Duel at the Jedi Temple During the Clone Wars , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker fought fallen Padawan Barriss Offee in a lightsaber duel in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . The duel occurred after after Skywalker learned that Offee framed his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , for the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar that occurred several days earlier . After speaking with Asajj Ventress , and learning about the ambush that occurred during the attempted capture , Skywalker felt that Offee was the only other person capable of bombing the Jedi Temple . This proved to be true and she engaged Skywalker with Ventress ' Sith lightsaber s . Offee was ultimately defeated and brought to Tano ' s trial , where she confessed to bombing the Jedi Temple , believing that the Jedi had become an army fighting for the dark side and it was only a matter of time before the Republic failed . Prelude . After Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano was both framed for and charged with the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar and the murder of Letta Turmond , Tano decided to hide in the underworld and prove innocence her innocence on her own , but was eventually recaptured by Anakin Skywalker and Plo Koon . Tano was taken back to the Jedi Temple , where she was expelled by the Council and turned over to the Republic military . During her military tribunal before the Galactic Senate , Skywalker went into the underworld and found Asajj Ventress , assuming she was the mastermind behind the recent events . Ventress pleaded innocence and revealed that someone else had attacked her and stole her lightsabers after she parted ways with Tano at the warehouse which contained the nano - droid s used in the bombing . The only other person to have known that she and Tano went to the warehouse was Barriss Offee , the one who sent them there . Skywalker returned to the Jedi Temple and found the Jedi in her quarters . When he questioned her , Offee denied being in contact with Tano , Skywalker attempted to strike at her with her own lightsaber to prove his suspicions . Offee summoned Ventress ' lightsabers , which she had kept hidden in a pot instead of disposing , to defend herself , proving that she was behind the bombing and framed Tano for her crimes . Skywalker then engaged Offee in a duel . The duel . After engaging Offee in lightsaber combat , Skywalker kicked her out of her room and Offee escaped into the Temple hallways . Skywalker quickly followed her and the duel continued . When she broke off in an attempt to escape , four Jedi Temple Guard s arrived , boxing Offee from the two ends of the corridor . Seeking an alternative escape route , Offee broke the Temple ' s windows and jumped off from the Temple . After Offee knocked Skywalker off a balcony , the duel spilled onto the training grounds where Tera Sinube was instructing a group of Jedi youngling s . Tinube ignited his sabercane to defend the youngling s and assist Skywalker . As the Temple Guards closed in , Skywalker was able to disarm Offee of one lightsaber by squeezing his prosthetic hand around her right arm . After another round of clashing blades , Skywalker used telekinesis to slam and pin her to a tree . Offee was then taken before the court of Tano ' s trial and was forced to confess her crimes . As she confessed , Offee denounced the Jedi , claiming they had lost their way and were the real villains of the Clone Wars . Aftermath . With Offee ' s confession , the charges against Tano were dropped and she was released from Republic custody . The Council personally apologized to her for their actions and asked Tano to rejoin the Order , but to everyone ' s shock , she refused and left the Temple .