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TALES:OF THE

JEDI
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 THE SAGA OF
NOMI SUNRIDER
Following the tragic death of Jedi Knight
Andur Sunrider, Nomi Sunrider and her
daughter Vima meet Master Thon, an
armor-plated creature of savage
_ Vvisage...and great wisdom. :

On Thon’s arid world, Nomi.and little Vima

encounter dark side dragons. As the baleful
entities attack, Nomi is forced to use her
undeveloped power of Jedi Battle Meditation to
rescue her child. ..-

When Thon’s apprentice Oss Wilum is called to join

es battles with the dark side far across the galaxy,
Nomi Sunrider is left behind to begin her Jedi training
with the fearsome Master Thon.

Meanwhile, a space pirate named Finhead Stonebone

hijacks an Ithullian ore hauler and incurs the wrath of
Great Bogga, the reigning crimelord of the Stenness
system...and the very Hutt who murdered Andur Sunrider.

Captured by Bogga’s ruthless enforcers, Stonebone and crew

are dragged before the Hutt for punishment. _- % .

3?
 THIS WILL
TEACH ORE PIRATES
TO STEAL FROM
GREAT BOGGA.
 MOW WILL YOU
ASSI6T GREAT BOGGA IN
FINPING Hit AGEGAN
CRYSTALE?

Se
--FINHEAD \
SToNeBoNe, \, »
THE LOWEST \ “ / eUT I DON'T
OF THIEVES, =) P ASK YOU 0 VO THE
WILL 90 THE WILL OF ALL WUTTE--
WILL OF THE ONLY THE WILL
POWERFUL OF BOGGA.

SOME OF US ARE KNOWN

10 BE CRUEL. OUT ASG ANYONE WHO
SERVES BObGA.W
BO0G6A Ib
GENTLE AN? KIN? TO
THOLE ie OBEY
HIM,
 IT 16 WHET A Few
BAUBLES THAT 1 NEE, THEN
YOU WILL BE FREE TO GO
ANG PLY YOUR TRACE w IN RETUBN TO B06GA,
OTHER SNSTEMS, TO RECEIVE Hib
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NOW GO! TP A BAING MY PRETTY

THE SMELL OF YoU + CAYSTALS..AN? BRINS ME
(6 MAKING ATK1SS THE REMAINS OF THE VER
" CREATURE WHO CALLS
HIMGELE MASTER
THON
T THAT VERY MOMENT, AMP ST
TWE EXOTIC TERRAIN OF AMERIA,
VEC! MASTER THON Is
BECINNING NOM! BLNRIVERS
VEC! TRAINING.

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CHALLENGES U4,..1T g UNIVERSE.
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IT FORCES Be
TO REALW BEYOND
OURSELVES AY YOU CIT
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RESLUED YOUE
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YOU CHOSE THIS
WORL? BECAUSE
THE GURK SIE

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BALK INTO THIS % SPOT To REST
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WHERE THE
MONSTERS
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XO CHILO!

WORLV WAY
FeMBern Wer CIEE
THE nee THeL
IN FACT--

ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES TO
MEDITATE ON THE
FORCE.
 THE FORCE I¢ THE JEevr AKE AHE LIGHTGABER I NOT
VEEVER THAN THig RIFT HUNGRY FOR AN Evet ONLY A WEAPON OF DEFENZE--
AN? A THOLIGANT TIMES GREATER UNV ERS TANVING IT 1G IMPORTANT FOR
MORE MYSTERIOUS. OF THE FORCE. FOLUSING THE MINTZ
A SEV UBES
Pn He LIGHTEAGER 10
ASSHAGT Hi4 LONNECTION
TO THE FOFCE.

you
CONSTRUCT A
LIGHTGAGER, UZING
THE AVEGAN
LRYGTAL? YOU ¢]
BROUANT
Me.

ONE OF HE
WAYS THE SEPT LEARN 10 KNOW
THE FORCE, I TO UGE THE
LIGHIGABER AS AW INGTZUMENT
OF MECTTATION.

I'M SORRY,
MASTER THON. T
WILL 00 ANYTHING
YOV Abr--

BUT t
WANT NOTHING
MORE TO 90
WITH LIGHT
SABERG!

