Forget Wookiee Jedi, Star Wars’ new Jedi Master is surely the coolest (and most dangerous) ever

Any species could potentially become a Jedi in the Star Wars Canon and Legends continuities, and while there are some notable instances of Wookiee Jedi, one new Jedi Master’s species could make a comparably formidable Force user. Wookiees are highly intelligent sapient beings whose natural strength far exceeds that of humans. Although Wookiees are naturally attached to the Force (as revealed in the 1981 Star Wars radio drama), Wookiee Jedi are rare, with the few canonical Wookiee Jedi – such as Lowbacca and Kelnacca – possessing a powerful combination of a Wookie’s strength and a Jedi’s Force powers.

The Noghri are another formidable sapient species in both Star Wars Continuities. Nogri are not only much stronger than humans, but they also have much higher reflexes and a sense of smell so keen that they can detect a person’s lineage. In their original Legends incarnation, Noghri were devastated by a Separatist bioweapon during the Clone Wars, which Darth Vader exploited (secretly perpetuating their misery) to get a loyal Death Squad at his (and later Grand Admiral Thrawn’s) disposal. Notably, there are no known Jedi among the Noghri in the Legends continuity, but there is one in the modern canon.

A Noghri Jedi would be a true force to be reckoned with

Thanks to their Force-sensitivity and intense training, Jedi have far greater reflexes than ordinary beings, and a species that already has exceptional reflexes would find them even more heightened than a trained Jedi. in the Star Wars Continuation of Legends, Noghri’s keen predatory abilities made them deadly assassins and bodyguards, but the timeline never included a Noghri Jedi. The closest thing to that Star Wars Legends timeline has to a Noghri Jedi is Tave, a master in the Je’daii order – The precursor to the Jedi Order with a significantly different view of the Force.

The modern Star Wars Canon gave the franchise its first Noghri JediHowever, with the introduction of Jedi master Peleg Rin. Ryn is a minor character who debuted in George Mann’s 2024 novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Name. Although little is known about Peleg Ryn so far, it is significant that the Star Wars Franchise finally has a Noghri Jedi.

Star Wars just had to show us more of Peleg Ryn

Jedi Master Peleg Ryn only plays a brief role in Tears of the nameBut there is potential for more significant roles for them in future properties. The Star Wars Franchises should not only explore the unique strengths of a Noghri Jedi, but also further explore the new iteration of the Noghri themselves in the modern canon, who may have a different story than their original Legends iteration. With the High Republic era still the source of many new Star Wars property, Jedi Master Peleg Ryn may have bigger roles in the future.