Hauk

"What is this? You rush. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Run the sequence again."

 was a Jedi of a long-lived, unknown near-human species. Although he was not found by the Jedi Order until a fairly older age--sometime in his teens--he advanced quickly, rising to the rank of Knight within ten years after the formation of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate. Coming to the conclusion that unarmed combat was the purest form of fighting, he trained with multiple organizations and disciplines before coming back to the Jedi, serving as a teacher in hand-to-hand combat as an elective course for Younglings.

Early life
Claiming a relation to the legendary Mace Windu of the Old Republic, Hauk's family were nobles on a relatively unknown world in the Outer Rim. Learning the requirements to be a noble formed much of Hauk's character, and the young man proved especially adept at hand-to-hand combat, but was not recognized as Force-Sensitive until after the formation of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate, when he was already twenty-six and served as a liaison between his family and the galaxy at large. Hauk's natural use of Control served him well as he advanced quickly up the ranks, and within ten years of his discovery, he was a Knight.

Early Career
Due to his unorthodox training, Hauk chose the path of a Sentinel almost immediately after reaching his rank. Going on several missions, he became Watchman of his native sector. His sector soon became famous for its low crime rates as he revamped many of the peacekeeping divisions there. This continued for over fifty years. During an investigation of a series of murders, he came across a Sith who was defeated, but destroyed Hauk's lightsaber; this forced Hauk to revert to his earlier hand-to-hand training in order to defeat the Dark Jedi, who nevertheless managed to give the light sider a massive scar across the chest, which even extensive bacta treating could not remove.

Later Career
After his rehabilitation was complete, Hauk would receive a medal--and the title of Master--for striking down one of the first Sith to surface in decades. However, the event forced Hauk to rethink his philosophy. Announcing a leave of absence from the Order, he disappeared from Galactic affairs for around five decades. When he came back, his approach to fighting was completely different, and he opted not to resume his job as Watchman. Instead, he petitioned the Council to begin conditioning Padawans in unarmed combat. Although his class initially had few students, it grew quickly, and after ten years it became a mark of great control to have mastered his style of fighting.

Death
On a trip to Onderon with several pupils, the group quickly discovered that the planet was once again a seat of Sith power. However, the Sith cult was small, and the Master believed that he and his pupils could defeat them. He was correct, but they quickly discovered a much greater power--true Sith--behind the cult. Telling his students to flee, he brought the Sith Temple down in a massive display of telekinetic power, killing the Sith and buying his students enough time to jump to hyperspace.

Legacy
Hauk completely redesigned the Jedi views on hand-to-hand combat, turning it from a rarity to almost a requirement. Despite his style's difficulty to master, it became very common among the Jedi, and eventually many non-Jedi mastered it as well. His sacrifice allowed his pupils to warn the Jedi of the reborn Sith and mount a campaign to stop their evil before it took over all of Onderon.

Personality and traits
"Hauk was gruff, stern, strict. His teaching style was the same way. But in rare moments, he would give a compliment, a smile, and you knew he was only doing it to help you. Although his philosophy sometimes went against the Council, he was never rude about it. Above all, he was the most steadfast Jedi I'd ever met. He never once lost his sense of duty, or his dedication to justice. Some have criticized him as having no compassion; I say that if that is your conclusion, you never truly knew the man. Throughout his hundred and ninety-nine years of service to the Order, he became one of the most respected members of our Order. This statue will be a monument to his legacy. He would say we were exaggerating to say he changed the way the Order worked, but we all know he would be simply being modest."

- Grand Master Frena at Hauk's funeral

Powers and abilities
Although relatively weak in the Force, his mastery of Control was greater than any Master ever known: He could fight for days without any sleep or food, while sustaining numerous small injuries (as seen at the Skirmish of the Temple, when numerous Jedi attempted to overthrow the current Council). His tutaminis level was so great he could simultaneously block three lightsabers and be shot with a blaster at the same time (as seen shortly before his death on Onderon). Although he gave up the lightsaber, a number of data recordings show his extreme mastery of forms IV and III. Although his focus was on discipline, not power, the recording one of his pupils took as they flew away shows as he telekinetically launched hundreds of tons of rock to destroy the Sith Temple.

Behind the scenes
Master Hauk was based off of a mixture of two of the author's real-life Senseis.