Zona Luka Zona Luka was a female Vultan Jedi Knight who was active during the Great Sith War . She was trained in the Jedi ways by the respected Jedi Master Dominus , who considered Luka his dearest student . In 3996 BBY , Luka and a group of fellow Knights were visited on the library - world of Ossus by the Jedi Exar Kun , who claimed to be the keeper of Force knowledge forbidden by the Jedi Masters . Intrigued , Luka and the other Jedi agreed to join Kun on a journey to reveal the lost secrets of the Force . They traveled in Kun ' s starship , " Starstorm One " , to the dark side – tainted moon of Yavin 4 , and Luka and the others were led to the base of a large temple by Kun . There , Kun revealed his true intentions when he shattered a Sith holocron and released the dark side spirits trapped within , which possessed Luka and the other Jedi Knights . Kun , in reality the Dark Lord of the Sith , commanded Luka and the Jedi team — now subjects of the dark side — to kill their former Masters . Luka tracked Dominus to his home and struck him down after a brief lightsaber duel ; however , the dying Dominus mustered enough strength to kill the Vultan Jedi through an exertion of the Force . Biography . Meeting Exar Kun . Zona Luka , a female Vultan , was born in the years leading up to the Great Sith War . As a Force - sensitive , Luka was admitted into the Jedi Order to be trained in the ways of the Force . Luka became the apprentice of Jedi Master Dominus , who considered the Vultan to be his dearest student . Under Dominus ' guidance , Luka eventually became a full - fledged Jedi Knight . In 3996 BBY , she was on the Outer Rim world Ossus when a Knight named Exar Kun began to preach in the Gardens of Talla regarding a renewal of the Jedi way . Luka and a group of fellow Jedi , including the Human Cay Qel - Droma , fellow Vultan Oss Wilum , and the Cathar Crado , gathered in the Gardens to listen to Kun ' s words . Kun , in reality the Dark Lord of the Sith , claimed that he had discovered great secrets of the Force and would share them with any who joined him . He told the assembled Knights that the old Jedi Masters had failed to contain the influence of the dark side , and Luka agreed , citing Master Arca Jeth ' s capture and torture by the Naddist Sith cult on Onderon . Her statement was supported by Kun , who proclaimed that he had destroyed the spirit of former Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd , and had succeeded where the Jedi Masters had failed . When Qel - Droma challenged Kun to prove his boasts , Kun produced what he described as a Jedi amulet , which mesmerized Luka . As the assembled Knights stood transfixed by the amulet , Kun asked them to join him on a quest for the most ancient and powerful Jedi secrets , and promised that they could change the galaxy by strengthening the Jedi Order against the dark side . After a period of deliberation , Luka , Crado , Wilum , and the rest of the group who had heard Kun ' s sermon in the Gardens , excluding Qel - Droma , decided to join him on the trip and set out to inform Kun . By the time they met him at the entrance to the Great Jedi Library ' s Chamber of Antiquities , Kun was in possession of the Draethos Jedi Master Odan - Urr ' s robe and staff . Kun claimed that the ancient Jedi Master had passed away peacefully — in reality , Kun had killed Odan - Urr after a short struggle — and revealed that Odan - Urr had promoted him to the rank of Master and given him a rare holocron . Luka and the other Jedi believed Kun ' s claims , even though he had lied about what had transpired . Fall to the dark side . Luka and the other followers of Exar Kun boarded his starship , " Starstorm One " , and began their journey to learn the ancient mysteries of the Force . They traveled to the moon Yavin 4 , which Kun promised was the home to many secrets and forgotten knowledge . The group of Jedi crossed a marshy area and eventually arrived at a large temple . However , they began to grow impatient , and Luka asked Kun to finally prove his claims . Uncomfortable by the dark side taint of Yavin 4 , a nervous Oss Wilum attempted to leave the group and return to the ship . However , the Vultan Jedi found himself confronted by a large group of Massassi warriors — descendants of members of the warrior class of the Sith species who had come to the moon when Dark Lord Naga Sadow settled there in 5000 BBY — and Luka and the other Jedi Knights sprang into action . The assembled Jedi banded together to fight the