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Gethzerion

Biographical information

Homeworld

Dathomir^[1]

Died

8 ABY, over Dathomir^[2]

Descriptive information

Species

Dathomirian^[3]

Gender

Female^[1]

Pronouns

She/her^[1]

Eye color

Red^[1]

Skin color

White^[4]

Family information

Family

Singing Mountain Clan(formerly)^[2]
Nightsisters^[1]

Sibling(s)

Barukka^[2]

Chronological & political information

Affiliation(s)

Djo family^[2]
Singing Mountain Clan(formerly)^[2]
Nightsisters^[1]
Zsinj's Empire^[2]

"Do you know how many bones are in the human body, General Solo? If you do, just triple the number, and you'll know how many bones you'll have when I finish with you."

―Gethzerion, to Han Solo^[2]

Gethzerion was the founder and leader of theNightsisters from theplanet ofDathomir. She was the daughter of Clan MotherAugwynne Djo and sister ofBarukka,Kara'Teel andAllaya Djo. A ruthless and tyrannical matriarch, Gethzerion ruled the Nightsisters with an iron fist and terrorized the other Dathomiri for years.

Biography[]

Early life[]

"Gethzerion is powerful because we of the clans have not challenged her for far too long. When she began following her dark ways, we could have put an end to her easily."

―Tannath^[2]

ClanMotherGethzerion-GH — Clan Mother Gethzerion

Born on theplanet ofDathomir decades before the start of theGalactic Civil War, Gethzerion belonged to theDaughters of Allya, a society ofForce-sensitive females who used "magic" to control the Force, with themale population serving as servants and mates. Hermother was none other thanAugwynne Djo, respectedmatriarch of theSinging Mountain Clan.^[5] Unlike her mother, who was a full-blooded Human,^[2] Gethzerion belonged to theDathomirian species,^[3] which resulted from thehybridization of Humans andZabraks.^[6]

One of four sisters, Gethzerion was by far the most talented with the channeling of the Force. During her formativeyears, she realized that she could use the Force without the ritual chantings prescribed by her people's customs and traditions, a feat only Mother Augwynne and Clan ProtectorTannath had achieved until then. Because of such exceptional skills, Gethzerion was openly adored not only by her younger siblings,Allaya andKara'Teel, but also by her older sisterBarukka.^[5]

The Nightsisters[]

"I believe the Emperor himself was afraid of the Nightsisters. That's why he interdicted this planet. Years ago, he started a nice little penal colony here, not knowing about the Nightsisters. When he learned about them, he blew the planet's airfield from orbit and stranded hundreds of his own people here, along with the prisoners, rather than risk letting Gethzerion escape. That's how frightened he was of Gethzerion."

―Leia Organa, toHan Solo^[7]

Traditionally, those who broke their laws and codes were exiled to live out their lives in the wilderness in solitude and contemplation. Some of those clans who were devoted to the dark side were known asNightsisters. However, at some point during the waning days of theGalactic Republic, Gethzerion and another sister namedBaritha were exiled after attempting to assassinate Mother Augwynne. The two exiles began to gather together other outcasts to form their own clan, which eventually became the Nightsisters.

The Nightsisters did not fear the dark powers forbidden by the ancients, but reveled in them and raised their daughters in the dark side, although they did not understand it as the Jedi did. During the reign of Gethzerion, many of theDathomiri were killed or captured by her clan, which grew ever more powerful and was aided by the other Witches' indecision in dealing with them.

At some point Gethzerion noted that a fellow NightsisterKyrisa had showed exceptional promise in her ability to control the beasts of Dathomir.^[8] However, Kyrisa became so convinced in her own superiority, that she choose to directly confront Gethzerion in combat. During the fierce clash for leadership, Kyrisa openly declared her intent to slay the Clan Mother and to take her place as the leader of the Nightsisters.^[9] However, her challenge of Gethzerion failed and for her attempt Gethzerion banished Kyrisa not only from the Nightsisters, but from the planet itself.^[10]

Fateful Encounter — Gethzerion is confronted by Kyrisa.

While the Nightsisters believed that they had to perform rituals to unleash their Force powers, only Gethzerion realized the true power that she could control.Emperor Palpatine knew of her power while he was alive and ordered that she be kept trapped on Dathomir where she could still rule but not use her power elsewhere.Zsinj, who would later become a ruling Imperialwarlord, was assigned to keep an eye on Dathomir.

WhenHan Solo crash-landed theMillennium Falcon on Dathomir, Gethzerion was contacted by Zsinj and the two of them managed to capture Han Solo andLeia Organa.

Gethzerion finally met her match inLuke Skywalker andTeneniel Djo (a Dathomiri from Gethzerion's former clan and her niece) when they turned up to rescue their friends. Gethzerion fled in a space carrier but was killed when two ofZsinj's Star Destroyers opened fire under his orders. With the ship's destruction along with its occupant, the Dathomirians were free of Gethzerion's tyranny.

Powers and abilities[]

Gethzerion was extremely powerful in the Force, to the point that evenEmperor Palpatine, aDark Lord of the Sith, was wary of her, stranding her onDathomir and allowing no ships to land in an effort to isolate her. She was able to generate weather-basedForce storms merely through anger, had very advancedtelekinetic abilities, killed GeneralMelvar along with 100Stormtroopers effortlessly, and near-fatally injuredLuke Skywalker using Force Lightning. In addition she could performTelepathy and had a decent ability inForce Jump andspeed despite her advanced age. Furthermore, Gethzerion was a fierce and deadly combatant and was also one of several Nightsisters known to use a redlightsaber.

It was believed that at some point Gethzerion wrote theBook of Shadows, containing details of the spells and rituals of her Nightsisters.

Behind the scenes[]

The Essential Guide to Characters mistakenly lists Gethzerion as "Gethzerionb" in the title for her entry, likely a typography error, although other instances of her name are correct.

Gethzerion appeared as a non-player character in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts, prior to its closure onDecember 15, 2011.

While the1995 guidebookThe Essential Guide to Characters listed Gethzerion's species asHuman,^[1] she wasretconned into a Dathomirian following the release ofThe Essential Reader's Companion in2012.^[3]