Crys Taanzer Crys Taanzer was the female Human from Nadiem , serving as a pilot of the vessel " Uhumele " . She was the mother of Kennan Taanzer , who joined the Jedi Order and escaped Order 66 during the rise of the Galactic Empire . Biography . Wife and mother . Before the Clone Wars , Crys was living on Nadiem with her husband and her son , Kennan . However , the planet came under attack several months after the Battle of Geonosis . According to Crys , the planet was merely caught up in the middle . With nothing of military value to offer to either side , Nadiem was attacked by the CIS mainly because the Republic pledged to defend it . It was both sides that were at fault as far as Crys was concerned . Her husband was killed , her home was destroyed , and the chances of evacuation for her and Kennan were slim as the droid armies advanced . However , a Jedi healer was treating a wound Kennan had received and asked his Padawan to test the young boy ' s blood . It was revealed that Kennan was Force - sensitive , and the Jedi gave Crys the option of handing over Kennan to the Jedi Order to become a Jedi himself . If so , Kennan would be prioritized for evacuation . Seeing no other options at the time , Crys agreed and Kennan was whisked away by the Padawan . Moments later the defenses shattered and the droid armies overran the area . The Jedi healer , whose name Crys never learned , was killed fighting them . However , Crys herself survived . Crys spent some time scraping by , doing whatever she could to survive , until she got into trouble with a crime lord from Columus . That was when she met Schurk - Heren , who rescued her and taught her to be a pilot for his ship , the " Uhumele " . But through all this she knew that at least Kennan was safe and that she might yet get to Coruscant to see him again . But then she learned that the Jedi had revolted and been wiped out , including the younglings like Kennan . And so she hated the Empire for killing Kennan and the Jedi for failing to protect him . The " Uhumele " . Following the Battle of Half - Axe Pass , the crew of the " Uhumele " was grounded upon the planet New Plympto by Imperial order . Survivors of the battle , fugitive Jedi General Dass Jennir and Nosaurian Bomo Greenbark attacked Taanzer after she discovered them in the Cadgel Meadows landing port . After she was released , the captain of the " Uhumele " , Schurk - Heren allowed the two to stay aboard . Soon afterwards , the crew of the " Uhumele " was responsible for a mass escape of starships from the landing port . The ship was flown to Orvax IV so that Greenbark might find his captive family . Upon arriving on the planet Taanzer stayed upon the " Uhumele " with the captain , Janks , and Sniffles while Mezgraf , Ko Vakier , Ratty , Jennir , and Greenbark went on a search for the missing Nosaurians . While Jennir was attempting to discover the location of Greenbark ' s missing daughter , Crys stopped Bomo from going after the General . After Jennir shot Dezono Qua , the Human man who had purchased and eaten Greenbark ' s daughter , Bomo was furious that Jennir took his chance to get revenge . In his rage Bomo openly called Jennir a Jedi in front of their friends that didn ' t know this of him . Taanzer , who has a dislike for the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire both , was shocked to find out that Dass Jennir was a Jedi . Foul deal . Following the failed operation to rescue Bomo ' s daughter and Jennir ' s departure from the group , the " Uhumele " set about trying to sell its cargo , which Schurk - Heren kept secret . While the captain and the rest of the crew hid the cargo as insurance , Crys tried to keep Bomo company over a cup of caf . She ended up revealing the reasons behind her dislike of the Republic , the Separatists , the Jedi , and everyone involved with the war . After telling her story , Bomo tried to tell her that the Jedi had not revolted , that they had been betrayed themselves and it was not their fault that Kennan was dead , but she refused to forgive the Jedi for taking her son away . She had no idea , and couldn ' t possibly know , that Kennan was still alive and in exile with Jedi Master K ' Kruhk . Later , the crew visited Mimban to sell their cargo to Haka Hai . Haka promptly turned on them , but in a strange twist of fate , his lackey Lumbra turned on him immediately afterward . As things boiled over , Crys joined the rest of the " Uhumele " crew in trying to blast their way out . But they were captured . She and Meekerdin - maa were put to work as the others were interrogated as to where a crate was . Crys was forced to work as a slave waitress for the thugs . When Haka went off to search for an escaped Bomo ; taking with him a number of his men , Crys was able to escape and met up with Bomo who she almost shot . To free the others , they headed to the armory to get weapons . Then suddenly , a big thug came in and fought Bomo . During the struggle , he managed to stab the thug , but was pined to the ground . He pleaded her to shoot the thug . With fear , Crys pulled the trigger , killing the thug . She was overwhelmed that that was her first kill . Bomo told her not to fret yet and they used the thug ' s grenades to blow the door open , alerting Hai to their location . After freeing Ratty , they started planting the grenades . Ratty rigged the grenades for remote detonation so Bomo could ambush the returning forces of Haka Hai . Bomo then told them to free the others and leave . Crys refused , and strapped on a number of blasters and got into her regular clothes to assist Greenbark . Final mission . Later , Schurk - Heren and his crew were heading for Aridus , eager to dispose of the mysterious crate and its content , but Bomo , Ratty , and Crys were reluctant to follow him into another situation that could end worse than the last . This time , he was assured it would go smooth because he knew the buyer , Fane Peturri , a historian without ties to criminal organizations . Although he couldn ' t figure out where his resources came from , he was surprised to see that he was in league with the Sith Lord Darth Vader . The trap was sprung and Crys and her crewmates were taken prisoners by the Dark Lord ' s clone troopers . A few moments later , after Peturri ' s examination , they found out that they were , in fact , carrying Dreypa ' s Oubliette , a pre - Republic era made Sith contraption . Against Fane ' s warnings about the Muur Talisman and its power to create rakghoul s inside , Vader sliced it open , revealing a dormant Celeste Morne . When Peturri informed her that the Sith had taken over , she immediately attacked Vader and a fierce duel begun between the Dark Lord and the Knight of the Old Republic . They stood and witnessed the climactic battle that ensued . During the long duel , when everyone ' s attention was focused on the two Force users , Schurck - Heren managed to knock out a trooper , take his blaster and free his crew . While everyone was distracted , they escaped and headed to their ship . Fane Peturri transformed into a rakghoul , despite wearing a special suit , and died as he tried to attack the Sith Lord . Moments after his death , a desperate Celeste Morne made a choice and unleashed the power of the talisman , turning Vader ' s troopers into rakghouls and against him . Unfortunately , the Sith magic ' s effects also affected Crys , the only Human member of the " Uhumele " crew . In that short period , to everyone ' s surprise , Captain Schurk - Heren made an inevitable decision and , with tears in his eyes , had to shoot her before she could turn against them , reducing the crew members ' number once again .