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10 Alien Species from Star Wars Who Became Jedi Knights
Becoming a Jedi Knight is not unlike being conscripted into the Mickey
Mouse Club. You need a fresh face, a pleasant demeanor, preternatural
"it factor," and voilà! You're suddenly living inside a space
ziggurat with Samuel L. Jackson.
And just like the Mickey Mouse Club, the Jedi Order accepts Padawans
from all across the galaxy. You can be a parasite-infested swamp
abomination with feces of enriched uranium and extinction-inducing
halitosis, but as long as your midi-cholorian count hasn't been
diminished by wine coolers and peer pressure, you're en route to a
promising internship giving Obi Wan Kenobi shoulder massages.
So without further ado, here are ten extraterrestrial beings who picked
up a lightsaber. We're wading into the deep end of the Expanded
Universe, folks.
  10.) Beldorion the Hutt This character appeared in the 1997 Planet
of Twilight novel. Once a member of the Jedi Order, Beldorion went over
to the Dark Side and enslaved an entire planet, using his Force powers
to maintain a buff physique  . He met his end when Leia cut him in
half. I'm pretty sure Huttlets across the universe spin soft-spoken
yarns around the campfire about Carrie Fisher.
9.) Tyvokka the Wookiee This Jedi  from Chewbacca's homeworld of
Kashyyyk hung out with such luminaries as pre-Dark Side Count Dooku,
Qui-Gon Jinn, and Plo Koon  . Tyvokka wielded a wooden lightsaber and
powerful precognition, so he always knew what Jefferson Starship LP you
bought him for Life Day  .
8.) Skippy the Droid In Star Wars lore, there exists the legend of
Skippy, a Force-sensitive R5-D4 unit who caused himself to malfunction
so that the Jawas could sell R2-D2 to Luke Skywalker. Yes, droids aren't
aliens. Sure, this vignette was from a non-canonical tale by Peter
David  . But hey, the following heroes almost hung out with Skippy...
7.) The Iron Knights These Force-wielders were from a species of
sentient, virtuous crystals known as the Shard  who occupied robotic
bodies. And according to Wookiepedia  , Skippy was almost shoehorned
in as their messiah figure until the author realized that this notion
was too weird, even for a galaxy full of telepathic samurais who drink
blue milk.
6.) The Force Vampire In a 1990s Star Wars roleplaying game, the Jedi
Knight Tel Angor accidentally transformed into a Force-drinking Vampire
after attempting to become the avatar of the Light Side. I'm not sure
how the mechanics of such a transformation work. But seeing as how
garlic probably doesn't exist in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, I will simply
assume that your party was perpetually boned when you bumped into him.
Non-canonical artwork by YueYume 
5.) Ku-Kak the Wampa Another strange antagonist from the RPGs was this
lightsaber-wielding Wampa  , who mastered rudimentary Force powers.
Given the weirdness we've encountered thus far, I'm surprised there
isn't a Jedi Tauntaun. He'd be the Star Wars equivalent of Francis the
Talking Mule. Image via  .
4.) Thon the Tchuukthai Probably the most storied character on here,
Thon  was a reclusive Jedi master who resembled a bearded
styracosaurus. His adventures appeared mostly in the Dark Horse Comics
tales, and he was not opposed to giving piggyback rides every now and
again.
3.) Warwick Davis As an April Fools' Day prank on StarWars.com in 2006,
the entire film Willow  was briefly appropriated by the Star Wars
universe. Here's a sampling of the elaborate minutiae that touted magic
as a secret Force power  :
One such journey took him to a world entirely wrapped in harsh deserts,
and populated with many bizarre and wondrous beings. There, Willow
adopted the guise of Weazel, a transient in a strange port city. Willow
used his magic to tip the odds of simple card games, earning enough keep
to stay afloat in an alien world. His winning streak earned the
attention of Watto, a local junkshop proprietor who invited "Weazel" to
his viewing box to watch the Boonta Eve Podrace. Watto thought,
incorrectly, that Weazel would prove to help ensure good luck. Watto
lost everything on that race.
2.) Jedi Mickey Now I sort of want a Jedi Aristocats  . Also,
disappointed that there were never Jedi versions of Jaxxon, the Dianoga,
Sy Snootles, or the six-breasted dancer from Jabba's palace.
1.) The Unnamed Jedi Ewok Goodness, were the roleplaying games a
wellspring of "huh?" This unidentified extraterrestrial plush doll
debuted in the 2004 Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds RPG sourcebook.
Absolutely nothing is known about him, but he probably had a talent for
public speaking  .
BONUS: The Jawa Jedi  , The Tree Jedi  , The Max Rebo Jedi  .
Thanks Refraction and GenXClub!
Related: More Expanded Universe oddities  .
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Jawa Jedi kicks ass. RP's a Jawa for a while (Maybe a couple weeks)
on one of the Star Wars MUSHes out there, was so hoping he'd become
force sensitive. Be like the Anti-Yoda!

