Bultar Swan was a female Human who trained with and served the Jedi Order during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. After becoming a Jedi Knight, Swan was routinely sent on peace missions, including one to the Fondor system to investigate the alleged reappearance of an ancient starship and to mediate a dispute over salvage rights to the vessel. In 22 BBY (years before the Battle of Yavin), Swan was dispatched to the Sepan system to negotiate the cessation of a decades-long civil war, and later in the year, she joined a massive Jedi strike team that was sent to the planet Geonosis to rescue two Jedi and a Republic Senator, who were due to be executed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The ensuing battle launched a three-year galactic conflict known as the Clone Wars, during which Swan served the Republic as a Jedi General. She led Republic forces into battle on worlds such as Aagonar and Amaltanna; a battle on the latter world saw all of her troops die at the hands of the Separatist Droid Army. Swan would be a part of the Clone Wars until the end of the conflict, which saw Chancellor Palpatine execute Order 66 as Darth Sidious, causing all clone troopers around the galaxy to turn on their Jedi Generals, killing most of them in the process. Swan would survive the attack and soon meet up with other survivors on Kessel, but were led into a trap that brought Darth Vader to them from one of their own. Swan was killed when another Jedi chose to try and kill Vader in cold blood, striking down Swan beforehand.
This Respect Thread will be divided into the following categories:
- Accolades
- Speed/Agility
- Durability
- Force Powers
- Lightsaber
- Combat Skill
Accolades
Bultar is a skilled Jedi Knight:
Bultar Swan was a skilled Jedi Knight during the final years of the Galactic Republic.
Source: Star Wars Databank (Old)
Bultar is a noted Jedi Knight:
This Kuati woman was a noted Jedi Knight who trained under Micah Giett until his untimely death during the Yinchorri Uprising.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
As a student of Jedi Master Anoon Bondara, Bultar went on to be a Jedi of estimable ability or great distinction:
Darsha was Master Bondara's fourth Padawan. The other three had gone on to become Jedi Knights of estimable ability, if not great distinction.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Bultar was respected among other Jedi for her track record of never taking a life before in combat:
Swan was respected among the Jedi of the day for her combat record. Despite being a veteran of many battles, she had never taken a single life, even in self-defense.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Speed/Agility
Bultar is graceful and athletic:
The graceful, athletic Bultar Swan was a much-respected Jedi Knight who, despite a dozen combat encounters against a score of foes, had never taken a life, even in self-defense.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Bultar's combat style is very fluid and acrobatic:
After Master Giett's death in the Yinchorr system, she learned from his longtime friend, Master Plo Koon, how to meld her martial arts styles with a strong lightsaber defense. As a result, her overall combat style was very fluid and acrobatic.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
(Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Impregnable) Bultar is able to react to a surprise turret firing at her, allowing her to block the bolts, both to defend herself and to destroy the turret with ricochets:
Durability
(Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Impregnable) Bultar jumps down a large chute but lands on her feet without any discomfort:
Force Powers
Telekinesis
Telekinesis is a common Force ability that affords the user the ability to alter and distort the environment and reality around them.
Bultar knows the ability "Move Object":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
(Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Impregnable) Bultar uses the Force to throw the upper half of a Super Battle Droid into another one to take the second one out:
Tutaminis
Absorption, or Tutaminis, or Negate/Absorb/Dissipate Energy, is a Force ability enabling one to absorb various forms of energy and channel it for personal use.
Bultar knows the ability "Force Defense":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
(Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Impregnable) Bultar uses the Force to block a blaster bolt with her palm:
Telepathy
Telepathy is the power to sense, communicate and manipulate the thoughts of others.
Bultar knows the ability "Affect Mind":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Battlemind
Battlemind is a Force power where one's morale and fighting spirit is augmented through sheer focus, giving them the drive to fight through the hardest conflicts, overcome old age and while low on stamina.
Bultar knows the ability "Battlemind":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Empathy
Empathy is the power to sense, communicate, and manipulate emotions.
Bultar knows the ability "Empathy":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Heal
Force Healing is a light-sided Force technique that can heal wounds and ease pains.
