Mara Solo

Shmi Solo (born Shmi Amidala Solo) was a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order and the eldest child of Jaina Solo and Zekk. She was also 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.

During the Tenloss Hyperspace War she joined Rogue Squadron and quickly ascended the ranks, becoming a celebrated pilot and hero like her father and mother.

Childhood (42 ABY– 55 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 aboard the Millenium Falcon to Jaina and Zekk soon after the rise of Darth Caedus's Sith Empire. However, after their birth, Jaina and Zekk sent twins sent them away to the Jedi stronghold on the newly rebuilt Maw where the other Jedi refugee children were in hiding to protect them from their uncle. The children were looked after by C-3PO while their parents set off to locate other Jedi who managed to escape Caedus and the Guard. However, no matter how hard they tried, the two found it difficult to prevent Shmi and Solan from being in constant peril.

When Shmi and her brother were one, the two were kidnapped by Grand Admiral Jack Nebulax. Though they were merely infants, Shmi and Solan were able to leave trails of pain and sadness that were easily picked up by their parents in the force. They were rescued, however, their rescuer wasn't either their mother or father but Ben Skywalker, their cousin. They were returned safely to their parents while a badly wounded Nebulax escaped after a confrontation with their mother and her Jedi Master. The kidnap attempt was enough to convince their parents to bring them along on their travels.



In 44 ABY, after the birth of her younger sister on New Alderaan, Shmi as well as the rest of her family found themselves hunted down by the SIth Lord himself. Darth CAedus eventually caught up with them and managed to bring them aboard the his flagship, the Anakin Solo. During a confrontation that ensued shortly afterwards, Caedus was killed by Ben Skywalker.

Shmi and her family returned to life on Coruscant, where she and her siblings were once again looked after by nanny droids and close friends of their parents. Though she was the more responsible one, Shmi allowed herself to be talked into going on many of Solan's crazy adventures, which caused them to get into a lot of trouble with their parents.

Jedi Training (55 ABY– 57 ABY)


At the age of thirteen, Shmi and her brother were allowed to start their training at the newly built Jedi Temple on Coruscant. At the temple, Shmi would meet the Tira Daniels and Korin Elric, with whom she would develop long lasting friendships. While Solan engrossed himself in his studies, Shmi became a capable pilot and mechanic, forming a close bond with her father, Zekk. She enjoyed helping 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".

During their training, Shmi and her siblings would encounter Darth Krayt. On a field trip to Ossus, the twins, Tira and Korin were kidnapped by the Sith. 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.

During their stay Shmi and her friends were put through rigoruous training sessions. After they survived the agonizing exercises, 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. They were rescued shortly thereafter and participated in the battle against Darth Krayt and his Sith acolytes. After the defeat of Darth Krayt, Shmi and Solan returned to Coruscant for a month-long vacation and befriended a pilot named Connor. Upon returning to the temple, Shmi was apprenticed to Dania Garrett, a junior member of the Jedi Council.

Tenloss Hyperspace War
In 57 ABY, the Tenloss Criminal syndicate allied themselves with the Sith, thus unleashing a full-scale attack against the Galactic Alliance and the Jedi. As a result, Shmi suddenly found herself caught up in the Tenloss Hyperspace War. Her skills behind the controls of an 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 grievous burns due to the explosion of his X-wing.

In 58 ABY, Solo was given the rank of Major, a position that she held for four years. Later that year, during the Battle of Kalarba, Major Shmi, along with her strike team, which included her younger sister Alona, her Jedi Master, and their Hapan allies engaged the Federation fleet at Kalarba. Hoping to capture the planet, the Alliance allied with defected members of both parties. On Kalabra, 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 Federation 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.



In truth, Shmi was very much alive, captured by the dark sider Toguro minutes prior to the explosion and taken to an underground chamber. There Solo was tortured using a Sith torture mask that obscured her connection to the Force in an attempt to break the Jedi and turn her to the dark side. In addition to torturing her physically and emotionally, Toguro challenged her every belief and tried to mold her into thinking that the Jedi way of life would never achieve peace. Toguro would have succeeded if it weren't for the timely arrival of Connor and Cadence Daniels. During her captivity, the galactic capital, Coruscant, was captured by the Federation and the Jedi temple, now in the hands of the Sith.

After a short vacation, Shmi rejoined her siblings on the battlefront. Her experience on Kalarba had changed her somewhat and Solo found herself fighting harder against the enemy. With victories on planets like Nal Hutta, Mandalore, and Terephon, Shmi found herself at the pinnacle of the Galactic Alliance's admiration.

During the liberation of Coruscant, Shmi and her master Dania, along with Ben and Secura Gavin, began an assault on the Senate building, where Tanis and Crion Exel resided. With the assistance of R2-D2 and C-3PO the Jedi and the Galactic Alliance received were able to sneak into the building and commence their surprise attack.

The four Jedi confronted the two in the Senate Chamber, and a battle ensued afterwards. The battle came close to claiming the lives of all four Jedi, but they emerged victorious over Tanis and Exel, who surrended himself to the Jedi. However, it was soon revealed that the Sith Lord they fought was no more than a double. Meanwhile, halfway across the galaxy, Solan, Alona, and Connor engaged the real Darth Tanis in combat. His threat was brought to an end when Alona killed the Sith Lord.

After the resolution of the war, the Treaty of Ten was signed, which ended the tension between the Federation and the Alliance. Shmi and her brother were promoted to Jedi Knights following the ceremony while Alona decided to travel the galaxy, studying among different force-based groups.

Personality and Traits


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 headstrong 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.

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 a much more influential role in the Jedi Order.

Behind the Scenes

 * The main image pic was found on www.rabittooth.com
 * This story takes place in a alternate universe where Jaina ended up with Zekk.
 * Shmi is portrayed by Padmé Amidala Skywalker and Jaina Solo.