Jerek Odres

"Oh no Darksider, you won't kill her. In fact, I'm going to kill you by just thinking about. That very woman you're holding; I made out with her. I made out with her after I let myself go into a blind fury in which I sliced and destroyed a training room. After that I temporarily temporarily catatonic. Then, I took her on a stroll through the gardens. So I'm going to defeat you easily darksider... And you want to know why? Because I'm Jerek Odres."

- Jerek Odres persuading a Darksider to let an unknown female go

Jerek Odres was a Human Jedi Padawan involved in the Hutt Wars during the Kymoodon Era in SWRP canon. Jerek was born in 12,998 BBY on the planet Coruscant with a count of 13,600 per cell. At age four, he was taken away to be trained by the Jedi Order after being found to be Force sensitive. Once there, he trained for eight years until age 12 where he was further trained by Jedi  Retwinarr Kerosca. During the eight years Jerek picked up a crush on Valena Cross. Retwinarr trained Jerek in the ways of Soresu and had him incorporate something from most of the existing styles into it. One of the trials that Retwinarr put Jerek through took place on Kashyyyk, in which Jerek made great improvement. When Jerek Odres was 20 years old, Retwinarr and Jerek were both led into a trap by a Darksider. Retwinarr was stabbed through the stomach and killed, however Jerek was able to defeat the darksider after finding a fatal opening. Jerek gave his master's possessions, save his lightsaber, a on the Great Jedi Temple on the planet Ossus. Two weeks later he got to meet his newest masters on his home planet of Coruscant. One of them was named Jamall Mohatu and the other was Bahadur Kodaji Riyaz. They were both Cathar Jedi Knights. Accompanying them, was a beginner Jedi Padawan named Samanya Mohatu. The two became quick friends.

Early Life
"Well I actually had quite a boring history, but if you really want to talk about it..."

- Jerek Odres

Jerek Odres was born on the planet Coruscant, in a small city on the east side of the planet. He had white hair and light blue eyes, which many saw to be a sign that he was force sensitive. Even though they had raised young Odres for four years, he was found to be force sensitive, and taken to the Jedi Temple on Ossus. After becoming a, he studied with the other children for eight years. During which he caught the eye of a Zabrak Jedi Sage Master; known as Master Retwinarr Kerosca. Little did young Odres know, was that Master Kerosca was one of the toughest and oldest masters. It was very difficult for the Padawan to keep up with his master's standards. Even going as far as to learn Soresu to keep up his defenses. During this time, he was beginning to have romantic feelings for a woman in the Jedi. She was, at the time, a Padawan. Her name was Valena Cross. The love was unrequited and Jerek knew the risks of falling in love as a Jedi; so he payed it no mind for the time being.

Kashyyyk Training
"Size is relative master."

- Jerek Odres to Master Retwinarr Kerosca

In the year 12,982 BBY, Jerek Odres and Master Retwinarr Kerosca got stranded on the planet during a rout to the planet to train. From there Jerek Odres was trained until the Jedi Order could possibly get them off of the planet. During the time they were there, Retwinarr put Jerek through three tests. Jerek and his master did a sparring match for the "Heart Of the Blade" trial. The next one was what gained Jerek his lightsaber; the "Trial of Fear". Jerek was sent into a force sensitive cave forced to battle through surrounding Kinrath. At one point he was trapped in the cave by a giant boulder. This forced the Padawan to have to utilize on a much higher level. Not only this but his knowledge of the force also flourished. Jerek Odres learned to control his fear, and learned that size is relative to a Jedi. The lightsaber that he constructed in the force sensitive cave was purple with a and  crystal. It had a relatively unique design that was made specifically for Jerek's lightsaber form. After the creation of the lightsaber, he descended into the Shadowlands for a trial of survival. Jerek Odres was to find edible and useful plants, and find a fresh water spring. While doing this, he faced a in the, and used the added leverage of his force jump to slice down the creature's back; killing it.

Death of Master Retwinarr Kerosca
"You killed my master! I won't let you get away with this."

