Jocasta Nu/Legends

Jocasta Nu was the Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives at the time of the Clone Wars with a penchant for being a bit overconfident in the completeness of her Archives. Her patterned robes bore the symbols of the Ansata, representing her devotion to knowledge and learning.

During her career, Jocasta trained many Padawans, including the future Emperor's Hand, Jerec, and Olee Starstone, whom she tutored in the years prior to the Clone Wars.

Biography


As a young Jedi Knight, Jocasta served as an archaeologist for the Jedi ExplorCorps and for decades after her service, she wore her lightsaber at all times, in memory of her time as an active field agent of the Order.

In 52 BBY, Jocasta Nu stepped down after spending ten years as a member of the Jedi Council. She took up the mantle of Librarian and served as Archives Director for over thirty years. She knew Count Dooku quite well, and proclaimed him to be one of the greatest Jedi of all time.

During her position of Chief Librarian, she gathered a very precise and extensive knowledge of the galaxy. She often gave advice to Jedi Knights who were looking for information about the planets they were sent to on a mission. During these years, her confidence in the Archives was whole, claiming that if something was not in the Archives, then it did not exist. This statement was belied when Obi-Wan Kenobi was unable to find Kamino in the Archives. Thankfully to Madame Nu's experience, she immediately knew that only a Jedi Master could have accessed the files and deleted them.

During Operation: Knightfall in 19 BBY, Jocasta faced Darth Vader, drawing her blue lightsaber. The Dark Lord lifted her with the Force Grip, and impaled Jocasta through the chest after she denied access to the Temple's signal beacon, killing her instantly. Jocasta's body was found by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda when they returned to Coruscant.

When the Galactic Empire emerged, official records compiled by Sate Pestage stated that Jocasta Nu was executed for harboring information that threatened the Empire and its citizens.

Behind the scenes


Jocasta Nu was played by Alethea McGrath who also voiced her in the Revenge of the Sith video game, in which she is killed in a cut-scene by Darth Vader.

Jocasta Nu's robes are of the Jedi historian design, one which is similar to Atris' from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

"Jocasta" is a Latinized form of the Greek name Iokaste, which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology, Jocasta is the mother and wife of Oedipus. Further Greek influence may be seen in her name "Nu", a letter in the Greek alphabet which also occurs in the so-called in-universe Secondary alternate alphabet. Interestingly, the name of the actor who played the character is also of Greek origin: Alethea, from the word meaning "truth" in Greek (aletheia). Nu means also "naked" in portuguese.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within
 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers
 * Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
 * Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
 * Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard
 * Jedi Quest: The False Peace
 * Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
 * Secrets of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

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