Massassi , until Kun commanded the natives to stop their attack . Determined to prove himself to Luka and his other would - be followers , Kun produced the holocron that he had taken from Odan - Urr . He revealed it to be a Sith holocron , not a Jedi holocron as the group of curious Knights previously believed , and asked Luka and the other Jedi to assist him in ridding Yavin 4 of the holocron ' s dark influence . Kun declared that he was going to destroy the device , and the Sith Lord instructed Luka ' s group to hold out their hands to block the flash caused by the artifact ' s annihilation . However , unbeknownst to Luka and her Jedi brethren , Kun did not intend to destroy the holocron ; instead , he planned to release the device ' s dark power . As Luka looked on , Kun crushed the holocron in his hand , releasing the Sith spirits trapped within . The shards of the dark holocron became embedded in Luka ' s skin , showing her the past glory of the Sith , and incorporated the teachings and powers of the Sith into the shocked Jedi . The fragments disappeared , and Luka was no longer a follower of the light ; she and the other Jedi who had accompanied her on the journey were now darksider s , possessed by the ghosts that inhabited the holocron . With Luka and her Jedi companions now under the influence of the dark side , Kun ordered them back to the ship . Death . Kun commanded Luka and the other new dark side followers to kill their former Masters , to make way for a new order in the galaxy . Luka set out to find Dominus and tracked him down at his home . After a verbal exchange , in which Luka professed that her attacking the Jedi was nothing personal , she and Dominus dueled briefly with their lightsabers . Luka was able to strike down the aging Master , but Dominus killed his fallen apprentice with the Force as he lay dying . After the battle was over , the scene was investigated by Knights Dace Diath , Qrrrl Toq , and Shoaneb Culu , all of whom wondered why Luka would kill her former teacher . Personality and traits . Zona Luka displayed curiosity toward the dark side and the forbidden secrets of the Force . Luka held doubts toward the teachings of the old Jedi Masters , a belief that Exar Kun played upon in convincing her to join him . Luka was also easily captivated by Kun ' s Sith amulet , showing her fascination with the Force ' s unknown . All of these factors contributed toward Luka ' s decision to join Kun on his journey to reveal the Force ' s secrets , although she displayed impatience after Kun did not immediately back up his claims of hidden knowledge . Luka was very loyal to her fellow Jedi , exemplified by her reckless charge into battle with the Massassi to assist her friend Oss Wilum on Yavin 4 . However , once she was exposed to the spirits inside the Dark Holocron , Luka changed , becoming willing to do anything , even betray the Jedi Order , for Kun . She began to see the old Jedi hierarchy as standing in the way of the rise of the Sith Empire and therefore something that needed to be eliminated . This new Luka carried off her mission to kill her former Master without hesitation , although she assured Dominus that she still had no personal issue with him . Powers and abilities . Zona Luka was adept enough in the Force that Master Dominus considered her to be his favorite student , and Luka was able to attain the rank of Jedi Knight . However , when she was turned to the dark side by the Dark Holocron , her powers in the Force increased even more , at least according to Exar Kun . Luka was skilled with the lightsaber , striking down Dominus and defending her fellow Jedi against a horde of Massassi , but she was not able to prevent the dying Dominus from killing her with the Force . Luka possessed at least two different lightsabers : while on Yavin 4 she wielded a lightsaber with a purple - colored beam , while she utilized a blue one during her duel with Dominus . Behind the scenes . The character of Zona Luka made her first appearance in " " , a story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Kevin J . Anderson and released in 1995 . Luka appeared in the , , , and issues of the arc and was killed in the fourth issue . In her appearances , Luka was illustrated by Dario Carrasco , Jr . In addition to these appearances , Luka was mentioned in an article in " Star Wars Insider 26 " , the third edition of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , and in 2008 she was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .