Tholme / Legends Tholme was a Jedi Master during the last years of the Galactic Republic who served in both the Stark Hyperspace War and the Clone Wars . After completing his Jedi training , Tholme served as Jedi Watchman of the Kiffu sector , where he came across the young Jedi hopeful Quinlan Vos . Sending him to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , Tholme relinquished his Jedi Watchman status in favor of training Vos . Several years later , after Vos ' s training had been completed , a mishap occurred in which Vos lost his memory . When he had partially regained it , Tholme took it upon himself to help the wayward Jedi , and even took up Vos ' s former Padawan , Aayla Secura , as his own . During the Separatist Crisis and subsequent Clone Wars , Tholme set up a spy network with Vos , hoping to glean information from the upper echelons of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . After sustaining grievous injuries from Count Dooku himself on Bakura , Tholme masterminded the plan to have Vos infiltrate Dooku ' s inner circle of Dark Acolyte s . However , Vos turned to the dark side in earnest , and began participating in highly damaging Separatist activities against the Republic . In the meantime , Tholme participated in several Republic engagements , on worlds such as Devaron , where he was injured by the bounty hunter Aurra Sing , and Saleucami where he would turn Vos back to the light and the Republic . He was able to evade Order 66 and the subsequent Great Jedi Purge along with his lover , the Neti Jedi T ' ra Saa , and took refuge on Kashyyyk , hidden from the new Imperial occupation . He eventually died , and was given a funeral pyre on Anzat . Biography . Jedi Watchman of Kiffu . Tholme , a Human male , was a Force - sensitive and a member of the Jedi Order , where he found recognition as a healer . He was able to complete his Jedi training , but instead of immediately pursuing standard Jedi activities , Tholme decided to initially follow an alternate path . On Anzat , he sought out the highly acclaimed Anzati master Akku Seii , who proceeded to teach him the art of the Anzati assassins . Tholme excelled in his training , picking up the skill to mask his presence entirely in the Force , which allowed him to feign death . In addition to those talents , he became proficient at espionage and stealth , traits that would be put to use many a time during his Jedi career . At some point after his Anzati training was complete , Tholme enlisted Seii again , this time in his hunt for the Anzati assassin Katichak . He was eventually able to hunt down Katichak and successfully complete his mission . Tholme was appointed by the Jedi High Council to serve as Jedi Watchman of the Kiffu sector , where he would oversee the goings on of the populace , and be on the lookout for potential Jedi . During his time there , he became good friends with the Kiffar Sheyf Kurlin Vos , and maintained a cordial relationship with the Guardians of the sector . Kurlin ' s distant cousins , Pethros and Quian Vos , had a Force - sensitive son , Quinlan . Knowledge of Vos ' s high midi - chlorian count had evaded Tholme , and by the time he had deemed Vos suitable for Jedi training , he was older than the average candidate . To complicate matters further , Tinté , Kurlin ' s sister , demanded Vos to stay on Kiffu and be trained as a Guardian . As a compromise , Kurlin requested that Quinlan stay on Kiffu , but be trained by Tholme . Tholme allowed this , and began training the boy in the basic Jedi arts , stepping down from his role as Jedi Watchman . For several years , Tholme persisted with his instruction of Vos . Tinté , however , was displeased with the compromise , and sought to claim Quinlan for her own purposes . She made a deal with a group of Anzati who had come to Kiffex in search of the legendary Dark Jedi Volfe Karkko . She encouraged their destructive ways , and allowed their murder of the prisoners held in colonies on the planet . Eventually , they demanded more of Tinté , namely in the form of a blood relative . While Tholme was absent from Kiffu on a mission , she had them murder Pethros and Quian , in the hopes that their deaths would force Tholme and the Jedi to hand over custody of Quinlan to her . Quinlan ' s psychometric abilities allowed him to glean memories and visions from objects just by touching them . When Tinté presented Quinlan with the Clan Vos emblem that Quian had worn during the Anzati attack , the young Jedi experienced his mother ' s death , which sent him into a state of shock . He screamed for three days , until Tholme arrived to comfort him and bring him back out of his state . Kurlin was disgusted with Tinté ' s actions , and Tholme convinced him that only orthodox Jedi training would allow Quinlan to master his talents and