Nomi Sunrider

"The lightsaber is the weapon of a Jedi, you are a Jedi!"

- Thon

Nomi Sunrider was a Jedi Knight from the days of the Old Republic, about 4,000 years prior to the Battle of Yavin. She was married to Jedi Knight Andur Sunrider, with whom she had a daughter, Vima. She later became a great Master of the Jedi and was seen as one of the key leaders of her time.

Biography
On a mission to bring Adegan crystals to Master Thon of Ambria, Andur was confronted by agents of Bogga the Hutt, who demanded he hand over the crystals. When he refused, one of the agents sicced his pet (a poisonous lizard-like creature called a gorm-worm) onto Andur, killing him instantly. When his spirit spoke to his wife, she took up his lightsaber and slew most of his attackers. After this, Nomi vowed to never to use a lightsaber again, much like how Jedi Master Ikrit did in a similar situation, thousands of years later. This vow couldn't last long however, when she realized that a lightsaber was a needed and important weapon, but still maintained the belief that a lightsaber was to be used as little as possible. Bogga sent his men to follow her and take the crystals but they were unsuccessful.



Despite her original wishes, she accepted her destiny as a Jedi and was trained by Master Thon. As a Jedi, she met and fell in love with another Jedi named Ulic Qel-Droma and was with him for some time. When Ulic defected to the Sith (apprenticed to Exar Kun), he killed his brother Cay. In retaliation, Nomi severed his connection with The Force and was convinced that his love for her was severed. He ended up turning on Kun and helping the Jedi defeat him and win the Great Sith War. During the course of this terrible conflict, Nomi met and became good friends with fellow Jedi Knight Jolee Bindo and his wife Nayama, experiencing a number of battles together. In later years, Jolee would fondly recall his friendship with Nomi.

In the years following the end of the Sith War, Nomi lived on Coruscant. She became a well-known Jedi Master, becoming a spokesperson and de facto leader of them while becoming embroiled in Republic politics on the capital. Holding the title of councillor, she presumably sat on the Jedi Council.

As her daughter Vima grew, she became somewhat rebellious and impatient. When she ran away to find Ulic to train her as a Jedi, her mother searched and found her. Although the meeting between her and her ex-lover was rather awkward, Nomi realized, after discovering the statues Ulic had carved, that he was finally beginning to find peace. Ulic, having trained Vima in the Jedi ways, was shot in the back and died in Nomi's arms. After this, Nomi concentrated on training her daughter.

Her final fate is, as of now, unknown. She was a great Jedi Master of her age, and through her daughter, Vima, she was a multiple-great-grandmother of Vima Da-Boda.

Behind the scenes
According to Chris Avellone, Jolee Bindo's story in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic where he mentions Nomi was an oversight: for legal reasons, the developers could not use the name "sunrider", to the point of having to invent a new character, Bastila Shan, instead of reusing Nomi's daughter Vima Sunrider for the game. She is only mentioned briefly in the game by Jolee Bindo.

In the sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, there is an item called "Nomi's Robe", but its description only mentions "Nomi" and "Andur", without the last name "Sunrider".

Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement indicates that Nomi may have been a Jedi Consular.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Dark Apprentice

External link

 * Nomi Sunrider on Wikipedia