Saesee Tiin / Legends Saesee Tiin was a male Iktotchi Jedi Master and a member of the Jedi High Council in the last days of the Galactic Republic . Having apprenticed under the esteemed Jedi Master Omo Bouri , Tiin rarely spoke and kept to himself . Never choosing to take a Padawan himself , Tiin took the rank of Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars . Tiin fought in the Stark Hyperspace War in 44 BBY during the fifth battle on Qotile and also participated in the Yinchorri Uprising of 33 BBY . Some time after that , he and other Jedi tracked down the terrorist Nebula Front movement to their base on Asmeru . Tiin fought on many battlefronts during the Clone Wars on planets such as Lola Sayu , Gwori , Boz Pity , Diado , Geonosis , and The Rig . A renowned starfighter ace , Tiin had been born on Iktotch , the moon of Iktotchon . Because of the battering winds of the moon , Tiin ' s species had adapted toughened skin and blunt features . A natural telepath , Master Tiin failed to foresee his demise at the hands of the secret Dark Lord of the Sith , Darth Sidious , who in reality , was Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic . Tiin ' s death on Coruscant in 19 BBY alongside that of Mace Windu , Kit Fisto and Agen Kolar to Darth Sidious marked the start of the Great Jedi Purge and Order 66 . Biography . Early life . Born on the moon of Iktotch , Saesee Tiin was introduced to piloting during his youngest years , appearing to be a natural pilot . When scouts from the Jedi Order identified the young boy as a Force - sensitive , he was turned over to the Order for training at the academy on Coruscant . Raised within the Jedi Temple , Tiin found it embarrassing when his natural telepathic abilities were ridiculed by his peers . While they believed these powers gave him an unfair advantage at the academy , Tiin believed it was more of a hindrance as he had yet to learn to control his abilities . Tiin would admit , however , that his abilities gave him an edge during lightsaber combat training as his opponents unwittingly revealed their strategy through their thoughts . Because of his unique abilities , Tiin was shunned by his peers and became extremely reclusive . As Tiin learned to home in on particular minds , he came to the attention of the Wol Cabasshite Jedi Councilor , Master Omo Bouri . After graduating from the academy , Tiin accepted Bouri ' s offer of apprenticeship and became a Padawan . Master Bouri was unique himself , as he communicated through phonemic energy pulses with syntactic contours in a magnetic field that he controlled with his tongue . Because Bouri ' s brain was so evolved , Tiin found himself faced with something completely new : a brain he couldn ' t understand . Intrigued , he focused all his time coming to understand his master and to use the Force to expand his telepathy to extraordinary heights . Able to control his own mind and sift through thoughts from around the galaxy , Tiin also learned from Bouri the meaning of complete dedication to the Order . Traveling with his master for years and eventually passing the Trials of Knighthood , Tiin was made a full Jedi Knight . When Master Bouri was lost on an ill - fated mission , Tiin refused to speak at the Jedi ' s funeral and fell into a long period of isolation . While secluded Tiin pursued the path of the Jedi Guardian s , honing his skills as a ace pilot in the Jedi Starfighter Corps . Despite the importance that his own master had played in his life , Saesee Tiin refused to accept a Padawan of his own , despite the encouragement of Jedi Mace Windu . Instead Tiin turned further inward , searching for ways to commune with his deceased Master through the Force . Whether Tiin ever did so is unknown , but much of his time as a Knight was poured into this endeavor . Jedi Master . Eventually , after a distinguished career , Saesee Tiin was promoted to the rank of Master by the High Council . After long deliberation , the Council invited Tiin to take a seat on the Council as a long - term member . Not long after , Master Tiin was on Coruscant when the Stark Hyperspace War broke out ; along with the other Councilors present , he aided Padawan Sha Koon channel trapped Republic soldiers and Jedi during the fighting . As the Republic Navy preparing an attack against Iaco Stark ' s forces , Tiin , with his astonishing flying skills and firm leadership , was an obvious choice to command the fighter squadron . He led Red and Blue Squadrons to victory in the Fifth Battle of Qotile . On numerous occasions , Master Tiin ' s flying skills saved the lives of his fellow Jedi . When a war erupted in the Yinchorri system a communication was sent to the High Council . After the transmission ended , the Council discussed the course of action to take . Mace Windu then formed three Jedi teams which were dispatched to find the Yinchorri command center . Piloting the " Consular " - class cruiser to Yinchorr with Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi