Ichi Go

Ichi Go was a male Human/Arkanian hybrid and a Jedi Master. He was also one of five people that the Rutsenafo scientist, Crie Krobos, had experimented on at an early age. He was one of the most long-lived Jedi Knights the Galaxy had ever known, living for hundreds of years.

Born into a scandal, Ichi Go was quitely brought to Nar Shaddaa to live away from his family, who were ashamed of his existence. Thanks to the intervention of a visiting Jedi Master, he and another hybrid&mdash;who later became his best friend, Renton Thur'ston&mdash;were saved and brought to Novus Kamino Prime.

Being Force-sensitive, he was taught along with Renton by the Jedi Masters there, until the Great Schism, where several of their Masters died in the first of many attacks in the war. Deciding that the way the leaders of Novus Kamino Prime were carrying the war were wrong, they hooked up with the Kelakan resistance and stayed there until they were delivered by the true savior, Nathaniel Kenobi Solo.

He would later meet his greatest foe, and half-brother, the dreaded Darth Gloed when the latter wished to extract revenge for the pain he had suffered from the scandal. Several meetings and battles proved ineffective between the two, until the Sith Order of Decreto came and took Novus Kamino Prime.

Forced to flee, Ichi and the remaining Jedi joined with Nathan to form the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People. Over the next few years, they would cripple and scuttle several Sith operations. Eventually, Ichi fell into trouble with Gloed again, but emerged victorious. He would eventually join the Galactic Commonwealth as well.

After several years of living his life looking eternally young, he sought the help of his old friends who were also suffering from the same thing and set out to find what he truly was. Investigations found that he had been tampered on at birth and that he would soon have to enter a state of hibernation for untold centuries, awaiting the day he would be needed next.

Early Life
"Whilst I was born into a pack of vicious murderers, poor Ichi was born into a family that saw him as a mark of shame. I would give anything to get that changed, because the more he learns about his past, the more he begins to hate himself."

- Renton Thur'ston on Ichi Go's past

In 15 ABY, Ichi Go was born to the Arkanian politician Lilb Go and his secretary/mistress Noor Conaim. The scandal that followed would leave him the object of much hate and desire. Many wanted to find him so that he could be proven as the son of Lilb, while others wanted to kill him.

The Go family, unsure as to what they wanted to do next, sought the advice of a family friend, an old, mysterious Arkanian named Regy Orfec. Regy advised them to take Ichi to Nar Shaddaa, where he would be found by someone else and raised properly. In actuality, Regy was a Jedi Purge survivor, a Potentium advocate, and had foreseen what would happen to Ichi Go in the future. The family grudgingly took his advice and left their son on Nar Shaddaa, where they expected him to die.



Ichi was then sent to a flophouse and brought into a native crimelord's group. He, along with another child, Renton Thur'ston, were to be reared until they were three and then they were to be enslaved to the highest bidder. Luckily for the two young children, an elderly Ho'Din named Plett had come to buy them before that could happen.

In actuality, Plett had gone to Nar Shaddaa because he had felt a disturbance in the Force and had received a vision that he needed to save the lives of two small children. He quickly bought the two and left Nar Shaddaa for his home: the secluded and virtually untouchable Novus Kamino Prime. He planned to train the two and see if they were somehow going to affect the growing Schism that was going on.

Seven years into their training, Ichi and Renton began to feel that something was not right. When they were queried on why they had begun to distance themselves from their Master, they could only say that something bad was going to happen. Their prediction soon became true when the Traitors had covertly entered Novus Kamino Prime and began a massacre.

In the mass confusion, the two were almost killed by one of Nat-ahn Mandrex's Dark Acolytes, Sōs-uke Aizen, who would become an even greater threat later on in their lives. Luckily for them, Plett arrived and bought them some time to escape. Unfortunately, Plett had to sacrifice himself to do so, and Ichi Go swore to avenge his Master's death. But before that could happen, the clonetroopers of Novus Kamino Prime had come to reinforce the Jedi and the Dark Acolytes were forced to flee.



At the end of the day, six of the twelve Jedi Masters were dead and their murderers were still at large. The total figure was never released due to the government's wishes to keep morale up, but it was told that over twenty Jedi had died, and that the enemy had lost only two. Furious at the way that the Traitors had defeated them, Ichi told Renton that they needed to fight, but Renton tried to dissuade his impetuous friend, saying that they were only children, and that the adults would finish this fight, not them.

Ichi, however, wouldn't listen to reason and was about to leave when Renton gave him a compromise. If Ichi could wait until they were twelve, then the two of them would avenge their Master. Ichi thought about that for a minute and wondered its meaning. Renton explained that they could learn, study, train, and fight for five more years nonstop, and then they would leave. If all went right, then they would be much stronger than they were now.

Liking the idea of being stronger, Ichi decided to listen to Renton's advice and remained on Novus Kamino Prime for five more years. After that, he and Renton stowed away on a cargo vessel and went to Kelakus, because they had heard that Sōs-uke had been reassigned there to reinforce the Traitors' presence. Joining up with the Kelakan resistance, the two would begin a fight that would either doom or save them.

Resistance is Anything But Futile
"It's finally over, Nathan. I killed the man responsible for the death of my Master. Yet, for some strange reason, I can't help but feel that something worse is going to come."

- Ichi Go to Nathaniel Kenobi Solo during private conversation



The first day that Ichi and Renton reached Kelakus, they almost instantly knew that the task they had set before them was impossible. Nat-ahn Mandrex's loyal troops roamed everywhere across the planet and the native Kelakans had been pressed into slave labor and were making the Traitors' massive fleet against their will. Without a good guerilla force to fight the invaders, then the entire plan they had was fruitless, so they decided to liberate some slaves from right under their master's noses.

While Renton planned to distract the Ottiumigon guards, Ichi was to use his lightsaber to cut through the chains the slaves were held with. Renton's part of the job went without a hitch, and Ichi was about to complete his, when another lightsaber lit up right beside him. Unsure of what to do next, he spun around and waited for his assailant to attack. Unexpectedly, the other man did not, and instead threw a long vibrosword towards Ichi, to which he caught.

"Great One, why do you bother with the oppressed when you know of the things you must do?"

- The unknown man

Puzzled even more, Ichi demanded the man to explain himself, but, instead of giving him a straight answer, the man replied that all was not as it seemed.

"Take the vibroblade and use it well, Great One. Its name is Zangetsu, and it is yours to use as you please. It has been fitted with cortosis ore and is imbued with the Force. Farewell, Great One, I hope that I have done my part well and that I will be humbly rewarded when that day comes."

- The mysterious man

Without another word, Ichi's mysterious benefactor left him to free the slaves. He quickly mobilized them and provided armaments to help secure their escape. He asked if any of them had experience in the military and one stepped forward. She announced herself as Can Cer and told him the location of a local resistance group they could join up with. Noting that Renton had finished his job as well, Ichi followed Can Cer to their new headquarters.



For the next two years, the two Jedi and the Kelakans began a resistance that would cripple vital shipments, rescue countless slaves from death, and become a constant thorn in the side of Sōs-uke's plans to annihilate them. Their guerilla tactics were so effective, a large bounty was placed on their heads, but it was never claimed by anyone, as the residents of Kelakus were loyal to them.

