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A typical Padawan braid
The Padawan braid was a symbol worn in the hair or head that marked the rank of a Jedi Padawan. The braid was composed of a long strand of intricately woven hair typically worn across the right shoulder. In the case of Padawans from species that did not grow hair on their heads, alternatives such as silka beads were worn instead. When a Padawan was declared a Jedi Knight after passing the trials, the braid was shed. If a Padawan was expelled from the Jedi Order, the braid was ripped off, as happened to Ahsoka Tano after she was framed for treason.
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Description[edit | edit source]
Padawan braids were a symbol of rank used to distinguish apprentices within the Jedi Order.[1] They were lengths of intricately woven hair,[2] typically worn across the right shoulder. Padawans which belonged to species that did not grow hair on their heads would wear alternatives such as silka beads.[3] Padawan braids would be shed upon attaining the rank of Jedi Knight after passing the Jedi Trials. Padawans who were expelled from the Jedi Order would have their braids ripped off.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
During the High Republic Era, Jedi Masters could decide whether or not their apprentice had to wear a Padawan braid: Master Cohmac Vitus did not intend to require his next apprentice to wear a braid, while Padawan Reath Silas had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade his Master, Jora Malli, to not make him wear it any longer.[4]

A young Obi-Wan Kenobi sporting a Padawan braid
During his time as a Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi developed a bad habit of tugging at his Padawan braid when nervous, a habit he hoped to break.[5]
Togruta Padawan Ahsoka Tano's silka bead braid was stolen by bounty hunter Cad Bane during the Battle of Devaron.[6] After Tano helped capture Bane on Naboo, she took the braid back, declaring she had earned the right to wear it again.[7] Late in the Clone Wars, Tano was framed for the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar,[8] and was expelled from the Order so she could be put on trial, with her braid being removed by a Jedi Temple Guard. After her master Anakin Skywalker managed to clear his apprentice's name by revealing fallen Padawan Barriss Offee as the true traitor, Tano was offered her braid and position in the Order back. However, having lost faith in the Order and the Jedi High Council, she declined and left.[9]
After he survived Order 66, Padawan Caleb Dume's occasional rescuer Janus Kasmir made Dume cut his braid off and abandon his Jedi robes in order to better hide from the Galactic Empire.[10]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
"The Wrong Jedi" Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Princess Leia: Royal Rebel
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Meet the Heroes
- Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage
Star Wars Helmet Collection 40 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Jedi Knights)
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (Picture only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Weapons & Uniforms: Training the Jedi) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (Picture only)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian: Making of Season Two
Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Coruscant in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Lux Bonteri in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Owen Lars in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Padmé Amidala in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Shmi Skywalker Lars in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
"The Wrong Jedi" Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ The High Republic Free Digital Sampler
- ↑ Master & Apprentice
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cargo of Doom"
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force"
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Wrong Jedi"
- ↑ Kanan 3