Master Tohno
taken from the comic Republic #67
taken from the comic Republic #67
taken from the comic Republic #67
this beautiful woman was one of the many Jedi Masters who were pressed into duty
as field Generals during the Clone Wars. She was not much younger than Anakin
Skywalker at the time, and was paired with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi during the
assault on Zaadja, some eighteen months after the Battle of Geonosis. It was Master
Tohno's part in the mission to infiltrate the Separatist fortress and destroy it. Obi-Wan
and Anakin worked with their clone trooper squadrons to create a diversion. She was
chosen for the mission because her studies with her previous Master had centered on
architecture and engineering, skills that allowed her to understand the unique buildings
of Zaadja. She was to get inside and figure out the correct pathways, then set
explosives in positions that would bring the entire structure down swiftly. She
managed to get inside the fortress, but discovered an entire nest of Geonosians
waiting for her. With the Force, she managed to get past them, but was seen by a
sentry before she could set the explosives. She ordered the others to remain outside,
despite the fact that her success in the mission would mean her own death. Although
Anakin tried to rescue her, Tohno convinced him that he needed to let her go in order
to fulfill this mission. She needed to come to peace with her death on her own terms,
not with unnecessary deaths included. Anakin reluctantly cut off his pursuit, and
although she was attacked by a squad of Geonosians, Master Tohno was able to set
off the explosives she carried. The fortress was destroyed, and the mission was
completed successfully, but Anakin continued to struggle the need for so many Jedi to
sacrifice themselves to the war.
Some info gathered with permission from:
CUSWE
as field Generals during the Clone Wars. She was not much younger than Anakin
Skywalker at the time, and was paired with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi during the
assault on Zaadja, some eighteen months after the Battle of Geonosis. It was Master
Tohno's part in the mission to infiltrate the Separatist fortress and destroy it. Obi-Wan
and Anakin worked with their clone trooper squadrons to create a diversion. She was
chosen for the mission because her studies with her previous Master had centered on
architecture and engineering, skills that allowed her to understand the unique buildings
of Zaadja. She was to get inside and figure out the correct pathways, then set
explosives in positions that would bring the entire structure down swiftly. She
managed to get inside the fortress, but discovered an entire nest of Geonosians
waiting for her. With the Force, she managed to get past them, but was seen by a
sentry before she could set the explosives. She ordered the others to remain outside,
despite the fact that her success in the mission would mean her own death. Although
Anakin tried to rescue her, Tohno convinced him that he needed to let her go in order
to fulfill this mission. She needed to come to peace with her death on her own terms,
not with unnecessary deaths included. Anakin reluctantly cut off his pursuit, and
although she was attacked by a squad of Geonosians, Master Tohno was able to set
off the explosives she carried. The fortress was destroyed, and the mission was
completed successfully, but Anakin continued to struggle the need for so many Jedi to
sacrifice themselves to the war.
Some info gathered with permission from:
CUSWE