training under Master Yoda , he returned to his village to visit his family and friends . They were happy that he came though they still teased him for joining the Jedi . However , on the night before the silkweed harvest was about to begin , a Kushiban returned home injured . She alerted the village to the presence of a pack of vicious xinkra . Since the Kushibans were ill prepared to deal with this menace , Ikrit spoke to his people and offered to deal with the threat alone lest many die . He then raced into the fields to deal with the beasts . As the xinkra surrounded the Kushiban , Ikrit stood on top of a stack of harvested silkweed . Ikrit then used his Force powers to send a message into the minds of the vicious creatures . In that message , he told them that his village was in flames before convincing them to seek food elsewhere by sending them a picture of plentiful food — other creatures — in the forests and streams of the mountains behind them . A victorious Ikrit then returned to his village where he was treated as a hero . Ikrit would return to his Master and complete his training as a Jedi Knight . On one occasion , he lost control during a petty disagreement and almost murdered a friend with his lightsaber . Yoda risked his life to stop him , and as a result Ikrit forsook the use of lightsabers , much like Nomi Sunrider had years and years ago . By 378 BBY , Ikirt had already become a Jedi Master . He traveled to the moon of Yavin 4 and discovered the Golden Globe within the Palace of the Woolamander . Unable to break the curse and free the countless trapped Massassi children , he waited in a hibernation trance , until someone came along who could . During the Separatist Crisis between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems immediately before the Clone Wars broke out , Biscuit Baron , the Tagge Company ' s largest chain of quick service restaurants , launched its month - long " Heroes of the Republic " campaign . This consisted of including commemorative holocubes in QuickSnack and QuickSnackLite bundles depicting notable historical figures of the last thousand years of the Galactic Republic . These included Jedi Masters Ikrit , S ' diawae , and Jojighar , and Supreme Chancellors Anwis Eddicus and Vaila Pecivas . Being thus isolated from the outside galaxy on Yavin 4 for three and a half centuries , Ikrit avoided Order 66 and the Great Jedi Purge . New Republic era ( 22 ABY – 25 ABY ) . The year 22 ABY finally saw the arrival of the people who could break the Golden Globe ' s ancient curse : Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila , who found him hibernating beside the Golden Globe . They mistook him for a simple animal at first and left the building , though Ikrit followed them , having been awakened . Later that night , he crept into Anakin ' s room through the window and revealed his identity to the young trainee . He also informed Anakin that the Golden Globe contained countless trapped souls which he had failed to free . Anakin later revealed this information to Tahiri . Later , as Anakin and Tahiri were about to leave with their Melodie friend Lyric to accompany her to her homeworld of Yavin 8 where she was to undergo an important form - changing ritual known as the Changing Ceremony , Ikrit told the pair to follow her . Ikrit was right since the two young Jedi would help the Melodies fight off several vicious native predators including an avril , a reel , several raith s and a purella . The two Jedi also discovered ancient carvings deep within a cave on the moon which matched those found at the Palace of the Woolamander . From these carvings , the duo learned that the Golden Globe contained the souls of the children of the Massassi that had been imprisoned by the Dark Lord Exar Kun in 3997 BBY . They also learned that it was held together by Sith magic that could only be broken by Force - sensitive children , exactly as Ikrit had told them . Later , Anakin and Tahiri left for Tatooine after the Tusken clan that had raised Tahiri demanded that she return to Tatooine . There Tahiri learned that her real parents were Tyrst and Cassa Veila , also Force - sensitive like their daughter though they had been accidentally killed in a Sand people raid . The two young Jedi also had to use their Force abilities as never before and defeated a Krayt dragon and survived the harshest deserts of the Dune Sea . Following this ordeal , they returned to Yavin 4 and freed the trapped souls within the Golden Globe . When they emerged from the Palace of the Woolamander , waiting for them were Ikrit and Master Luke Skywalker . Ikrit had already