Jedicide

English

Etymology

Jedi +‎ -cide

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛdɪsaɪd/

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Noun

Jedicide (uncountable)

1. (rare, fandom slang, Star Wars) The killing of Jedi.
   • 1994 April 14, Andrew R. Jackson, “SWRPG: House rules: New Jedi Powers...”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <1994Apr14.011426.23046@dal1>:

     OK, so we know that many of the force powers used by the Jedi of Old have been lost due to the Imperial policy of Jedicide *:o)
     In the movies and books we are only exposed to a handful of the Jedi that survived and were able to make HoloVision headlines.

   • 1997 March 2, JEDI AL, “Re: Han didn't believe in the Force?”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <19970302233500.SAA22306@ladder02.news.aol.com>:

     I wonder how long before Luke was born did the Jedicide begin. I'm guessing about 30 years before ANH, because I believe Anakin was about 25 when that all happened, since Vader was 50 in ESB (according to my ESB trading cards).

   • 2000 November 28, SpammersDie, “Re: CD-Copy”, in alt.games.thief-dark-project‎^[3] (Usenet), message-ID <K1zA5.2855$7I4.160528@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:

     > Also, Obi-Wan tells Luke that Vader helped the Emporer^[sic] hunt down and kill the Jedi Knights.
     […]
     But we only have Obi-Wan's word about the Jedicide. And we know how trustworthy *that* is!