as co - pilot , they were ambushed above the planet by Yinchorri attack ship s . Entering the world ' s gravity well , Tiin used his enhanced Force abilities to take an extremely dangerous course of action : he engaged the hyperdrive and went around the planet at hyperspeed . Successfully making the jump , Tiin landed the shuttle on the planet and went into meditation with Master Windu on a mesa while Master Qui - Gon Jinn and Padawan Kenobi went to reconnoiter the surrounding area . It wasn ' t long before the team was forced to engage the Yinchorri warriors , fighting for their lives as the other two teams converged on the planet . As Masters Eeth Koth and Micah Giiett ' s teams arrived to divert the attack , Master Tiin advanced on one of the Yinchorri tanks and disabled it so his allies could proceed to the rescue ship . Taking the ship up when the survivors were all aboard , Master Tiin piloted the ship to space where it was joined by the Navy . When the Council contacted the teams , Tiin took the ship the coordinates provided , the interior of the planet Uhanayih , where the command center was located . With the command center secured by the Navy , Tiin and the other survivors returned to Coruscant . Despite the High Council ' s banning of personal attachments , Master Tiin kept a personal fighter he had been given by a group of grateful Duros diplomats . Naming the SoroSuub Cutlass - 9 patrol fighter the " Sharp Spiral " , Tiin piloted it on several missions , and stored it within the Temple docking complex . Constantly updating all of its systems , Tiin removed the electronic sensor and map systems from the databases . It was in " Sharp Spiral " that Master Tiin , performed one of his most famous deeds . For some years , Tiin had established close links with a group of independent conscience - fighters called the Sons and Daughters of Freedom . The group fought for the cause of liberty and were usually allies of the Republic . However , when a faction within the Freedom ' s Sons became corrupt , Tiin set out to apprehend them . It was an unbalanced fight — Tiin in " Sharp Spiral " and the rogue Freedom ' s Sons in three battleships . Despite outgunning the Iktotchi many times over , the renegades could not land a single shot on " Sharp Spiral " . With cool calm , Tiin went about destroying the shields , engines , and weapons systems of all three ships . He then left the ships stranded for the Republic forces to pick up . Master Tiin dueled with Kenobi in the Jedi Temple prior to the the Mission to Onderon . Kenobi was able to defeat Tiin . Tiin kept his place on the High Council , although with typical humility he always expressed surprise at his position . Although he was often silent , the advice he did offer was valued for its directness and foresight ; this did not stop some from questioning his usefulness on the august body . In 32 BBY , Tiin led a Jedi team to Asmeru to investigate a lead on the attempted assassination of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum . Negotiating with port authority , their shuttle was attacked by the fighters of the Nebula Front terrorist group and Tiin and his fellows crash - landed in a lake . Swimming to shore , Master Tiin and the other Jedi set up camp in ruins on the island and waited to engage their attackers . Following a slave of the House Vandron down a secret passage in the temple , the Jedi were led to the mainland where they entered a small city held by the Nebula Front militia that had taken hold of the surrounding areas . Surrounded by the terrorists the Jedi agreed to a temporary truce , but when the guards opened fire on the slaves that had led the Jedi to the mainland , Tiin and the other Masters agreed to annul the agreement and engage the troopers . Charging then retreating , then charging again , Tiin and his peers moved to take several starfighters when reinforcements from Eriadu arrived and killed or scattered the remaining terrorists . Ordering the other Jedi back to Coruscant , Tiin rebuked Master Jinn for defying his orders and heading to the planet Karfeddion aboard the confiscated " Hawk - Bat " . Later Tiin was dispatched to Eriadu for the Trade Summit there in order to protect the Supreme Chancellor from the Nebula Front ' s assassination attempts . Discovering that the droids in the midst of the Trade Federation delegation were sabotaged to carry out the assault , Tiin led Padawan Kenobi and Master Ki - Adi - Mundi to guard the Federation members . However , the members of the board activated their own force - shield , causing the droids ' fire to eviscerate them as the Jedi watched helplessly . While Tiin had predicted the fall of Valorum ' s political career , he incorrectly guessed that Ainlee Teem or Bail Antilles would replace him . However other forces were at work and Palpatine of Naboo took the title of Chancellor during the blockade of his own world by the Trade Federation . During the crisis , Master Tiin