Saesee Tiin/Legends

Saesee Tiin (&mdash;19 BBY) was a male Iktotchi Jedi Master and Jedi Council member.

He was also a High General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

Biography
Master Tiin appeared as a tall, brown skinned Iktotchi humanoid with long, inwardly curved horns on each side of his head. His grim appearance made him a very intimidating figure in the Jedi Order.

Secretly, his colleagues on the Jedi Council questioned his contributions to that body, as he sat in solemn silence. Despite their accusations, Master Tiin was firmly loyal to the Order. It seemed the death of his master, who would later visit him as a Force ghost, had deeply affected Tiin.



As a testament to his great skill, Tiin was given the title of Master even though he had never taken a Padawan. He possessed telepathic abilities and was a master pilot. The Force gave him the ability to navigate hyperspace jumps without the assistance of a navigational computer in his very own starfighter, the Sharp Spiral. He was a great friend of fellow Council member Plo Koon.

He participated in the Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, and was mistakenly reported as killed in the conflict&mdash;this error was later attributed to the confusion of wartime journalism.

He later became a High Jedi General in the raging Clone Wars. The war raged on his homeworld of Iktotch, where he valiantely fought an ultra battle droid with Mace Windu. He later participated in various campaigns.

During the Second Battle of Coruscant, Saesee Tiin led a squadron of ARC-170 starfighters into the orbital battle between the Republic's Open Circle Fleet and the Confederacy's navy, led by the feared droid leader General Grievous. He was piloting a green Eta-2 Actis-class Jedi interceptor, and, was placed in command of the Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer Impavid. After a Providence-class destroyer came out of hyperspace and collided with the Impavid, he landed in the dying Star Destroyer and successfully led its clone troopers in a boarding of the enemy destroyer Prosperous. With his lightsaber, Master Tiin cut through the floor of the Prosperous' landing bay, allowing him and his forces to enter the interior of the ship and take control.



Saesee Tiin accompanied fellow Jedi Masters Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar, and Mace Windu in the attempt to arrest Chancellor Palpatine. Master Tiin was unprepared for the sudden attack of the Sith Lord and was killed by a slash to the chest right after Master Kolar's death. He never even got a chance to swipe his lightsaber.

Behind the scenes
In the novelization of the movie, Tiin was tricked by Palpatine and beheaded. Palpatine, pretending to be in a panic over the threat of his arrest, asked Master Tiin: "Master Tiin, you're telepathic. Tell me what I'm thinking right now." Saesee was trying to read Palpatine's mind, and Palpatine caught him off guard. He then quickly cut Master Tiin's head off. George Lucas considered this type of death too violent for the movie, and therefore changed it.

Saesee Tiin was played by Jesse Jensen in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, brother of Zac Jensen who played Kit Fisto in the same movie. He was replaced by Kenji Oates in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Appearances

 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * Star Wars Republic: Infinity's End
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Star Wars Republic: Darkness
 * Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 1
 * Star Wars Republic: Show of Force
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Reversal of Fortune
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith