Chankar Kim

"I'll let you come along on the next mission. Let's polish off a few more of those rough edges first. You can come next time, I promise."

- Chankar Kim to Scout

Chankar Kim was a female Human Jedi Master who lived during the last years of the Galactic Republic. Sometime before 22 BBY, Kim took Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy as her Padawan, although the girl was weak in the Force. When fellow Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi; his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker; and Senator Padmé Amidala were captured on the planet Geonosis, Kim was part of a strike team sent to rescue them. In the ensuing battle, Kim was killed, leaving Enwandung-Esterhazy an orphaned Padawan.

Biography
"I don't know what Chankar saw in her.''" "''We'll never know now."

- Mace Windu and Jai Maruk on Kim and Scout

Chankar Kim was a Force-sensitive female Human who lived during the last decades before the end of the Galactic Republic. After being accepted and trained by the Jedi Order, Kim eventually reached the rank of a Jedi Knight. Three months before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, she took Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, nicknamed "Scout," as her Padawan, although even Council member Mace Windu and other Jedi failed to see what potential Kim saw in the Force-weak girl.

Three months after Kim took Scout to her Padawan, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi; his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker; and Senator Padmé Amidala were captured on the planet Geonosis. Windu assembled a group of Jedi to free them, and Kim was part of this task force. Before leaving, she told her Padawan that Scout would accompany her on the "next mission." However, the rescue mission turned into a full-scale battle. Kim fell in the fight, leaving Scout an orphaned Padawan with a case of survivor's guilt. Three years later, her Padawan found another Master, Jai Maruk. However, on on their first mission together, Maruk was killed too, leaving Scout once again without a Master.

Personality and traits
Kim took Scout as her Padawan, although many Jedi failed to find the reason why. Although a fully trained Jedi Master, she was killed on Geonosis, like many other Jedi.

Behind the scenes
Chankar Kim was first mentioned in Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, a novel written by Sean Stewart and published in 2004. She later received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.

Appearances

 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Notes and references
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