was present on Coruscant when Master Jinn brought word of an attack by a Zabrak assassin he believed to be a Sith Lord . Wary of the return of the long extinct Sith , the Council was even more shocked by reports of a vergence in the Force surrounding a child , one Anakin Skywalker . Testing the boy , the Council voted not to train him because of his age ; Master Tiin had been one of the few to vote yes to train the boy along with Master Eeth Koth who also entered the Order at an advanced age . It wasn ' t until Master Jinn was slain by the Sith that the Council reconsidered its earlier decision . With newly knighted Kenobi taking Skywalker as a Padawan , Tiin joined the rest of the Council on Naboo for the funeral of Master Jinn . While on Naboo , Tiin investigated the Sith assassin ' s personal craft after several Judicial Department officers were killed trying to infiltrate it . Gaining access to the " Scimitar " , Tiin found several Sith artifacts and recommended that it be turned over to the Order ' s specialists for study immediately . Before it could be studied further , the ship was lost in transit to Kuat . Over the next ten years Master Tiin retained his seat on the Council , though his service was continually questioned as he contributed little to the discussion . He was consulted by Master of the Order Windu regarding Jedi Quinlan Vos ' mission to Kiffex ; while Tiin was a supporter of Vos , he did not think the mission was a good idea for someone so close to the dark side of the Force . Master Windu considered this but ultimately ignored Tiin ' s advice . Well versed in the history of the rogue military leader Ashaar Khorda , Tiin helped inform his fellow Councilor ' s of the Annoo - dat general ' s background . Unfortunately this did not prevent the death of Master Yarael Poof at Khorda ' s hands on Coruscant itself ; Tiin attended the Quermian ' s funeral . Master Tiin helped fellow Master Adi Gallia flight - test a Delta - 7 " Aethersprite " prototype over Coruscant during the Separatist Crisis . Thanks to this trial , Saesee Tiin made several modifications to the starfighters for increased performance before they were introduced to the Temple ' s Starfighter Corps . When Jedi Kenobi was captured on Geonosis by the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Tiin joined with his fellow Jedi to rescue him . Arriving on the dusty world , Tiin fought through droves of battle droids in the Petranaki arena to rescue Kenobi , Padawan Skywalker , and Senator Padmé Amidala . Though briefly surrounded by droids , Tiin and the survivors were rescued by the timely arrival of Grand Master Yoda and the recently discovered Grand Army of the Republic . Joining Masters Luminara Unduli , Roth - Del Masona , and Shaak Ti on a new Republic gunship , the Jedi flew out into the field to engage the droids on the plains . Tiin disengaged from the ground assault and took to the skies in the " Sharp Spiral " , to aid Master Gallia in the battle above Geonosis . While he was mistakenly reported dead , Master Tiin indeed survived and reported back to Coruscant immediately . Clone Wars . Years of war . With the Clone Wars underway , Tiin took up the mantle of Jedi General within the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic . Heavily involved with the Order ' s fleet of starfighters , Tiin leveled great praise on the work of Jedi Skywalker , whose constant upgrades to the fleet was a great improvement to the original models . Encouraging the High Council to implement the boy ' s adjustments across all of the Starfighter Corps , Tiin was one of the first to obtain a Eta - 2 " Actis " - class interceptor . Continuing to pilot his personal starship , the " Sharp Spiral " , Tiin was forced into a low - altitude ejection during an early battle and sustained several non - life threatening injuries , including the breaking of one of his cranial horns . Recovering quickly from his wounds , Tiin accompanied Master Windu into battle when the war spread to Tiin ' s homeworld Iktotch . Routing the Separatist Droid Army that had taken hold there , Tiin preferred a tough approach to defeating the prototype B3 ultra battle droid as opposed to Windu ' s calculated attacks . Despite their different styles , the two Masters were able to cooperate and defeat the CIS armies on the planet . Tiin fly into battle in several prominent missions throughout the war , including leading a bombing run during the Battle of Gwori , an assignment over Diado the battles of Lola Sayu , Umbara , and Boz Pity . Mission to the Rig . Tiin ' s bond with Master Windu grew throughout the Clone Wars . On an undercover mission , Tiin and Windu were joined by Masters Kit Fisto and Agen Kolar , and together infiltrated the Crimson Nova ' s base known as the Rig . Because of the gang ' s involvement in a recent bout of Jedi slayings and the issuance of bounties on additional Jedi , the Council dispatched the team to get to the bottom of the crisis . Posing