Sewerus Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hey, So I wanted to create a character that resemble Mara Jade Skywalker. I know that that she study under jedi knight Kyle Katarn but I was wondering what class would suit her best Jedi Knight or Jedi Consular. She of course was part of smuggler alliance with Talon Karrde. So she started to be Jedi Master around 25 ABY but she started her apprenticeship around 9 ABY. So I am in a puzzle here. I do not know what class would she suit best jedi knight or jedi consular or maybe smuggler ( that one doubtful since she wasn't that long with karrde). So what do you guys think ? What class would she the best suited. Cheers, Sew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSeverance Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 It would be Jedi Knight. She is a melee combat expert. You could go Sentinel but Knight is probably going to be the best. She does learn a 2 saber combat eventually and uses it before her death, but her preferred and most used style was with a single lightsaber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandAdmrlThrawn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I'd have to go with Knight because she was more of a physical fighter than anything else. She was very combat efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sewerus Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I am thinking if she was more of jedi master or jedi warrior ? Since she used force the heal herself during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and thus healed her son too due to that. I remember when reading books about the invasion she was meditating heal herself from her disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandAdmrlThrawn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) I am thinking if she was more of jedi master or jedi warrior ? Since she used force the heal herself during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and thus healed her son too due to that. I remember when reading books about the invasion she was meditating heal herself from her disease. She was still portrayed as being more of a warrior even when she was a Jedi Master. Mara has just always been a fighter and a warrior so I'd go with the Jedi Guardian to be honest since she favored one lightsaber combat. As mentioned before she did learn to use a second lightsaber known as a Shoto because it was shorter and it was used to fight against the Lightwhip of Lumiya . So I'd pick Jedi Knight and then whichever AC you want. Edited March 18, 2012 by GrandAdmrlThrawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisftw Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 the question inquiring minds want to know is.. was Mara Jade hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandAdmrlThrawn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Read the quote right at the beginning. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mara_Jade_Skywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphik Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Why is almost every picture of her show her wearing tight leather tank tops that show off her boo---ohwait, I think I know why now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sewerus Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 She was still portrayed as being more of a warrior even when she was a Jedi Master. Mara has just always been a fighter and a warrior so I'd go with the Jedi Guardian to be honest since she favored one lightsaber combat. As mentioned before she did learn to use a second lightsaber known as a Shoto because it was shorter and it was used to fight against the Lightwhip of Lumiya . So I'd pick Jedi Knight and then whichever AC you want. If I got Jedi Knight, I probably will go sentinel due to that she wanted to fight, and sentinel is perfect for that. If think Jaina Solo is more suited to be a guardian since she was fighting to protect others. At least I see her this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandAdmrlThrawn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) If I got Jedi Knight, I probably will go sentinel due to that she wanted to fight, and sentinel is perfect for that. If think Jaina Solo is more suited to be a guardian since she was fighting to protect others. At least I see her this way. I agree. I'm playing a Jedi Sage based off of Jacen Solo. Mara is certainly a fighter so I see no problem with a Sentinel. You can always imagine the off-hand saber is a Shoto lol. EDIT: I can definitely see Jaina as a Guardian because it still fits with her being the "Sword of the Jedi" and also her fighting to protect others as you say. Edited March 18, 2012 by GrandAdmrlThrawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonimator Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Why is almost every picture of her show her wearing tight leather tank tops that show off her boo---ohwait, I think I know why now... To actually answer it seriously, it's because of the Decipher card back in the '90s. She was the first of the '90s EU characters to be portrayed by an actual person for a photo; problem was, it wasn't a great depiction. I much prefer her portrait on many of the NJO Japanese book covers, where the artists didn't use McRandle's likeness or hairdo for Mara. But the thing that REALLY stuck, and doomed Mara to 'one outfit forever', was the sleeveless leather catsuit from that Decipher card, even tho nowhere in the Thrawn Trilogy or any book that took place afterward was she described as wearing anything like it. Jumpsuits, fatigues, gowns, robes, jackets with shirts & pants (like her Mysteries of the Sith outfit, basically)... but no sleeveless leather suit. It was used by the artists Dark Horse hired to adapt the Thrawn Trilogy into comics; it was used by Hasbro to make the first Mara action figure in '98 (and again a few years ago). It was used by the artist doing the covers of Legacy of the Force for "Sacrifice", even though by then Mara was in her late 50s and had been described as wearing pocket-covered gray fatigues in the book. Anyway, given her smuggler background, a Jedi Knight would be fitting as they can wear a lot of smuggler-type armor (my Sent's currently sporting the Gunslinger's Jacket, and he's also got a Drelliad Jacket for when he wants a different look). She usually only uses one saber, so Guardian would work, tho she'd be penalized fro only wearing Medium armor. "Mara" and "heavy armor" don't really go together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sewerus Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 To actually answer it seriously, it's because of the Decipher card back in the '90s. She was the first of the '90s EU characters to be portrayed by an actual person for a photo; problem was, it wasn't a great depiction. I much prefer her portrait on many of the NJO Japanese book covers, where the artists didn't use McRandle's likeness or hairdo for Mara. But the thing that REALLY stuck, and doomed Mara to 'one outfit forever', was the sleeveless leather catsuit from that Decipher card, even tho nowhere in the Thrawn Trilogy or any book that took place afterward was she described as wearing anything like it. Jumpsuits, fatigues, gowns, robes, jackets with shirts & pants (like her Mysteries of the Sith outfit, basically)... but no sleeveless leather suit. It was used by the artists Dark Horse hired to adapt the Thrawn Trilogy into comics; it was used by Hasbro to make the first Mara action figure in '98 (and again a few years ago). It was used by the artist doing the covers of Legacy of the Force for "Sacrifice", even though by then Mara was in her late 50s and had been described as wearing pocket-covered gray fatigues in the book. Anyway, given her smuggler background, a Jedi Knight would be fitting as they can wear a lot of smuggler-type armor (my Sent's currently sporting the Gunslinger's Jacket, and he's also got a Drelliad Jacket for when he wants a different look). She usually only uses one saber, so Guardian would work, tho she'd be penalized fro only wearing Medium armor. "Mara" and "heavy armor" don't really go together. That is why I think that Mara works good with sentinel class due to that she had more aggresive personally, and she loved to fight, and guardian is about protecting other. Sentinel on the other hand is about fighting so in my opinion that is the reason that mara is more suited for that class. She is like kyle katarn in a dress but with much better story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aximand Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Why is almost every picture of her show her wearing tight leather tank tops that show off her boo---ohwait, I think I know why now... Because tight leather clothing + hot redheads = unbridled levels of awesome. Edited March 18, 2012 by Aximand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Because tight leather clothing + hot redheads = unbridled levels of awesome. Yes + Yes = YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemmingLeader Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Jeez, even in the 90s when I saw the first pictures of Mara Jade using an actual model, I thought she looked horrendous. Ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aximand Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yes + Yes = YES! *brofist* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 *brofist* Word, homie. Been a Mara fan since I first read Heir back in the early 90s. Awesome book, and I was like "Hmmm. Luke might have finally found his nug, if she can get over her insane urge to kill him." She did, and the rest is history. (except for Karen Traviss who needs to have all her Star Wars work retconned out of freakin' existence, imo.) /rage over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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