Nuru Kungurama Nuru Kungurama ( born Kung ' urama ' nuruodo ) was a male Chiss Jedi Padawan in the waning years of the Galactic Republic . He was found in the Outer Rim Territories in an escape pod and was brought to Coruscant to train as a Jedi . His first master , Lanchu Skaa , was lost at the first battle of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY . Later that year , Kungurama participated in the mission to Kynachi , in which he stowed away on a transport and pursued the mission without the consent of his Master Ring - Sol Ambase . Upon its arrival on Kynachi , the transport was fired upon by Separatist starfighters ; Kungurama and Master Ambase stowed aboard separate escape pods . During the search for his master , who had become missing , Kungurama became the Jedi Commander of Breakout Squad , a group of clone troopers on the mission . Kungurama and Breakout Squad joined with a mysterious bounty hunter who said he knew how to find Ambase . Breakout Squad and Kungurama battled with the Separatist forces on the planet and liberated the prisoners from the KynachTech factory prison . Kungurama and the bounty hunter then parted ways after the mission , and Kungurama did not succeed in finding Ambase . Breakout Squad received a lift off the planet from Captain Lalo Gunn and her navigation droid Cleaver on her starship " Hasty Harpy . " After the mission , Kungurama and Breakout Squad were assigned by Jedi Grand Master Yoda to meet a Chiss ambassador . They received coordinates to arrive at Defense Force Station Ifpe ' a and there met the Chiss representative , Aristocra Veeren . The negotiations were cut short because of Veeren ' s distrust of outsiders , even a fellow Chiss , and Kungurama ' s inexperience . As the " Hasty Harpy " prepared to leave , the station was attacked by the forces of Overseer Umbrag . Veeren was knocked unconscious and Kungurama ordered that she be brought on board . When she woke up , she thought she had been kidnapped , though Kungurama tried to tell her the station had been destroyed . Later the " Hasty Harpy " was brought out of hyperspace by a black hole . There they met a gang of pirates . When they found out Kungurama was a Jedi , they asked him to help them escape using an ancient Infinity Gate artifact . Kungurama was successful , and Breakout Squad continued on its voyage to Coruscant . Back in hyperspace , Kungurama was contacted via hypercomm by the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , Palpatine , who asked him to escort Kynachi ' s Commissioner , Langu Sommilor to Coruscant . Kungurama agreed to meet him on Vaced . The " Hasty Harpy " arrived first , and Kungurama went to greet the Commissioner when he landed . Suddenly Commissioner Sommilor was hit by a sniper . Kungurama stole a swoop , and joined by a giant alien , chased after the sniper , a Mandalorian , into Shattered Rock canyon . After a protracted duel , Kungurama was rescued by Breakout Squad , but the Mandalorian damaged the " Hasty Harpy " with a missile before he appeared to perish when the " Hasty Harpy " destroyed his vessel . The " Hasty Harpy " crashed , and Kungurama and Breakout Squad parted ways with Captain Gunn . Breakout Squad , along with Gizz and Cleaver , took Sommilor ' s TL - 1800 freighter to search down clues for Kungurama ' s missing master . Breakout Squad arrived at Bilbringi Depot and liberated it from Overseer Umbrag , capturing the Techno Union official . Then Veeren suddenly arrived to inform them that her analysis of recent events indicated someone was manipulating Kungurama . After ordering him to keep this information secret , she left . Her ship was then accidentally destroyed by another vessel , one piloted by Master Ambase . Ambase ' s ship fled the area while a battle droid distracted Kungurama . After returning from Bilbringi Depot , Breakout Squad was assigned to go to Affa to escort supply ships belonging to Noggox the Hutt . When Breakout Squad arrived , they found that Noggox had been assassinated . Kungurama said they would stay until they found out what had happened . Biography . Early life as a Jedi . Kung ' urama ' nuruodo was found in 33 BBY by the Jedi Order as an infant in an escape pod floating somewhere in the Outer Rim . The Jedi that found him were Ring - Sol Ambase and Dooku , prior to the latter ' s fall to the dark side of the Force . The Jedi misheard the capsule saying his name , and he was called Nuru Kungurama . He was then taken to the Jedi Temple on the galactic capital of Coruscant where he was raised and trained in the Jedi arts . Kungurama was originally trained under the guidance of Jedi Master Lanchu Skaa until his master ' s disappearance at the start of the Clone Wars . Master Skaa was part of the Jedi task force sent to Geonosis to rescue Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala from the Separatist leaders just prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars . Nuru was too young to accompany his master and was forced to remain at the Temple on Coruscant . Master Skaa fought in the Battle of Geonosis , but did not return . Kungurama was then apprenticed to Jedi Master Ring - Sol Ambase . Mission to Kynachi . Eleven years after Kungurama ' s discovery , a squad of clone trooper " shinies " under the charge of Clone Captain Lock were dispatched from the Republic Star Destroyer " Demolisher " to sort through the wreckage of the Separatist heavy cruiser " Malevolence " , which had previously been sabotaged and crashed into a dead moon by Anakin Skywalker . Republic intelligence reports indicated that the " Malevolence " had been constructed at the Pammant Docks by the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps , part of the Quarren Isolation League . The clone reconnaissance and recovery mission confirmed this report . Exotic circuitry was also discovered , however , among the debris . This on - board circuitry was delivered to Jedi General Ring - Sol Ambase , who brought it directly to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine on Coruscant . It was the Jedi Master ' s very firm conclusion that the circuitry was manufactured by KynachTech Industries on the planet Kynachi , which was previously believed to manufacture it ' s unique brand of technology solely for peaceful purposes . Though Kynachi had isolated itself and severed all ties with the Republic ten years earlier , the existence of their circuitry aboard the " Malevolence " came as a grave surprise . Given that Ambase was born Kynachi and had studied his home planet and people extensively , Palpatine asked Ambase to undertake a secret mission to Kynachi to discover the true nature of what was going on there . Returning to the Jedi Temple , Ambase informed his newly - appointed Padawan Nuru Kungurama of his imminent departure and that the apprentice would not be joining him . As Ambase left for the hangar , Kungurama experienced a strong sensation in the Force that this new Master , like his previous Master Skaa , would also not return from his mission . In the hopes of preventing such events from transpiring , Nuru used the Force to influence a clone trooper and stow away on the freighter the task force was using to infiltrate Kynachi . Upon its arrival , the freighter was fired upon by Separatist forces . Ambase and Kungurama went into different escape pods . The two groups became scattered and crash - landed their escape pods and were almost immediately beset on the cold and rainy planet by native crustacean creatures and more Vulture droids . Kungurama ' s group attempted to continue the mission while also trying to discover what happened to General Ambase and his group . Along the way , they were assisted by grounded smuggler - turned - diner - owner Lalo Gunn and beguiled by an unusually helpful ally in the bounty hunter Cad Bane , who was under unknown orders from Darth Sidious . Gunn ' s navigator droid Teejay was destroyed by droid commandos , who , unknown to the Republic forces , were tipped off by Bane . After taking out the droids and based upon information of Ambase ' s whereabouts from the bounty hunter , Kungurama , Gunn , and the clones plotted a prison break that involved combining a droid commando body with Teejay ' s brain . The droid was renamed Cleaver . By holocomm , Yoda was displeased with Nuru ' s unauthorized absence from the Temple and his stowing away with the task force , but asked him to leave immediately to meet a Chiss ambassador . Lalo Gunn and Cleaver volunteered take the squad in their freighter , the " Hasty Harpy . " Black Hole Gang . Shortly afterward , the " Hasty Harpy " arrived in Chiss space and received coordinates to go to Defense Force Station Ifpe ' a . Once there , Breakout Squad was met by the ambassador , Aristocra Sev ' eere ' nuruodo , with the core name Veeren . It became apparent to her that Kungurama was completely different from a " normal " Chiss and that he didn ' t have any experience as an ambassador . Veeren decided to cut their conservation short and explained that the Chiss would stay neutral in the Clone Wars . Afterwards , she dismissed Kungurama and Breakout Squad , but not before telling him that the Jedi had misheard the recording which provided his name ; his real name was Kung ' urama ' nuruodo . As the " Hasty Harpy " prepared to