Eventually, though, their luck began to wither away, and they became more careless. However, reports of the true savior arriving in the Colonies to reclaim that which was rightfully his enthralled them to work harder. Using secure communications, they were able to reveal that Nat-ahn Mandrex had come to Kelakus and was planning something big.

The warning was given to the true savior, whose real name was Nathaniel Kenobi Solo, and he planned a two-way attack to end the Traitors' hold over the Ottiumigos Centrality. First, a small clone fleet would head to Ottiumigos Prime, where they would engage the majority of Nat-ahn's forces, while the other, much larger fleet would attack Kelakus.

Ichi and Renton prepared the way by transmitting a signal to all of the collars that the slaves kept on the planet had. It was a shutdown code that helped to free the remaining slaves and caused a full rebellion against the Traitors' rule. The true prize during the battle was the appearance of Sōs-uke, who challenged Ichi and Renton to a duel.



The two were outclassed by the much more experience Sōs-uke, but Ichi had something that would end the battle very quickly, that was, if he used it instead of his lightsaber. Cursing himself for not realizing it earlier, he drew out Zangetsu and swung at Sōs-uke's lightsaber, and watched as it faded away, the victim of the cortosis ore.

Stating that he didn't need his lightsaber to kill the two, Sōs-uke began to fling Force lightning towards them. Ichi was able to dodge it, but Renton was hit in the chest by the majority of it. Realizing he was the only one who could stop Aizen from escaping, Ichi prepared to die. That was when one of the Traitors' Super-Acclamators came into the planet's atmosphere and went towards the two combatants, ablaze, the result of clone gunners finding their mark.

The derelict vessel came straight into the path of the duel, and Ichi was forced to carry Renton's limp body away from the future crashsite. Looking back, he saw that Aizen had been caught under a stray beam that had fallen from the ship. Knowing that there was nothing he could do for him, he ignored the dying man's pleas and went on to escape the coming destruction.

Unknown to Ichi Go, a mysterious figure materialized before Aizen and offered him a second chance at life, if he would only join him. Aizen, seeing that this was his only way to survive, made a deal with the devil, and left with his mysterious benefactor, unscathed.



He kept holding Renton's body, until the latter regained conciousness and could run. He knew that Nathan was somewhere in Kelakus' capital city, fighting off his father and a being Ichi couldn't feel through the Force. Arriving just in time to watch the ending, Ichi was awed at the sheer power and ferocity Nathan showed in battle, but watched as he tried to reason with his father. Apparently, Nathan still could feel the good in Nat-ahn Mandrex, and wanted him to realize it himself.

Nat-ahn, so immersed in his own dark side, refused to hear his son's pleas, and threatened to kill his newborn son, Dal-tone Mandrex. Nathan, enraged at the unnecessary addition to the battle, sent forth a bolt of energy that crippled Ichi and Renton's vision for a moment, but, when they regained their sight, saw the once mighty Nat-ahn Mandrex fall to the ground, devoid of any signs that he had ever lived.

Ichi quickly went to save Dal-tone from falling from his treacherous father's hands and gained the respect of Nathan for doing so. The battle for control of Kelakus was gone, but the beings Ichi couldn't feel in the Force&mdash; of whom he later learned were called the Yuuzhan Vong&mdash;still needed to be dealt with. However, seeing that their leader was dead, they retreated from the Ottiumigos Centrality and fled to Coruscant, to give a report of what they had seen.

With the remaining Traitors taken into custody, the Colonies were finally free from the endless tyranny and fighting that had plagued them since 7 ABY. Nathan was awarded with the title Defender of the Colonies, while Renton and Ichi were given the Stupid Idea That Only Worked by the Grace of the Force Medal, which had just been invented by Nathan, who wished to express his gratitude for what they had done.

Before they could truly be free, though, Nathan would ask several of the Colonies' Jedi and clonetroopers to accompany him to go to Coruscant, where another war needed to be ended. Ichi, eager to impress Nathan further, agreed to join, while Renton followed suit. They successfully helped the Galactic Alliance's forces during the battle, and were awarded several medals of honor for what they had done to protect them.

With the two major threats the Galaxy faced out of the way, Ichi could finally rest, but even then, several major factors began to haunt him. Such as why he and Renton had been taken to Nar Shaddaa, why he hadn't felt Aizen die, and why he felt a certain sense of foreboding. Brushing those aside for another day, he remained on the Colonies, and awaited the next time the Galaxy would need his services.

And You Thought Your Family Had Troubles
"GAH!! How could I have been so naive and foolish? That kirffin', no good son of a*static*! He'll pay for this, I swear...he wil pay!"

- Ichi Go talking to Renton via the HoloNet after the disastorous attempts to find his family.

Several years after the conclusion of the war between the Galactic Alliance and Confederation, Ichi began to look into his past, to see if he had any relatives. He desperately needed answers to his past, and was willing to do anything to get them.



Luckily for him, a shady informant codenamed Unforgiving One was able to contact Ichi, and told that he knew the name of Ichi's father. But, before Ichi could meet him, he had to do a job for the informant. A rogue Senator from Arkania was trying to cover his tracks and attempting to deny that he had ties to the Confederation. If Ichi killed the man, then Unforgiving One would give him the information he needed to find his father.

Suspicious, Ichi asked for the man's name. The informant, however, would not release it, saying that Ichi would know at the appropriate time, and the informant discouraged looking into the man's personal life, as he would end their deal if Ichi did so. Seeing no other alternative, Ichi went along with the informant's assasination plans, and proceeded to leave to Arkania, where he would end the life of the Senator no matter what it took.

However, in the back of his head, his conscience began to talk to him in the form of Nathan and Renton. The "Renton" began to inquire as to how far Ichi would actually go to find his family. Would killing the Senator be good enough for the informant...or would he only give partial information and task Ichi with another assignment? Ichi replied that he didn't care, and that he would do whatever it took to find his family.

The "Nathan" began to mock him, saying that sometimes, the ends didn't justify the means. Astonished, Ichi implored the "Nathan" to explain itself, as he knew the real Nathan would never say that. The "Nathan" replied that even the real Nathan knew where the lines between dark and light were, and that grey wasn't always the answer. Furious, Ichi forcibly removed the thoughts from his mind and focused on getting to Arkania.

Reaching the planet, he quickly began to go to the suite that the Senator supposedly lived in with his wife of thirty years. Apparently, the suite was a part of an elderly building that had ties with the long-forgotten Mandalorian Wars. Knowing that the time was right to strike&mdash;it was nightfall on Arkania and the Senator was a heavy sleeper&mdash;Ichi went to the suite, and prepared to kill the corrupt Senator.

Steathily gaining access to the hotel's cameras, Ichi shut them off, but made it look like a natural occurance, rather than an intentional one. Finding the room where the Senator was staying in, Ichi ignited his lightsaber, and was about to strike, when the man's Human wife gave out a shriek, which made him rethink what he was doing and he fell back. The Senator, waking up, told his wife to get behind him, while he dealt with the intruder.

"My name is Ichi Go, Jedi Knight for the Galactic Alliance and the Ottiumigos Centrality. For your crimes with dealing with the Confederation, you are to be given the death penalty."

