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  Background Aphrodite IX Full Designation: Aphrodite Tracker Killer, Generation IX, Model #2473561212 Real Name: April Taylor Aliases: Extramilitary Espionage Unit, The Chairwoman Nicknames: Aph, Green Age: 749 (end of series) Height: 5’7 Weight: 147.7 lbs  Occupation: Assassin (formerly), Leader of New Cythera First appearance: Aphrodite IX #0 (April 2000) Likes: Dr. Mane, Marcus Dragovich, Hephaestus IX, Ares IX, fighting and killing (post reboot), tea Dislikes: killing (pre-reboot), brainwashing, Robert Burch (post reboot), the Chairwoman, senseless murders, resurrection chambers   Backstory When Aphrodite IX woke up, the only thing she remembered was falling 40 stories onto solid concrete and being attacked by guards for a crime she couldn’t remember committing. Her past was a complete blank, and she had no memory of what she’d been doing before, nor the man that rescued her, Robert Burch. It was only when Burch played some recordings of her past that she had a vague...

 Background Mara Jade Skywalker Aliases: The Emperor’s Hand, Countess Claria, Lianna, Litassa Colay, Arica Pradeux, Agent Green, Chiara Lorn, Karrinna Jansih, Baroness Paltonae, Merellis, Celina Marniss, Jade Skywalker, Baroness Muehling Nicknames: Green Eyes, Jaded of Mara Height: 1.6 meters (5’2.99) Occupation: Jedi Knight, spy, infiltrator, assassin, smuggler First appearance: Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (May 1991) Likes: Luke Skywalker, Ben Skywalker, Leia Organa, Lando Calrissian, Jaina Solo, chocolate  Dislikes: Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Jacen Solo, C-3PO, condescension Backstory A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away the first Galactic Empire reigned supreme. Founded by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, this all-powerful dictatorship was the culmination of a millennia-long war between the idealistic, peacekeeping Jedi and the corrupt, power-hungry Sith, a war the Sith had seemingly won. With the Empire under his rule, Palpatine hunted the Jedi to near extin...