as a smuggler , Tiin boarded the Rig and joined Windu in the cantina while his comrades cause problems in the detention level . As he assumed , the dockhands unloaded his cargo into the Rig ' s storage facilities without notifying him ; Tiin had anticipated this and had loaded the crates with detonite , triggering it to explode and cause more distraction aboard the space station as the hangars were destroyed . Joining his comrades at the station ' s command deck , the four masters confronted the Crimson Nova ' s leader , Mika . As she refused to surrender , the Masters engaged the bounty hunters protecting the Cathar woman . While Windu and Fisto went after Mika , Tiin and Kolar took the control room and discovered the bounty hunter offering the Jedi bounties . Tracking their lead on Kh ' aris Fenn to Ryloth , the Jedi found the Twi ' lek dead at the hands of Quinlan Vos . Disgusted by the scene , Tiin regretted his support of Vos , as it seemed incontrovertible that Vos had fallen into darkness . Duties of a Master . While serving the Republic valiantly , Master Tiin was a Jedi first and a General second . Sitting on the High Council of Jedi Order came with a multitude of responsibilities , including listening to intelligence reports and dictating Republic troop movements . Early in the war , Master Tiin was assigned to prevent the transfer of the Rendili fleet of Dreadnaughts to the Confederacy . Joined by Master Koon and Jedi Skywalker , Tiin oversaw the Republic fleet as Koon negotiated with fleet commander Jace Dallin aboard the " Mersel Kebir " . When Lieutenant Mellor Yago of the Independent Provisional Government of Rendili arrested Koon and Dallin as traitors , Master Tiin ' s orders were clear : destroy the Rendili fleet if it refused to join the Republic ' s Army . While Skywalker offered an alternative , the strategy debate was interrupted by the arrival of Master Kenobi and the rogue Jedi Quinlan Vos . Igniting his lightsaber , Tiin demanded Vos be imprisoned before he headed to his starfighter . With the Separatist armada entering the fray , Tiin engaged the enemy fleet while his fellow Jedi led an unorthodox rescue mission which saw the salvaging of the Rendili fleet and the rescue of Master Koon . When the Separatists were repelled , Tiin returned to his flagship to deal with Vos . Deciding to take Vos to Coruscant , Tiin sat on the Council of Reconciliation as they tried Master Vos for his crimes . While Tiin deferred his decision to Master Oppo Rancisis , the Council voted in favor of Vos and he was allowed to remain in the Order . As the war drummed along , more and more Jedi fell in the fighting . As a member of the High Council , Tiin participated in the funerals of Masters Halsey , the six Jedi killed in the bombing of the Jedi Temple , and the mock funeral for Master Kenobi before Kenobi embarked on an undercover mission . During the trial of Ahsoka Tano , refused to show leniency claiming that too much evidence was against her in the bombing of the Temple , with Tiin pointing out that Tano had been found in possession of nano - droids that had been involved in the attack . Battle of Coruscant . In the final days of the war , Tiin was stationed on Coruscant as Chancellor Palpatine announced his moving of the Coruscant Defense Fleet to the Outer Rim Territories . While his fellow Masters discussed the ramifications of the move with Senator Bail Organa , Tiin sat in quiet reflection of the events . Days later , the skies of Coruscant erupted in blasterfire as the Separatists launched a surprise attack on the capital . Tiin took to his green Eta - 2 and led a squadron of ARC - 170 starfighters into the orbital battle between the Republic ' s Open Circle Fleet and the Confederacy ' s navy , led by the feared droid leader General Grievous . When a " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer collided with the " Impavid " during a hyperspace exit , he landed in the dying Star Destroyer and led its stranded Jet troopers to take an enemy cruiser , the " Prosperous " . With a specialized space suit Tiin jumped out of the lower rear hangar with his clone troopers , and landed on the attacking Confederate cruiser . Tiin cut through the floor of the ship ' s landing bay , allowing he and his forces to enter the interior of the ship , eliminate its minor crew and take control . After the battle , Tiin returned to the Temple to help coordinate the rest of the war . It wasn ' t long , however before Master Kenobi reported Grievous ' death on Utapau ; coupled with Dooku ' s recent demise the Council deemed Palpatine ' s rule to be at an end . Tiin joined Masters Mace Windu , Kit Fisto , and Agen Kolar to journey to the Chancellor ' s office in an attempt to get Palpatine to relinquish his emergency powers peacefully . Before they exited the Temple , Jedi Skywalker approached the Masters and informed them that Palpatine was in fact the elusive Darth Sidious . Knowing their duty , the Masters headed to the