Originally posted by Trocity
???How exactly does she beat Nyriss? Nyriss would fodderize a lot of the NJO council members, who Jaina isn't even as good as by her own admission.
Its like self-effacing comments mean nothing when it comes to skill, Jaina was already on par with half of the council in Dark Journey- she's obviously above them as of FOTJ.
I don't recall her power being a reason for being chosen. Her Mandalorian training, desire to fight, Luke's "Sword of the Jedi" prophecy, and the fact she was his sister always seemed to be the biggest reasons. Caedus was also expecting to fight Luke. They believed he would underestimate Jaina and not take her seriously, thus giving her an advantage with Luke's amp and the Mandalorian training.