Mara Solo

"You're as wise and strong as Jedi come. I'm very proud of you."

- Jaina Solo to Shmi

Shmi Solo (born Shmi Amidala Solo) was the eldest child of Jaina Solo and Zekk. She was the elder sister of Solan and Alona Solo. She was named after her maternal great-great grandmother, Shmi Skywalker and her great-grandmother, Padmé Amidala. Like her namesakes, Shmi was very wise and kindhearted. Shmi was the most pragmatic of Jaina's children as Shmi carefully considered her actions while Solan always rushed into battle without thinking, with Alona being the most indecisive of the three.

Even before she and her brother were born, their parents could sense something special about the both of them, the two sharing an inseparable mental bond. Shmi and her twin brother started their Jedi training at the age of thirteen at her cousin's Jedi Praxeum on Ossus. There, she had many adventures with her friends Connor, Tira, and her brother, Solan. As her training progressed, Shmi would become one the Academy's most powerful students.

During the Tenloss Hyperspace War she joined Rogue Squadron and quickly ascended the ranks, becoming a celebrated pilot like her father and mother. Later in her life Shmi forsook military life and married Connor, becoming the mother two children, Anakin and Amara Solo.

Early Life (42 ABY–54 ABY)


"I have a feeling these two are going to grow up to be something special."

- Jaina Solo

Shmi and her younger twin brother, Solan, were born in 42 ABY near the Maw to Jaina and Zekk soon after the rise of Jacen's Sith Empire. However, after their birth, Jaina and Zekk sent twins sent them along the Great River where the other Jedi refugee children were in hiding to protect them from their uncle. The children were looked after by C-3PO and their father while Jaina left to find missing Jedi on Belsavis. Due to the great instability of the time, Jaina found herself split between her family and her duty leading the rebellion against her uncle. However, no matter how hard she tried, Jaina found it difficult to prevent Shmi and Solan from being in constant peril.

Abduction
A year later the Empire discovered the Jedi safehouse on Maw. Imperial stroomtroopers surrounded the sanctuary, making it impossible for Zekk and the twins to escape the stronghold. Zekk did his best to protect the infant twins but he was shot by a stormtrooper with stun blaster, knocking him out. The twins could do little but watch in horror as their home was destroyed. Jaina rushed to the station as quick as she could but it was too late, Shmi and her brother were kidnapped. Fortunately, they left behind a trail of pain and grief that was easily sensed by their parents.

When Shmi and Solan awoke they were greeted by none other than Jacen's right hand man Heol Girdun. The strange man explained to them that their parents died in the raid and that he was their guardian. The twins did not adapt well and frequently used their budding powers to anger the guards.

Soon after, a mysterious man rescued them and killed Torlon. This man took her and her brother back to their parents. Soon after, the man was revealed to be Ben Skywalker, the son of Luke Skywalker and a distant relative of theirs. After the raid on Maw, their parents and the rogue Jedi moved their operations to New Alderaan. As a result of the kidnap attempt the twins were sent to Yannibar to live with their grandparents and C-3PO, who were also hiding from Jacen. It was during this time that the twins would meet their grandparents and the droids R2-D2 and C-Threepio.

Reunion
"Are you crazy! There's no way I'm going there. We get killed or even worse, get in trouble with Mom and Dad. What we need to do is stay out of trouble." "What you need to do is sort out your priorities sis."

- Shmi and Solan



When they were two-and-a-half years old, the twins returned to New Aldeeran to live with their parents. Because they had lived away from Zekk and Jaina for quite a while, Shmi and Solan had viewed C-3PO as their guardian and Jaina as a stranger. Therefore, they were quite apprehensive during their reunion. By this time, Shimi and Solan demonstrated an ability to move objects with their minds from time to time. They had also further developed the mental bond that they had been born with and had a tendency to use it to complete each other's sentences or get into mischief. Soon after this, their sister Alona was born. As Shmi grew she inherited her father's knack for finding very rare things which made her father proud. Unlike her brother and younger sister Shmi never caused her parents trouble leading Jaina and Zekk to perceive her as the most responsible and well behaved of the three. Shmi was often seen as hero by her younger sister Alona, with whom she had a very close bond with. It was a strong bond that would be put to the test later on in their lives.

