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{{Infobox character |
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| name = Mara Jade Skywalker |
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| image = Maralukeben.jpg |
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| caption = Mara Jade (right) and Luke Skywalker (left) with their son Ben Skywalker |
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| series = [[Star Wars]] |
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| first = ''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' |
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| last = ''[[Apocalypse (Star Wars novel)|Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]'' |
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| creator = [[Timothy Zahn]] |
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| occupation = Emperor's Hand, smuggler, trader, [[Jedi|Jedi Master]] |
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| species = [[Humans (Star Wars)|Human]] |
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| gender = [[Female]] |
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| lbl21 = Homeworld |
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| data21 = Coruscant |
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| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]]<br>Smugglers' Alliance<br>[[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]]<br>[[Jedi]]<br>Galactic Alliance |
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| portrayer = [[Shannon McRandle]] (for the ''Star Wars'' Customizable Card Game) |
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| voice = {{plainlist| |
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* Samantha Bennett (''Return of the Jedi'' radio drama) |
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* [[Edie Mirman]] (''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]]'') |
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* Heidi Shannon (''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'') |
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* [[Kath Soucie]] (''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]'') |
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}} |
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| spouse = [[Luke Skywalker]] (19 ABY - 40 ABY; her death) |
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| children = [[Ben Skywalker]] (son) |
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| family = [[Princess Leia|Leia Organa-Solo]] (sister-in-law) <br> [[Han Solo]] (brother-in-law) <br> [[Jaina Solo]] (niece) <br> [[Jacen Solo]] (nephew; deceased) <br> [[Anakin Solo]] (nephew; deceased) |
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}} |
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'''Mara Jade Skywalker''' is a fictional character in [[Star Wars expanded universe|''Star Wars'' expanded universe]] books, comic books, and computer games. She is the wife of [[Luke Skywalker]] and mother of [[Ben Skywalker]]. In the different [[video game]]s, she is voiced by Heidi Shannon, [[Edie Mirman]] and [[Kath Soucie]]. |
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==Concept and development== |
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Mara Jade was introduced in [[Timothy Zahn]]'s ''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' (1991). Zahn imagined Jade as a strong, complex female character, which he found was lacking in the ''Star Wars'' [[fictional universe|universe]]. While competent, she is also flawed.<ref>{{cite web|quote=Mara [is] a strong female character (which were few and far between in the Star Wars movies), but she's also flawed and searching and—dare we say it?—human. At the same time, she's highly competent at her job.|url=http://www.echostation.com/interview/zahn.htm|title=Star Wars Per-Zahn-Ified|accessdate=2008-03-18|first=Jeff|last=Carter|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120908052928/http://www.echostation.com/interview/zahn.htm|archivedate=2012-09-08|df=}}</ref> When the ''[[Thrawn Trilogy]]'' ended in 1993 with ''[[The Last Command (novel)|The Last Command]]'', Zahn thought it was the last book for which he would develop the character.<ref name=forcezahn>{{cite web|url=http://theforce.net/jedicouncil/interview/zahn.asp|title=Timothy Zahn|work=Interviews – Face To Face With The Masters|publisher=[[TheForce.Net]]|date=2008-03-13}}</ref> When Zahn was asked to write another novel, he established two goals: "to end the war between the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] and the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]], and to get [[Luke Skywalker]] and Mara together."<ref name=forcezahn/> Although [[Lucasfilm]] initially resisted the idea of Luke marrying Mara, they eventually acquiesced.<ref name=forcezahn/> |
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Compared to ''Star Wars''{{'}} sole iconic female character, [[Princess Leia]], Zahn said, "Mara has a sharper and more sarcastic manner, and of course, she had to go through the painful realization that her service had been to an evil cause. But they're both women who are strong without sacrificing their femininity, a balance which I think some authors have trouble writing. Bear in mind too, that Leia was one of the first people in the New Republic who decided Mara could be trusted, which perhaps says something about their understanding of each other."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echostation.com/interview/zahn2.htm|title=Star Wars Per Zahn-Ified|accessdate=2008-03-18|first=Jeff|last=Carter|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120729231117/http://www.echostation.com/interview/zahn2.htm|archivedate=2012-07-29|df=}}</ref> |
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In 2006, Zahn called Mara and [[Grand Admiral Thrawn]] his favorite characters out of those he created, saying that "Mara, with her attitude and her Jedi skills, is just plain fun to write, especially when she's in opposition—or in partnership—with Luke."<ref name="SW Outbound">{{cite web |url=http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/f20060131/index.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204162725/http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/f20060131/index.html |date=January 31, 2006 |archivedate=February 4, 2006 |title=Timothy Zahn: ''Outbound Flight'' Arrival |publisher=StarWars.com |accessdate=July 21, 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> In a 1998 ''Star Wars Insider'' poll of fans' favorite ''Star Wars'' characters, Mara Jade was the only expanded universe character to break the top 20. |
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==Depiction== |
