Yaqeel Saav ' etu Yaqeel Saav ' etu was a female Bothan Jedi Knight of the New Jedi Order , and wielded a amber - colored lightsaber . Biography . As a child , she was safely hidden at the Shelter , a Jedi base located in the Maw during the Yuuzhan Vong War , where she became good friends with Jysella Horn . The Bothan proved to be loyal and helpful to Horn , who was having way through a hard time because her brother , Valin Horn , had been recently diagnosed with a Force - related illness that caused him to think everyone around him were imposters . As a result he was encased in carbonite . Saav ' etu was part of a close - knit group of friends consisting of Bazel Warv , Valin Horn , and Jysella Horn . While at a tapcafe across from the New Jedi Temple , Saav ' etu and Warv witnessed Jysella Horn tossing civilians across the Processional Way . Rushing out to stop her , the two Jedi were attacked by Horn , who used the Force to predict their movements . After slashing Warv in the chest , Horn escaped , only to be captured by Galactic Alliance Security forces shortly thereafter . Jedi Master Cilghal and several other Jedi rushed onto the scene , escorting Saav ' etu and helping Warv to the Temple for healing and debriefing . Sometime later , Leia Organa Solo attempted to have Saav ' etu escort her family to the Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition , but the Bothan was offworld at the time . Saav ' etu and Warv were wandering back to the Temple by way of Fellowship Plaza when the Bothan developed the psychosis . Warv , attempting to calm her and lead her into the Temple via the southern speeder entrance , was assisted by Han , Leia , and Jaina Solo , along with Imperial Remnant Head of State Jagged Fel . They tranquilized her , but Barv also contracted the psychosis and had to be stunned as well . The two Jedi were then hidden in the Temple as a Security force under the command of Captain Atar arrived with a warrant to arrest them . They managed to evade being forced to hand over Warv and Saav ' etu . Later , a mission to evacuate Saav ' etu and the other psychotic Knights from the Jedi Temple was undertaken by Han , Leia , Jaden Korr , and Avinoam Arelis . They were attacked by Mandalorian Supercommandos , and with the help of Warv , managed to fight them off . Saav ' etu , Warv , and the other psychotic Knights were then loaded into a FloatVan that took them safety . Soon after , Saav ' etu , Warv , Natua Wan , and Seff Hellin were smuggled offworld by the Solos and taken to Shedu Maad in the Hapes Cluster to escape the Galactic Alliance . In 44 ABY , Saav ' etu and the other Jedi suffering from the mysterious Force psychosis snapped out of their delusions in the aftermath of Luke Skywalker ' s first battle with Abeloth on Abeloth ' s planet . They were brought from Shedu Maad to the Jedi Temple by Zekk and Tekli . Saav ' etu participated in the rescue attempt of Jysella and Valin Horn as the leader of " Team Saav ' etu . " Disguised as exterminators , the team used foam coating to mask the cam bubbles of the facility and then breached the outer walls with thermal detonators . Inside , the team discovered thousands of prisoners frozen in carbonite alongside the Horn siblings . Despite fierce opposition from Galactic Alliance Security forces , the Horns were successfully rescued . On Coruscant , Saav ' etu and Yantahar Bwua ' tu got themselves into trouble when they were discovered by a Sith , Captain Suhale , forcing Warv , Hellin , and Vaala Razelle , to pretend to be spice smugglers in order to save their lives . Both the Bothan Knights were able to escape . Later , Saav ' etu encountered a mysterious , tattooed stranger at Fellowship Plaza . She sensed the dark side within this man and tried to apprehend him , but the stranger bested the Bothan in unarmed combat . All he said to her before he left was , " " Not yet , Jedi . Abeloth first . " " Behind the scenes . In the excerpt of " " included in " " , Yaqeel ' s family name was given as Saavis . This was changed for " Omen " , however , in which her last name is given as Saav ' etu .