Steela Gerrera Steela Gerrera was a female human who lived on the planet Onderon during the Clone Wars . She fought with the Onderon rebels , and was their leader , taking the position from her brother Saw Gerrera . The efforts of her movement , with assistance from the Jedi , saw the end of Separatist rule through their proxy , King Sanjay Rash , on Onderon and the restoration of the benevolent King Ramsis Dendup . She was romantically involved with the Onderon - born politician Lux Bonteri . Gerrera was killed in the final battle against Onderon ' s droid garrison and was mourned as a hero of her people . Biography . The Clone Wars . Battle of Onderon . When the Confederacy of Independent Systems took control of Onderon , Gerrera , her brother Saw and other insurgents then fled into Onderon ' s wilderness . There , she and the other insurgents organized themselves into a resistance force . After her brother and former Separatist Senator Lux Bonteri contacted the Jedi Council , she then met the council ' s envoy , Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , Knight Anakin Skywalker , his Padawan Ahsoka Tano , and clone Captain Rex . Gerrera then brought them to their camp , where she , Bonteri , her brother and the other insurgents were trained . At first Gerrera did not like the idea of off - worlders being involved in Onderon ' s affairs . However , she knew that was how Ramsis Dendup was deposed of by Sanjay Rash . During their training , Gerrera proved herself as a talented sharpshooter . After eliminating a detachment of the droid army , Gerrera and the others planned to infiltrate the capital of Iziz by posing as hunters and foragers . She and the others then split up to gather supplies and meet during the night Gerrera knew they needed to win the people ' s trust . Thus , Gerrera planned an attack on the power generators . She , her brother and Bonteri then took out a droid patrol that then summoned a AAT . Together , they took the tank to the generators and destroyed them . Gerrera was then elected leader of the resistance , much to the chagrin of her brother . Steela then sent out a broadcast to the people , speaking out against Rash and the separatist occupation forces . When news came that Rash planned on executing Dendup , Gerrera knew they did not have the resources to rescue him right away . She planned on rescuing him during his execution , but her brother was then captured by General Kalani ' s guards . During the execution , Gerrera and the others were able to stop the execution , but were then surrounded by battle droid s . However , her brother was able to convince Royal Militia General Tandin and his men to help them escape and free Onderon . Gerrera , her resistance , and the Royal Militia then fled to the Highlands . Death . Steela , Ahsoka , and Lux arrived just in time to save the king from the droids . On the nearby battle field , Saw shot down the last of the enemy gunships , but the damaged unit careened out of control , right into the rebel camp . Steela was trapped on a collapsing rock on the edge of a cliffside , broken loose by the droid ' s impact , and while trying to jump to safety , she was caught hanging from the cliff . Lux rushed to save her , but nearly fell off himself . Ahsoka used the Force to float him to safety , but as she tried to do the same for Steela , the not yet fully disabled gunship wounded her with a laser blast , causing Ahsoka to inadvertently drop Steela to her death . Legacy . Ever since Steela died , Saw carried a hologram projector of his sister to remind him of her . During an investigation on Geonosis , Saw managed to drop the projector of her but it was recovered by Ezra Bridger who asked if the woman in the hologram was Saw ' s sister , him saying that the image was all he had left of her . During the Destruction of Jedha City , Saw called out to Steela in his last seconds of life after his Partisans ' base on Jedha was destroyed by the Galactic Empire .