Bec Lawise / Legends Senator Bec Lawise was a Siniteen male who served as the Separatist Congress Leader of the Separatist Parliament during the Clone Wars . A vocal supporter of Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Lawise acted as the speaker of the Parliament , presiding over congress sessions on Raxus Secundus alongside Dooku , the Head of State . Lawise was present when Senator Mina Bonteri secured the passage of a bill to open peace negotiations with the Galactic Republic , a move that ultimately resulted in the derailment of the proposal and her murder , both due to Dooku ' s machinations . Lawise later served on a three - member Parliament delegation at a peace conference on Mandalore , where they met with Republic representatives to pursue a diplomatic end to the war . The deliberations were interrupted by Mina Bonteri ' s son , Lux , who publicly accused Dooku of assassinating his mother and led Lawise to have the delegation ' s security droids arrest the young man . Alongside Republic Senator Padmé Amidala , Lawise traveled to Scipio on behalf of the Confederacy to recognize the inauguration of Rush Clovis as the head of the InterGalactic Banking Clan . Dooku soon became involved in the proceedings , manipulating Clovis into absolving the Confederacy ' s financial debts and then overseeing a Separatist invasion of Scipio . When Lawise objected to Dooku ' s course of action , particularly to the Head of State ' s direct arrest of Amidala , Dooku engineered Lawise ' s death , using the Force to maneuver Amidala into gunning him down . Biography . Steps toward peace . The Siniteen male Bec Lawise lived during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . Entering the realm of politics , Lawise disputed the Republic ' s rule over the galaxy and joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems , a separatist government formed by the former Jedi Master Count Dooku in the year 24 BBY . Lawise became a delegate of the Separatist Parliament , eventually being made Separatist Congress Leader and , hence , the speaker of the Parliament . He thus filled a leadership position in the legislative body alongside Dooku , who served as Confederate Head of State . In 22 BBY , the Confederacy initiated full - scale conflict with the Republic in what became known as the Clone Wars . While the Confederacy military fought with the Grand Army of the Republic for supremacy in the galactic theater of war , Lawise presided over congress sessions at the Separatist Senate Building , which was located in a large city on the Confederate capital world of Raxus Secundus . In 21 BBY , the war ' s second year , Senator Mina Bonteri of Onderon , working with Republic Senator Padmé Amidala toward an end to the fighting , introduced a bill to open peace negotiations with the Republic Senate . With Lawise overseeing the debate of the bill alongside Dooku , who was present via hologram , several senators spoke in support of and opposition to Bonteri ' s proposal , including Kerch Kushi and Voe Atell , respectively . When Dooku called for a voice vote as per the Bylaws of Independent Systems , the bill passed by a majority , and the Parliament ' s offer for peace was extended to the Republic . Yet it ultimately failed due to the machinations of Dooku , who was secretly a member of the Order of the Sith Lords and sought to continue the war to further the Sith ' s agenda . To that end , Dooku sanctioned a terrorist attack on the Republic capital of Coruscant without Parliament approval , leading the Republic Senate to reject the offer of peace . Dooku also had Bonteri murdered and attributed her death to a Republic attack , using it as a reason to withdraw the Confederacy ' s overture for negotiations . Even without Bonteri , the diplomatic process continued . The Parliament agreed to send a delegation to a peace conference with Republic officials on the neutral world of Mandalore . Lawise consented to serve on the delegation with Voe Atell and a Gossam senator , and they proceeded to Mandalore ' s capital city , Sundari , aboard a C - 9979 landing craft . Duchess Satine Kryze of the New Mandalorians hosted the Separatist and Republic delegations at Sundari ' s royal palace . Though required to be unarmed per Mandalorian law , Lawise and his colleagues brought BX - series droid commandos as security droids , while Senate Guards served as bodyguards for the Republic deputation , consisting of Senators Mon Mothma and Bail Prestor Organa and led by Padmé Amidala . After Amidala opened the deliberations , Atell , speaking for the others , pushed for the Republic to confer political legitimacy on the Confederacy , a recurring issue since the latter ' s birth as a separate state . Though Amidala and her party hesitated to meet Atell ' s demand , the talks were then interrupted by the uninvited arrival of Lux Bonteri , who had succeeded his mother , Mina , as the senator of Onderon before recently resigning his Parliament seat . Kryze granted the young Bonteri permission to speak , much to Lawise and Atell ' s chagrin . Taking to the podium , Bonteri accused Dooku of having his mother murdered , a claim that Lawise immediately met with opposition . The Separatist Congress Leader denounced Bonteri ' s remarks as lies and had the security droids arrest the young man . Once Bonteri had been removed from the room , Lawise apologized on the Separatists ' behalf for the interruption and reopened the floor to discussion . However , the negotiations broke down shortly thereafter on account of shadowy interests on both sides . In addition , Bonteri escaped from custody with the assistance of Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano . Financial talks on