Bultar knows the ability "Heal":
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Lightsaber
Bultar's lightsaber has a blade length adjustment button on it, suggesting that she can most likely adjust the length of her blade to increase its range:
Combat Skill
Bultar is a skilled Jedi Knight:
Bultar Swan was a skilled Jedi Knight during the final years of the Galactic Republic.
Source: Star Wars Databank (Old)
In a dozen different combat encounters with what is stated as a "score" of different foes, Bultar had never once killed an enemy before:
The graceful, athletic Bultar Swan was a much-respected Jedi Knight who, despite a dozen combat encounters against a score of foes, had never taken a life, even in self-defense.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Swan was respected among the Jedi of the day for her combat record. Despite being a veteran of many battles, she had never taken a single life, even in self-defense.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
"She managed to avoid killing despite being sent on numerous missions -- a record she kept up until the Clone Wars."
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Bultar showed promise in a number of combat disciplines:
Apprenticed to Micah Giett, Bultar Swan showed promise in a number of combat disciplines, though she never applied her acrobatic styles to take a life prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars.
Source: Star Wars Databank (Old)
Bultar had an unusual fighting style that combined teras kasi and Verdanaian "sliding hands" methods, which required her to maintain physical contact with her opponent to judge their moves. She was taught these styles by Anoon Bondara and Micah Giett and later by Plo Koon to combine all she new before with a strong lightsaber defense. This resulted in a fluid and acrobatic style where she aimed to block her opponent's attacks with her lightsaber and aim to disarm them before switching to unarmed combat to force them to submission:
Part of Bultar Swan's expertise in combat came from her unusual fighting style, a blend of teras kasi and Verdanaian "sliding hands" methods that required her to maintain physical contact with her foes to judge their next moves. She learned this combination of styles from Anoon Bondara and Master Micah Giett. After Master Giett's death in the Yinchorr system, she learned from his longtime friend, Master Plo Koon, how to meld her martial arts styles with a strong lightsaber defense. As a result, her overall combat style was very fluid and acrobatic. She blocked attacks with her lightsaber while looking for an opportunity to disarm her foe. Once her foe was weaponless, she switched to a more aggressive style involving a series of punches and kicks until her foe surrendered.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Apprenticed to Micah Giett, Bultar Swan showed promise in a number of combat disciplines, though she never applied her acrobatic styles to take a life prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars. With the tragic death of Giett at the hands of Yinchorri extremists, Swan continued her training under Jedi Master Plo Koon. In practice, Swan excelled at drawing opponents toward her by minimizing her own physical movements, and then striking forward in a flawless attack of blinding celerity.
Source: Star Wars Databank (Old)
Excelling at martial arts, Swan is sent on numerous peace-keeping missions, and is respected by the Order for her restraint and humility.
Source: Star Wars: Galactic Files
At an early stage of her training, Bultar developed an interest in unarmed combat techniques. In particular, she studied teräs käsi and the Verdanaian 'sliding hands' fighting method.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Typically, Bultar Swan's fighting style included various phases, starting with the enticement of the opponent. By remaining almost completely still, she would lure opponents into the attack. Bultar would then formulate her own counter-attack and move with awesome speed. Her attacks would often contain a complex routine of moves that all blurred into a whirl of motion -- usually ending with her opponent dazed and confused on the floor.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Bultar was adept at unarmed fighting methods, including sliding hands and teräs käsi. Using these techniques she was able to defeat a foe without taking their life. Indeed, Bultar had, until the Clone Wars, an exemplary reputation for having taken no lives in combat.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
A decade before the Clone Wars began, the Jedi Order came up against a Sith warrior named Darth Maul who used teräs käsi in combination with his double-bladed lightsaber to devastating effect. Bultar had learned of the technique from fellow Jedi on Coruscant. She combined it with her 'sliding hands' study to create her own combat technique. Her mastery of the disciplines enabled her to defeat opponents with ease, but without having to kill them -- a very different approach from that of Darth Maul.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
In combat, Bultar Swan used a unique combination of teras kasi and Verdanaian "sliding hands" techniques.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Jedi Knight Bultar Swan draws in her opponents by minimizing her physical movements, striking suddenly with a flawless attack that may be highly complex, yet executed in a single blaze of motion.
