Kai Brightstar was a human male Jedi youngling sent to the forest planet Tenoo for training during the High Republic Era.
In 232 BBY, the Jedi youngling Kai Brightstar was doing a training course alongside other younglings Nubs and Lys Solay at the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. The three young Jedi worked together to beat the training course and its record for the last time, knowing that they would soon leave the temple on Coruscant for Tenoo; however, their training resulted in them missing an important meeting with Grand Master Yoda at the Temple courtyard. Yoda gave a short speech to a group of Jedi younglings before sending them out to the outpost on the planet Tenoo. After the meeting concluded, Jedi Master Zia Zaldor Zanna noted the absence of Brightstar, Nubs, and Solay. The three continued on with their training and beat the course record, though the celebration was interrupted by a hologram transmission sent by Zanna. The Jedi master reminded them to go to the last shuttle leaving for Tenoo.
Shortly after, the group reached the last shuttle scheduled to leave for Tenoo. While approaching the ship, they met a fellow youngling Nash Durango and asked if she knew the pilot's whereabouts. Durango came down and confidently told the group that she is the pilot before introducing herself and her co-pilot droid RJ-83 to everyone. They then entered Durango's ship, the Crimson Firehawk and started their journey to Tenoo.
Upon arriving at Tenoo, Durango was contacted by the Latero chef Hap, who told her that a group of pirates was raiding his café, and asked if her Jedi passengers could help. After they arrived in Kublop Springs, Brightstar confronted the pirate leader, Taborr Val Dorn. After a short fight between the pirates and the Jedi, Val Dorn used his weapon to break several tree branches, which descended towards the café. Using the Force, the younglings managed to stop the branches from causing damage. The pirates attempted to escape with their loot, but with Durango's help, the Jedi retrieved Hap's belongings. Val Dorn and his gang departed on their starship after swearing revenge.
Later, Brightstar and the others arrived at the temple, where he apologized to Master Zanna for being late. Zanna repied that she was proud of what the younglings had done and agreed to give them a tour of the temple.
Brightstar's lightsaber was stolen by the pirate Taborr Val Dorn, and he had to decide whether or not to complete the mission given to him by Jedi Master Yoda or lose his lightsaber forever.
Brightstar, along with fellow youngling Lys Solay, had to go in search of a special leaf that would cure Nubs of his illness.
As a Jedi youngling, Brightstar wore traditional gold and yellow Jedi robes native to the High Republic Era along with a pair of green finger-less gloves and an orange cloak. He carried a blue single-bladed lightsaber until it was lost, with which he then replaced with Yoda's old green training lightsaber.
Kai Brightstar is a character that was developed for the 2023 Disney Junior and Disney+ animated television series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. Brightstar is voiced by Jamaal Avery Jr. In 2024, it was announced that JeCobi Swain would provide voices for Kai Brightstar alongside Avery for part of the last batch of episodes for season one.
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