- Jerek Odres to the Darksider who murdered Retwinarr Kerosca

Once the trial was over, Jerek Odres and Master Retwinarr Kerosca were rescued by the republic scouts. During the next four years, it is revealed he had a secret love affair with a Jedi woman that ended quickly. Four years after they were back at the temple, Master Kerosca was called to a meeting with a high political figure. By decision, Master Kerosca took his Padawan with him so that Jerek could get some hands on diplomacy experience. The meeting was to take place in a large office room, presumably the politician. However it turned out to be a trap in which a devotee of the darkside descended upon them on arrival. It was clear that the darksider however was only there for Retwinarr. Master Retwinarr Kerosca did not want to risk his Padawan to true darkside just yet. Jerek Odres was force pushed and locked out of the room. He could only watch from a near-by window parallel to the windows of the office as his master was killed in cold blood. A large burst of force energy pushed through the locked door of the office. Jerek Odres confronted the devotee of the darkside. Using his highly defensive skills, Jerek was able to block a lot of the shots, until he was almost thrown out of a window. Literally hanging on a ledge, he used the force to jump a great height back up to the window. Through a weakness in the darksider's lightsaber style, Jerek was able to strike him down.

Grievance and Replacement Master
"Goodbye Master... May the force be with you."

- Jerek Odres at his master's funeral

Back at the temple, Jerek Odres gave his master's objects, save the lightsaber, a Jedi Funeral. Master Retwinarr Kerosca had already become one with the force and his corpse was gone. Jerek mourned the lost of his master for two weeks. It was at this time, that his feelings for Valena were starting to resurface, and even meeting a new acquaintance named Hiroke Kouta. Jerek's resolve was weakened with the death of his master. As a result he began to look upon her from afar when ever she was around. He was captured by her beauty and found it difficult to concentrate with her near. Unknown to him, was that Valena's heart was captured by a Bogan; which was even more forbidden than what Jerek had for Valena. Soon he gained a new master who turned out to be a Jedi Knight. His newest master is going to be finishing Jerek Odres' training to be a Jedi Knight. They are currently assigned to each other, but have not formally met or trained together. To Jerek's surprise however, he ended up being trained by two different Jedi knights. One of them was a named Bahadur Kodaji Riyaz. The other was also a Cathar named Jamall Mohatu. To further surprise, Samanya Mohatu also joined up as a female student of Jerek's; Cathar as well. It was safe to say that Jerek was feeling quite overwhelmed by the number of Cathars surrounding him. However he quickly got comfortable with them as they were welcoming. During one training exercise, he went into an involuntary Force Rage that had him destroy a training set, passionately kiss Samanya Mohatu, and go catatonic for fifteen seconds.

Personality and traits
"You are very serious my Padawan. Perhaps we will use that to our advantage."

- Master Retwinarr Kerosca

During the time Jerek Odres spent at the Jedi Temple, he was known as serious, forward-looking, and level-headed. No one generally liked Odres very much due to his seriousness gained by his past. He is not too uplifting in attitude however he does not drown in his past. Happily he looks to the future to see perhaps a better life style as a Jedi. He has developed the onset of a Jedi's early mindset because of his eight years at the temple. The fear of using emotion, and fear of the darkside itself is starting to fade. This human is beginning to use his emotions to his advantage instead of being devoid of them. He has overcome size limitation when it comes to telekinesis, thanks to his experience making a lightsaber. Jerek has a hunter complex deriving from his love and excitement for a chase. This is displayed in his trial of survival and even the will to live was increased. When the situation demands it, he can be quite aggressive. In his aggression he did a larger than usual force jump and killed a at the same time. However, normally he is quite calm as he places himself in the eye of a storm. His Soresu form is what keeps him in a quiet demeanor. Secretly, he is in love with Valena Cross, a Jedi Knight who is relatively the same age as him. These feelings have strengthened with the detachment of his Master. The love is unrequited however, and Jerek has not found out that she is in love with a Bogan. Jerek even showed an honorable side during his duel with Hiroke Kouta in which even after losing his vibroblades, Jerek gave them back to Kouta to continue the duel. To the recently met Mohatu twins, he was quite formal. Jerek Odres seems to have a large sense of protectiveness as seen when one of his friends is seemingly hurt. Samanya was knocked down during a training exercise to which Jerek ran over to make sure she was alright. Apparently, he blames himself for the death of his master, which was seen when he lost control of himself and went into a Force Rage. However he did not harm anyone which he was quite happy about. Not only this, but his emotions ran ramped in which lust, anger, and rage had bust from him. All of these emotions had been partially controlled and held back with Jedi training. This rendered him temporarily catatonic for all of fifteen seconds. Eventually one morning, they

Valena Cross
"My unrequited love... I don't even think she knows I exist."

- Jerek Odres watching Valena Cross from afar

Valena Cross was a Human Jedi Knight who is the current master of Jerek. Although she is a Jedi Knight, she is the same age as Jerek Odres. For all intensive purposes, Jerek and Valena are equals except on somethings in which Jerek is superior. Unknown to Valena, Jerek has a love for her. However, unknown to Jerek, Valena is in love with a Bogan who is the son of the Grand Master of the Jedi.

Retwinarr Kerosca
"You have caught the eye of Jedi Master Retwinarr Kerosca. You have my condolences."

- A Jedi Instructor to Jerek Odres

Retwinarr Kerosca was the original Jedi Master of Jerek Odres. Although generally tough and hard on Jerek Odres, they got along and eventually formed a father-son bond. Retwinarr Kerosca shaped the very personality of Jerek into a formal, Jedi tone. Jerek Odres was absolutely crushed when Retwinarr Kerosca was killed.

Hiroke Kouta
"So what do they call you big guy? Unless you prefer 'big guy'."

- Hiroke Kouta getting to know Jerek

Hiroke Kouta was an Echani seeking entrance into the Jedi Enclave on Alderaan in which Jerek gave him directions. After sparring and getting to know each other, they did not part on good terms. They are acquaintances.

Jamall Mohatu
"The Force, sis. The Force"

- Jamall Mohatu explaining how Jerek is floating

Jamall Mohatu was one of the Jedi Knights to train Jerek Odres after Retwinarr Kerosca. They first met on Jerek's home planet of Coruscant with Jamall's twin sister Samanya coming along as well. They have a respectful master-apprentice relationship. During the involuntary Force Rage of Jerek, all he could do was stand still, completely stunned by Jerek's momentary display of the Dark Side. Perhaps understandably, he was also shocked by the sudden and utterly unexpected kiss Jerek gave to Samanya mere moments after exiting his Force Rage.

Samanya Mohatu
"...How is he doing tha..."

- Samanya Mohatu in response to Jerek's floating meditation

Samanya Mohatu is a fellow student of Jerek Odres and five minute older, twin sister, of Jamall Mohatu. She met Jerek Odres at the exact time Jamall did. They haven't really gotten to know each other, but Jerek respects her just the same. They have opened up a friendly dialogue, and already informally addressing each other as friends, even if Jerek still remains formal when appropriate. Despite the moderately warm relations they enjoy, Samanya has remained hesitant to place any real trust in Jerek. This is due to the deep-seated trust issues she has experienced ever since the conclusion of her tenure as a slave. Non-canonly during his involuntary Force Rage, Jerek kisses her in a blind heat. After they went on a walk so Jerek could regain his composure, he kisses her again in a less evil and forceful way.

Bahadur Kodaji Riyaz
"Speaking of Samanya... You would be well advised to tread very lightly if you ever choose to inquire about her past, lest she decide to drive her boot up your arse."

- Bahadur Riyaz warning Jerek of Samanya Mohatu's past

Bahadur, a gray-furred Cathar of titanic proportions, is veteran warrior and experienced armorer. Originally hailing from Cathar, Bahadur joined the Jedi Order not long ago and only recently achieved the rank of Knight. He is a close friend of Jamall Mohatu, and aided in devising training sessions for Jerek and Samanya. He has also served as their teacher during the handful of times that Jamall was unable to train them. While friendly towards Jamall, he has yet to warm up to either Jerek or Samanya and has revealed virtually nothing about himself to either of them. Despite this, he is fiercely protective of both Padawans and has endeavored to teach them all that he can.

Lightsaber training
"Believe me my Padawan, your training will consist of heavy defensive practice."

- Master Retwinarr Kerosca

Although just a Padawan, his skills match that of a Jedi Knight. Jerek Odres has been heavily trained in the use of. Jerek Odres has mastered the basics, intermediate, and advanced abilities of Form III. Due to him being ambidextrous, he can wield his lightsaber in both hands, as well as two lightsabers equally. Taking advantage of his ambidexterity, he has even incorporated some Jar'Kai into his lightsaber style whenever it was applicable. Jerek has demonstrated his ability to manipulate his lightsaber's off switch to great effect. When facing opponents armed with ranged blasters, he incorporates Shien into this style by trying to reflect blasters to their source, albeit unknowingly. There is even signs of aggression from Form IV's Ataru, which may signal him wanting to learn it in the future. In Jerek's early training with Master Retwinarr Kerosca, he had to always be on guard for his master was aggressive. Retwinarr put Jerek through much rigorous training to incorporate some of the forms' most valuable techniques. Specifically, He was trained in Shii-Cho's trapping, Makashi's dueling eccentric precision, Ataru's aggression and acrobatics, Shien's blaster reflection, Djem So's brute strength use, and Juyo's erratic strikes. Truthfully, Retwinarr was one of the order's most rigorous trainers. Jerek Odres possess the physical capabilities for the more aggressive and offensive forms, but Retwinarr saw that without proper training, Jerek would be predictably slow and and easily defeated. Due to his lightsaber training he now has more dexterity than regular humans. With the Qixoni crystal within his lightsaber, he can cut through things easier. With the Damind crystal within his lightsaber, he has a longer and wider blade. With a longer and wider blade, Jerek finds it easier to deflect blaster fire. With two lightsabers, the force, and sixty to seventy feet of distance between him and a repeater stun blaster, he was able to block a significant amount of blasts from his body. None of the actual hits made contact with any vital areas. Subconsciously, he is very well versed at duel lightsabers in a very offensive way. When his subconsciousness takes over, Soresu is completely lost and transformed into a combination of Ataru, Juyo, and Jar'Kai. This has only happened during a involuntary Force Rage.

