Dendro Dendro was a Human male Jedi Padawan apprenticed to Jedi Master Hylon during the final years of the Galactic Republic . In 19 BBY , Dendro and his Master survived the initial stages of the Great Jedi Purge , which was by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . A few months after Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire , Dendro and Hylon joined forces with the Ovoni , natives of the planet Otavon XII . After a strike force of Ovoni were defeated while attacking Tremor Base — an Imperial station constructing All Terrain Armored Transports — the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader tracked Dendro and a small group of Ovoni in the forest . The Jedi confronted the Sith Lord in a lightsaber duel , but was ultimately killed by Vader . Biography . Dendro , a Human male , served the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars . During this time , he became the Ovoni Jedi Master Hylon ' s Padawan . In 19 BBY , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine Order 66 , compelling all clone troopers to kill the Jedi Knights . Shortly after , Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the new Galactic Empire . Dendro and Hylon survived the initial stages of the Great Jedi Purge and joined forces with the Ovoni natives on the planet Otavon XII . A few months after Order 66 was issued , the Ovoni staged an assault on the local Imperial station Tremor Base , which constructed All Terrain Armored Transports . The assault team was defeated by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader and the Imperial forces under his command . Dendro and five Ovoni fled through the forest , planning to go to a river and make their way back to Mount Dijandi , where Hylon was waiting . However , Vader located Dendro and the small group of Ovoni . The Dark Lord dispatched the natives and engaged Dendro in a lightsaber duel . During the duel , Vader injured Dendro by slashing the Jedi ' s left leg . Vader attempted to learn Dendro ' s identity , but the Jedi refused to tell the Sith his name . After Dendro threw a lantern at Vader , the Dark Lord used the Force to push the Padawan back . Vader grasped Dendro by his neck and removed his hood , recognizing that Dendro was a Padawan due to his distinctive braid . When Dendro was asked where his Master was , he replied that Hylon was on his way to a starship , and that Vader would never find the Jedi Master once he escaped the planet . The Padawan was thrown to the ground and was killed by Vader , who used both his own and Dendro ' s lightsaber to murder the Jedi . Shortly after Dendro ' s death , the Dark Lord located Hylon on Mount Dijandi , defeating and slaying the Jedi Master . Personality and traits . After the initiation of the Great Jedi Purge , the Dendro was willing to aid the Ovoni people against the forces of the Galactic Empire on Otavon XII . When Darth Vader confronted Dendro in the forests of Otavon XII , the Jedi refused to reveal either his identity or the whereabouts of his Jedi Master , Hylon . Before killing Dendro , Vader remarked that the Jedi ' s will was strong . Dendro wore a set of brown Jedi robes and used a lightsaber containing a blue crystal . Powers and abilities . When the Great Jedi Purge was initiated , Dendro managed to evade the Imperial forces along with his Master , Hylon . He used a lightsaber during combat ; however , he was not able to defeat Darth Vader when he engaged the Sith Lord in a duel . Behind the scenes . Dendro first appeared in the standalone 2010 comic " " , written by W . Haden Blackman and penciled by Chris Scalf . The comic details the events of Dendro ' s death at the hands of Darth Vader during the Great Jedi Purge .