Ry - Gaul Ry - Gaul was a male Human Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the twilight years of the Galactic Republic . Serving the Republic as a Senior General in the Grand Army of the Republic , Ry - Gaul fought in the Clone Wars against the Separatist Droid Army . When the Order was disbanded and the Republic fell to the Galactic Empire , Master Ry - Gaul went to ground ; eventually falling victim to the Great Jedi Purge . Biography . Jedi Master . A Force - sensitive Human , Ry - Gaul was educated by the Jedi Order at the Coruscant Jedi Temple ; eventually the man achieved the rank of Jedi Master . Tall and imposing , Master Ry - Gaul was widely respected by his peers , considered to be very knowledgeable about the galaxy . A silent man , Master Ry - Gaul only spoke when he needed too , demonstrative of his deeply thoughtful nature . Having constructed a silver - bladed lightsaber during his time as a Jedi Knight , Master Ry - Gaul selected the young Teevan Initiate Tru Veld to be his Padawan around 32 BBY . During the Separatist Crisis , which plagued the Galactic Senate , Master Ry - Gaul and Padawan Veld were sent on many missions , keeping the peace during the Galactic Games on Euceron and ending violence on Radnor among many others . In 23 BBY , Master and apprentice accompanied Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi , Siri Tachi and Soara Antana , along with Padawans Anakin Skywalker , Ferus Olin and Darra Thel - Tanis on a dangerous mission to the Sith tombworld of Korriban . During this mission , the aim of which was to track down and apprehend Sith Cultist Granta Omega and mad scientist Jenna Zan Arbor , Padawan Veld ' s lightsaber malfunctioned , leading to the death of Thel - Tanis . Clone Wars . When the Clone Wars erupted between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Republic , Master Ry - Gaul took up the rank of Senior General in the Grand Army of the Republic and led clone troopers of the 2nd Sector Army against the Separatist Droid Army . In the last months of the war , Grand Master Yoda personally dispatched Master Ry - Gaul on a highly secret mission to the Outer Rim Territories . In his absence , he tasked his former Padawan and friend Jedi Veld to research weaponry in the Jedi Temple Archives , thinking that he would be safe there . During Master Ry - Gaul ' s mission , the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic , Palpatine , revealed his true intentions to the Order and issued Order 66 to the Grand Army , which commanded the clones to turn on their Jedi allies and execute them . With the Order effectively disbanded , the Republic collapsed and was replaced by a Sith - run Galactic Empire . Exile . Because he was still undercover , Master Ry - Gaul was left unaware of the events transpiring around the galaxy . However , he was intercepted by two scientists , Tobin Gantor and Linna Naltree , who assisted him in evading detection by the Empire by giving him false IDdocs and helped him return to Coruscant in search of answers . Learning that Tru Veld had died on Coruscant during the attack which left the Temple in ruin , Master Ry - Gaul delved deep into the Coruscant underworld where he met with Master Fy - Tor - Ana , now known as Solace . Master Ana had been tracking him , searching him out to warn him that Imperial Grand Inquisitor Hydra was also on the hunt for the former Senior General . During his time on Coruscant , Master Ry - Gaul had begun to discover a trail of missing scientists from around the galaxy , including his saviors , Gantor and Naltree . In the company of Master Ana and her companion , former Jedi Ferus Olin , Master Ry - Gaul met the young boy named Lune Divinian . Agreeing to help train the young Force - sensitive boy , the task soon became too overwhelming for the man , who had more pressing matters , and Divinian was sent to Olin ' s hidden asteroid base to train with Master Garen Muln . Joined by Ferus Olin ' s young friend Trever Flume , Master Ry - Gaul set out on a mission to rescue Linna Naltree from the clutches of the crazed scientist Jenna Zan Arbor . Infiltrating her apartment on Coruscant , the Jedi Master and Flume were forced to go on the defensive as they escorted Naltree to a turbolift . Drawing his lightsaber as Zan Arbor and her security team closed in , Naltree injected Zan Arbor with the madwoman ' s own memory drug , wiping clean Zan Arbor ' s twisted , yet brilliant mind . His mission complete , Master Ry - Gaul and his team of associates and allies were met with the dilemma of escaping Imperial City . Attending the Galactic Luxury Starship Manufacturers ' Convention in a bid to commandeer a ride , Master Ry - Gaul used the Force to persuade an executive of Sleeker Systems to sell a protype of a new model . Soon after departing , the team noted a homing beacon attached to the ship ; this discovery eventually allowed the group to uncover a mole amongst their number . Rebel leader Flame , who had worked with the group on many assignments , was revealed to be the Imperial agent Eve Yarrow . Acting decisively , Ry - Gaul ditched the ship in a remote spaceport while Master Ana left Yarrow on a remote world , the Jedi team was able to regroup back at the hidden asteroid base established by Ferus Olin . Death . Despite their struggles and tribulations , the respite and solace that the hidden base promised proved false . Another turncoat had penetrated the group and all were betrayed as Darth Vader moved to destroy the base with his new superweapon . When the group attempted to flee , their remaining starfighters exploded , sabotaged by the traitor on the base . Stranded , Masters Ry - Gaul , Ana , and Muln gathered the young acolyte Lune Divinian inside an escape pod and saw him safely off the asteroid . The three Jedi , colleagues from a dead era , stood side by side as they realized and accepted that the odds were insurmountable . Vader ' s superweapon was fired once , and the asteroid was destroyed utterly , killing all those present on its surface . Personality and traits . Ry - Gaul was known as a tall , dignified , and quiet man who seldom spoke . However , when he did speak , it was usually worth listening to , for his wisdom and experience made him widely respected . Powers and abilities . Ry - Gaul was a powerful lightsaber combatant , but often prevented fights through simple intimidation . His technique , according to Obi - Wan Kenobi , mimicked Qui - Gon Jinn ' s version of Ataru . Kenobi further observed that , much like Jinn had , Ry - Gaul moved quickly for his size , his grace surprising while his great strength never flagged .