Lanchu Skaa

Lanchu Skaa was a male Jedi Master who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. Sometime before or during the year 22 BBY he took the Chiss Nuru Kungurama as his Padawan. During the same year, Skaa was part of a Jedi task force sent to the planet Geonosis to rescue Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, Senator Padmé Amidala, and Kenobi's apprentice Anakin Skywalker from execution. Skaa was killed in the ensuing battle, which was the outbreak of the Clone Wars.

Biography
Lanchu Skaa was a Force-sensitive male who lived during the last decades of the Galactic Republic. Skaa was trained in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order, eventually reaching the rank of Jedi Master. Before or during the year 22 BBY he took the Chiss Nuru Kungurama as his Padawan. In 22 BBY, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, his Padawan Anakin Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala were captured on the planet Geonosis and the Jedi sent a task force to rescue the trio from execution. Master Skaa was part of the task force and left his Padawan without a chance to say goodbye. Skaa was killed on the mission and his fellow Jedi Master Ring-Sol Ambase accepted Kungurama as his Padawan. Both Ambase and Kungurama missed Skaa during the ensuing Clone Wars.

Personality and traits
Although Skaa left Kungurama without saying farewell, both Ambase and Kungurama thought he would have done it if he had the time. Both liked Skaa and felt immense grief after the death of the Jedi Master.

Powers and abilities
Skaa possessed the knowledge and the skills required to become a Jedi Master. Although he was a trained Jedi, he was killed during the Battle of Geonosis like many other Jedi.

Behind the scenes
Lanchu Skaa was first mentioned in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad, a novel written by Ryder Windham and published in 2009. Skaa's first name was revealed in the following novel, Curse of the Black Hole Pirates.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates

Notes and references
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