- Ichi Go

The Senator stopped, clearly confused at what Ichi was saying. He adamantly denied the charges given against him, saying that his son had joined the Confederation and taken a large sum of his inheritance with him. He implored Ichi to not kill him, as he couldn't bear the thought of his other son doing so.

Curious, Ichi asked what he meant. The Senator replied that his name was Lilb Go, and that his wife was Noor Conaim, and they were both his parents. Surprised at the revelation, Ichi asked for proof. Lilb explained that a family friend had told them to leave Ichi on Nar Shaddaa, where he would be safe from Lilb's political enemies and would be taken away to learn his true path away from his family.

Astonished, as he was one of only four people who knew his full story&mdash;the other three being Nathan, Plett, and Renton. Breaking down into tears, he hugged his father and mother and asked their forgiveness, for he had almost been tricked into killing his own parents. Lilb replied that they already had forgiven him, and all they wanted was their son back.

In the background, Ichi began to feel a dark presence in the Force, and the wailing of a young child. Seeking to find the source, he backed down when it presented itself to him. An Arkanian male, a few years older than him, was holding a small child hostage.



"Oh, how I loathe happy endings...unless they involve me."

- The Arkanian

Lilb cried out: Nehoi, let your brother go!. To which the Arkanian, Nehoi Lrowln Go, exclaimed that he didn't care about his half-breed family. He was a true Arkanian and would be treated as such. Ichi began to try and find the young child's aura in the Force, and began to slowly localize on its DNA. Nehoi, preplexed, asked Ichi what he was doing. His answer was the ethereal form of the young child in his hands, and the same exact form in Noor's hands. Thanks to Nathan, Ichi had finally been able to get the basics of ghosting down.

"Well, well. It appears that you are indeed a Jedi, little brother. Well...this just makes the irony that much sweeter. For I am a Sith, trained in the dark side by Darth Mutatos himself. Tragic how he died, really. A shame that his true apprentice, I, Darth Gloed, couldn't have done it for him!"

- Darth Gloed

Ichi Go, furious, demanded Gloed to explain himself, as he knew from conversations with survivors of the Mission to Korriban, that the only Sith involved were Mutatos and Sacul Vao. Gloed replied that Mutatos had found several Yuuzhan Vong prisoners that were Force-sensitive and had begun training them before the Jedi striketeam had ruined everything.

Gloed proclaimed that he had been one of those prisoners and had killed the rest of them following Mutatos' death. He then had spent the next couple years learning ancient Sith alchemy from Mutatos' holocron. He then patiently awaited his half-brother's arrival in the known Galaxy, so that he could extract his revenge on his father for bringing about scandal and ridicule for his family, his stepmother for using her charm to seduce his father, and to kill Ichi for being the offspring of the two.

Trying to console Gloed, Ichi began to tell him of how he could come back to the light and that there was nothing that could prevent that. Gloed chuckled and said that Ichi was a fool to think that he would ever turn back to a fool's belief, the dark presented oh so many fringe benefits. Ichi rebutted Gloed's statement by replying that all the dark side ever provided was an excuse for idiots to pretend that they were worth more than they were. Gloed angered, ignited his lightsaber, while Ichi unsheathed his as well.



The two fell upon each other with the fury of two rival gundarks, both wanting supremacy over the other. During the duel, Ichi instructed his family to flee, while he dealt with Gloed. Gloed merely smiled and drained the life from his family. Ichi despondant over the death of his family, was unable to counter a blow from Gloed, which struck him in the side. To finish him off, Gloed pushed him flying out of the suite.

Ichi then fell into the building next to the hotel, and was about to fall into unconciousness, when he remembered that he could still beat Gloed, and that he had "won" the duel only because he had cheated, not because he was superior. Returning to the hotel to find and identify his family's remains, he swore that he would avenge them and that Gloed would pay for what he had done.

Freaky Vampires
The next couple of years, Ichi began to hunt down Gloed but was never able to find him. No amount of evidence, clues, or help from other Jedi could locate the elusive Sith. However, in 51 ABY, Ichi was able to trace a rare HoloNet message to a the remote world of Tianascalve.

As far as the Galactic Alliance knew, there wasn't even a HoloNet node anywhere near the system, so the very message was curious enough, but became more of a find, when it was revealed that the sender was Gloed under an alias. With Renton and Mariz Kenobi Solo by his side, Ichi went to Tianscalve to investigate the recipient of the transmission, the Rutsenafo Director of Science Crie Krobos.



Arriving on the planet covertly, they soon found that the planet's reputation for being one of the darkest worlds in the Galaxy was well-deserved. The planet's native inhabitants weren't overly worried or scared, as they knew that the three weren't there to harm them, and there would most likely not be any physical confrontations between them anyways.

After Mariz questioned one of the Rutsenafo about the location of Krobos, they found that they had already passed him, as he was located very near the planet's only spaceport. When they arrived at the director's house, they were welcomed with open arms. Crie declared that he had always wanted to meet the fabled Ichi Go and Renton Thur'ston, as well as the daughter of one of the Galaxy's most famous heroes. Ichi began to grow suspicious of him, as he felt that he had met the Rutseanfo once before.

Ichi then bluntly asked the Rutseanfo if he knew Gloed or not, to which Crie replied that he did, albeit Gloed had tried to trick him by assuming a false name, but he knew better. How could he not, he was the Seeker after all. Before any of the Jedi could ask what he meant by that, they were interrupted by Gloed, who had barged into the house and demanded to know why Crie had sold him out to the Jedi.

Laughing slyly, Crie said that he had no wish to see any of them sold out to anyone. Ichi, before Renton or Mariz could hold him back, lunged forth with his lightsaber and attacked Gloed, who was able to save himself by igniting his before Ichi delivered a fatal blow.

The two then crashed out of the house, while Renton and Mariz rushed to see if they could do anything, but they were rebuffed by several vile looking creatures, some of Gloed's Sithspawn. Knowing that the both of them were evenly matched in lightsaber combat, Ichi decided to bring out his vibrosword, Zangetsu, as he knew it could cause other lightsabers to quit functioning.

Gloed, surprised by the appearance of the blade, was unable to counter it fully and his lightsaber fell into a temporary state of non-existence. Seeking to find an oppurtunity to gain either Ichi's sword or lightsaber, he flung several rocks towards him and was about to grab Zangetsu, when he felt a sharp pain in his side. Falling to the ground, he was barely able to look up and see the same happen to Ichi Go.

"Such terrible times to see members of the five attack another, much more terrible that they be brothers."

- Crie Krobos



Ichi lifted his head up and saw that Crie had stabbed both himself and Gloed with a tridentlike device. Crie announced that they both had been hit with a mild sedative and that when they awoke, both would be far away from the other. True to his word, Ichi awoke on the ship he had come on with Renton and Mariz. The other two were suffering from the same affects as him. After all had recovered, they found that they were headed towards Dathomir. Gaining control of the ship, they went to Coruscant to report their findings to the Jedi Council.

