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Bastila Shan is a fictional character from the 2003 videogame .

Born c. 3,979 BBY, Bastila Shan was the quintessential Jedi: trained from a young age and gifted with a natural ability with the Force that gave her both renown and considerable pride. Despite her youth, Bastila was skilled in the rare art of Battle Meditation ... through sheer force of will she could influence the course of a battle. Through this power, one side was given courage and strength while the other is sapped of their will. This ability alone put Bastila into the forefront of the Galactic Republic's plan to defeat the Sith.

Brash, impulsive, and overconfident, Bastila seemed to walk invincible through her world, though that was hardly the case. Bastila was well aware of the responsibility that pressed down on her shoulders. Her Jedi masters urged her to be cautious, but Bastila turned every fiber of her being towards defeating the Sith menace and proving herself to the Jedi.

Bastila possessed all the qualities that separate those special few destined to leave their mark on history, but her very youth and determination threatened to be that which ultimately consumed her.

Bastila was part of the strikeforce that brought down Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith. Revan was brought to the Jedi Council, and reprogrammed with a new memory. After rescuing Bastila from a Taris gang called the Black Vulkars, the new Revan was sent on a mission to destroy his former apprentice, Darth Malak, with Bastila guiding him on the way.

During their many adventures, Bastila was again captured, this time by Darth Malak. After torturing her for weeks, Malak eventually succeeded in forcing Bastila to give in to her hate. She fell to the dark side and became Malak's apprentice. She met with Revan atop an ancient Rakatan temple and tried to persuade him to reclaim his former title of Dark Lord of the Sith, but Revan refused to give in to the dark side again. After an intense lightsaber duel, Bastila retreated to the Star ForgeStar Forge A creation of the fictional Star Wars universe told of in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. A dark side artifact that was created by the Rakatan Empire 24,000 years before the original film trilogy took place. A giant automated shipyard,, where she and Revan eventually faced off a second time. Even though her powers were continually renewed by the Star ForgeStar Forge A creation of the fictional Star Wars universe told of in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. A dark side artifact that was created by the Rakatan Empire 24,000 years before the original film trilogy took place. A giant automated shipyard,, Bastila found herself unable to defeat Revan. Beaten at last, she begged the former Dark Lord to take her life. Revan refused, however, and eventually persuaded Bastila to denounce the dark side and return to the light. Bastila then used her Battle Meditation to turn the tide of the battle in the Republic's favor, allowing the Star ForgeStar Forge A creation of the fictional Star Wars universe told of in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. A dark side artifact that was created by the Rakatan Empire 24,000 years before the original film trilogy took place. A giant automated shipyard, to be destroyed after Revan had slain his old friend Malak in personal combat.

After the battle, the Jedi reconvened, and Bastila and Revan, along with their companions Republic soldier Carth Onasi, Twi'lek slicer Mission Vao, Zaalbar the Wookiee, astromech droid T3-M4, Mandalorian warrior Canderous Ordo, Juhani the Cathar Jedi, hunter-killer assassin droid HK-47, and former Jedi Jolee Bindo, were honored as the saviors of the galaxy.