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Mara Jade is introduced as [[smuggling|smuggler]] [[Talon Karrde]]'s second-in-command in ''[[Heir to the Empire]]''. The novel establishes that she was previously an "Emperor's Hand"—a special agent—for [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]]. Several stories depict Jade before the events in ''Heir to the Empire'', showing her training under Palpatine and executing his orders. The [[Thrawn trilogy]] depicts Mara's first confrontation with Luke Skywalker, whom she has sworn to kill to avenge Palpatine's death. This was reinforced by the Emperor's final [[telepathy|telepathic]] command to assassinate Luke, which had plagued her thoughts since his death; upon learning this situation, Luke vowed to help Mara break Palpatine's hold on her, regardless of the danger she posed to him. Towards the end of the trilogy, she turns against the Empire and resolves her anger toward Luke and silences the command without killing him, instead killing Luke's ''[[cloning|clone]]''—[[Luuke Skywalker]]—who had been made by the Dark Jedi [[Joruus C'baoth]] to challenge Luke. In doing so, she took Anakin Skywalker's blue lightsaber (which Luuke was using), and used it instead of Luke's green lightsaber to defeat C'baoth. At the close of ''[[The Last Command (novel)|The Last Command]]'', Luke gives her Anakin's lightsaber not only because she had earned it, but because he truly wanted her to have it. Over the course of the series, Luke recognizes in Mara an underdeveloped affinity for the [[Force (Star Wars)|Force]]; and although she initially resists [[Jedi]] training, she eventually becomes a Jedi Master. |
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Luke and Mara develop a strong bond in Zahn's ''[[The Hand of Thrawn Duology]]''; he proposes marriage, and the two wed in [[Michael A. Stackpole]]'s graphic novel ''[[Union (Star Wars)|Union]]''.<ref>{{cite comic |title=[[Union (Star Wars)|Union]] |writer=[[Michael A. Stackpole|Stackpole, Michael A.]] |date=1999–2000 |issue=comic series |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]}}</ref> She delivers a son, Ben, during ''[[The New Jedi Order]]'' series. In the ''[[Legacy of the Force]]'' series, Mara becomes suspicious of her nephew, [[Jacen Solo]], when he sends Ben on several ethically dubious missions. Upon learning that Jacen has become a [[Sith]] apprentice, Mara vows to kill him, but Jacen ultimately kills ''her'' in ''[[Sacrifice (novel)|Sacrifice]]''. She later appears as a Force ghost, first to Ben and then to Luke, in ''[[Revelation (Star Wars novel)|Revelation]]''. She also appears as a Force ghost to [[Cade Skywalker]] in the ''[[Star Wars: Legacy|Legacy]]'' comics, set more than a century after the ''Star Wars'' films. |
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==Other appearances== |
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Mara was portrayed by model [[Shannon McRandle]] (as Shannon Baksa) on several cards in the [[Star Wars Customizable Card Game]]. Meeting her was also a mission objective in the now defunct massively multiplayer online game ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''. She is a controllable character in ''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]],''. ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''. She also narrates the Imperial campaign in ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''. {{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
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Mara appears in the short story "Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade", by [[Timothy Zahn]], in the [[anthology]] ''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]''. In this story, she infiltrates [[Jabba the Hutt]]'s palace as a dancing girl in order to assassinate Luke Skywalker under orders of the Emperor, but misses her chance when Jabba drops him into the [[Rancor]]'s lair and he escapes. |
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==Reception== |
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Mara Jade was chosen by [[IGN]] as the 19th top ''Star Wars'' character.<ref name="IGN Top 100">{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/star-wars-characters/19.html |title=Top 100 Star Wars Characters |work=IGN |accessdate=28 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817235550/http://uk.ign.com/star-wars-characters/19.html |archivedate=17 August 2010 |df= }}</ref> IGN's Jesse Schedeen also listed the character as the top 10th ''Star Wars'' hero, noting that she "entered the Expanded Universe early, and she's stuck around for so long because she's just a great character".<ref name="TopHero">{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/898/898949p1.html |title=Top 25 Star Wars Heroes: Day 4 |author=Jesse Schedeen |date=14 August 2008 |work=IGN |accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> [[UGO Networks]] called the character the seventh top ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe character, calling her complex.<ref name="TopEU">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/star-wars-expanded-universe-characters-top-50-mara-jade-skywalker |title=Top 50 Star Wars Expanded Universe Characters |author=Adam Rosenburg |date=1 July 2008 |work=[[UGO Networks]] |accessdate=16 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827180421/http://www.ugo.com/games/star-wars-expanded-universe-characters-top-50-mara-jade-skywalker |archivedate=27 August 2010 |df= }}</ref> In 2006, Zahn called Mara and Thrawn his favorite characters out of those he created.<ref name="SW Outbound"/> |
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==Appearances in literature== |
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===Novels=== |
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;[[Thrawn trilogy|''Thrawn'' trilogy]] |
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* ''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[Dark Force Rising]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[The Last Command (novel)|The Last Command]]'' (1993) |
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;''[[The Hand of Thrawn]]'' |
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* ''[[Specter of the Past]]'' (1997) |
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* ''[[Vision of the Future]]'' (1998) |
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;''[[Legacy of the Force]]'' |
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* ''[[Betrayal (Star Wars novel)|Betrayal]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Bloodlines (Star Wars novel)|Bloodlines]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Exile (Star Wars novel)|Exile]]'' (2007) |
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* ''[[Sacrifice (novel)|Sacrifice]]'' (2007) |
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;''Hand of Judgement'' |
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* ''[[Allegiance (novel)|Allegiance]]'' (2007) |
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* ''[[Choices of One]]'' (2011) |
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;Other |
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* ''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]'' (1995) |
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* ‘’[[I, Jedi]]’’ (1998) |
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* ''[[Survivor's Quest]]'' (2004) |
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===Comics=== |
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* ''Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand''; graphic novel (1999) |
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* ''Mara Jade: A Night on the Town'', comic in ''[[Star Wars Tales 1]]'' |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Wookieepedia|Mara Jade Skywalker}} |
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