Beldorion
"I may be a lazy old slug now, but I am Beldorion still."
―BeldorionBeldorion was a Force-sensitive Hutt Dark Jedi who served as a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic approximately four hundred years before the founding of the Galactic Empire. Sent to Nam Chorios, he succumbed to the dark side and made himself ruler of the planet, abandoning the Jedi. He was killed by Leia Organa Solo in a lightsaber duel in 13 ABY.
Biography
A Jedi Knight
The Jedi Order discovered Beldorion before 400 BBY, and records identify him as the only known Hutt to join the Order. He was trained at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. During his training, he and other Jedi Initiates visited the Caves of Masposhani, where they raced, as well as dark worlds such as Af'El and Y'nybeth to develop their Force sense. Beldorion graduated from the academy and became a Padawan under a Jedi Master. After years of travel and study, Beldorion completed his Trials of Knighthood and was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight. Acting on missions assigned by the Jedi High Council, Beldorion was sent to Nam Chorios with fellow Knight Taselda in 400 BBY.Fall to the Dark Side
While on the planet, the two Jedi Knights failed to complete their mission after succumbing to the lure of the dark side of the Force and abandoning the Order. Beldorion cast Taselda aside as the weaker member of the team and made himself ruler of the world. He provided his subjects with honorifics by which they were expected to address him, such as "Beldorion of the Ruby Eyes" and "Beldorion the Splendid," Beldorion was corrupt and enslaved many. Initially intended as Beldorion's meal, the Droch known as Dzym instead conspired with the Hutt, enabling the Dark Jedi to remain strong and youthful in return for access to the planet's rare Tsil stones.Duel with Organa and death
Powers and abilities
Beldorion possessed some aptitude in the Force, but by the time Leia Organa Solo met him in 13 ABY, centuries of Dzym feeding on his energy had greatly diminished his strength. Even so, he remained powerful enough to create enormous Force storms. He could also use Telekinesis to summon a glass, although he was unsuccessful when he tried to do the same with a tray. When angered by his servant, Liegeus Vorn, he would sometimes use the Force to inflict painful migraines as punishment. Beldorion was moderately skilled in Force persuasion, and some considered his gaze hypnotic. However, he could not use this ability to influence Leia Organa Solo, who had received only marginal Force training and was drugged at the time.
Unlike most Hutts, Beldorion used the Force to preserve a muscular form, enabling him to retain his lightsaber prowess after several centuries of life. After crafting a purple-bladed lightsaber, Beldorion would alter the path of his strikes during battle, displaying some characteristics of the seventh form of lightsaber combat. Additionally, his great strength allowed him to swing his blade with tremendous force, nearly enough to break a Human's wrists. Nevertheless, his lightsaber abilities were not sufficient to defeat Leia Organa Solo, who killed him at the end of their brief duel.
Behind the scenes
In The New Essential Chronology, The New Essential Guide to Characters, Balance Point, and Conviction, his name is incorrectly spelled Beldorian.