Over the next couple of years, Mariz and Ichi began to grow closer, and ended up marrying on Novus Kamino Prime two years later. However, the marriage did not last long, and by the Battle of Dathomir, the two had decided to divorce. But, during their time together, Ichi and Mariz had a son named Ahlex Kenobi Solo, and, by mutual choice, Ahlex was left under the care of Mariz. Although Ichi's father-in-law, Nathan, had been unhappy to see the two part, he knew that the relationship wouldn't have lasted much longer anyways, and was content in the fact that they still remained friends.

The Fall of the Ottiumigos Centrality
Following his divorce from Mariz, Ichi went back to the Ottiumigos Centrality to serve there. Renton soon followed and the two discussed the their various family troubles. At the same time Ichi Go had fought Gloed on Arkania, Renton had gone to Teevan to find his family. What he found was his entire clan decimated and the cause of it was a young woman who called herself Darth Divat. She proclaimed that Renton was next on her list, but he had been able to fight her off and forced her to flee.



Now, unsubtantiated rumors had both of the Sith as members of the Sith Order of Decreto, a menace led by a former Jedi Knight, Darth Abeonis. Ichi had met Abeonis&mdash;when he was still known by his given name, Jasca Ducato&mdash;during the last battle of the Yuuzhan Vong War. He was sorry to hear that the man who was once a proud Jedi, had turned to the dark side so easily and was very close to destroying the Galactic Alliance.

Even more remorse was felt when Nathan came to the Centrality with news of his wife's death at the Battle of Dathomir. With him were several Dathomiri witches who had survived the battle; his children Mariz, Jacen, and Anakin Kenobi Solo; and Ahlex. To see such a great man so down-spirited, broke Ichi's heart, as he knew that there were very few things that could do that to Nathan, defeat one of them. Swearing to fight the Sith in the name of the Jedi who had died, Ichi prepared Novus Kamino Prime for the inevitable assault.

The Sith would arrive in full force two years after Nathan had come to the Colonies. The Colonies would have fell if it were not for the heroism of a Ottiumigon Jedi, who alerted the rest of the Centrality to the fact that the Sith were attacking from behind. Quickly mobilizing their forces, the Jedi were ready to die, as their only route of escape had been blocked off by Interdictors.



While Ichi Go was preparing to join Slag Squadron on an attack run, he suddenly felt the dark presence of Gloed inviting him to come aboard one of the Sith flagships. Knowing it was a trap, he brought along Renton, who had received a similar summons from Divat. Safely reaching Gloed's personal vessel, the Pure, Renton and Ichi split up to find their respective summoners.

Reaching the bridge of the Pure, Ichi found that the ship's crew barely reacted to his presence, and seemed to be more wary of something other than a potential fight between a Jedi and a Sith Knight. Feeling a animal's presence in the Force, he brought out Zangetsu and called for it to appear. As if in answer to his call, a large, grotesque behemoth entered the bridge.

Looking like a cross between a crazed Human, a Dachsaur, and a Hollow beast, the creature lumbered towards Ichi Go. Sensing its primal urges to kill him, Ichi attacked with his vibrosword, but found that the creature was largely resistant to it and found himself thrown by it towards one of the fragile windows.

By sending a cushioning air behind him, he was able to avoid smashing through the windows. Igniting his lightsaber, he was about to attack again, when he heard the voice of Gloed coming from the shadows.

"Do you like it, brother? Hollow is my latest and greatest creation. Stronger, faster, and more durable than any Jedi...it will be your doom."

- Gloed

Ichi Go, defiant, said that Gloed had better watch out before his creation decided to turn on him. Gloed laughed at the thought, stating that through Sith alchemy, the beast would obey only him and would never harm its Master. But before Ichi could attack again, he felt the voice of Renton calling out to him, proclaiming that the Jedi were finally able to escape, because Nathan had personally blown up the Interdictors that prevented their escape.

Angry that he would have to leave to fight another day again, Ichi issued a warning to Gloed. He said that if he ever saw him again, then he would be killed. Gloed asked whether or not Ichi knew that such actions were of the dark side, but, in reply, Ichi ghosted onboard his and Renton's personal ship the Hybrid Idiots and escaped the battle unscathed.

An Unfortunate Predicament
"In this duel that followed, Nathan, I was finally able to get rid of the past. My family and its past woes and worries were forever destroyed and I was finally free. I could begin my life anew."

- Private conversation between Nathaniel Kenobi Solo and Ichi Go following the Battle of Almania

Following their daring escape from the battle, Ichi Go and Renton met up with Nathan and the other survivors on. Deciding that the Galactic Alliance was going to lose, even if they were going to help them out, the survivors came up with a plan to strike back with hit-and-run maneuvers.

Uncertain as to what they should refer to their organization as, they went about asking others for ideas. When Nathan overheard a conversation between Mariz, Ichi, and Ahlex, where the latter forgot the name of the very people that they were fighting against, he petitioned for the organization to be named the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People. Taking an instant liking to it, a majority vote sealed the name into history.



Over the next couple of years, the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People brought about the destruction of several Sith trading vessels, the liberations of worlds without a strong Sith presence, and the fear that the organization could actually harm the Sith. It was during this time that Ichi and Mariz tried to reconcile their relationship, however, it was doomed to failure yet again.

After successfully liberating the planet Almania from its Sith occupiers, the grateful people offered it to be a base of operations for the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People. After conferring with the rest of the group, Nathan agreed. Within the next couple of weeks, the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People made Almania their base.

However, Ichi and Renton began to witness horrible apparitions and suffered from terrible visions where they saw themselves killed by Gloed and Divat respectively and witnessed the destruction of the planet's surface by Sith bombardment. Knowing that the future was not set in stone, they told Nathan about it and he decided to evacuate the populace before the Sith arrived. However, it was too late, as Darth Abeonis himself had come on The Soiyo to exact his revenge on Nathan for crippling several Sith operations.

Accompanying Nathan along with other notable Jedi Knights to The Soiyo, Ichi began to feel as if the coming battle was unavoidable. After witnessing the duel between Abeonis and Nathan, Ichi fled with the others to get away from the Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire.

Following the escape from The Soiyo, Ichi Go went back to his and Renton's personal vessel, the Hybrid Idiots. He found Renton meditating in his quarters instead of fighting. Puzzled and angered at the same time, Ichi asked why he wasn't helping Nathan and the rest of them fight. Renton replied that he had been calling their enemies, Gloed and Divat to come and end their feud, as he, for one, was tired of the fight over things that happened years ago.

Angry that Renton had actually invited them over, Ichi said that the only reason he wanted them here was because Renton wanted to fight, beat, and then own Divat as his wife. Surprised at his friend's accusations over his character, Renton replied that he was indeed in love with Divat, but that would have no bearing if she could not be turned; Renton would kill her if need be. Still unconvinced, Ichi went to the cockpit, and then to the escape pod, if Renton was dumb enough to have asked them to come to their ship, then he was stupid enough to ask Gloed to come to Almania's surface to fight. Seeking his adversary through the Force, Ichi presented his proposition, to which Gloed accepted a bit too eagerly.

As soon as he landed on Almania, Ichi knew that all was not as it had seemed, and not because the people had all fled and there was barely any life on the planet's surface. There was definitely something more sinister in the making. Searching through the Force, Ichi found that he was not as alone as he had originally thought, something very powerful was drawing near him and it wasn't Gloed.



