Anoon Bondara

"A Jedi whose lightsaber is guided by the Force need not fear the outcome of any battle."

- Anoon Bondara

Anoon Bondara was a Twi'lek Jedi Master in the waning years of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
Bondara was a master practitioner of the lightsaber and served as a lightsaber instructor at the Jedi Temple, where his students included Obi-Wan Kenobi. He trained four Padawans, the last being Darsha Assant.

As Jedi Watchman for Ryloth, Bondara was responsible for identifying Force-sensitive members of his own species and bringing them to Coruscant for training. He confronted Darth Maul on Coruscant in 32 BBY, and, knowing he could not defeat the Sith Lord, sacrificed his own life by blowing up a speeder bike in an attempt to save Darsha Assant. Though Bondara was killed in the explosion, Maul escaped the blast suffering only minor injuries. Bondara's death occurred in the same year that the Twi'lek Boc Aseca was born. This meant that Boc would never be trained, and, as a result, became a Dark Jedi under Jerec instead.

Behind the scenes

 * It should be noted that in both of Anoon's appearances he is described as having lightsaber skills second to none. It should be further noted that his appearance bears striking resemblance to the Hasbro Twi'lek Jedi figure that was released for Hasbro's Star Wars 'Clone Wars' Jedi Knight Battle Pack, despite being dead for more than a decade before the Clone Wars


 * It is a strong possibility that Anoon Bondara was the Jedi battlemaster prior to Cin Drallig. The information mentioned above, the fact that he was the lightsaber instructor to Younglings and Padawans such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that he died in 32 BBY, the same year Cin Drallig became battlemaster, support this possibility.

Appearances

 * Cloak of Deception
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter