Faro Argyus Faro Argyus was a captain in the Senate Commandos , an elite branch of the Senate Guard , in 22 BBY . Coming from a Tepasi family noted for its honor and loyalty , Argyus was a fifth - generation guard normally stationed on Coruscant . However , after Senator Padmé Amidala managed to capture Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray on Rodia , Argyus was assigned to the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer " Tranquility " and tasked with escorting the captured viceroy to Coruscant alongside Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and Padawan Ahsoka Tano . Unbeknownst to the Republic , Argyus had been bribed by Separatist leader Count Dooku to rescue Gunray from his imprisonment and return him to the Confederacy . Argyus was successful in this task , and he escaped with Gunray in a Republic " Consular " - class frigate . While aboard , the former Senate Commando boasted to Dooku ' s assassin Asajj Ventress that his mission had been successful — thereby taking all credit away from Ventress — and that he would report on it to Dooku . Ventress then drove one of her lightsabers into the back of the pilot ' s seat and through Argyus ' s heart , killing him . Biography . Republic service . Faro Argyus , a Human male , was a member of the Senate Commando branch of the Senate Guard . Members of his family — a Tepasi bloodline noted for its prestige and honor — had served the Senate as guards for five generations . Several years before the Invasion of Naboo , while Argyus was a young recruit just beginning his service as a Senate Guard , he encountered Jedi Count Dooku . He was assigned to guard a diplomatic envoy that included Dooku among its members . After negotiations had failed , the consular ship came under an attack , and during the fighting Argyus was gravely wounded . Only timely action by Dooku saved him , after which Argyus and Dooku became friends and associates . By 32 BBY , Argyus became a captain in the Senate Guard . When Dooku left the Jedi Order , he contacted Argyus and persuaded his friend to work for him in secret . Captain Argyus continued to serve the Republic , though he knew that one day he would be forced to reveal his true allegiance . As one of the best and bravest of the Senate Guards , Argyus was chosen to become a Senate Commando . Normally stationed on Coruscant , he was present alongside Supreme Chancellor Palpatine when the Chancellor met with Senator Padmé Amidala to discuss the InterGalactic Banking Clan ' s potential peace treaty with the Republic in the first year of the Clone Wars . Just prior to a diplomatic mission Amidala undertook to the planet Rodia , Argyus led a team of Senate Commandos in pursuit of the con men Dannl Faytonni and Achk Med - Beq through the Senate District of Galactic City , on Coruscant . The two escaped the Senate Commandos and managed to steal Amidala ' s J - type star skiff from the Gungan Representative Jar Jar Binks and the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 . Faytonni and Med - Beq planned to flee the planet in the Nubian ship , but the skiff ' s autopilot was set to return the craft to the Senate docking platform . During their mission to Rodia , Amidala and Binks captured the Neimoidian Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray , a member of the Separatist Council and an enemy of the Republic . The Supreme Chancellor dispatched Argyus — one of his best men for the job — and two other Senate Commandos to oversee the transfer of Gunray into Republic custody on Rodia , and then , along with additional commandos , guard the captive viceroy while he was aboard the Star Destroyer " Tranquility " en route to Coruscant . Traitor . Argyus had been contacted by Count Dooku and bribed into releasing the viceroy and returning him safely to Separatist space , having been offered enough money to buy a planet or a large moon . Not wanting to be forever bound to Republic guardsmen duty , Argyus secretly changed allegiances . During the " Tranquility " journey , the warship came under attack by vulture droids and three " Droch " - class boarding ships , which pierced the hull of the " Tranquility " , releasing a Separatist boarding party . Eventually , clone troopers under the leadership of Commander Gree destroyed the invading battle droids , but they had only been a distraction to allow Separatist assassin Asajj Ventress to infiltrate and cripple the Republic warship . Ventress briefly rescued Gunray in the detention level , despite Argyus ' s conveyed attempt to prevent it . Ventress Force - pushed Argyus out of her way , intent on departing with the viceroy . The arrival of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli thwarted Gunray ' s