Kit Fisto/Legends

Kit Fisto (c. 70 BBY&mdash;19 BBY) was a Nautolan Jedi Master and High General in the Galactic Republic's Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. He was also a member of the Jedi Council during this period. Fisto was born on the planet Glee Anselm.

His distinctive head tentacles contained highly sensitive olfactory receptors that allowed him to detect pheremonal expressions of emotion, and other changes in body chemistry. This was indeed a unique attribute not afforded to any other Jedi; naturally, or through the power of the Force.

Kit was an extremely skilled swimmer, and honed his Jedi abilities to take advantage of his amphibious origins, making him a deadly foe both above and under water. He was a master of the Shii-Cho, or Form I lightsaber combat.

As a young Jedi Knight, Kit gained his Master title when he took over the training of then-Padawan Bant Eerin, when Bant's original master, Tahl, was killed. He was known for his unusually close relationship with fellow Jedi Aayla Secura, a relationship that occasionally pushed at the boundaries of the portions of the Jedi Code that forbid attachment. During the height of the Clone Wars, Fisto was the first Jedi to fight and defeat a new type of droid that was given the name JK-thirteen. With Fisto went Obi-Wan Kenobi, five ARC troopers, and Barrister Doolb Snoil, a representative from the Galactic Senate, to Ord Cestus to negotiate an agreement to sell the "bio-droids" to the Republic. While en route to Ord Cestus, Fisto constructed a lightwhip, which he wielded during the mission.

He later led the Galactic Republic's forces in defeating the Quarren Separatist league, the Quarren Isolation League, on the watery world of Mon Calamari and later forged a new accord on the world that led to joint Quarren-Mon Calamari representation in the Galactic Senate.

For years, Fisto's name had been suggested as a candidate for the Jedi High Council. Humble, and not feeling that he had the skills for such an appointment, Kit would always dismiss such offers, feeling he was better suited to the Council of Reconciliation. Eventually, however, Kit's exploits in the Clone Wars answered any lingering doubts to his suitability, and he ascended to a seat on the august body. It was rumoured that Fisto was an even more skilled combatant than Obi-Wan Kenobi.

After Chancellor Palpatine revealed himself to be the Dark Lord of the Sith, Kit Fisto accompanied Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin to confront him. Despite his prowess, Kit Fisto could not handle Sidious's intense combat style and shortly after they had crossed sabers, he died when the Sith Lord cleaved into his waist.

Behind the Scenes


Kit Fisto first appeared in Attack of the Clones, where he was played by Zac Jensen.

Like Boba Fett, Kit is disproportionally popular among Star Wars fans as a minor character, mainly because of his distinct smile, seen during the Battle of Geonosis and the Battle of Mon Calamari.

In the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, Kit was beheaded by Sidious, not stabbed in the chest. George Lucas found decapitating a violent way of death to be displayed in the movie, so he chose a much ordinary way of death.

Also in the novelization, he had a short chat with Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin before their shuttle departed to Palpatine's Office. He said he would have been much calmer if Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi had been with them. Master Tiin scolded him for this: according to him, they were enough to kill the Sith Lord.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Jedi: Aayla Secura
 * The Cestus Deception
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 1
 * Show of Force
 * Tides of Terror
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith