Oppo Rancisis/Legends

"To walk the path of the Jedi, one's spirit must be strong. That requires discipline."

- Oppo Rancisis

Oppo Rancisis (206 BBY–19 BBY) was a Thisspiasian Jedi Master who had been the Padawan of Master Yaddle.

Early Life


As an infant, Oppo Rancisis was offered to the Jedi Order by his mother, the Blood Monarch of Thisspias.

Twenty years later, he inherited the title as Monarch of Thisspias when his younger sister was killed. He declined the role, however, abdicating the throne in order to serve the entire galaxy among the Jedi Order.

Knighthood
As a Jedi, Rancisis mastered Malacia, a Jedi technique that induced a powerful dizziness and nausea in enemies. Malacia could incapacitate an enemy like a hammer blow without causing any lasting physical damage, and so was not considered a dark side power. Oppo taught the technique at the Jedi Temple for over two decades, but only a few other Jedi ever came close to mastering the difficult discipline.

The martial Rancisis also possessed an unerring tactical mind and was a master of Battle Meditation. His Battle Meditation skills were crucial to his role as fleet battle strategist during the Stark Hyperspace Wars.

By 32 BBY, he had earned a seat on the Jedi Council, and provided tactical guidance during the events surrounding the Battle of Naboo. With the onset of the Clone Wars, Rancisis found himself serving as a military commander once more. When the Blood Monarch of Thisspias revealed Separatist leanings, Rancisis challenged him to personal combat, with Thispiass' allegiance at stake. Rancicis won the duel, and Thisspias remained a member of the Republic.

Clone Wars


It was thought that Master Rancisis was aboard an Acclamator I-class assault ship in orbit around Geonosis during the Battle of Geonosis, directing the battle and using Battle Meditation in aiding the Jedi down below. During the First Battle of Kamino, Oppo gave advice to Obi-Wan about the battle. High General Rancisis commanded a force during the Battle of Saleucami that consisted of Jedi Master Quinlan Vos as his deputy, with Jedi Knights A'Sharad Hett, Aayla Secura, Xiaan Asmeru, K'Kruhk and Jeisel as support.

During the battle Rancisis was murdered by the turncoat Jedi Sora Bulq. A cadre of henchmen were put out to attack Rancisis, and when he defeated them all, Sora Bulq dove out from the darkess, and put his saber through Rancisis' chest, at the same time, telling him that the henchmen were just a distraction, so Sora could kill him. Without Rancisis' tactics and use of Battle Meditation, the Republic forces on Saleucami were thrown into disarray, and his troops faced defeat against the more numerous Separatist forces.

Behind the scenes
Oppo Rancisis was portrayed by Hassani Shapi in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones (seen in archive footage of the Jedi Council used in conjunction with new material). He was voiced by Fred Tatasciore in Clone Wars: Volume II.

Appearances

 * Legacy of the Jedi
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Jedi: Yoda
 * Star Wars Republic 71: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 3
 * Star Wars Republic: The Siege of Saleucami