Mara Jade Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. She first appeared in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. She was a hidden character featured in the PlayStation fighting game Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi, and was also a playable character in the computer game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. Her most recent appearance was in the RTS game "Star Wars: Empire at War" in which she fought against the Rebels (notably including Kyle Katarn and Luke Skywalker) as an Emperor's Hand.

Once known as an "Emperor's Hand," Mara Jade functioned as one of Emperor Palpatine's elite personal assassins. She later became second-in-command to smuggling chief Talon Karrde, and afterwards married Luke Skywalker, a union through which she eventually received the rank of Jedi Master. Mara is not featured in any of the Star Wars movies, but she is portrayed by the model Shannon McRandle in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Prior to gaining her own ship, Mara used a Z-95 Headhunter when circumstances required her to go off on her own. Mara lost her first ship, a craft known as the Jade's Fire, when she used a beacon call to direct it straight into a Chiss fortress. This was a sacrifice necessary both to her's and Luke's mission and to her Jedi training. She later owned two other ships, the Jade Sabre, (which was a custom built ship given to her by her husband), and the Jade Shadow.