Tohno

Tohno was one of the many Jedi Knights who were pressed into duty as field Generals during the Clone Wars.

Biography
Tohno was not much older than Anakin Skywalker at the time, and was paired with Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Zaadja, some eighteen months after the Battle of Geonosis. It was Tohno's part in the mission to infiltrate the Separatist fortress and destroy it. Obi-Wan and Anakin worked with their clone trooper squadrons to create a diversion. Tohno was chosen for the mission because her studies with her previous Master had centered on architecture and engineering, skills that allowed her to understand the unique buildings of Zaadja. She was to get inside and figure out the correct pathways, then set explosives in positions that would bring the entire structure down swiftly.



She managed to get inside the fortress, but discovered an entire nest of Geonosians waiting for her. With the Force, she managed to get past them, but was seen by a sentry before she could set the explosives. She ordered the others to remain outside, despite the fact that her success in the mission would mean her own death. Although Anakin tried to rescue her, Tohno convinced him that he needed to let her go in order to fulfill this mission. She needed to come to peace with her death on her own terms, not with unnecessary deaths included. Anakin reluctantly cut off his pursuit, and although she was attacked by a squad of Geonosians, Tohno was able to set off the explosives she carried. The fortress was destroyed, and the mission was completed successfully, but Anakin continued to struggle the need for so many Jedi to sacrifice themselves to the war.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic 67: Forever Young