Bhasu Ruuq Bhasu Ruuq was a male Yuuzhan Vong warrior at the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War . On the former New Republic capital world of Coruscant , renamed " Yuuzhan ' tar , " Ruuq was assigned to watch over a shaper damutek , a laboratory where shapers — Yuuzhan Vong bioengineers — worked to improve the technology of the species . In 29 ABY , however , Ruuq was killed by one of the very shapers he was guarding , Nen Yim , when the scientist was willingly abducted by Jedi Knights , who spirited her offworld . Biography . On Yuuzhan ' tar , the planet once known as Coruscant , the warrior Bhasu Ruuq was tasked with guarding a shaper damutek in the shadow of the citadel of the ruler of the Yuuzhan Vong , Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane . The damutek , a series of organic buildings making up a walled compound , was heavily guarded , as the shapers — Yuuzhan Vong scientists and bioengineers — who worked inside were carrying out work of the utmost secrecy , vital for the progress of the war , which was then being waged against the defenders of the galaxy that the Yuuzhan Vong had invaded three years previously . Bhasu Ruuq , by 29 ABY , had been performing his duties guarding the damutek and its occupants long enough to know , and to have developed an attraction for , Master Shaper Nen Yim , the leading scientist . That year , in the final months of the Yuuzhan Vong War , the damutek was attacked by a pair of Jedi Knights . Having infiltrated the compound with the help of rebellious Shamed Ones — members of the oppressed Yuuzhan Vong underclass — the two Jedi gained access to the laboratories . Ruuq defended the damutek along with the other warriors stationed there , but he and seven of his fellows were soon forced back into one of the innermost chambers of the compounds by their attackers . Already present in the room , however , was Master Shaper Nen Yim . Concerned for the safety of his charge , Ruuq turned from the fight with the rapidly advancing Jedi to advise the shaper to flee . Yim did not flee , but instead apologized to Ruuq , before using a weapon concealed in her modified shaper hand to impale the warrior through the eye . Ruuq died instantly , and Yim went on to aid the two Jedi — Tahiri Veila and Corran Horn — in defeating the remaining five warriors . Unbeknownst to Ruuq , Yim had arranged for her own abduction , as she desired to escape Yuuzhan ' tar in order to carry out investigations into the living planet Zonama Sekot . Ruuq ' s mortal wound was subsequently disguised as having been inflicted by a lightsaber blade , the end result being that the warrior appeared to have died at the hands of a Jedi , rather than a fellow Yuuzhan Vong . Personality and traits . Quiet for a warrior , at least in the opinion of Nen Yim , and attracted to a member of another caste , even though liaisons between different castes were forbidden , Rhasu Ruuq was nevertheless capable , tasked with guarding one of the most significant locations in the Yuuzhan Vong empire . Before continuing his fight against the Jedi , Ruuq attempted to ensure the safety of Master Shaper Yim , but was unsuspecting of her true agenda . Behind the scenes . Bhasu Ruuq ' s brief appearance in Gregory Keyes ' " " ends with his death , an event that signifies Nen Yim ' s commitment to escaping her duties and essential captivity on Yuuzhan ' tar , and dedicating herself to securing the future of her species . Ruuq later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " in 2008 .