Nicanas Tassu

Nicanas Tassu was a human male who became a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order and was notable for his skill in Force jumping. In 22 BBY, he was part of a Jedi assault team that Jedi Master Mace Windu led to infiltrate the Petranaki Arena on the planet Geonosis in order to rescue the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. Tassu and the other Jedi revealed themselves when Windu confronted Count Dooku, leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which had captured Kenobi, his Padawan Anakin Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala.

Tassu located the trio of prisoners on the arena floor as fighting broke out with Separatist battle droids and provided the unarmed Skywalker with a spare lightsaber. The Jedi then took heavy casualties but ultimately defeated the Separatist forces on Geonosis.

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