Mira ( Near - Human ) Mira was a near - Human female Jedi Knight who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the final years of the Republic Classic era . When the Clone Wars broke out between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Mira invoked her Right of Denial and refused to take up the rank of General in the Grand Army of the Republic . Representing a group of like - minded Jedi , Mira was killed by Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress at a conference on Ruul . Biography . Discovered to be Force - sensitive early in life , Mira was taken to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant for training in the ways of the Force . After graduating from the Temple ' s academy , the respected Jedi Master Sora Bulq selected Mira as his Padawan and together they traveled the galaxy for several years . While Bulq was a famed lightsaber duelist , Mira did not demonstrate any prowess with the lightsaber , instead focusing her energies into maintaining her Jedi calm and her skill in peacekeeping . Eventually , Mira passed her Trials of Knighthood and was made a Jedi Knight by the Jedi High Council . When the Separatist Crisis between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems erupted in the Clone Wars , Jedi Mira invoked the Right of Denial , refusing to return to Coruscant to receive the rank of General in the newly formed Grand Army of the Republic . Mira met with like - minded Jedi shortly after the Battle of Geonosis and was selected to represent them when a meeting was called on Ruul . The meeting , called by Master Bulq and Master Mace Windu , was meant to open negotiations between the High Council and the dissident Jedi in hopes of preventing another schism within the Order . Arriving at her former master ' s estate , Mira joined fellow dissenters Master K ' Kruhk , Sian Jeisel , and Jedi Rhad Tarn while Masters Windu and Bulq prepared for the meeting . Walking amongst the moon ' s gardens , Mira felt a disturbance in the Force and rushed to a cliff side to see her former master under attack by the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress . Unaware that her master was indeed in league with Ventress , for he had fallen to the dark side of the Force in the weeks leading up to the meeting , Mira leaped down to assist her former mentor . While Ventress and Bulq were in league , the Dathomirian woman did not take orders from the Weequay and easily overpowered Mira before killing her . Shocked by her sudden death , Bulq carried his former Padawan ' s corpse up to his estate and mourned over her body . While there , Master Windu confronted Bulq about his betrayal and revealed the Weequay to be in league with Ventress and the Confederacy . Personality and traits . Mira was a gentle soul who hated conflict and was determined to settle things peacefully . She was loyal to her former Master Sora Bulq and attacked Asajj Ventress in an attempt to defend him , not realizing that Bulq was actually in league with Ventress . Bulq truly cared about Mira and was upset by her death despite his fall to the dark side . Powers and abilities . Unlike her Master , Mira was not a skilled lightsaber combatant and was easily slain by Asajj Ventress . Despite her lack of fighting prowess , Mira did display skill with telekinesis by hurling pieces of rubble at Ventress in order to defend Sora Bulq . She also appeared to have a strong bond with her former tutor , able to sense that something was wrong when her former Master was attacked ; though she didn ' t realize that the duel between Bulq and Ventress was staged . Behind the scenes . Mira ' s quote : " This war represents a failure to listen " is the same , word for word , as Padmé Amidala ' s statement in .