Cin Drallig/Legends

"Violence is not the Jedi way."

- Cin Drallig to Darth Vader

Cin Drallig was a Jedi Master in the waning days of the Old Republic.

Biography
Trained by Jedi Master Yoda, Drallig was a legendary lightsaber instructor/battlemaster at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and his skills were impressive, to say the least. Though he was not a member of the Jedi Council, his swordsmanship likely rivaled that of many Council members. Other Jedi sometimes referred to him as "The Troll" in reference to his relentless training procedures and ferocious attack style. He instructed many Jedi in the art of lightsaber combat, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, though he trained Serra Keto as a personal apprentice. He specialized only in Forms one through six. Drallig made his home deep within the Jedi Temple and gave himself over completely to the will of the Living Force.

Near the end of the Clone Wars, his apprentice, Serra, was killed by Darth Vader during his purge of the Jedi Temple. Cin Drallig's dueling skills, as good as they may have been, were no match for Lord Vader's. Drallig was accompanied by two Padawans: Whie and Bene. They were holding up the clone troopers in the Room of a Thousand Fountains while the younger Padawans fled the building. Then, Vader appeared and first killed Whie, then Bene. Drallig attacked Vader, but Vader managed to outmaneuver him and slash through Master Drallig's shoulder. He then watched as the venerable Jedi Master dropped to the floor, dying. His murder was one of many witnessed by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda over the security holograms in the temple. At the time of his murder, Cin knew Vader as Anakin Skywalker, hero of the Republic.

Official records would say that Drallig was killed fighting Imperial agents.

Behind the scenes
Cin Drallig was played in Revenge of the Sith by Nick Gillard, who was stunt co-ordinator on all three films of the prequel trilogy, and a stuntman in A New Hope. The name "Cin Drallig" is an anagram that comes from reversing Nick Gillard's name. In the film he is seen only briefly in a holographic recording, however, he has a larger role in the Revenge of the Sith video game. For the sake of gameplay, Cin Drallig is more of a challenge for Vader in the game than in the film.

Appearances

 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (game)
 * ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novelization)
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment