Skirmish on Kinooine Several skirmishes on the planet Kinooine stemmed from a series of events that began when a scouting party sent there by Rebel Alliance Commander Luke Skywalker was abducted and murdered by Lumiya , Dark Lady of the Sith . Skywalker took notice of their disappearance and , along with fellow pilots Kiro and the Zeltron female Dani , traveled to Kinooine in search of them . Upon their arrival , Lumiya brutally attacked Kiro and Dani , taking the Zeltron prisoner while leaving her companion for dead . Skywalker managed to save Kiro before leaving in search of Lumiya . He located and engaged her in a duel which resulted in his capture and subsequent imprisonment within Lumiya ' s underground lair . The Dark Lady meanwhile went to finalize preparations for the arrival of the Nagai invasion fleet , with whom she planned to finally crush the rebellion . Kiro infiltrated Lumiya ' s base in her absence , killing a Nagai warrior in the process before rescuing Luke Skywalker . Together they found and confronted Lumiya , who fully expected to once again defeat Skywalker in combat ; she was unprepared , however , for the Jedi ' s use of two lightsabers — one long and one short — and was beaten before being stripped of her armor and exposed as former Imperial Intelligence agent Shira Elan Colla Brie . The Nagai fleet arrived at that moment , forcing Skywalker and Kiro to take Lumiya into custody and hasten their plan to rescue Dani from the bowels Lumiya ' s lair . They were ultimately successful , though not without casualty ; Kiro had been lost in combat with Lumiya ' s Nagai cohort Den Siva . With the invaders rapidly dispersed over Kinooine , Luke Skywalker and Dani were forced to abandon Lumiya and flee the planet , also leaving Kiro — whom they believed to be dead . Background . During the preliminary stages of their incursion into known space , the extra - galactic Nagai species chose the desolate planet Kinooine to serve as the staging point for their invasion into the galaxy . Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya pledged her support to the Nagai , and rendezvoused with their emissary Den Siva on Kinooine . Together they fortified a hidden underground base of operations , and from there made preparations for the arrival of the main invasion fleet . The sudden surge of activity on the previously uninhabited Outer Rim world caught the attention of Jedi Knight and Rebel Alliance Commander Luke Skywalker , who sent twenty person scouting party to investigate . The party was intercepted upon arrival by Lumiya and Siva , who executed nineteen of them . Only one , a male named Faron Tolis , was left alive , only to be subjected to torturous interrogation regarding the whereabouts of Alliance leader Princess Leia Organa . Tolis , who had no direct dealings with Organa , was unable to disclose anything about the Princess ' whereabouts . He instead revealed that it had been Lumiya ' s sworn enemy Luke Skywalker who had sent him to Kinooine . Arrival . First encounter . Failure on part of Tolis ' team to report their progress was a cause of concern for Commander Skywalker , whose suspicions led him into an investigation . He traveled to Kinooine along with the Chuhkyvi Kiro and his Zeltron lover Dani , and landed their starship near a body of water where they also established their camp . Lumiya was aware of their arrival , and stalked Kiro and Dani for a time during their preliminary exploration of the surrounding area , before she violently attacked them with her lightwhip . Repeated lashes overwhelmed the pair , knocking the Zeltron unconscious and destroying Kiro ' s necessary aquatic respiration apparatus . Lumiya took Dani prisoner , but Kiro — who was left for dead — managed to stumble back towards the camp where he was found and rescued by Luke Skywalker . The commander learned of Dani ' s abduction while he tended to Kiro ' s injuries and , when Skywalker was certain that he would recover , left the Chuhkyvi in search of his unknown assailant . Skywalker found the cyborg woman waiting for him on a hilltop . They regarded each other in silence as both readied their weapons in preparation for battle . The Jedi had never faced a lightwhip - wielding opponent before , and Lumiya thrashed him repeatedly before he was disarmed and defeated . Skywalker recovered and engage Lumiya again , but when she revealed her weapon ' s unique combination of energy beams and tendrils of metal and studded leather , he was rendered defenseless yet again and knocked unconscious . Rather than kill him , the Dark Lady collected Skywalker and imprisoned him within her underground stronghold . Den Siva , who had been awaiting her return , congratulated Lumiya on her victory but suggested that Skywalker would be prepared for the dual nature of her lightwhip should he be given a chance to face her again — an opportunity Lumiya was certain would never come . Siva also advised her of events that had unfolded on the planet Kabray which involved the defeat of thirteen Nagai warriors at the hands of Princess Organa and several Zeltrons . Because of this , Siva asked permission to examine the captive Zeltron Dani with hopes of learning more about her species . Lumiya granted the request while she finalized preparations for the arrival of the Nagai invasion fleet . Kiro ' s mission . Kiro , who had suffered life - threatening wounds during his encounter with Lumiya , managed to effect a sufficient recovery by submerging himself in the body of water near where he and his comrades had lodged . As he anticipated the rescue endeavor he planned to embark on , he was able to convert a normal helmet into one that would provided a constant circulation of fresh water to facilitate his breathing . He then collected his short sword and Stinger hand - blaster , and set out to find Dani and Luke Skywalker . Kiro located the entrance to the underground stronghold , but was momentarily prevented from entering when several patrolling Nagai warriors appeared . He startled one of them , a male named Mendo , with a slight diversion before he attacked the Nagai and ran him through with his blade . He was forced to take cover as two additional soldiers , Rei and Taru , returned from a failed attempt to locate the camp and starship of Kiro and his companions . Kiro sneaked into the stronghold behind them , and it did not take him long to locate Commander Skywalker . Kiro revived Skywalker as he blew the cell door open with his Stinger . He proceeded to dress Skywalker ' s wounds , while discussing with the Jedi plans to rescue Dani . Before they could , however , Skywalker determined that Lumiya had first to be dealt with . He used parts from Kiro ' s Stinger to fashion a short bladed - lightsaber which , upon recovery of his original weapon , he planned to use against the dual nature of her lightwhip . Rematch . Skywalker and Kiro found Lumiya standing outside on a precipice in the barren wastes of Kinooine . Luke caught her by surprise when he used the Force to summon his lightsaber from her side , and revealed that he was also armed with a lightsaber that produced a shorter blade than usual . The dual blades counteracted the two forms of her lightwhip , the combination of which had overwhelmed Skywalker in their initial confrontation . In their first duel Lumiya refrained from killing Skywalker , being simply content with defeating him in combat . She refused to let him interfere with her plans any further and , as she ignited her lightwhip , told him that his death would satisfy her far more than allowing him to escape . Their rematch began much differently than before , with Lumiya flailing the various strands of her whip in an attempt to overwhelm Skywalker from all angles . In response , the Jedi used his longer lightsaber to entangle the whip ' s extensions and the shoto to cut them away . He repeated this strategy until Lumiya managed to ensnare the longer blade within her whip ' s energy strands , at which point Skywalker destroyed the pliant beam with shoto , forcing both his green - bladed lightsaber and the hilt of Lumiya ' s whip free of their respective grasps . With the Dark Lady rendered weaponless , Skywalker moved in to attack with his short blade . Lumiya was quickly defeated and stripped of the majority of her armor in the process , revealing her true identity of Shira Brie . The Nagai invasion fleet arrived shortly afterward , forcing Skywalker and Kiro to take Lumiya prisoner and go into hiding . Dani ' s rescue . Faron Tolis , who had also been taken prisoner by Lumiya and the Nagai , attempted to free Dani , but was swiftly killed by Den Siva . As the invasion force began to spread over the surface of Kinooine , Commander Skywalker and Kiro were happened upon by several Nagai warriors . Fighting quickly broke out after a failed attempt by Skywalker to persuade the Nagai to turn away . Aftermath . While both Luke and Dani escaped , the loss of Kiro weighed heavily on them both . The information Luke stole proved vital to the Alliance cause , however , providing key information on the Nagai plans and capabilities .