First Duel in the Jedi Temple The First Duel in the Jedi Temple was a duel that occurred between Gregar Typho and Aurra Sing in 18 BBY . Origins . Following the death of Padmé Amidala , Typho decided to find her killer , and a few months later , he came to Coruscant to begin his search . He traveled to the ruins of the Jedi Temple in the middle of the night , hoping that he might be able to find something that could help him . At the same time , the notorious Jedi hunter Aurra Sing had been freed from prison on Oovo IV by Darth Vader because he wanted her to kill the former Jedi Knight , Jax Pavan . He had her transported to Coruscant , where Pavan was known to be and she decided to go to the Jedi Temple , to see if she could find anything on Pavan there . The duel . Typho had failed to find anything helpful in the ruins of the Jedi Archives , but as he got ready to leave the Temple , he heard the footsteps of someone else . Being a soldier , he instantly drew his blaster and stood with his back against a storage bin while he waited to see who the person was . He did not have to wait long , and he recognized her as Sing , because he had familiarized himself with the Galaxy ' s most dangerous outlaws as part of his job . He decided to leave her alone since she didn ' t seem to have anything to do with his search and because he was there in a personal capacity , rather than official one . However , this was harder than it seemed ; the floor of the Temple was littered with debris from when it was attacked during , so any attempt to leave would have resulted in a noise that would alert Sing to his presence . He knew from her reputation that she would likely kill him rather than listen to his excuses for being there , so he decided to try something else . He picked up a damaged datastick and prepared to throw it , hoping that the flash and bang that it would make would distract Sing and give him enough time to escape . His plan had failed to take Sing ' s Force - sensitivity into account . As he was about to throw the datastick , she sensed what he was about to do and came running over . In an instant , she drew her lightsaber and held it close to Typho ' s throat . She demanded to know who he was and who sent him . He replied that he was Captain Gregar Typho and that he was here on his own , but she refused to believe him . Typho still had the datastick in his gloved hand , and he squeezed as hard as he could , causing it to shatter . It caused a bright flash of light and a large “ thump ” that momentarily blinded Sing and caused her to step back . He kicked her in the wrist and then caught her lightsaber as it fell , with the blade automatically turning itself off . Typho had previously received rudimentary lightsaber training under the tutelage of Mace Windu and Qui - Gon Jinn , and he hoped that this would be enough to help him , as he activated the blade again . To his surprise , Sing simply reached down to her belt and pulled out a second lightsaber . She leapt forward and raised the blade to strike . Typho was forced to fall back and swing his weapon wildly , in hopes of warding her off . Sing made two attacks , and he blocked both of them . She continued to drive him backwards until he had his back up against a shattered column . Raising her lightsaber , she told Typho that she would let him live a few more seconds if he knew anything about Jax Pavan . Typho believed that she was preparing to lunge at him , so he hurled himself forwards and intentionally thrust his lightsaber high in a clumsy movement , to make it appear that he was still unfamiliar with its use . She made a slash to counter this , barely missing Typho . Just as Typho had hoped , she ducked to avoid Typho ' s next slash as he brought it over his head . He sliced off her biocomputer antenna , causing her to fall to the floor , wrought with agonizing spasms from the biofeedback . Aftermath . Typho decided that , although she was a dangerous criminal , it would be dishonorable to kill Sing in her unconscious state , so he walked off and left the temple , leaving her where she lay . When Sing woke up , she was surprised that Typho hadn ' t finished her off . She was impressed by the way that he had fought , but still planned to track him down and gain revenge at a later date .