Haja Estree

Haja Estree was a human male con artist who worked on the planet Daiyu during the reign of the Galactic Empire. A master of illusion, Estree ran a scam on Daiyu where he convinced people he was one of the Jedi—Force-sensitive peacekeepers that had been hunted and killed by the Empire—and helped those in need in exchange for credits for his services. He partnered with the young boy Jayco who would find potential clients and lead them to Estree. Estree helped a mother and her son get off Daiyu while former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi watched. Kenobi approached Estree and told him he required his services in finding a kidnapped girl, the Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa. Estree agreed to help after Kenobi uncovered his scam and directed Kenobi to a spice den.

Shortly after, when the Inquisitor Third Sister put a bounty on Kenobi, Jayco informed Estree of the bounty, and they went to locate him. Estree found Kenobi and Organa, but not before bounty hunter droid 1-JAC came up behind the pair. Estree shot 1-JAC and gave Kenobi instructions to get to a cargo transport that would lead to the planet Mapuzo. Kenobi reluctantly agreed, and Estree informed him he was not alone and said he would try to delay the Inquisitors as long as possible. Estree found the Third Sister in an alley, but she quickly realized he was not a Jedi before probing his mind for Kenobi's location.

Now wanted by the Empire, Estree headed for the planet Jabiim, where he regrouped with members and refugees of The Path—an anti-Imperial network that sheltered Jedi and force-sensitive beings—as well as Kenobi and Organa. Estree watched over Organa at the request of Kenobi after the latter had gone on to face the Third Sister. After the Imperial raid on the facility and the subsequent escape from the planet, the members of the Path fled from the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator and Sith Lord Darth Vader. Kenobi decided to part ways with the Path to buy them time, and Estree promised he would get Organa back home. Estree also comforted Organa after she grew angry with Kenobi for leaving her.

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