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Like most Force-sensitive beings in the galaxy, the Shard who possessed such abilities did not go unnoticed by the Jedi for long, least of all Jedi Master Aqinos. Because of his beliefs, Aqinos welcomed the potential brethern into the Jedi Order in the face of prejudice not only from the galaxy at large, but within the Jedi Order itself. Many believed that droids using the Force was an abomination. The training of these Iron Knights, as they came to be known, had to be done in secret on the planet of Dweem with the help of Jedi Master Djinn Altis.

When the Clone Wars broke out, the Iron Knights emerged from their secret base as full-fledged Jedi Knights, taking up the defense of the Republic next to their organic counterparts. Unfortunately, despite the impact the Iron Knights made during the Clone Wars was overlooked, and once Master Aqinos' involvment was revealed, the Jedi Master and the Iron Knights were excommunicated from the Jedi Order. Unfortunately, the Iron Knights were some of the first casualties of the Jedi Purge and those that remained retreated to their base on Dweem with Master Aqinos. Hidden on Dweem until the rise of the New Republic, Aqinos and the Iron Knights fell out of knowledge.

During that time, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker was working to reestablish the Jedi Order and had set up a praxeum on Yavin IV. Tracking down any clues regarding the old Jedi Order, Luke Skywalker sent a group of his students looking for the legendary Iron Knights. When discovered, the Iron Knights were more than welcomed into the new Jedi Order and were more than happy to do so as they faced none of the prejudices of the past.

When the galaxy came under the threat of the Yuuzhan Vong, Jedi Master Aqinos along with his Iron Knights once again took up the fight against the enemy. While many of the Iron Knights emerged heroes of the war, Jedi Master Aqinos fell to the enemy's blade. Although his life may have been wrapped in controversy, there is no doubt Jedi Master Aqinos became one with the Force a true Jedi.

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