Tyzen Xebec Tyzen Xebec was a male Zabrak Jedi Padawan during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . During the Clone Wars , Xebec was the apprentice of Rodian Jedi Master Bolla Ropal . Around 22 BBY , the Padawan was on the planet of Devaron with his master shortly before a battle began on the planet . While Ropal was with Devaronian ministers near the Republic ' s Temple of Eedit , Xebec remained with clone trooper Commander Ganch . After a surprise assault by bounty hunter Cad Bane , Xebec and the clones came under attack . After feeling the disappearance of his master , the Padawan ordered the clone troopers to destroy a nearby dam , which unleashed a flood of water , destroying the attacking battle droids . After returning to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , Jedi Master Mace Windu entered the Padawan ' s quarters and tried to comfort him . He revealed that the search for Cad Bane continued , although Xebec did not respond to him . The Padawan soon walked down the halls of the Jedi Temple , only to be stopped by fellow Padawan , Ahsoka Tano . Tano commented on the loss of Ropal to Xebec , and the Zabrak knew that her master , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , and herself found Ropal ' s body . However , their conversation turned into an emotional one for Xebec , and soon he walked away from Tano . Tyzen was then assigned to Jedi Master Keelyvine Reus and sent to the agriworld of Ukio to ensure that its defenses were strong enough to withstand a Confederate assault . On Ukio , he met an AgriCorps worker named Sanya , who had been assisting with the Ukian harvest . Soon , modified seismic tanks were dropped into the atmosphere and deployed a cloud of black soil which blocked out the sun . Biography . Devaron . Tyzen Xebec was a male Zabrak Jedi Padawan assigned to the Rodian Jedi Master Bolla Ropal during the Clone Wars . Around 22 BBY , Xebec accompanied his master to the planet of Devaron . While on Devaron , Ropal discussed the Republic ' s new Temple of Eedit on the planet with Devaronian ministers . Xebec separated from his master , and joined clone trooper Commander Ganch near the Republic ' s outpost . The Padawan conferred about their action - less duty , although the clone trooper commander felt it was best to serve the Republic . However , their conversation was cut short when a clone trooper warned Ganch of a surprise Confederate attack . The Republic outpost soon went on " red alert , " which caused panic . As droid landing craft descended around the Republic force , Xebec called out to Ropal and asked him of his whereabouts . However , the Jedi Master ordered his Padawan to stay clear of the valley . While both Ropal and Xebec were under attack by the battle droid forces , the Zabrak Padawan continued to deflect most of the blaster fire his with lightsaber . Soon , Aurra Sing and her Nashtah Team targeted Tyzen and the clones . They destroyed a LAAT / i gunship on top of an anti - water wall called a " brace , " which then plummeted onto Tyzen and the clones below , causing many clone trooper casualties . The resulting explosion made Xebec to feel lightheaded for a brief time , but Ganch pulled him to safety . After regaining consciousnesses , the recovered Xebec saw a struggling Ganch , who was protecting him from the oncoming droid blaster fire . The clone trooper commander told the Padawan that they were " pinned , " and whoever destroyed their gunship was near a ridge by the outpost . Xebec suggested the use of rockets , although Ganch told him that they went down with the transport . Soon , Xebec felt the disappearance of his master . After crying out his name , Ganch immediately wanted to know what the Padawan felt . Xebec revealed Ropal was taken by the Confederate invasion force , and that he was also their primary target . However , Ganch warned Xebec that the leftover battle droids were closing in on them . After the Padawan ordered Ganch and the clones to destroy the anti - water brace , the clone troopers shot down the wall , which released the pent - up water . Sing and her droids , along with Tyzen and his clones , were all washed from the valley , ending the fight . After securing the outpost , Ganch joined Tyzen , who sat overlooking the flooded valley . Xebec lamented that Ropal would never see all the hard work they had done in the valley , for the future of the Devaronians . Three LAAT / i gunships approached the two , and were delivered back to Coruscant . Returning to Coruscant . After Xebec was safely extracted from Devaron , he returned to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . As he continued to grieve for the loss of his master , Jedi Master Mace Windu entered the Padawan ' s quarters and informed Xebec of his master ' s death at the hands of Bane , and assured the Padawan that he would be reassigned when