use them properly . The Sheyf agreed , and Tholme took the boy to the galactic capital Coruscant for proper training at the Jedi Temple . There , he took Quinlan as his first Padawan . Tholme ' s Watchman duties were filled by T ' ra Saa , a Neti Jedi whom Tholme knew very well . His initial reports on the matter of Quinlan ' s traumatic experience excluded select details for the boy ' s own safety . The training of Quinlan Vos . Tholme and the other Jedi were able to cure Vos of his ailment , though the memory of his ordeal would remain with him forever . The Jedi on Coruscant often commented on the darkness they sensed in Vos , and believed that it might trouble him in the future . The Council eventually dispatched Tholme on a mission involving tracking a dealer of interdicted beasts , such as wampas . He deduced that Clan Secura was involved in the illegal activities , and so journeyed in 46 BBY to their homeworld of Ryloth with Vos to investigate . While discussing the matter with brothers Pol and Lon Secura , Vos wandered off to follow a disturbance he had felt from Aayla Secura , Pol ' s and Lon ' s niece . He discovered the illegally held creatures during his wanderings , and saved Aayla , from whom he sensed a degree of Force - sensitivity . Tholme ' s mission was inadvertently complete , and he tested Aayla ' s midi - chlorian count at Quinlan ' s request . Her count was sufficiently high , and she was taken back to Coruscant . When the smuggler Iaco Stark ' s actions against the Trade Federation on the Outer Rim attracted the attention of the Republic , the Jedi were appointed to intervene . On Thyferra , an alazhi processing plant exploded , causing a galaxy - wide bacta shortage . The Trade Federation was one of the few conglomerates that dealt in the substance , and so when Stark ' s ships began raiding them , they were able to sell it off at greatly inflated prices . Jedi Master Tyvokka , who was in charge of the Jedi team , suspected that the explosion was part of a ruse to deliberately lower bacta supplies , and turn profits for the Federation . He , along with the Council , decided to send Jedi to investigate . Tyvokka settled upon Tholme , due to his highly regarded espionage and subterfuge skills . Vos accompanied Tholme to Thyferra , where they began exploring the ruins of the Xucphra Corporation bacta refinery . Judging by the age of the wreckage , Tholme deduced that the explosion was , as Tyvokka had suspected , a Federation / Xucphra ruse . The investigation almost ran to its conclusion without incident , but the two Jedi were forced to do battle with HKB - 3 hunter - killer droid s on their way out . Meanwhile , on Troiken , the Stark Hyperspace War had broken out , and was escalating rapidly . Journeying to a Thyferran city in 44 BBY , Tholme eavesdropped on a meeting between Federation head Hask and Xucphra director Adol Bel . It confirmed his and Tyvokka ' s suspicions about the ruse , but he was attacked by a security droid before he could progress further . With Vos ' s help , he tried to escape the city , but was pursued by more of Xucphra ' s droids . The pair eventually found refuge in a sewer , but with their presence known , they found further movements on Thyferra difficult . Tholme and Vos were able to gain passage off the planet on a bacta freighter , but the ship was seized by Stark ' s forces , and redirected to Troiken . Tholme decided to deny Stark the use of the bacta , and destroyed the craft with explosives . Coincidentally , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his apprentice , Obi - Wan Kenobi , were present at the same time , escorting Senator Valorum and Adi Gallia off - planet and away from the combat zones . Jinn took Tholme and Vos back to Mount Avos , where Jedi Master Plo Koon and Senator Ranulph Tarkin ' s Republic Army had taken refuge . Tholme was saddened by the news of Tyvokka ' s death during the war ' s opening confrontation , but Vos took the news even harder . He went off , seeking solitude , but stirred the mountain ' s challat eater s in his explorations . He and Kenobi , who had followed Quinlan at Jinn ' s request , were only saved thanks to the intervention of Tholme , Jinn and Koon , who , once the padawans were safely behind them , called upon the Force to seal off the challat eater cave from the rest of the encampment . Having taken that safety precaution , they then prepared for the Fourth Battle of Qotile . Koon understood that the continued fighting would do nothing but whittle down the Republic ' s numbers , and so he prepared to take alternate action . He organized a Jedi meditation circle in the hopes that he would be able to communicate with his niece on Coruscant , Sha Koon . With the aid of Tholme , Vos , Jinn , and Kenobi , Koon was able to do so , and requested the support he needed to keep his men alive . As a result , Koon then planned for and executed the Fifth Battle of Qotile . Tholme and Vos infiltrated the " Raptor " , the flagship of the Stark Commercial Combine , in order to broadcast the patch to the navcomputer virus that had stopped hyperspace travel and had allowed Stark to cripple Tarkin ' s fleet at the opening of the conflict . Jinn and Kenobi were able to secure the patch from the Combine Headquarters , which allowed Tholme and Vos to execute their part of the mission . In addition , Vos decided to disable the shields of the " Raptor " , making the space battle easier for the Republic relief force . The conflict was won , with hyperspace travel restored , and Stark ' s organization destroyed . The Anzati of Kiffex . Vos eventually became a Jedi Knight , and Tholme sent him off with his blessing . Later , the Kiffar took Secura as his Padawan learner , and the two roamed the galaxy on missions for the Council . A few years after the Invasion of Naboo , both Vos and Secura were captured and drugged by criminals . The incident resulted in complete amnesia for both . Due to her Twi ' lek physiology , Aayla was eventually able to reclaim her memory , but Vos was not as successful . The ordeal had left him changed , and despite re - training by both Jedi Councilman Mace Windu and Master Sora Bulq , the Council was troubled by the increased level of darkness in him . Vos was subsequently dispatched by the Council to Kiffex at his aunt Tinté ' s behest , where he was to investigate the massacre of a security compound . The Council also warned him of a disturbance in the Force in the system , as reported by Master Saa . Despite sending Vos alone , the Council had little faith in his abilities to properly execute the mission , and so dispatched Tholme to watch over him . Tholme also followed Vos to Kiffex because of his own suspicions about Tinté ' s request for Jedi assistance . As Tholme had suspected , Vos was driven to near - madness by the memories of the Anzati that he gleaned from objects in the abandoned compound . He had no direct memory of Tholme , but recognized him from the files he had studied . Also at the compound was the Devaronian bounty hunter Vilmarh Grahrk , who had aided Vos immediately after the memory loss incident . The trio set out from the compound to the town of Deadend , where they were attacked by a group of thugs . Despite Vos ' s memory loss , the two Jedi fought in perfect unison , disarming the guards before making a smooth and relatively unnoticed entry into the locale . In Grahrk ' s secret lair , Tholme taught Vos more about his past , specifically , Tinté ' s manipulation of him as a child . Vos , who experienced his mother ' s death for a second time in his visions , began to hallucinate , seeing Tholme as one of the Anzati killers . Enraged , he attacked his former Master , who in turn quickly subdued Vos by pushing him into a pile of junk . Vos was sobered , but the visions served to heighten his suspicions of Tinté ' s actions . The Force drew Tholme and Vos to the Black Hole cantina , where they met the blind wandering Jedi Master Zao . Zao was subsequently set upon by thugs , which prompted Tholme and his former Padawan to intervene . Eventually , the bar fight turned into an all - out battle , when a pack of feral Anzati arrived unexpectedly . Even more shocking to Vos than the surprise attack was the identity of the Anzati ' s leader — lost Jedi Aayla Secura . Secura and her Anzati were beaten back and able to escape , but Vos was enraged at the fact that he had been played for a fool by Tholme and the Council . Tholme , attempting to defuse the situation , assured Vos that it was pure coincidence . Meanwhile , Grahrk had located a stash of vacated speeder bikes , with which the Jedi and the Devaronian pursued Secura . During the chase through the Kiffex swamps , Vos ' s speeder was destroyed , and he was captured by the Anzati . T ' ra Saa , Tholme ' s replacement as Jedi Watchman , arrived and saved him , reuniting him with Tholme , Zao , and Grahrk . Tholme was pleased to see Saa , a Jedi he had admired , respected , and been good friends with even before her appointment to the role of Watchman of the Kiffu sector . Saa had been dispatched from Coruscant , where a holocron had revealed information about Volfe Karkko , the fallen Jedi who had drawn the Anzati to Kiffex . Karkko , an Anzati himself , had been imprisoned on Kiffex by a team of Jedi Masters , and Tholme correctly deduced that Secura must have reawakened and freed him . Though Saa ' s mission was to bring Vos back to Coruscant , she understood his need to save Secura , despite Tholme ' s concerns that Vos ' s previous " experience " with Anzati would cloud his judgment . Nevertheless , he continued to follow