Dev Sibwarra

Dev Sibwarra (11 BBY - 4 ABY) was a Human boy who was born on Chandrila. His mother, Ydra, was a padawan who had left the Jedi Order before her training was completed; as such, she survived Order 66 and the early stages of the Great Jedi Purge. Shortly after Dev's birth, possibly to escape detection by the Empire, the family moved to G'rho, a small human colony world in the Outer Rim. Despite her lack of mastery over the Force, Dev's mother taught Dev the rudiments of Jedi training when she noticed his abilities, and planned on trying to apprentice him to a surviving Jedi.

In 1 BBY, the Ssi-ruuk conquered G'rho. Dev was taken to the Ssi-ruuvi captial, Lwhekk, where he was enslaved and brainwashed for five years by the Ssi-Ruuk. The Ssi-Ruuk took advantage of his Force-sensitivity to calm beings undergoing entechment. He was convinced by the Ssi-Ruuk that entechment was a high honor, and, for a large part of his life, looked forward to undergoing the process himself.

When Palpatine was killed at Endor, it was Dev who felt the disturbance in the Force and told the Ssi-ruuk. Likewise, he felt Luke Skywalker's presence when he arrived at Bakura, and informed the Ssi-ruuk that it was a Jedi who had introduced the new and successful tactics to the planet's defenders. The feelings of power from Skywalker were enough to give Dev some remembrance of his past.

Dev helped the Ssi-ruuk capture Skywalker, but then realized what a mistake he had made. He subsequently helped him escape and capture the Ssi-ruuvi command ship, Shriwirr. Skywalker planned to make Dev the first apprentice of the new Jedi, but his plans were ended when Dev was killed by the Imperial assault on the Shriwirr.

Skywalker ensured that he was given a burial in space, and the Rebel Alliance renamed the capture Shriwirr after him.

Appearances

 * The Truce at Bakura