Shimrra Jamaane

"Long life to Shimrra, beloved of the Gods."

- Yuuzhan Vong chant

Shimrra Jamaane (&mdash;30 ABY) was the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion of the Galaxy.

Biography
Shimrra was a member of Domain Jamaane, one of the few Domains not confinetd to a single Caste. He was originally a member of the Intendant caste by birth, though he was feared for his prowess in combat. He had a twin brother, a rare event that made both the brothers candidates for consideration as the next Supreme Overlord. To limit the pool of rivals and insure a great destiny, he killed his brother at age seven as an example of his strength&mdash;and an early warning of his viciousness. He strongly disgreed whith Supreme Overlord Quoreal's decision to leave the Galaxy after the discovery of Zonama Sekot. Gathering loyal Domains, he launched a coup, usurped and killed Quoreal, and began the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.

While Shimrra was the official leader of the Yuuzhan Vong, he had actually become a puppet of his jester, Onimi. Being the last Yuuzhan Vong to possess a connection to the Force, Onimi used mind controlling toxins to bend Shimrra to his will. After the Vongforming of Coruscant onto Yuuzhan'tar, Shimrra brought his vessel to the planet, and it became the Citadel. He then commanded Tsavong Lah to slow the assaults to allow the Warrior caste time to replenish their ranks, and refused to launch a full scale investigation of the Jeedai heresy. That all changed after the Battle of Ebaq 9, where Lah was killed and a large pontion of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet was destroyed.

As the war dragged on, Onimi began to lose his control over Shimrra, who became increasingly unstable: he was constantly attacking the followers of the prophet Yu'shaa, and murdering scores of suspected followers of the Jeedai heresy. Even his closest allies began to question the Overlord's ability to rule. Sensing this, Shimrra created the Slayers, ten deadly, specially bred priest-warriors, who were capable of healing almost immediately when struck and wielded deadlier variants of the standard amphistaff and coufee. The Elite denounced their creation as heresy.

When the Galactic Alliance returned to Yuuzhan'tar, the Vongformed Coruscant, Shimrra had regained control of the World Brain, and ordered it to begin making the planet uninhabitable. Shimrra apparently suspected defeat, so he decided that if he coudn't have Coruscant,no one would. Luke Skywalker and Jaina and Jacen Solo reached Shimrra's coffer, where they fought the elite bodyguards, when the World Brain rebelled and started causing to Citadel to quake. Luke then dueled with Shimrra while the Solo twins followed Onimi. Luke struggled against Shimrra, who later used Anakin Solo's lightsaber, but eventually beheaded him with both lightsabers. The Dread Lord's massive body fell like a marionette with its strings cut off, discarded by the real mastermind, Onimi.

Physical appearance
Even by the standards of the Yuuzhan Vong, Shimrra Jamaane was both physically impressive and frightening to behold. He was heavily built and imposingly tall, even by Yuuzhan Vong standards, attributed to the Shapers of Domain Jamaane. His head was enlarged and modified to resemble that of a Yuuzhan Yong deity, and his eyes were replaced with mqaaq'it implants, which shifted color depending on Shimrra's mood (though they were usually the color that represented anger). His head also bore countless ritual scars, leaving many who saw him to feel that Shimrra's face was merely a massive, unhealed flesh wound. All ten of his fingers were removed and replaced with those of ten different carnivores.

Appearances

 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Traitor
 * Destiny's Way
 * Or Die Trying
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force

External link

 * Shimrra on Wikipedia