Pix

"Hit the tanks and speeders first!"

- Pix, issuing orders to clone troopers during the Battle of Thustra

Pix was a female Human Jedi Padawan apprenticed to the Jedi Master Tyr. When the Clone Wars broke out between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Pix and her master served with Grand Army of the Republic. Around 21 BBY, Pix, her master and a clone task force were sent to make a show of force on the hostile planet Thustra. However, the native Sephi soon attacked the Republic forces, leading to heavy losses, including Master Tyr. Pix and fellow Padawan Cal, whose master had also been killed, requested reinforcements from the Republic's capital world Coruscant.

Jedi Grand Master Yoda himself journeyed to Thustra to both aid the orphaned apprentices and find a peaceful resolution with King Alaric of Thustra. While the Grand Master and Cal went to the kings's palace in order to negotiate, Pix was placed in command of the Republic forces, but barred from taking any aggressive action against the Sephi. However, Sephi Senator Navi deceived Pix, telling her that Yoda and Cal had been executed and leading her to launch a full-scale assault on the Sephi capital city. However, the attack ultimately resulted in the deaths of King Alaric and Cal and Thustra seceded from the Republic. Returning to Coruscant, Pix and Yoda helped to expose Navi's treachery to the Galactic Senate.

Loss of a master
"Calling Coruscant. Situation critical on Thustra. Sephi forces have penetrated our defenses. Our command center has been destroyed. Cal and I are safe, but Master Tyr and Master Tyffix&hellip; Our Masters are dead."

- Pix reporting to the High Command

Pix was a female Human who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. She was accepted into the Jedi Order and chosen as a Padawan learner by the Weequay Jedi Master Tyr. In 22 BBY, the Clone Wars broke out between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems and many Jedi became officers in the Grand Army of the Republic. Around 21 BBY, the planet Thustra had been overtaken by a secessionist faction amongst the local Sephi people and decided to leave the Republic. As Thustra was a important world and the loss of the entire sector was at stake, the Republic responded by dispatching a task force to Thustra. Pix and her master were part of this force, which was to make a show of force, but not engage in any hostile actions. She and Tyr served with another Jedi team&mdash;Master Tyffix and his Padawan Cal&mdash;and the Clone Commanders TK-571 and CR57.

Ten hours after the Republic forces had landed on Thustra, they came under attack by the Sephi. The natives fiercely fought the clone troopers, using suicide bombers to cause heavy casualties in the Republic ranks. The defense grids in the southern perimeter were overrun and the troops there&mdash;including CR57&mdash;were killed. Pix was in the command tent with Tyr and Tyffix, overlooking a strategy discussion of the elder Jedi with a clone officer, when her master sensed a disturbance in the Force. Tyr used telekinesis to push his Padawan out of the command tent, which shortly after exploded when a Sephi suicide bomber blew it up.

After mourning their fallen teachers with Cal, who had just arrived at the tent, Pix used her holocomm to contact the the Republic's capital world Coruscant. Reporting their heavy losses and dire situation, she asked for reinforcements. The message was received by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Jedi Grand Master Yoda and fellow Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Oppo Rancisis, who ultimately decided that Yoda, an old friend of Sephi King Alaric would travel to Thustra in order to find a peaceful solution.

Waiting for action
Later, Pix and Cal went to greet the new Jedi Master when he arrived on Thustra in a Consular-class cruiser. While Cal suspected that the arriving Jedi would have "some rank", like Windu or Rancisis, both Padawans were surprised to see none other then Grand Master Yoda leaving the ship. Yoda reminded Pix and Cal that they should have waited with their call for reinforcements and instead conferred with him, as there where other paths to victory. In the new command center, TK-571&mdash;nicknamed "Clutch"&mdash;informed the Grand Master of the Sephi suicidal strategies and soon, a clone trooper informed the Jedi that Alaric had requested a parley with Yoda. The Grand Master informed the apprentices that he had contacted his old friend before departing Coruscant and decided to take Cal with him to the meeting, although the latter protested. Before leaving, Yoda instructed Pix to hold her position and not make any hostile moves until the Grand Master would contact her.

However, the negotiations did not go as well as Yoda had hoped and Alaric imprisoned both the Grand Master and Cal inside his palace. Watching the Sephi's troop movements together with Clutch, the clone commander noted that their opponents were strengthening their position and advised to launch a preventive strike against them until they fully formed up. Pix refused and reiterated Yoda's explicit instructions to not escalate the conflict with more violence. While Clutch acknowledged the Grand Master's orders, he also pointed out that they would soon have to decide between following them or saving their own lives.

