Yarael Poof

Yarael Poof was a male Quermian Jedi Master who served on the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic. An expert practitioner of Jedi mind tricks and illusions, Poof was a celebrated diplomat and teacher who witnessed both the reemergence of the Jedi's ancient enemy, the Sith, and the discovery of the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker, who was to bring balance to the Force. By the time of the Battle of Geonosis, Poof's spot on the Council has been filled by the Vurk Jedi Master Coleman Trebor.

Biography
A male Quermian from the planet Quermia, Yarael Poof was a Jedi Master who served on the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Jedi Order. A celebrated diplomat and teacher, Poof was the most senior of the four Quermians enrolled in the Jedi Order during the Invasion of Naboo. Shortly before the Battle of Naboo, Poof was present in the Jedi Council Chamber of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn came before the Council with news that the Sith, the ancient enemies of the Jedi Order, had resurfaced. He later observed Jedi Master Mace Windu evaluate the Force abilities of Anakin Skywalker, a nine year old boy from the planet Tatooine who Jinn discovered to be Force-sensitive. Although they believed him to be the Chosen One, a being who was prophesied to bring balance to the Force, the Council denied him entrance into the Order as they found his deep emotional attachments troubling and they believed that he was too old for training. The Council reversed their decision, however, after Qui-Gon was slain by a Sith Lord on Naboo, allowing Skywalker to become Padawan to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jinn's former Padawan who was recently granted the title of Jedi Knight after defeating his Master's killer, per Jinn's last request.

By the time of the Battle of Geonosis, Poof's seat on the Council had been taken by Coleman Trebor.

Personality and traits
Although a celebrated teacher and diplomat, Poof enjoyed playing mind tricks on his fellow Council members.

A male Quermian, Poof stood at 2.64 meters tall, had pasty white, and had red eyes. Like the rest of his species, Poof possessed two sets arms and two brains, one in his head and the other in his chest.

Powers and abilities
Poof was an expert practitioner of Jedi mind tricks and illusions.

Equipment
Poof carried a lightsaber and wore Jedi robes that concealed his second set of arms.

Behind the scenes
Yarael Poof first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, in which he was portrayed by a puppet operated by Michelle Taylor.

Poof was originally slated to make a reappearance in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, but George Lucas found this character too difficult and expensive to be animated, so he removed him from the Council. He imagined the Battle of Geonosis to be a battle where all the Council members would attend. Poof's absence in Episode II also helped avoid any confusion between his species and the newly-introduced Kaminoans.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * ''Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings