Barriss Offee Barriss Offee was a female Mirialan who trained as a Jedi Padawan during the Clone Wars . She carried a blue lightsaber and trained under Jedi Master Luminara Unduli . Offee was a survivor of the Battle of Geonosis and was extremely loyal to her Jedi Master . Offee preferred studying ancient Jedi texts to fighting and was a bit older than most Jedi Padawans . During her time as a Jedi Padawan , Offee struck up a friendship with Ahsoka Tano , the Padawan learner of Anakin Skywalker . Though rather different in personality , the two bonded through shared experience in combat . As the Clone Wars continued , Offee grew disillusioned with the Jedi ' s role in the wars , believing they had lost their way from the ideals that the Jedi Order was supposed to represent , and wary of the Jedi Council in particular . Deciding to act on her concerns , she orchestrated the bombing of the Jedi Temple as a means to foment further distrust of the Jedi , as clone trooper s were killed during the attack . Despite their previous friendship , she allowed Tano to be framed for orchestrating the bombing , but ultimately confessed after being confronted by Anakin Skywalker , just before Tano was about to be convicted of the crime , and shared her views of the Jedi being corrupted by the dark side before being taken away . Biography . Early life . Some time prior to the border dispute on Ansion , Barriss Offee , a female Mirialan , was inducted into the Jedi Order and became Padawan to Jedi Master Luminara Unduli . At some point , she studied lightsaber techniques with Tutso Mara , and the two grew to become close . The Secessionist Movement . Offee , along with Unduli , sat in on a meeting between the Jedi Council and Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine , who discussed the growing influence of the Secessionist Movement , and the threat of an imminent war between them and the Galactic Republic . Later , Offee , along with her master , were part of the Jedi assault team sent to rescue Senator Padmé Amidala , Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker from the execution arena on Geonosis . The Mirialan survived the battle , as did her master , though the Clone Wars had only just begun . The Clone Wars . Second Battle of Geonosis . Early on during the Clone Wars , Offee accompanied her master back to Geonosis in order to assist the forces of Anakin Skywalker , alongside his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano to infiltrate a large Geonosian droid and weapons factory . Offee and her master found Tano and Skywalker arguing over their tactical strategy upon arrival , and Offee unintentionally annoyed Tano with her authoritative personality . Leaving their masters to launch a frontal attack , both Padawans sneaked through the Geonosian catacombs below in order to plant explosive grenades from within . They were , however , discovered by Poggle the Lesser and his Super tank . After Tano was rendered unconscious , Barriss was left with a choice : the bombs , or Tano ' s life . Ultimately , Offee and Tano decided to use the tank to destroy the reactor , knowing the explosion would kill them in the process . However , due to the tough exterior armor of the tank , both Padawans survived , much to the relief of their respective masters . Following their ordeal , Offee and Tano , having strengthened their bond , temporarily retired from the battlefield in order to recuperate . Skirmish on board the TB - 73 . Shortly after Offee and Tano recovered from their wounds , they were tasked with making a supply run to Mace Windu on Dantooine from a station near Ord Cestus on board the medical frigate TB - 73 . Unknown to either Padawan , a swarm of Geonosian brain worm s had been brought on board by infected clone trooper Scythe . Offee was infected herself after she and Tano were separated , and proceeded to stalk her friend across the ship , attacking and nearly killing her with her lightsaber . Eventually , Offee was freed from the parasite ' s brain control after Tano ruptured the coolant system , though she begged for Tano to kill her instead . Both Tano and Offee were taken to the medical wing of the station by Kit Fisto , once again to recover . Capture of Eeth Koth . Offee was present in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant when General Grievous sent a message to the Order , informing them of the capture of fellow Jedi Eeth Koth . Offee witnessed his brutal torture and left the room along with the younglings after they were dismissed by Master Yoda . Battle over Umbara . During the Battle of Umbara , Offee and Tano led Republic forces against the Separatist blockade over the planet of Umbara , allowing infiltration from both Jedi and clone forces . Bombing of the Jedi Temple . During the later years of the Clone Wars , Offee ' s views on the Jedi and their role in the galaxy became distorted , and she eventually came to believe that both the Jedi and the Republic had lost their way . Offee came into contact with Letta Turmond , a Coruscanti who opposed the Jedi ' s involvement in the Clone Wars . Offee shared Turmond ' s beliefs and decided that it was time to make a statement against the Order . Showing Turmond how to use nano - droid s as a bomb , Offee had Turmond feed the droids to her husband , Jackar Bowmani , a munitions expert at the Jedi Temple . The nano - droids exploded when Bowmani went into the Temple hangar , killing several Jedi , clones , civilians , and Republic military personnel . Offee attended the funeral for the fallen Jedi , which included her old friend Mara . Afterward , she Force choke d Turmond in her prison cell before she could reveal Offee ' s involvement , allowing Tano to be accused of killing Turmond . She then pretended to help Tano investigate the murder via comlink , providing her false intel and leading her to an abandoned explosive warehouse containing crates of nano - droids , the same droids found at the scene of the crime . Offee then attacked Tano herself , disguised as former Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress . After Tano was discovered by Republic clones , she was blamed for the bombing and put back under containment . After a short Council meeting , Offee ' s former friend was expelled from the Jedi Order . Anakin Skywalker , angry and suspicious of his Padawan ' s expulsion , interrogated Ventress , who revealed that someone had stolen her lightsabers . Visiting Offee in her Temple chambers , Skywalker spoke to her , and then attacked her with her own lightsaber . Offee , in self - defense , used the Force to grab Ventress ' lightsabers , which she had hidden in a nearby vase , thereby revealing herself . Though Offee was able to defend herself for a prolonged period of time , Skywalker eventually overpowered and captured her . Skywalker burst in during Tano ' s trial with Offee , who was handcuffed and being led by several temple guards , one of whom would eventually become the future Grand Inquisitor . Skywalker demanded that she tell the full truth ; Offee admitted she did it because she had come to believe the Jedi were the ones responsible for the war , and that they were the real villains of the conflict . Offee was then taken away while Tano was cleared of all charges . Tano was offered to return to the Order , but she refused and left , feeling betrayed by both the Order and her former friend . Legacy . Offee ' s betrayal had a deep impact on Tano and the Jedi Order itself . Months after Offee ' s arrest , Ki - Adi - Mundi supported the idea of executing the fallen Jedi Quinlan Vos , citing Offee ' s treachery as a sign that the Jedi had a problem with traitors within their own ranks . Eventually , the Jedi Order fell with the final stage of Darth Sidious ' plans for the galaxy , and the Republic was transformed into the tyrannical Galactic Empire . One year into the reign of the Empire , Tano was still haunted by Offee ' s betrayal and later expressed her belief that while she was wrong in what she had done , she did have a point about the Jedi and the Republic , and that if they had truly listened to her , they might have been able to stop Darth Sidious before it was too late . Personality and traits . Barriss Offee was a Mirialan female who had black hair and tattoo s , blue eye s , yellow skin , and a height of 1 . 66 meter s . Offee was initially well - mannered and studious , considered an ideal example of a Jedi Padawan by some members of the Order . She memorized the entire layout of the system of Geonosian catacombs when her master asked her to . She was also quite selfless , as she pleaded with her friend Ahsoka Tano to kill her when she was being mind - controlled by a brain worm , though Tano refused . However , as the Clone War dragged on , Offee grew bitter and disillusioned with the Republic and Jedi Order , viewing the latter ' s role in the war as a betrayal of the Order ' s ideals . Her growing disillusionment eventually led her to bomb the Jedi Temple hangar , killing several civilians , clones and Jedi , including her friend Tusto Mara . She even murdered her co - conspirator Letta Turmond , to keep her act a secret , and framed Ahsoka Tano for the deed . In doing all of this , however , she fell to the influence of the dark side ; during her duel with Anakin Skywalker , he chastised her for not getting rid of Ventress ' red lightsabers , to which she snidely responded , " I think they suit me . " When taken before the court , Offee finally confessed her crimes , thereby acquitting Tano , but nevertheless maintained her belief that the Jedi and the Republic had lost their way . Powers and abilities . As with any other Jedi , Barriss Offee was Force - sensitive , and skilled in the use of telekinesis . She utilized Force push during battle . She was trained in Form III . She was also skilled in Jar ' Kai ; with Ventress ' lightsabers , she was able to overwhelm Tano — who , at the time , had use of only one lightsaber — and hold her own for a time against Skywalker , a Jedi with significantly more training and experience . Behind the scenes . Offee was portrayed in by Nalini Krishan . She was voiced by Meredith Salenger in the . Offee was introduced in the novel " The Approaching Storm " , which was written by Alan Dean Foster , making Offee an example of a character introduced within an Expanded Universe source who later became a part of the " Star Wars " canon . Offee was also featured widely in a number of other Expanded Universe products , in which she eventually advanced to the rank of Jedi Knight and was also a noted healer , but these have been re - branded as " Star Wars " Legends , and details found within them cannot be considered canon . Offee was originally meant to have been depicted in being killed as part of Order 66 , but this scene was cut along with the deaths of Luminara Unduli and Shaak Ti . An animatic was made of Offee ' s death showing her on Felucia fighting battle droids at the time of Order 66 when an AT - TE walks up behind her and shoots her . Interestingly , toward the end of this animatic her lightsaber was depicted as being green . Unused footage from " Attack of the Clones " was going to be used for this appearance . Her scrapped death in Episode III would later be incorporated into the of the . Offee was originally written to die in " The Wrong Jedi , " but Dave Filoni " had plans " for the character and cut this scene .