Shad Jelavan Shad Jelavan was a Human male Jedi Padawan apprenticed to Miraluka Jedi Master Q ' Anilia at the planet Taris ' Jedi Tower . A native of Taris , Jelavan was one of five Padawans apprenticed to the five Masters at the Jedi Tower , and he was considered to be one of the most promising of the group . Jelavan was orphaned in an accident that killed both his parents in 3966 BBY , and he used his stipend to support his sister and brother . Very talented with the Force , Jelavan was a loyal friend to the other four Padawans in his class . Jelavan was especially close with fellow Human Zayne Carrick , whom he tried to motivate despite Carrick ' s dubious grasp on the Force . By 3964 BBY , Jelavan was close to being named a Jedi Knight , passing his final trial by crossing Taris ' dangerous rogue moon blind . Afterward , the group returned to Taris for a banquet and Knighting ceremony . Little did Jelavan or the other Padawans know , their Jedi Masters were actually part of a secret Jedi Covenant dedicated to stopping the return of the Sith — during the rogue moon test , they had had a vision where a figure they interpreted to be one of their Padawans destroyed the Jedi Order . Feeling the need to quash this threat , the Masters murdered Jelavan and three of his classmates at their Knighting ceremony . Carrick managed to escape thanks to a late arrival , and was publicly blamed for the massacre . Biography . Jedi apprentice . Shad Jelavan , a Human male , was born on the planet Taris . One of three children in his family — he had a sister , Shel , and a younger brother , Shay — Jelavan ' s Force - sensitivity was discovered by a Jedi Knight as an infant , and he was trained almost from birth . By 3977 BBY , Jelavan was learning at the Jedi Enclave on the planet Dantooine , where he became fast friends with four other younglings : fellow Human Zayne Carrick , Gharn , a Nagai , Ho ' Din trainee Oojoh and Kamlin , a Falleen . Jelavan was especially close with Carrick , who considered Jelavan his best friend ; Jelavan often tried to motivate his fellow Human , who generally struggled as a Jedi learner . The five students grew up together , and by 3969 BBY they were all moved to train as Padawans at Taris ' Jedi Tower . Each Padawan was assigned to one of the five Jedi Masters stationed in the academy , and Jelavan was given to the Miraluka seer Q ' Anilia . In 3966 BBY , Jelavan and his siblings were orphaned as an accident in Taris ' Middle City claimed the lives of their parents . Jelavan began giving his stipend to Shel and Shay , as they no longer had anyone else to support them . By 3964 BBY , Jelavan , along with the rest of his class , was nearing the end of his training . By then , Jelavan had garnered a reputation as a most promising Jedi prospect , whom Jedi Master Lucien Draay mentioned in an interview with the " Taris Holofeed " as the type of Padawan that every Master wished they could have . That year , he and his friends gathered together for what was to be their final test as Jedi Padawans . The five trainees were dropped from a shuttle onto Taris ' rogue moon — a planetoid in the Taris asteroid belt , perpetually bombarded by thousands of meteor s an hour — and were told to traverse the treacherous terrain . Furthermore , they would be wearing environment suits with their blast shield s down , taking away their physical sight and forcing them to rely solely on the Force for guidance . Jelavan was the first to complete the trial , making it to the Masters ' encampment on an overlooking promontory . After the other four Padawans arrived safely , they all returned to Taris . The five Masters cloistered in the Jedi Tower for several days afterward , finally emerging to announce that they had decided who was to become a Jedi , and set up a banquet and ceremony in which their choices would be made known . Massacre . However , unbeknownst to Jelavan and his fellow apprentices , the Masters had a different fate in mind for them . While waiting for their Padawans on the rogue moon , the Masters — secretly comprising a Jedi Covenant determined to guard against the return of the Sith — had shared vivid visions of the destruction of the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic by a mysterious figure wearing a red environment suit , identical to the ones the Padawans were wearing at the time . Taking that to mean that one of their apprentices was the destroyer , the Covenant resolved to kill the Padawans in a preemptive strike . Afterward , while cloistered in the Tower , they had time to think of a cover story . Jelavan was to be the scapegoat — the Covenant would tell the public that Jelavan , denied Knighthood due to his headstrong attitude , flew into a rage and slew the other four Padawans , before being killed by the Masters . At the banquet , Jelavan arrived with his siblings , and hobnobbed with his friends . Carrick showed up late , crashing through a window and breaking a caterer ' s table , and was ordered to pay for the damages by his Master , Lucien Draay . Jelavan gave Carrick the money to cover the cost , over Carrick ' s protests . Later , the group retired to the Masters ' chamber , where they were to learn their fates . Jelavan made it to the chamber late , having walked his brother