Spy A spy , or secret agent , was an individual who engaged in clandestine observation or acquisition of sensitive intelligence regarding a person or organization or other target of interest , usually for political , military or financial benefit . History of Espionage . Galactic Republic . During the Battle of Christophsis , an investigation led by Clone Captain Rex and Clone Commander Cody revealed that troop movements had been relayed to Separatist forces , allowing the enemy to preemptively attack Republic strike teams . The traitor was identified as the clone trooper sergeant nicknamed " Slick , " and was apprehended , though not before he was able to significantly damage the base ' s weapons depot . Following the loss of R2 - D2 during the Battle of Bothawui , R3 - S6 was assigned to Jedi General Anakin Skywalker as a replacement . Unbeknownst to Skywalker and his padawan , Ahsoka Tano , R3 - S6 was acting as a covert confederate agent , attempting to facilitate the sale of R2 - D2 to General Grievous . Suspecting Senator Rush Clovis was aiding the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the Jedi Council recruited Senator Padmé Amidala to spy on him . She was extracted by Skywalker following an attempted poison ing by Lott Dod , leaving Clovis behind . Obi - Wan Kenobi undertook a secret operation disguised as Rako Hardeen , in an attempt to gain the trust of bounty hunters Cad Bane and Moralo Eval . Despite interference from Anakin Skywalker and Padawan Tano , Obi - Wan ' s mission was an eventual success , revealing a plot by Count Dooku to capture Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine . Rush Clovis , now a defector from the Separatists , requested the help of Padmé Amidala to uncover the bankruptcy of the InterGalactic Banking Clan via the infiltration of the vault , a facility ordinarily off limits to outsiders . The Jedi Council granted Anakin Skywalker a seat on the Council , as per the direction of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , because they wanted Skywalker to spy on the Chancellor and his activities , something that Skywalker felt was both treason and a violation of the Jedi Code . Galactic Empire . Ezra Bridger infiltrated the Academy for Young Imperials on the planet Lothal , disguised as an Imperial cadet , with the intention of acquiring an Imperial decoder containing the location of an exceptionally large kyber crystal . With the help of Zare Leonis , Bridger was successful and escaped with another cadet , Jai Kell . Leonis opted to remain behind in order to learn more about the disappearance of his sister Dhara . With the aid of his girlfriend , Merei Spanjaf and the rebel cell known as the spectres , Leonis ' s efforts eventually came to fruition with the rescue of his sister , who had been absorbed into Project Harvester . Spies for the Rebel Alliance sent secret Death Star plans to Leia Organa on the " Tantive IV " following the Battle of Scarif . Following the destruction of Alderaan , the Empire made use of a human female by the name of Tula , who , under duress , manipulated her sister , Tace into unwittingly revealing the whereabouts of Alderaanian survivors . On Nar Shaddaa , Grakkus the Hutt was apprehended , along with his captive , Luke Skywalker , owing to the efforts Sergeant Kreel , also known as Imperial agent 5241 , planted in the Hutt ' s Palace after Grakkus ' s collection of Jedi artifacts attracted the attention of the Empire . When the second Death Star was being constructed , the Alliance ' s Bothan spies discovered that the super weapon was being protected by a shield generator on a nearby forest moon called Endor . That valuable information came at the cost of many Bothan lives . Resistance . Thirty years after the Battle of Endor , the Resistance spy droid network used GA - 97 as a spy . He was sitting at the fighting droid table at Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana , GA alerted the Resistance that BB - 8 was there . First Order . Thirty years after the Battle of Endor , the First Order used mercenary Bazine Netal as one of their spies . When she was posing a girlfriend to Grummgar at Maz ' s castle , Netal informed the Order that BB - 8 was there .