Oppo Rancisis Oppo Rancisis was a Thisspiasian male Jedi Master who served on the Jedi Council during the Invasion of Naboo and the Clone Wars . Biography . Jedi career . Born on Thisspias , Oppo Rancisis joined the Jedi Order as an infant , and he came to train under the Jedi Master Yaddle . At some point , Rancisis was offered the throne of his homeworld , but he declined it to continue to serve the galaxy as a Jedi . Eventually , Rancisis was made a Jedi Master , and he took a seat in the High Council , the governing body of the Jedi Order . Naboo Crisis . Rancisis was present in the Council Chamber when Master Qui - Gon Jinn revealed that the Sith had returned and that he believed Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force . Jinn requested that the boy be tested for Jedi training and admitted into the Jedi Order . The Council , at first , refused the request , due to the boy ' s age and his emotional attachments to his mother , but , after Jinn ' s death during the Battle of Naboo , they granted his dying wish : that Jinn ' s Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi , be allowed to train Skywalker . Separatist Crisis . During the Separatist Crisis , Rancisis continued to serve on the Jedi Council . He was present when the Jedi High Council assigned Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi to track down the bounty hunter Jango Fett and find out who he was working for while Obi - Wan ' s padawan Anakin Skywalker was ordered to protect Senator Padmé Amidala and take her back to Naboo . Bardotta Crisis . Supreme Chancellor Palpatine informed the Jedi High Council of Queen Julia of Bardotta ' s request for Jar Jar Binks to assist her after the disappearance of Dagoyan Masters . Oppo , and the rest of the council discussed the matter and Mace Windu volunteered to accompany Binks . Tyranus revealed . While on a mission to uncover the death of Master Sifo - Dyas who ordered the creation of the clone army . Rancisis was present when Kenobi and Skywalker reported that Count Dooku was behind with the creation of the clone army . Specter of the past . Rancisis was present when Grand Master Yoda claimed to hear the voice of a long - dead Qui - Gon . Rancisis along with the other members of the Council participated in meditation in order to see if the Masters could sense Jinn ' s presence . Separatists Conspiracy on Utapau . Towards the end of the war , Rancisis was present when Kenobi told the Council that Sugi arms dealer s were attempting to sell an enormous kyber crystal to General Grievous on Utapau . When Kenobi and Skywalker reported to the Council after the destruction of the crystal , Yoda recalled stories of when the Jedi and Sith fought for control of the galaxy using weapons powered by kyber crystals . Behind the scenes . Oppo Rancisis made his first canon ical appearance in the 1999 film as a background character with no speaking lines and was designed by storyboard artist Benton Jew y . Oppo was seen again in the 2002 film again as a background character on the Jedi High Council without any speaking lines . Rancisis was set to make several other appearances in " " television series before its cancellation . One such appearance was seen in the and the other was in the Legacy project . He had no speaking lines and would have had his lightsaber visible in the latter appearance . Designs for the lightsaber were based on Count Dooku ' s lightsaber and were revealed by Dave Filoni and Pablo Hidalgo during their " The Untold Clone Wars " panel at Celebration Anaheim in 2015 .