Because Jaina was gone at the time, Zekk found himself trying to keep a precarious balance between his duties as a father and duties as a Jedi. To keep himself from being overwhelmed by the tasks that confronted him, Zekk would frequently enlist C-3PO's help. Threepio and Artoo would typically take care of the twins and their sister when their parents were away, and C-3PO would recite stories such as The Little Lost Bantha Cub, a tale which they favored.

Rebellion against the New Order


Heeding Ben's advice, Jaina and Zekk, took Shmi and Solan into hiding on the world of Polis Massa while they sent Alona to another Jedi Base on Ossus so that the future of the Jedi would be protected from Jacen&mdash;who planned to kill the last remnants of the Jedi thus allowing the Sith to rule once more. However, Jacen was able to determine their destination due to his dwindling twin bond with their mother and intercepted the Millennium Falcon. The Falcon was damaged in the ensuing confrontation, though Zekk and R2-D2 managed to coax it into limping all the way to Polis Massa, landing it on the asteroid planet.

Jacen, hot on their trail, managed to catch up with them, thus starting a battle between Ben and Jacen while Jaina and Zekk fled with the twins. After evading their uncle's fleet, the twins and their parents arrived on Polis Massa, unaware that Jacen had set a trap for them. Shmi and Solan became seperated from their parents and were greeted by Jacen's deadly Sith mynocks. Using their mental bond, Shmi and Solan were able to destroy the mynocks using the Force. After the mynocks were killed, Shimi and Solan sensed that their mother was in danger and quickly ran to her rescue only to find her knocked unconscious and wounded. Acting quickly, Solan fell into a trance-like state and used Jaina's lightsaber to cut their enemies down while Shmi healed her mother's wounds.

Final battle
The skirmish on Polis Massa did nothing to halt their uncle from his quest to locate them and their mother. With Jacen hot on their heels, Lumpawarro and Lowbacca attempted to create a diversion with a goal of making Jacen think that Jaina and the children fled to Onderon aboard the Falcon. Meanwhile, Shmi, Solan and Alona embarked on a day-long journey to Anoth with their parents. Jacen did not fall for the ruse and managed to track his quarry right to the room where the twins, Alona and their parents were staying. They were seized by Jacen and whisked aboard his flagship, the Anakin Solo which was named after their late uncle.

The twins and Alona could do little more but look on as their parents, Kyp Durron, and Ben fought their uncle. Jacen was thwarted in his attempt to kill the children and their mother, at the costly expense of Kyp Durron's life. After the new Galactic Alliance had retaken Coruscant, Solan and his sisters Shmi and Alona were finally allowed to live with their parents on Coruscant.

New Rebellion
"We are in trouble!"

- Shmi



After her uncle's defeat aboard the Anakin Solo, the New Galactic Alliance was formed and Ben Skywalker rebuilt the New Jedi Order, once again bringing peace and justice to the galaxy. However peace would not last, as four years later a criminal organization called the Imperial Alliance began to make trouble for the galaxy.

In 51 ABY, Shmi and her siblings accompanied their mother on a diplomatic mission to Coruscant while their father remained behind to run the new Jedi Praxeum with Ben on Ossus. They attended a huge reception, in which the children wondered off, causing quite a bit of panic. To Jaina's relief they were found by Jagged Fel, a friend of their mother's. After the reception, Jaina left the children in the care of Threepio and Artoo with Senator Pooja Naberrie, who was related to them through their great-grandmother. There, Jaina and Pooja were scheduled to attend a major trade conference. The conference was the first part of a major attempt by the Galactic Alliance to re-open Coruscant to major trade as it was deeply affected by the Empire's reign. During their time at the Senator's house they met the Queen of Naboo and quickly befriended her.