Sensing it again, Ichi went to investigate, and soon found that he had been confronted with one of Gloed's most fiercest creations: Hollow, an attempt at making an all-powerful, mindless Sithspawn that followed only him. The attempt had been successful, although, as far as Ichi knew, he hadn't had success the second time he had attempted it. Raising his specially-made vibrosword, Zangetsu, Ichi told the creature that it was going to die. The creature merely grunted and attacked, causing Ichi to move back and rethink his next move.

Ichi Go sheathed Zangetsu for a moment and ignited his lightsaber, as he knew the Sithspawn was resistant to his vibrosword from past experiences. His dark red blade shining brightly in Almania's light, Ichi Go made the first move and swiped at Hollow's feet, but missed, as the beast's agility and stamina were far better than his.

Ichi began examining the beast's movements as he fought it. More often than not, it left its left leg exposed in the fight, but that was always a feint, as it could attempt to bite Ichi if ever tried to exploit that. Fortunately, what the creature didn't know, was that its mouth was always left open when it moved its left foot, leaving it open to an attack. Smilingly smugly, Ichi pretended to aim for Hollow's left leg, but as soon as the Sithspawn had noticed that and attacked, he had pulled back and stabbed the creature through the mouth, reaching its brain and effectively killing the monstrosity.

"Come on! Is that all you've got, Gloed? Come here and fight m&mdash;"

- Ichi Go attempting to goad Gloed into a fight, and getting more than he bargained for



Ichi Go, brash after defeating Hollow, sheathed his lightsaber and yelled in definace at Gloed, attempting to get him to come out and fight him. While he was yelling, he was barely able to react in time and get out Zangetsu to counter Gloed's stealth attack. Announcing that he was there to finally end his family's shame, Gloed sheathed his lightsaber and brought out his own vibrosword, a dark and twisted version of Zangetsu.

Ichi's self-control lost at the sight of the desecration before him, he lost all of his thought processes and attacked Gloed with a blind rage. Laughing the entire time, Gloed goaded Ichi on and on, attempting to make him fall to the dark, and then intending to kill him when he did so. Ichi, however, informed Gloed that he had no intention of falling, as his true Master, Nathan, had always shown him ways to use his anger for the betterment of all. He didn't see things in shades of black or white, he saw them in grey, and planned to make sure Gloed would know this as well, because he was going to turn him to the light.

Chuckling at the idea that Ichi could turn him to the light, Gloed Force pushed Ichi into a nearby butte and slashed after him. Remaining stubborn, Ichi said that no one person was beyond redemption, no matter how much he hated himself for saying that after what Gloed had done to Ichi's mother, father, and brother years ago. Beaming with pride, Gloed said he would have done it a thousand times over, just to see the look on Ichi's face when he ended her life.



Refusing to let that coerce him to join the dark side, Ichi Go fought on. Noting that Gloed usually left his head open to attack every now and then, Ichi planned to swipe at it at the appropriate time. Slathering him with Force lightning, Ichi then used the momentary pause to his advantage and attacked&mdash;aiming for Gloed's head. But, instead of the quick and easy victory he had foreseen, Ichi was stabbed by Gloed, who had cast an illusion over himself, so that Ichi would go for it.

Surrounded by his own blood, Ichi began to heal himself as fast as possible, but, instead of the attack he thought Gloed would bring, he saw that Gloed had brought more of his failed attempts to create another Hollow. Finding himself surrounded, outmanned, and outgunned, Ichi prepared to die. However, he felt the spirit of his mother calling out to him, offering him her strength and devotion and became heartened.



Knowing that the spirit of his mother was with him, Ichi Go began to seal his wound and awaited the Sithspawn's next move. The tall, masked, horrible creatures soon swarmed every possible escape route he had and awaited his next move.

"Bring it on!"

- Ichi Go yelling his defiance to the Sithspawn

The Sithspawn took his command to heart and swarmed him and began to suck away his life force with their dark side energies. Ichi Go, however, began to ignite his lightsaber and brought out Zangetsu again, intending to use them as his Master would use two lightsabers in Jar'Kai. The Sithspawn closest to him became his first victim, with ten more falling suit, until the other ones began to flee. Hearing the raging voice of Gloed forcing them back to fight, Ichi Go smiled.

Ichi simply waited in the same spot he had remained in since they had first appeared, except this time, he was sitting on the ground and meditating. Apparently, Renton was in need of help, but he was in no condition to do so. He also felt the anguish of Ada Karr and despaired, the woman deserved better.

The Sithspawn finally returned, and Ichi still remained sitting, as if he could have cared less about what was about to happen. Dauntless, the Sithspawn attacked, but the first assault wave soon found itself in no less than twenty neatly sliced pieces. By using the Force, Ichi had taken large chunks of the ground beneath him and thrown them towards his opponents.

Screaming to his creations to continue their attack, Gloed was getting a little bit frightened. Where was the bleeding profusely, almost dead, Ichi Go he had left to be finished off? What had happened in such a short time for him to have regained his strength and composure? Questions better left for later, as Ichi Go had just defeated the last of the Sithspawn Gloed had brought with him. Cursing him to, Gloed brought out his twisted Zangetsu and jumped from the hill he had been standing on to get to Ichi, if his minions could not end this, then he would.

Smiling, Ichi once again sheathed his lightsaber in favor of his vibrosword, and told Gloed that he had better prepare to die. Gloed revealed that he would stop holding back; if he stabbed Ichi again, it was to kill, not to wound. Ichi replied that he would show Gloed the same courtesy he had received in the brawl, except he would look better doing it. Moving the conversation to Gloed's vanity proved to be fortuitous for Ichi Go, as it was Gloed's one and only weakness: his pride in himself and his Arkanian heritage.



After thrity minutes had passed of continious and almost tedious fighting, Ichi began to press his advantage and skewered Darth Gloed through the stomach during midjump and the Sith Knight fell to the ground. Content with just stabbing him, Ichi moved towards Gloed's dying body and started to ask a question.

"Gloed, could you ever find it inside of yourself to forgive me for my actions today?"

- Ichi Go

"I will never forgive you for what you have done to my family, monstrosity! I will have my revenge! As long as I live, you shall have no forgiveness from me or an acceptance that we are brothers!"

- Darth Gloed

With those last, horrible words of arrogance, Darth Gloed finally succumbed to the darkness within him and died. His body was surrounded and engulfed by the dark side energies that had been almost omnipresent when he was near. Chaos would have a new visitor soon.

"But I have forgiven you..."

- Ichi Go

Helpless to prevent his half-brother's death, Ichi walked to the escape pod he had come to Almania on and noticed it had been destroyed by a stray laser shot from one of the Sith vessels. Seeing Gloed's vessel nearby, unscathed, he went to it and departed the planet, but kept the burden with him. He wondered how Renton had done against Divat.

His pensive thoughts were answered when he was commed by Renton, who explained that he and Divat had reconciled and they were awaiting for him to extract them on the planets's surface. Asking them for a precise location, Renton replied that it was the only spot on the planet with a huge robot. Quickly saving them, they departed from the battle and regrouped with the other survivors. All in all, the battle had been a success, albeit a costly one for both sides.

