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Cade Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He made his debut in the comic series Star Wars: Legacy. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article is about the series. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cade_skywalker. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... For other uses, see Bounty hunter (disambiguation). ... This article is about the series. ... Expanded Universe material (e. ...

Fictional character biography

Cade lives 130 years after the events of the original Star Wars films. He is the last surviving member of the Skywalker family, and as such counts among his ancestors Luke and Anakin Skywalker. As with the other members of his family, he is prodigiously talented in the Force, and can use his power to heal even fatal wounds. Return of the Jedi is the third film of the original trilogy. ... The Skywalkers and Solos early in the Yuuzhan Vong War In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Skywalker family is a Force-sensitive family started by Shmi Skywalker on Tatooine. ... Luke Ballard is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Anakin Skywalker is the central character in the Star Wars franchise. ... The Force is a binding, ubiquitous power that is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders in the Star Wars universe. ...

Cade is present when the Sith attack the Jedi Academy on Ossus, where he is a Padawan. His father, Kol, and his master, Wolf Sazen, make a stand against the Sith in order for the children to escape. When Cade sees Sith Lord Darth Nihl stab Sazen through the heart after taking his arm, he disregards his father's orders and rushes to assist him. His father orders him to take Sazen and leave. Cade refuses to let Sazen die, however, using his powers to literally bring him back from the dead. In doing so he touches the dark side of the Force and gains the attention of Darth Krayt, the Sith's supreme leader and future leader of part of the Empire. Within the Star Wars universe, the term Sith is used to describe two separate but related groups. ... The Jedi Academy is a fictional training establishment in the Star Wars universe. ... Ossus is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... The Jedi Knights are a fictional monastic organization from the Star Wars series of films by George Lucas. ... Kol Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, appearing in the Star Wars Legacy series. ... Darth Nihl is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. ... The Force is a binding, ubiquitous power that is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Darth Krayt is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ...

Cade later sees his father struck down by Nihl's Force lightning. He wants revenge for his father's death, but Sazen warns him that if he strikes down the Sith he will become one. Imperial fighters try to cut off the Jedi's escape, so Cade boards his ship and attempts to singlehandedly take on the invaders. His fighter is destroyed, but Sazen knows he is not dead because Cade had strengthened their bond by bringing him back from the dead, and Sazen can't feel Cade's death in the Force. He swears that if Cade is alive, he will find him. Force lightning is an offensive technique in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Galactic empires are a fairly common theme in science fiction. ...

He reappears seven years later working as a bounty hunter for the pirate Rav, along with fellow mercenaries Deliah Blue and Jariah Syn. Cade resents his Jedi heritage and shuns the Force, as it has only brought him despair. He is known for using deathsticks to dull his connection to the Force — as well as periodic visitations from the spirit of his ancestor Luke Skywalker, who entreats him to reclaim his calling as a Jedi. For other uses, see Bounty hunter (disambiguation). ... Space pirates are science fiction or fantasy character archetypes who operate as pirates in outer space as opposed to on the sea: capturing and plundering ships for cargo, money, and the ships themselves. ... For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). ...

While on the planet Socorro, the Imperial Princess, fleeing from her assassin, calls on Cade for help. When they land on Vendaxa, he is reunited with his old friends Wolf Sazen and Shado Vao. When a Sith Lord named Darth Talon attacks the group and nearly kills Sazen, Cade throws her into the woods with a very powerful blast of Force energy. While Jariah, who detests the Jedi, begins to doubt Cade, Deliah is impressed and wonders how successful they would be if Cade used his powers all the time. Darth Talon later returns with a number of other Sith, including Darth Nihl. When the Imperial Princess, who is trained in the ways of the Force, saves Cade from another Sith and is fatally wounded in the process, Cade takes her lightsaber and attacks Nihl. In the end, he kicks Nihl over a cliff and gets everyone on his ship. While on board, he uses his powers to revive the princess. When they arrive at Bastion, the Imperial capital, Cade sneaks out of his ship and joins Sazen and Shado. But he tells them he has no intention of rejoining the Jedi Order. Socorro is a Spanish word that means aid, by providing help or relief. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... This article is about the weapon in Star Wars. ...

However, after he returns to Ossus, he meets Jedi Master K'Kruhk and sees visions of Anakin and Mara Jade Skywalker. Moved, Cade decides to reclaim his Jedi heritage. Unfortunately, while trying to do the right thing, Cade is captured by the Sith Emperor Darth Krayt (formerly the Jedi Master A'sharad Hett). KKruhk was a Whiphid Jedi during the waning days of the Old Republic. ... Mara Jade Skywalker (born c. ... Darth Krayt is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... ASharad Hett was a Jedi and Sharad Hetts son in the fictional Star Wars Universe. ...

Behind the scenes

• Cade formally debuted in Star Wars Legacy # 1.

See also

• List of Star Wars Characters