Mission to Bakura ( Clone Wars ) Jedi Masters Sora Bulq and Tholme undertook a mission to Bakura to locate Count Dooku ' s hidden base on Bakura shortly after the First Battle of Geonosis . The mission . Upon arrival on Bakura , Sora Bulq and Tholme encountered Count Dooku and attacked him . As they engaged in a ferocious lightsaber battle , Dooku complemented Tholme for anticipating that he would return here , and for demonstrating the wisdom to bring along Sora Bulq . However , he quickly turned to gloating about his own superior power , attempting to intimidate Tholme into joining him . His efforts unsuccessful , Dooku blasted Tholme aside with a Force push and turned to Bulq . Bulq responded to Dooku ' s taunting by speaking of all the Jedi that died in the Geonosian arena , stating that Dooku had fallen to the dark side . As Dooku fended off Bulq ' s frenzied attacks , he claimed that Bulq separated the Dark and Light sides of the Force out of trained fear . He went on to state his own belief that with proper self - discipline , one need not fear the dark side . Commenting on Bulq ' s usage of Vaapad , Dooku said that the style got its power from the dark side , but claimed that the bridled anger of Vaapad was nothing compared to the full fury of the dark side . As a demonstration , Dooku blasted Sora aside with Force lightning . Tholme quickly attacked , but Dooku fended him off , complimenting the Jedi for keeping up his lightsaber dueling skills and holding to the older styles of fighting . Stating that Tholme recognized the corruption within the Republic just as he did , Dooku again attempted to gain Tholme ' s allegiance . The Jedi quietly retorted that they didn ' t share the same beliefs , for if they had , the massacre on Geonosis would not have happened . Despite being driven up a set of stairs , Tholme claimed he could feel Dooku ' s exhaustion after what happened on Geonosis , and stated that he would accept the Count ' s surrender . Dooku was quick to point out how wrong Tholme was , stabbing the Jedi through the shoulder before whipping around him , slashing him across the back and face and gouging out his eye . Now at Dooku ' s mercy , Tholme was presented with the choice to join Dooku or die . Tholme chose death , and Dooku respected the Jedi ' s decision , collapsing a portion of the ceiling onto Tholme . Leaving Tholme for dead , Dooku telekinetically levitated Sora Bulq and left the room with him , believing the Weequay to be more receptive to what he had to say , considering his avid study of the dark side through Vaapad . Aftermath . Over the course of the next few days , Tholme managed to free himself , lifting the rubble off his broken body with the Force . . . one rock at a time . Once free , he secured his arm in a makeshift sling and limped away . However , he himself admitted afterwards that were it not for Sora Bulq ' s aid , he would have died there . Bulq claimed that he had managed to escape Dooku and spent a great deal of time searching for Tholme . The two managed to leave Bakura and return to the Jedi Temple for treatment , with Bulq being hailed as a hero for saving Tholme . However , Bulq used his newfound credibility to attempt to cause a schism within the Jedi Order , culminating in the Mission to Ruul , where his fall to the dark side and defection to the CIS was revealed . He would later become a powerful enemy of the Jedi throughout the Clone Wars . During the later Siege of Saleucami , Bulq , in his dark side and rage - clouded state of mind , claimed right to take Tholme ' s life after saving it at Bakura .