Forming a Government
The next couple of years after the Battle of Almania, Ichi Go and the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People did what they did best: annoying the kriff out of the Sith by scuttling several operations. However, all of their hard work was nothing compared to the ferocity of the Sith, who conquered Coruscant, all but ending the Sith Crusade. The Jedi were almost wiped out as a combatant and the Galactic Alliance was basically defunct.



Fortunately for the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People, an old friend of Nathan's, Tenel Ka, had taken in Jedi survivors and had asked for them to help her form a new government, the Galactic Commonwealth. Nathan, feeling that this was what he was meant to do, asked the others for their opinions. Ichi was in leader of the oppostion, who wondered if the Commonwealth would be strong enough to even stand up to the Sith.

To salve their fears, Nathan replied that not only was the entire Hapan fleet a part of the Commonwealth&mdash;the capital of the Commonwealth was Hapes&mdash;but one of the first actions they had been asked to do was to attack Ruusan. The opposition was immeadiately won-over and they applied for membership into the Galactic Commonwealth. The battle was a success and the Jedi emerged victorious, causing the Sith to blockade the Commonwealth's borders. However, several Jedi, Ichi and Renton among them, were able to get past the blockade several times and it was eventually called off by Abeonis, who viewed the operation as futile.

Delay
Over the next couple of years, Ichi would become a part of the many liberations that the Commonwealth used to take away worlds from the Sith. Some of the most well-known are the attack of Thyferra, the mission to find Jacen Solo, and the liberation of Kashyyyk. It is told that he almost never stopped fighting, and was always the first to sign up for an assignment if the need arised.

However, he did miss out on a very important mission that would have a major impact on his life for hundreds of years: the mission that Nathaniel Kenobi Solo, his children, and the mercenary Faustus Van Nolmbet undertook&mdash;the capture and or death of Crie Krobos. The cryptic Rutsenafo knew more about Ichi Go than he knew about himself. He had hinted that Ichi was important to the Galaxy somehow, and Ichi felt that the he was the same being who had delivered Zangetsu to him were one and the same. Since he died, however, it looked as if all the clues to Ichi's past were forever denied to him yet again.

Seeking answers that they couldn't find elsewhere, Ichi, Eureka, and Renton consulted one of the most famous minds in the field of Humans: an old, disgruntled clone named Doc. Doc had been one of the first clones ever produced by the Kaminoans, and he was also the last of his brothers remaining, as the rest had died, and the other clones were based on new genetic templates. If anyone could find out why the three of them never aged, and why they looked almost eternally young, it was him.

After running some tests, Doc informed them that he couldn't tell them anything that they didn't know already, elaborating that it looked as if their very biological structures had been changed sometime during birth. He replied that this was a Jedi thing and would require the knowledge of either a healer, or someone who knew a lot about a Force power that could manipulate people to change their bodies to appear as they did. (Doc later died of old age after this incident, at the ripe old age of one hundred and forty-six years-old.)



After conferring with several of the Jedi healers that resided in the Commonwealth, the trio were no closer to finding out their true origins than before, as the healers were just as astounded as they were to find out what had occured to them. So their only option left was a senile, one hundred and seven year-old man named Nathaniel Kenobi Solo, who happened to know of a Force power that could have resulted in their changes.

Nathan recounted that several powerful Force users in the past had been known to manipulate midichlorians to shape other sapients to become something else. Among them were such notables as Darth Infineus, Darth Monarchist, and Reven.) The power was known to them as the Midi-Chlorian Mix. If Nathan's suspicions were correct, then they had been genetically-altered by a powerful person who had done this seemingly at random for no possible reason. Nathan, however, smelled a conspiracy, and told them that they had better hurry up, before the trail ended up becoming colder than before.

Unfortunately, before they could amount an investigation, several reports of rumored Sith activity were widespread. Apparently, several factors within the Sith were awaiting the death of Abeonis, who wasn't in the best of physical conditions. Among them were Darth Proditor and Darth Debello, both accomplished Sith Lords and very dangerous. If the Jedi did not scout them out before the death of Abeonis, the Commonwealth would be in danger of not knowing what to expect of the next Sith Lord to take power.

For the next six years, the trio watched the possible successors to Abeonis and reported back to the Commonwealth. Their reports came back with the following information. Proditor was a powerful man, but nothing to be feared, as many in the Empire despised him. Debello, on the other hand, was to be feared, as he was very charismatic and patient, and could be a danger to the entire Galaxy if he succeeded. Even worse, his apprentice, the former Jedi Knight&mdash;now Sith Knight&mdash;Darth Krayt was every bit as ruthless as his Master. There truly was a no-win situation for the Commonwealth.

However, unknown to the trio at the time, the Avenger of the Jedi, Nathaniel Kenobi Solo, was seemingly killed by Krayt alongside his son Jacen. When they returned with news of the Sith Lords, they were informed of the tragedy and it was said that the landing pad on Hapes was never the same after Ichi Go let out his fury on hearing the bad news. Nathan, his friend and mentor, had died at the hand of the very thing he wanted to protect the entire Galaxy from. Ichi Go swore that Krayt would pay.



But before he could begin his wanton acts of vengeance, the Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire, Darth Abeonis, died of unknown causes on Korriban. A civil war had begun, with the Commonwealth as the clear loser. Over the next couple of years, the Jedi would secretly sabotage ships on both sides, leading to much more in-fighting, and less attention to the Jedi, as they attempted to rebuild the Jedi fortressworld of Ossus.

Ichi Go was one of the project leaders who oversaw the reconstruction effort. Carefully working with Yuuzhan Vong shapers, he tried to reshape the planet to its former glory and it was successful, so, along with his partner,, he petitioned the Commonwealth to use other shapers to terraform Commonwealth worlds. While the idea was good, many citizens still held a grudge against the Yuuzhan Vong for what they had done nearly a hundred years ago, and when terraforming operations failed horribly, memberworlds began to write articles of intent to leave the Commonwealth.

It seemed that the Sith had turned the table's on the Commonwealth and sabotaged one of their projects. However, no one could offer any conclusive proof that the Sith had indeed sabotaged it, so many member worlds had a perfect excuse to leave. Ossus, meanwhile was then attacked by the Sith, and was conquered, millions of Commonwealth credits&mdash;wasted. Ichi Go was furious at the outcome of the whole thing and began to experience weird headaches and pains. Seeking medical advice, he was told that Renton and Eureka were suffering from the same ailment. Before a proper prognosis could be given, all three of them fell into a state of hibernation, where they would remain for the next fifty years.

Awakening
In 189 ABY, the trio found themselves in a large hospital room with coma patients. Disoriented from sleeping so long, Ichi Go quickly arose from his hospital bed and demanded an explanation. (Somewhat comicly&mdash;as it was later recounted&mdash; as he moved around like a man who had taken one too many sips of some .) One of the healers, a female Guineo named Jebupa arrived to explain the situation to Ichi Go.



She replied that she had been their personal nurse for over fifty years, attending to their every need and awaiting the day they would awake from their slumber. In the years since their hibernation, they had deduced that the three of them were required to rest for extended periods of time to compensate for their not aging. Bluntly saying that he didn't care about the medical information, Ichi demanded to know the state of the Commonwealth.

