Zam Wesell Zam Wesell was a Clawdite female bounty hunter who lived during the last years of the Galactic Republic . As a Clawdite , Wesell possessed the ability to physically alter her appearance — a power which she used to assume the visage of a human female . Prior to the beginning of the Clone Wars , the bounty hunter Jango Fett enlisted Wesell ' s aid to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo in 22 BBY . Her efforts ultimately failed , however , resulting in Wesell ' s death at the hands of Fett before she could identify him as the would - be assassin to Amidala ' s Jedi bodyguard s . Biography . Early life and career . A Clawdite female , Wesell was born on the planet Zolan . She was trained by the Mabari until she desired wealth and journeyed to Denon to employ her skills and training as an assassin . At some point , Wesell worked with bounty hunter Jango Fett , and became both his frequent accomplice and sometime partner . Wesell preferred to strike her targets from afar , utilizing long - range sniper rifle s or remote probe droid s , and as a changeling was able to assume the appearance of anyone she chose , including her targets . She was capable of taking on any humanoid form . Assassination plot and death . In 22 BBY , Wesell was hired by Fett to assassinate Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala to prevent her from speaking up against the Military Creation Act . Sometime later , Wesell bombed the Senator ' s cruiser when it reached Coruscant . However , Amidala herself wasn ' t on the cruiser . Instead , it was her handmaiden , Cordé . After receiving the news , Wesell told Fett that she had bombed the ship , but she used a decoy . Fett then gave her some kouhun s and told her to be careful while holding them as they were very poison ous . Wesell sent a droid to do it for her , but two Jedi had been assigned to protect the senator : Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker . Skywalker quickly killed the kouhuns and Kenobi grabbed the droid . While the droid was speeding , Wesell shot it with her blaster which caused Kenobi to start falling through Coruscant ' s atmosphere . Wesell quickly fled in her speeder but Skywalker jumped on top of it and crashed it . Wesell was able to flee into the Outlander Club . Skywalker was about to dash in but Kenobi reminded his Padawan that Wesell had gone in to hide , not to run . Wesell shapeshifted into her Clawdite form in the speeder and Skywalker told Kenobi he knew that she was a changeling and was a female . Kenobi said they should be extra careful in searching for her . As the pair were in the club , Wesell was about to shoot Kenobi , but Kenobi sensed her and chopped her arm off with his lightsaber . Wesell screamed in pain and fell to the ground . Kenobi carried Wesell outside and asked her if she knew who she was trying to kill . Wesell answered that she knew it was a Senator from Naboo . Then she was asked who hired her . Reluctant to reveal her employer ' s name , Wesell answered that it was merely a job . Skywalker then pressured her to tell them and Wesell was about to say who it was when Fett , who had been watching the whole questioning , shot her in the neck with a Kamino saberdart . Wesell then said her final words and died shortly after .