On the first night of the conference, the children stood up late and spied on their mother, Pooja Naberrie and the other Senators as they viewed a recording and discussed the ominous implications of the message that it had contained&mdash;that the individuals who had sent the message would destroy entire star sytems if their yet-to-be-detailed demands were not met. Shimi, Solan, and Alona ended up in "Aunt" Pooja's mansion, watching as the enclaves on Coruscant were burned to the ground and bodies piled up in the streets in the first stages of what would come to be known as the Imperial Rebellion.

Soon after the house came under fire, Threepio decided it was time to leave. The children and the two droids went to the into the Falcon, on which they managed to get off the planet. By the time they reached Naboo, the Falcon 's old hyperdrive was rendered obsolete.

Shmi, Solan, and Alona were happy to accept the hospitality of the Queen and received a lesson about Nubian traditions as well. The following morning after breakfast, Shmi, Solan, and Alona recounted to her what had happened before they were forced to leave Coruscant.

Soon after this, Shmi and her siblings were captured by Nebulax, who had planned to use them to blackmail their mother into surrendering to the Imperial Alliance. The were taken to Nebulax's Star Destroyer, Nebulax's Fist, and were imprisioned. The children managed to escaped from their prison with the aid of Artoo, and made their way to their mother's freighter. After they effected some repairs Shmi piloted the Millennium Falcon out of the mouth of the ship with the Admiral in hot pursuit. Though they didn't have much knowledge about flying ships, Shmi managed to evade the Admiral while Solan used his gunnery skills to destroy Nebulax's lasers. While they were busy Alona contacted her father at the Praxeum and informed them of the attack on Coruscant.

Soon after Zekk arrived and rescued Jaina on Coruscant. With their help, Jaina and Zekk were able to capture Admiral Nebulax and end the Imperial Rebellion.

Jedi Training (55 ABY–59 ABY)


"Cool! Always wanted to know how a lightsaber worked."

- Shmi Solo

At the age of thirteen, Shmi and her brother attended Ben Skywalker's newly built Jedi Praxeum on Ossus. At the Praxeum she would meet the Tira Qinn, Connor, and Korin Elric, with whom she would develop long lasting friendships. While Solan developed his affinity for the Force, Shmi became a capable pilot and mechanic, forming a close bond with her father, Zekk. She enjoyed help her father with simple repairs, and, on certain occasions, Zekk would allow her pilot his most prized possession, the Lightning Rod. Because of her skill in the cockpit, her friends began calling her a "Jedi ace".

Shmi honed her impressive talents in the Force and became one of the most powerful students at the Praxeum. It was also during this time that Shmi, Solan, and their friends were tasked with building their first lightsabers. Shmi created a green lightsaber using a crystal her father had given her during one of his travels. During her time at the Academy, her, Solan, Allana, and Connor would have exciting adventures in the jungles of Ossus while learning valuable lessons, lessons that were barely sufficient to help her during the events ahead.

Brush with the Dark Side
"The dark side is evil, it corrupts and causes pain. That's a road I'm never going to take."

- Shmi to Darth Krayt

During their training, Shmi and her siblings would encounter the remnants of the old Sith Order of Darth Bane. On a field trip to Ilum, the twins, Tira and Connor were kidnapped by a a man in dark robes. After reverting to realspace, a Sith related to Shmi, Solan and their friends that they would be trained to become Dark Jedi once they arrived at their destination—the Sith Temple.

When they got to the temple the man introduced himself as a Sith Lord, who was once acquainted with their uncle Jacen. During their stay Shmi and her friends were put through rigoruous training sessions. In one training exercise, Krayt pitted an unknowing Shmi against her brother by concealing each of them with hologram devices that made them think that the other was their great-grandfather, Darth Vader. After they survived this exercise, the Sith Lord announced to them that he was so pleased with their potential that he had decided to kidnap more Jedi trainees to get revenge on Ben Skywalker. Luckily for Shmi, she was rescued by her brother Solan, who used a stolen lightsaber to escape his cell. Using Connor's computer expertise, they sabotaged the Sith Temple's security systems and attempted to flee just as Master Skywalker and Alona arrived. The group then escaped the temple in the stolen Imperial ship, Night Stalker. Unfortunately, the Sith managed to escape into hyperspace. After making it safely back to Ossus, Shmi, Solan, Tira, and Korin returned to Coruscant for a month-long vacation from the Jedi Praxeum's strenuous curriculum.

