Senu Meji

Senu Meji, was a human Jedi Master during the final years of the Old Republic. A man considered to be one of the most skillful jedi during that time period, Meji hailed from a humble existence as the son of trading merchants who set up shop on Mon Calamari, until he was taken for training as a jedi at the age of eight months by the Jedi Watchman of Mon Calamari. During his first years at the Jedi Temple, he was educated in the Sarlacc clan, until one day during a sparring session between students he was noticed by an upstart Jedi Master by the name of Dooku. Dooku, who was reeling over the loss of his second apprentice, Komari Vosa, decided to take a new apprentice to show the council that he was still able to teach apprentices competently. Senu's apprenticeship under Dooku was rigorous and, at some times, dangerous, but Senu was promoted none the less to the rank of Jedi Knight in 30 BBY. Soon after this, Senu himself took himself a padawan, a young Corellian student by the name of Sarrissa Jeng. Jeng proved to be more than a handful for Meji, but in the end, Senu's rigor and discipline prevailed and in 23 BBY, Sarrissa was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight, thus giving Senu the prestigious title of Jedi Master. Senu, only being twenty-six at the time, was considered a rising star by various members of the Jedi Council, despite having the sitgmata of being the last apprentice of Count Dooku, who had voluntarily left the Order in 40 BBY. It was at this time that Senu Meji would gain an old family heirloom that he would keep with him for the rest of his life, and eventually pass onto his son, a double bladed purple lightsaber. The lightsaber, which had belonged to his ancestor Aurov Meji, had been stored away in the secret vaults of the Jedi Archives per the will of the Jedi Master, Senu came into possession of the blade per the request of the Archive Librarian Jocasta Nu. Coming into possession of the blade was one of the last events before Senu, like all the other Jedi in the Order, was thrown into war, when in 22 BBY, Senu and his former apprentice, along with a strike team of over two hundred other jedi, raced to save the lives of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padme Amidala. During the battle in the Petranaki Arena, Senu was wounded in the arm by the fire of a Super Battle Droid, his former apprentice, however, was not so lucky, and was struck down by the fire of a Droideka. Escaping the Arena alive, Senu returned back to the Temple where he would recover from his injuries and soon after take command of the 55th Control Legion at the start of the war.