and sister home . When he arrived , he found that Carrick was also late , and the ceremony was yet to begin . However , Jelavan quickly deduced that something was amiss . The Masters all had their lightsabers out , contrary to custom , something they explained away as part of the ceremony . However , Lucien Draay also had his , implying that Carrick was to be Knighted . Initially overjoyed that Carrick was to be Knighted , Jelavan ' s happiness turned to suspicion — although he and Carrick were close friends , Jelavan did not believe he would be promoted to Jedi Knight , as the bumbling apprentice always finished last in every test . The other Padawans followed his lead , and Jelavan , perturbed by the Masters ' halfhearted lies , finally asked Lucien Draay directly what was going on . The Masters responded by slaughtering Jelavan and the other Padawans , with Jelavan falling to the blade of his Master , Q ' Anilia . Carrick arrived a moment later , and managed to escape . The murders were pinned on Carrick , and large bounties were placed on him and an " accomplice , " local Snivvian hood Marn Hierogryph . The bodies of Jelavan and his friends were carried away by medical droids . The story of the massacre became a huge news focus on Taris , and holograms of Jelavan and his class , dubbed the " Taris Four " by the media , could be found as far deep as the Lower City . Jelavan and his friends were publicly mourned some time afterward , with the Masters of the Covenant speaking kindly of them at the funerals . The year after the murders , Raana Tey , Kamlin ' s Master , had a nightmarish vision where Jelavan and his Jedi class took the place of the Jedi Covenant , and she took the place of Zayne Carrick , walking in on the murders of her fellow Masters . In her dream , Jelavan wielded a red lightsaber , such as those used by the Sith . Jelavan ' s sister Shel was devastated by his death — during the Mandalorian siege of Taris in 3963 BBY , Raana Tey exploited this grief in order to use her in an attempt to kill Zayne Carrick , who was on the planet working with the Taris Resistance . Shel was to attack Carrick with Jelavan ' s old lightsaber , which was held in a storage room of the Jedi Tower . However , Shel learned the truth and turned on Tey , stabbing her with Jelavan ' s lightsaber before the mad Jedi Master was killed in a massive explosion shortly afterward . Xamar , Gharn ' s Master , would later confess to the murders to the Jedi Council and clear Carrick ' s name , and Shel eventually joined Carrick ' s Rogue Moon Project , an organization dedicated to helping refugees , wrongly accused fugitives and the like . Personality and traits . Despite his considerable talent with the Force , Jelavan remained a loyal friend to his classmates . Jelavan was especially close with Zayne Carrick , whom he often tried to motivate despite Carrick ' s shortcomings as a Jedi prospect . Believing that the galaxy needed more Jedi Knights regardless of skill level , Jelavan urged Carrick to work hard , and even tried to lift his friend ' s spirits by claiming that Carrick was actually trying to lull the other Padawans into a false sense of security . Although Jelavan did all he could to help Carrick and deeply wanted him to become a Jedi Knight , he did not think that Carrick could be a Jedi , and certainly did not think that the Jedi Masters would ever grant him Knighthood . Jelavan was generous with his money , routinely using his stipend to support his sister and brother , and giving Carrick all the money he had to pay for a destroyed table at their banquet . Despite this , Jelavan had quite a rebellious and defiant streak in him , and , possessing good insight , was not afraid to question the Jedi Masters when a situation did not seem right to him . In fact , Jelavan ' s headstrong attitude was part of the Jedi Covenant ' s original cover story for the Padawan massacre . Jelavan had light skin , blond hair — worn in a Padawan braid — and blue eyes . Powers and abilities . Jelavan had a considerable talent with the Force , and was considered to be one of the best and brightest of the five Taris Padawans . Even as a child Jelavan won every game that the Padawans played , and finished first in their final test on the rogue moon . Jelavan possessed the ability to see through the Force when his physical sight was taken away , a skill he used on the rogue moon . Equipment . As a Jedi Padawan , Shad Jelevan often wore Jedi robes , along with a belt with several pouches and gloves that extended to cover his whole forearm . By 3964 BBY , Jelavan had his own lightsaber . Behind the scenes . Shad Jelavan first appeared in " " , the first issue of the " " comic series , written by John Jackson Miller , illustrated by Brian Ching and released in 2006 . Killed in the first issue , Jelavan appeared in various flashbacks over the course of the rest of the " " arc . Jelavan was also mentioned in a number of later " Knights of the Old Republic " issues . In 2008 , Jelavan received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . The " Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " incorrectly states that Jelavan ' s parents were killed when Jelavan was an infant , when in fact he was already a Jedi Padawan when the incident occurred .