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Kalibak

> "It is **I** who **guard Apokolips**! Who is **more** fit to rule in **Darkseid's** absence? Whose **power**, but **mine**, is more than a match for **yours**?"
> "**Kalibak, the Cruel!** The **Scourge** of **Apokolips**! I am **ready** for **battle**!"
> — Kalibak and Orion
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**Kalibak** was a powerful New God warrior and the son of Darkseid, the despot of Apokolips, and the sorceress Suli, Darkseid's first consort. A legendary warrior in his own right, he led many battles in the name of his father alongside his great-uncle Steppenwolf, often against his half-brother Orion, who was raised on New Genesis by Highfather to oppose Darkseid, since their childhood.
Mortis monolith

During the Clone Wars, in a Deep Core star system known as the Reylea system, a massive octahedron **monolith** appeared, containing a vergence in the Force that functioned as a portal to the realm of Mortis. On the outside, the octahedron was 5 kilometers long, and was etched with red lines and black surface.

When the monolith revealed itself by sending out a 2,000 year old distress signal, only the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker and his Jedi companions were able to see the monolith from their shuttle, as the Republic forces Skywalker was supposed to rendezvous with were oblivious to it’s sudden appearance. This was due to the fact that the Father, a powerful Force wielder living on Mortis as an anchorite, sought an audience with Skywalker to test if he truly was the Chosen One and had lured him there.

Once Skywalker and the shuttle, along with the Padawans Ahsoka Tano and Jarik Shan and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, noticed the appearance of the monolith, it’s gravitational force pulled the quartet into it’s gateway, bathing them in a blinding white light. When the quartet came to some time after, they awoke on the terrestrial realm of Mortis. The monolith disappeared after Skywalker and his companions eventually escaped them, with no evidence left behind in the star system.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars (first appearance)*
Nether

> "From within the fires of the Nether realm, an army was sent to conquer Ardonia."
> — Inscription on the Eleventh Wall of Time
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The **Nether** was a cavernous dimension of fire and lava, and one of the Sixteen Realms of the Deep Core planet Reylea. The inhabitants of the Nether often found themselves in conflict with those of the other realms, specifically against the End and Ardonia.
Order of the White Lotus

## **Appearances**

* *Secrets of Jinn* — "The Next Watcher" (first canonical appearance)
* *Secrets of Jinn* — "The Waterbending Scroll"
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Lost Child* — "Chapter 1: Fall From the Stars" (mentioned only)

### **Non-canon appearances**

* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 1: Prologue" (first appearance)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 2: Unexplainable Bending" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 3: Welcome to Republic City"
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 4: A Leaf in the Wind"
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 7: Spirit of Competition Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 10: The Messenger" (symbol appears in a vision to Caran)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 11: Getting to Know You" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 13: What is the Force?" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 14: Visions" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 15: New Team Avatar" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 17: Out of the Past" (mentioned only)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 20: Turning the Tides"
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 2: Mysteries of Reylea* — "Chapter 6: Criminal Activities" (mentioned only)
Nam-Ek

**Nam-Ek** was a powerful Kryptonian male warrior who became a zealous follower of General Dru-Zod. He seldom spoke and had a mysterious past, with some speculating if his birth was the result of illegal genetic experiments due to his massive size. His imposing physicality enabled him to become one of Krypton's fiercest warriors, and he was the strongest soldier in the Warrior Guild. Eventually, Nam-Ek joined the insurrectionist Sword of Rao movement in a coup against Krypton's leadership. However, he and other leaders of the group, including Zod himself, were apprehended and imprisoned in the Phantom Zone.

## **Appearances**

* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 1: Assembling Heroes* (will appear)
Nightmares

## Physical characteristics

### Distinctions

* Trauma-induced apparitions created by the Darkness of a person's past enemies and other figures
* Black and red miasma manifestations with faint tendrils
* Shimmering blurry outlines

> "Cera said the Pyramid uses our fears to manipulate us."
> "I don't think either of us is afraid of ghosts..."
> "...more so who the ghost is."
> — Ahsoka Tano and Jarik Shan, after spotting a Nightmare
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**Nightmares** are apparitions of Darkness created by the Pyramids; as malleable creations, they are not alive or dead, but are instead the substance of chaos, negation, and the raw things found existing in spaces between thought and fear. They are created through the extraction of negative emotions, such as grief and trauma, from a person's psyche, taking the form of violent manifestations that wreak havoc on the individuals they come in contact with.

Nightmares usually took the form of a miasma of crimson reddish-black Darkness that extruded shimmering tendrils radiating away at its core, often appearing as previous enemies of an individual in corporeal form or ghosts of former past allies; both of which were associated with painful or traumatic memories. An abandoned Pyramid on the Sith world of Remnicore often projected Nightmares as a means of driving those who approached it into insanity. In the year 3 BBY, Jedi Knight Jarik Shan and former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano traveled there and were plagued by Nightmares which the Pyramid had created through their own fears and memories.

