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Shmi Solo (born Shmi Amidala Solo) was the eldest child of Jaina Solo and Zekk and the older twin sister of Solan Solo and older sister to 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 her children as Jaina considered while Solan always rushed into battle without thinking and Alona being the most indecisive out of the three.

Even before she and her brother were born, their parents, Jaina and Zekk, could sense something special about the both of them and the two shared an inseparable mental bond. Shmi started her Jedi training at the age of thirteen with her twin brother at her couson's Jedi Praxeum on Ossus and had many adventures with her friends Connor, Tira, Allana, and her brother, Jacen. 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 rose through the ranks, becoming a celebrated pilot like her father and mother.

Early Life (42 ABY–54 ABY)


"I have a feeling these two are going to do special things."

- Jaina Solo

Shmi and her younger twin brother Solan were born in 42 ABY on 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 order to protect them from their uncle. The children were taken care off by her mother's friend, Winter and thier father will Jaina went off to find missing Jedi on Belsavis.

Abduction
A year later the Empire discovered the Jedi safehouse on Maw. Imperial stroomtroopers surrounded the place, although most of the Jedi managed to escape to the rendevous point, Zekk and the twins. Shmi and Solan, were trapped. Zekk did his best to protect the infant twins but he was shot by a stormtrooper with stun blaster, knocking him out. The twins watched in horror as their home was being destroyed. Jaina came 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 Mal-Kri Torlon. The aged man explained to them that their parents died in the raid and that he was their guardian. The twins did not adapt well and would use their powers to anger the guards.

Soon after mysterious man rescued them and killed the Torlon. The mysterious man took ther and her brother to Jaina to their mother. Soon after the mystery man was revealed to be Ben Skywalker, the son of Luke Skywalker. After the raid on Maw, their parents and the rogue Jedi moved their operations to New Aldeeran.



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. 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 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 believe that Shmi was the most responsible and well behaved out of the three.

Final Battle
Heeding Ben's advice, Jaina and Zekk, accompanied by Ben, took Shmi and Solan into hiding on the world of Polis Mossa 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 to kill the last remnants of the Jedi thus making the Sith rule once more. Zekk and Jaina took Ben's advice, but Jacen was able to determine their destination due to his mastery of the force and intercepted the Millennium Falcon. The Falcon was damaged in the ensuing confrontation but Zekk and R2-D2 managed to coax it into limping all the way to Polis Mossa and landed 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. However they became seperated 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 Shimi and Solan sensed that their mother was in danger and quickly ran to her rescue only to find her knocked out and wounded. Soon after Solan went into a trance like state and used Jaina's lightsaber to cut them down while Shmi healed her mother's wounds.

The battle ended when Ben killed Jacen thus ending his reign of terror he had unleashed onto the galaxy so many years ago.

New Rebellion
"We are in trouble!"

- Shmi

After her uncle's defeat at Polis Mossa the New 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, seven years later a criminal organization called the Imperial Alliance started to make trouble in the galaxy.

In 51 ABY Shmi and her siblings accompanied their mother on a diplomatic mission to Coruscant while their father stayed to run the new Jedi Praxeum with Ben on Ossus. Once there Jaina left the children in the care of Threepio and Artoo at a Senator Pooja Naberrie, whom neither knew they were distant relatives. There, Jaina and Pooja were scheduled to attend a major trade conference. The conference was the first part of a major attempt by the New Republic 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 stayed up late and spied on their mother, Pooja Naberrie and 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 would end up in "Aunt" Pooja's mansion and they watched from their apartment as enclaves within Coruscant 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 and Threepio decided that at this point it was time to leave. The children, the two droids went to the into the Falcon. With the freighter's hyperdrive, older than their parents themselves, managed to get off the planet. By the time they reached Naboo, the Falcon 's old hyperdrive became absolete.

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 told her what had happened before they were forced to leave Coruscant.

Soon after 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 then escaped from their prison with the aid of Artoo and Alona, and made their way to their mother's freighter. After they effected some repairs with the help of the droids, 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 13, Shmi and her brother attended Ben Skywalker's newly built Jedi Praxeum on Ossus. At the praxeum she would meet the Hapan princess Allana, Tira Qinn, and Connor they would all form a long lasting friendship. While Solan developed an affinity for the force, Jaina became a capable pilot and mechanic, forming a close bond with her father, Zekk. She enough to help her father with simple repairs On certain occasions, Zekk would let her pilot his most prized possession, the Lightning Pod. Becasue of her skills behind a ship, her freinds 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 green crystal her father had given her during one of his travels. During her time at the academy Shmi, Solan, Allana and Connor would go on exciting adventures in the jungles of Ossus while learning valuable lessons that would hardly prepare her for the events ahead.

