Shaak Ti

Shaak Ti

Jedi Master

A member of the colorful Togruta species from planet Shili, Shaak Ti could have passed for a harmless princess from an alien world - except for when she had her blue lightsaber drawn. Shaak Ti was both a diplomat and a warrior, using her empathetic nature and her ability to lead.

Ascending to the Jedi Council shortly after the events of the Battle of Naboo, Shaak Ti was also made a Jedi Master. Suffering the death of her Padawan at the hands of a mercenary, Shaak was again struck by grief when her next student was also killed by a criminal. Following the deaths of these two, Shaak decided not to take on any more Padawans.

Even so, her commitment to the Order was never any question, as Shaak Ti strongly believed in defending the weak and helping to restore the galaxy. That need proved even greater with the looming threat of the dark side, as the Separatist movement grew stronger by the day and with the reemergence of the Sith, resulting in the death of Master Qui-Gon Jinn on Naboo.

When his student, Obi-Wan Kenobi, was captured on the planet Geonosis by the dark Jedi Count Dooku, Shaak Ti was selected as part of the Jedi task force sent to rescue Kenobi and arrest Dooku. However, as 200 Jedi poured into the execution arena, hoping also to rescue Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padme Amidala, Dooku's droid army engaged them in a battle that wiped out nearly all of the Jedi. Shaak Ti, able to fight off large groups of droids, was one of the few survivors left standing in a circle in the middle of the arena, surrounded by enemies. Just as Count Dooku ordered their execution, Master Yoda arrived with a clone army under his command. Clone gunships rained blasterfire down on the droids, allowing Shaak and the other Jedi to escape the arena and board the ships.

It is assumed Shaak Ti was one of the Jedi leaders who took control of a clone battalion and led them against the droids during the Battle of Geonosis, effectively causing Count Dooku and the Separatists to retreat from the planet. Shaak was certainly troubled by the creation of the Republic's clone army on Kamino, knowing that such drastic events would lead to a full-scale war. Her concerns were proven valid, as clone armies began engaging the droid forces on worlds all across the galaxy, with the surviving Jedi acting as their generals.

Shaak Ti was one such Jedi general, using her intelligence and cunning in the heat of battle to win several victories for the Republic, although she was never happy about doing so. The Clone Wars affected her caring nature greatly, and she longed for an end to the conflict.

The Clone Wars did eventually end years later, but at great cost to the Jedi Order. Shaak Ti was present at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant when Anakin Skywalker - newly turned to the dark side - stormed in with a legion of clone troopers, bent on ending the Jedi. Under Palpatine's orders, clone troopers were turning on their Jedi commanders all over the galaxy, and Anakin was helping them cut down the Jedi who resided in the Temple. Shaak Ti was discovered by Skywalker, and after a brief struggle, was struck down by him. She realized too late that the Order had been tricked by Chancellor Palpatine all these years, and that he planned to take control of the galaxy.