- "We're heading there now. We can show you the way."
- ―Kaxx, to Rooper Nitani
Kaxx was a Weequay who lived in Peka village on the world Batuu. Around 379 BBY, his friend Tuntis was killed by a salmaca, an enormous lizard-like creature that was raiding Peka. Kaxx sought revenge, and traveled to the salmaca's cave, but was stopped from killing it by Jedi Padawan Rooper Nitani.
Biography[]
- "What the—"
- ―Kaxx, before being attacked by a salmaca
Kaxx was a Weequay who lived in Peka village on the world Batuu. He was a friend of Tuntis, another resident of Peka, and[1] by around 379 BBY,[2] he was elderly.[1] Around that year,[2] Tuntis was killed by a salmaca that had been raiding homes in Peka for valuables to line its nest.[1]
Padawan Rooper Nitani (pictured) protected Kaxx and the salmaca from each other.
Later, Jedi Padawan Rooper Nitani arrived in Peka during her Jedi Trials and agreed to help the villagers with their problem. Kaxx, who had been preparing to head to the salmaca's cave with a small group of villagers, offered to show her the way there. When they arrived at the cave, Nitani convinced the villagers to wait outside and guard the cave's entrance, as she had sensed Kaxx's anger and desire for revenge and realized that he was a danger to himself and others.[1]
The villagers later entered the cave and shot the salmaca with blasters to try to kill it. However, Nitani used her Master's plasma shield, which she had found in the cave, to deflect the blaster shots. Seeing this, Kaxx began to exclaim in surprise but was charged by the salmaca before he could finish speaking. As Nitani used the shield to defend the villagers, she ordered them to leave and threatened to allow the salmaca to eat them if they stayed. Kaxx and the other villagers listened and fled the cavern.[1]
Personality and traits[]
Kaxx was a Weequay who was elderly[1] by 379 BBY.[2] He was angered by the death of Tuntis, and wanted revenge.[1]
Equipment[]
Kaxx wore a hat and carried a blaster, which he used to attack the salmaca.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Kaxx appeared in the short story "Shield of the Jedi," written by George Mann and published in the 2023 young-adult anthology The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life as a part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project.[1]
Appearances[]
- "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (First appearance, simultaneous with audiobook)
- "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life audiobook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Shield of the Jedi" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Shield of the Jedi" establishes that Rooper Nitani is around eighteen years old during its events. During the events of The High Republic: Quest for Planet X, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 382 BBY, Nitani is fifteen years old. Therefore, "Shield of the Jedi" must take place around 379 BBY.