Vos , and the four Jedi set off for Karkko ' s temple . Grahrk , however , decided to leave the Jedi , and make his own way offworld . All the way to the temple , the group was harried by the Anzati on their bathwa mounts . As they got closer , the resistance to their efforts multiplied , until , at the doorway of the ancient structure , the Jedi were surrounded by Anzati . Vos was able to escape , however , and entered the temple alone . He swayed Secura back to the light , and rekindled her Jedi memories , but Karkko , displeased , intervened and attacked Vos . Tholme sensed that Vos was losing the battle , both with Karkko and the dark side , so he , Saa , and Zao , joined together to strengthen him through the Force . Vos dispatched Karkko with one strike , and rescued the injured Secura . At that moment , the Guardians of Kiffex began their orbital bombardment of the Anzati temple , but the Jedi were saved due to the timely return of Grahrk in his ship , the " Inferno " . Tholme ' s mission was complete , but Vos , having been influenced by Zao , decided to roam the galaxy , and let the Force guide him . As Secura ' s training had not been completed at the time of her amnesia , Tholme took up the task of training her instead . The training of Aayla Secura . Most of Secura ' s training had been completed by Vos , and it was only Tholme ' s responsibility to " fill the gaps . " The Council dispatched them to Ryloth , to mediate the fallout following the death of Pol Secura . Tholme had Secura disguise herself as a slave girl and infiltrate Twi ' lek Clan Council member Ro Fenn ' s headquarters . Fenn was facing the penalty of exile , due to the fact that he had been part of the Ruling Clan during Pol Secura ' s death , as per the Ryloth tradition of cleansing an entire Ruling Clan when one member died . Secura picked up on the fact that Fenn , in a bid for clemency , was planning to have Lon ' s child , Nat Secura , kidnapped and used for leverage . As Fenn ' s agent , none other than Vilmarh Grahrk , left the building , Secura realized that Nat ' s kidnapping was imminent and informed Tholme , who was at the Secura estate . As time was of the essence , Tholme rushed into Nat ' s bedroom , only to find two Morgukai warriors , Tsyr and Bok , dragging the boy away . Tholme engaged Tsyr in combat , but was distracted by Bok ' s interfering blaster fire . Taking advantage , Bok incapacitated Tholme , and continued his escape . Despite the best efforts of Nat Secura ' s guards , the two Nikto stole away into the night . Tholme , though injured , gave chase , and tracked the kidnappers to the " Inferno " . He stowed away on the craft , and ordered his apprentice to track him . This proved to be a mistake , when the " Inferno " hardwired droid pilot , NT 600 , detected Tholme ' s transmission , and alerted the Morgukai to his presence . Not willing to enter into a fight for fear of injuring the nearby Nat , Tholme surrendered . Secura ' s senses , however , did not guide her to the " Inferno " destination , Kintan . Instead , the Force led her to Ord Mantell , where she chanced upon her former Master , Quinlan Vos . Understanding that this was not a coincidence , she enlisted Vos ' s help , and used other methods to discover Tholme ' s location . Meanwhile , Tholme was being tortured by Kh ' aris Fenn , the mastermind of the plan , and his droid , AX / RX . Unable to escape , Tholme endured grievous injury and pain , until he used the Force and his Anzati skills to slip into a near - death coma . To the droid , Tholme was , for all intents and purposes , dead , and his " corpse " was thrown in a cell with young Nat . The Twi ' lek was not only afraid of his fate , but of the fact that he did not have his father ' s blessing and love . Tholme talked with the boy , and imbued a sense of hope in him , resolving to get him out of his predicament by any means necessary . After several days , AX / RX received his orders to terminate both Tholme and Nat , as Lon Secura had not given in to the demands of the Fenn Clan . Tholme was , again , severely electrocuted , but was saved by Secura , who , along with Vos , had infiltrated Fenn ' s compound . Tsyr was killed by Vos , and Bok was supposedly dispatched by Secura , allowing Tholme and the boy to safely escape to a nearby ship . Vos and Secura joined them , and the group departed Kintan . Although Kh ' aris Fenn escaped retribution on Ryloth , Ro Fenn was sentenced to roam the Bright Lands forever . Upon returning to Coruscant , an unorthodox ceremony was held . The upper echelons of the Jedi Council were apprehensive as to whether or not they should promote Vos to the rank of Jedi Master , but Tholme was able to convince them that he deserved the title . The Jedi Council assembled in a small room in the Jedi Temple , and two