## **Appearances**

* *Sun and Moon* — "The Pyramid" (first appearance)
Ketsu Onyo

**Ketsu Onyo** was a human female Mandalorian from Shukut who operated as a bounty hunter during the early rebellion against the reign of the Galactic Empire. A friend of Sabine Wren, she helped the cadet escape from the Imperial Academy on Mandalore and became bounty hunting partners, eventually joining a crew consisting of Twi'lek bounty hunter Rylla Tann and smuggler Hayden Belhol. Despite her mentorship under Tann, Onyo eventually came to bad terms with the rest of the crew, and left to join the Black Sun syndicate.

Onyo later resurfaced on Garel, where she accepted a job for Black Sun to steal a GKN-series power droid called EG-86, who was carrying sensitive information — a job that brought her into confrontation with Tann, Wren and her rebel friends Ezra Bridger, Mara Jade, and Chopper. Following a struggle that ended in the space above Garel, Ketsu and Wren reconciled and the two joined forces to escape an *Arquitens*-class command cruiser and deliver EG-86 to the Rebellion on Havoc Outpost. While Onyo declined Wren's offer to join the Phoenix Cell, the two departed on friendlier terms.

Additionally, Onyo and Tann aided the Spectres in fighting off Imperial forces during an attack on the Rebel Fleet, enabling the *Ghost* to land on the rebel flagship and deliver vital supplies to the rebels, and ultimately escape to the planet Atollon. She later helped Wren, Tann, and Belhol obtain proton bombs from an abandoned Imperial freighter above Wynkahthu for the Rebellion, collecting some for the Black Sun as well. Onyo later answered Hera Syndulla's call to assist Bridger in liberating his homeworld of Lothal from the Empire.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 77: Blood Sisters" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 78: Stealth Strike" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 90: What Comes Next?"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 18: Familial Doubts" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 34: The Wynkahthu Job"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 36: An Inside Man" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 73: A Fool's Hope"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 74: Taking a Gamble"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 75: Liberation of Lothal"
Ubuno Hatsuna

**Ubuno Hatsuna** (うぶのハツナ, *Ubuno Hatsuna*) is a character in *Maesetsu!: Opening Act*.

## Appearance

Ubuno has black colored hair in a mushroom-shaped hairstyle and black eyes. She wears thick black-rimmed glasses, a black wristwatch, and a turquoise jacket. Underneath the jacket, she wears a daffodil shirt that has the #83 in red with a matching color line underneath. She also wears black pants and brown shoes.

## Personality

Contrary to her partner Junki, she's more soft-spoken and introverted. Ubuno tends to not speak shrilly like her partner as well.
Koska Reeves

> *"You guys really don't pay attention to current events, do you?"*
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> ― Koska Reeves, to Din Djarin
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**Koska Reeves** was a Mandalorian human female and a member of the Nite Owls. During the Imperial Era she joined the Mandalorian resistance group in response to a destructive assault by the Galactic Empire. Several years after the fall of the Empire, Reeves was on the moon of Trask and helped steal an Imperial *Gozanti*-class cruiser alongside Lady Bo-Katan Kryze, Axe Woves, and Din Djarin.
Jor-El

> "Your mother and I believed Krypton lost something precious, the element of choice, of chance. What if a child dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended? What if a child aspired to something greater?"
> ― Jor-El to Kal-El
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**Jor-El** was a prominent Kryptonian male scientist of the noble House of El who sought to preserve the cultural memory of his homeworld of Krypton through his newborn son, Kal-El. Disquieted by the contemporary stagnation and decline of Kryptonian society, he confided with Zod, a leading member of the Warrior Guild, who agreed to assist the scientist in his efforts reawaken Kryptonian society and ensure its survival, though their relationship deteriorated as Jor-El and his brother Zor-El employed the resources and intellects of the Thinker Guild, whilst as Zod internalized advocated the use of force and a eugenicist philosophy as solutions.

Shortly after Jor-El produced conclusive reports predicting the planet's imminent destruction, Zod and his extremist Sword of Rao movement attempted to overthrow the Ruling Council of Five, sparking the Kryptonian Civil War. In the midst of the fighting, Jor-El stole the Growth Codex — the genetic registry of yet-unborn Kryptonians — and imprinted on his newborn son, Kal-El, who he and his wife, Lara Lor-Van, hoped to transcend the determinism of Kryptonian society as he grew to adulthood on the planet Earth. Fighting off the arriving Zod and his insurrectionists while Lara prepared the rocket transporting their son, Jor-El died at Zod's hands, though with hope as he witnessed Kal-El's successful escape.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 72: World Between Worlds" (voice only)
* *The House of El* (first appearance)
Olympians

*This article is about the Olympians in A Daughter of Day. For the Olympian gods in the Shaniverse, see Olympian.*

## Organizational Information

### Locations

* Mount Olympus *(formerly)*
* Olympus

## Historical Information

### Founder(s)

* Zeus
* Poseidon
* Hades
* Hera
* Demeter
* Hestia

## Other Information

### Notable members

* First Generation
	+ Zeus
	+ Poseidon
	+ Hades
	+ Hera
	+ Demeter
	+ Hestia
* Second Generation
	+ Aphrodite
	+ Athena
	+ Ares
	+ Hephaestus
	+ Hermes
	+ Dionysus
	+ Artemis
	+ Apollo
* Minor gods
	+ Hebe
	+ Hecate
	+ Hypnos
	+ Iris
	+ Nemesis
	+ Nike
	+ Tyche
	+ Triton

The **Olympians** were a council of the twelve major Greek gods―a race of immortal beings who controlled the forces of nature―who maintain their rule of the world.
Karrisi

> *"I want to be just like you when I grow up!"*
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Karrisi was a human female who lived in Republic City. After the Anti-Bending Revolution she became a big fan of Avatar Korra, even dressing up to look like her.

## **Appearances**

### **Non-canon appearances**

* *Legend of Reylea - Volume 2: Mysteries of Reylea (first appearance)*
Kalevala

**Kalevala** was a planet located in the Mandalore sector of the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories, where it neighbored the cognominal planet of Mandalore in the system's fourth orbit. As the homeworld of the noble Mandalorian House Kryze, it was the birthplace of Duke Adonai Kryze, Duchess Satine Kryze and Mand'alor Bo-Katan Kryze during the Age of the Galactic Republic. Represented in the Galactic Senate by Tal Merrik in the early years of the Clone Wars, Kalevala was the site of a terrorist bombing by the violent Death Watch group that claimed the life of the New Mandalorian Deputy Minister, Jerec.
Eru Kusaba

**Eru Kusaba** (草葉える, *Kubasa Eru*) is a character in *Maesetsu!: Opening Act*.

## Appearance

Eru has long blond hair in a ponytail and emerald green eyes. She wears a navy button-up jacket, over a white dress shirt and a red bow, a black skirt, and brown penny loafers. She also wears a taffy pink scrunchie around her left arm.

## Personality

In contrast to her partner's persona, Eru is exuberant and light-hearted, admitting she likes to go at her own pace.
Kanto

**Kanto** was a male New God assassin from the extra-dimensional planet of Apokolips who served its tyrannical ruler, Darkseid. Among the despot's many subjects trained under Granny Goodness in her Orphanage, Kanto cultivated his skills in weaponry and assassination, as well as honed his mind to become a cunning strategist — consequently, he became a master assassin within Darkseid's Elite.
Lost City of the Jedi

The **Lost City of the Jedi** was a secret city and terraforming station, located deep below the surface of the fourth moon of Yavin Prime. Thousands of years before the rise of the Galactic Empire, at the end of the Great Sith War, members of the Jedi Order chased the renegade Exar Kun to Yavin 4. Wishing to obtain the demise of the Sith and bring the war to an end, the Jedi launched a salvo of destructive energy at the moon, trapping Kun's spirit in his temple but ravaging the surface of Yavin 4 in the process. This environmental catastrophe completely destroyed the ecosystem of Yavin 4, and the Lost City of the Jedi was built to nurture the world back to health.
Nightsister lair

The **Nightsister lair** was a stone fortress located on the Outer Rim planet of Dathomir which served as the lair for the Force-sensitive Nightsisters. Following the massacre of the Nightsisters during the Clone Wars, the fortress was left unattended until it was taken up by the former Sith Lord Maul during the early rebellion against the reign of the Galactic Empire.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 19: Judgement of Soul" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 36: An Inside Man"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 37: Visions and Voices"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 38: The Nightsisters"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 39: His Mandalorian Past" (mentioned only)
Kaon

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 6: The Reawakening" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 32: Forest Battle"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 56: Zero Hour Pt 3" (mentioned only)
Kate Bishop

**Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Bishop** was a human female who idolized the Avenger Hawkeye. During the Battle of New York, Bishop's father was killed in the chaos, initially unbeknownst to her, though from her penthouse home she witnessed Hawkeye battle the invading Chitauri, inspiring her to become a master in archery herself.

## **Appearances**

* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 4: All Ends Meet* (will appear)
Luthen Rael

> "I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else's future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!"
> ― Luthen Rael
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**Luthen Rael**, code-named "**Axis**" by the ISB, was a human male antique dealer and revolutionary leader who led a rebel network and spy operation during the time of the Galactic Empire. Rael owned Galactic Antiquities and Objects of Interest on the galactic capital of Coruscant, though the gallery was little more than a front for his work in Rebel Intelligence. Early on in the Empire's reign, Rael was sought out by the skilled slicer, Jedi Master Jarik Shan, for assistance in establishing a spy network, to which he readily agreed alongside his assistant, Kleya Marki. In addition to Fulcrum, Rael also secretly collaborated with others such as Senator Mon Mothma and militant Saw Gerrera to oppose the Empire.
Netherworld of the Force

> "An old friend has learned the path to immortality. One who has returned from the Netherworld of the Force."
> ― Yoda
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The **Netherworld of the Force**, also known as the **Mist-Beyond**, or the **afterlife**, was the place the souls of every being were thought to ascend to after their physical bodies died. Qui-Gon Jinn went to this realm after his death at the hands of Darth Maul, but managed to return from it back to the physical universe as a Force spirit, thanks to lessons he learned from the Force Priestesses, in order to instruct Yoda on manifesting a consciousness after death. Anakin Skywalker learned this from Obi-Wan Kenobi after he died upon the Second Death Star.

The Sith Lord Darth Plagueis didn't believe in the Netherworld of the Force as a supernatural phenomenon. He thought this so-called realm was in fact the reaction of a mind "dissipating into the hum of background energy" and accepting its fate. This feeling of peace would only be a normal consequence of death. Plagueis also thought only the weak would tolerate the loss of their identity.

Chaos was considered to be a region of the netherworld where dark side spirits, such as those of former Dark Lords of the Sith, were thought to inhabit upon death.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith (first mentioned)*
Junior Negotiator

The ***Junior Negotiator*** was a *Venator*-class Star Destroyer in the Navy of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Following the destruction of his flagship, the *Negotiator*, Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi transferred over to the *Junior Negotiator*, christened in reference to his Padawan Jarik Shan, and commanded from it throughout the rest of the Clone Wars. Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the *Junior Negotiator* was melted down to construct new *Imperial*-class Star Destroyers.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 48: A Necessary Bond" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 69: Unfinished Business"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 24: Restarting a Cruiser" (mentioned only)
Korriban

**Korriban** was a planet located in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories. Discovered by fallen Jedi banished for their use of the dark side of the Force during the Old Republic Era, the exiles seized power over and integrated with the indigenous Sith species, birthing a civilization under their rule that upended the balance of power throughout the galaxy. With numerous wars waged against the Old Republic and the Jedi Order throughout the following millennia, Korriban became the site of numerous devastating battles between the belligerents, eventually leaving it desolate by the Age of the modern Galactic Republic, which by then was known as **Moraband**. Centuries later during the Clone Wars, Grand Master Yoda traveled to the Valley of the Dark Lords on the planet as part of his trials with the Force Priestesses, enduring illusionary attacks by ancient Sith warriors — especially that of the Sith Lord Darth Bane — as well as by the dark side of the Force.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 62: Sacrifice" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 70: Getting in a Mess" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 7: Teachings of the Sith" (vision to Jarik Shan)
Caleb Syndulla

> "I wanna be a Jedi."
> "Yeah, I know you do, Caleb."
> ― Caleb Syndulla and Hera Syndulla
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**Caleb Syndulla**, a male human-Twi'lek hybrid, was the son of the late Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus and Rebel General Hera Syndulla, the latter having named him with the former's birth name. He was also the grandson of Twi'lek revolutionary leader Cham Syndulla. Born on the Outer Rim planet of Lothal in 0 BBY, he was raised throughout the Galactic Civil War and became a crew member of his mother's ship the *Ghost*, earning the callsign "Spectre-7".
Matukai

The **Matukai** were an order of Force-sensitive adepts that channelled the Force using their physical bodies. Considered among the best martial artists in the galaxy, it formed during the Old Republic Era independently of the contemporary Jedi Order, whom it enjoyed a cautious relationship with for millennia.

## **Appearances**

### **Non-canon appearances**

* *Caz Solus Chronicles: The Clone Wars*
* *Encounter With Caz Solus*
Mission to Naboo

+ Mace Windu is killed whilst fighting Vader and Sidious to ensure that Jarik Shan escapes with Shaak Ti

> "It's time you face justice for the crimes you've committed against the Jedi"
> — Mace Windu, to Darth Vader
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## **Appearances**

* *Sun and Moon* — "Unpleasant Memories" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 2: Tension on Naboo" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 3: Fall of the Old Masters"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 4: Anger" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 5: From Crystal to Lifeblood" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 9: Steps into Shadow Pt 2" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 31: A False Sense of Security" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 50: Through Imperial Eyes" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 52: Old Wounds" (indirect mention only)
Kamino

**Kamino** was an extragalactic ocean planet located beyond the Outer Rim of the galaxy and south of the Rishi Maze. Inhabited by a race of tall, elegant beings known as the Kaminoans, the massive stilt-mounted cities in which they resided also served as the site of their cloning operations — reputed to be the best in the galaxy, though hitherto known only to a few — and therefore served as the source for the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic, who were called into service during the Clone Wars from 22 BBY to 19 BBY.