Pix grew increasingly concerned as she waited for Yoda to send word of his progress with the King. By then, Thustra Senator Navi arrived at the Republic outpost to deliver a message to Pix. A Loyalist but corrupt politician who enjoyed a privileged life on Coruscant, Navi was determined to prevent his homeworld's secession from the Galactic Republic. He believed that the most efficient way to undermine Thustra's rebellion was by manipulating the Republic forces into launching an all-out attack on the capital. Hence, the Senator lied to Pix when he told her that Yoda and Cal had been executed by order of King Alaric. Distraught and saddened by the apparent loss of her fellow Jedi, Pix remained silent as Navi provided Clutch with detailed instructions on the best approach to a preemptive strike against the Sephi.

The Battle of Thustra
As the only present Jedi officer, Pix was in total command of the Republic outpost and its military force. Neither Commander Clutch nor the rest of the clones were able to proceed against the Sephi without her consent. When it seemed as though Pix was conflicted with uncertainty, the Clone Commander offered to contact Coruscant and request for another Jedi General. After a final moment of contemplation, Pix ordered her troops to mobilize for combat, determined to end the conflict on Thustra with the full might of her army.

Pix's preemptive attack was swift and sudden; the Sephi were caught completely by surprise as the Republic forces engaged them in battle. Clone troopers and All Terrain Tactical Enforcers marched toward the capital city on the ground while Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunships provided cover from above. Pix and Clutch commanded their forces from a gunship on the frontlines. Republic troops soon entered the capital, and became engaged in street fighting with the remaining Sephi while LAAT/i gunships utilized air strikes against the enemy's defenses. Clutch ordered the clones to concentrate their efforts on capturing the palace so that they could end the Sephi rebellion for good. By then, Pix began to experience doubt in her actions, mainly due to her sudden lack of trust in Senator Navi's honesty.

Though the preemptive attack led to numerous enemy casualties, including Sephi Commander Dekluun and King Alaric himself, the Battle of Thustra was eventually won by the secessionists. Pix's attack on the Sephi created new sympathizers and supporters of Thustra's cause within nearby star systems. The reinforcements from Thustra's neighbors enabled the Sephi to force the Republic army off of the planet. During the battle, Cal was killed as well, although Yoda survived after reluctantly slaying the King in self-defense.

After returning to Coruscant, Pix accompanied Yoda, Mace Windu, and Clutch to the Senate Building. She watched as Senator Navi's duplicity was exposed in front of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and the members of the Galactic Senate. Charged with high treason against the Republic, Navi was promptly arrested by Clutch and two Senate Guards.

Personality and traits
Pix was a teenage, female Jedi Padawan. Physically, she had an athletic build and was considered pretty by her fellow Padawans at the Jedi Temple; her hair was braided and kept in a ponytail. During her time on Thustra, she did not wear the traditional robes of the Jedi. Instead, her cloths consisted of a tight top and a short skirt. Despite her unorthodox Jedi attire, Pix did retain the symbolic hooded-cloak that other Jedi typically wore.

As a Jedi Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic, Pix displayed utter loyalty to the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic. She exhibited the usual Jedi traits of bravery and confidence by leading her clone troopers on the front lines of battle. As a tactician, she possessed an understanding of strategy as seen when she ordered Commander Clutch and the clones to destroy the Sephi tanks and speeders, thereby depriving the enemy of their military assets.

Although she was forced to oversee the operation on Thustra without the guidance of Tyr, her Jedi Master, Pix remained focused on her duties as a Jedi officer. While her Master's death saddened Pix, she carried on with her responsibilities and immediately requested for reinforcements in order to better insure the mission's success. She also proved herself to be both a capable commander and combatant while leading clone troopers into battle against Sephi forces.

But despite her loyalty and Jedi skills, Pix also displayed certain traits, such as overconfidence and a slight disregard for authority, considered less commendable in the eyes of the Jedi Order's senior members; traits that were found to be common amongst younger Jedi. Although she was commanded to remain with the Republic troops and to hold her position no matter what the circumstances, Pix disregarded Master Yoda's orders and launched an attack on Thustra's capital after being convinced by a lie that Yoda and Cal had been executed by King Alaric. However, Pix also upheld the Jedi sense of justice when she helped to convict Senator Navi of treason for manipulating her into attacking the Sephi.

Powers and abilities
As a Jedi Padawan in training, Pix was skilled in the use of Force techniques and lightsaber combat. During the Battle of Thustra, she demonstrated the ability to deflect blaster fire with a lightsaber.

Behind the scenes
Pix first appeared in Jedi: Yoda, a Dark Horse comic written by Jeremy Barlow and released on July 21, 2004. In the comic, she was drawn by the American illustrator HOON. Pix was depicted in a concept art image, seen on HOON's website, where she is wearing a different attire and wields a sword-like weapon. She is standing next to a Sith Lord named Darth Homiiz.

Appearances

 * Jedi: Yoda