Arca Jeth is the overarching protagonist of the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi comic series.
He is a wise Jedi Master who was one of the most respected, wise and powerful Masters of his time due to his strength in the Force and his impressive lightsaber skill. Jeth was one of the commanding officers in a Jedi/Republic coalition effort to fight a band of galactic pirates. In his time as a Jedi Master, he trained many apprentices but he acknowledged Ulic Qel-Droma to be his most gifted student. He also trained Tott Doneeta, Cay Qel-Droma, Krynda Draay, Barrison Dray and Haazen.
Biography[]
Arca Jeth sent his students to settle a conflict on Onderon. The Beast Wars occured on Onderon, prompting Jeth to arrive on the planet to help the Republic defeat the armies of the Sith led by Queen Amanoa of Onderon. The Sith captured Arca Jeth and tortured the elderly Jedi Knight. Ulic Qel-Droma led a group of Jedi Knights to free his master and cleasned the planet of the darkness. However, a cult named the Krath were using the dark side of the force for their own purposes and Jeth was a member of the Jedi team sent to defeat the cult. Arca Jeth sacrificed his life to save Ulic Qel-Droma from the Krath War Droids and it later caused Qel-Droma to eventually turn to the dark side.
Powers & Skills[]
Master Arca Jeth was an incredibly powerful Jedi Master. While he was a skilled duelist, he seldom used his lightsaber and preferred to use his Forcer powers. He possessed not only raw power in the Force, but he was also highly knowledgeable. In addition to standard Force abilities like telekinesis, he also possessed the rare ability of battle meditation. He also demonstrated powers related to stealth, healing, casting out dark side energy, and shutting down droids with the Force alone.