While the scene was indeed recorded in that manner, Lucas was later asked to jump and pretend to land, with the rest being done digitally. For Jukassa's flip, Gillard originally intended to have Lucas perform it in wires. Before they taught him more complicated moves, they began with basic techniques such as sword twirling. įor the role, Lucas trained with stunt coordinators Nick Gillard and Kyle Rowling on how to use his lightsaber to fight against the digitally created clone troopers. The set was raised and filmed on a bluescreen. His scene for Revenge of the Sith-which was numbered 113-was filmed on Monday, Jon Stage 5 at Shepperton Studios. Ultimately, it was decided that he would be known as Zett Jukassa. The character's name was changed several times during production of Episode III his alternate names included Titi Jukassa, Tado Jukassa, and simply Tado. Around twenty takes of the scene were shot. In a deleted sequence from Episode II, Jukassa walks by Obi-Wan Kenobi on a flight of stairs and nods at him. Jett Lucas, son of Star Wars creator George Lucas, portrayed Zett Jukassa in the 2002 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, as well as the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, where he was first identified in its credits. Zett Jukassa was portrayed by Jett Lucas. There was no trouble at all for him." ―Nick Gillard on the performance of Jett Lucas He actually nailed it in the first few days and he just wanted to come and play, because when he went on the set he did it in his sleep. I think he was keeping a whole load back. He likes to play, so when we rehearsed with him we would have half an hour of playing and half an hour of rehearsing. Jukassa wore simple, gray Jedi robes and carried a blue-bladed lightsaber. As a formidable warrior, he was able to deflect blaster shots with his lightsaber, parrying several shots before being fatally wounded. Powers and abilities ĭuring the night of Order 66, Jukassa used his lightsaber to overwhelm a group of clone troopers. Jukassa had light skin, blue eyes, and he wore a Padawan braid in his brown hair. He was a human male and stood at 1.57 meters tall (5 feet, one inch). Jukassa was committed to protecting the Jedi Order. Though only a young Jedi at the time of Order 66, Zett Jukassa heroically fought back against the invading clone troopers with the courage and determination of a Jedi Knight. Zett Jukassa wounded Commander Appo during the 501st Legion's assault on the Jedi Temple. When Organa learned of Jedi activity on the Outer Rim Territories moon of Raada, it filled his heart with dread as he remembered the night of Order 66. In some versions of the dream, he was able to save the Padawan in others, the clones shot Organa as well as Jukassa. In 18 BBY, Organa experienced nightmares about the night that he witnessed Jukassa die. Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, who had arrived to investigate the disturbance at the Temple, witnessed the entire fight and was horrified by Jukassa's death. The Padawan fought heroically against them with his lightsaber, executing a flip and killing several clones, as well as striking down Commander Appo, before being shot and killed by Clone Sergeant Fox. Jukassa attempted to flee via one of the Temple hangars, but he ran into a group of clone troopers on the landing platform. As such, Jukassa and his Jedi brethren were forced to fight for their lives when the Sith Lord Darth Vader and the Grand Army of the Republic's 501st Legion stormed the Temple with orders to exterminate its inhabitants. In 19 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, issued Order 66 to the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic, labeling the entire Jedi Order as traitors to the state. Jukassa fights clone troopers during the execution of Order 66. As Jedi librarian Jocasta Nu conversed with Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jukassa walked up to Nu, who then attended to him after finishing with Kenobi as Jukassa understood the importance of a Jedi's studies. Prior to the start of the Clone Wars, in 22 BBY, Jukassa was present in the Order's library, the Jedi Archives, located in the Jedi Temple on the Core Worlds planet of Coruscant. Zett Jukassa was born in 29 BBY and, after being trained as a Jedi of the Jedi Order, he attained the rank of Padawan during the time of the Galactic Republic. " No!" ―Bail Organa's reaction to Jukassa's death
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