Tru Veld

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Tru Veld was the Padawan of Jedi Master Ry-Gaul before the Clone Wars. Tru was a Teevan from the planet of Teevan. His skin had a silvery cast. Veld was tall, lanky, exceptionally flexible and could bend in surprising ways. It was this quality that made him good at fighting. He usually fought with his left hand.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

Tru was a good friend of Anakin Skywalker. He and Anakin, along with their Masters, were sent on a number of missions together to worlds such as Radnor, Euceron, and Korriban. Tru ended his friendship with Anakin after a fellow Padawan, Darra Thel-Tanis, died during the mission to Korriban. Tru hid the fact that his lightsaber was damaged from his mentor, and Anakin spied on Ferus Olin, their fellow Padawan, fixing it. Anakin realized it was not fully repaired, but said nothing. When battled again, Tru's lightsaber started to malfunction. Ferus switched with Tru, and Darra gave her life to save Ferus. After the death, the three Padawans went home and Ferus left the order, but not before Tru and Ferus realized Anakin knew about the lightsaber and had not told them. In reality, Tru's deception killed Darra, but Anakin might have been able to prevent her death as well.

Tru Veld was most likely killed in the Great Jedi Purge, when Anakin became the Sith Lord Darth Vader. He was stationed at the Temple collecting and compiling very important information. His lightsaber, like that of many Jedi, was placed in a bottom-level storage area of the Jedi Temple by the Galactic Empire. This was part of a trap to attract other Jedi survivors who were lured into believing that the area was a prison for captured Jedi.

Following Order 66, Tru was on Coruscant and he was tracked by the Coruscant Security Force, who called in assistance from the 501st Legion to take him out.^[4]

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[edit] Appearances

• Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice (First appearance)
• Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
• Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
• Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth
• Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard (Mentioned only)
• Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
• Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel (Mentioned only)
• The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission (Mentioned only)
• The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning (Mentioned only)
• The Last of the Jedi: Underworld (Mentioned only)
• The Last of the Jedi: Secret Weapon (Mentioned only)
• The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The New Essential Chronology
•  Tru Veld, Jedi Padawan on Wizards.com (article)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Tru Veld in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references