depart , the space station was attacked by forces of Confederacy of Independent Systems . Kungurama ordered the squad to return to the " Hasty Harpy . " Veeren was knocked unconscious and brought onboard . When she awoke , Veeren ignored the efforts of Kungurama and Gunn to explain the " kidnapping , " as Veeren saw it , and would not believe that the station had been destroyed . After some time in hyperspace an unexpected anomaly caused the " Hasty Harpy " to withdraw from hyperspace . After checking the notifications the crew discovered a black hole holding them , and a few minutes later they also spotted a group of pirates . Kungurama and Gunn succeeded in persuading Veeren to cooperate . But the pirates didn ' t want to rob them ; on the contrary the pirate ' s leader Hethra Mcgrrrr asked them to join the Black Hole Pirates , because no one could leave the system through the pull of a nearby black hole . Gunn accepted the offer . When the pirates learned that Kungurama was a Jedi , they hoped to free their ships from the pull of the black hole which prevented the jump to hyperspace . Now the pirates wanted to use an Infinity Gate , which two marooned Sullustan archeologists had discovered to leave the system . On Plundermoon Kungurama activated the Gate and the " Hasty Harpy " jumped back to Defense Force Station Ifpe ' a , where the fleet of pirate ships defeated Overseer Umbrag and his Techno Union armada . Veeren then left Kungurama and Breakout Squad . Mission to Vaced . After leaving the Black Hole Pirates , the " Hasty Harpy " set a course through hyperspace to return to Coruscant . En route Kungurama was meditating while the rest of the crew did other tasks ; during the voyage they were contacted via hypercomm by Republic Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Jedi Grand Master Yoda and asked them to divert to Vaced to rendezvous and escort Kynachi ' s Commissioner , Langu Sommilor . The " Hasty Harpy " was five hours from Vaced , while Sommilor ' s ship was six hours away . Breaker noticed an intermittent broadcast signal and thought the ship had a tracking device on it . Kungurama ordered the rest of the crew to search for it . Once they landed on Vaced , the clone troopers and Kungurama disembarked the " Hasty Harpy " at Vaced Spaceport . They were confronted by a swoop gang led by Frutchoo looking to collect insurance payments , but Kungurama used a mind trick to force them to dispense . Sharp then offered to be a lookout , but Kungurama asked him to search the ship for a transmitter and sent Breaker instead . Cleaver found the tracking device but it was forgotten in the following events . When Breaker checked in later , it was to report seeing just animals and the Padawan ordered to be kept posted . Soon the others picked up Commissioner Sommilor ' s ship . Kungurama alerted Breaker , who responded with static . The Padawan was unaware that Breaker had been incapacitated and someone was using his comlink . The Kynachi leader and his pilots landed nearby and Sommilor greeted Kungurama ; a flock of reptavians rose from the forest , momentarily distracting the Padawan . In that moment , Sommilor and his pilots were hit by a sniper as they were disembarking the TL - 1800 freighter . The Commissioner fell into Kungurama ' s arms as the scene delved into chaos . Kungurama placed him under the boarding ramp and ignited his lightsaber . His next step was to order Chatterbox and the others on the " Hasty Harpy " to take cover . Suddenly unsure of what to do , Kungurama relaxed his mind and shut off his lightsaber . He ordered Sharp to secure the perimeter as he went after the sniper using Force speed . Running into the trading post , he jumped onto a parked swoop , which had belonged to a giant alien from the swoop gang . The yelled at Kungurama to get off , so the Padawan jumped onto a smaller swoop . Kungurama zigzagged on the swoop so as not to present an easy target , but rolled upside down , and quickly regained control . Sensing movement , he looked back and saw four more swoops from the gang following him . Then he saw a white clone trooper helmet fly through the air , and spotted a grenade inside . Kungurama swung around and tried to stop the swoop bikers , but was too slow and the grenade exploded , tossing him aside and scattering the gang . The Padawan then spotteda shadowy figure on a speeder bike , so he drove his swoop toward the other figure . Kungurama then spotted Breaker tied to a tree trunk . Jumping off , he ran off to assist the clone and used his lightsaber to shear through the plastifiber bonds . The clone briefly awoke then fell back unconscious . Kungurama activated his comlink and ordered Sharp to retrieve Breaker , and informed Sharp that he was going to pursue the sniper into the forest . Suddenly the giant alien grabbed the back of the swoop and inquired if the figure on the speeder bike was a friend of Kungurama ' s . Shocked , the Chiss Padawan replied that he was a sniper . The giant declared he had a bone to pick with him , and swung on the swoop behind Kungurama , and then seized the controls . Kungurama tried to apologize for the loss of the swoop gang , but the other alien replied that they weren ' t his friends , and he was chasing after the sniper because he had ruined his swoop . As they raced through the forest , Kungurama asked if the giant had seen the speeder ; he replied he was trailing him based on the bike ' s exhaust trail . They then introduced themselves , and the alien identified himself as Gizz . They then spotted the speeder bike , and Gizz realized he was heading toward Shattered Rock canyon , a hazardous place . As they closed to within thirty meters of the speeder bike , the sniper released a dozen concussion grenades . Gizz sent the swoop into a climb as the grenades exploded and maintained control as they followed the sniper into the mouth of the ravine . Gizz pulled out his blaster pistol to fire as the speeder bike appeared in front of them . The sniper pulled his blaster rifle with one hand and fired at Gizz . Kungurama ignited his lightsaber and deflected the bold , and told Gizz not to kill the sniper , and then switched off his blade and pushed Gizz ' s wrist to keep them from hitting a tree . Gizz panicked and started babbling about Treylon II , but Kungurama reminded him they were chasing after the sniper . They had lost sight of him , but Gizz picked up the scent again and declared the sniper was trapped in a chasm . Suddenly the speeder bike drove out in front of them and shot Gizz in the chest . Kungurama recognized the sniper as a Mandalorian Death Watch member . The damaged swoop dived toward the ravine ' s floor , but Gizz grabbed the Padawan and fell off the swoop before it hit and exploded ; the two slid into a boulder and blacked out . When Kungurama woke up , he was trapped under the giant alien . Kungurama was able to roll off Gizz and ignite his lightsaber as the sniper circled back . The bike came into view , but it was unoccupied and slowed to a stop . Sensing movement , Kungurama turned and spotted the sniper behind him with his rifle aimed at the Padawan . Kungurama leaped , and flipped off the boulder and noticed the sniper had fired a dart at him , and landed behind the sniper . The Mandalorian reached out and hit Kungurama with the rifle ' s butt , who responded by damaging the rifle ' s trigger . The Mandalorian then threw the rifle at the Padawan and used the moment to activate his gauntlet flamethrower . Kungurama somersaulted again and slapped the gauntlet away . The Mandalorian then grabbed Kungurama ' s right wrist ; a twist caused the lightsaber to fall from his hands , then kneed Kungurama ' s stomach . Kungurama then grabbed Ambase ' s lightsaber but was shoved away , allowing the sniper to draw two blaster pistols . The " Hasty Harpy " then arrived overhead . Kungurama was then able to telekinetically grab his own lightsaber and ordered the sniper to surrender . His response was to fire at the ground in front of the Padawan ' s feet , temporarily blinding him . The Mandalorian then ran to his speeder bike ; Kungurama used his senses to chase after him . Somersaulting again , he used his blades to cripple the bike . The sniper then disappeared around the boulder . The " Hasty Harpy " landed nearby and Knuckles reported that they had recovered Breaker . Kungurama asked if they had seen the Mandalorian , but they had not . The Padawan then asked about Sommilor . Kunckles sadly reported that the Commissioner had died by a toxic dart . The sniper then activated his flamethrower at the dead weeds , and flames were heading toward Gizz ' s unconscious body . Kungurama ordered the clones to rescue the giant alien , and then told them to put him on the ship . The Mandalorian then emerged from the other side of the boulder ; Kungurama Force pushed him , but the Mandalorian activated a jetpack . Kungurama was about to succumb to the smoke , but the clones dragged him onboard the " Hasty Harpy . " Cleaver had secured Gizz to the deck . Captain Gunn offered to shoot the Mandalorian , but Kungurama wanted the sniper alive . They then spotted the Mandalorian ' s transport . The Mandalorian launched a jetpack missile and damaged the transport , blowing the landing jets , the shields , and the port