Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of the Star Wars Rebels episode " Rebel Assault," which include Vult Skerris' death in the Lothal system, to 1 BBY. Overall I liked this book very much. Especially the parts about the Jedi code and the Force are great parts to read. I didn't like the parts about attire, and equipment as much, since they were quite dry, just like TBHC. What really adds to this books are the annotations by famous Jedi and even Sith. They added a lot of flavour and a little bit more depth to the book, even though these are no longer considered canon.

It's sincerity, it's attention to detail, it's prose, it's beautifully archaic style parchment printed paper, it's wonderfully elaborate detailed drawings and paintings, it's technically stylised schematics, just bowled me over! It continues to further impress me with every reading! Yes, it's geeky, yes, it's over the top, but it's commitment to realism is so impressive, you simply give in to it. Attention, rebel ship, this is Commander Vult Skerris of the Imperial Navy. You are harboring a traitor to the Empire. Surrender immediately." ―Skerris hails the Ghost [5] Included in this are some galactic and Jedi/Sith history, the three pillars of the Jedi, information on the trials, initiates, padawans, knights, masters, what each wears, different branches of service you can enter, enemies and force resistant materials and animals you can encounter, what different colored lightsabers mean, how they're made, missions, other cultures, places in the galaxy, Jedi duties, and a few other things. It provides breadth for all of these things, and a little bit of depth as well. If that's your bag, you'd probably like this.One more thing of note: This is presented as a kind of training manual for Jedi padawans, but it's not realistic in that capacity. There's too much levity in the text itself, and it comes across as conversational in tone. This is not something I would expect from a textbook or any kind of book one would give to a student. This narrows the target audience even further for now you need someone who is passionate about the canon for its knowledge yet willing to not take it too seriously, and just how many super fanboys do you find who are built like that? I'm super serial here; I've seen the most passionate arguments on Star Wars message boards about things I couldn't begin to follow. One I saw just after Revenge of the Sith came out was about Mace Windu's lightsaber style, something called Vaapad which is briefly mentioned in this book, and why he was able to hang with the Emperor while every other Jedi was taken out like they learned their lightsaber skills from a single tee-ball practice. I imagine the participants in this discussion looked something like this: If I stand up I can also reach all six books of William Shakespeare's two Star Wars trilogies, a Momaw Nadon action figure, and Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle.

It covers EVERYTHING from the seven forms of Jedi lightsaber combat styles to the Knighthood Trials, from Force using animals (oh yes!) to the old Jedi/Sith myths and folklore that went before. In short, it's penned as a SERIOUS handbook for Padawans to study like a shorthand manual to finding his or her destiny in the Force. Skerris and Defender Squadron One operated directly under the command of Commodore Karyn Faro (pictured) during Thrawn and Vader's mission to Batuu. Our first thought was that they were some kind of covert fighter escort. But it turned out they didn't have much in the way of armament, or at least nothing they were willing to show us. They weren't very fast, either." ―Skerris, assessing the Grysk vessels [4] Excerpt from " Magic of Myth" Audio Tour, narrated by James Earl Jones for a Smithsonian Institution exhibit. After recovering, Skerris was placed as the commander of Defender Squadron One, and led the unit in engaging Grysk Hegemony forces while Thrawn and the Sith Lord Darth Vader completed their mission on the planet Batuu and later the planet Mokivj. The pilot was later selected to fly a new prototype fighter, the TIE/D Defender Elite, by Thrawn on the planet Lothal. However, Skerris did not get a chance to demonstrate its capabilities to the Grand Admiral when the ship was stolen by Wren and and her rebel cohort Ezra Bridger. Subsequently, Thrawn allowed the rebels to demonstrate its prowess and later authorized its destruction after he was satisfied with the results.Through wars and rebellion, only a single copy of this manual has survived. It is now passed on to you. Allow me to present the Defender Elite for your inspection, Grand Admiral, and then I will provide you with a flight demonstration." ―Thrawn and Skerris [15] Skerris was permitted to have red markings, [6] which denoted his skill in combat, [2] on the TIE fighters he flew; [6] a TIE Interceptor during his time at Skystrike Academy [2] and, while stationed on Lothal, the prototype TIE Defender Elite. [15] Behind the scenes [ ] The manual itself is another cause for applause. It covers everything a young Padawan needs to become a Jedi but what makes it worth it weight in gold are the annotations on the margins by previous Masters. You see, this particular copy is the only one that survived the massacre of the Jedis by the Emperor's army. It is also the same copy that was owned by Yoda, his student, Dooku and his student, Qui-Gon who passed it on to Obi-Wan Kenobi...it has pedigree, this book. And they all wrote down their opinions in the margins. Even Palpatine chipped in. You could almost see his sneer as he scoffs at the manual's warnings of the Sith.

