Jayo Cho-Leem

Jayo Cho-Leem was the youngest child of Thracia Cho-Leem and Jayo Chev'ris, and the brother of Rosala Cho-Leem, born in 27 BBY. Jayo was known for his enthusiasm, though was occasionally detached. He would sometimes say something wise, yet obvious, unexpectedly. Raised on Coruscant with loose connections with the Jedi Order, Jayo and his family was kidnapped by Separatist agents when he was seven years old and was given to the custody of Count Dooku, who killed his father. Later, they were rescued by the 1337 N00B5.

Early life
Jayo was born on Coruscant, where his father worked as an architect. He occasionally toured the Jedi Temple with his mother, who was a former Jedi Master, and well liked by the Jedi Council. However, he never received any formal Jedi training, as his parents did not want to give up their children to the Order.

Jayo, unlike his sister, was more inclined to the fields of practical skills than of study. He was proficient in mechanics and programming, and spent most of his free time playing made-up games with his friends on the streets of Coruscant. Jayo managed to obtain high marks in his classes despite his attention focusing elsewhere, largely due to his inherent Force ability to quickly acquire skills, an ability also found in his older sister.

Jayo looked up to his sister in their early years, but often had small feuds of sibling rivalry.

Clone Wars
Though his family was not directly touched by the Clone Wars in the first few months, Jayo's family found themselves in the middle of the action when they went on vacation to Drall, in a star system that was supposed to have been neutral. There, they were ambushed and kidnapped by CIS agents and taken to General Grievous, who planned to use Thracia Cho-Leem as bait for the Jedi. However, when Dooku learned of the plot, he decided he'd rather use the children as Dark Alcolytes, and proceeded to try to turn them to the dark side by slaying their father in cold blood.

As the Sith Lord was attempting to turn the children, their mother used the Force for moral support across a distance. The protection prevented the children from succumbing to despair throughout the hard months to follow. Despite the powerful protection his mother provided, there was no escaping a deep emotional scar from having seen his father slaughtered.

After spending a long time as CIS hostages, Jayo's family was rescued by the 1337 N00B5, led by Kaffman and Ilmar Grmek. When Thracia Cho-Leem learned that the pirate gang that rescued them had proof that her former apprentice, Vergere, had supposedly fallen to the dark side, Thracia reassumed her identity as a Jedi and pledged allegiance to the 1337 N00B5. Therefore, Jayo and his sister were raised on the bases of the 1337 N00B5 for the rest of the duration of the Clone Wars.

Piracy
Jayo's cleverness in finding out information that was supposed to be confidential among the adults led him to learn much of what the 1337 N00B5 were about and what his mother was doing for them. He eventually volunteered himself to become a Jedi to help the 1337 N00B5, and carefully persuaded his mother to teach him in the ways of the Force. Jayo displayed great eagerness in his training, quickly learning to handle a lightsaber and becoming skilled with telekinesis and short-term precognition. He was considered more powerful in the Force than his sister, though his Midi-chlorian count was close to the same as hers.

Jayo saw several battles in the Clone Wars, though he never actually participated in any. The ship he was riding in was disabled over Geonosis, though he and the rest of the surviving passengers were quickly rescued.

After seeing firsthand the turn of events in the Battle of Kashyyyk, where the Clone Troopers executed Order 66, Jayo harbored a resentment for the Empire.

When the 1337 N00B5 found three Jedi survivors of Order 66 on Mustafar and convinced them to join their cause, the Jedi program of the 1337 N00B5 was expanded greatly. As his mother departed on her quests to discover the children she had borne as a Jedi, Jayo worked under the tutelage of Sa'Madhi Tatthya, who was more experienced in combat and tactics than Jayo's Master, who was a Jedi Healer.

Three years later, on his twelfth birthday, Jayo's training started to include piloting an Eta-2. Jayo, as quick a study as his sister, quickly mastered the feel of a starfighter. In a desperate situation on Corellia, Jayo jumped into an Eta-2 against his mother's will and helped a crippled squadron defeat an Imperial squadron of T.I.E. starfighters. Henceforth, his mother had more confidence in the growing children's abilities, and permitted limited combat missions.

Personality and traits
Jayo was a well-rounded individual, enthusiastic and intelligent. Jayo was often inquisitive, and had a knack for discovering secrets. Jayo was less outspoken than his sister, but also more willing to get involved. When asked, he would deny that he was really as cold and calculating as he seemed to outsiders, but was rather good at hiding his feelings.

Powers and abilities
Although Jayo was more tempered and less aggressive than his older sister, he was more powerful in the Force when it came to combat. Despite this, Jayo lost as many spars with her as he won, as Rosala tended to use subtler Force tricks to tip the tide of battle. Jayo was skilled in hand-to-hand combat and starfighter combat alike, making him a well-rounded fighter for the 1337 N00B5 in the later days of the Hunt for Vergere.

Jayo's greatest weakness was said to be his inability to see into the minds of others intuitively. Although he could extract information verbally or pick things up from adult conversation, Jayo was very limited in his ability to sense the feelings of others and anticipate their thoughts.

Appearances

 * Avian Hunt