Shylar Shylar was a Human female Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , she tried to infiltrate the headquarters of Confederacy of Independent Systems leader and Sith Lord Count Dooku . However , Shylar was captured and subsequently tortured to death by Dooku and his Dark Jedi Kadrian Sey . Her old friend and fellow Jedi Quinlan Vos , with whom she had a romantic relationship earlier in her life , was unable to save her , as he acted as a spy for the Jedi in Dooku ' s inner circle . Biography . A Force - sensitive Human female , Shylar lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic and was trained in the Jedi Order , eventually attaining the rank of a Jedi Master . At some point during her youth , Shylar had a relationship with fellow Jedi Quinlan Vos . However , as the Order forbade romantic attachment of its members , both eventually ended their relationship . In 22 BBY , the Clone Wars broke out between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the latter led by Jedi - turned - Sith Lord Count Dooku . Six months after the beginning of the war , Shylar volunteered to infiltrate Dooku ' s headquarters on the moon Antar 4 as one of the agents of Jedi Master Tholme . However , she was captured and soon became the subject of intensive torture by Dooku and Dark Acolyte Kadrian Sey , who held her in a containment field . Shylar refused to reveal any information about her mission , although Dooku was unimpressed and simply continued interrogating her . During one of these torture sessions , Shylar ' s old friend Vos — similarly on assignment to infiltrate Dooku ' s inner circle — returned from a mission for the Count . Shylar was furious upon seeing Vos , cursing him and calling him a traitor to the Order . Vos , unable to help his friend unless he wanted his cover exposed , was forced to let her anguish continue . Shylar was eventually killed during another torture session . After eventually withdrawing from the Confederacy in 20 BBY , Vos reported back to Tholme and the Council of Reconciliation , the Jedi Order ' s body that passed judgment over fallen Jedi . Detailing his interaction with Shylar in Dooku ' s retreat , he cleared her name of any suspicion of being a possible traitor , as the Order had no information about her status . Vos revealed his relationship with Shylar to the Council and would fight the rest of the war hoping to one day atone for the death of his old friend . Personality and traits . Shylar and Quinlan Vos chose to break off their relationship , as it would have meant leaving the Jedi path . She became upset upon seeing Vos aligned with the Separatist leader Dooku during the Clone Wars , cursing his name and insulting him . She was able to endure enormous torture at the hands of Dooku and remained defiant , vowing to tell the Count nothing . Shylar had brown hair and eyes as well as light skin . Behind the scenes . Shylar first appeared in " " ( 2003 ) , the fourth issue of the " " comic series , written by John Ostrander and drawn by Jan Duursema . Shylar again appeared , although only in a flashback , in the " " comic ( 2004 ) , also created by Ostrander and Duursema .