Tan Divo / Legends Tan Divo was a Human male police inspector in the Coruscant Security Force during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Though somewhat arrogant , Divo was good at his job which allowed him to climb in the CSF hierarchy , attaining the rank of lieutenant by c . 22 BBY . Divo was assigned to several notable cases including the kidnapping of the two daughters of Pantoran Chairman Notluwiski Papanoida . Though Divo made assurances of his ultimate success in the investigation , his team missed blood on the bottom of Papanoida ' s Icon of the Moon Goddess during a scan of the chairman ' s apartment on the planet Coruscant . This prevented Divo from receiving a vital clue to the identity of the kidnappers , and the case from Divo ' s perspective went cold . Divo was also called to investigate the death of Senator Onaconda Farr . Relying on his instincts as an investigator , Divo rejected Senator Padmé Amidala ' s opinions as to the cause of Farr ' s death , concluding that Farr had been poisoned . Divo ' s dismissal led her to pursue a separate investigation with the assistance of Senator Bail Organa . After an attempt on the lives of Amidala and Organa at the Coruscant docks , the body of Senator Mee Deechi was discovered in his office , and Divo opened a second investigation into Deechi ' s homicide . Divo was able to gather evidence in both cases and further his investigations . Throughout the affair , Divo had little regard for politics and was frustrated by Amidala ' s constant meddling . After Lolo Purs , Farr ' s assistant , accused Senator Halle Burtoni of Kamino of attacking her and as Farr had been killed with a Kaminoan - engineered poison , Divo arrested Burtoni for the murders . However , the killer was revealed to be Lolo Purs herself . After intervention by Divo and Amidala , Purs was taken into custody . Purs ' reasons for the murder confirmed Divo ' s original theory : that the Senator had been killed due to his past . Biography . The Papanoida kidnappings . A male Human , Tan Divo lived on the planet Coruscant and entered the field of law enforcement as a police officer with the Coruscant Security Force . His confidence and old school , by - the - book handling of cases , as well as his effective abilities as a detective , allowed him to reach the rank of lieutenant by the time of the Clone Wars between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic . Around 22 BBY , the Trade Federation initiated a blockade of the planet Pantora , demanding it pay an alleged financial debt as part of a plot to bring it into the Confederacy . The Trade Federation officer in charge of the blockade , Sib Canay , hired the bounty hunter Greedo and a Gotal accomplice to kidnap the two daughters of Pantoran Chairman Notluwiski Papanoida as further leverage against the Chairman . Canay hoped that by kidnapping Papanoida ' s daughters , he could force the chairman to capitulate . After the kidnapping , Lieutenant Divo was sent as the investigating inspector . Divo arrived at Papanoida ' s apartment with several police droids , but they were unable to find any clues that would lead them to the kidnappers . Though Divo made assurances of a continued investigation to Papanoida and his son , Ion Papanoida , the case largely became cold with no evidence . Unbeknownst to the CSF , the Icon of the Moon Goddess had been moved from its original position in Papanoida ' s apartment . Under the icon was a small sample of blood left by Greedo when he was struck by the icon during the struggle with Papanoida ' s daughters . After finding the blood and identifying its source , Papanoida , with the help of Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano , was able to rescue his daughters . Homicides in the Senate . Initial investigation . Around 21 BBY , as the Clone Wars continued , the Galactic Senate on Coruscant debated on a bill that would decrease military spending , thus halting the production of more clone troopers for the Grand Army of the Republic . After a speech by Senator Padmé Amidala promoting the bill , the proponents of the legislation — including Senators Onaconda Farr , Mon Mothma , and Bail Organa , along with Farr ' s assistant , Lolo Purs — withdrew to Amidala ' s office . While enjoying refreshments including Domaine de la Maison sur le Lac wine , Farr choked and died . The CSF responded to the suspicious death , bypassing the Senate Guard , which normally held priority over incidents involving senators . Divo was assigned as the inspector on the case and was assisted by his servant droid , LEP - 171B , and several police droids . Samples were taken of the drinks , and the forensics report concluded that a poison had been given to the Senator , thereby classifying the death as a homicide . After the Rodian Senator ' s funeral , Farr ' s political allies were summoned to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s office in the Republic Executive Building . There , Divo revealed that Farr had not died of natural causes but had in fact been murdered . He asked the senators if they knew of anyone who hated Farr and suggested that something from his past had been the reason for