Skirmish on Pleem ' s Nexus A skirmish was fought on Pleem ' s Nexus around 20 BBY involving the Sith Nightbrothers Darth Maul and Savage Opress against several Jedi and their clone forces in addition to other forces . Prelude . Once Darth Maul , Savage Opress and their female captive left Yellowblade ' s Landing , they proceeded to Pleem ' s Nexus to meet with Esano so that they may get their reward for rescuing his sister , but the Jedi who were chasing them back on Yellowblade ' s Landing were not far behind . Due to Bruu Jun - Fan ' s psychometric ability , he learned that the Sith were en route to Pleem ' s Nexus just by " reading " the headband that the female captive had left behind . Meanwhile , on Coruscant , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker had been recalled to aid in the hunt for the two Sith . Before he leaves , however , he speaks with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine about not being able to attend the Senate War Rally that was to take place later on that day , by revealing to the Chancellor that he is to partake in the apprehension of Darth Maul and his brother . Unbeknownst to Skywalker though , Palpatine is the Sith Lord Darth Sidious who trained Maul years before . Much to Palpatine ' s surprise that Maul is still alive , he wishes his friend to be careful in the apprehension . Once Maul and Opress reached Pleem ' s Nexus , they landed at Esano ' s palace , with his sister requesting that he pays the Sith their reward for rescuing her , otherwise , they would kill her . Esano ignores this because with her dead , their family fortune would be his . Maul , infuriated with Esano , attacked him . The skirmish . Once Esano said that Maul and Opress should kill his sister , the two Sith started striking down Esano , his sister ' s pet kerko , and his guards . The two rogues made short work of them , yet Esano ' s sister still remained alive . Maul told her that the palace was now hers , and in return , she gave them their reward , as promised . Moment ' s later , however , the Jedi strike team that had been pursuing them had made their way to Pleem ' s Nexus , and had landed at the palace . Plo Koon , Bruu Jun - Fan , Ko Solok , and three clone troopers greeted the two Sith with their lightsabers and blasters in hand . Plo Koon focused on Opress , while Jun - Fan and Solok focused on Maul , with the clones providing cover fire . Jun - Fan asked Maul about his former master , and claimed that if he told them his identity , that he would be brought to justice . As this was not part of Maul ' s plan , he did not tell them the identity of Darth Sidious . During the battle , Jun - Fan destroyed the case that had the reward that belonged to Maul and Opress . At one point , Opress used The Force to push two of the clones off the landing platform , and deflect a blaster bolt at the other clone , and then pulled Plo Koon ' s breath mask off of his face . Plo Koon , injured , could no longer fight in this battle and began to gasp for air . At another point , Maul threw his lightsaber at Jun - Fan , but Jun - Fan dodged the weapon . Ko Solok was right behind him , however , and died in the process . Jun - Fan became enraged because of this action , and fought more aggressively . Jun - Fan began to choke Maul with his bare hands , but Maul used his mechanical legs to kick him off . Just as Maul was about to finish off the Jedi Master , Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi arrived in their starfighters and injured Opress with the laser cannons . Once they land , Maul and Opress leave in their stolen starship , as Kenobi and Skywalker tend to Plo Koon and Bruu Jun - Fan . Aftermath . After Darth Maul and Opress left the Pleem ' s Nexus system , Plo Koon got his breath mask back on , and began to breathe once more , and he rushed to the body of Bruu Jun - Fan and heard his final words before he became one with the Force . Skywalker , disappointed that the two brothers had escaped again , was then told by Esano ' s sister that they only escaped with the ship they had arrived in , and that they were missing their reward . Maul , wrought with revenge travels on with his injured brother into the unknown .