Lo Bukk Lo Bukk was a Zabrak male who served the Jedi Order as a Padawan during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . Around 67 BBY , he and his Jedi Master , Ni - Cada , were sent by the Order to the world of Abraxin to investigate the continuous killing of marsh haunt s , which were being carried out by the Force - sensitive Nautolan Naat Lare . On the planet the Jedi unknowingly crossed paths with the Muun Sith Lord Darth Plagueis , who was also looking for Lare . After Plagueis managed to make contact with Lare , the Muun convinced him into taking the offense against the Jedi as proof of his worthiness to join the Sith ; the resulting skirmish was short , in which Bukk ' s Master killed Lare . Biography . Lo Bukk was a male Force - sensitive Zabrak Jedi Padawan of Master Ni - Cada who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic forty - five years before the Clone Wars , a series of conflicts fought between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . He and Ni - Cada were sent by the Order to the swampy planet Abraxin in the Tion Cluster , to investigate the continuous killing of non - sentient marsh haunt s , who were red - eyed , gray - and - green - skinned creatures . The marsh haunt killings were committed by Naat Lare , a Force - sensitive Nautolan . Lare had been selected by Darth Venamis , a prospective male Bith Sith Lord of the lineage of Darth Bane , as a potential Sith apprentice . During their stay on Abraxin , the Muun Sith Lord Darth Plagueis passed by Bukk and Ni - Cada disguised while the Jedi were bargaining with a member of the Barabel species — cold - blooded reptilians from the world Barab I — for a water skimmer . Both of them felt Plagueis ' presence , though neither identified him as a Sith , an order of Force - sensitives who utilized the dark side of the Force . Later , as Bukk and his master emerged from an eatery bearing flagons of liquid , they unknowingly crossed paths with Darth Plagueis once again , and later talked with the Muun , who was also looking for Lare , as they sat at a table and discussed with the Muun about the recent killing of marsh haunts . Plagueis managed to make contact with Lare and convinced him into striking against the Bukk and his master as proof of Lare ' s worthiness to join the Sith . The Jedi tracked Lare with the skimmer , and a short skirmish ensued after the Nautolan attacked the two near the water , during which Lare was killed by Bukk ' s master . Personality and traits . Lo Bukk had a more of a open attitude than his master , as he easily divulged the nature of the Jedi ' s mission to Plagueis , though his master tried to hide the reason of their mission . When the Muun Sith Lord Darth Plagueis passed by under disguise , both Ni - Cada and Lo Bukk felt Plagueis ' presence , though neither of them identified him as a Sith , a sect of Force - sensitives who utilized the dark side of the Force . Behind the scenes . Lo Bukk ' s first and currently only appearance to date is the 2012 novel " Darth Plagueis " , written by James Luceno . The novel tells the backstory of Darth Plagueis . Though not confirmed in the novel , Lo Bukk was possibly named after the Bukk animal , as many Zabrak families were named after them .