office to arrest Palpatine . Before the Masters headed to the Chancellor ' s office , Fisto briefly talked to Tiin claiming that he would feel much calmer if Masters Kenobi , Plo Koon and Yoda had been with them . Tiin scolded Fisto for this because Tiin said that they were sufficient for the task , and that they were capable of subduing Palpatine . When the Masters entered the office , Windu declared to Palpatine that he was under arrest . Moments after the Masters ignited their lightsabers , the Sith Lord accused the Jedi of treason and ignited his own lightsaber and suddenly leapt up and stabbed Agen Kolar before he could defend himself . As Kolar fell , Tiin saw his chance and attempted to strike the Sith Lord from behind , but was slashed at the waist when Palpatine turned to face him . The other Masters would join Tiin in death , heralding the start of the Great Jedi Purge and the rise of the Sith to galactic dominance . Legacy . Master Tiin ' s service to the galaxy would be largely erased by the Galactic Empire as part of the Great Purge . Yet Tiin ' s memory was not totally lost . Immediately after his death , Senator Organa retrieved his Jedi beacon transceiver from the " Sharp Spiral " in order to rescue Masters Yoda and Kenobi during the initial hours of the Purge . In addition Luke Skywalker , the man who would eventually rebuild the Order , discovered a holocron with a recording of Tiin ' s longest lecture at the Temple . In the subsequent years of the Empire ' s reign , the insane Master Kazdan Paratus erected a replica of the Temple on the junk world of Raxus Prime . Within the makeshift Council chamber , Paratus built a puppet that resembled Master Tiin , and the Aleena interacted with the characters as if they were alive . Paratus ' illusion was shattered upon the arrival of the Sith assassin Starkiller , who systematically destroyed the Temple and the Tiin puppet . Personality and traits . Due to his telepathic abilities , Tiin was initially shunned by his peers , causing him to withdraw from most contact with the other students at the Temple . Maintaining his reclusive behavior throughout the rest of his training , Tiin was few of words and preferred to let others do the talking , though he was capable at forcing negotiations through during a crisis . While hard - headed , Master Tiin claimed that trait as his greatest strength and a valuable tool on the battlefield . His master , Omo Bouri , honed his interests into a strong devotion to the Order , something many considered an obsessive conviction . Tiin reviled dark siders and traitors to the Order , going so far as to refuse to call Quinlan Vos by name during the Clone Wars after his apparent defection . Calling him simply " renegade , " Tiin could not vote when Vos was brought before the Council of Reconciliation , believing himself too conflicted . In addition to this , Tiin refused to stand by Padawan Ahsoka Tano , when it was believed that she attacked the Jedi Temple and killed Letta Turmond . After Tano ' s recapture , Obi - Wan Kenobi strongly suggested that the Council do all that they could to clear Tano ' s name . Tiin refused this , and said that she was found in possession of nano - droids , which he believed alone was enough to convict her . After Tano was proven innocent and the real culprit apprehended , Tiin was apologetic to Tano . Powers and abilities . Having trained as a Jedi Guardian , Saesee Tiin possessed exceptional prowess with a lightsaber , wielding many over his long career . Having used a violet , cobalt , and then an emerald lightsaber crystal in his weapon ' s hilt , the Master was known for utilizing Form V , in particular Djem So . Aside from combat , Tiin was most comfortable as a pilot , serving the Jedi Starfighter Corps as an ace pilot . Upgrading many of the Order ' s craft , Tiin was said to be rivaled only by Jedi Anakin Skywalker in his natural piloting skills . Enhanced by his natural telepathic abilities , Tiin was able to not only read minds , but instinctively astrogate his starfighters through hyperspace without a navigation computer . Behind the scenes . In the , Tiin was the first victim in the duel instead of Agen Kolar . Palpatine , pretending to be in a panic over the threat of his arrest , asked Master Tiin : " Master Tiin , you ' re the telepath . Tell me what I ' m thinking right now . " Saesee was trying to read Palpatine ' s mind , and Palpatine caught him off guard and beheaded him . In the first draft for , Tiin was to be killed alongside Ki - Adi - Mundi on Mygeeto during Order 66 ( Mace Windu faced Palpatine alone in this draft ) . Portrayal . Saesee Tiin was portrayed / voiced by a number of actors : Khan Bonfils in " " , Jesse Jensen in " " ( as well as the brother of Zachariah Jensen - - the actor that played Kit Fisto in the same movie ) , Kenji Oates in " " , Joe Paulino in " " and " " , Terrence Carson ( the actor that also voiced Mace Windu ) in " " , and Dee Bradley Baker in " " .