Unidentified liege A male Ukian liege served on the agriworld Ukio during the Clone Wars . The world was being targeted by the Confederacy of Independent Systems , prompting the Galactic Republic to dispatch a task force led by Jedi General Keelyvine Reus to Ukio , to ensure that the planet was well defended . The liege met with Reus ' s Padawan learner , Tyzen Xebec , and proceeded to demonstrate his planet ' s shield generator complex to the Padawan ' s clone trooper commander , Ganch . During the inspection , a Confederate battleship entered the area and covered a portion of the sphere with an obscuring agent , electro - magnetic soil from Moorja — preventing any sunlight from reaching the sensitive Ukian crops . Panicking , the liege coordinated with the Republic to temporarily lower a portion of the shield , in the hopes of dissipating the obscuring agent . Although the gambit was successful , it also allowed a Confederate incursion team , led by the tactical droid known only as " Doctor , " to land on Ukio and initiate Project Instinction . The Doctor ' s technology sent living beings within its proximity into a violent frenzy , the liege included . Although the Doctor was eventually stopped by Xebec , and the crisis averted , the liege was ousted from his office shortly after the battle . Biography . The Jedi team . When the pan - galactic Clone Wars broke out in 22 BBY , the Galactic Republic came to suspect that the Confederacy of Independent Systems was targeting Ukio . To that end , a task force commanded by Jedi General Keelyvine Reus was dispatched to the agriworld , to make sure that the Ukian defenses would hold . The ruling liege of the time was a male Ukian , assisted by another of the same species , Destor . The liege and Destor personally formed a welcome party for the Republic inspection team at a landing pad . The new arrivals were allowed to disembark after a security sweep from Destor . The party consisted of clone troopers , who were led by a Padawan , the Zabrak Tyzen Xebec . The liege was taken aback by the youth of the Zabrak , having expected more senior personnel . Xebec nonetheless welcomed Ukio back to the fold of the Republic after its brief secession prior to the war ' s commencement . The Padawan requested that a full inspection of the planetary shield generator by his troops be allowed , and the liege was only too happy to accommodate the inspection , proud of his world ' s defensive technology . The liege did , however , take issue with the idea of Xebec fraternizing with the locals in order to better understand Ukio , but he was swiftly led away by the Clone Commander " Ganch , " and began the inspection tour . At the Ukian shield generator , the liege expounded upon the various security measures in place that ensured that the planetary shield would permanently remain in effect . The commander was impressed , and then startled by a herd of charging gigaun outside the generator complex . The liege calmly explained that the creatures were harmless , and that their subsonic calls caused the Ukian grain to germinate — hence , they were essential to the ecology of Ukio . Battleground . The complex soon received an orbital alert , and almost immediately thereafter the planet fell into darkness as a black , cloud - like substance obscured the sun . In no time , communications were jammed , infuriating the liege , as the planet ' s farmers would not be able to work in darkness . Soon , a faint transmission came in from the Republic flagship — Jedi Generals Reus and Kit Fisto were in holo conference , along with Admiral Dron . Reus informed the liege that a Confederate " Lucrehulk " - class battleship had deployed Moorjan soil , an electro - magnetic and photosensitive material onto the planetary shield . The substance would cling to the shield , and follow Ukio ' s orbit around its sun , perpetually blocking out the sun . This sent the liege into a panic — the sensitive Ukian crops would be destroyed without the proper sunlight . Despairing , he suggested that they briefly drop the planetary shield to allow the cloud to disperse . Both Reus and Ganch advised against the action , as it was likely precisely what the Confederacy was after . Angered , the liege rounded on Ganch , and highlighted the importance of preserving the crops to the Republic . Reus consulted an officer stationed aboard her ship , Captain Pharl McQuarrie , as to whether opening the shield would disperse the cloud ; he confirmed that such an action would prove effective . The General gave the liege clearance to drop a small area of the shield , the same size as the disturbance , in exactly fifteen minutes , for as brief a time as possible . The timing was essential , as it would allow the Republic fleet to get in range of the Confederate presence as the shield was opened , which would in turn allow Dron ' s forces to prevent the enemy from penetrating Ukio ' s atmosphere . As ordered , the liege had the shields dropped on schedule , effectively dispersing the cloud . Demanding a status report when the shields were raised , the liege received confirmation from his technicians , and sunlight was restored to Ukio . However , a new issue had arisen — the gigauns were stampeding off their usual paths and onto the crops . The liege despaired once more , shocked since the gigauns had never strayed before . Commander Ganch rapidly departed the complex at the liege ' s behest to inspect the disturbance . Realizing that they had averted one crisis only to enter another , the liege was thrown into a rage , destroying a control panel with his ceremonial staff . The problem was eventually averted when Padawan Xebec found the source of the disturbance — neural scrambling devices that caused living beings within their proximity to go berserk — which had also prompted the liege ' s violent outbursts during the incident . Xebec and General Reus were able to destroy the technologies and defeat the Confederate commander , a T - series tactical droid known as the " Doctor . " As the Republic forces recuperated after the battle , the liege was ousted from his office . Angered , he declared that his last official act would be to formally remove the Republic presence from his world . He confronted Generals Reus and Fisto , and demanded that they immediately depart . The turmoil surrounding Ukio during the battle had lowered the planet ' s stocks so severely that Corporate Alliance Magistrate Passel Argente was able to purchase the world ' s economy wholesale . Although the Republic had won a tactical victory , the Confederacy gained control of the planet as a result . Personality and traits . The Ukian liege referred to troublemakers as " riff - raff , " and was loathe to have them present when he welcomed the Republic ' s inspection team . He also disliked his assistant Destor ' s glum demeanor , and encouraged him to take on a more positive attitude . When he discovered that the inspection team was to be led by a young Zabrak , he was taken aback , having expected more senior representation from the Republic ' s ranks . The liege was also a curious being , as he was interested in the concept of clone troopers being subordinate to one as young as Padawan Xebec , although technically the clones were younger than the Zabrak . The liege was proud of Ukio ' s technological capacity , specifically its vaunted planetary shield , however he was loathe to have foreign parties interacting with his populace . In a crisis , the liege found it difficult to contain himself , and was prone to panic , anger , and despair . He was willing to sacrifice the security of his planet purely to save the Ukian crops , as he felt they were more important to preserve . When the Confederate tactician droid Doctor activated neuroscramblers , the liege fell prey , falling into a violent fit . Although the Doctor ' s plans were scuttled by the Jedi , the liege remained furious even after the battle had ended , punitively having the Jedi removed from Ukio in response to losing his office . The liege dressed himself in a red cape , and carried a ceremonial staff while in office . He bore pink skin like most Ukians , and had blue eyes . Behind the scenes . The liege first appeared in the webcomic " " , written by Pablo Hidalgo and published in 2009 . He was introduced in the sixth installment of the comic . The comic was released weekly in conjunction with of the television series " " and was illustrated by a rotating set of four artists : Thomas Hodges , Grant Gould , Jeffery Carlisle , and Daniel Falconer .