“I’m a fighter. I’ve always been a fighter. The few times when I have been at leisure, I’ve been miserable. I want challenges, I crave them.“
―Mara Jade Skywalker
Mara Jade Skywalker was, during different times in her life, an Emperor’s Hand, a smuggler, and later a Jedi Master who sat upon the Jedi High Council. She was raised as a servant to Emperor Palpatine and became a high-level Force-using operative. As an Emperor’s Hand, Jade carried out the Emperor’s bidding, killing Rebels and corrupt Imperials alike with cold professionalism, even as a young woman. As Palpatine’s assassin, she received top-notch training from experts in a variety of fields as well as training in the Force, which was continued by Luke Skywalker years later.
Mara Jade Skywalker has been portrayed by several women. The most well-known is model Shannon McRandle—formerly Shannon Baksa—in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. McRandle was chosen to serve as the likeness of Jade Skywalker when Decipher, Inc., after getting the idea approved by Lucasfilm, put out a casting call for the part. Check out the Cosplay parody version of CosplayErotica – it’s really sexy:)