Quinn Maru

> The Jedi serve not just the Galactic Republic, but the people of the galaxy. We are the light that counters the darkness of the Sith.
>
> ━Quinn Maru

**Quinn Kobyashi Maru**, most commonly known as **Quinn Maru**, was a legendary human male Jedi Master who served as Grand Master of the Jedi Order. A Jedi general of the Old Republic, Maru fought in the Second Galactic War during his tenure as a Jedi Knight against Darth Vitiate’s Sith Empire. Eventually, the Second Galactic War came to an end following the death of **Vitiate** at the hands of Darth Deceptious, who proclaimed himself the new ruler of the Sith and the **true Immortal Emperor**. The war had ended after the new Emperor proposed a peace treaty, which eventually led to minor confrontations with Imperial forces in uncontrolled territories and opened up to a Cold War that neither side publicly recognized. Eventually, the Empire would launch a massive surprise attack on Coruscant after a decade of peace, resulting in the death of the Grand Jedi Master who had mentored Maru, as well as the public executions of the Supreme Chancellor, hundreds of captured senators, and a mass-genocide of millions of civilians. As the Third Galactic War began, Maru was elected as the new Grand Master, just like his master before him. Ultimately, Maru would come face to face with Darth Deceptious during the Sith’s invasion of Tython, and manage to mortally wound his vessel, forcing him to retreat. Nearing the end of the war, the Empire was on the verge of complete victory, and Maru confronted the Emperor one last time in the old Jedi Temple on Coruscant, during the Empire’s final invasion to wipe out the Republic leadership in one swift stroke. The confrontation led to Darth Canus, the invasion forces second-in-command opening fire with his flagship on the temple the two Force-wielders were fighting in, and the debris crushing Darth Deceptious’ lower body. Maru attempted to remove the debris, only to be stopped by Deceptious who was already aware he was dying as a result of lacking time to separate his soul, and his lower half was failing to heal itself fast enough to completely stop the bleeding. In his death, Maru remained long enough to be told the Sith’s final words, which were the most human thing the Jedi had ever heard since their rivalry began years ago.

As the Sith Empire collapsed due to its inability to unify without Darth Deceptious, the Republic claimed victory, and over the course of decades, Maru was one of few individuals who still believed the Emperor had not truly perished. At some point, he’d be given a vision by the Force, of the Emperor’s return and his now-warped and twisted personality as a result of his betrayal. Despite having warned the Jedi Order with his final words upon death, the Jedi eventually were purged following **Order 66** centuries later during the rise of the **Galactic Empire**. The Grand Master’s warning would become true immediately following the deaths of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, as the ancient Sith Lord returned to the galaxy with a reborn Sith Empire and a new generation of Sith trained under his Rule of Order.

## **Biography**

### Kurumi's death

> Kurumi was killed by the Emperor and his Inquisitors? What happened?*"
> "*Well...she was...when we found her body, it was laying in a pool of her own blood. It appears the Inquisitors...on the Emperor's orders...bled her corpse dry.*"
> "*My god. Kurumi, I'm sorry. If only you had told me...
>
> ━Quinn Maru after learning of Kurumi Asano's death

Even though he explained the Jedi Code forbidding attachment, Kurumi eventually left the temple secretly to rescue her family. After having made it to her family’s house, she’d come to see them held hostage by the Emperor and his Inquisitors who restrained her, as she watched him torture them to death. Ultimately, after being tortured for hours by the Emperor, Kurumi’s fate would be left to the Inquisitors, whose methods led to her body being bled dry, leading to a slow and painful death. A Republic agent within Imperial ranks would uncover the report, and relay the information to Maru, who had brought her from the dark side and trained her as a Jedi. He was saddened by her gruesome death, saying had he known she would try to go alone, he would have gone with her to rescue them.