revealed his identity to Luke and promised to help Anakin in his training . Ikrit later accompanied Anakin , Tahiri and Peckhum to Dagobah after Anakin was troubled by visions of himself as a Dark Jedi as a result of being the grandson of Anakin Skywalker , who had become the infamous Darth Vader . To ensure he had no potential for evil , the young Jedi asked if he could go to the very same cave on Dagobah that Luke Skywalker had gone years earlier , and face himself . Skywalker allowed though on the condition that Ikrit accompany him . However , before they could leave , a youth named Uldir Lochett was found stowed away on one of the supply ships to the Praxeum " Lightning Rod " . In spite of his optimism , he lacked obvious Force sensitivity — in his own later , rueful opinion , all he had were good hunches , a whisper - like ability to sense when the Force was being used , and a habit of causing trouble . Later , when Ikrit , Anakin , Tahiri and Peckhum arrived at Dagobah , they discovered that Uldir had stowed again on their transport " Lighning Rod " . During their adventure , they encountered swamp creatures before finally reaching the cave where Skywalker had faced his own Dark Side years earlier . There , Anakin faced the manifestations of his own doubts though he emerged victorious in the end . Later , the Jedi historian Tionne Solusar discovered that Darth Vader had saved Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s lightsaber after their duel on the First Death Star . The captured artifact had been sent to Vader ' s fortress at Bast Castle on Vjun . Since an information broker had sold this information to them , she feared that others may have gotten to it first . Thinking it was just a simple trip and time for training , Tionne allowed Anakin , Tahiri , Uldir and Ikrit to accompany her . They left on her " Jemlaat " - class yacht " Lore Seeker " . Having arrived on Vjun , they discovered another vessel and feared another group had reached it first . Having survived the fortress ' s automated defense systems , they discovered the lightsaber in a protected alcove . Unfortunately , a group of mercenaries under a self - proclaimed Mage named Orloc arrived . Orloc claimed to possess great powers and then stole Kenobi ' s lightsaber . During the confrontation , he easily defeated Ikrit since the Kushiban was without a lightsaber . This caused Uldir to believe Orloc ' s words . However , the Jedi managed to escape from Orloc with Kenobi ' s lightsaber and the ancient holocron of Jedi Master Asli Krimsan . This encounter with Orloc convinced Ikrit to construct a new lightsaber and get back into the practice of using such a weapon . However , since no one at the Academy had been able to awaken Uldir ' s powers , Uldir stole the two Jedi artifacts and then went to find Orloc , believing he could help — and took Ikrit ' s ship , " Sunrider " , ( named after Nomi Sunrider ) with him , a small ship Anakin gave to Ikrit when the Jedi Master had found it in the hangar of the Bast Castle . He found Orloc at Exis Station . Orloc then recruited the young man and promised to train him as a Jedi . In reality , Orloc had no Force powers and had used technology to deceive others with demonstrations of Force power . However , Uldir did not realize this . Later , Ikrit , Tionne , Anakin and Tahiri discovered Exis Station and fought Orloc . During the fight , Tionne was wounded and Ikrit — who had sworn not to wield a lightsaber until he had found worthy students — made his decision and join Anakin and Tahiri in their fight . Uldir then saw that Orloc was little more than a charlatan whom use technology to deceive others with demonstrations of power . Together , the Jedi defeated Orloc , thus removing a threat to the New Jedi Order . Following this , Ikrit shared his knowledge with the Jedi of the New Jedi Order whenever possible . Yuuzhan Vong War ( 25 ABY – 26 ABY ) . When the Peace Brigade and the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Yavin 4 , Ikrit helped Tionne and Kam Solusar hide the trainee children from them . Ikrit went back to help Anakin defend the Great Temple from the attackers . He discovered that Tahiri , Sannah , and Valin Horn had stayed behind to help them . After stealing a Brigade shuttle and kidnapping the pilot , the group tried to make its escape . However , in the attempt a group of Brigade ships tried to stop them . Ikrit jumped out of the ship to drive them back and draw their fire . His gambit was successful , but cost him his life . Ikrit ' s spirit gave an encouraging , loving farewell to Anakin Solo , who escaped the Brigade .