Paraphernalia
Blue Training Lightsaber - A that he has had since his first week with the. It has the most basic that provides no bonus. The lightsaber possesses a highly intensified electromagnetic containment field which is far more difficult to penetrate than that of a standard lightsaber. Thus the energy which formed the blade is better contained and able to do far less damage, and results in welts, bruises, and minor burns instead of amputation or death. This feature can be readjusted by a fully trained Jedi to enable a Knight or Master to utilize the weapon in emergencies. In non-canon he gave this blue training lightsaber to Samanya

Purple Lightsaber - A lightsaber that was designed to be coupled with Soresu. It was created in a force sensitive cave during his time on the planet Kashyyyk with Master Retwinarr. It has a clip instead of a ring for a belt fastener. It has a and a  inside of it. Damind gives a wider and longer blade than seen on a standard lightsaber, able to more-easily deflect blaster fire. The Qixoni enhances Jerek's Force abilities, in addition to enhancing the lightsaber blade's power to a significant degree.

Padawan Robes - This is the current Robe that Jerek Odres is wearing. They are simple, long, flowing robes that include an overtunic, an undertunic, and an outer robe with a hood. This robe provides low damage protection, but maximum dexterity. It also allows his force energy to flow more easy as it is not as constrictive as armor. This is a very tastefully designed robe that comes with a belt that has a pouch for small things, and space to clip on his two lightsabers. This robe was given to Jerek by his original Master. Master Retwinarr however made this incredibly uncomfortable to Jerek by having the fabric itched against the skin. Deliberately making every second that his Padawan wore it a test of concentration. This has taught Jerek Odres to ignore physical sensations, and has been an extension of Jerek's rough personality. However powerful the lesson they taught, he is still sometimes overcome by the physical and mental sensation he gets from Valena Cross.

Force powers
"Although you are only a Padawan, your potential is unlimited, and your progress amazing."

- Master Retwinarr Kerosca

Jerek Odres has a very powerful connection to the force, performing almost all of his force powers at the same power as most Jedi Masters. On a base level, he can compete with a Jedi Knight, but he has a in his lightsaber. Jerek is able to perform great feats of acrobatics with the use of Force Jump. He has demonstrated the ability to jump a length of over 145 meters. He has even fallen from a height of 23 feet with no damage to him physically. Perhaps the most impressive display of the force come from his telekinesis skills. Jerek Odres has the telekinetic capabilities to lift an object that is equal to the weight of 15,000 pounds. The reason for this is that his lightsaber contains a Qixoni crystal that strengthens his connection to the force among other things. In combination with his training, the crystal improves his abilities while Jerek is in the presence of it. On Kashyyyk Jerek lifted a boulder that was over a metric ton. At one point, Jerek suffered from an involuntary Force Rage that sent him into a spiral. It was triggered by the memory of his master's death in which the force push practice dummies he massacred payed the ultimate price for there appearance. Luckily he was snapped out of it by his master's last words which had saved him from the darkside.

Known Force Abilities
(Note: Only Force Speed actually accounts for the enhancing his abilities. The rest are only base statistics.)


