Cal ( Jedi ) Cal was a male Human Jedi Padawan who served in the Clone Wars , a galaxy - wide conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Commissioned as a commander in the Grand Army of the Republic , Cal served alongside his Jedi Master Tyffix and commanded the newly - created clone troopers on the frontlines of the war . Cal ' s last mission was on the planet Thustra where the local Sephi were preparing to rebel against the Republic . The events that followed led to the deaths of both Cal and his Master , as well as Thustra ' s secession from the Galactic Republic . Biography . Youngling . Cal was brought into the Jedi Order at a young age to be trained in the ways of the Force . During his time as a youngling , other students in his Clan became antagonistic against a young female in their group . They resented her for slowing down the Clan ' s progress . On the day of her testing , the younglings hid her lightsaber , hoping she would fail and be removed from the group . The girl ultimately passed the test after Cal gave her his own lightsaber , thus earning him the enmity of his fellow Clan members . He was later selected to become a Padawan learner by Jedi Master Tyffix . Clone Wars . When the Clone Wars erupted between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Cal became a Jedi Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic . Approximately seventeen months after the first battle of the war , Cal and his Master were dispatched to the planet Thustra with an army of clone troopers . Their orders were to prevent the Sephi from joining the Separatists ' rebellion . Shortly after their arrival , however , King Alaric of Thustra sent his soldiers to attack the Jedi and their clone forces . Using themselves as suicide bombers , the Sephi crashed their fighters into Republic tanks and troops . The damage that they inflicted on the Republic force was heavy ; the entire southern perimeter had been obliterated . When Cal returned from the frontlines to report the losses to his Master , a Sephi pilot flew his fighter into the command tent , thus destroying the command center . Tyffix was killed in the explosion along with Jedi Master Tyr . With both senior Jedi officers dead , command defaulted to Cal and Pix , Master Tyr ' s apprentice . The setbacks on Thustra , as well as the planet ' s significance to the Republic , convinced Yoda , the Grand Master of the Jedi Order , to intervene on the Republic ' s behalf . Cal was greatly surprised at seeing his former instructor . Although Cal expected the arrival of an experienced and high ranking member of the Jedi High Council , he assumed that it would be either Mace Windu or Oppo Rancisis — not Yoda . Cal , having grown accustomed to battle and warfare , did not favor Yoda ' s negotiation tactics . He was further displeased when Yoda stated that Cal would be accompanying him to visit with King Alaric at the Sephi capital city . Cal insisted on remaining with the troops in case of another attack , but the Grand Master ' s decision was final . It was Yoda ' s hope that the experience would cause Cal to prefer diplomacy over aggression . Their initial meeting with the King bore no results ; Alaric still intended to lead his homeworld ' s movement toward secession and Yoda remained committed to his duties to the Republic . Rather than allowing the two Jedi to return to their forces , however , Alaric ordered his guards to take their lightsabers place them under house arrest in the palace . Cal was outraged and refused , but ultimately complied at Yoda ' s insistence . Trapped in one of the palace ' s rooms , Cal argued with Yoda about war and Jedi philosophy . He asserted that the traditional ways of the Order were obsolete and that the Jedi had to adapt to new circumstances in order to win the Clone Wars . Yoda reminded the Padawan that the Jedi had long since stood for peaceful ideals . He tried to convince Cal that the situation on Thustra could be resolved through a non - aggressive approach . Ultimately , the Grand Master ' s arguments did not change Cal ' s opinions . Cal was left behind when Yoda was granted another private audience with King Alaric . He became increasingly agitated and restless while waiting for Yoda to return . He was then visited by Moje , an aide to Loyalist Senator Navi of Thustra . Moje told Cal of an escape plan in which a shuttle would be waiting to return the Jedi back to their clone army . Overeager and ready for a fight as opposed to diplomacy , Cal trusted Moje , and thus failed to even consider the possibility of being deceived . In truth , Moje and Navi wanted Thustra to remain with the Republic , and so they plotted to force the Jedi and their clone troopers to suppress the rebellion by force . In order to do so , they intended to have Yoda and Cal killed , knowing that the Republic would retaliate against the Sephi . Once Yoda returned , Cal informed him of the plan . But when Yoda told Cal how he was too quick to trust a politician ' s word , Cal lost his temper and retreated to the shuttle ' s rendezvous point , denouncing Yoda and the Jedi Order ' s " old ways " on his way out of the room . Though disappointed in his former pupil , Yoda chose to follow Cal in order to protect him . When Cal found that there was no shuttle waiting for him , a large force of armed guards approached the two Jedi . Tricked by Moje into believing that the King had been assassinated by the Jedi , the guards intended to kill Cal and Yoda . Cal activated his lightsaber and immediately engaged the guards while imploring Yoda to do the same . However , the Grand Master opted to use non - lethal methods by telekinetically separating the guards from their blaster rifles . Around the same time , Pix ordered her clone troopers to launch a preemptive attack on the Sephi capital . Senator Navi deceived her into believing that Cal and Yoda were murdered by King Alaric . While she and Commander Clutch oversaw the assault on the capital , the palace guards began to overwhelm Cal . Yoda tried to warn Cal , but was too late to prevent a guard from shooting the Padawan in the back . With a single Force push , Yoda defeated the remaining guards . As Cal lay dying from his fatal wound , Yoda used the Force to ease his suffering . Cal used his final moments to blame Yoda for his death and the loss of Thustra . The Battle of Thustra ultimately resulted in a defeat for the Galactic Republic . Although the Sephi sustained heavy casualties during the fighting , including the death of King Alaric by Yoda ' s hand , other neighboring systems in the Sumitra Sector sent their armies to the aid of Thustra . The clone army ' s aggressiveness had an obstinate effect . Rather than cowing Thustra into submission , the Sephi gained even greater sympathy and support for their cause . Senator Navi was arrested on Coruscant after Yoda , Pix and Clutch brought his duplicity to light . Yoda ' s experience on Thustra and Cal ' s disillusionment with the Jedi traditions caused the Grand Master to worry even more about how the Clone Wars was changing the Jedi into an aggressive and militaristic organization . Personality and traits . As a child , Cal was remembered by Yoda for his act of kindness toward a female youngling in his Clan . Rather than joining with the others in a plot to have her expelled from the group , Cal chose to help her during a lightsaber testing session . As he grew older under Master Tyffix ' s care , Cal ' s personality was altered into a more aggressive and cynical point of view . Tyffix taught him that understanding warriors and conquerors was essential to survival ; Cal believed that he actually had to be a warrior in order to be strong . Hence , he grew ever more detached from the Jedi Order ' s pacifist ideals . By the time of the Clone Wars , Cal reveled in warfare and was eager to fight on the frontlines . He came to believe that aggressive approaches were the only way to resolve conflicts on worlds that betrayed the Republic . The death of his Master saddened Cal , but he remained committed to defeating the Sephi . His new attitude was met with Yoda ' s disapproval . In the Grand Master ' s eyes , Cal embodied a growing trend that was spreading through the ranks of the Jedi Order ; its members were becoming too accustomed to war , thus distancing the Jedi from their own beliefs and traditions . In their time together , Yoda found Cal to be headstrong and impatient ; reckless , ill - tempered and prone to irrational behavior while under duress . Powers and abilities . A Force - sensitive trained in the Jedi arts , Cal possessed skills in Force powers and lightsaber combat . He demonstrated the ability to deflect blaster shots with his lightsaber and also managed to defend himself against dozens of guards for a short while . However , his incomplete training ultimately failed to prevent his death at the hands of the Sephi .