Corwin Shelvay Corwin Shelvay was a male Human Jedi Knight in the time of Emperor Palpatine ' s Great Jedi Purge . The apprentice of Darrin Arkanian , Shelvay traveled the galaxy with his master until he was captured by the Empire on Coruscant . Arkanian rescued him at the cost of his own life , falling to the blade of Antinnis Tremayne . Shelvay sought revenge on Tremayne , grievously injuring him , but came perilously close to the dark side in the process . After wandering the galaxy in search of a new purpose , Shelvay eventually joined the Rebel Alliance . In the following years , he recruited new members into its ranks and led special forces teams in attacks against the Empire . Shelvay eventually joined the New Jedi Order after the destruction of the Galactic Empire . Biography . Meeting Arkanian . Corwin Shelvay was a college student attending university when he met a Sullustan tutor named " Dimitri Melamor " . Unknown to Shelvay , Melamor was in fact Jedi Master Darrin Arkanian , who had survived Order 66 . Arkanian had previously scoured the galaxy , attempting to unite the fragmented Jedi Order to form some sort of resistance against the Emperor . However , the fire of the Jedi was dying from the galaxy , and Arkanian felt a better course of action was to train an apprentice into Jedi Knighthood , and revealed his identity to Shelvay and took him on as his Padawan . Shortly thereafter , Arkanian helped Shelvay construct his lightsaber . Arkanian was concerned over Shelvay ' s quick temper and insistence that they take their fight to the Empire . For this reason , Arkanian often told Shelvay to learn to control his emotions . Nonetheless , Arkanian was pleased with Shelvay ' s advancement in the ways of the Force and together the two roamed the Outer Rim , from Bespin to Kessel to Tatooine , searching for Jedi to join them so that they might rebuild the Jedi Order and bring down the Emperor . Throughout this time , Shelvay learned of the realities of the Empire and its rule . In time they came to Coruscant , but once they arrived , their identities were uncovered , and Imperial forces managed to capture Shelvay . Shelvay was subjected to Imperial interrogation techniques that left him scarred and malnourished , yet he refused to reveal the location of his master . Meanwhile , High Inquisitor Tremayne — one of the Emperor ' s servants of the dark side — rounded up Shelvay ' s family in a brutal attempt to sway him . Shelvay ' s parents were executed , and his sister , Elena Shelvay , was taken captive by COMPNOR . Through her training under the Empire , she came to blame Corwin for her parents ' deaths , brought about due to his illegal and rebellious actions . Elena was later released , and her main goal became to capture and kill her brother . Against Tremayne . Eventually , Shelvay was turned over to Tremayne himself . For two weeks , Shelvay underwent torture by the High Inquisitor in an attempt to get Arkanian ' s location from him . Yet Shelvay was stronger than anyone might have suspected , including himself , and was able to survive the cruelty delivered by Tremayne . Shelvay managed to hold out long enough for his master to infiltrate Coruscant on a rescue mission . Once he reached his apprentice , Arkanian gave him credits and a new identity , and told him to run . As the two fled toward their escape ship they found themselves cut off by Tremayne , and Arkanian faced off against the High Inquisitor in a fierce lightsaber battle . Tremayne quickly summoned reinforcements , who took Shelvay hostage . When Arkanian surrendered , Tremayne struck him down , severely injuring the Jedi . Breaking free of his captors , Shelvay was forced to jump in and save his master , taking up his lightsaber . Shelvay attacked Tremayne with a ferocity that bordered on the dark side , and the two clashed blades . Shelvay ' s rage overpowered Tremayne , and he severed Tremayne ' s arm and badly damaged his face , gouging out his eye . Shelvay then took Arkanian and fled . Leaving Coruscant behind , Shelvay did his best to save his Master , but Arkanian ' s wounds were too severe . A few days after , Darrin Arkanian became one with the Force and left Shelvay without a Master . After his Master ' s death , Shelvay realized he had given into his anger in fighting Tremayne , which deeply bothered him . He was haunted by visions of himself at Tremayne ' s side , and these visions were enough to cause him to be very cautious in his use of his Force powers and always be conscious of the Jedi Code . While receiving cybernetic replacements for the body parts he lost to his opponent , Tremayne swore vengeance upon Shelvay , relishing the thought of meeting him again . However , he decided not to actively hunt the Jedi , preferring to wait and increase his own mastery of the dark side . Serving the Rebel Alliance . After escaping Coruscant some time before 10 BBY , Shelvay returned to his family ' s home , only to find it empty , and did not learn of the death of his family and the capture of his sister until later . Shelvay took to wandering the Outer Rim , making sure never to stay in one place for too long and trying to find his purpose . As Shelvay was a fugitive from the Empire , the standard bounty for a Jedi , twenty - five thousand credits , was placed on his head . He eventually met Devon Fuller , who introduced Shelvay to the Rebel Alliance , and Shelvay soon proved an invaluable recruiter and operative . Shelvay would in turn convince Fuller to believe in the Force ; " the hard way , " as Fuller described it . Shelvay went on to become a commander in the Alliance . At some point , Shelvay met with Dawn Arkanian , his former master ' s sister , and told her of how her brother had trained him , and the Jedi Master ' s ultimate fate . After telling her his story and consoling her , Shelvay believed he felt Darrin Arkanian ' s presence nearby . During Shelvay ' s time with the Alliance , Tremayne tired of waiting to meet him again , and set about scouring the galaxy for him and his Rebel cohorts . Shelvay aided Kaiya Adrimetrum in her attack on the Imperial governor Quannith of Siluria III , though he did not reveal his allegiance at the time . After a successful operation in which the governor ' s mansion was destroyed — though Quannith ' s body was never found — Shelvay told her that he was both a Rebel and a Jedi . He promised to get Adrimetrum in contact with the Rebels and convinced her that it was in her best interest to take the fight offworld , and in doing so recruited Adrimetrum into the Alliance . Once while working for the Rebel Alliance , Shelvay was attacked by a slaver using a snare rifle whom he had encountered before . Shelvay was prepared and cut himself free from the snare with a vibro - blade , then vaped the slaver . The encounter was observed by Yiggothal and was retold over the HoloNet . Another story that was told amongst the Rebel engineers was about how Shelvay purified the air within a bottle and then determined , within one milligram , what was in it , using only the Force . At another time , in the Ansarra Rebel base , Shelvay used the Force to measure the control masses of a piece of equipment to within ten billionths of a gram , and from there determined that the unit was faulty . Though the technician he told this to was initially skeptical , Shelvay ' s reputation as a Force - user convinced him to check the unit again . Some time later , Shelvay assembled a SpecForce mission , in which Force - sensitives Kyle Katarn , Shira Brie and Erling Tredway were sent to sabotage the superlaser of the second Death Star en route to D ' rinba IV . Personality and traits . As a young man , Corwin Shelvay was quick to anger , though well - intentioned . He was known to disobey his master at times . He did , however , have an unexpected strength ; he was the only individual High Inquisitor Tremayne failed to break . Shelvay was deeply affected by his interrogation and the events to follow , and that time in his life had a significant impact on his personality and attitude . Until meeting the Rebels , Shelvay felt adrift and devoid of purpose . His experience with the dark side made him ever mindful of the Force and the Jedi Code , and he would come to live his life as the embodiment of the ideal Jedi . Shelvay believed strongly in the Force , often telling others to trust in it . Though polite , Shelvay was regretful of not being able to complete his training with Arkanian , and rarely smiled . Shelvay was much younger than he looked , having grayed prematurely . He typically wore gray pants , a gray tunic , and a black vest . He would sometimes wear a gray trench coat to conceal his identity . On some occasions , he wore a hat . Powers and abilities . As a Jedi , Shelvay was capable of many feats with the Force . He was able to sense faulty machinery , as well as the Force - sensitivity of others . He drew strength from the Force , which he used both to resist torture under Tremayne , as well as in dueling the High Inquisitor . Shelvay was an adept lightsaber duelist , and taught this skill to others . Behind the scenes . Shelvay ' s backstory , as presented in " Galaxy Guide 9 : Fragments from the Rim " , suggests that the Empire was in power for some time before the Jedi Purge began , and was not immediately a threat to the Jedi . This has obviously been overridden by more recent sources .