Jocasta Nu
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| Jocasta Nu | |
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19 BBY (16), Coruscant |
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1.6 meters[1] |
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White |
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Blue |
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Jocasta Nu was the Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives at the time of the Clone Wars with a penchant for being a bit overconfident in the completeness of her Archives. Her patterned robes bore the symbols of the Ansata, representing her devotion to knowledge and learning.
During her career, Jocasta trained many Padawans, including the future Emperor's Hand, Jerec, Olee Starstone, whom she tutored in the years prior to the Clone Wars, and Jin-Lo Rayce, founder of the Agents of Ossus.
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[edit] Biography
As a young Jedi Knight, Jocasta served as an archaeologist for the Jedi ExplorCorps and for decades after her service, she wore her lightsaber at all times, in memory of her time as an active field agent of the Order.
Some time prior to 49 BBY,[1] Jocasta Nu stepped down after spending ten years as a member of the Jedi Council. She took up the mantle of Librarian and served as Archives Director for over thirty years. She knew Count Dooku quite well, and proclaimed him to be one of the greatest Jedi of all time.
During her position of Chief Librarian, she gathered a very precise and extensive knowledge of the galaxy. She often gave advice to Jedi Knights who were looking for information about the planets they were sent to on a mission. During these years, her confidence in the Archives was whole, claiming that if something was not in the Archives, then it did not exist. To her embarrassment, this statement was belied when Obi-Wan Kenobi was unable to find Kamino in the Archives since it took a child student under Yoda's instruction to suggest the obvious: that the records were tampered with to hide Kamino's existence.
During Operation: Knightfall in 19 BBY, Jocasta told her latest padawan, Jin-Lo Rayce, to flee the Temple through underground passages into the Coruscant underbelly. She later faced Darth Vader, wielding her blue lightsaber. The Dark Lord lifted her with the Force Grip and impaled Jocasta through the chest after she denied him access to the Temple's signal beacon, killing her instantly. Jocasta's body was found by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda when they returned to Coruscant.
When the Galactic Empire emerged, official records compiled by Sate Pestage stated that Jocasta Nu was executed for harboring information that threatened the Empire and its citizens.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Jocasta Nu was played by Alethea McGrath who also voiced her in the Revenge of the Sith video game, in which she is killed in a cut-scene by Darth Vader.
Jocasta Nu's robes are of the Jedi historian design, one which is similar to Atris' from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
"Jocasta" is a Latinized form of the Greek name Ιοκάστη, which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology, Jocasta is the mother and wife of Oedipus. Further Greek influence may be seen in her name "Nu", a letter in the Greek alphabet which also occurs in the so-called in-universe Secondary alternate alphabet. Interestingly, the name of the actor who played the character is also of Greek origin: Alethea, from the word meaning "truth" in Greek (aletheia).[2]
[edit] Appearances
- Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness
- Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within
- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers
- Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
- Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
- Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
- Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Quest: The False Peace (Mentioned only)
- Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace (Non-canonical appearance)
Dooku Spotted in Gree Enclave—HoloNet News Vol. 531 54
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series
- Secrets of the Jedi (Appears in flashback(s))
- Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
- The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission (Mentioned only)
- The Last of the Jedi: Underworld (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 41 (JOC1-2, Madame Jocasta Nu)
The Dark Forces Saga, Part 6 on Wizards.com (article)
- Order 66: Destroy All Jedi
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
Guide to Knowledge on Hyperspace
Jocasta Nu in the Databank
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jocasta Nu in the Databank
- ↑ Behind the Name, URL accessed on November 24, 2007.