promotions were made . First , Quinlan Vos was bestowed with the title of Jedi Master . Second , Aayla Secura was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight . Watching proudly on as his two students progressed along the Jedi path , Tholme and the Jedi looked forward to a brighter future . Confronting Dooku . When Count Dooku declared the formation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Raxus Prime in 24 BBY , many of the Jedi acted with apathy , or distanced themselves from the crisis . Tholme , however , with the aid of Vos , set up a spy network , which he would use to inform the Jedi exclusively . Despite the deep penetration of Tholme ' s network , he and his cohorts were unable to predict the Battle of Geonosis and the ensuing outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY . What Tholme and his agents were able to predict , however , were Dooku ' s movements . Along with Sora Bulq , Tholme waited on Bakura for the arrival of the Count , and the opportunity to launch his ambush . However , Dooku , now a Sith Lord , was able to defeat both Jedi Masters with ease . Blasting Bulq with Force lightning , Dooku turned on Tholme , stabbing him in the right shoulder and gouging out his left eye . Even when gravely injured , Tholme did not give in to temptation , and would not ally with Dooku . In response , Dooku brought the ceiling down on Tholme , crushing his leg and leaving him for dead . In reality , Tholme had slipped into his Anzati " death - trance , " to avoid Dooku ' s further attention . It took days for Tholme to free himself , and he wandered the halls of Bakura for much longer . He was close to death when Bulq , who had survived , discovered him , and helped him to safety . In spite of his actions , Bulq had actually secretly defected to the Confederacy , and turned to the dark side . His aid of Tholme served only to make him appear innocent in the eyes of the Republic . Tholme received a cybernetic eye to compensate for his loss , but refused to have an artificial leg installed , citing that he would rather not be made into something that he was not . Instead , he procured a cane for himself , preventing him from engaging in more active duty . Subterfuge . Realizing that the war would be won not on the battlefields , but behind the scenes , Tholme began concocting an elaborate scheme with which to infiltrate Count Dooku ' s cabal of Dark Acolyte s . The tool with which to execute this scheme was Tholme ' s former Padawan , Quinlan Vos . This choice caused concern amongst Council , as they believed Vos ' s darkness that they had always felt could compromise his activities . Nevertheless , Tholme stuck with his choice of Vos , and using his spy network , prepared to insert his former apprentice into an opportune position for infiltration . Intelligence gained during Vos ' s initial penetration into the criminal underworld allowed the Republic to prepare for the impending Battle of Kamino . Tholme later attended the funeral of Jedi Cei Vookto on the ravaged plains of Lianna following the battle that had raged there , along with Vos and several other Jedi . He provided Mace Windu with intelligence about a group of Jedi on Ruul who were conscientious objectors to the war , and who refused to return to Coruscant to take up arms . Acting on this , Windu decided that he would journey to Ruul to settle the matter , and bade that Vos inform the objectors . Tholme then instructed Vos to journey to Brentaal IV . On Ruul , Windu discovered that Master Sora Bulq had turned to the dark side and aligned himself with the Confederacy . On Brentaal IV , an engagement eventually broke out , resulting in a Republic victory . In order to gain the trust of the Confederacy and Dooku in particular , Tholme had the Council dispatch Agen Kolar , with the pretense of trying to rein in Vos . In turn , Vos had maintained the appearance of selling Republic codes to the Confederacy , although the codes themselves were outdated . Kolar , however , was told that the codes were current and genuine , and was led to believe that Vos had truly turned traitor . Masters Yoda , Mace Windu , and Tholme believed that the deception was necessary for Vos ' s defection to appear convincing . Vos was able to escape , but his partner , Khaleen Hentz , was apprehended by Kolar ' s men . Tholme was later given a recorded message from Vos , intended for Aayla Secura , in which the Kiffar admitted that he had defected to the Confederacy and instructed Secura to forget about him . Tholme presented the message to Secura , who wanted to go after her former Master , but Tholme advised against such an action . In spite of his injuries sustained on Bakura , Tholme was dispatched with Masters Kit Fisto , T ' ra Saa , Secura , and An ' ya Kuro , otherwise known as " the Dark