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	'''Jaina Solo''' is a ] from the '']'' ], the eldest child of ] and ]. She is also the elder twin of ] by five minutes and the sister of ]. She has appeared in various novels and the '']'' set for the '']''.<ref>] and ], "," ''Wizards of the Coast'' (Thursday, June 8, 2006).</ref>

	==Creation and development==
	The characters of Jaina Solo and her twin brother Jacen were created by ] for the novel '']'' (1994). The twins played a small role in ]'s '']'' trilogy, and a larger supporting role in Vonda McIntyre's '']''. Not until the '']'' (1995) do Jaina Solo and her friends become major characters.<ref> on Star Wars: Databank</ref>

	], author of ''Dark Journey'', commented that the story is a personal one focusing on a difficult time in Jaina's life.<ref></ref> ], author of ''Destiny's Way'', commented that the plot concerning Jaina Solo's love-life caused some frantic rewrites.<ref></ref>

	==Depiction==
	Jaina, named after Han's mother, is born five minutes before her brother Jacen in '']''. The twins, and eventually their younger brother, live at various safe havens for their first few years under the protection of Leia's handmaiden ]. In '']'', Jaina helps her brother defend their unconscious uncle from the spirit of ] ]. In ''The Crystal Star'', Jaina is kidnapped by and used, along with her siblings, in a plot to take advantage of their Force powers. In the Corellian Trilogy, Jaina is again kidnapped but escapes. In the ''Young Jedi Knights'' series, Jaina travels to ] with her brother to begin her Jedi training.

	Throughout the '']'' series, Jaina pursues a life separate from her twin brother and becomes ]'s apprentice. Jaina progresses quickly as a Jedi and a pilot, eventually joining ]. She also develops a romantic relationship with ]. She briefly becomes the apprentice of fallen Jedi ]. Jaina's understanding and manipulation of ] technology causes them to associate her with their trickster goddess. She is present at the conclusion of the war with the Yuuzhan Vong.

	In '']'', Jaina and the Jedi Zekk are joined in the ] hive. Jacen tricks them into attacking a ] base to provoke a war between the Chiss and the Killiks; Jaina, furious, vows that she will never fly with Jacen again.

	In the '']'' series, Jacen throws Jaina out of the Alliance Navy when she refuses to follow his order to destroy a crippled ship. She senses at this time a growing darkness in her twin. In '']'', Jacen falls to the ], and Jaina realizes her duty as the "Sword of the Jedi" requires her to stop him. She turns to ] to train her. In '']'', Jaina duels and kills Jacen.

	==See also==
⚫	* ]
	* ]

	== References ==
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	==External links==
	* {{databank\|category=character\|subject=jainasolo\|text=Jaina Solo}}
	* {{sww\|Jaina Solo}}

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