Lumiya
| Star Wars character | |
| Missing image Lumiya.jpg Image:Lumiya.jpg Lumiya exacts her revenge on a Rebel | |
| Lumiya | |
|---|---|
| Homeworld | Coruscant |
| Species | Human (Cyborg) |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 1.6 meters |
| Weapon | Lightwhip |
| Vehicle | X-Wing, TIE fighter |
| Affiliation | Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire, Sith |
| Film portrayer | none |
In the fictional Star Wars universe, Shira Brie (a.k.a. Lumiya) was a Force adept and Emperor's Hand who was trained in rudimentary Sith knowledge by Darth Vader. After the Emperor and Darth Vader died in the Battle of Endor, she inherited the title Dark Lady of the Sith, though whether this was through the guidance of the Sith spirits of Korriban, a Sith Holocron, or some other means is unknown.
History
Born on Coruscant, Shira was trained as an Imperial Intelligence agent, and was dispatched by none other than Darth Vader himself to infiltrate the Rebel Alliance. This she accomplished, and brilliantly, working her way all the way up to Rogue Squadron, where her vivacious beauty and intelligence made her close friends, possibly romanticly, with then-member Luke Skywalker. While serving with the Rebels, Brie would work alongside Kyle Katarn, Corwin Shelvay, and Erling Tredway on a mission to D'rinba IV to disable the superlaser of Death Star II.
Later, based on the planet Arbra, Rogue Squadron was detailed to covertly attack an Imperial fleet; during the battle, Skywalker's equipment malfunctioned, and he was unable to determine which of the TIE fighters were Imperial and which were Rebel, forcing him to rely on sensing intent through the Force- which led to the unexpected result of him shooting down Brie. While under a cloud during an investigation of how he shot down a fellow Rogue, Luke discovered that Brie's putative homeworld Shalyvane was in fact background cover for her, and that her true mission had been to discredit Luke with the resistance so that he would join Vader.
It was thought that she had perished in her fighter's crash; but unbeknownest to most, Vader had her damaged body nursed back to life and enhanced with cybernetic parts. Then he took her further under his tutelage, instructing her in the ways of the dark side in addition to her already fearsome skill set. She became, like Mara Jade, an Emperor's Hand, but while Brie was training on the fearsome Sith planet Ziost, both masters perished in the Battle of Endor, leaving the title of "Dark Lady of the Sith" to her. It was there, seething with anger and determined to gain revenge that Lumiya (as she now called herself) crafted her unique signature weapon: the "lightwhip". It was a lightsaber crafted out of Kaiburr crystal and Mandalorian iron, but with the ability to flex and move like a leather whip. On the planet Hardessa, Lumiya would attempt to kidnap Leia, which led to Luke Skywalker tracking her to the planet Kinooine. Initially, Lumiya triumphed over Skywalker and his companions Dani and Kiro, but Skywalker rallied and penetrated her cyborg armor. Defeated, Lumiya fled.
She would later be heard of again when she lent military support (three Star Destroyers, two frigates and four corvettes) to the Tof invasion. She trained two apprentices: Flint, who was redeemed by Luke Skywalker, and the treacherous Sovereign Protector Carnor Jax, who was killed by Palpatine loyalist Kir Kanos. Lumiya then vanished from the galactic scene, though she briefly resurfaced during the Yuuzhan Vong War in an attempt to acquire some deadly Bafforr pollen. She is believed to have taken a new apprentice and disappeared into the mysterious "Cloak of the Sith" region of the galaxy, carrying on the secretive, clandestine tradition of the Sith first begun by Darth Bane. Following the Yuuzhan Vong War, Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn set out from Dromund Kaas on a hunt to end the menace of the Sith once and for all, which presumably would have led to Lumiya; Katarn has not been heard from since.
Notes
Legacy of the Force, a nine-book series by Aaron Allston, Troy Denning and Karen Traviss, which will cover the expanse of time beyond the New Jedi Order, is scheduled for release beginning July 2006; it will include the latest circumstances of Lumiya. The first book by Allston is entitled, Betrayal.
- See the StarWars.com Article
| Preceded by: Darth Sidious | Dark Lady of the Sith 4 ABY-37 ABY+ | Succeeded by: still alive/unknown |
External Links
- Star Wars Databank entry
- Star Wars Wiki entry