(Yes, his name was "Ke'ni" as in Kenny McCormick with the hooded
robe.)

Jawa makes more sense than Wampa too, which isn't really fully
sentient by all I have seen.

Midichlorians need to go away too, keep it mystical.


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In article
<a77841c1-2931-4050...@i2g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>, "David
E. Powell" <David_Po...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Jawa Jedi kicks ass. RP's a Jawa for a while (Maybe a couple weeks)
> on one of the Star Wars MUSHes out there, was so hoping he'd become
> force sensitive. Be like the Anti-Yoda!
>
> (Yes, his name was "Ke'ni" as in Kenny McCormick with the hooded
> robe.)
>
> Jawa makes more sense than Wampa too, which isn't really fully
> sentient by all I have seen.
>
> Midichlorians need to go away too, keep it mystical.

Nah, Jawa Jedi are whimps. You should see an Ewok Jedi in action. ;-)

The Saltex Brujo

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Re: 10 Alien Species from Star Wars Who Became Jedi Knights

Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 8:59am (EDT+16)
From: Your...@YourISP.com (Your Name)
lol.
i can see the battle on Endor in the woods in Part 6 amongst the
undergrowth that the ewoks are barely taller than and you hear the
buzzing of a lightsaber and stormtroopers crying out and falling as the
Ewok Jedi chops their legs off at knee height.

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On Apr 26, 5:19 pm, BillV2...@webtv.net (The Saltex Brujo) wrote:
> Re: 10 Alien Species from Star Wars Who Became Jedi Knights
>
> Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012, 8:59am (EDT+16)
> From: YourN...@YourISP.com (Your Name)
> In article
> <a77841c1-2931-4050-b040-e62edb2ae...@i2g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>,
> "DavidE. Powell" <David_Powell3...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Jawa Jedi kicks ass. RP's a Jawa for a while (Maybe a couple weeks) on
> one of the Star Wars MUSHes out there, was so hoping he'd become force
> sensitive. Be like the Anti-Yoda!
> (Yes, his name was "Ke'ni" as in Kenny McCormick with the hooded robe.)
> Jawa makes more sense than Wampa too, which isn't really fully sentient
> by all I have seen.
> Midichlorians need to go away too, keep it mystical.

> Nah, Jawa Jedi are whimps. You should see an Ewok Jedi in action. ;-)

Jawas are a little more seedy which is why I like the idea of a Jawa
Jedi. Ewoks are already doing the nature stuff. Jawas are more likely
to be stealing the hubcaps off a land speeder, stereotype wise. ;)

> lol.
> i can see the battle on Endor in the woods in Part 6 amongst the
> undergrowth that the ewoks are barely taller than and you hear the
> buzzing of a lightsaber and stormtroopers crying out and falling as the
> Ewok Jedi chops their legs off at knee height.

YES. The Kill Bill move!

(I know it was copied from a Bruce Lee movie.)
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