 * Control
 * - Jerek is capable of multiplying mental and physical speed by four. Combined with Force Jump, Jerek can jump more than a mile in length at an angle of 45 degrees with the help of his Qixoni crystal.
 * - Jerek is capable of floating several inches off the ground with surrounding objects floating around him during meditation. It is much more powerful than regular meditation. Meditations that are to increase Force Sensing ability take less time.
 * Force Sense
 * - Jerek is capable of seeing targets that have concealed themselves with the force or other mean, put two walls between the line of vision, or in the dark.
 * - Jerek is capable of gaining impressions of events happening in other places or times using the Force. This includes precognition, battle precognition, and blink. This power is responsible for a user of the Force's ability to deflect blaster fire and have fast-paced lightsaber duels. Due to Jerek's form being Soresu, he relies heavily on this in times of defense.
 * - Jerek is capable of picking up on an impression of an individual's emotional state.
 * Alter
 * - Jerek is capable of lifting objects equal to 2,500 pounds effectively using the force. This directly affects the limits of the sub-force powers of this category. Allowing them to affect something up to the weight of the level of telekinesis.
 * - Jerek is capable of creating and/or charging a concussive burst of pressurized air that could impact targets with enough force to launch it into the air.
 * - A wave of pure Force-energy that pulses out from the Force user that utilized it, which knocks back anything within the power's blast radius. It is tied to the strength of Force Push.
 * - Jerek is capable of creating a pull that could cause a material body to draw close himself. He can pull specifically large items that are even nailed down.
 * - Jerek is capable of multiplying his jumping height and falling impact resistance by four. If Jerek lands on his feet, he is capable of taking the impact of over an eleven foot fall with no damage.
 * - Jerek is capable of throwing two items that add up to 2,500 pounds at a time with the force. This includes lightsabers, rocks, and just random items laying about.
 * - Jerek is capable of creating a pull that could cause a material body to draw close himself. He can pull specifically large items that are even nailed down.
 * - Jerek is capable of multiplying his jumping height and falling impact resistance by four. If Jerek lands on his feet, he is capable of taking the impact of over an eleven foot fall with no damage.
 * - Jerek is capable of throwing two items that add up to 2,500 pounds at a time with the force. This includes lightsabers, rocks, and just random items laying about.

Other abilities
During his time on Kashyyyk for training, he was taught basic survival skills. He learned how to locate food, water, defend himself against viscous animals, and set up a shelter. This was all hands-on training and very difficult if you are sixteen. He is even capable of fluently speaking, understanding, and writing and. Jerek can speak Zabraki due to this being his former master's tongue.

Behind the scenes
"While you think he is overpowered, look at Nathaniel Kenobi Solo and tell me they are even remotely equal."

- Joseph Pokakaa in response to Mary Sue claims over Jerek Odres

Jerek Odres was created by writer, and role player Joseph Kamaka Pokakaa IV. Joseph has expressed great enthusiasm in playing a generally unique character. Originally Jerek Odres was a twelve year old Draethos named Okarr Kerr who was a Rogue Jedi of the Rowrakruk. Due to the inactivity of a member of the site in which this character was used, Okarr Kerr was effectively trapped. Joseph then got the permission to change into a human and retain trained abilities. This sparked a brief fight between the moderators of the Jedi Order due to lack of communications. The character has garnered some criticism of being overpowered in the number of force powers he has for a Padawan. However Joseph has long since silenced this by explaining the situation of how these powers were accumulated, and by generally ignoring comments on such.

In real life, Sreeya (the creator of Valena) and Joseph Pokakaa (creator of Jerek Odres) are friends, as is the creator of Kouta. However, Joseph does not know what their real names are.

Perhaps the most ironic trait of Jerek is that his lightsaber style is Form III: Soresu. It is ironic because Joseph hasn't gotten along with his father in the past, but still decided to make Jerek's lightsaber style Form III as dedication to his father, Joseph Kamaka Pokakaa III.

Originally, Jerek also knew Force Lightning, Force Repulse, Telepathy, Force Cloak, and Force Concealment, but those were changed due to the intervention of the moderators of the Jedi Order.

Jedi Master Retwinarr Kerosca is a name combination of past characters that Joseph Pokakaa had. Okarr Kerr, the original Jerek Odres; and Vosca Retwin, a Felucian Jedi who fell into disuse.

Aevis Santoro was going to be Jerek's new master after Retwinarr. This was changed to Valena Cross to add some interest to the relationship. However it was then changed back to Aevis Santoro due to schedule conflicts. Once again it was changed to Jedi Knights Jamall Mohatu and Bahadur Kodaji Riyaz character due to Santoro being unavailable.

If ever animated, Joseph Pokakaa has expressed that he would like James Earl Jones to voice Jerek for laughs.

Appearances

 * Joining the Order (SWRP)
 * Home Planet Training (SWRP)

Non-Canon Appearances

 * Serendipity (SWRP)
 * Self Teaching Force Throw (SWRP)
 * Last Minute Changes (SWRP)
 * Aevis Santoro Trains Jerek Odres (SWRP)
 * Home Planet Training (Cut Scenes 81 - 88; and parts of 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 53, and 54 are non-canon.)

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