Infant of Shaa

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The Infant of Shaa was a statue carved by the ancient Seylotts to contain a large field of Force energy.

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The Infant was a series of two statues built to honor Shaa, the Seylott primary deity. A larger version of the Infant, termed the Mother, was built to control the diminutive statue. The statue was closely guarded by the Seylotts, who feared that if the power of the statue was unleashed, it could destroy an entire world, earning it the name "Destroyer of Worlds".

Shortly before the Clone Wars, General Ashaar Khorda employed Jango Fett to retrieve the statue. Khorda hoped to use the Infant's power to destroy or, from Ashaar's point of view, euthanize Coruscant in the upcoming conflict. This would also result in the destruction of the Republic, since it was at its corrupt age. Fett succeeded in attaining the statue, but was convinced by his rival and contemporary Zam Wesell to re-steal the statue, this time from Khorda, to save the galactic capital.

A last minute effort by Fett and Wesell saved the Infant from unleashing its power within a central Coruscant power core. Jedi Master Yarael Poof sacrificed himself to contain the fracturing statue and prevent the destruction of Coruscant, and Fett returned the statue to Seylott for safe keeping.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Jango Fett (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Zam Wesell

[edit] Sources

• The New Essential Chronology (mentioned as "an alien religious idol")
• The Essential Atlas
•  Yarael Poof in the Databank