Hoth (Jedi Lord)

"I'm dying with every Knight... every death is a burning nail in my chest!"

- Jedi Master Lord Hoth

Lord Hoth was a famous Jedi Master who led the Army of Light against Lord Kaan's Brotherhood of Darkness during the New Sith Wars, until a final confrontation with the forces of darkness at the Battles of Ruusan.

Biography
The Jedi Master did fight a furious battle with Kaan on the planet, but the details of this encounter are unknown.

Regardless, Hoth was one of the foremost Jedi of his era. He clashed continually with his contemporary Lord Farfalla, whose foppish nature was a directly opposed to Hoth’s pragmatism.

Unlike the charismatic Farfalla, Hoth had little time for diplomacy, nor the delicate etiquette his rank sometimes required. Where he did excel was warfare&mdash;he was a superb tactician and, even in his advanced age, a warrior without peer.

Naturally, with war against the Sith, it was Hoth who was chosen to lead the forces of the Jedi and the Republic. In his youth, Hoth believed he had the power to end the Sith threat singlehandedly, but the war ground on for decades with no end in sight.

The conflict hardened Hoth against the galaxy, and, by the time of the final Battle of Ruusan, the once idealistic youth had become a bitter, cynical and haggard veteran. His closest friend and main advisor was fellow veteran Pernicar, while the Jedi that served under him included notables such as General Kiel Charny.

Lord Hoth perished when Lord Kaan detonated the thought bomb.

After his death, Hoth's former Padawan, Johun Othone, petitioned the Republic to construct a memorial to the Army of Light on the planet of Ruusan.

Behind the scenes

 * It is likely that his name is connected with that of the planet Hoth, but it is not known if the planet is named for him or the other way around.


 * In the comics series Jedi vs. Sith, Farfalla says that "Lord Hoth's heart is as cold as an ice planet" which might hint that the planet was named after the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Darkness Shared
 * Jedi vs. Sith
 * Bane of the Sith
 * Dark Forces: Jedi Knight