Kai Rees

**Kai Rees** was a male Human Jedi Knight who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the decade preceding the Clone Wars.

## Biography

A Force-sensitive Human, Kai Rees was trained in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order. Studying at the Coruscant Jedi Temple as an Initiate, Rees ascended to the rank of Padawan after the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo and the reemergence of the Sith. Assigned to a Jedi Master to continue training, Rees constructed a blue-bladed lightsaber to wield throughout his career.

During his Jedi Trial the Jedi High Council Assigning Padawan Rees to Kashyyyk, the High Council placed Jedi Master Mavra Zane in command of him and a number of other students to travel to the Wookiee homeworld aboard a *Consular*-class cruiser. Upon the group's arrival, the students were greeted by Grand Master Yoda the Watchman of Kashyyyk, along with Masters Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Padawans settled in at the new outpost and quickly began classes, continuing on their path to knowledge.

During Rees' time on the planet, the armies of the Commerce Guild, combined with Trandoshan slavers, attacked the planet and the Wookiee village near the chapter house. Rallying behind Masters Yoda and Zane, the apprentices repelled the Trandoshans with few casualties. Following Master Yoda's departure, the students were attacked again. This time, Master Zane and several students were captured while the outpost was destroyed and most of the apprentices were killed. Rees, among the survivors, eventually found himself above Felucia on a Commerce Guild *Providence*-class carrier/destroyer. After the Padawans and Zane were freed from captivity, the Jedi escaped aboard the *Star Runner* and made an emergency landing on the planet below. Joining with Mak Pra and the Felucian resistance movement, Rees and his companions attempted to capture Commerce Guild Presidente Shu Mai and prevent her from attacking Coruscant with trihexalon missiles. The Jedi rushed to Coruscant and smashed the Commerce Guild's fleet, ending the crisis and saving Coruscant. Upon Rees' return to the Jedi Temple, Master Zane elevated him to the rank of Jedi Knight before the assembled members of the Temple's academy.

When the Clone Wars erupted between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, this Jedi dutifully took up the rank of General within the Grand Army of the Republic and led clone troopers in battle for three years.

During a battle on an unknown planet between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, he was assigned to a battlefront under the leadership of Councilor Ki-Adi-Mundi. Joined by recently knighted Rivi-Anu and Eon, the group fought valiantly to repel the Separatist Droid Army. When a Victory-class Star Destroyer plummeted toward the battlefield, they all believed they would die, until Rivi-Anu held back the warship with an astounding display of the Force. Rivi-Anu waited until all Jedi and clones had fled the field, including this Jedi, and then allowed the ship to crash down upon herself.

When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine betrayed the Order by issuing Contingency Order 66 to the Grand Army, effectively disbanding the Jedi, this individual survived and went into hiding in the Coruscant Undercity. Within days of the Temple's occupation by the newly formed Galactic Empire, this Jedi spoke to a crowd of citizens on the steps of the public entrance to the Temple. Amidst the smoke from a blazing pyre, the Jedi called upon his fellow Jedi in the crowd to avenge their betrayed brother and sister Jedi and reclaim the Temple. When no other being joined him, he raced up the stairs, lightsaber ablaze and killing one stormtrooper, only to be shot down by members of the 501st Legion still guarding the Temple. His body was quickly tossed onto the makeshift pyre on the steps for all to see.