Tai

Tai was a Force-sensitive human male Jedi who was part of the Jedi Order under Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and a friend of Skywalker's nephew and Jedi apprentice Ben Solo. Shortly after the destruction of Luke Skywalker's Jedi temple, Tai, along with Hennix and Voe arrived from a mission and to find the Jedi temple on fire and Solo apparently the only being left alive. Along with the other two Jedi, Tai tried to learn what had happened at the temple from his friend. After a confrontation, he fled the planet and the three other Jedi followed in pursuit. Although the others aimed to bring Solo to justice for the apparent killing of Skywalker, Tai trusted in his friend, did not believe he was capable of murder and wanted to help him.

History
Tai was a human male member of the Jedi Order who came to study under the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker at Jedi temple at some point between 15 and 28 ABY. During his studies as a Jedi, he came to know well and befriend Ben Solo, Skywalker's nephew and most gifted student. Through their relationship, Tai was familiar with the difficulties Solo had dealt with in his life that other Jedi less close to him were not privy to.

In 28 ABY, Tai left the planet of the Jedi temple for a mission with fellow Jedi Hennix and Voe. While the three were away, Solo awoke to find his uncle above him with lightsaber drawn. Fearing Skywalker meant to kill him, a confrontation ensued that ended with Solo believing Skywalker dead by his hands, the temple destroyed by a powerful force in the sky and the Jedi inside killed. That same night, Tai returned from his mission to find the temple burning and Ben Solo the only sentient life he could sense. On the planet's surface, they found Solo, who claimed Skywalker had tried to kill him in his sleep. Although the emotionally volatile young Jedi was quick to lash out, Tai attempted to mediate and did not believe his master or his friend would do such a thing. As Tai spoke with him and tried to understand the full story, Hennix and Voe drew their lightsabers with the aim of subduing Solo. During the confrontation, he tried to prevent the other students from fighting and took out his own lightsaber reluctantly, but did not fight Solo himself.

When Solo managed to escape to his starship Grimtaash after injuring the Quarren Jedi Hennix, Tai and the other Jedi retreated to their own vessel to pursue him and attend to Hennix's injuries. Tai attempted to alleviate his pain through the Force but was emotionally distracted by the day's events and unsuccessful. As Voe pursued Solo in the starship Verity to bring him to justice for Skywalker's apparent death, Tai insisted that he would never do what she believed he was guilty of and needed their help. A prodigiously talented pilot, Solo made a precise maneuver that incapacitated the pursuing ship without destroying it. Aware that the smallest error would have destroyed their ship and killed him, Tai took the act as proof he was right to trust in Solo and that his friend was not a murderer. Although Tai suggested they contact Ben Solo's mother and Luke Skywalker's sister Leia Organa with the news of what had happened, Voe and Hennix dismissed the suggestion and the three committed to finding Solo and learning the truth of the incident before involving others.

Personality and traits
Tai was a human male with pale skin and blue eyes. He had no hair on his head, but had dark colored eyebrows. He wore the brown Jedi robes typical of members of the Jedi Order.

Tai trusted in Ben Solo and did not believe he would willingly kill his uncle or their fellow Jedi. Even when the others sought to subdue Solo through physical force, he attempted to speak with him to understand what happened and was sympathetic to his struggles.

Powers and abilities
As a Jedi, Tai was sensitive to the Force, though not as gifted as Ben Solo. Through the Force, he had the ability to sense the presence of other sentient beings on the surface of a planet from space.

He was also knew how to use a type of Force healing where he could take on the pain of an injured being so that they would not feel it themselves, although he could not do it successfully when emotionally distracted.

Equipment
Tai possessed a blue colored lightsaber with a silver hilt that, like all Jedi lightsabers, had a kyber crystal at its core as a power source.

Behind the scenes
Tai first appeared in the 2019 comic The Rise of Kylo Ren 1 written by Charles Soule, the first issue of Marvel's Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren mini-series.

Appearances

 * The Rise of Kylo Ren 1