Echuu Shen-Jon

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Echuu Shen-Jon (c. 55 BBY - 1 BBY) was a Jedi Knight in the time of the Old Republic.

Biography

A former Padawan of Mace Windu, Echuu had taken a Padawan of his own, Stam Reath, before the outbreak of the Clone Wars. The master and his apprentice fought at the Battle of Geonosis, where they were assigned with the task of destroying several Trade Federation battleship cores. They succeeded, and were then ordered to pursue Count Dooku as he attempted to reach his hangar. Along the way they were intercepted by Sev'rance Tann, who quickly cut down Echuu's Padawan.

After the battle, Echuu slipped into depression. When Sev'rance reappeared from the shadows, taking Sarapin in a shock movement, the Jedi Council hurriedly assigned a new Padawan to Echuu—Naat Reath, Stam's sister.

Echuu quickly took back Sarapin, and tracked Sev'rance to Krant. Along the way, Naat was captured. Echuu did not heed the warnings of Master Windu as he slipped into the dark side, and his Padawan had begun to fall with him.

Finally, Echuu confronted Sev'rance alone in the heart of a CIS fortress. He bested her, taking revenge for Stam. He told his Padawan that he could no longer return to the order until he had meditated on his crimes against the Jedi code. He bade Naat return to the council. This she did, but she never revealed Echuu's location.

Echuu survived in hiding through the Empire's Great Jedi Purge. He finally reemerged when Princess Leia crash landed on the world of Krant, shortly before the Battle of Yavin. There he aided her in her struggle against the Empire. He was finally killed by Darth Vader while destroying the Vor'Na'Tu, a powerful Jedi artifact.

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