Keeping her tranquility, Jebupa explained that as of the last week, the Commonwealth had folded and had been replaced with the Jedi Autocracy. It was being led by the Grand Master Zeferi, who was the last of the original New Jedi Order, besides the present company, of course. She explained that the Sith were virtually the same as before, except they were a little powerful, but they kept them in check and neither side sought out conflict anymore.

Abosrbing the information, Ichi Go realized that any chance they had of discovering the person who had performed the Midi-Chlorian Mix on them was practically nihl. However, he asked if they still held an official rank within the new Autocracy. Jebupa replied that they hadn't been given the best care in the Galaxy other than to just keep them alive. The Commonwealth had known that the three of them were very important to their very survival as a government and had spared no expense to search new ways to revive them. They were still considered to be some of the highest ranked Masters in the government and the positions they had held previously were basically "on loan" to the present owners of the titles.

Happy that they were still respected among the Order, the trio began to refill their old positions and got quick updates of the technologies developed since their hibernation. In the following years, they sought out more clues to their origins, but met with the same fate as they had expected: failure. New alliances were made and new enemies were found, but the three remained the same in appearance and age.

Investigations were once again postponed when a new threat arrived: the Zao tenj. At first the Autocracy avoided fighting them, but once they realized that the Sith were losing the war, the Jedi agreed to join the fight. Foremost among them were Ichi, Renton, Eureka, Tai painj, Urai Fen, and Jehn Rhin. Near the middle of the war, circa 250 ABY, the three began to experience the same symptoms as before, and once again fell into a state of hibernation.

Clues
About fifty years later, around 300 ABY, the trio once again were awakened from their slumber. Even more changes than before had occured, as the Galaxy was in a state of almost total anarchy. Several governments had arisen to take over from the fleeing Sith and the Autocracy, which was now formally a part of the Third Republic. Everyone's allegiance was up for sale and the Jedi were looked down upon because of their actions during several pacification operations.

It was truly a dismal hour for the three Jedi Masters. However, they decided that they couldn't do anything at all to prevent more atrocities&mdash;as all sides were guilty in some way, shape, or form, so they couldn't help any of them&mdash;so they decided to finally renew their search into their distinctive, mysterious past. This time, unlike the previous attempts, their investigations bore fruit.



Even after almost two hundred and seventy-five years of searching, there were still routes that they could follow to find their quarry. Seeking the help of Nathan, they went to Coruscant, where they knew his holocron was being kept safe from raiders and pillagers. Covertly, they were able to take the holocron out and replace it with a fake.

But before they could activate it, the Force ghost of Nathan appeared before them, wishing to help them solve their problems. Surprised at his sudden appearance, Ichi questioned him about how he knew that the three were going to contact him through his gatekeeper. Nathan's Force ghost replied that there were very few things he didn't know these days, including information that could lead them to find their past.

"Death wasn't good for you, was it, Nathan? You never used to be so cryptic."

- Ichi Go in reply to Nathan's remarks.

In response, Nathan's Force ghost laughed, stating that he hadn't meant to sound that way. Growing serious, he then divulged all he knew of the man named Crie Krobos, of whom, he had reason to believe was the man who had experimented on the three of them along with two other young children when they were newly-born. After he and the dhampir Faust had gone to Tianascalve to apprehend and/or kill Krobos, they had found a diary, which only contained a few writings, as the rest had been ripped out by another sentient sometime previously.

In the remaining papers, Nathan had discovered references to something referred to as the Destroyer of All, the deathworld, and the Five Who Would Save. Further attempts to investigate had come up short, but thanks to another source, he had been able to unearth DNA from the ripped pages, and found, to his horror, that the DNA was from Sōs-uke Aizen, who apparently was far from dead. Other than that, all he could reveal was that there was a young woman who appeared to "suffer" from the same symptoms as the three of them and that she was known to frequent a secluded patch of land on Novus Kamino Prime for some unknown reason.

With nothing left to offer, he told the three to leave the holocron where it was, stating that someone would arrive later to pick it up and place it back in its original spot. Thanking him, Ichi watched as the Force ghost faded into non-existence. But before they left, Eureka said that she felt as if that hadn't been Nathan's Force ghost, elaborating by saying that she felt that it seemed almost to be like she had felt Nathan before, when he was in either his astral projection or ghosting form. Shrugging off the explanation, Ichi said that they had better hurry to get to Novus Kamino Prime, so that the fresh clues they had been given wouldn't stale with age.

Arriving in the Novus Kamino Prime system the following day, they sought out the woman who Nathan had sent them to find. But before they could reach her, they were beset by some of the planet's native flora and fauna, more notably the semi-sentient Loup-garous. When they soon became surrounded by the pack animals, they began to lose hope, however, a sharp shrill arose from the air and the Loup-garous raced away to avoid the sound.

The source of the shrill became noticibly clear, when a Hutt soon lumbered next to them. Stating that her name was Pibbe, she brought the threesome to her pirate's den, where her trusted men were: the dreaded Krayt Killers. Descended from members of the Octom Coalition, they were some of the best pirates in the business. Many a Sith shipment had fallen into their claws in the past hundred years.

Recollecting why they were there for Pibbe's entertainment, they asked whether or not if the Krayt Killers cared if they were Jedi. Pibbe replied that the Jedi were just as bad as the scum they were supposed to put away nowadays, and that it hardly mattered if an upstanding Jedi Knight consorted with criminal organizations. However, Pibbe had little or no information about the mysterious woman, claiming only one sighting of her.

Just as the threesome were about to leave the pirate's den to locate her, a massive explosion came from outside. Going out to investigate, they found that a rival pirate group, the Returners, had found their rival's base and were planning to eliminate the competition. Hurrying to some of the snubfighters that were in the hangar bay, the trio and the Krayt Killers went to the air to fight them back.

After a short fight of about five or so standard minutes, the Returners' forces were driven back. But the fighters only landed as far away as possible from the pirate's den, so that they could unload and let their ground soldiers begin the attack anew, and the Krayt Killers had no idea they were going to do so. Ichi Go and the other two felt a disturbance in the Force, but they were too late to warn the others, as the Returners' nuclear device was already loaded and was heading straight towards them. Just before doomsday, though, a young woman's voice was heard crying out an incantation.

"Hinagiku, Lily, Baigon! Santen Kesshun! I reject!"

- The young woman



Opening his eyes to see what had happened, Ichi Go witnessed a large, orange triangular shield hovering over the pirate's den, and it was absorbing the entire brunt of the nuclear device's assault. Looking around for the woman who had uttered the incantation, he saw that she was indeed the person they had come for. Force jumping up to the cliff she was standing on, he introduced himself and told her that he and his friends had been looking for her.

Uncaringly, the woman addressed herself as Ori Hi-Me, and that she had been looking for them for a very long time. She gave a quick story of living in isolation for hundreds of years since she had been experimented on by a man known only to her as the Day-Walker. Noting that Day-Walker had been a moniker given to Krobos by his own people, Ichi asked how she had escaped and why she had come here.

Ori Hi-Me replied that at sometime during the aftermath of the Sith Crusade, an elder man, his children, and a being who looked similar to the Day-Walker had come to the world she was living on and had freed her unknowingly. Before she left, though, a Human male had come to her and asked her to do something for him, in the memory of the person who had been a surrogate father to her for so many years. He asked if she would seek out the other three that were needed and to bring them to him on Korriban, so that everything could be right.