Scipio . In 20 BBY , the final year of the war , the Confederate government voted to recognize a new leader of the InterGalactic Banking Clan : Rush Clovis , who had ousted the previous leadership , the corrupt Core Five , with the secret aid of Count Dooku . Separatist and Republic delegations proceeded to the Banking Clan ' s headquarters on the planet Scipio to bear witness to the internal transfer of power . Lawise and a squad of BX - series droid commandos arrived at Scipio ' s Main Vault fortress ahead of Clovis , who was returning from Coruscant with Padmé Amidala after receiving the formal approval of the Republic Senate . Once Clovis and Amidala had disembarked from their " Consular " - class cruiser , Lawise and a Muun security agent greeted Clovis , who explained that only one delegate from both the Republic and the Separatists — Amidala and Lawise , respectively — would be allowed inside the Main Vault ' s neutral zone to monitor the exchange proceedings . Lawise complied and ordered his squad of droid commandos to remain outside , while Amidala did the same for her garrison of Coruscant Guard clone shock troopers . Lawise and Amidala arrived at the Main Vault with Clovis just as a Muun judge was completing his sentencing of the Core Five , whom Clovis had found to be complicit in an embezzlement scam that had depleted the banks . After the Core Five was taken into custody , the Muun government transferred control of the Banking Clan to Clovis , and Lawise and Amidala applauded from the sidelines . Dooku took a proactive role in the ensuing proceedings , as part of a plot to seize control of the banks and absolve the Separatists ' debts to the Banking Clan . He outright refused on the Separatists ' behalf to pay the interest on their loans , forcing Clovis to instead raise interest rates on the Republic to avoid total collapse . At the next meeting in the main rotunda , Lawise and Amidala witnessed Clovis ' s announcement that — under the guise of stabilization — the Banking Clan would be implementing an interest rate height for the Republic . Amidala was shocked that Clovis was reneging on his promise of neutrality ; Lawise stood by without saying a word as Amidala ' s objections fell on deaf ears . Dooku executed the next stage in his plan : arriving at Scipio with a full armada from the Confederate Navy , he had his forces obliterate the Republic ' s clone trooper garrison outside the Main Vault , thus publicly implicating Clovis in an alliance with the Confederacy . Following Dooku ' s invasion of Scipio , Lawise and Dooku met with Clovis in the latter ' s office atop the Main Vault fortress , where they were soon joined by a pair of battle droids who brought along Amidala as a prisoner . Dooku ordered Amidala arrested , but Lawise protested , citing that the Separatist Parliament would never approve so brash a move . When Amidala stole an E - 5 blaster rifle from one of the droids and pointed it at Dooku , the Sith Lord called upon the Force , using it to telekinetically aim Amidala ' s blaster at Lawise . The Separatist Congress Leader could only utter a few words of shock before Dooku forced Amidala to pull the trigger , killing Lawise . The Head of State thereafter withdrew his naval forces from Scipio just as a Republic fleet arrived to mount a planetary invasion . Personality and traits . A wide - bodied Siniteen male , Bec Lawise had yellow eyes and pink skin . Being a member of the Separatist Parliament , he wore a set of long formal robes to congressional events , along with an accompanying headpiece . As a politician , Lawise opposed the Republic and became a leading senator in the Parliament , serving in a leadership capacity as Separatist Congress Leader . Like many of his colleagues , Lawise campaigned for Republic recognition of the Confederacy ' s legitimacy , agreeing with Voe Atell ' s demand for such acknowledgement during the conference on Mandalore . Lawise displayed a measure of support for Count Dooku and took offense to Lux Bonteri ' s remarks against the Head of State , shouting down Bonteri ' s portrayal of Dooku as a murderer without a second thought . He did not hesitate to meet Bonteri ' s words with force , having the young man arrested and removed from the room despite the evident possibility of Dooku having him executed for his defiant rhetoric . During the proceedings on Scipio , Lawise did not display outright hostility toward Padmé Amidala despite the fact that they were on opposing sides . He respected her favorable opinion of Rush Clovis and personally told Clovis that the Confederacy had high hopes for him . Lawise also placed his faith in the democratic process , valuing the Parliament ' s approval of certain matters over Dooku ' s schemes for power . He voiced opposition to Dooku ' s machinations to seize control of the banks , and his objection to Dooku ' s arrest of Amidala ultimately cost Lawise his life , with Dooku manipulating Amidala into shooting him . Behind the scenes . The character of Bec Lawise was created for the , first appearing in the episode " Heroes on Both Sides " on November 19 , 2010 . He was one of the first Separatist senators to be introduced into " Star Wars " canon , being distinguishable in his position as Separatist Congress Leader . The accompanying episode guide on StarWars . com first identified the character by name . He received a speaking role in the episode " A Friend in Need , " which aired with the series ' on January 13 , 2012 . He was portrayed by voice actor Corey Burton , who also voiced Count Dooku in the series . Burton reprised the role when Lawise appeared in the episode " Crisis at the Heart , " which was released in March 2014 as part of the series ' .