Skirmish on Ennth


A year later, Zekk took the twins and Alona to his homeworld of Ennth on a mission to locate a very rare stone for their mother. Once there, they encountered Draco, a childhood friend of Zekk's and ex-bounty hunter, though he now claimed to be an honest businessman. After speaking with Draco, the twins, Alona, and their father traveled to the cave that the rare stone they were looking for was rumored to be held. With Alona's help, the gang was able to retrieve the stone.

En route to the Lightning Rod, Shmi, Solan, Alona and Zekk were attacked by super battle droids. They were later saved due to the intervention of Connor. Shmi, along with the others, followed Connor to a ruined building to hide from the droids. However, Shmi became seperated from her father when they were attacked.

Using Alona's special ability to talk to droids, they discovered that Draco was behind the assassainantion attempt on their lives and that he was head of his own criminal organization. They eventually found him and destroyed his criminal organization. Later, Draco was killed by Connor in a brief struggle. Following the encounter, Shmi and the other students in her year were promoted to Jedi apprentices. Shmi apprenticed herself to her father while Solan chose Valin Horn.

The adventure at Stars' End
"I have a bad feeling about this."

- Shmi

In order to relieve her depression, Shmi and her siblings accompanied their elderly grandfather Han Solo and the Wookiee Lumpy on a trip to visit her grandfather's long time friend Lando Calrissian, who resided on Bespin. However, the trip turned out to be a disastrous one when Lumpy went missing during a tour of the facility. The twins searched the theme park while Han, Lando and Alona began their search within Cloud City. Hacking into the city's central computer, Shmi and Solan discovered the existence of the asteroid base Stars' End, which was believed to be the place where Lumpy was taken to. Armed with this information, the Solos and Calrissian set out for Stars' End.

During their search for Lumpy, the Solo twins were joined by their mother and their great aunt, Mara Jade Skywalker. They searched the asteroid's last known locations stretching ancient ruined worlds to the wookiee planet of Kashyyyk Meanwhile, members of Stars' End, believing that Lumpy was his father Chewbacca, proceeded to kill try to the Wookiee. Things went badly for the Jedi when they learned of the Imperials' plot to destroy the Galactic Alliance and get revenge on Solo for betraying the Empire. The Imperials planned to release a manufactured toxin into the water supply of the Praxeum, but first they needed to test it, choosing Han as their test subject.

Realizing the danger of the chemical, the Solos infiltrated the asteroid, only to be arrested by the Imperial authorities and put to work in the dangerous mines of Stars' End while their grandfather was taken prisoner by its leader. Fortunately, they were all rescued by their little sister. The Jedi then discovered they were stockpiling weapons for an impending war against Alliance. The group was eventually rescued and taken off-planet by Calrissian, Tira, Allana, and their father.

Back at the Galactic Alliance Senate on Coruscant, Leia requested that an inspection team be sent to the asteroid to investigate the reports of illegal weapons and toxins. After recording an encrypted message to his wife explaining their plan, Lando, Shmi, Solan, Alona, Lumpy, Allana and Tira flew Ben Skywalker's ship, Skywalker's Legacy with the intent of using its superior firepower to destroy the asteroid base. Meanwhile, a Galactic Alliance fleet under the command of Han and Jaina Solo defeated the Stars' End imperial fleet. After discovering the existence of the weapons and toxins, the Alliance proceeded to capture the Imperials, beginning the battle. The battle ended quickly when Shmi and her siblings fired upon the asteroid, destroying it.

Tenloss Hyperspace War


"Rogue Five to Squad commander, I've got him locked on!"

- Shmi

In 58 ABY, the Tenloss Criminal syndicate allied themselves with the Sith, thus unleashing a full-scale attack against the New Republic and the Jedi. As a result, Shmi suddenly found herself caught up in the Tenloss Hyperspace War. Her skills behind the controls of an XJ9 X-wing fighter earned her a position in the famous Rogue Squadron during the war. Flying as Rogue Five, Shmi went by the nickname "Ace."

Following the discovery, Shmi and her brother participated in the Battle of Fondor under the command of her mother. At Fondor she made use of a technique known as Force Meld between her siblings and mother. This technique was at one time used to coordinate Jedi in battle, used now in dogfights throughout the war. Though the Alliance won the battle, her brother suffered grievious burns due to the explosion of his X-wing. In time Shmi rose through the ranks of the Alliance military, earning the titles of Lieutenant then Commander.

Reunion at Kalarbra


In 59 ABY, Solo was given the rank of Major, a position that she held for four years. Later that year, during the Battle of Kalarbra, Major Shmi, along with her strike team, which included her younger sister Alona, her friend Zayne, and their Hapan allies engaged the Trade Federation fleet at Kalarba. Hoping to capture the planet, the Alliance allied with defected members of both parties. On Kalarbra, the group were caught in into a trap from which they nearly didn't escaped. The battle was going badly for the Galactic Alliance since the Trade Fedration had a more superior attack force. Slowly, things went from bad to worse as Shmi was caught in an explosion while trying to save Alona from an AT-AT. The battle was lost and Shmi was presumed missing. The news devastated her family, and Solan was the only one who thought she was still alive.

Fortunately for her, Connor arrived just in time and nursed her back to health. Shmi couldn't help but see the change in Connor's character and appearance, however her feelings for him clouded her judgement. The two made it back to Coruscant where Shmi took a short vacation from active duty.

Reaper
In 60 ABY, Shmi joined her siblings in the Battle of Neimoidia. It was during this time that Shmi and the others discovered the existence of the Trade Federation leader, Haako Rendir, who was thought to be a well respected politician in the Galactic Alliance Senate. While Shmi was leading the Rogue Squadron in space, her siblings were leading ground forces against the Ten and Techno armies on the planet.



In the space battle Shmi engaged a mysterious pilot in a dogfight. Unfortunately, using a suprising manuver, the pilot escaped leaving her baffled. Meanwhile the troops on Neimodia were able to temprorarily shut down the Trade Federation's operation resulting in a GA win.

Soon afterwards, Ben sent Shmi and her siblings to Hapes to help their grandparents evacuate the planet before the Ten and Sith forces invaded it. During the battle, her mother was kidnapped and her father seriously injured. Enraged, Shmi rashly attacked a Sith soldier and rescued her mother. Since nearly half of the Galactic Alliance army was lost, the battle resulted in a GA loss. Shmi had no choice to retreat&mdash;however, she managed to find out about the Reaper.

Later, Shmi helped thwart a Techno invasion of Mandalore and the Reaper's attempt to take the weapons factory on Bespin. She also helped in the defense of Chandrila. The battle was a victory for the Galactic Alliance partly due to the intervention of Mandalore Merc Gev and his Mandalorian Protectors. Shortly afterwards, it was discovered that Alliance was prducing a chemical agent that would wipe out both of the Ten and Techno armies. Despite the threat of the bioweapon, Darth Krayt kept pressing the attack. However, when the Ten armada received word that the weapon was operational, Krayt ordered the fleet to withdraw.

Labyrinth of Deception
"It can't be...it's not possible!"

- Shmi after the discovering the identity of the 'Reaper'



This war was developing into the most devasting war the galaxy ever faced. Each day, hundreds of civilians were dying at the hands of Darth Krayt. Worse, many people were beginning to lose faith in the Jedi. In light of information given to her during the Battle of Hapes, Shmi decided to investigate and discover the true identity of the 'Reaper'. For months she investigated the 'Reaper' and followed his trails, but it was of no avail. She was only able to uncover was that the 'Reaper' was a Sith. Desperate, Shmi traveled to the Sith world of Korriban to find more information. Just as Shmi came close to solving the mystery behind this mysterious person, she received a vision of the Jedi Temple being attacked. After receiving the vision she raced back to Coruscant in her modified X-wing.