the time was right . Windu also urged Xebec to view his master ' s death as a service to the Republic , although the Padawan remained silent throughout and showed no emotion . Soon after , Xebec wandered through the halls of the Jedi Temple . Fellow Padawan learner , Ahsoka Tano , the apprentice of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , attempted to relieve Xebec from his feelings . However , Xebec told Tano that she and her master found Ropal ' s body . Tano , who said that they " couldn ' t hold onto Bane " after Ropal ' s death , began to argue with Xebec . While Tano suggested that Ropal fought hard , Xebec knew that he didn ' t fight . The Zabrak Padawan became emotional and broke into tears before walking away from Tano . As he ventured away from Tano , Skywalker approached Tano and told her that " he needed time for himself . " Battle of Ukio . Some time later , Tyzen was assigned to a new master , Keelyvine Reus . He was sent to one of the " Venator " - class Star Destroyers orbiting the planet Ukio . In the bay of a LAAT , Commander Ganch showed Tyzen how to assemble a blaster rifle , coaching him through a difficulty with aligning the adapter prongs . He expressed his congratulations to the Padawan , though was skeptical that Tyzen would ever need to know that particular skill . When Master Keelyvine Reus ordered Admiral Dron to contact Ganch and Tyzen , they were unable to reach the pair . After an officer came to find them , Ganch told him that he had turned off his communicator , under Tyzen ' s orders , as Tyzen said that he didn ' t want to be interrupted . As Tyzen left to attend the briefing , Ganch slipped and called Tyzen " kid " , then corrected himself and called him " sir " . Tyzen was led to the communications room to attend the briefing . There , Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Master Mace Windu briefed the group on the situation of Ukio . Ukio ' s citizens were divided after they seceded from the Republic early in the Clone Wars , but a personal entreaty from Master Yoda ensured their new allegiance to the Republic . Obi - Wan continued , saying that the Separatists would wish to burn the agriworld of Ukio , mostly because it was a pivotal food source to feed the growing clone army . It was decided that Tyzen would land on the planet to ensure that its defenses were as strong as promised . Tyzen soon left with Commander Ganch and a number of other clone troopers . Though Squawk and Tyzen both believed that they would be in for a quiet time on the planet , Ganch told them that the in - depth review of the planet ' s shields would keep them busy . When Tyzen told Ganch that he suspected to real reason he was sent to the planet was because Keelyvine didn ' t want him in her way , Ganch replied that a Jedi General wouldn ' t do things lightly , and that she had entrusted the entirety of the planet ' s security to him . After they landed and met with Liege , a leader of the Ukians , the man expressed doubt that someone as young as Tyzen could lead men like Ganch . Tyzen asked Ganch for his opinion , to which Ganch pointed out that Tyzen was actually older than him . Tyzen then demanded that he allow his troopers full access to his shield generator assembly so that they could see how he ran his defenses , to which Liege hesitantly agreed . Xebec decided that he would try to acquaint himself with some of the local workers . He approached two of them , one of whom was arguing against Ukio realigning itself with the Republic . He introduced himself to them , as well as Sanya , an AgriCorps worker who was assigned to help the Ukians with their crops . Tyzen thought Sanya was a Padawan like him , but when she told him she was in the AgriCorps , he called her a " washout " . Furious , she informed him that there were more ways for a Jedi to help people than by leading an army . Project Instinction . Their conversation was cut short , as modified seismic tank s were dropped into orbit above the planet , and began to release a black cloud which began to blot out the sun . As Sanya tried to keep the workers and animals calm , Xebec tried to reach Ganch , but their communications were being jammed by the CIS ship in orbit . Sanya then realized the purpose of the attack - to blot out the sun and destroy the Ukian harvest . The fleet above analyzed the black cloud and discovered it was soil from the planet Moorja , which would follow the sun ' s path and indeed destroy the crops . Soon , the decision was made by Liege , in conference with Reus and Captain Pharl McQuarrie , to drop the shields and let the soil fall harmlessly to Ukio ' s surface . As soon as the shields opened , however , Vulture droids and Sheathipede - class transport shuttles descended toward the planet , despite the attempted intervention of the Republic fleet . Once on the planet , the Separatists , under the command of the T - series tactical droid , Doctor , set up a device which affected organic beings ' minds , and promptly drove the local herds of Eopies to thrash wildly . Sanya asked Xebec if he could sense that something was wrong , but he admitted to her that he had shut himself off from the Force and was unable to sense the same disturbance she felt . He then noticed the fields had grown strangely quiet , and were subsequently confronted by a group of Ukians wielding scythes and pitchforks . Xebec ignited his lightsaber and told Sanya to run . The two of them escaped the Ukians , only to come across another situation with Xebec ' s own troopers . Under the same affects as the Ukians , Commander Ganch and the clone trooper , Squawk , were arguing with one another . Just as Ganch was about to fire at Squawk , Xebec sliced his blaster in two and then ordered the clones to explain their actions . The two of them then turned on him , and Ganch began to struggle to speak and removed his helmet . When Xebec showed concern that Ganch was in pain , Sanya warned him to stay away , and Ganch struck Xebec in the face with his helmet . Ganch regained control of his thoughts long enough to tell Xebec to run before the clone could catch him . Xebec and Sanya were split up in the fields , amid the stampeding gigauns . Xebex himself soon came under the influence of the Project Instinction device , and attacked Ganch . He screamed at the clone to stop telling him what to do and tried to strike him , but Ganch grappled with him , still trying to fight the effects of the device . He lost the mental battle , however , and violently struck Xebec in the face , which temporarily cleared the Padawan ' s mind . Sanya then found the confused young Jedi and told him to use the Force to center himself . Just as Xebec was able to fully clear the effects from his mind , Ganch caught up with him , and began to strangle him . Xebec tried to convince the clone that he wasn ' t himself , and appealed to Ganch ' s strict nature by telling him he was acting against orders . Ganch then stabbed himself in the neck with a med - shot , knocking himself out . Xebec carried the unconscious clone to safety , sheltering him in a nearby building to prevent him from being trampled by the gigauns . Sanya asked Xebec to explain what had happened in the field , and he likened the effects to what he had felt when Master Ropal was killed , saying , " everything turned . . . red " . At Sanya ' s urging , he cleared his mind and decided to track down the source of the disturbance . The two soon found a Sheathipede - class transport shuttle , guarded by three B1 battle droids and a single B2 super battle droid . Seeing that the droids were operating a device - unknown to the pair , a part of Project Instinction - they attacked . Xebec sliced the B2 battle droid in half , while Sanya , using one of Ganch ' s pistols and wearing his gauntlet , fired at the droids and destroyed one of the B1 ' s . Xebec then used telekinesis to throw his lightsaber in an arc , destroying both the remaining droids and the transmitter . While the two felt that with the device gone , their heads were more clear , they could also sense that there were two more such devices on the planet . Xebec went after the remaining Instinction transmitters , and asked Sanya to check on the shield generator facility , fearing that the planet ' s defenses may have been compromised with everyone feeling the effects of the transmitters . Sanya pointed out they could achieve both goals faster if they took the droids ' STAPs . The pair split up as planned , and soon Xebec had destroyed the second of the devices . As he traveled toward the third , he attempted to contact Sanya to check on her progress . As he waited for her reply , his STAP was struck by a missile , which flung the Padawan to the ground . He survived the explosion unscathed , and was immediately beset by the tactical droid , Doctor , and a group of B1 and B2 battle droids . Xebec attacked the droids head - on , quickly disabling the lot with an impressive display of lightsaber skill and telekinesis . With his enemies destroyed , Xebec spied the final transmitter , and sliced it in two , finally ending the project ' s mind altering effects . As soon as the transmitter was down , however , Xebec was shot through the shoulder by Doctor . The droid approached the wounded Padawan , menacing him with his modified surgical arm . Suddenly , he was slashed apart by Master Reus , who had come looking for her Padawan . Xebec was genuinely surprised that she had come to find him , as he believed that Reus did not care for him . When he told her he had destroyed all the transmitters , she proudly complimented him on his accomplishment . Xebec asked Reus how she was able to find him and get past the shields , to which she replied there was a single