Joclad Danva
Biographical information
Died	22 BBY,[1] Geonosis[1]
Physical description
Species	Human[2]
Gender	Male[2]
Hair color	Brown[3]
Skin color	Fair[3]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[2]
Affiliation	Jedi Order[2] Galactic Republic[2]

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Joclad Danva was a male Human Jedi Knight serving the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the final years of the Republic Classic era. A master of the fighting technique called Teräs Käsi, Danva fought and died in the opening battle of the Clone Wars.

BiographyEdit

Discovered to be Force-sensitive early in his childhood, Danva was taken to the Coruscant Jedi Temple for training in the ways of the Force. Eventually graduating from the academy there, Danva was selected by a Jedi Master to become a Padawan and travel the galaxy studying the ways of the Jedi through active duty. Eventually passing his Trials of Knighthood, Dana was knighted and began his independent studies down the path of the Jedi Guardian. This further research led him to become a master of the martial arts form known as Teräs Käsi, a highly physical form of fighting. Combining this with his prowess in Form VI of lightsaber combat, Danva was a formidable opponent in a fight.^[2]

Often traveling to Bunduki to participate in the Teräs Käsi matches held there annually, Danva refrained from using the Force against his opponents as he believed that gave him an unfair advantage. During the 22 BBY match between Danva and non-Force-sensitive Phow Ji, Danva was outmatched and defeated by Ji, who took the victory as proof that the Force did not exist.^[2] Returning to the Jedi Temple after the competition, Danva was summoned by Master of the Order Mace Windu to join a massive Jedi strike team that was headed for Geonosis. Joining his fellow Jedi, Danva flew out to Geonosis and set his starfighter down in the dusty plains of the world, before marching into the Petranaki arena where Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala were being prepared for execution by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Following Windu's cue, Danva and the other Jedi spread throughout the arena ignited their lightsabers and began cutting down the hordes of battle droids filling the arena. After a great battle on the arena floor, Danva and the twenty-some Jedi left standing received an ultimatum from Confederacy leader Count Dooku: surrender and join him, or die. Choosing to take their chances with the battle droids, the Jedi prepared to fight to the death when Grand Master Yoda arrived with the Grand Army of the Republic. Danva however, did not survive the ensuing battle.^[1]

Powers and abilitiesEdit

Joclad Danva was known for his fighting prowess, both armed with two lightsabers and with his bare hands. He was a skilled Teräs Käsi martial artist. Danva was a practitioner of Form VI: Niman.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

Joclad Danva was portrayed by Kyle Rowling, the partial dueling and stunt double for Christopher Lee (Count Dooku) and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

AppearancesEdit

•  Jedi Defeated for Teräs Käsi Title—HoloNet News Vol. 531 55 (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (Mentioned only)
• MedStar II: Jedi Healer (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

•  Ask the Lucasfilm Jedi Council - Jedi in the Arena? on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Joclad Danva on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
•  "Jedi Casualties: Battle of Geonosis" – "Keeper of the Holocron's Blog," Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Fightsaber: Mastering the Art of Lightsaber Combat on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Threats of the Galaxy
•  The Legacy Collection (Pack: Joclad Danva & Battle Droid (Geonosis Arena Showdown) (2009, 4 of 6))
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 165 ("Danva, Joclad")
•  Jedi Order in the Encyclopedia (Picture only)

Notes and referencesEdit