Méra Dimitra

Méra Dimitra was a Jedi Knight who, along with her troops, was stranded in the unknown regions near the end of the Clone Wars. A human female, she was born into an upper class family on Naboo. After being discovered to be Force Sensitive, she was taken to Coruscant to be trained at the Jedi Temple. After being involved in an accident that left her crippled, she was taken on as a padawan by a Jedi Master named Rina Sinex. After her master’s death on Geonosis, she was made a Jedi Knight and general of the 415th Battalion without going through the trials.

## Early Life

> "[Master Sinex] was the Jedi to save me from an accident when I was younger… I don't exactly remember what happened. I guess I was too young to remember. But that’s why I have these prosthetics, I got really hurt," - Méra about her early life
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Méra was born as the second daughter of the Dimitra family. A wealthy family from Naboo, they sent their daughter to the Jedi Temple in hopes of her gaining them prestige. They would pay absorbent fees in order to send the girl letters every month. These letters often contained inquiries of the girl's adventures and messages of hoping she'd make the family proud. The letters usually ended with Mera’s sister Danné writing her a little blurb for her. Around the time of The Phantom Menace, Méra receives another letter. Unlike usual, Danné’s section is not there. Instead, it is replaced with an indifferent message from Méra’s mother; Danné was killed in the Federation’s occupation. It forbade her from going to the funeral.

Méra was distraught and tried to run away to Naboo. After being found by a Jedi master, she was taken back to the rest of the younglings. They were to go on an excursion out into the city, to do a scavenger hunt. When asked to split into groups, Méra decided to lead a group of her own in order to spite another youngling, Ahsoka Tano. Determined to be the better group, Méra abandoned her group mates and her chaperone in order to finish the scavenger hunt first. But as she ran ahead, a bomb had gone off above the kid. She was crushed by the layer above.

Her chaperone, Rina Sinex, lifted the concrete off the youngling and used the force to keep her alive. Two of her limbs had to be amputated, her skull was reconstructed, and she required a cybernetic breathing apparatus. This left her with newly robotic limbs. Sinex decided to take the youngling on as a padawan, despite protests that she was too young. Sinex reluctantly decided to wait until the girl was 8 years old before taking her as an apprentice.

## Apprenticeship

> "My master.. She was an amazing person and an even better Jedi" - Méra about her master
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Under Master Sinex, Méra was quickly one of the most accomplished padawans in the order. It is stated that even Master Yoda himself remarked on her skills and devotion to the order. She had not seen her family since the incident as a youngling, and instead regarded her master as like her mother. Méra noted that her master, despite being a Jedi Master and having many padawans beforehand, had a special connection to her.

Her master trained her in techniques such as animal bond. However, it was stated that despite Sinex being one of the last users of an ancient technique know as Battle Meditation, she refused to discover if any of her padawans could use it. Méra was naturally attuned to Battle Meditation, but was never given the training on how to use it.

## The First Battle of Geonosis

* See: The First Battle of Geonosis

> "She and Commander Day walked away. But only the Commander came back," - Méra about the battle
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Méra was not at the first Battle of Geonosis. However, her master was

When the Jedi Masters went to Geonosis, Master Sinex elected to stay behind per Méra's request. They were training around the time it occurred. However, it became clear that Master Sinex should not have stayed behind, as she was escorted to Geonosis by Commander Day of the 415th. She expressed guilt to the padawan and asked her to stay at the temple. Méra conceded.

After the battle, it was reveal to the padawan that her master perished on Geonosis. It was not long after that that she was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight and given control of the battalion that her master led.