Yu'shaa

"A prophet? Does he see things, this prophet? Things that are to be...And does he see his own death, I wonder?"

- Supreme Overlord Shimrra

Yu'shaa was the name taken by Nom Anor when he disguised himself as the Prophet leader of the Jedi-worshiping Yuuzhan Vong heretics. He chose it as a deliberate insult to the ruling classes, meaning as it does "The Prophet." While he used the name Ammorn as his alias for unofficial contacts with the Shamed Ones, Yu'shaa was the only name he was known by in his official capacity. During his time as prophet, he relayed several "visions," including one in which the alegorical grasses of the galaxy rose up and joined together to topple an evil, mqaaqit-eyed shadow that fought the galaxy, and another that unwittingly foretold the upcoming arrival of Zonama Sekot in the Yuuzhan'tar system. He left Yuuzhan'tar to travel to the famed planet, and reversed allegiances there, leaving and betraying the heretics and Zonama Sekot alike in exchange for Shimrra's favor and the rank of Prefect. However, when the Shamed One rebellion occured as the conditions of his prophecy were unwittingly fufilled, he donned his ooglith masquer one final time and lead the charge against the Supreme Overlord's Citadel.

Nom Anor was presumed dead after the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, and it is unknown who, if any, took up the mantle of Prophet in his place.

Behind the scenes
Nom Anor possess a large following who insists he is not dead, and some support is lent to that theory because the audience does not specifically witness his death: rather, he is last seen on a ship that breaks up and dies. However, it is safe to assume that he did not reemerge as Prophet subsequent to The Unifying Force but before the Dark Nest Trilogy because his identity was suspected and his presence certainly would have been commented on.

Appearances

 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force