Shmi arrived to the Temple, now in flames and flooding with the sounds of lightsabers and cries for help. She ran to Solan and Alona's aid, helping them defend the Jedi Temple. After she helped evacuate the Padawans and younglings, Shmi and three other Jedi went to the Temple's library where they encountered the 'Reaper'. As he turned around she was shocked to see the that the 'Reaper' was Connor, a person she considered much more than just a friend. Heartbroken, Shmi tried to reason with Connor and nearly succeeded, however, she was interrupted by a Sith Knight attempting to kill Shmi. As the Sith Knight lifted his blade to deal her a mortal blow, Connor intervened, hurling Force lightning at him. The Temple was soon lit up by the flames as Darth Krayt advanced through the Temple. Not long after, when Shmi sensed that a youngling was in trouble, she rushed to his aide but was soon in need of help herself. She managed to get him out in time but was caught in the Temple when the roof collapsed. She was found amongst the ruins by Darth Krayt. Instead of killing her the Sith Lord captured young Solo hoping to turn her into his apprentice, thus gaining his revenge on Connor.

The war's end
However, as far as she was concerned, death would have been preferable. For days Krayt tortured her, both mentally and physically, and severed her connection with the Force. He forced Shmi to give into the pain and understand the strength one gains when it is fully embraced. This along with her reaction to Connor's alternate identity almost made her have a psychological breakdown.



Shmi soon learned that she could manipulate minds and control beings with the Force, a technique she used to cause a riot within the prison. Unfortunately, one of Darth Krayt's companions, Kurenai Raek, foiled her plans at escaping the planet, this, compounded with everything else, caused Shmi to finally succumb to the months of torture. She rashly attacked Kurenai, Force choking her until she fell unconcious. Shmi suddenly awoke to the realization that she had tapped into the dreaded dark side of the Force, however, Krayt assured her that it was only natural and in the process of doing so, he challenged her beliefs. Krayt slowly chipped at her soul and will, and as she was about to submit, Connor showed up. To see if she was ready to become a Sith, Darth Krayt gave Solo his lightsaber and ordered her to kill him. The two briefly dueled, causing Shmi fall further into the dark. Realizing this, Connor turned off his lightsaber and pleaded with Shmi to come back to the light. Already severely weakened emotionally, Shmi declined to his pleas. As she lifted her red blade to strike him down, Connor professed his love for her. With that Shmi's will to fight for her freedom resurfaced and she Force pushed Drath Krayt into a wall, knocking him out.

In 62 ABY, Shmi participated in the Battle of Dantooine. The Solo kids, Ben Skywalker, and Connor fought through the legions of stormtroopers and Sith knights, entering the old Temple with Shmi's help. The team fought their way through the legions of Sith, finally making it to Darth Krayt's chamber. While her siblings and Ben dueled Darth Krayt, Shmi and Connor pursued his second in command, Raek. They fought each other for a second time, though the result remained the same; Kureani was overpowered and her lightsaber was destroyed. Shortly afterwards, they all felt the disppearance of Darth Krayt in the Force and, as a result, Raek supposedly committed suicide. The war officially ended when the Alliance and both organizations agreed to an armistice in the form of the Treaty of Ten.

Shortly after the Treaty of Ten was signed, Shmi and Connor rekindled their feelings for one another and married on Ossus. Their wedding celebration was a large one, attended by people ranging form senators to smugglers. For the next four years, Shmi forsook her military career in order to serve the Jedi Order as a successful Jedi Knight and ambassador in the Galactic Senate, following in the footsteps of her grandmother and great grandmother.

Discovery of Twins
In 66 ABY, Shmi and the other Jedi felt a distress call from the planet of Zonama Sekot. Having just returned from a mission in the Outer Rim territory, she, Connor, and C-3PO traveled into the Unknown Regions to find the source of the problem. On Zonama Sekot, Shmi and the others renited with Alona, who was studying certain aspects of the Force, and befriended Magister Jabitha Hal, who knew her great-grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. Jabitha warned the Jedi of the threat that was among them. According to Hal, many of the Sith that Connor had trained were plotting to kill his family in revenge for his betrayal. The group of Sith took the name Sith Reborn with Darth Tanis as their leader. It was then that Shmi discovered that she was pregnant with twins. Deciding that it was for the best, Shmi stayed on the planet while Connor and the others returned to Coruscant.