thruster . Kungurama tried to assure Gunn , before a fire broke out in the hold . Then the Mandalorian ' s ship fired on the " Hasty Harpy . " Gunn launched two homing missiles at it , and annihilated the other ship . Then Gunn was forced to crash near Vaced ' s spaceport . Kungurama then went to check on the others . Breaker was waking up , and Kungurama said he will fill him in later ; Cleaver then gave him a leather belt they had found . They then carried Gizz outside , who woke up , and asked about the guy they were chasing . Kungurama said he had been killed . Gizz then complained about a headache and went back to sleep . The spaceport official arrived , and told Kungurama that Gizz was trouble ; Kungurama denied that Gizz had caused the crash . The spaceport official complained about all the other things Gizz had done and threatened to send him to Kessel , then left to get chains . When the man was gone , Kungurama told the others theye were to leave . The utility belt , Kungurama had discovered , had belong to his Master , Ambase , and had an imagecaster with coordinates leading to Bilbringi Depot . Kungurama wanted to go there to try to find his master . Sharp suggested they contact Coruscant , but the Padawan said no transmissions , because someone had been tracking them . Gunn then suggested Bilbringi Depot was a trap , but Kungurama thought since the sniper was trying to kill them , that it ruled out a trap . Gunn then said she wanted to part ways , as her agreement was to get them off Kynachi , not get stuck near black holes , and not to lose the " Hasty Harpy . " Kungurama said he will have the Republic reimburse her when they returned to Coruscant . Gunn then interrupted and said his promise meant nothing if he got himself killed . Chatterbox interrupted her to say that was enough . Gunn quietly apologized and turned away ; Chatterbox then kissed the captain . When they were done , Gunn said goodbye and that she might call an old friend for a lift . The Republic troopers , along with Gizz and Cleaver , took the deceased Kynachi ambassador ' s ship off Vaced . Bilbringi Depot . On the way , Kungurama and Gizz were in the cargo bay , where they had stored the bodies of the Sommilor and his pilots in an airtight storage container ; the swoop biker took the opportunity to thank Kungurama for not leaving him on Vaced . Breaker then interrupted them to show the Padawan something on the nav console . Kungurama saw a green circle flash on the display and realized that Sommilor ' s ship carried a hidden transmitter . Breaker suggested someone on Bilbringi Depot knew they were coming . Gizz replied they would not know of him , and promised nothing was going to mess with Kungurama with him around . Upon reversion from hyperspace , Breakout Squad found Umbrag ' s Metalorn yacht and several drone barges . The Republic troopers then stormed the facility and secured it , blasting apart the battle droids . Kungurama and Gizz captured Umbrag , who fainted at the sight of the large alien . After the fighting was over , the clones commented on how easy it was , even though they had not found Master Ambase . Gizz carried Umbrag over his shoulder onto their freighter at Kungurama ' s suggestion . The Padawan himself had sent a message to the Jedi Council to describe the situation and was told a Republic cruiser will arrive shortly . Kungurama then told the assembled troopers that he would never forget his failure on Vaced , and upon his return to Coruscant , he probably would be reassigned . He told them he would miss them . Kungurama was interrupted by the arrival of another ship . The Padawan ordered Breakout Squad to conceal themselves . Aristocra Veeren stepped out from the ship . Kungurama was surprised to see her . Veeren responded by saying that his allies could reveal themselves . She divulged that it was she who had planted the tracking device which Cleaver had attached to himself on Vaced ; Veeren went on to say that it appeared someone was manipulating Breakout Squad , and she wanted to inform him of this . Kungurama was confused , but Veeren left just as quickly as she arrived . As her ship was preparing to jump to hyperspace , a Kuat Drive Yards " Corona " - class transport arrived . Veeren ' s ship fired on the " Corona ; " return fire from the Kuat transport destroyed her ship . Kungurama Force sense d that his missing Master , Ambase , was onboard the " Corona . " Breakout Squad could only watch while Ambase ' s ship fled . A hidden battle droid then surprised them by shooting Chatterbox in the back . Kungurama bisected the droid with his lightsaber , then ordered the clones to search the depot