Gantoris

"There are far worse things than heat."

- Gantoris to Luke Skywalker

Gantoris was a Human male native to Eol Sha who became one of the first students at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 as well as the first student to die at the Praxeum.

Biography
A Force-sensitive descendant of a Jedi Knight, Gantoris's powers led to him becoming the natural leader of his home planet. He used his powers to save the world's inhabitants from natural disasters such as earthquakes and avalanches. Gantoris had repeated dreams of being killed by a "Dark Man." When Luke Skywalker came to Eol Sha to recruit Gantoris to join his Jedi Praxeum, Gantoris believed that Luke, in his black robes, might be the "Dark Man." Gantoris tested Luke by making him cross a lava pit and confront the deadly lava dragon within. He also tested Luke by making him jump out of a geyser that was about to erupt. Gantoris followed Luke off Eol Sha on the condition the other inhabitants of the hostile world be relocated by the New Republic.



On Bespin, Gantoris attempted to help Luke Skywalker show Streen the potential of the Force: he did so by manipulating rawwks, much to Streen's dismay. At the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, Gantoris was an arrogant student and quickly became a rival of Corran Horn. Under the tutelage of the spirit of Exar Kun, Gantoris constructed a dual-phase lightsaber using corusca gems, which he used to challenge Luke to a duel. Exar Kun continually attempted to turn Gantoris to the dark side. Ultimately, Gantoris resisted Kun, and Kun proved himself to be the "Dark Man" and killed Gantoris by burning him to death from the inside out. This made him the first of Luke's academy students to die and deeply shook his confidence in his teaching abilities.

Following Gantoris's death, Exar Kun began to corrupt Kyp Durron. His lightsaber went to Kirana Ti, and he was buried in a beautiful grove on Yavin 4, the site marked by a gray plinth.

Appearances

 * I, Jedi
 * Jedi Search
 * Firestorm
 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught