Zule Xiss

"Our angry sister protects herself in armor of fire."

- Vaabesh

Zule Xiss was the female Falleen Jedi Padawan of Jedi Knight Glaive and a Commander during the Clone Wars.

Biography


Zule Xiss was apprenticed to Jedi Master Glaive; a large arrogant human with a drooping moustache.

Glaive was killed at the start of the Clone Wars by Asajj Ventress while saving Zule from Durge on Ohma-D'un. Zule stood side-by-side with Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi against Ventress, but lost her arm in lightsaber combat against the Dark Jedi. In the aftermath, she received a mechanized replacement limb, not unlike Skywalker's.

In the second year of the Clone Wars, Zule was one of the "orphaned" Jedi Commanders who comprised the Padawan Pack during the Battle of Jabiim. Because of the death of her Master, she kept up her defenses to hide her vulnerabilities, even going as far as saying she had hated her Master. Of all of the Padawan Pack, she was the one slipping closest to darkness.

She lost her life not long afterward, when a battle-damaged AT-AT fell on top of her, killing her instantly.

Behind the scenes
The script of The New Face of War identifies Zule as a Falleen, despite her appearance indicating otherwise. She does not exhibit many characteristics found in both male and female Falleen, including small scales all over the body, slightly clawed fingers and toes, and prominent facial and spinal ridges. Zule's species has not been mentioned in any other source. Some fans have interpreted her red skin as an indication that she was a Zeltron, although Falleen are known to be able to change their skin pigmentation to other colors. There are other species that appear identical to Humans except for skin a similar shade of orange, the Bornecks and Gamandar.

Appearances



 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars Republic: The Battle of Jabiim

Notes and references
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