VERY WELL...
FOR NOW.
Let us
GO ON To OTHER
LESSONS,

AGCA OF

ence?
ARKANIA Way

HOLOLKON--
rm VERY OLY
AN? GOOV ONE, THAT
HAS PASSEV AMONG THE
MASTER? FOK THOUSANTS
OF YEAR.
 “HE GATEKEEPER OF GREETINGS, WHAT FO
HIG TEACHING VEVICE I> YOR ASK OF THE
OF AKACE DF BEINGS THAT HOLOLBONT
EVOLVE? FKOM {CEES ON
THE PLANET MYRKE.

MY STUVENT AND £ WisH

10 HEAR OF THE ANCIENT Time,
WHEN THE JEDI KNIGHTS FOUGHT
THE ARMIES OF THE
PARK SIPE.

it
\2 G00? 40
KNOW THESE THINGS
AN? MORE.

THE FoRtE HAS

ALWAYe BEEN WITH Ub,
TWAT 1% it NATURE, IT
SURKOUNPS Vb. ANZ
PENETRATES.

IT BINTS THe
UNIVERSE TOGETHER.
THOSE WHO BELOME SENSITIVE
10 "6 PREGENCE LAN LEARN
HOW 10 BOE itn FOR
6007 OF AVL.
wh BviL BEGAN INA TIME BEFORE RECORVEZ
HISTORY, WHEN MAGICIANS MAZE THEMSELVES
INTO KiNG. AN? GOP. DBING HE TOWERS
BN OF THE VARK SI7B OF THE FORCE,

“tHowe WHO
LEARNE? THE
POWERS OF THE
WARK bI0E Were
QUILK TO EXPLOIT
ls WEAKNESS--

1 "AOAIN ANZ AGAIN THE WARK SIPE

: Uf A) a5 SuRGEr FoR, LiKe A ORMn
LyLynpper ZEVOURING WHOLE WORLV% ANZ
1,,Wi ENTIRE STAR SYBTEMD.
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"THOSE WHO at ee7 DARK POWER i
BECAME DARK POWER.
Ea TAGE §
“THEY UNLEAGHE? VES TRUCTION,
FoR No OTHER ZEAGON THAN
FELFIOH AN
 MASTER OOV, THE JEM OF MY
TIME WHISPER OF A GREAT &TKUAGLE
THAT 1 COMING!

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AS IT A WW THE PAST? ‘és

IT 6 NoT
KNOWN IF eIViLiIZE?
CEINGS~-02 JEM KNIGHTE--
WILE EVER ENTIRELY
ELIMINATE THE VARK IVE
AN? ITS WAY!

THE MASTERS
HAVE SAIP IT: THE
SHAVOW OF THE DARK
SIVE WiLL SURELY
FALL ACROSS THE
GALAXY IN YouR
AY.
A MIGHTY
CONFLICT 12
COMING. EVEN
Ogeat Ev!
KNIGHTS WiLL

THis JEM WiLL PLAY

AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE
BATTLES To Come,
 NCH TeHA, You
SEE? MY FRIENT
MAGTER Co”
AGREES WITH
mes

ae A ane HAVE
T
GIET FOF

THIS Io MY OW!
LIAoAgER, WIT Met's TRNINET
ONGER MY MAETER.
TrRIGHTELELY BELoNae
1 MY GREATEST

& HER EVES FALL ON THE

VEP| WEAPON POWERFUL
EMOTIONS GRIP NOMI
SUNRIGER,

THE HOLOCRONS IMAGES ARE REPLACED BY THE

MEMORY OF HER CYING HUSBAND ANPUR ANP THE
DEATHS $HE CAVSER USING ANFURS LIGHTEUORE.
Ny nV
OVERWHELMER SHE TURNS HER BACK
ON THE ALIEN JECI MASTER:

SHE WILL LEAVE THI6 TERRIOLE PLACE SHE WILL RETURN

10 HER HOMEWORLO AND BEGIN LIFE ANEW,

MASTER THON SEEMS TO

KNOW HER THOUGHTS--

NERTH, 1 WILL TELL yout

THIG, NOMI SEINE KZ. THERE 17 NO
GOING GALK FOR YOU. :
HONS SOLEMN WARNING SENFE
4 SHUCCER OF CREAP THROUGH
NOMn ANP MASTER 07S
ASTOUNPING PROPHECY ECHOES
ANP RE-ECHOES WN HER HEART.

T THAT MOMENT, EVENTS ARE

CONSPIRING TO PUSH HER
WWNER CONFLICT TOA
REGOLUTION.