Woman , " to Devaron , where Senator Elsah ' sai ' Moro had recently been assassinated . The assassination confirmed the Republic ' s suspicions about Devaronian raiders who were plundering Republic war supplies . Disguising himself as " Miles Croft , " a veteran of the Stark Hyperspace War and negotiator for " Tuulaa Doneeta , " ( actually Secura ) , head of Ryloth Ventures , Tholme and his retinue entered Montellian Serat with great pomp and circumstance . Their cover was blown , however , when the Senator ' s assassin , former Jedi Aurra Sing , identified the third visitor , " Saba , " as the Dark Woman , her former Master . While Aayla infiltrated the upper echelons of Devaronian culture , Tholme and the Dark Woman investigated old smuggler bases to the south of Montellian Serat . When venturing into one of the caves , the pair set off a bomb placed by Sing . When Fisto could not raise them , he alerted Secura . She ventured toward their location , and engaged in a prolonged and violent lightsaber duel with Sing . As the two former Padawans of the trapped Jedi battled outside , Tholme slipped both himself and the Dark Woman into his Anzati " death - trance , " and waited for rescue . Eventually , it was Saa who freed them from the rubble , though both required treatment in a bacta tank . Complications . Finally , Vos entered Dooku ' s inner circle wholesale . Tholme instructed him to not attempt to destroy the Count , as it would ruin his cover if he failed . At the same time , Tholme enlisted the help of Khaleen Hentz , who had been held in Republic custody . He needed a trustworthy go - between to keep him up to speed on Vos ' s movements . Hentz performed her duties to the letter , but little did Tholme suspect that Hentz was in fact a Confederate informer , who had been working for Dooku ever since the Separatist Crisis , as a counter to Tholme ' s own networks . However , Vos fell too deep into his role . In order to prove his loyalty to Dooku , he killed a Republic Senator , Viento , though he personally believed the man to be the second Sith Lord that the Jedi had been hunting since Geonosis . Yoda and Mace Windu believed that Vos had truly fallen to the dark side , and requested that he be pulled from his mission , but Tholme was staunchly opposed , pointing out that Vos had chosen " not " to kill his unwitting pursuer , K ' Kruhk , in an earlier confrontation , and was still reporting his intelligence gatherings . Grudgingly , Yoda and Windu approved the continuation of Tholme ' s scheme , but with heightened reservations . At some point in the past , Tholme had entered into a relationship with T ' ra Saa , in the belief that the two of them were above the pettiness of attachment . During the Battle of Null , Saa was severely injured by Confederate mercenaries while defending a makeshift Republic hospital , and sustained major burns . Tholme maintained a vigil beside her bacta tank on New Holstice . There , he was met by Secura , who began discussing Vos ' s fall to the Confederacy . Tholme admitted to Secura that he had masterminded Vos ' s " defection , " and that the Kiffar had in fact been going deep undercover — although he now feared that Vos had indeed fallen to the dark side . Tholme determined that he would need to confront his former apprentice , and discover whether or not his fall was genuine . He acknowledged Secura ' s need to lead her troops into battle , and promised to call upon her if Vos had indeed fallen . Saa eventually recovered enough to be returned to Coruscant for rehabilitation . Vos eventually returned to the Republic , and explained Tholme ' s plan to the rest of the Jedi — rationalizing the necessity for the high level of secrecy over the past years . Obi - Wan Kenobi and his apprentice , Anakin Skywalker , had been aided by Vos at the Battle of Rendili , and believed that he had truly had the Republic ' s interests at heart . Tholme still held reservations about Vos ' s allegiance , but was pleased to see his return . The Siege of Saleucami . Vos ' s return also provided a wealth of Confederacy information for the Republic . One such nugget of intelligence detailed several trips that Sora Bulq had made to Anzat . Realizing that he had kept his hands " too clean " throughout the war , and spent too many of his own agents , Tholme himself resolved to infiltrate the Anzati and discover the meaning of Bulq ' s travels . He finally had a cybernetic leg installed , so he would be able to perform to the best of his abilities , and subsequently enlisted the help of Aayla Secura and her clone trooper unit , the 327th Star Corps as backup . Tholme was able to make contact with his old teacher , Akku Seii , who was not willing to talk without testing Tholme ' s abilities . He sent a select group of his own students against Tholme , who was able to defeat them with ease . Seii answered Tholme ' s questions in such a way as to imply the facts while not technically revealing them himself ; from this , Tholme understood that Bulq had indeed been using the ancient Anzati ' s services and that many teachers had already left . Meanwhile , at an Anzat spaceport , Secura downloaded the logs of Bulq ' s ship , and was confronted by what appeared to be Bok , the Morgukai warrior who had been a part of the plot to kidnap Nat Secura several years before . Bulq ' s logs , and fresh information extracted from the Confederate assassin Saljé Tasha on Coruscant by Vos , guided Tholme and Secura to Saleucami , where they were met by their old friend Zao . However , this time Zao was not so willing to help , and let Tholme traverse his own path alone but not before informing him of the catacombs beneath Saleucami ' s surface . After some extensive investigations of the goings on in the capital city , Tholme discovered cloning chambers in the caves underneath the city , with which the Confederacy was cloning Morgukai warriors , trained by Anzati , to aid their war effort . He alerted Secura , and then ventured deep into the catacombs . He tried to make contact with Secura again , but was ambushed by several of the clones . Tholme dispatched them , before he was confronted by Bulq , his former ally on Bakura . After a brief duel , realizing that he could not beat the superior swordsman , Tholme caused a diversion and retreated out of the reach of the Confederacy . However , he did not leave the caves , and began performing sabotage on the Confederate installation wherever possible . For five months , Tholme caused the Confederacy grief , damaging their cloning operations and dampening progress . The Republic had been waging war outside the catacombs for nearly as long as Tholme had been fulfilling his task as a saboteur , desperately trying to get through to stop the cloning operation once and for all . Both of Tholme ' s former Padawans , Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura , were a part of the substantial Republic force , and while Tholme had the utmost faith in Secura ' s abilities , he feared for Vos and his conflicted allegiance . He was still secretly operating undercover , and Tholme knew that Vos ' s indecisive actions could damage the Republic ' s efforts later . On a precipice overlooking a river of fire , Vos confronted Tholme . Convinced that Sora Bulq was the second Sith Lord , Vos pleaded with Tholme to join him and end the war . Tholme knew that Bulq was but a Dark Jedi , and would not go along with Vos ' s quest for revenge . Angered , Vos attacked Tholme , and entered into a lightsaber duel with his former Master . Eventually , the younger man got the better of Tholme , and held him at saber point . Knowing that Vos would not hesitate to strike him down , Tholme once again feigned his death by appearing to plummet into a pool of lava . Now unfettered , Vos strode into the Confederate compound , and declared his true allegiance — the Republic , and the Jedi . Tholme made his return in conjunction with Vos ' s declaration , and helped him battle the Morgukai clones . Secura , at the same time , laid charges with which to destroy all the cloning tanks . Bulq , enraged at the double - cross , viciously attacked Tholme , while Vos kept Tol Skorr , another of Dooku ' s acolytes , at bay . Tholme was bested in his duel , but Vos saved him from Bulq ' s killing blow , and in turn slew the Dark Jedi . The Siege of Saleucami had succeeded , and Dooku ' s plans for a Morgukai army crushed , due to Tholme ' s five months of sabotage . After the battle , Vos declared his plans to leave the Jedi Order following the Clone Wars , as he had conceived a child with Khaleen Hentz , and wished to take care of the baby . Tholme respected his decision , and was glad that Vos had finally acknowledged the dark side ' s presence within him . The end of the war , and the Jedi . Even after the Siege of Saleucami , Vos ' s intelligence from Dooku ' s Dark Acolytes proved useful . The Jedi Council was hot on the trail of the real second Sith Lord , but they needed clues as to locations he had used for his schemes and machinations . Information passed on to the High Council by Tholme identified the abandoned LiMerge Power building in The Works on Coruscant as one such location . Although the information was reliable , and the Jedi did follow it up , the subsequent Battle of Coruscant prevented further investigations . Tholme and T ' ra Saa were able to escape Order 66 , in which Jedi across the galaxy were gunned down by the clone trooper battalions they commanded on the fields of battle . During the pan - galactic massacre , Tholme and Saa were on Nar Shaddaa , meeting up with Vos ' s lover , Hentz . They