Brush with the Darkside
"The darkside 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, The order of Darth Bane. On a field trip to Illum, the twins, Tira and Connor were kidnapped by a a man in dark robes. After reversion to realspace, a Sith soldier told 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. During their stay Shmi and her friends were put in 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 and get revenge on Ben Skywalker. Luckily for Shmi, she was rescued by her brother Jacen, who had used a stolen lightsaber to get out of his cell. Using Connor's computer expertise, they sabotaged the Shadow Academy'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. The Sith managed to escape into hyperspace. After making it safely back to Ossus, Shmi, Solan, Taq, and Allana 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. However, 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 went to a cave where it was rumored to have held the rare stone the were looking for. With the help of Alona's special ability 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 and were saved by the intervention of Connor. Shmi was shock to see Connor on Ennth but she was grateful that he was there to save them and that she was beginning to harbor a crush on the latter. Shmi, along with the others, followed Connor to a ruined building in order to be safe from the dorids. 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 organizarion. Draco was later killed by Connor, thus ending a huge threat against the New Republic. Following the encounter, Shmi along with her brother and other students in her year were promoted to Jedi apprentices, apprenticing herself to her father. Sadly, Connor coulded stay at the Praxeum and on the night he left the two shared a kiss.

Tenloss Hyperspace War


"Rogue Five to Squad commander, I've got him locked on prepare to cover me."

- 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. Shmi eventually 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. Shmi began developing Jedi tactics against the enemy. At Fondor she initiated a technique known as Force Meld between her siblings and mother. This technique was used to coordinate Jedi in battle, namely in spaceflight throughout the war. Though the battle was won, her brother sufered grievious burns due to the explosion of his x-wing. Follwing the battle, Shmi and the others were knighted for their efforts during the battle. In time Shmi rose through the ranks of the Alliance military, earning the ranks of Lieutenant and Commander.

Reunion at Kalabra


Later that year, during the Battle of Kalabra, Major Jaina, along with her strike team, which included her younger sister Alona and Zayne, and their Hapan allies engaged the Trade Federation fleet at Kalarba. The battle was going bad for the New Republic since the Trade Fedration had a more superior attack force. Things went from bad to worse when Shmi was caught in an explosion while trying to save Alona. The battle was lost and Shmi was presumed missing. The news devestated her family, Solan was the only one who thought she was still alive.

Fortunately for her, Connor came just in time and nursed her back to health. Shmi couldn't help but see the change in Connor's character and appearanc, 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 newly revived Trade Federation. While Shmi was leading the Rogue Squadron in space her siblings were leading ground forces on the planet.

In the space battle Shmi engaged a mysterious pilot in a dogfight. However 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 G.A win. Unfortunately, their actions during the battle made Darth Krayt call for the heads of the Jedi. Shmi was now more determined than ever to find out the identiy of the mysterious pilot.

Soon after Shmi along with her siblings were sent by Ben to Hapes in order to help their parents evacuate the planet in time before the Ten and Sith forces invaded it. During the battle her mother was kidnapped and her father seriously injured. Angry Shmi rashly attacked a Sith soldier and rescued her mother. Since nearly half of the New Republic army was lost, resulting in a G.A loss. Shmi had no choice to retreat though she managed to find out about the Reaper.

Labyrinth of Deception


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

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

This war was becoming 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 find the true identity of the "Reaper". For months she investigated the "Reaper" and his connections but it was to no avail. All she was able to uncover was the fact 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 Jedi starfighter.

Shmi arrived to the Temple in flames and the sounds of lightsabers and cries for help. She ran to her Solan's 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 more than just a friend. Heartbroken, Shmi tried to reason with Connor and almost succeded but she was interrupted by a Sith Knight attempting to kill Shmi. As the Sith Knight lifted his blade Connor intervened, hurling force lightning at him. The temple soon became lit up by flames as Darth Krayt advanced through the temple. Not long after, Shmi sensed that her sister was in trouble. She rushed to her aide but she soon needed help herself. A fellow Jedi managed to rescue them but it was at the cost of his own life.

The battle ended when the Jedi were forced to flee to the praxeum on Ossus. Things went from bad to worst when Shmi and her family learned of Solan's heroic stand against Darth Krayt and while doing so he was kidnapped.

Behind the Scenes
This article was created by Jaina Solo