PIRATES ANC HUTT ENPORCERS--

ARE APPROACHING THON WORLP
ON A WIBSION OFMORTAL HOLENCE.
ARKING THEIR MARAUPER SHIPE IN
LOW ORBIT, THE SPACE PIRATES
LAUNCH ARMORED SKIFF OVE
MASTER THON'S COMAIN--

Tt WAG
WONDERING HOW T COULV
TRILK YOU INTO BEGINNING THE
LIGHTCABER TRAINING.
(T LOOKS LiKe MY
ENEMIES ARE AOL 1D PROVIVE
THE OVPORTUNTTY!

ASTER THONS COMMANCS

RESONATE WITH
COMPELLING FORCE.

FEELING HER
RESISTANCE MYSTERIOLSLY
DES0LVE, NAM GUNRIPER
FINPS HERSELF CHARGING
ACROSS THE ALIEN
LANPSCAPE!

EANWHILE, CIRELING THON'S

RUSTIC HUT THE PIRATES
AN? HUTT ENFORCERS
ANNOUNCE THEIR
PRESET! ‘Bor

OH...THIS IS
TERRIBLE! THEY'VE
PROBABLY
KILLED MISTRESS
AND THE CHILD!
 THERE’ ONLY
A STUPID DBOI? POWN
a
THERE! THERES
THERE--1 DON'T S66 THE BEAST COMIN’ ACROSS :
ANY JEPIS, THE LEVOES!

WKS NILA
T AM VEFLELTING
THEIR SALVOS WITH
‘THE FORLE.
s DKE THE
LIGHTGABER. tPUT IT IN
YOUK GAG. WE WILL FIGHT
THEM TORETHER,

GbtH A
42TUBEORN
HAVE BROKEN THE AYPRENTICES ee.
SPELL OF THONS THIS 14 NOT THE
| HYPNOTIC WILL. TIME FOR
PHILDGOPHY,

“TM
BOBBY,
MASTER THON,
1 CAN'T 90
WHAT You
Abr.
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FIRE, MEN! THE You
HERP ANIMAL'S QON'T KNOW
REAVY TO THis JI,
SURRENJER AN? S&TONEBONE.
ONE bb THE i 1 AY Meer
CRYBTALSS BLASTINY iv You'Re A
E01 MASTER. Yow
PROTELT Vb. t
HAVE To SAVE

{F YOu
WON'T BSE THE
LIGHTSABER... THEN
USE YOUR JEVT
POWER, WAS YOU PT La
TO PROTELT YOUK
VAULH TER!

GNORING NOMS
PROTESTS, THON
RUSHES HEAP-ON
TOWARP THE
MEECER OVS
PIRATES!

TERRIFIEG; NOM
PREPARES T0 LEAP
WITH Vina FROM
THE BACK OF THE
CHARGING BEAST
 WF THONG ArreeNtiCe
HAS NO les THEN NEVTHER
VERY WELL. Es THON.
U your cuity SKON BLOW Kime!
SAFETY. LET (Hig ENCOUNTER
TAKES CODRGE 9,

WOMAN
ESCAPING!
THROW A SHOT
ACROSS HER
My!

OVER HERE,
MISTRESS NOMI!
THIS ROCK WILL
PROTECT US!
 3 YES, MISTRESS. THE
We're DAMAGE TO THE HATCH HAS
I. GETTING OPT OF HERE, BEEN REPAIRED.
. THREEDEE. N
BUT THE SPACE
PIRATES ARE BETWEEN US
AND THE SHIP!

200K-- THEN RE
TPKING MALTER THON
PRISONER.
Hee
EEING MASTER THON GURKENFER GIWING VE WITHOUT
10 Hb ENEMES, NOM FEELS A A FIGHT!
SUCCEN PANS OF REMORSE

ANOTHER JEA! KNIGHT 16 ABOUT 10 Fabbu

ANP ONCE AGAIN THERE 16 NOTHING SHE
CAN PO 70 PREVENT [T--

SUNRIVER HEARS none

FINAL dalicinislh
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WHAT O10 He MEANT

WAT JEP! POWERT

 OW DOESN'T WANT 70
ACCEPT WHAT SHE KNOWS
THON (& SPEAKING ABOUT ||
HER UNIQUE MENTAL |
ABUITK

Loar ‘wi 4
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veLy eure eraaicnt )«

GREAT BOLGA
WILL REWARZ Hie
ENFORCE Lb 0
NOT OX.
'T THAT MOMENT NOM BUNRIVER
18 TURNING HER THOUGHTS
INWARC. TO THE FOR

THE FORCE THAT BINPS ALL

THINGS TOGETHER.
BY VISUALIZING THE
THE FORCE THAT. CERNE TEOME OF
INFLUENCE THE 4 BATILE, AVEO! CAN
SHAPE THE FIELD OF
FORCE THAT
SURROUNPS EVENTS.

