Jorus C'baoth

"We are the Jedi, the ultimate power in the universe. We will do as we choose. And we will destroy any who dare stand in our way."

- Jorus C'baoth

Jorus C'baoth was a Human Jedi Master during the decades before the Clone Wars. Like fellow Jedi Master Dooku, C'baoth was arrogantly sure of his own skills and talents, believed himself to be a peerless warrior and philosopher, and viewed non-Force users as inferior. He was the clone template for the clone named Joruus C'baoth who worked with Thrawn during the Grand Admiral's final campaign.

Early Jedi career
Born on the planet Bortras in the Reithcas Sector, Jorus showed much potential and Force aptitude as a young Padawan, and, at the age of seventeen, he attended the Mirnic University. Upon his graduation he traveled to the Jedi Training Center on Kamparas, run by the renowned Jedi Master Yaddle.

After training at the center for two years, a Jedi Master (whose identity remains a mystery) took him on as a private student. Two more years of training would see C'baoth attain the rank of Jedi Knight. Twelve years later Jorus claimed for himself the status of Jedi Master, a claim that was not disputed.

Jorus C'baoth was a firm supporter of the Galactic Republic, and served it well in a number of ways, most notably as a negotiator and mediator for many of the Galaxy's racial conflicts. C'baoth served as part of a demilitarization group stationed on Ando, and was a member of the Senate Interspecies Advisory Committee, or SIAC. He helped Jedi Master Tra's M'ins mediate the Duinuogwuin-Gotal conflict, and also mediated the Alderaan Ascendancy Contention. He was appointed to become ambassador-at-large to the Xappyh Sector. Quite notably, C'baoth was also the personal advisor of an ambitious Senator from Naboo &mdash; Palpatine.

He took many Padawans during his career, including his final one, a Human female named Lorana Jinzler. His attitude that Jedi were superior to non-Force users disturbed his Padawan, but she was too timid to say anything to him.

Outbound Flight Project


C'baoth was the champion of the Old Republic's Outbound Flight Project to search for intelligent life outside the galaxy proper, going as far as being one of the six Jedi Masters aboard when it departed Yaga Minor. The project was intended by Jorus to enable the discovery of other Force-sensitive species who might be taught the way of the Jedi.

Unfortunately, his efforts were blocked by Republic bureaucracy, until C'baoth thwarted an assassination attempt on Barlok, prompting Palpatine and the Galactic Senate to give the project the support it would need. However, C'baoth did not suspect that Palpatine would also be the one to secretly sabotage the project. As the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, he had Jorus cloned shortly in the disguise of a blood test before the launch of the Outbound Flight Project, knowing he would be of later use. Sidious also sent Kinman Doriana ahead of the Outbound Flight with the purpose of destroying it, thus killing many Jedi in one fell swoop.

Once the Outbound Flight was launched, C'baoth increasingly took control over all of the ship's aspects, even going so far as to take Force-sensitive children away from their parents in the middle of the night to be trained as Jedi. By establishing himself as the de facto leader over all aspects of the ship, even outruling the captain of the ship, he earned the resentment of the colonists who joined the Outbound Flight to seek a better life.

When the Outbound Flight entered the Unknown Regions, it was encountered by the Vagaari and the Chiss. Thrawn, the leader of the Chiss picket force, contacted C'baoth and boarded the Outbound Flight to meet with him, but C'baoth refused to comply with Thrawn's request to leave Chiss space. As the Vagaari fleet stormed towards the Outbound Flight, C'baoth performed the eighth recorded Force Meld in his life to mind trick the enemy. At that moment Thrawn launched droid starfighters to engage the confused Vagaari, creating a large disturbance in the Force which overwhelmed the meld participants.

C'baoth and his fellow Jedi failed to detect the Chiss forces sneaking in, and Thrawn systematically destroyed the weapon clusters of the Outbound Flight, killing almost every Jedi aboard. Enraged, Jorus fell to the dark side and Force-choked Thrawn, almost killing him. Before Thrawn could die, Doriana then activated the secondary command layer pre-set in the droid starfighters, which rammed and blasted open the Outbound Flight. The final wave of starfighters employed a radiation bomb of Chiss design on the ship, killing C'baoth and nearly all of the passengers aboard.

It was due to C'baoth's arrogance and draconian behavior that the survivors of Outbound Flight discovered in 22 ABY had such a resentment and hatred for Jedi.

Legacy
In 9 ABY it was discovered that a clone of C'baoth, Joruus C'baoth had been living on the world of Wayland since the Clone War. He had inherited much of C'baoth's personality, including his desire to arbitrate disputes and his ego. Without C'baoth's formal Jedi training, Joruus openly used the Dark Side in his rule of the mixed population of Wayland. After being discovered by Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo, he used his skills to coordinate Imperial attacks in an effort to gain an apprentice of his own. Joruus met his death at the hands of Jedi Luke Skywalker and former Emperor's Hand Mara Jade. In 22 ABY, a Chiss expedition to the remains of Outbound Flight occurred. This was partially a historical expedition (hence the invitations of Jedi Masters Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker and the attendance of Dean Jinzler) and partially a ploy to lure Thrawn's old enemies, the Vagaari, into attacking.

Appearances

 * Cloak of Deception
 * Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi
 * Outbound Flight
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * Survivor's Quest

Notes and references
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