Serra Keto

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Serra Keto

Serra Keto was aHumanfemaleJedi Knight. Originally aPadawan of the renownedJedi MasterCin Drallig, she was considered his best student. Keto was a practitioner ofJar'Kai, a dual-bladefighting technique, and like her Master, was known for her skills with alightsaber. Keto fought in theClone Wars, serving as aJedi General, and even fighting alongside the famedJediAnakin Skywalker during onebattle. In19 BBY, she waskilled duringOperation: Knightfall, when theSith apprenticeDarth Vader stormed theJedi Temple on theplanetCoruscant. Though shedueled Vader to prevent him from killing any other Jedi present, she was unable to best him.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Serra Keto was aHumanfemale who served theJedi Order during the waningyears of theGalactic Republic.Trained by the skilledlightsaber master,Cin Drallig, Keto became his prizepupil. Intime, she became aJedi Knight herself. Like her Master, she was a skilledlightsaber duelist, and was known as Drallig's finest pupil. Keto usedJar'Kai, the art ofdueling with two blades at once.^[1][2]

Clone Wars[]

Keto fought in theClone Wars as aJedi General. Some time during theOuter Rim Sieges in19 BBY, the war's third year, aspace station carrying Keto, anotherJedi, and a unit ofclone troopers was attacked by apink blob-like species able to combine and morph into machinery. Keto was the sole survivor of theassault and sent out a distress signal in theOuter Rim Territories that caught the attention of Jedi KnightAnakin Skywalker. Leaving his ally,Obi-Wan Kenobi, the "Hero With No Fear" traveled to thespace station where he encountered Keto. She demanded immediate transport off the facility. Skywalker, however, refused in order to find out what happened to her unit. Because of his curiosity, the twoJedi were forced to fight the pink shape-shifting creatures, who had shaped themselves into twoSeparatistspider droids. They were eventually defeated, but the Jedi were forced to break a bulkhead, exposing them to thevacuum ofspace. In order to prolong the station's existence, Skywalker wanted to activate the emergencyray shields. Keto, however, believed that the only way to destroy the blobs was to allow the station to destroy itself, and them along with it. Skywalker refused to give in to the prospect ofdeath, so he and Keto quickly rushed to thehangar and barely escaped with their lives in hisJedi Interceptor.^[2]

Raid on the Jedi Temple[]

Shortly after theBattle of Utapau, the Republic'sSupreme ChancellorPalpatine managed to turn Skywalker to thedark side of the Force, and began theGreat Jedi Purge. Skywalker, now known asDarth Vader, was sent to theJedi Temple on theplanetCoruscant tokill all the Jedi there. Serra Keto and Cin Drallig made a last stand together, fighting off numerousclonetroopers until they were separated byAll Terrain Recon Transports. Finally, Keto faced off against Vader in thedata room by theTower of First Knowledge.^[1]

Despite her emotion-laden dual lightsaber attacks, she deemed Vader to be stronger. During the fight, Keto taunted and provoked Vader, hoping that he would make a mistake and give her an advantage. Unfortunately for her, Vader was able to tire and corner the young Jedi, trapping her in the training room at the base of the Tower of First Knowledge. In desperation, she usedthe Force tothrow a huge pillar between her and her attacker to make an escape. However, Vader dodged the attack and followed her up on a balcony. After a short battle against theSith, the young Jedi managed to pin Vader to a pillar and attempted to behead him. Vader ducked under her strike, causing her to slice through the pillar instead. Before the exhausted Keto could attack Vader again, the Dark Lord used the Force to cause the pillar she had cut to fall onto her, knocking her off the balcony and crushing her in the training room below. Serra Keto was dead, one of the many Jedi to fall at the hands of Vader.^[1]

Personality and traits[]

Serra Keto was confident in her abilities, as shown during her duel with Darth Vader.^[1] This confidence, however, never led her to make any snap decisions in a combat situation. A selfless woman, she was prepared to sacrifice herself if necessary. She was willing to destroy the ship along with herself to defeat the "machine-aliens," believing it to be the Jedi way.^[2] Keto was also cocky and bold, taunting her opponents in an attempt to distract them while boasting of her skills.^[1]

Powers and abilities[]

Keto's master, Cin Drallig, developed his own unique style of lightsaber combat, relying on enhanced speed and unconventional and unpredictable movements, and his apprentice followed his lead. Her combat style was fast, dynamic and acrobatic, and she was hailed as Cin Drallig's best student in the ways of lightsaber combat for her skill. She was a practitioner of Jar'Kai, using both lightsabers to strike harder and perform more powerful attacks. Keto proved capable of holding her own against Darth Vader and almost beheaded him before the Sith Lord crushed her under a pillar. Keto was also skilled at telekinesis.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Serra Keto was created for the2005LucasArts'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video game.^[1]

According to early drafts of theRevenge of the Sith game, Keto was supposed to fight Vader alongside her Master, Cin Drallig, in a two-on-one battle. The fight would have required the Sith Lord to use all of his dark side powers to defeat the two highly skilled combatants. InThe Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, it is incorrectly stated that Serra Keto was expelled from the Jedi Order due to her boldness and defiance of rules.^[3]

Appearances[]

• "The Brink" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 4
• Star Wars: Episode IIIRevenge of the Sith video game(First appearance)

Sources[]

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• Star Wars: Episode IIIRevenge of the Sith: Prima Official Game Guide
• Jedi Casualties: Order 66 onKeeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.comBlog(original site is defunct)
• "Order 66: Destroy All Jedi" —Star Wars Insider 87
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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