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Zalem was a Dathomirian Zabrak[3] female who was native to the[1] Outer Rim Territories[4] planet Dathomir. She was the Clan Mother of the Nightsister coven of witches. Her successor was Mother Talzin, who took over after she was killed by Jedi Master Quinlan Vos,[1] by 50 BBY.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
In the new Star Wars canon, Zalem was mentioned in the Jedi Temple Archives set of Topps trading cards.[5] In Star Wars Legends, Zalem first appeared in the 23rd issue of the Star Wars: Republic comic series.[6]
Sources[]
2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Mother Talzin (backup link) (First mentioned)- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 59 Guide to the Galaxy: Denizens of Dathomir
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 59 Guide to the Galaxy: Denizens of Dathomir
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Mother Talzin (backup link) establishes that the Nightsister Talzin took power after Mother Zalem's death. Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! states that Asajj Ventress was born 50 years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, placing her birth in 50 BBY. Ventress is taken within her year of birth, meaning this also happened in 50 BBY. 
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters" establishes that during these events, Talzin is the Mother of the Nightsisters, meaning that Zalem must have died by 50 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary establishes that Dathomirians are a subspecies of the Zabrak species and Nightsisters in the Databank (backup link) establishes that all Nightsisters are Dathomirians. As Zalem was a Nightsister, she must also be a Dathomirian Zabrak.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Mother Talzin (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars (1998) 23
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
- ↑ Talzin was still the Mother of the Nightsisters by the time they were wiped out by Grievous. According to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, the Battle of Dathomir took place in 20 BBY. Thus, Talzin was Mother up until 20 BBY.