Largely isolated from the galaxy, Kamino was erased from the Jedi Archives by Count Dooku. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was investigating the attempt to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo, traced the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett to the planet, where he discovered the army, cloned from Fett himself. With the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Kamino became a prime target for the Separatists and a vital asset for the Republic, resulting in at least two attempts to invade the watery world. During the early days of the Galactic Empire, with the cloning program ended, the Empire cleared out the cloning facilities on the planet and destroyed all major facilities on the planet, including the capital Tipoca City, to use the Kaminoans' key medical personnel and cloning technology for their Imperial cloning program and to prevent a clone army from being created for their enemies.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 12: ARC Troopers" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 15: Heroes on Both Sides" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 20: Informing the Council" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 59: The Lost One" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 25: Anxiety Before the Storm" (mentioned only)
Lana Beniko

> "I've always had a strong affinity with the Force. It's what set me on this path to begin with, led me to forge a certain alliance all those years ago."
> ― Lana Beniko
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**Lana Beniko** was a human female Sith Lord of the reconstituted Sith Empire. During the Galactic War against the Galactic Republic she served as an advisor to Dark Council member Darth Arkous. Investigating Arkous' unusual activities in the wake of the Korriban Incursion, Beniko discovered that Arkous was a traitor secretly working for the Order of Revan. To expose Arkous, Beniko teamed up with unusual allies, including Republic SIS agent Theron Shan, a Wookiee smuggler named Jakarro, and other figures of importance on galactic scale.

The group tracked Arkous and his Revanite ally Rian Darok to Rakata Prime, where both were killed, only for Revan himself to enter the scene and attempt to kill Beniko and her allies. Proclaimed a traitor to the Empire, Beniko was forced into hiding along with Theron and Jakarro. The three eventually tracked the Revanites to Rishi and were able to expose the conspiracy to Darth Marr. To stop Revan from resurrecting the Sith Emperor, Beniko and Marr joined forces with Theron's mother, Jedi Grand Master Satele Shan, and traveled to Yavin 4, forming a temporary coalition between the Republic and the Empire. Beniko stood against Revan himself alongside Darth Marr, Satele, Theron Shan, Jakarro, and Shae Vizla. Though Revan was defeated, the Emperor nevertheless returned to life.

Beniko would play a crucial role in opposing the Sith Emperor, now having taken the form of Valkorion. She would be tasked by Darth Marr to lead Sith Intelligence, though she would be forced to cut ties after the Sith Empire was overtaken by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul. Throughout her years in opposition to Valkorion and his children, Beniko would also form a strong relationship with Theron, whom she had previously worked alongside, as while they served differing factions she admired his cunning and determination.
Bounty Hunters' Guild

The **Bounty Hunters' Guild** (**BHG**), also known as the **Bondsman's Guild** or simply the **Bounty Guild**, was an institution that regulated the profession that of bounty-hunting trade throughout the galaxy. Ensuring the legality of hunting for its members, it worked alongside galactic governments and curated bounties for its members. From the Republic Era to the New Republic Era, the Guild operated with members of various species and droid models, both with loyal and independent programming, and had a Code that hunters were mandated to stand by. During the Galactic Civil War and into the time of the New Republic, the Bounty Hunters' Guild had close ties to the Galactic Empire and its remnants.

## **Appearances**

* *Rylla's Bounty* (will appear)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 65: Strife Among the Alliance" (first mentioned)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 76: A Family" (mentioned only)
* *"Untitled short"* (mentioned only)
Megatronus

**Megatronus**, a Cybertronian male, was one of the Thirteen borne of Primus to defeat the latter's mortal enemy Unicron, though his disposition disturbed his brethren — especially Prima — fearing him to be too similar to Unicron, even after the Destroyer's defeat. He wielded the Requiem Blaster, a powerful weapon that drew from the core of distant stars to cast devastating beams of plasma.
Mandalorian Super Commando

The **Mandalorian Super Commandos** were a strike force of Mandalorian warriors from the Death Watch terrorist organization who served the rogue Sith Lord Maul following their overthrow of Duchess Satine Kryze and her pacifistic New Mandalorian government during the Clone Wars. Though Maul and his Shadow Collective staged an assault on Mandalore's capital of Sundari to legitimize the Watch's subsequent takeover of the planet, an ensuing power struggle saw Death Watch's leader Pre Vizsla slain in ritual combat by Maul, following which the terrorist organization fragmented, with ranks of Super Commandos modifying their armor to reflect their loyalty to the Dathomirian. Led by Gar Saxon, the Super Commandos' existence proved short-lived with the Siege of Mandalore in 19 BBY, where they were defeated by a combined force of rebels led by Bo-Katan Kryze and a division of clone troopers of the Galactic Republic — though some still retained their armor through the early reign of the Galactic Empire, such as an individual who was interrogated by Jedi Knight Jarik Shan at Ord Mantell in 18 BBY.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 52: The Lawless" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 64: Sith Alliance"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 72: Old Friends Not Forgotten"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 2: Searching for Tano" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 52: Old Wounds" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 61: Return to Mandalore" (indirect mention only)
M'sCE-092

M'sCE-092 Severity, Intermediate.