Source: Attack of the Clones The Visual Dictionary
Bultar was lucky enough to be taken on by one of the Order's most respected Masters and teachers, Micah Giiett.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Bultar enjoyed the wisdom and training of Micah Giiett until the esteemed Jedi Master was killed by Yinchorri extremists. She was again honoured, for Master Plo Koon, another esteemed Jedi and friend of Micah, agreed to complete her training. Together, they focused on Bultar's lightsaber skills -- something she would be grateful for during the Clone Wars.
Source:The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Bultar Swan honed her skills under the learned Jedi, Micah Giiett. However, following his death at the hands of Yinchorri extremists, her training was advanced by Master Plo Koon, who concentrated on her lightsaber skills.
Source: The Official Star Wars Fact Files
Jedi Master Anoon Bondara was a Jedi of renowned and unparalleled skill, regarded as one of the best fighters and combat instructors in the Jedi Order, and was a Jedi Weapon Master. It's also stated that some of Bondara's expertise was passed down to his apprentices, one of which was Bultar:
Although he humbles himself when compared to their skill, Bondara's prowess is nonetheless considerable.
Source: Darth Maul Shadow Hunter
Master Bondara epitomized what Darsha hoped to become one day. The Twi'lek Jedi Master lived in the Force. Always still and complacent as a pool of unknown depth, he was nevertheless one of the best fighters in the order.
Source: Darth Maul Shadow Hunter
A Twi'lek, with slender head-tails and a heavily muscled upper body, his name was Anoon Bondara, a duelist of unparalleled skill. Qui-Gon engaged him in matches at every opportunity. For a match with Bondara, no matter how brief, was more instructive than twenty contests against lesser opponents.
Source: Cloak of Deception
This Twi'lek Jedi Master----always one to chafe at the rules and restrictions----was regarded as one of the best fighters and duel instructors in the Jedi Order.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Renowned for his skill with the lightsaber, Jedi Master Anoon Bondara is regarded by many of his peers and all of his apprentices as a role model whose combat prowess is unmatched in the Jedi Order.
Source: Jedi Academy: Training Manual
Darsha Assant's teacher was the Jedi Master Anoon Bondara, a Twi'lek Jedi renowned for his skill with the lightsaber.
[...]
His ability with the lightsaber was considerable, though, and he passed on a great deal of his expertise to his apprentices.
Source: Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Only a handful were ever elevated to the rank of Jedi Weapons Master, and these were revered for their skills.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Bultar herself is a combat expert, has improved martial arts, and is proficient in lightsabers, blaster pistols, and simple weapons:
-- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
Bultar was part of the Jedi Strike team of 200 Jedi that went to Geonosis in order to rescue Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Padme Amidala from being executed by Count Dooku and the Separatists. The Jedi enter the Petranaaki arena to combat a large amount of B-1 battle droids and the new Super Battle droids, as well as battling against some of the Geonosian warriors. The Jedi were outnumbered, however, and soon huddled together in the center of the arena before being saved by Jedi Master Yoda and the Clone troopers. Bultar was one of the dozen or so survivors out of the entire group:
She was one of the 200-member Jedi taskforce that arrived on Geonosis on a rescue mission to free Jedi captives from Separatist forces. Her skills with the lightsaber were put to the test as she faced off against Geonosian warriors and a seemingly endless horde of battle droids.
Source: Star Wars Databank (Old)
Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme received death sentences from Dooku, to be carried out by the teeth and claws of wild beasts in the Geonosian execution arena. Meanwhile, two hundred Jedi Knights, led by Mace Windu, arrived outside the arena in their Jedi starfighters. They failed to force a surrender from Count Dooku, and the arena exploded in violence as Dooku unleashed his super battle droids. Mace Windu beheaded Jango Fett, yet Dooku's forces held the upper hand until Yoda's armies arrived aboard laser-spewing Republic gunships.
Source: The New Essential Chronology
(Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Impregnable) Bultar walks out onto a bridge then has at least eight small spider-like droids come out from under the bridge while the bridge retracts. Bultar is forced to defend herself from the droids while leaping to a ledge above her and slices up the last droid while hanging on the ledge with one arm:
Bultar "weathered many battles" and was one of the few Jedi to survive Order 66:
She weathered many battles, and was one of the small number of Jedi who survived the Clone Wars and the initial killings of the Jedi Purge.
Source: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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