Philo / Legends Philo was a Gran male politician who gained much respect as a senator in the Senate of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . In 21 BBY , he led a coalition of like - minded senators in opposition to the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Bill that was supported by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . Philo determinedly worked with his colleagues — who included prominent senators Bail Prestor Organa , Padmé Amidala , Onaconda Farr , Riyo Chuchi , and Kin Robb — to prevent the legislation from being passed . At a meeting shortly before the vote on the bill was to take place , Philo and his associates were confronted by a group of mercenaries led by the bounty hunter Cad Bane , who took the senators hostage to force Palpatine into releasing the Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure from Republic custody . Although Philo , regarding Bane ' s audacity with contempt , attempted to walk out from the hostage situation , he was shot in the back and killed by the bounty hunter . Biography . The Gran male Philo lived during the final decades of the Galactic Republic ' s regime , during which time he became a politician . By the time of the Clone Wars , in which the Republic fought the separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems for galactic supremacy , Philo , a strong supporter of the Republic , became a senator within the Republic Senate . He worked out of the headquarters of the Senate on the galactic capital of Coruscant . During his career in the Senate , his employees included fellow Gran Salo , who devoted his life to serving Philo . In 21 BBY , the second year of the war , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine advocated for the passage of the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Bill in the Senate . Philo was one of the senators who did not approve of the legislation , and he formed a coalition of like - minded opponents to the proposal , including prominent senators Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan , Padmé Amidala of Naboo , Onaconda Farr of Rodia , Kin Robb of Taris , and Riyo Chuchi of Pantora . Other members of Philo ' s coalition included Senators Jakker - Sun , Dantum Roohd , Zinn Paulness , and a Christophsian senator . As Philo and his political bloc took a stand against the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Bill , the legislation was put to a vote . The morning of the Senate ' s scheduled vote on the proposal , Philo called his colleagues to an important meeting in the Republic Executive Building ' s East Wing lobby atrium to ensure their continued opposition to the bill . Organa , Amidala , and the eight other senators of their group were in attendance , and Philo confirmed that they would all vote against Palpatine in the decision on the legislation . Their caucus was interrupted when the lobby was invaded and taken over by a group of mercenaries led by the notorious bounty hunter Cad Bane . Aided by several IG - 86 sentinel droids and fellow bounty hunters Aurra Sing and Shahan Alama , Bane took Philo and his colleagues hostage , to be used as leverage to force Palpatine into freeing the Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure , who was currently in prison for previous crimes against the Republic . Surrounding the senators with his comrades , Bane warned the politicians to stand down if they wished to live . Philo was outraged by Bane ' s impudence and attempted to press pass him out of the lobby , refusing to listen to the bounty hunter ' s demands . When Philo walked past him , the unmoved Bane drew one of his LL - 30 blaster pistols and shot the Gran senator in the back , instantly killing him and showing the other senators that he meant business . Bane ' s hostage takeover of the Senate proved effective , and his team was able to secure Ziro the Hutt ' s release from prison . The incident was later reported in a broadcast of the Republic ' s HoloNet News as part of the reporter Rule Davenbay ' s " A Galaxy Divided " segment . For the broadcast , Davenbay interviewed Salo , who expressed his sadness with Philo ' s death and swore to avenge Bane ' s murder of his role model . Personality and traits . A Gran with three brown - colored eyes , Philo possessed the rare Gran trait of blue skin , which was sparse among his commonly tan - skinned species . He wore a set of formal robes to affairs and official proceedings associated with the Senate . A prominent Republic senator , Philo held the Republic in high esteem during the Clone Wars , a time when the Republic Senate was accused of widespread corruption and its effectiveness largely questioned . He was respected by many peers and colleagues , including his employee , Salo , who considered it an honor to devote himself to a life of service to the Gran senator . Salo subsequently directed much ire toward Cad Bane following his murder of Philo during the Senate hostage crisis . Philo was not intimidated by bounty hunters like Bane , though he underestimated the notorious mercenary ' s dangerousness . Refusing to tolerate " insolence " of any kind , Philo went so far as to press pass Bane out of the East Wing atrium in a show of contempt for the mercenary . That action cost him his life , for the unperturbed Bane killed him in a show of force to demonstrate the seriousness of his demands to the other senator captives . Behind the scenes . The character of Senator Philo was created for the and first appeared in the series ' finale , " Hostage Crisis , " which aired on March 20 , 2009 . In the episode , he was voiced by voice actor Phil LaMarr , who also portrayed Bail Organa and Jedi Master Kit Fisto for the series . In the episode , Philo ' s early and violent death at the hands of Cad Bane exemplified the " instant effectiveness " of Bane and his bounty hunter troupe , which was intentionally established by Series Director Dave Filoni and the series ' production team for the introduction of bounty hunters in " Hostage Crisis . " Philo ' s name was misspelled once as " Phylo " in the annotated " Decoded " re - airing of " Hostage Crisis " on Cartoon Network , despite being spelled correctly earlier in the re - airing . In September 2009 , Philo was referenced in an installment of the in - universe HoloNet News podcast that was released as a lead - in to the October 2009 video game " " . In March 2011 , Philo was featured in the non - canon ical video game " " , which adapted the Senate hostage crisis and portrayed Philo as one of Bane ' s hostages , albeit without being killed by the bounty hunter as he was in the episode . Following the " Hostage Crisis " level , Philo could be purchased as a playable character for the game ' s " Free Play " mode . In the game ' s Nintendo DS version , he was instead made available after " The Gungan General " level . Part 9 of " The Official Star Wars Fact File " remake , published in March 2014 , implied via a depiction of Philo that he was part of Malastare ' s Gran delegation to the Galactic Senate . However , such information has yet to be explicitly clarified .