This section takes place in the form of a data card. The data card had on it the voice of Jedi Apprentice, Danzigorro Potts, reporting on the aftermath of a war between the Jedi and the Dark Jedi. He died during the first schism between these two factions. The leader of the Dark Jedi was General Xendor. Xendor was a powerful Force user. The Jedi Council, outraged by his acts of disobedience, decided to wage war against Xendor and the people who were following him.
As the data card starts to play, Danzigorro Potts is reporting on the outcome of the final battle between the Jedi and Dark Jedi. He reports on the death of Xendor and expresses how relieved he is that the war is finally coming to an end. He is fantasizing on what the next day will look like. As Danzigorro lays on the ground, bleeding out, he announces that he is the soul survivor of the great battle. He then reflects on what he had to do during the battle. Danzigorro was forced to kill his long time friend, Blendri, and her apprentice during the battle. The pair had turned on the Jedi order and joined General Xendor.
After Danzigorro reflects on the great battle, he starts to go on about how much he loved being a Jedi and how he would never have done anything to betray them in any way. Danzigorro's final words were about how he thought that the Dark Side wasn't the only reason that Jedi were turning. He believed that the Jedi order needed to have an enemy or else they would create one out of themselves and wage war against each other.
The character that I would like to quickly look at is General Xendor. The way that Xendor is talked about in the book makes me think of people in our real world we see and have seen throughout history. The impression that I got from the way Xendor was described is that he was a well liked person before he took control; he was confident, cool, and had the kind of personality that everyone just loved. In the history of our planet, we have seen many people who are like that. An example would be Hitler. Before the events of WW2, he was gaining the trust and respect of others so he could build up his power and achieve his goal. I make this comparison because I find both of these men to be similar in characteristics (even though the traits that Xendor posses were only briefly described). It seems that characters like this pop up all over the Star Wars Universe.
For my next post I will be reading Xim at Vontor. Until then my friends, may the Force be with you......
I think Danzigorro Potts' thought on the Jedi needing an enemy to battle or else they would turn on themselves is rather short sighted. Like a lot of Jedi in the Order's history, Potts is too martial in his thinking. By "enemy" I take him to mean that the Jedi in some way need the Sith to fight, so they can swoosh-swoosh their lightsabers at each other. The Jedi will always have an enemy even if they utterly destroy the Sith. The Jedi can fight hunger, poverty, and slavery - all forms of evil that don't need the Sith in order to be real. Social-Justice Jedi will always have an enemy to fight.
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