for more droids . Confrontation on Coruscant . Breakout Squad continued their investigation of the Depot , and Cleaver located the real Sommilor , who along with his pilots had been drugged and put in storage and replaced by Black Sun impersonators . They finished and took the freighter back to Coruscant . En route , Umbrag faked unconsciousness and managed to grab the young Jedi , but the Overseer was shot by Sharp . When they returned to Coruscant , he met Master Harro Kelpura , who had been studying the alien pod he had been found in . They left to take Chatterbox to the Jedi temple for treatment , but Kelpura ordered them to change course to his lab in the Dacho District , as someone had broken into it . Viewing the feed , Kungurama realized it was his missing master . When they arrived , their ship was damaged by an impact with another ship and crashed ; Kungurama managed to get out and confront Ambase , and after a short duel , Ambase collapsed . A few days later , Kungurama visited him , and Ambase revealed he was leaving the Jedi Order . Kungurama wished him peace , and left . Breakout Squad was then assembled for another mission . Meeting a Hutt . After the events on Coruscant , Breakout Squad , along with Gizz , was assigned by the Supreme Chancellor to meet Noggox , a Hutt who had requested escort for his supply convoys to Fondor . Breakout Squad arrived at Noggox ' s factory on Affa in a " Nu " - class shuttle . They disembarked and walked into the factory , noting the lack of a greeting party . Proceeding into the factory , Gizz noticed the smell of raw meat . When they reached the Hutt ' s control room , they found the remains of a massacre . Unbeknownst to Breakout Squad , the Nightbrother Savage Opress had recently " visited " the Hutt to kill him . Cleaver then asked Kungurama if their mission was over , but Kungurama commented that they had to find out what had happened there . They were joined by Master Kit Fisto , who ordered them to take the freighter to Fondor . Upon reversion at Fondor , they discovered the Neimoidian pirate Dool Pundar was waiting for them with his pirate ship . They boarded the ship and forced Pundar to escape . On the surface , Kungurama agreed to help Gizz escort orphaned younglings to Foless with Kuvuta Pindi . On Foless , they realized that the " blind " Twi ' lek was trying to kidnap the orphans , and Kungurama chased her on a swoop . He caught up to her and forced the airbus to crash , and captured her associate Pundar . Kungurama watched as Gizz chased her into a swamp , where Pindi fell prey to a large creature . Breakout Squad then returned to Coruscant , and Kungurama went with Gizz to Dex ' s Diner for a " hero ' s meal . " Personality and traits . Nuru Kungurama wielded a blue lightsaber . He grew more confident with leadership as he spent more time with Breakout Squad . He was excited to meet another Chiss during his meeting with Veeren , but eventually became disillusioned by her dismissal of him . He also was easily confused by her behavior and secretive nature after she tracked him down on Bilbringi Depot . On Vaced , he regretted the demise of the biker gang even though they had been hostile . Kungurama was an effective lightsaber combatant and could fight a Mandalorian to a standstill . In addition , he could use Mind tricks , telekinesis , and force speed . Behind the scenes . Nuru Kungurama appears in Ryder Windham ' s " " young readers series as well as the 2011 ' s Free Comic Book Day special " . " He is pictured on the cover of the series ' second book . After looking through a number of foreign language dictionaries , Windham chose Kungurama ' s name from Swahili : " nuru , " meaning " light " , and " kungurama , " meaning " growl " . The original character from Windham ' s first draft was simply a " boy . " However , when the cover art was going to be made , Rob Valois suggested that the character be non - Human . The Sullustan species was suggested by Frank Parisi , while Windham suggested Nautolan and , because of his work on the comic adaptation of " Heir to the Empire " , the Chiss species . The art director thought children would better identify with the latter , so it was chosen . While Windham , as a freelance writer , was told what elements Lucasfilm wanted in the books , he chose to include the Big Gizz and his gang , who were in previous material , was his own decison . One of the gang members from the original material , Spiker , was a Chiss himself . As he appeared later in the timeline , Windham has suggested to Leland Chee that Kungurama grow up to be Spiker . Chee was delighted by the idea , but it is as yet non - canon .