After reading "The Bounty Hunter Code" (TBHC after this) from the same series as this book I was hoping this book would be a bit better. TBHC was fun, but too stale and dry for my taste. I was expecting "The Jedi Path" to be much more philosophical, since Jedi are much more spiritual than bounty hunters. So, did this book do its job? It's been 30 years since those immortal words were first seen on movie screens nationwide and it was the start of a worldwide phenomenon and the beginning of the most successful movie franchise of all time. Become a battle legend in turn-based RPG events such as Squad Cantina Battles, Galactic Challenges, PvP Squad Arena, & Squad Tournaments. In that year, [13] following Skerris' demise, Captain Benj Dobbs was placed in command of Defender Squadron One. Commodore Faro believed that the pilot's death over Lothal was the direct result of his arrogance. However, she also believed that Dobbs and his pilots could not match Skerris' skill in combat, and hoped that the squadron was able to rise up to the task should the Chimaera face another battle. [21]Several characters have annotated the text, and some have even gone on to comment on the remarks of others. Some of the Emperor’s responses were very amusing. This is all well and good, but the problem is that this book actually exists. The idea behind this is that the book passed through the hands of many Jedi and eventually into the Emperor’s possession; it went from Yoda to Anakin to the Emperor to Luke Skywalker. The Emperor has crossed out the part of the book that marks the coming of the chosen one and the destruction of the dark side, so why would he not destroy the book completely?

This, no doubt, will be an incredibly fun book for some Star Wars fans. But, for me it was completely unnecessary. Normally I tend to like books like this if I feel that they belong in their world, however, this was completely unrealistic. A planned, but ultimately unfinished episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars featured Darth Sidious attempting to break into the Holocron Vault, only to be hindered by Ahsoka Tano. [2] Appearances [ ] Vult Skerris was a human male pilot who served as a captain in the Galactic Empire's naval forces during the Imperial Era. As an Imperial pilot, he flew a TIE/IN interceptor with red markings, and wore a TIE pilot flight suit with yellow stripes on the helmet and arms. Skerris was stationed at the elite Skystrike Academy, where he trained TIE pilot cadets as a flight instructor. In 2 BBY, he engaged Rebel Alliance forces near the planet Teralov and destroyed a transport and its escorts delivering supplies to civilians.The ancient Masters who wrote the text: Fae Coven, Grand Master and head of the Jedi Council; Crix Sunburris, Jedi Ace starfighter pilot; Restelly Quist, Jedi Chief Librarian; Skarch Vaunk, Jedi Battlemaster and lightsaber expert; Bowspritz, Jedi Biologist and expert on the Living Force; Sabla-Mandibu, Jedi Seer and Holocron expert; Morrit Ch’gally, Jedi Recruiter; Gal-Stod Slagistrough, Jedi leader of the Agricultural Corps. The Holocron Vault first appeared in The Clone Wars: The Holocron Heist, a novel based on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, but now considered part of the continuity of Star Wars Legends and not canon. They appeared in official canon in " Holocron Heist," on which the novel was based. After Wren, Antilles, and Klivian escaped the academy in a stolen TIE bomber, Skerris pursued the fugitives in his TIE Interceptor. While flying through Montross' atmosphere, Skerris inflicted damage on the TIE bomber and caused it to lose altitude. However, the Liberator returned and forced Skerris to break off his pursuit. When the bomber attached itself to the corvette and left the atmosphere, Skerris continued tailing the vessel until it escaped into hyperspace with the defectors. [3]