stayed with her , and had no knowledge of Order 66 until the newly formed Galactic Empire began announcing the deaths of other Jedi . Vos had been in the presence of his troops on Kashyyyk when the order went through , and was gravely injured . However , help came from an unlikely source : Vilmarh Grahrk . He helped Vos survive the attacks , and for eight months , Vos stayed with Grahrk as he recovered from his wounds . In time , Tholme , Saa , Hentz , and her child , Korto Vos , were reunited with Quinlan on Kashyyyk , and the small group of survivors stayed hidden , far from the prying eyes of Palpatine ' s New Order . Eventually , Tholme passed away . His long time companion , T ' ra Saa , was later said to have taken root in meditation at the site of Tholme ' s funeral pyre on Anzat . Personality and traits . Tholme was a firm believer in the old ways of the Jedi , as noted by Count Dooku during their duel on Bakura . Although Dooku tried to sway Tholme from serving the Republic , the Jedi Master was resilient , staying true to his beliefs even while held at Dooku ' s swordpoint . However , Tholme was not averse to bending the rules to fit the situation . He did not technically break the Jedi Code by entering into his relationship with Master Saa , but he did enter territory usually frowned upon by the upper echelons of the Jedi Order . Tholme was very proud of his two students , and would often defend their actions . When the Jedi Council suspected that Quinlan Vos was slipping too far into the veil of the dark side , Tholme would always come to his defense , citing a multitude of reasons as to why his " Dark Acolyte " operation should continue . To this end , Tholme was also highly protective of his machinations and plans , and was loath to see them abandoned . He also felt deep regret for his actions , or lack thereof . When Saa was severely wounded at Null , he kept a dedicated vigil beside her bacta tank , blaming himself for her injuries , despite the fact that he could not have helped her . He lamented the possible fall of Vos to the dark side , and was disappointed by his fanatical devotion to the murder of Sora Bulq , but this was offset , again , by his pride in Secura , his second apprentice . Tholme disliked cybernetics , and initially refused to have enhancements installed on his shattered leg , preferring to limp rather than be a machine . Eventually , he swallowed his pride in favor of taking a more active role in the war , as he felt he had sent too many people to their doom instead of getting his own hands dirty . Powers and abilities . Due to his Anzati training , Tholme ' s skills included combat , espionage , subterfuge , and manipulation . Unlike most Jedi , Tholme was more of a mastermind of events , rather than a diplomat or a warrior . His talent with the Jedi mind trick was considerable , as was his ability to shield his presence in the Force . Tholme would frequently slip into his " death - trance " when the tide of a conflict turned against him or he found himself on the wrong end of a trap . For the most part , his Jedi powers were put to waste during the Clone Wars following his maiming at the hands of Count Dooku , but during the Outer Rim Sieges , his Anzati skills came to the fore , when he harried the production of Morgukai clones through sabotage . Tholme wielded a single - bladed lightsaber with a green blade . His skill with a lightsaber often came into question because of his tendency to resort to deception when the tide of a duel turned against him . However , he proved proficient enough to survive duels with both Sora Bulq and Count Dooku , who were considered among the greatest swordsmen during that time . Dooku himself praised Tholme ' s dueling skills , and respected the Jedi Master ' s choice to follow the more traditional arts , such as fencing , rather than purely train to deflect blaster bolts like many other Jedi of that age did . Another of Tholme ' s skills was healing — his aptitude for which earned him official recognition as a Jedi healer . Behind the scenes . Tholme was created by John Ostrander and debuted in the " " story arc " " . He would appear in most " Quinlan Vos " " Republic " arcs to follow , but only as a supporting character . All of Tholme ' s comic renderings , bar one , have been created by Jan Duursema . The exception was in " " , where Tholme was drawn by Davidé Fabbri . Outside of " Star Wars " comics , Tholme has been illustrated by Chris Trevas for the reference book " " . Ostrander has stated that Tholme ' s name and characterization are inspired by fictional detective . As a play on Tholme ' s inspiration , his alias of " Miles Croft " is derived from the name of Holmes ' older , smarter brother , . Tholme ' s death was later confirmed in " " , although when he died remains unclear .