Padawan braid/Legends

A Padawan braid was a type of braid worn by Jedi Padawans.
==Description==
Those who were of a species that grew hair or grew a small single, long, and tight braid of hair behind their left or right ear, though behind the right ear was traditional. Those who chose to could weave a ribbon of cloth or special beads like silka beads into the braid. Some species were recorded to have woven their facial hair into a braid (if they could not grow one from their scalp).
Members of species unable to grow hair might instead wear a woven braid of canvas or cloth around the wrist, neck, ear, or horn, or use body modifications such as piercings or markings. Other alternatives emerged over the centuries: Chagarians and Iktotchi wore circlets on their cranial horns. Sluissi Jedi wore a simple tattoo across their left cheek. Swokes Swokes could have a medallion implanted below their foreheads. Togruta could wear chains or beads that run between their montrals. Twi'leks could wear chains or beads that run between their lekku.
==History==
Padawans that were members of the Jedi Order were encouraged to grow a braid or in some way show their rank for easy identification. When a Padawan was declared a Knight, upon completion of the Trials (around twenty standard years of age, though often earlier or later depending on the student) the lock would be severed with a lightsaber. If a Padawan was instead expelled from the Order, the braid was ripped off, as happened to Ahsoka Tano.
In the New Jedi Order, the practice of apprentices wearing braids was all but forgotten, though Ben Skywalker revived the old tradition for himself when he was unofficially apprenticed to Jacen Solo.
==Behind the scenes==
Between scenes of the prequel trilogy movies, Padawan braids worn by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker often change sides. All of these are mistakes in the movies (this could be due to the shot being flipped in post-production, or they wore hair extensions put on for the scene, as real braids take months or years to grow). Traditionally the braid is worn on the right.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
*Star Wars: Jedi Mind Tricks
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
*Threats of the Galaxy
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*The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
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==Notes and references==
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