Legacy of the Jedi

Written by: Jude Watson

A simplistic tale for certain aimed at younger audiences but that doesn’t necessarily mean bad. I mean Harry Potter was directed at younger audiences and was still well worth reading as an adult. In a literary device that I generally approve of we get four shorter stories taking place over the course of many years all with some kind of connecting agent to tell one overall tale.

We get a tale of the young Count Dooku just before he became a Jedi Knight and his friend Lorian Nod. Lorian steals a Sith holocron trying to get some kind of advanatge and drags Dooku’s name into it saying he helped him. The friends duel in a contest of skill and eventually Lorian is kicked out of the Jedi but it is good to note that Dooku never felt enough empathy or sympathy for his supposed friend to attempt to help save him from his fate.

Secondly we see Dooku with his apprentice, Qui-Gon Jinn as they attempt to protect a Senator from being kidnapped. We learn that Dooku has no love for Qui-Gon but he does respect him. Furthermore we see Qui-Gon’s affinity for the living force and a proclivity to help even the lowest of life forms. Lorian Nod is behind the attacks and ends up dueling with Dooku again. Dooku almost gives in to his rage and nearly kills Nod but is stopped by Qui-Gon. Nod goes to prison for awhile.

The next chapter is of course, Qui-Gon mentoring Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon, still smarting from his former apprentice Xanatos turning to the Dark Side and worried that Obi-Wan might eventually do the same due to Qui-Gon failing at mentoring. The two run up against…you guessed it Lorian Nod who has taken over a planet through fear. The two foil his plot and make headway on their own relationship.

The final chapter involves Obi-Wan and Anakin during the Clone Wars and Lorian Nod earns his redemption by helping the Jedi uncover a Dooku plot to ensnare the world into the Separatist clutches. Nod and Dooku duel and Dooku finally kills Nod who dies a hero after years of villainy, a reminder of what will eventually happen to Anakin himself.

It’s a decent if simplistic tale.

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