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Jem Ysanna

Jem Ysanna

Biographical information
Homeworld	Ossus
Born	13 BBY (22), Ossus^[1]
Died	10 ABY (45), New Alderaan^[2]
Physical description
Species	Human^[2]
Gender	Female^[2]
Hair color	Black^[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	New Republic era^[2]
Affiliation	Ysanna^[2] New Jedi Order^[2] New Republic^[2]
Known masters	Luke Skywalker^[2]

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Jem Ysanna was a female Human Jedi trainee.

1 Biography
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
6 External links

BiographyEdit

Jem was a Ysanna from Ossus and daughter to a shaman, the Great Okko. Her brother was Rayf Ysanna. Like all members of her tribe, Jem was Force-sensitive.^[2]

Jem aided Luke Skywalker and Kam Solusar in their search for lost Jedi knowledge on Ossus. Experiencing the Ysanna tribe's strong connection to the Force when he and Solusar first arrived on Ossus in 10 ABY, Luke decided to begin training the shaman's daughter. Jem proved to be a quick study, picking up phrases and words in Basic, although she tended to slip into her native language when frustrated.^[2]

Jem and Luke became romantically involved during her training and their relationship grew more intense during the following weeks as the pair traveled the galaxy, dealing with the threat of the Emperor reborn. While trying to save Luke from the Dark Jedi Tedryn-Sha and Krdys Mordi on New Alderaan, Jem was shot with a blaster and died after cleaving Mordi in two with her lightsaber. Her body [dissipated upon her death, as she became one with the Force.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

In the audio drama version of Dark Empire II, Jem Ysanna was voiced by Glynnis Campbell.

Handbook 3: Dark Empire incorrectly names her "Jem Solusar."

Since Dark Empire II was written well before it was established that fading away at death was not a common ability among the Jedi, Jem's vanishing raises questions with the prequel trilogy, since the Ysanna were described as being considerably less adept than the Jedi in the ways of the Force. However, there is still too much that is unknown about a body dissolving into the Force to conclude that this might be a contradiction.