Ichi Go asked if the man's surname was Aizen, but Ori Hi-Me replied that she didn't know, only that the Day-Walker had regarded him with much interest and that he was a man to be respected. However, in the many years after that, she tried to find the other three that the Human had asked her to find, but to no avail, as she had no idea what they would be like.

After years of despairing for information concerning them, she had found absolutely nothing. But, while she was looking for information on Toola, she was found by two hooded figures, and they had instructed her to go to Novus Kamino Prime, saying that arrangements would be made to bring the other three to her, so that the end does not arrive.

Puzzled, he asked what she meant by that, but she answered that she didn't know, and when she tried to ask the Day-Walker whilst she was still with him, he would always rebuke her and beat her for daring to ask to know the things that she must find out on her own. Even more confused, Ichi asked why they must meet on Korriban, and Ori Hi-Me said that she knew that there was an ancient tablet that was secured in one of the terraformed jungles in the southern continent that she and the others must read before continuing to the deathworld.

Before he could ask for an even bigger headache, Renton said that they should use their new "friends" to gain access to Korriban, so that they could figure it out on the way there. Thinking it sound advice, Ichi queried Pibbe to see if they could get shipped to Korriban, to which Pibbe replied that it was feasible, that was, if the price was right. Muttering under his breath, Ichi Go paid the Hutt in advance and they departed for Korriban, unsure of what was going to happen next.

Tablet of Truth
In transit, the four began to debate on their next course of action. Ichi Go wanted to see what the tablet said and rush to wherever it said to go, while Renton and Eureka preached caution. Ori said nothing, stating that she knew little in the ways of helping them. After much debate, they decided to adopt a wait-and-see approach.

After the meeting, Ichi went to Ori Hi-Me, so that he could learn more about her unique abilities. She relayed a story about how the Day-Walker had given them to her when she was still in his possession. He had always said that the uniqueness of the device was because it had been created by the ancient Sith, and was an artifact of immense power and strength.

The Shun-Shun-Rikka, as it was known to the Day-Walker, was a mechanism that could only be activated by a Force-sensitive with immense power. It could be used for defense, attack, and even healing should the need arise. Besides that, all she knew was that the Day-Walker was especially happy with himself for finding it, saying that its location hadn't been an easy one to find and had been a treacherous journey.

Ichi then asked where she kept it, as he hadn't seen her carrying anything with her when he had first seen her using it. She replied that her hairpin was the Shun-Shun-Rikka. At first believing that she was teasing him, Ichi began to play along, but discovered that she was absolutely true, and the hairpin she had was indeed the device she claimed it to be when he tested it out.



Amazed, he asked why Krobos would have given such a powerful weapon to a subordinate he didn't even seem to care about. After a short pause, Ori suggested that he had always been preparing her for some event of tremendous importance to the Galaxy and had stated such when he had presented the Shun-Shun-Rikka to her.

While Ichi was wondering the meaning of it all, he began to think of how beautiful she was, and his face began to turn red at the thought of the two of them together. He had been smitten the moment he had seen her rescue them. But before he could relive his fantasy again, Ori asked him why his face had turned so red, leaving Ichi to create an awkward defense as to why his face was red, but, thankfully, Pibbe came into the corridor they were in and announced that they had just reached Korriban.

The foursome then set out to the planet's surface with Pibbe, and two of her most trusted men, a Weequay named Jrol Nuy and a Makurth named Ensin Riky. (She claimed that they would destroy any Sith artifacts that they encountered on the way to their location, stating that the more they annhilated, the less chance some punk with a lightsaber would turn to the dark side because of them.) Begrudgingly, they let them come and started their travels to the jungle where the tablet was rumored to be located.

However, the planet's dark energies began to wear them down, causing Ori and Renton to stop to catch their breath, as the strain had caused that much damage to them. The planet's native creatures proved to be their worst adversary, bestting them at every oppurtunity that they presented. Among them were wraids, tuk'ata, and shyracks, but the most surprising ones were the mutated, carnivorous nerfs that were remnants of some of Mutatos' Sith alchemy experiments.

Eventually reaching a river, they stopped to rest and were greeted by violent terentateks. The creature's immunity to the Force presented a dangerous problem to the group's fighting strategy. But, when all seemed lost, a myraid of plants were driven from their roots and brought to attack the terentateks. Most forced themselves inside the creature's stomachs and made them explode from the sheer ferocity of the attacks. With the terentateks dead, the group looked to find their saviors, who turned out to be a group of primitive looking aliens.

Greeting them, Ichi tried to ask them if they knew anything about something called the Tablet of Truth, the name Krobos had given to the tablet. The primitives jabbered to each other in their unintelligable language and then stated, in near-perfect Basic, that the Sixth Out of Five needed to speak with them concerning the Tablet. Astonished, the group then noticed that they were completely at the mercy of the aliens, as they had surrounded them from all sides. Seeking to figure out who the Sixth Out of Five was, Ichi ordered the rest of his group to back down and go with the aliens.

Personality and Traits
Ichi Go was a take charge kinda guy and rarely listened to another's advice. It was always the way he wanted to do or it was the wrong way, which was one of the many reasons why he liked Nathan.

He was also noted for his orange hair, which was highly unusual for a Human&mdash;even a hybrid&mdash;to have. He was constantly ridiculed by his peers over this and that only helped to sharpen his personality.

Ichi was also one of the more cynical Jedi and rarely let his true feelings out. One notable exception was during the several duels he had fought with his half-brother. Ichi fought with Gloed different than any other Sith, as he actually tried to redeem him, a very odd occurance for him, as he was noted more for his fighting prowess than his diplomacy.

Talents
He, Ori Hi-Me, Renton, Darth Divat, and Darth Gloed were also noted for their ability to stay almost forever young in appearance. This was due to an experiment that had been performed on the five of them at birth. The rogue Rutsenafo scientist Crie Krobos had done so because of a crazed vision he had seen regarding a false god arriving to destroy the Galaxy.

He was an excellent swordsman and duelist and was noted for his unique fighting style. At times he would only use a lightsaber, others his personalized vibroblade, and finally, he was known to have combined the two unique combat blades into his own unorthodox version of Jar'Kai.

Ichi was also an expert planner and was responsible for the coordination of many attacks that the Scourges of Those Bad Guy People participated in. This was in stark contrast to his personality, which usually portrayed him as impatient and foolhardy. Nathan would later joke that only a Kenobi Solo could be that contradicting and get away with it. (There was a rumor that his mother had been a distant relative of the Kenobis, but this was never proven.)

Behind the Scenes

 * Ichi Go is based upon and portrayed by the character Ichigo Kurosaki off of the anime/manga Bleach.
 * Ichi Go's name means 1 and 5 (or 15) in Japanese. Together the word Ichigo means strawberry, or "first guardian" in Japanese.
 * The idea of Ichi, Renton, and Eureka requiring hibernation for long periods of time is an homage to a similar situation that is portrayed on the anime/manga Blood+.

Appearances

 * Schism: A Tale of the New Jedi Order