Ant'an

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> ### Affiliation
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> The Coalition (formerly)
> New Jedi Order
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> ### Date of birth
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> 19 BBY
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> ### Place of birth
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> Telos IV
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> ### Species
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> Twi'lek
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> "*I can speak with Mr. Ant'an and see if he's willing to meet with you, I can't see why he wouldn't be, honestly.*" ― Dr. Ectbel to Luke Skywalker
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Ant'an was a Force Sensitive Twi'lek male during the **Imperial** and **New Republic eras**. Born around the end of the Clone Wars on the Outer Rim planet Telos IV, Ant'an learned the ways of the Jedi and eventually became a Council member within the Coalition, before becoming a part of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order.

### **Learning the Ways of the Jedi**

As a teenager, Ant'an and his childhood friend Vola, a fellow Twi'lek, were exploring outside of Thania, the capital of Telos IV, and discovered an ancient and abandoned structure. Unbeknownst to them at the time, it was actually an old Jedi Academy. Within the structure, they found a holocron belonging to an ancient Jedi, as well as a few lightsabers. Eventually they managed to open the holocron with the Force, and over time, learned the ways of the Jedi through the holocron and continued to explore the wrecked Academy. After years of clearing out rubble, Vola found a Sith holocron, and despite Ant'an's warnings, was corrupted by the Dark Side. After a vicious lightsaber duel that nearly killed Ant'an, and lost Vola one of her lekku, Vola built up a small gang and began harassing people in the city of Thania, and in response Ant'an began protecting the less fortunate, developing a small group of followers of his own to help defend those Vola sought to harass.

### **The Coalition**

Eventually, word of a Jedi defending the people of Thania reached the ears of the Coalition in 6 ABY, and Scalpel Team came out in an attempt to recruit Ant'an to help them take down Grand Admiral Thrawn. Unable to leave his homeworld defenseless, Ant'an made a deal that they must remove Vola as a threat first, and with Scalpel, he successfully incapacitated Vola, and they took her to Ossus to Luke Skywalker's Academy, in hopes that he could help her. Ant'an, and his small following, opted to join the Coalition, in hopes that they could protect more than just Telos IV.

### **Open War with Thrawn**

Ant'an participated in the **Battle of Thyferra**, in which the Coalition boarded Grand Admiral Thrawn's *Chimaera*, which went disastrously. When Thrawn forced Elvithla to make a decision about where the Emperor's Hand Are'nara should be deployed within the *Chimaera*, Elvithla chose to deploy her to Ant'an's team. While Thrawn didn't actually deploy the Hand there, Elvithla's choice *was* broadcast to every Coalition member within the ship. Ant'an *was* upset with Elvithla's decision, but ultimately realized that there was no *good* choice in the scenario.

Ant'an was also present for Thrawn's assault on Mantero, where he expressed his disdain for Dr. Ectbel's murder of an incapacitated Imperial Shadow Guard.

Ant'an fought in the **Battle of Nirauan**, and was one of the many Jedi who assisted in holding the *Chimaera* back from escaping with the Force.

### **Life After**

After the defeat of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Ant'an went on to join Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order, learning how to be a Jedi from more than just holocrons. During this time, he also helped Skywalker rehabilitate Vola, and the friends were eventually reunited once more.