Shmi, however, decided to ignore her pleas for her to remain planetside until it was safe to return, choosing to return to Coruscant. Shmi alerted the Galactic Senate, warning them of the danger that was awaiting them. After leaving Senate Hall, Shmi was attacked by two Sith Knights. Though stronger than both of them, Shmi's condition rendered her open for attack. Using a technique that Alona taught her, Shmi tapped into the children's powers and managed to defeat one of the Sith Reborn, but was too weakened to continue the fight. As the Knight was about to kidnap her, Connor and Alona intervened, saving her from the Sith. However, Alona's behavior began to distrub Shmi as evident when Alona used her powers to render the Sith knights unconcious. Shmi later related the story to Zekk and Jaina but they believed that Alona was just going through a phase.

After assigning a double to take her place at the Senate, Shmi and Connor decided to flee to a nearby plant in the Naboo system, unaware that they were being followed by Gev and his young daughter, Briika. During this time, Connor revealed to her the importance of their two children and the threat on their lives. Shortly after her arrival in the Naboo system, Shmi was kidnapped by Merc, after falling into a trap which involved his daughter, Briika. The bounty hunter delivered her to the Sith Lord, who was performing the ritual. Fortunately, Alona and her father arrived in time. While Alona rescued her, her father and Korin fought against Tanis' double. After placing Shmi in the care of C-3PO and R2-D2, Alona rushed headstrong into the duel, only to be defeated by the double. Korin sacrificed his life to save Alona, dying in her arms. After attending Korin's funeral on Coruscant, Shmi tried to coax her sister out of her guilt but it was no use, Alona blamed herself for not being strong enough.

The war begins
After atending their Korin's funeral on Coruscant, Shmi attended the gathering at the temple where she and the other Jedi discovered that the Sith Lord was still alive and gaining more followers. Ben Skywalker proposed that a search team be assembled to locate the Sith. Alona requested to lead the stirke team but the Council disagreed with, since they felt that Alona was deeply troubled by her "innner demons". Solan was chosen in her stead to lead the search team, which angered Alona. When the meeting ended Alona voiced her opinions on the matter, stating that she should have gone instead of Solan. Shmi assured her that it was for the best as Alona needed to rest after her last mission. She was well aware of Alona's internal struggle and came to believe that her sister might fall to the dark side. Upset, she confided in Threepio and Artoo who assured her that everything was going to be all right. However, Threepio's assumption turned out to be wrong when Coruscant was invaded by Darth Tanis and the Sith Reborn. Meanwhile, the Galactic Alliance Intelligence organization arrived to help evacuate the city, sending reinforcements to aid Master Skywalker and Master Solo. Despite the help, the battle ended with a huge loss of civilains and the possession of Coruscant by the Sith Lord. It was here that Shmi gave birth to twins, Anakin and Amara Solo. The Solos and Skywalkers fled the horrific scene on the Millennium Falcon, arriving at the refugee camps set up on Mandalore. In order to concentrate on fighting the enemy, Shmi left the children in the care of their extended family, Allana and Tenel Ka, on Hapes where they were well cared for.

Immediately after their return to the Temple, Shmi and Connor learned of Alona's ascension to head of GA Intel, much to her and her parents' dismay. Now that rumors of a counterattack were emerging, Solo and her brother were tasked with going on a diplomatic mission to Csilla in order to secure their loyalty to the GA. Unbeknownst to the Galactic Alliance, the Chiss were planning to turn against the GA and ally themselves with the Sith. The mission ended in a violent ambush, from which the Jedi narrowly escaped with their lives. Unfortunately, during the ambush, their transport was destroyed. They were left stranded on the planet, where they forced to defend themselves against YVs. After defeating their attackers, Shmi and Solan fled to an abandoned military base where they were reunited with Alona, who was sent to rescue them. Not long after their reunion, the group was attacked by Krea Kaan and her newly built Jedi Hunter Droids, droids designed for fierce combat with Jedi.