escape , however , and forced Ventress to flee . Unduli pursued Ventress into the engine room of the " Tranquility " , leaving Ahsoka Tano , the Padawan of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , to guard the captive viceroy alongside Argyus , his commandos , and Gree . Tano was faced with the decision of obeying orders to stay in the detention level or going with Unduli to fight Ventress . Argyus told the Padawan that following one ' s heart made them distinct from droids . At his urging , Tano went off to find Ventress , leaving Gunray under the watch of Argyus , his men , and Gree . In the course of her engagement with the Jedi , Ventress sent an all - clear signal to Argyus . His true loyalties revealed to the Republic , Argyus killed his fellow commandos , released Gunray , and took the Neimoidian viceroy as a living shield . Only Gree stood in his way , and , after a short standoff , Gree shot the blaster Argyus was holding out of his hand , before Argyus likewise kicked the blaster out of the clone ' s hands . During the lull in the action that followed , Argyus revealed to the clone commander the reasons behind his treachery — he had no desire to live the rest of his life as an unappreciated guardsmen condemned to life - long servitude to the Republic . Although he did not expect a clone like Gree to understand his disillusionment with the Republic , Argyus continued to defend his betrayal with his belief that a good soldier always did what he believed to be right . He dove for Gree ' s blaster on the ground , but the clone prevented Argyus from retrieving it . Gree delivered a blow to Argyus ' s head , knocking him down , but before Gree could kill the traitor , Gunray hit the clone over the head with the butt of Argyus ' s blaster , knocking him unconscious . Escape and death . When Argyus rose , he signaled Ventress to inform her of his success . Ventress then fled the engine room after detonating leftover explosives . Argyus and Gunray made it to a docked " Consular " - class frigate , which they used to make their escape . Ventress , meanwhile , had eluded the two Jedi and entered an escape pod , arriving aboard the escaping cruiser before reaching Separatist space . Argyus arrogantly gloated to Ventress about " his " mission ' s success , and that " he " had been responsible for Gunray ' s rescue . Ventress silenced his gloating permanently , impaling him through the heart with her lightsaber . Argyus ' s betrayal shocked the Republic , and proved that even the best and bravest could be corrupted . The fact that he had come from a family noted for its loyalty and service in the Senate Guard did not help this belief . To some , Argyus ' s defection served as further proof that the Republic was falling apart . Personality and traits . Captain Argyus was , like all other Senate Commandos , an elite member of the Senate Guard , chosen from the best and bravest of the guards . As such , he was trained for both unarmed and armed combat . He possessed knowledge of both Senate traditions and military tactics . However , Dooku easily bribed Argyus into becoming a traitor , for Argyus didn ' t want to live in a state of permanent servitude to the Republic . In the end , the captain had sold his honor to Dooku and the Confederacy . He was arrogant and boastful in his skills , evident when he took all the credit for Nute Gunray ' s rescue from the " Tranquility " . His boasting led to his death at the hands of Asajj Ventress . As a captain , he bore the symbol of the Galactic Senate on the left shoulder pad of his Senate Commando armor , which was a modified version of clone trooper armor with over - sized , blaster - proof shoulder pads . Argyus wore the traditional helmet of the Senate Guard , which boasted a ceremonial crest . Behind the scenes . Argyus first appeared in the online comic " " , a preview to " " episode " Destroy " Malevolence " . " He would go on to appear in the comics " " ( the preview for " Bombad Jedi " ) and " " ( the preview for " Cloak of Darkness " ) . Argyus was given the first name " Faro " in 2009 ' s " " . He was included as an unlockable character in the PSP and Nintendo DS versions of " " , released in 2011 . In his first and only television appearance thus far , " Cloak of Darkness , " Argyus was voiced by James Marsters , who gave the character a " stuffy accent " because he wanted to portray the character as arrogant . Argyus , along with the rest of the Senate Commandos , was not made a clone because the Senate Commandos were elite Republic guards , essentially predecessors to the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . Additionally , according to the documentary , there were not supposed to be any clone traitors .