THE SLUG
ASKEO ME To SNATCH
HE bastions NOT

fatfePier
»
Ve

PIRMTGEGT!
Lhe TaKwe
THE CRYSTAL TO
BOCA OF MAYBE
PLL VELIVE To

ONLY PIRATE
SCum!
 ONE OF THE VILLAINS HAVE THE
SLIGHTEST INKLING THAT THEIR
VIOLENT EMOTIONS ARE BEING
INFLUENCE? BY NOMS Tt
FORCE POWERG--

BLACK-HEARTE? GANGSTERS ARE

BABILY MOVEP TO TURN ON BACH
OTHER-- THE PIRATE CREW EVEN
FORGET ITS CUTY TO CAPTAIN
FPINHEAP STONEBONES

BUT THON KNOWS HS APPRENTICE HAS MISTRESS NOMI...

FOUN? HER TRUE CALLING. I THINK WE CAN MAKE
IT TO THE SHIP NOW!

tee
 : NGRRTH.
bitONES 2) 4HE FEELS i x
/GHT OF PEAPLY LIGHTbABER We
IN HER HANG LIGHTSABER & HE

HE ANCIENT SWORP) IGNITES. Uy, ag

THE NOVICE JEP! BEHOLPS

11% SHINING BLADE.
anny ALL RIGHT
MASTER THON
WER BATTLE MECITATION YOU WIN.
15 STRENGTHENER, - ee —

SUPPENLY SHE SEES NOT

THE HORRORS OF THE
PABT-- BUT THE HERO
TRIALS OF THE FUTURE.
& NOM CONFRONTS THE ENRAGE? MOB,
THE PIRATES ANP? ENFORCERS CIRECT
THEIR WRATH AGAINET HER--

SHE
TBYIN' TO
FREE THE
BEAST!

4 LIGHTBLACE SLICES
MANCHLORIAN
MANACLEG~
 Bobea wit
MAKE D2AGON-ForrER
OUT OF Ub,

z NOW WE WILL FIGHT

TOGETHER, Ay MASTER ANZ
APPRENTICE!

3 NOMI CUTS DOWN ADVERSARY

AETER ADVERSARY, THON
UNLEASHES POWERFUL WAVES
OF FORCE ENERBY--
om
$e 3
 “<THE Here
WILL COMPLETE 'THEIK
HUMILIATION.

I 6HOLL?
HAVE LISTENE? TO
MVELFL

ACH JED! MASTER HAS A UMQUE

WAY OF TEACHING. THON'S FAVOREP
METHOP 12 TO CONFRONT EVIL
CIRECTLY--

_ NAR
NO ONE WANT
ye ENEMIES
BUT ENEMIES
CAN BE VOEFDL. THEY
FORCE UG TO REACH
% GEYONT OURZELVEs,,.10
, FING COURAGE.
 , : THE HOLOLRON TELL+ ME
; : THAT YOU WILL BE A GREAT JEVT
RaieHT SerEE. BUTT ALREAVY KEW THAT.
OVER AMERIA, A
WARM ELOW c
.
‘YOU USE?
EMANATES Freon i Your wEgtowee
7
THE BARREN
LANPECAPE. 1 CODLON'T
HAVE GONE IT WITHOUT
apy YOu, MASTER THON.
mA CLOUD OF FIRELICMTn I FELT AN
AN ANINVISIBLE AOVE? STRENGTH OF THE
RADIANCE OF THE FORCE MUCH GRERTER
PORCE. THAN BEFORE.

Tm SVB YOU
VERS POREGONETHING CECIGION MADE A BATTLE JOINEOu WITH
: NO RECOURSE EXCEPT COURAGE ANP
7 NO CHOICE EXCEPT A LIFE THAT IG
TLeer BECKONINE FROM THE FUTUNE.
YOU ENTIRELY
e7fO YOUR Own
VEVICESt

INPEEG, IT WILL BE A TUE

OF GREAT UNKNOWNS AND
GREAT STRUGGLES AGAINET
THE VERY CARKNEGS THAT

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