Already beginning to succumb to fatigue, Shmi and the others had no other choice but to retreat once more. Through their Force meld, Shmi, Solan, and Alona were able to coordinate their hasty escape from Krea and her JHDs. Fortunately for the group, Master Skywalker arrived in time and took them off-planet. En route to the rendezvous point on Duros, Shmi received word of Krea's invasion of Hapes. Knowing that her children were in grave danger, Shmi ignored Ben's orders to stay put and set off for Hapes in her XJ9 X-wing.

Once she stepped foot on the planet, Shmi used stealth to evade the enemy's attack forces. Finding a way into the palace wasn't easy, but Solo was more determined than ever to find and rescue her children. As she came closer to to the entrance Shmi reached out to Allana in the force and was relieved to find out that her children were safe. Shortly afterwards, she was attacked by the Rennik brothers who challenged her to a duel. The Rennik brothers, Krane and Darc, proved to be a hand full as they attacked at the same time making it difficult for Shmi to attack. The duel was put to a halt when Solan and Alona arrived.

The Battle of Hapes was brought to an abrupt end when Hapan forces from Terephon arrived and depleted the enemy numbers.

Death and legacy


After the victory in the Battle of Hapes, Shmi returned to active duty and retained her old rank of Major. Solo led many successful campaigns in the following year such as fiasco on Bastion. All of which were easy victories as a result of her cunning witts and her skills in diplomacy. Sadly enough Shmi wouldn't survive the conflict after she met her end at the hands of Krea during the Battle of Rhen Var. Her body was flown to Coruscant to be given a proper burial. Many gathered to pay their respects as her lifeless body was being pulled throughout the streets. After the tragic ceremony, Shmi was cremated by her parents. A statue was later made in her honor and was placed inside the Jedi Temple.

Her death would ultimately cause her sister's fall to the dark side. Years later, Shmi would appear as a force ghost to guide her children during their struggle against the Sith.

Personality


Shmi was perhaps the most pragmatic of the Solo kids as Alona was often indecisive and Solan always rushing into danger without thinking. As a child, Shmi was caring and kind compared to Solan who was somewhat hot tempered and aggressive; this was why she often gotten along better with her father, Zekk. Compared with her brother and sister, Shmi wasn't as brave or reckless, preferring to think things through before rushing headtsrong into a situation. Shmi was also wise and smart. Whatever else Solo was, she was strong-willed and had a defining personality that made her parents proud.

As she grew well into her adolescent years, Shmi became more serene and collective, traits that were admired by many in the Galactic Alliance. These distinctive traits often made her a good and strong leader that stood firm even in the dark times that the galaxy was facing. It was also during such times Shmi remained cool and often improvised when a situation got completely out of control. Shmi also had a strong sense of loyalty and compassion, believing in the redemption of those who had done wrong.

Talents
Like all the other members of the Skywalker-Solo line, Shmi had a strong infinity with the Force. Out of the Solo children, Shmi was the only one to perform successful and powerful Battle Meditation which enabled them to win in the Battle of Fondor. She was also a very gifted lightsaber duelist, though she preferred the defensive aspect of combat. From a young age Shmi proved to be an excellent pilot, able to fly the Lightning Rod at the age of ten. When she reached of age, Shmi joined the Rogue Squadron where she quickly rose through their ranks, becoming a celebrated pilot like her mother and grandfather before her. Her skills behind an X-wing earned her the nickname Ace. In addition, Shmi was also a skilled diplomat, forsaking military life to take on the path of a politician after the Tenloss Hyperspace War.

Appearances

 * Truth and Reconciliation
 * Truth and Reconcilation II (As a Force ghost)

Behind the Scenes

 * This article was created by Jaina Solo
 * The main image pic was found on www.rabittooth.com
 * This story takes place in a alternate universe where Jaina ended up with Zekk.
 * Her appearance is based off both Padmé Skywalker and Jaina Solo.