M'sCE-092 is a Sprite can that is very acidic. It is stored in a safe in a room with 1 camera only. Only high personnel can enter the room. M'sCE-092 is to be kept there at all times. This Sprite was found in a grocery store in the state [LOST DATA]. The acid in the can is very corrosive and can melt anything it touches. The person who drinks this will have all their insides melted and die shortly. The aluminum is somehow not melted and is shown to be very strong. The Sprite should never be taken out of it's safe unless they are orders from the Microwave Council.
Manatsu Kogarashi

**Manatsu Kogarashi** (凩まなつ, *Kogarashi Manatsu*) is a character in *Maesetsu!: Opening Act*.

## Appearance

Manatsu has ruby red hair and violet-colored hair. She wears a berry blue jacket and a plaid skirt, charcoal stockings, and black dress shoes.

## Personality

Calmer and less hyperactive than her exuberant older sister Mayfuyu, she's also shown to be more responsible than her sister as well.
Mina Bonteri

> "Can anyone truly do that? See the whole galaxy and remain objective about it?"
> ― Mina Bonteri
>
>

**Mina Bonteri** was an Onderonian human female stateswoman who lived during the Age of the Galactic Republic. Prior to the Clone Wars, Bonteri represented Onderon in the Galactic Senate and served as a mentor to Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo. The two women became close friends in the Senate, but their relationship deteriorated as Bonteri sympathized with Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, where many worlds began to organize a breakaway from the Galactic Republic. Eventually, the two sides instigated the Clone Wars and Bonteri joined the Separatist Senate, serving as the Senator of the Japrael sector.

One year into the conflict, Bonteri was approached by her old friend and student Amidala, who still served in the Republic Senate, asking her to help negotiate a peace initiative. Bonteri covertly met with Amidala and her friends Jedi Padawans Jarik Shan and Ahsoka Tano. The four of them began to cooperate and saw reason in ending the conflict once and for all. However, Count Dooku’s Master Darth Sidious — the Sith Lord who orchestrated the War — became aware of their plans once Amidala revealed them to his secret identity and her old friend Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine and consequently ordered Bonteri’s death. With the peace talks derailed following a bombing of the Republic's capital of Coruscant, the initiative was ended when it appeared Bonteri's murder was caused by a supposed brutal Republic assault on the Confederacy.

Following her death Bonteri's son, Lux, would fill in her position in the Senate, though he would soon leave the Confederacy himself when he learned that Dooku had orchestrated her murder. Seeking revenge, Lux partnered with the Mandalorian terrorist group, Death Watch, though would soon break ties with them as well upon realizing their cruel nature.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 15: Heroes on Both Sides" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 39: A War on Two Fronts" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 41: The Soft War" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 42: Tipping Points" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 60: The Siege of Lothal" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 42: Ghosts of Geonosis Pt 2" (mentioned only)
M'sCE-820

M'sCE-820 Severity, Intermediate.
M'sCE-820 is an image that is either stars or a smiley face. If you ever see the image, turn away IMMEDIETALY. The smiley face image will cause you to kill everyone you see. The stars image will make you want to commit suicide. Please look away IMMEDIETLY! This M'sCE can also transfer through anything it can. It can transfer in a 10 meter radius. The image was found at a workshop at [LOST DATA]. There were 3 bodies when The Microwave M'sCEs Finders arrived. The image was right on top of a table. The personnel looked at the image and they all started killing each other. Only 1 survived but they were bleeding all over. They had to eat a cake made from M'sCE-753 to heal all their wounds. The image is to be kept in a room with no cameras. There should NEVER be any way of images, paper, or anything else M'sCE-820 could transfer in that area. This paper should be kept there at all times and has to get permission from M'sCE-001 to open the door.
Kaeden Larte

**Kaeden Larte** was a human female and the older sister of Miara Larte. She became a close friend of former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano when the latter was in hiding on Raada, though Larte was at first unaware of her Jedi identity. After participating in the uprising on Raada in the early reign of the Galactic Empire, she eventually came to serve aboard a Rebel Alliance medical frigate.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile (first appearance)*
Nite Owls

The **Nite Owls** were an elite Mandalorian unit made up of warriors led by Lady Bo-Katan Kryze. When Bo-Katan joined the Death Watch, the Nite Owls sided with the group and with its leader, Pre Vizsla. After the renegade Sith Lord Darth Maul killed Vizsla in battle and proclaimed himself the new leader of the Death Watch, the Nite Owls splintered, with members siding with either Maul or Bo-Katan. Loyalists who remained with Bo-Katan became part of the Mandalore resistance and fought against Maul's Shadow Collective and his Mandalorian Super Commandos, even attempting to free Bo-Katan's older sister, the former Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore, whom they had formerly opposed due to her pacifist idealism. Though the Nite Owls regained control over Mandalore with Republic intervention, the subsequent transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire saw the planet occupied by the Empire, which was opposed by Bo-Katan. Kryze consequently rallied her Nite Owls and other Mandalorian clans as an Alliance of Mandalore to resist the Imperial military occupation in the year preceding the Galactic Civil War.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 52: The Lawless" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 71: The Pyke Investigation"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 72: Old Friends Not Forgotten"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 1: Battle of Coruscant" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 8: Calm before the Storm" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 9: Sidious Revealed" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 74: Shattered"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 2: Searching for Tano" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 52: Preparing a Rescue" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 60: Exploring Old Ruins" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 61: Return to Mandalore"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 62: Night of a Thousand Tears"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 63: Aftermath"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 64: Heroes of Mandalore"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 67: The Deal"
* *Seeking the Jedi*
Episode 8

**Excitement!** (しげき！, *Shigeki*!) is the 8th episode of Maesetsu!: Opening Act.

## Summary

Spending their last day in Osaka, the girls meet a woman named Keiko Matsuura a former prize-winning ballerina now pro comedian. They also meet again with the owarai Spike and get good advice from them.

## Plot

Enjoying omelet sandwiches in a restaurant, the girls review their itinerary for the day while doing a bit of a skit in the process. Later, Mafuyu gets an ice pop from an old lady street vendor with whom she talks in an Osakian accent with. Eventually, Mafuyu gets hungry again and as it's close to lunchtime, it's decided they'll get something to eat again. What's chosen is takoyaki, and later the group head to a park that's over Osaka Castle. It's there they're handed a flyer by a lady who informs them of an upcoming comedy event, but they already have tickets to it. Pleased to hear that she introduces herself as Keiko Matsuura and heads on her way. Rin then uses her phone to look up information on her and finds out that she won an award in ballet.

Later that day, the girls watch Keiko's comedy performance, and after it, the girls talk with Keiko and introduce themselves to her. They learn that although she was a star ballerina, comedy had a great part in her life. So after joining a troupe, she clawed the way to the top, and utilizing some of her ballet skills made it part of her comedic repertoire.

As the day comes to a close, the girls realize they haven't bought any souvenirs for Junki or Ubuno yet. Rectifying this, the girls head to the shop again and buy them limited-edition cookies for them and the workers at The Baron. Once they're finished with this shopping trip, they purchase again takoyaki. At the restaurant, they run into the members of Spike again and learn about their backstories and get mindful advice from them. Soon after this, the girls head to the train station and head back home.

The following day, the girls give their souvenirs to Junki and Ubuno, as it turns out Junki is a big fan of Spike and was envious they got to meet them. Ubuno then invites the girls to another local comedy event later that day and the girls agree to go. Fubuki is notably hesitant about it, however. This is seen when both Mafuyu and Fubuki walk home from it later and when at home, Fubuki is seen in a dour disposition.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Kogarashi
* Fubuki Kitakaze
* Rin Araya
* Nayuta Asōgi
* Keiko Matsuura
* Junki Tomita
* Ubuno Hatsuna
* Keiko Matsuura
* Manatsu Kogarashi
* Kanae Kanari
Maesetsu!: Opening Act

* Teaser 1
* Teaser 2
* Key Visual

***Maesetsu!: Opening Act*** (まえせつ！, *MAESETSU -opening act-*) is a Japanese anime series produced in collaboration between Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. It is set for a 2020 release.

## Plot summary

Join four young girls trying to make a breakthrough in the entertainment industry as owarai. With their hearts and ambitions in each of their hands, they aim to perform at the Nanba Grand Kagetsu Hall in Osaka. Meanwhile, the girls diligently hone their comedic craft amid their part-time jobs and start from the bottom doing gigs in Shibuya.

## Production

The anime is anime original series and was co-animated by both Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ studios. It is scheduled to last for 12 episodes.

## Media

A Manga adaptation is currently in serialization since July 27, 2020, which is released by Monthly Comic Alive. As of November 2020, a single tankōbon volume has been released.

## Music

**Opening Theme:**
"Pippippi Happy" by Hiromi Igarashi, Sakura Nakamura, Naomi Ōzora, Aguri Ōnishi

**Ending Theme:**
"Ikagawashii Viking" by Hiromi Igarashi, Sakura Nakamura, Naomi Ōzora, Aguri Ōnishi

## Cast

#### **Tokonatsu**

* Aguri Ōnishi as **Fubuki Kitakaze**
* Naomi Ōzora as **Mafuyu Kogarashi**

#### **R凸**

* Sakura Nakamura as **Nayuta Asōgi**
* Hiromi Igarashi as **Rin Araya**

#### **Tsundora**

* Yūki Takada as **Manatsu Kogarashi**
* Nozomi Furuki as **Kanae Kanari**

#### **JK Cool**

* Asuka Aida as **Eru Kusaba**
* Ayaka Shimizu as **Arashi Waraino**

#### **Freak!**

* Junki Tomita as **Himself**
* Hatsuna Ubuno as **Herself**

#### **BAN BAN BAN**

* Masatake Yamamoto as Himself
* Hiromi Sameshima as Himself

#### **Spike**

* Shiho Matsuura as Herself
* Haruna Ogawa as Herself

#### **TEEUP**

* Masaru Maeda as Himself
* Hiroshi Hasegawa as Himself

#### **Woman Rush Hour**

* Daisuke Muramoto as Himself
* Paradise Nakagawa as Himself

#### **Other owarai geinin**

* Yūsuke Inoue as Himself
* Keiko Matsuura as Herself

#### **Other characters**

* Risako Murai as Hajime Nakama
* Kentarō Tone as Manager
* Seirou Ogino as Carlos Ali
* Rei Shimoda as Aunt Keiko
* Shizuku Hoshinoya as Haruna Funakoshi
* Yūko Mori as Shiho Siina
* Aya Hirano as Ms. Hirano
* Seirou Ogino as Baron House Manager

## Gallery

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## External Links

* Official Japanese website
* Official Japanese Twitter account

## References

1. ↑ Kadokawa's Original Maesetsu! Anime Reveals Character Designs, 2020 Premiere - Anime News Network
Fubuki Kitakaze

**Fubuki Kitakaze** (北風ふぶき, *Kitakaze Fubiki*) is one of the four protagonists of *Maesetsu!: Opening Act*.

## Appearance

Fubuki is a petite girl with light skin, shoulder-length cerulean hair, and blue eyes. She wears round no rimmed glasses, a light stone blue jacket with navy cuffs, over a navy laced dress skirt. She also wears white socks and brown penny loafers.

## Personality

Known for being insightful and level-headed, Fubuki tends to be slow on some comedic uptakes like doing a proper pause.
Nick Fury

> "If you want to stay ahead of me, Mr. Secretary, you need to keep *both* eyes open."
> — Nick Fury
>
>

**Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury** was a human male who became a world-renowned spy on Earth, serving as Director of the covert organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D., and was the founder of the Avengers. Fury began his career within the United States Army in the late 1960s, rising to the rank of Colonel before his honorable discharge. He later became a CIA operative during the Cold War, primarily operating in Soviet territory. Continuing to serve the world, Fury joined S.H.I.E.L.D. to fight against Earth's most dangerous enemies.

By the early 2000s, Fury was promoted to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Alexander Pierce and refocused his efforts over the next several years to organize the Avengers Initiative, with Fury's true intentions being to bring together any other powerful individuals to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. with protecting the Earth from extraterrestrial threats. Despite some more considerable reluctance from the World Security Council, who had not believed in his theories, Fury had still continued his efforts and eventually managed to recruit heroes known as Fulcrum, Iron Man, and Captain America into the Initiative, ready for an incoming invasion.

## **Appearances**

* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 1: Assembling Heroes* (will appear)
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 4: Darkness Rising Pt 3" (first mentioned)
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 5: Darkness Rising Pt 4" (mentioned only)
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 6: Darkness Rising Pt 5" (first appearance)
* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 2: The Age of Metal* (will appear)
* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 3: The Infinity War* (will appear)

## **Sources and copyrights**

Information on this page came from *Nick Fury* on *Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki*. The related topic of this article is the property of Marvel Studios, LLC.
Rin Araya

**Rin Araya** (新谷りん, *Araya Rin*) is one of the four protagonists of *Maesetsu!: Opening Act*.

## Appearance

Rin has fern green hair in twin ponytails and pear green eyes. She wears a yellow jacket with white sleeves, red cuffs with thin white lines, and a capital R on the top left side. She also wears a white shirt with a single red ♥️ and the text AR under her jacket, a sky blue short skirt, black socks, and green sneakers.

## Personality

Notably curt with her words, Rin tends to be a logical and opinionated girl never afraid to opine her thoughts to others.
M'sCE-101.

M'sCE-101. Severity, Mostly Secure
A strange group of cubic people. They seem to arrive at random to our world, and quickly form organizations they call “tribes”. They have a desire for monetary wealth and power over other tribes, and will stop at nothing to gain these things. Once they have gained enough wealth they absorb it to gain new knowledge and abilities. The tribes seem to have a hivemind effect, any new abilities gained automatically spread through their tribe. The tribes rarely form alliances, and mostly seem to attack each other. They lack mouths, though some tribes have gained the intelligence to write in a language.

A few tribes are known, and they are currently contained in separate facilities, such as [LOST DATA]([LOST DATA] Tribe) and [LOST DATA]([LOST DATA] Tribe).
Last City

## General Information

### Points of Interest

* Tower
* The Core
* Core East
* Core South
* Anchor District
* Botza District
* Military District
* Peregrine District
* Ridgeback District
* District 125
* Midtown
* City Perimeter

### Inhabitants

* Humans
* Asgardian *(one)*
* Asgardian/human hybrids
* Awoken
* Exos

## Chronological and Political Information

### Affiliation

* Guardians
* Vanguard

## **Appearances**

* *A New Legacy* — "Tower Arrival" (first appearance)