Dass Jennir

"I would not throw my life away so hastily&mdash;or so vainly&mdash;but neither am I done fighting for the principles on which the Republic was based."

- Dass Jennir

Dass Jennir was a Jedi Master who fought Separatist forces as a Senior General on New Plympto during the Clone Wars. He survived Order 66, and later went on to be a champion of the native Nosaurian rebellion.

Biography
Jennir fled his clone troopers after they turned on him and sought refuge in the jungle. Inadvertently, Jennir encountered a native Separatist-allied Nosaurian named Bomo Greenbark and the two agreed to assist each other flee the clones. However, Jennir learned from Greenbark the true reason for the Nosaurians' alliance with the Separatists: the promise to revive the market for New Plympto's sole export, rikknit eggs. Upon discovering Greenbark's comrades, however, Jennir was taken prisoner.

At the order of Commander Rootrock, the Nosaurians allowed Jennir to live. Rootrock told Jennir about events that had transpired resulting in the birth of the Galactic Empire. Jennir planned to visit Coruscant and was given a ship from Rootrock in exchange for promising to return to New Plympto to fight against Imperial occupiers.



While on Coruscant, Jennir made his way to the Jedi Temple, where a lone Jedi attempted to take out an entire clone squad himself and was shredded almost instantly by blaster fire. In the crowd Jennir met Master Kai Hudorra, who had decided to abandon the Jedi way of life until the Jedi could one day rise again. Disagreeing with Hudorra, Jennir returned to New Plympto as promised. He was seen leading the charge of Nosaurian rebels against an Imperial A6 Juggernaut.

The result of the battle is unknown, although he was still alive around one month later, when he continued to lead the resistance on New Plympto. By that time, the resistance was dwindling and the Nosaurian civilians were attempting to be evacuated offworld in the Battle of Half-Axe Pass.

Despite their heroic actions during the battle, Bomo and Jennir were knocked unconcious and as such were spared the execution of the entire resistance.

After the defeat at Imperial hands, Dass accompanied Bomo Greenbark (and the crew of the Uhumele) to Ornax IV, where the Nosaurian captives from the battle were being held.

Behind the scenes



 * An alternate spelling &mdash; presumably a typo &mdash; of Das Jennir is used on the online profile page of the Clone Wars Volume 9: Endgame TPB.
 * Many fans believe that the illustration of this character in Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown looks very similar to Legolas from the Lord of the Rings films. As a result, the character earned the nickname "Legolas", or "Legolas with a lightsaber". Artist Doug Wheatley has stated that Legolas or Orlando Bloom were not used as a basis for the new character, and modified Dass's look for subsequent appearances in comics beginning with Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere. He also looks very similar to Lucius Malfoy (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) from the Harry Potter films, who was the basis for Tyber Zann.
 * An early concept for Dark Times saw Dass Jennir with short hair, a decision which artist Doug Wheatly discarded in the last moment.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere

Dass Jennir