Nicanas Tassu was a male Human Jedi Knight serving the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the last days of the Republic Classic era.
Biography[]
Discovered to be Force-sensitive during infancy, Nicanas Tassu was taken to the Coruscant Jedi Temple for training in the ways of the Force. Eventually graduating from the Temple's academy, Tassu was selected to be a Padawan by a Jedi Master. After years of study and having constructed a green-bladed lightsaber for himself, Tassu went on to pass his Trials of Knighthood and was given the rank of Jedi Knight[3] by the Jedi High Council.
In 22 BBY, Jedi Tassu was stationed at the Temple when Master of the Order Mace Windu rallied all available Jedi to join a strike team to free the captured Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Senator of Naboo, Padmé Amidala from execution by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Arriving on the dusty plains of the foundry world, Jedi Tassu aided in storming the Petranaki arena with his comrades in order to free the prisoners. Armed with an extra lightsaber, Tassu was assigned to arm the two captured Jedi with the help of fellow Jedi Sephjet Josall. Rushing the arena floor, Josall and Tassu were able to pass on their spare weapons.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Nicanas Tassu is a Tuckerization of Nic Anastassiou, the crewman who played this character.[source?]
Although his death in the Battle of Geonosis was not officially confirmed, Holocron Keeper Leland Chee listed him among Jedi who fought in the Battle who fates were unknown but likely dead in a 2005 Star Wars: Blogs post.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Insider 77
- † Star Wars Q & A on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Legacy Collection (Pack: Nicanus Tassu & Count Dooku (Geonosis Arena Showdown)) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Nicanas Tassu (★))
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Nicanas Tassu (★★★))
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Sephjet Josall (★★★))
- Meet the Geonosis Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)