Yoshi Raph - Elan Yoshi Raph - Elan was a Human male Jedi Knight who served the Jedi Order prior to the Clone Wars . Having fashioned his own lightsaber , he had used a rare orange crystal in its construction . Biography . Shortly following his elevation to the rank of Knight in 31 BBY , Raph - Elan was traveling away from the Jedi Temple when his starfighter was shot down over a backwater planet . Forced to crash - land on the barren world , he managed to activate a rescue beacon before his ship exploded . Gathering himself , he set out to a nearby city in need of assistance . There he found a frantic population , governed by the feared Yahk - Tosh conqueror , Lord Gar - Oth . After a brief skirmish in the streets with a battle droid , Raph - Elan discerned the location of the droid ' s base , and headed there in an attempt to free the people of the town . As the Jedi ascended the Royal Palace , he came upon a balcony occupied by Princess Lourdes , the heir - apparent to the throne of the desolate world . Realizing the man on her balcony was a Jedi , she described how her father was killed by Gar - Oth , and that a vision describing a hero known as the " Foreseen " gave her people hope of freedom . As her aid Skeeter prepared the Princess for a ball that was to be held that night , Lourdes declared that Raph - Elan would accompany her as a servant . Dressed in formal - wear , Raph - Elan was horrified to learn that the dictator planned to marry Lourdes to make his conquering of the planet legal . Revealing himself , the Jedi brandished his lightsaber , only to discover that it had been damaged during his crash . Angered by the Jedi ' s arrival , Lord Gar - Oth presented his bride - to - be ' s wedding gift , a Goliath droid . Ordering the droid to destroy the Jedi , Raph - Elan managed to damage the hulking machine with the Force , while using wiring from the damaged droid to mend his lightsaber . Defeating the droid , the Jedi discovered Lourdes had killed Gar - Oth with a sword she had taken from his Jilruan guard . Soon after in the Princess ' chambers Raph - Elan asked whether she believed that he was the " Foreseen . " She responded by revealing that the " Foreseen " was said to be a woman , meaning that she was the individual of prophecy . Revealing that she had feelings for him , Lourdes told him to return to her when he had grown up a bit more . Skeeter informed the two that the Jedi rescue team had arrived , and Raph - Elan departed safely for Coruscant . On board the ship , Raph - Elan confided in the pilots that he might return one day to Princess Lourdes . Personality and traits . After having recently attained knighthood , Raph - Elan lacked a constant focus vital to a Jedi Master . However , he was not want for effort , as he constantly reminded himself to focus on the Living Force and draw from it to gain strength . Compassionate and eager to help others in need , he was quick to step into and assist in the overthrow of a tyrannical regime . Although living in a time when attachment was banned by the Jedi High Council , he fell for Princess Lourdes while stranded on her planet . Although he had feelings for her , he stayed true to the Jedi Code and returned to the Order without pursuing a romantic affair with the princess . Powers and abilities . As with many Jedi , Raph - Elan was not only a skilled lightsaber practitioner , but also highly versed in hand - to - hand combat . While trapped on a backwater planet with a broken lightsaber , Raph - Elan was able to defeat a GX1 - series battle droid with his hands . In addition to his strengths as a combatant , he was trained in fighter piloting . While skilled , his craft was shot down and destroyed on a desolate world . Behind the scenes . Several years after his creation for the Republic comic , author Abel G . Peña had planned to kill off Yoshi Raph - Elan . Peña intended to place Raph - Elan on General Grievous ' s Jedi kill list in " " , but his appearance was removed by Lucasfilm before being published .