Seff Hellin

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Seff Hellin

Hellin was one of the firstJedi in theNew Jedi Order to develop theForce-relatedpsychosis that came uponthe galaxy in43 ABY.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Seff Hellin was born around12 ABY^[1] to aCorellian mother.^[2]

During theYuuzhan Vong War Seff Hellin along with the other JediYounglings were sent toShelter inthe Maw, with him being noted to be the eldest of the group. It was during this time that the beingAbeloth contacted the younglings and put the madness in him that would come when he was older. TheJedi Masters wouldn't know about this until years later.He went on to train as a Jedi.

By43.5 ABY he was a full Jedi Knight.

Later life[]

Hellin rescuedHan Solo andhis family whenAllana was kidnapped onTaris. These actions involved killing or maiming several members of an arms syndicate based onDenon. Because he had no authority to act on Taris, Seff was ordered byGalactic Alliance Intelligence agents to surrender hislightsaber. He was told byLeia Organa Solo to do so and that she would callJediGrand MasterLuke Skywalker on his behalf, but Seff refused, stating that Skywalker "didn't understand."

He then disarmed and temporarily paralyzed the intelligence agents attempting to take him into custody withthe Force, and fled the room at incredible speed. This led Leia to comment that he should not have been able to do that, meaning his abilities had progressed beyond what was normal. Seff was then declared a rogue Jedi, refusing to submit to the authority of the Masters by returning toCoruscant.

His actions on Taris caused even further distrust of the Jedi on the part ofChief of StateNatasi Daala, which led her to dispatch a team ofMandalorians to bring him into custody. As a result of this, Luke Skywalker was forced to recall all of the Jedi to theTemple at Coruscant until further notice, as well as try to reassure Daala that the Jedi were self-policing and that Mandalorians should not be involved.

It was known that Seff was extremely distrustful of Daala's intentions towards the Jedi and the Mandalorians involvement inGalactic Alliance affairs, so much so that, a month or two before the events on Taris, he approachedLando Calrissian—without the authority or knowledge of theNew Jedi Order—aboutTendrando Arms producing a Mandalorian Hunter Droid similar to theYVH class ofdroids.

After hearing of Valin Horn'smental state, Seff came to believe that he and Valin were the only ones who had not been replaced by impostors. Seff spent weeks planning to rescue Valin fromthe prison where he was being held encased incarbonite. Duringhis rescue attempt, Seff was captured by a group of conspirators known asDarkmeld led byJaina Solo andJagged Fel. Seff was sedated and secretly brought back to theAsylum Block in the Jedi Temple where MasterCilghal and Jedi KnightTekli tried to ascertain the nature of his mania.

When Chief Daala attempted to gain possession of all psychotic Jedi, the Solos smuggled them out of the Temple, and took them to theacademy onShedu Maad.

In44 ABY, Hellin and the other Jedi suffering from the mysterious Force psychosis snapped out of their delusions in the aftermath of Luke Skywalker'sfirst battle withAbeloth onAbeloth's planet. They were brought from Shedu Maad to the Jedi Temple byZekk and Tekli. Hellin participated in therescue of Jysella andValin Horn as a member of "Team Saav'etu." Disguised as exterminators, the team used foam coating to mask the cam bubbles of thefacility and then breached the outer walls withthermal detonators.

Inside, the team discovered thousands of prisoners frozen incarbonite alongside the Horn siblings. During the raid, Hellin provided security for his team's escape and managed to destroy one of twoGalactic Alliance Security troopsleds.

Appearances[]

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• Millennium Falcon(andaudiobook)(First appearance)
• Fate of the Jedi: Outcast(andaudiobook)
• Fate of the Jedi: Omen(andaudiobook)
• Fate of the Jedi: Abyss(andaudiobook)
• Fate of the Jedi: Allies(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Fate of the Jedi: Vortex(andaudiobook)
• Fate of the Jedi: Ascension(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse(andaudiobook)

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