answer to both questions . Sanya had been able to reach the shield facility , and when Reus tried to contact Ganch on his comlink , Reus reached her instead . Sanya directed Reus to where she believed Xebec would be , and assisted her by lowering the planet ' s shields . Reus once again complimented Xebec after he explained how he disabled Ganch once the project ' s effects took hold of him . Reus , however , was unsure exactly what the Separatists had done to the planet , and Xebec had no answer for her . After the battle ended , Xebec and Reus joined Master Fisto and the clone troopers at the shield generator facility . The clones and local Ukians were checked out by medical droids , who found the effects of the Instinction devices to be localized and temporary . Reus commended Sanya on her service to the Republic . Though the command center was , in Sanya ' s opinion , a mess , she reported to Reus that it was able to continue functioning and that the planet ' s shields were secure . Suddenly , Liege approached and began to yell at the group , commanding all the Republic forces to leave the world . When Reus began to protest , Liege revealed to them that he had been removed from his position , but as his last act before leaving office he officially requested that they all be forced to leave . Ganch joined the group as Liege stormed away , and the clone commented that there was no helping some people . The Valsedian operation . After departing Ukio , Xebec and the rest of the Republic fleet returned to Coruscant aboard the " Venator " - class cruiser , " Selfless " . Xebec debarked alongside Master Reus , Commander Ganch , and Sanya , and he asked Sanya if she would miss the Agricorps and the work she did on Ukio . She replied that she ' d miss the good the Agricorps does , but not the dirty work , and in fact , she preferred planets like Coruscant . She revealed that she was also born on the planet , and Xebec welcomed her home . Reus thanked Sanya for her help on Ukio and expressed her hope that the Agricorps would reward her in her next assignment . Ganch then made sure Reus was aware that he had fully recovered from the effects of Project Instinction and was ready for duty , but Reus insisted that Ganch was due for leave . They were met by Captain Rex , who asked that Reus and Xebec meet Grand Master Yoda immediately , and offered to accompany Ganch to the RSO Center for relaxation . Ganch was hesitant , but when Reus insisted , he invited Sanya to join him and they departed . Xebec and Reus then left for the Jedi Temple , and joined Anakin Skywalker , Ahsoka Tano , and Obi - Wan Kenobi , who were speaking with Master Yoda . Personality and traits . A dedicated Padawan , Tyzen Xebec cared deeply for his master ' s well - being . During the surprise attack on Devaron , Xebec sought to help his Master fight Cad Bane , although the Rodian Jedi Master urged his Padawan to stay clear from the valley . After Ropal ' s capture on the hands of Bane , Xebec felt lost and began to question Ropal ' s teachings . He told Ganch that he now believed that Ropal looked into the future too often rather than keeping his mind on the present . On Coruscant , he was silent and showed no emotion as Jedi Master Mace Windu revealed that Bane had killed Ropal . The Padawan also did not care for Tano ' s attempt to comfort him , after she told Xebec that she and her master tried to " hold onto Bane " after finding the body of Ropal . Xebec also enjoyed the clone troopers ' presence , and offered them time for themselves . He became close with Commander Ganch , even asking him to teach him military skills . Xebec , however , initially had a shaky relationship with the AgriCorps worker Sanya , referring to her as a " washout " . Despite this , he did manage to work with her during the invasion . Powers and abilities . Though he trained under pacifist Jedi Master Bolla Ropal , Xebec showed adept skills with a lightsaber , including telekinetic lightsaber combat . While on Devaron , the Padawan was responsible for the command of Ropal ' s clone trooper force . After an explosion , which temporarily rendered Xebec unconscious , the Padawan quickly came to his senses and devised a plan . As well , when attacking droid forces on Ukio with Ahsoka , he showed to be very skilled with a lightsaber and with the force for a padawan of his age . Ahsoka even regarded his skills as being " on par with her ' s . " Behind the scenes . Tyzen Xebec first appeared in the StarWars . com webcomic , " " . A centralized character within the webcomic , he was originally called " Tyzen Xebel . " The creation of the new Padawan began after writer Pablo Hidalgo talked with artist Thomas Hodges about different characters , and soon they came up with a young Zabrak . With this information Hodges drew a pencil and marker sketch of the Padawan and his lightsaber .