Because of his prior experiences in lightsaber combat as a former member of the Dark Side Elite, Kam Solusar was appointed head of combat instruction at the Jedi Praxeum. Kam Solusar, Battlemaster during the early years of the reformed Order.įollowing the ensuing Great Jedi Purge and the Galactic Civil War, Master Luke Skywalker began efforts to begin rebuilding the Order, and eventually raised the first class of the next generation of Jedi Knights. Drallig's death ended the line of Battlemasters, as the Order was soon after disbanded.
At the end of the Clone Wars, Drallig was killed by one of his greatest students, Darth Vader, a former Knight who was seduced to the dark side. Other such appointed lightsaber instructors active under the respective Battlemaster included Dooku, Sora Bulq, and Anoon Bondara. One such example was the Wookiee Master Kirlocca, who taught lightsaber techniques to the students of the Almas Academy in the Cularin system, serving as one of the appointed lightsaber instructors under the authority of the Battlemaster. It should be noted that while there existed only one Battlemaster, there existed a select few that served as lightsaber combat instructors, either as heads of lesser academies or serving directly beneath the Battlemaster. īy the last days of the Republic, Master Cin Drallig led the academy's lightsaber instruction, teaching master swordsmen as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. A few years after the Ruusan Reformations of the Galactic Republic took effect, Master Skarch Vaunk was serving as the head Battlemaster of the Jedi Order. While many revoked the title and took up roles as instructors, others were sent out to satellite training facilities to lead instruction on the Outer Rim. When the war ended at Ruusan, the Army was dissolved and the war-weary Jedi returned to Coruscant. Although Lord Hoth had ascended to the official position of Battlemaster of the Jedi Order, with the vast majority of Jedi serving on the battlefronts and learning lightsaber technique on the front lines, the lords and generals of the Army of Light were declaring themselves Battlemasters as they showed prowess against the Brotherhood of Darkness' warriors. All this ended with the start of the New Sith Wars. After the Revanite crisis ended, the Jedi Master known as the Hero of Tython, was bestowed the title of Battlemaster. In these years, Jun Seros served as a Battlemaster of the Jedi Order, replacing the deceased Kao Cen Darach. During the Cold War and Galactic War, the title of Battlemaster was given to Jedi who had gone above and beyond in combat during the conflicts. For several generations there existed only a single Battlemaster at a time. When the academy on Coruscant was founded, the Jedi High Council elected a Battlemaster to lead instruction in the art of lightsaber technique. Cin Drallig, Battlemaster during the Clone Wars.