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Sta-Den Eekin was a Klatooinian male Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the final years of the Galactic Republic. In 22 BBY, Eekin was part of a strike team, consisting of 200 Jedi Knights, that was sent to the planet Geonosis, where fellow Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi was scheduled to be executed after he was captured by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Eekin was killed during the rescue attempt, which sparked the galaxy-wide Clone Wars.
Biography[]
The Petranaki arena, where Eekin died
A Force-sensitive Klatooinian[2] male,[3] Sta-Den Eekin was a Jedi Master who served the Galactic Republic during its waning years.[2] Eekin possessed the power to manipulate and cloud the minds of large crowds.[3][2] In 22 BBY,[1] Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi was captured and sentenced to death by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during a mission on the[4] Outer Rim[2] planet Geonosis.[4] Jedi High Council member Mace Windu assembled a strike team consisting of 200 Jedi Knights, including Eekin, to rescue Kenobi from the Confederacy.[2]
Infiltrating the Petranaki arena, the location of the execution, Eekin[2] and his fellow Jedi revealed themselves by activating their lightsabers.[4] In retaliation against the strike team's presence, Geonosian warriors and Confederate battle droids attacked the Jedi,[4] sparking the Battle of Geonosis, the opening engagement of the Clone Wars.[1] Eekin fought on the upper half of the arena's tribune, but his power to manipulate minds proved ineffective against the battle droids,[2] and the Klatooinian perished in the fight.[3] Though the Jedi and Galactic Republic won the battle,[4] many Jedi similarly lost their lives.[2]
Powers and abilities[]
Eekin was able to use the Force to cloud the minds of large crowds. However, this ability proved to be useless on Geonosis, as he fought battle droids.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Sta-Den Eekin was first mentioned in Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, a 2003 reference book written by Simon Beecroft and Curtis Saxton.[2]
Sources[]
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia establishes that Sta-Den Eekin died during the Battle of Geonosis on Geonosis, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 22 BBY.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 226 ("Eekin, Sta-Den")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
