Barriss Offee/Legends

"It is not the size of the Jedi or the amount of power running through her lightsaber, but the strength of her heart."

- Barriss Offee

Barriss Offee was a Jedi Knight and General during the Clone Wars. She was a skilled Jedi Healer, carried a blue lightsaber and preferred Form III lightsaber combat. A Mirialan, Offee could be easily identified by the tattoos on her face. She was one of the victims of Order 66.

Biography


A loyal Padawan to the powerful Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, Barriss stayed by her side at all times, whether during important meetings with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine or in combat such as the Battle of Geonosis.

Shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Barriss and Luminara, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker, were sent to Ansion to prevent the government of the planet from voting to join the Separatists. Their mission was a success, and when Barriss and Luminara returned to Coruscant, they were dispatched by Mace Windu to Geonosis as part of the strike team to rescue Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé Amidala. Although Barriss was not in the final circle that was picked up by Yoda's gunships, she did find a way out of the petranaki arena along with Jedi Knight Pablo-Jill.

Later on during the Clone Wars, she stood at the side of her Master again as a Commander. On one occasion, Barriss and Luminara ventured to the ice-world Ilum. From this barren planet the crystals needed in the construction of a lightsaber could be found. In a secret Jedi temple mine, Barriss built herself a new saber with a crystal of her choice.



As she constructed her lightsaber, the location of the temple was compromised. Separatist chameleon droids had infiltrated the mines and placed explosive charges in the tunnels. Barriss and Luminara fought them off, but were trapped in the resulting cave-in. This disturbance in the Force reached Yoda and the diminutive Jedi Master rescued them.

Afterwards, Barriss was sent to the planet Drongar; her first mission on her own. Drongar was the home to a valuable plant, bota, which was a miracle cure for almost anything and for any race, prized by both the Galactic Republic and the Separatists. Barriss, a gifted healer, assisted one of the medical units on the planet. Unknown to her, a spy was sneaking around the camp and several corrupt Republic representatives were shipping off bota illegally for their own profit.

In a turn of events, she accidentally injected herself with bota, and the natural drug opened up the Force in new and powerful ways. Barriss found this quick way to power to be too addictive and knew that it would lead her towards the dark side of the Force, and so came to the conclusion that she had reached the status of Jedi Knight and the rank of Jedi General.

Barriss often practiced Floating Meditation.



Barriss remained in partnership with her former Master until the end of the Clone Wars. Barriss and Luminara were killed by turn-coat clone troopers. On Felucia, clone troopers fired at Aayla Secura, and an AT-TE fired at Barriss, vaporizing her before she could respond, while her Master perished on Kashyyyk.

When the Galactic Empire emerged, official records compiled by Sate Pestage stated that Barriss and Aayla Secura were both executed because they were plotting to poison Felucia's water supply.

Portrayal
Barriss was portrayed in the films by Nalini Krishan. She was voiced by Tatyana Yassukovich in the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon.

Continuity
Barriss was originally supposed to be in the Order 66 sequence, but was cut along with the deaths of Luminara Unduli and Shaak Ti.

The New Essential Guide to Characters mistakenly identifies Barriss as Human.

In the Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, it is stated that Barriss Offee's tattoos are Chalactan in nature. In the MedStar Duology, however, this fact has been corrected. Officially, Offee's tattoos are traditionally Mirial.

On multiple occasions, Barriss's name is spelled Bariss. One example of this misspelling can be found in Republic: Show of Force.

Appearances

 * The Approaching Storm
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Hide in Plain Sight
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * "Chapter 1"
 * "Chapter 14"
 * "Chapter 16"
 * Star Wars: The New Droid Army
 * Star Wars Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
 * Star Wars Republic 65: Show of Force, Part 1
 * CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:01:15 Edition
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * MedStar: Intermezzo
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Evasive Action: Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hidden Enemy
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment
 * Evasive Action: Prey
 * Evasive Action: End Game
 * Evasive Action: End Game