Jedidiah

Jedidiah (d. 3 ABY) was an insect-like Velmoc who hailed from the planet Velmor. Twenty years before the Battle of Yavin, Jedidiah was a friend and trusted advisor to the capitol city’s reigning monarch, King Lorec. Jedidiah was also very strong in the Force and was asked to follow the ways of the Jedi Knights. Jedidiah wanted to be a Jedi more than anything else in the galaxy, but he felt that his first obligation was to the family of King Lorec. As Emperor Palpatine expanded his New Order, the Empire established a foothold on Velmor. A mob of citizens, loyal to the Empire raided the royal palace and murdered the king and queen. Jedidiah, grabbed Lorec’s son, Prince Denid and his consort, the Lady Loren and escaped Velmor inside of his personal spacecraft. They flew towards the edge of the galaxy and crash-landed on an unnamed jungle world. A piece of debris from the burning ship fell down and struck Jedidiah upon the skull, causing him permanent brain damage. Completely addle-brained, he continued to act as guardian/protector to Prince Denid on the jungle planet.

Three years after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3P0 and R2-D2 discovered Prince Denid and Jedidiah on the planet. They took them in their modified Y-wing fighter and brought them back to Velmor. During the journey, Jedidiah would playfully attack C-3P0, wielding a gnarled, wooden walking stick, as if it were a lightsaber. Threepio later consulted with a 2-1B surgical droid to see if Jedidiah required an oil change.

On Velmor, Jedidiah learned of a plot orchestrated by the Imperial officer, Captain Zeta Traal to murder Prince Denid and Luke Skywalker. Jedidiah left the royal palace astride an Ycaqt and raced to their rescue. He spied Traal preparing to shoot Luke Skywalker in the back, and he dove from the back of the animal onto Traal, spoiling her shot. Traal turned her weapon on Jedidiah and blasted him in the chest at point blank range. Later, Luke took Jedidah’s body aboard his Y-wing fighter and jettisoned him in a special coffin into outer space.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars 49: The Last Jedi