- "'The Force will provide' Master Elzar said, and it did. It provided me with a master who was brave. Powerful. Silent."
- ―Yarzion Vell, to Ordea
In 229 BBY,[2] Jedi Master Kelnacca of the Jedi Order and his Padawan, Yarzion Vell, fought members of the Nihil pirates on Vianax, an astronomical object located in the Nihil-controlled Occlusion Zone, as part of the Order's conflict with the marauders. At one point during the skirmish, Vell used his lightsaber to deflect blaster shots from the Nihil while Kelnacca leapt over several of the pirates and attacked one upon landing. The Nihil suffered at least two casualties during the fighting.[1]
Following the battle, multiple children, including a human and an Elomin, watched as Kelnacca and Vell helped clear debris and make repairs.[1] By 133 BBY,[3] when Vell was dying, he told his own Padawan, Ordea, about his training under Kelnacca and mentioned the skirmish while telling them about Kelnacca's bravery and powerfulness.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The skirmish on Vianax appeared in a flashback in the one-shot comic The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Marika Cresta, and published by Marvel Comics[1] on September 4, 2024.[4] Before the comic's release, it was first pictured in an article published on StarWars.com on July 26 of that year.[5]
Appearances[]
- The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (First pictured)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 establishes that the skirmish on Vianax occurred a year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY.
- ↑ "Day"—which the events of take place in 132 BBY per the reasoning here—establishes that Kelnacca had lived on Khofar for at least a year. As the present day events of The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 occur before Kelnacca lived on Khofar, they must take place by 133 BBY.
- ↑ STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE – KELNACCA (2024) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)