Mar Tuuk Mar Tuuk is a playable character in the video game . He is a Seperatist leader . He is only playable on portable versions of the game . Background . Mar Tuuk was a male Neimoidian who hailed from the planet Neimoidia . A shrewd , veteran officer and a studier of military history , Tuuk served as a captain in the Navy of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars , becoming a trusted naval commander in the eyes of Separatist leader Count Dooku . In 22 BBY , Emir Wat Tambor , the Skakoan Foreman of the Techno Union , tasked Tuuk with commanding the Separatist blockade of Ryloth , an Outer Rim world that had been occupied by Tambor and a force of battle droids . Commanding from his flagship , the " Lucrehulk " - class Droid Control Ship " Procurer " , Tuuk deployed his vessels to keep Republic forces from penetrating the blockade and landing on Ryloth . As added insurance against any Republic or Jedi attack , he opted to leave four " Munificent " - class star frigates in reserve , to be called upon when needed . As Tuuk anticipated , the Republic launched an attempt to liberate the captive Twi ' leks on Ryloth . A force of three Republic " Venator " - class Star Destroyers — the " Defender " , the " Redeemer " , and the " Resolute " — under the command of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Admiral Yularen arrived in the Ryloth system to destroy the blockade . As a squadron of Republic V - 19 Torrent starfighters , led by Skywalker ' s Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , attempted to destroy the " Procurer " and the two " Munificent " - class frigates in Ryloth ' s orbit , Tuuk called upon the four frigates he had kept in reserve to enter the fray , springing the trap . The warships ' combined complements of Vulture droids overwhelmed the Republic forces , destroying many Republic fighters and launching suicidal attacks on the three " Venator " - class Star Destroyers . The " Resolute " and the " Defender " managed to escape into hyperspace , but the " Redeemer " was destroyed . Victorious , Tuuk reported on the engagement to Emir Tambor via hologram . Despite the success , Tambor warned the Neimoidian captain not to underestimate Skywalker , whom Tuuk had deduced was leading the engagement due to the presence of Skywalker ' s flagship , the " Resolute " . Intrigued by his encounter with the famed Jedi Knight , Tuuk sought to know every bit of information that the Separatists had on him . Impressed with the Jedi ' s accomplishments , the Neimoidian hoped to gain prestige for defeating him . Though Tambor doubted the Republic would risk making a second offensive , as the Republic ' s forces were spread too thin throughout the sector , Tuuk suspected Skywalker would return and decided to be prepared should the Republic renew the attack . Again , just as the Separatist captain had predicted , Skywalker returned to Ryloth aboard the damaged " Defender " . However , Tuuk had failed to correctly predict why the Jedi had returned . Skywalker contacted Tuuk aboard the " Procurer " , informing the Neimoidian that he was willing to surrender himself and his entire crew in exchange for food and medical supplies to be delivered to the captive Twi ' leks on the planet below . Initially unbeknownst to Tuuk , Skywalker was the sole person aboard the " Defender " ; with the help of his astromech droid , R2 - D2 , he had set the damaged Star Destroyer on a collision course with Tuuk ' s Droid Control Ship . When the Captain was informed that a scan of the incoming cruiser revealed that the Jedi was the only living being aboard , Skywalker told Tuuk that he could keep the " Defender " , just before he and R2 - D2 evacuated their doomed ship in an escape pod . Realizing the danger he was suddenly in , Tuuk ordered all batteries to open fire on the incoming Star Destroyer . When the cannons were unable to destroy the damaged cruiser , Tuuk relinquished command of his flagship to a battle droid and managed to likewise evacuate in an escape pod before the " Defender " collided into the " Procurer " , destroying both warships . Suddenly leaderless , the droid commanders of the six " Munificent " - class frigates were unable to defend themselves against the BTL - B Y - wing and V - 19 Torrent starfighters launched from the newly - arrived " Resolute " . The destruction of the Separatist blockade paved the way for the Republic ' s planetary assault force , and in time , the Twi ' leks were liberated by a clone trooper force led by Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu . Some time following the conclusion of the Ryloth engagement , Tuuk met with Count Dooku ' s representative , Asajj Ventress , on the planet Tatooine . The two traveled to the Neimoidian world of Cato Neimoidia to conduct talks , only to be followed by a Jedi Knight seeking to uncover what Ventress was up to . After his meeting , Tuuk was confronted by the Jedi , who questioned him on the assassin ' s recent actions . Following their conversation , the Jedi departed to continue his investigation , leaving the Neimoidian behind . Tuuk later became involved in the Hutt crime lord Ziro the Hutt ' s plot to captured several shaaks from the planet Naboo and sell them on the Rodian black market . The Neimoidian hired the Trandoshan criminal Gha Nachkt to transport the shaaks aboard his freighter , the " Vulture ' s Claw " , and deliver them to Tatooine . The plot was uncovered by the Jedi Knight who had previously interrogated Tuuk on Cato Neimoidia , and the Knight proceeded to the Tatoo system , where he captured Tuuk aboard his " Munificent " - class star frigate . The Captain bargained for his release , supplying the Jedi Knight with knowledge of Ziro ' s involvement in the scheme . As it turned out , this was not the last encounter between Tuuk and the Jedi . On the trail of the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane , the Knight learned from a gang of pirates that his quarry had fled to Cato Neimoidia to meet with the Captain . In their third encounter , Tuuk surrendered and informed the Jedi that Bane had departed to the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center , a " Haven " - class medical station near the Ryndellia system .