Jedi Master Elzar Mann is one of the main protagonists of the epic space opera Star Wars metaseries Star Wars: The High Republic.
Elzar Mann was a member of the Jedi Order active during the High Republic Era. Because of his maverick behavior and unorthodox relationship with the Force, he was somewhat disapproved of by the Jedi High Council for much of his early career. During the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Nihil, and after brushes with the dark side of the Force, Mann matured into a responsible and respected politician and leader among the Jedi. He was close friends with revered Jedi Masters Stellan Gios and Avar Kriss, the latter of whom he was in a secretive lifelong romantic affair with.
Roles[]
In Phase I: Light of the Jedi of Star Wars: The High Republic, Elzar Mann appears as a cameo character in the 2021 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark, a major character in the 2021 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, a cameo character in the 2021-2022 comic series Star Wars: The High Republic, a major character in the 2021 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm, and the deuteragonist of the 2022 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: The Fallen Star.
In Phase III: Trials of the Jedi, Mann appears as the main protagonist of the 2023-2024 comic miniseries Star Wars: The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight, a minor character in the 2024 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm, and the deuteragonist of the 2024 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Temptation of the Force.
Outside of Star Wars: The High Republic, Mann appears as a cameo character in the 2020-2024 comic series Star Wars.
Appearance[]
Elzar Mann was an adult Human male with olive skin and a strong build who stood at five feet and eleven inches tall. Considered very handsome, he had brown eyes, wavy brown hair, a strong jawline, and sharp eyebrows. As a Jedi Knight, he was clean shaven and his hair was neatly cut short and slicked back. As a Jedi Master, Mann sported a full beard which he kept neatly trimmed.
Like a majority of Jedi, Elzar Mann wore the robes of the Order.
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Early Life[]
Mann, Avar Kriss, and Stellan Gios as Padawans.
Elzar Mann was born during the High Republic Era and was, like most Force-sensitives who were discovered, inducted into the Jedi Order at a young age. Raised in the Jedi Grand Temple on Coruscant, Mann was taught how to harness his connection to the Force and how to temper his emotions lest he be tempted by the dark side of the Force. After receiving training in his formative years under Jedi Grand Master Yoda, Elzar Mann was selected as the Padawan learner of the wise Jedi Master Roland Quarry.
Mann had a close relationship with fellow Jedi Avar Kriss and Stellan Gios, the former of which he had a forbidden romantic connection with during his teenage years. Eventually, Mann and his two close friends passed their Jedi Trials and became fully-fledged Jedi Knights. However, whereas Kriss and Gios were considered paragons of the Jedi Order admired by their peers, Mann was considered somewhat of an oddity due to his experimental applications of the Force. Although Gios and Kriss later became Jedi Masters, Mann was forced to stay as a Jedi Knight due to his eccentricities.
Communing Beyond Death[]
Over two centuries after the Great Disaster, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic both fell and a new governing body for the galaxy called the Galactic Empire reigned tyrannically. Luke Skywalker, a young Force-sensitive who sought to rebuild the Jedi and restore the Republic, visited the Living Sea of Gazian in hopes that the Vergence there would teach him about the Jedi's past and how he should move forward. After entering the Living Sea, Skywalker encountered the imprint of Elzar, whose memories aligned with the time when he visited Gazian.
Skywalker told Mann about the current state of the galaxy, as well as that he had been partially trained by Master Yoda, who had survived the destruction of the Jedi. Mann proceeded to show Skywalker visions of what the Jedi had been during the High Republic Era and told him about how the Order had always been there for him and encouraged his growth. He assured Luke that regardless of how alone he felt in the galaxy, the Jedi of the past would always linger to exist him on his quest. Although Mann wanted Skywalker to stay awhile, the young Jedi left the Living Sea with the intent to continue on his journey.
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