his murder . The senators responded that Farr had been loved , and Amidala suggested that Farr had been killed because of someone who was angry over the proposed military spending reduction bill . Divo was dismissive of that idea and told the senators to stay out of his investigation . Not convinced by Divo ' s assurances , Amidala had decided to pursue her own theory . She began by questioning Farr ' s political enemies , Senators Mee Deechi and Halle Burtoni . Deechi revealed that he had Farr followed to dig up dirt on the Senator and that the night before his death , Farr had gone to the Coruscant docks for a clandestine meeting . Though reminded by her friends that Divo had ordered them to stay out of the investigation , Amidala went to the docks with Organa . There , they were ambushed and shot at though they did not know the identity of the attacker . The disturbance alerted CSF forces and police droids secured the crime scene . After arriving on the scene with LEP - 171B , Divo expressed his annoyance at Amidala ' s actions . Not only had she failed to inform him of her lead at the docks and had gone to investigate herself , but she had also made his job more difficult by alerting the killer to the fact that the investigation was closing in on the culprit . A second murder . In a show of frustration , Divo told Amidala and Organa that they had generated a great deal of paper work for him to file . He also lectured Amidala on the importance of rules and their importance to keep the peace and maintain order . During the conversation , Amidala came to believe that Deechi might have been responsible for the attempt on her life , as he was the one who had told her about the docks . Though Divo tried to tell her to slow down , she ignored him , and the frustrated inspector followed her and Organa back to Deechi ' s office . There , they found Deechi stabbed to death in his chair . In order to secure the lives of the individuals involved in the case including Senators Amidala and Organa as well as Farr ' s assistant Lolo Purs , Divo gathered all of them together at the Senate Building and told them they would be placed under the protection of CSF and Senate Guard forces . However , Lolo Purs refused and left the room . Divo questioned the remaining persons about who else had been aware that Amidala and Organa were going to the docks . In response , Amidala stated that the only other person who had known was Senator Burtoni . Though Divo tried to locate Burtoni , she was nowhere to be found . He returned to the senators in time for Purs to burst in and claim that Burtoni had attacked her . Divo ordered the Senate Guards and CSF droids to find Burtoni , and the police conducted a search of her office , without success . Eventually they were able to capture her and bring her to the Chancellor ' s office , where several individuals involved with the case , including Amidala and Organa as well as Chancellor Palpatine , were waiting . Initial questioning by Divo led Burtoni to deny any involvement in both Farr ' s murder and the attack on Purs . Divo then revealed that a forensics report indicated that the poison used to kill Farr , one that was lethal only to Rodians , was Kaminoan - made in origin . With that evidence in hand , Divo ordered Burtoni taken away . However , at that point , Amidala noticed that since the poison must have been in everyone ' s drink , Purs should have died as well , as she was also Rodian . Amidala then remembered that Purs had not drunk anything . Purs , feeling revealed and exposed , pulled out a small blaster and took Amidala hostage . When asked why by Amidala , Purs answered that she had killed Farr because of the war he had brought to Rodia and that a new and morally stronger leader was needed . As Deechi had known about the meeting , Purs had felt that he had to be removed as well . Her confession validated Divo ' s original theory , as it had been a mistake from Farr ' s past that had led to his murder . During the conversation , Divo , unnoticed by Purs , discreetly activated the police droids outside of the Chancellor ' s office . They surprised Purs at the door , allowing Amidala to break away and knock her unconscious . The police droids and Divo then took Purs into custody . Personality and traits . Tan Divo was a light - skinned Human male with a short squared body at 1 . 8 meters tall , gray hair , red eyes , and a comlink on his ear . He was armed with an A43 Hushabye pistol and a small baton . He carried these as well as other equipment on his utility belt . Divo was a competent and effective police officer , though he subscribed to an old school of thought in police investigations that asserted that only the police could collect evidence and solve crimes . Consequently , his ideas on means , motives , and opportunity had to fit within the evidence he discovered . In his confidence of his abilities , Divo would also at times forget the support that he received from police droids . Two things that Divo disliked most were politicians and report writing , though the latter was ironically one of his talents . As an inspector , Divo had a conflicting reputation on being able to solve crimes . His methodology allowed him to rise through the ranks to lieutenant ; yet he was viewed by some as incompetent and useless . In some cases Divo was viewed as incompetent even though he did not have all the facts . While investigating the disappearance of Chairman Papanoida ' s daughters , he conducted what he believed was a thorough sweep of their apartment but failed to find a sample of blood on the Moon Goddess statue . Papanoida ' s son , Ion , disregarded Divo as useless , and he and his father conducted another search , discovering the blood under the statue . Choosing to not inform the police of the found evidence , they pursued the matter on their own . Similarly , during the interrogation of Halle Burtoni , Divo presented the results of a thorough investigation based on the evidence and information available to him . As he was not aware of all of the facts , however , Divo had drawn the wrong conclusions and had the incorrect person in custody instead of the true culprit , Lolo Purs . In contrast , Divo demonstrated both his abilities as a detective by using his instinct and his ability to act decisively . When first beginning his investigation of the homicide of Farr , Divo felt that the murder was for personal reasons from Farr ' s past due to the fact that a poison , an intimate weapon preferred by politicians , had been used . Even though Divo did not care for politics and lacked the ability to skillfully maneuver the halls of power , he had a keen sense for motive . For though dismissed by the senators around him , Divo ' s initial theory turned out to be correct , as Purs had murdered Farr for his past mistakes and moral weakness . When Purs was revealed and took Amidala hostage , Divo proved that while he might have conducted slower investigations than others would have liked , he was also capable of taking quick and decisive action . Keeping calm and focused while everyone else was distracted , Divo activated the police droids who surprised Purs , allowing Amidala to free herself . As a dedicated , by - the - book law officer , Divo believed that without rules , order could not exist . He continually emphasized this while investigating the homicides in the Senate . His confidence in knowing what was right and wrong and his strong belief in rules resulted in sometimes slow but methodical investigations . As the investigation continued , Divo displayed both the calmness and cynicism of a typical Coruscant police officer , though this frustrated others such as Padmé Amidala , who felt he did not instill confidence . In dealing with other persons , Divo did not aspire to be diplomatic . He voiced his opinion regardless of who was listening , including the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic , and was frequently sarcastic in his responses . After the incident at the docks , Amidala ' s suggestion that she felt she could ignore the rules floored Divo , and he lectured her sarcastically about what he saw as her ignorance . Though he had been written off as incompetent by Amidala , he disapproved of her own disregard for the rules and amateurish detective work , which alerted the murderer to a possible leak in Deechi that had to be closed by also killing him . Though others assumed his incompetence , Divo ' s overall actions proved he was also underestimated . Behind the scenes . Tan Divo was created for the and was voiced by actor Tom Kenny . Divo initially appeared in the episode " Senate Murders , " which aired on March 19 , 2010 . StarWars . com ' s online Encyclopedia states that Divo had a low rate of success and that " he often jumps to conclusions of guilt before a thorough investigation is conducted " and that his attitude " … forces others to seek clues without his help . " However , the entry directly conflicts with several statements by Tom Kenny and Supervising Director Dave Filoni published on StarWars . com as to Divo ' s abilities . Divo was described by Filoni in the episode commentary as an old school detective who thought that rules were very important yet was competent and underestimated . Similarly , Kenny stated that Divo , while not on the level of the Jedi , was written to be good at his job and good at getting into the mind of the criminals — in other words a typical cop and part of the " of " Star Wars " . " Kenny stated that he played the character with this in mind and added , " … he ' s not shy about advertising the fact that he ' s good at it and has a good track record . " In creating Tan Divo , Kenny drew inspiration from other TV characters , especially , in that Divo would be intentionally abrasive in order to get someone to blab and reveal themselves . Divo briefly also briefly appeared in the episode " Sphere of Influence , " which aired on October 1 , 2010 . It should be noted that chronologically " Sphere of Influence " occurs before " Senate Murders . " Divo received entries in " " , published on June 21 , 2010 , and in " " , published on August 30 , 2010 . In the episode commentary for " Senate Murders , " Filoni hinted at Divo ' s future , speculating that he might have gotten closer to Palpatine and become a civil administrator commanding clone troopers .