Jao Assam Respect Thread
By TheVivas 2 Comments
Respect for ex-Imperial Knight Jao Assam. Jao is a Force sensitive Human male who was trained to be an Imperial Knight but decided to leave their order after fighting and defeating Darth Wredd and the rest of the One Sith. He became great friends with Ania Solo and joined her group of ragtag friends after the war to go on adventures with her, her Mon Calamari friend Sawk, and their droid companion AG-37.
This thread will be divided into the following categories:
- Force Powers
- Speed
- Durability/Pain Tolerance
- Lightsaber and Fighting Skill
All quotes in this thread (specifically in the Lightsaber section) are accredited to i_like_swords.
Force Powers
Telekinesis
Jao uses the Force to activate a hangar's forcefield from inside his ship:
Jao Force pushes a soldier so hard he cracks a ship's viewport glass:
Jao uses the Force to take a metal binder off of Ania's wrist:
Jao uses a small piece of a sword to destroy a panel that controls the shield keeping him confined:
With Darth Wredd's help, Jao and the Sith Lord bring down a huge satellite on top of other Sith forces:
Force Vision
Jao has a vision of Darth Wredd killing Empress Marsiah Fel:
Force Sense
Jao senses that Darth Wredd wants him as an apprentice:
Jao senses that Darth Wredd won't stop with the Sith, but will keep killing others as well:
He senses darkness when him and Ania arrive at Dac:
Jao senses that he isn't flying in a ship anymore and has touched down on a planet:
Jao senses something more going on on the planet of Mala, just before the Sith and Imperials arrive to fight:
Speed
Jao cuts through soldiers' guns before they have the time to fire:
Jao saves Ania Solo from a large creature:
Jao redirects multiple blaster shots. The first one, he activated his lightsaber in response to the shot, activating his lightsaber after it was fired, and them continued to redirect/block shots from four Stormtroopers:
Jao cuts through a soldier's gun before he can react:
Durability/Pain Tolerance
Jao survives having two spikes stabbed into him and the vacuum of space for awhile:
Jao survives having a large piece of machinery thrown on him:
Outside of his Imperial Armor, Jao survives a point blank explosion from a thermal detonator:
Lightsaber and Fighting Skill
Although not as experienced as other Knights, Jao grows into a full fledged Imperial Knight, who are said to be the most talented Force-users in the galaxy:
"The Imperial Knights are among the most talented and dangerous Force-users in the galaxy. Skilled in combat, they train under the tutelage of their Imperial masters, learning all they need to know to defend Emperor Roan Fel against all those who would harm him. The Imperial Knights are skilled with both the lightsaber and with the Force, and make extensive use of combat armor, including their special cortosis gauntlets designed to stop lightsaber attacks. From the start of their training until they reach knighthood, the Imperial Knights learn how to use the Force to transform themselves into living weapons and shields."
Source: Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Imperial Knights are every bit as skilled as the Jedi in both combat and the Force, and their training focuses more on combat than the training of a Jedi:
"Though their numbers are small, the Imperial Knights are fully trained Force-users, with all the skills and abilities of a Jedi."
Source: Star Wars: Legacy #0.5
"Despite opinions to the contrary, Imperial Knights are every bit as capable in the use of the Force as their Jedi counterparts, though their training has considerably more martial focus."
Source: Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Imperial Knights employ similar tactics to Jedi in combat:
"Tactically, Imperial Knights are similar to Jedi. They work well together, using their lightsabers redirect blaster bolts against their foes until they can close to melee range.
Source: Threats of the Galaxy
Imperial Knights are trained in the same fighting styles as Jedi Knights and even developed two of their own fighting styles:
"Skilled in the art of lightsaber combat, the Imperial Knights use many of the same combat training techniques as the Jedi, and have learned to fight in many of the same lightsaber dueling styles. However, the Imperial Knights are also masters of two unique lightsaber combat forms that place greater emphasis on teamwork than one's individual prowess. The more aggressive style, known as praetoria vonil, focuses on moving quickly and striking hard. The more defensive style, known as praetoria ishu, emphasizes protecting one's allies to allow them to find openings in an opponent's defences."
Source: Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Imperial Knights' training has them learning how to fight unarmed, in vehicles, and with the Force as much as they do with their lightsabers:
"The Imperial Knights devote as much attention to fighting barehanded, in vehicles, and with the Force as they do to fighting with lightsabers."
Source: Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Imperial Knights use gauntlets weaved with cortosis, and utilize them to short-circuit their opponents' lightsabers:
"Perhaps the most interesting affectation used by the Imperial Knights were gauntlets composed of cortosis weave, which would cause any lightsaber blade that came into contact with them to become dysfunctional."
Source: Threats of the Galaxy
When fighting other lightsaber-wielding Force-users, Imperial Knights attempt to use their cortosis gauntlets to deactivate their enemies' weapons for a few minutes."
Source: Threats of the Galaxy
Jao's Imperial Knight armor is meant to have him constantly prepared for combat no matter where he is:
"The Imperial Knights wear specially crafted armor that uses materials found in the armor of one of the greatest Imperial duelists of all time, Darth Vader. Where Vader's armor was built to intimidate as well as protect, the Imperial Knights wear armor that is purely functional. That, combined with their lightsabers and cortosis gauntlets, leaves them constantly prepared for combat no matter where they are."
Source: Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Straight out of a bacta tank after receiving two stabs wounds in his stomach and surviving the vacuum of space for a short time, Jao exercises with a training remote, cutting it in half at the end:
Jao manipulates an energy whip so that it destroys a window, allowing Ania to slip away:
Jao fights the bounty hunter sent after Ania, who's already killed a more experienced Imperial Knight, and manages to cut off her hand even after she got her energy whip around his neck:
Jao duels with Sith Lord Darth Wredd, injuring half of his face before Wredd cheap-shotted him:
Jao duels evenly with Darth Luft for a brief period, survives having a huge piece of machinery thrown on him, and ends up killing the Sith Lord:
In his final confrontation with Darth Wredd, Jao overpowers him and cuts off both of his hands at the wrists:
Jao takes part in a massive battle between Imperial/Triumvirate forces and the last of the One Sith. Jao is fighting off-panel for a lot of the fight, but here are the sections where we see him fighting. This feat is his most impressive one to date simple because he survived the whole fight without his armor. To view the whole fight, click here.
For an idea of how tough the battle was, here's some of the casualties:
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