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Lord Hoth was a famous Jedi Master who led the Army of Light against Lord Kaan's Brotherhood of Darkness
during the New Sith Wars, until a final confrontation with the forces of darkness at the Battle of Ruusan.
It is likely
that his name is connected with that of the planet Hoth, but it is not known if the planet is named for him or the other way
around. The Jedi Master did fight a furious battle with Kaan on the planet, but the details of this encounter are unknown.
Regardless, Hoth was one of the foremost Jedi of his era. He clashed continually with his contemporary Lord Farfalla,
whose foppish nature was a directly opposed to Hoth’s pragmatism.
Unlike the charismatic Farfalla, Hoth had
little time for diplomacy, nor the delicate etiquette his rank sometimes required. Where he did excel was warfare—he
was a superb tactician and, even in his advanced age, a warrior without peer. Lord Hoth was an echani, and thus had the ability
of battle precognation. This allowed him to accurately predict attacks on him, giving him more time to respond. This ability
also let him predict wars and battles, making him a master tactician.
Naturally, with war against the Sith, it was
Hoth who was chosen to led the forces of the Jedi and the Republic. In his youth, Hoth believed he had the power to end the
Sith threat single handedly, but the war ground on for decades with no end in sight.
The conflict hardened Hoth against
the galaxy, and, by the time of the final battle of Ruusan, the once idealistic youth had become a bitter, cynical and haggard
veteran. His closest friend and main advisor was fellow veteran Pernicar, while the Jedi that served under him included notables
such as General Kiel Charny
Lord Hoth perished when Lord Kaan detonated the thought bomb.
After his death,
Hoth's former Padawan, Johun Othone, petitioned the Republic to construct a memorial to the Army of Light on the planet of
Ruusan.
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