Attack on Nek Bwua ' tu This attack took place on Coruscant in 44 ABY . Galactic Alliance Admiral Nek Bwua ' tu was attacked by two assassins , sent by General Merratt Jaxton , pretending to be psychotic Jedi . In the ensuing battle , he managed to kill one , although he lost an arm and was nearly killed himself . He was found and hospitalized afterward in a comatose state . Attack . In 44 ABY , Senators Haydnat Treen and Fost Bramsin conspired with General Merratt Jaxton to overthrow Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala and take control of the galaxy . After they placed another conspirator , Senator Sallinor Parova , under the comm and heirarchy of Alliance Admiral Nek Bwua ' tu , the conspirators decided to increase their power within the government by eliminating Bwua ' tu . After spending an evening at Daala ' s private apartments , Bwua ' tu decided to leave at three - fourteen in the morning to speak with acting Jedi Grand Master Kenth Hamner . As he walked through a transparisteel walkway on Coruscant , however , he was beset by two assassins who pretended to be psychotic Jedi , as they asserted that he was an impostor of the " real " Nek Bwua ' tu . One of the Jedi ignited a green - bladed lightsaber , and Bwua ' tu quickly pulled out a blaster and fired on his assailants , even while pressing an emergency signal in his vest pocket and diving over the walkway ' s railing . The Jedi deflected his bolts and jumped after him , but Bwua ' tu managed to dive out of the way of the Jedi ' s attack . He kicked up , catching the Jedi behind the knee and causing his knee to buckle . He raised his blaster to fire at the attacker , but the Jedi sliced off his arm and brought the lightsaber around for another strike . Bwua ' tu swung his remaining arm around to deflect the swing , however , and sent the lightsaber flying across the walkway floor . The Jedi jumped after it , but Bwua ' tu quickly grabbed him in a chokehold and bit the man ' s shoulder . The man managed to grab the lightsaber , however , and struck at Bwua ' tu over his shoulder , hitting his back with the blade . Bwua ' tu released his throat and pinned down the man ' s lightsaber arm , forcing him to drop the lightsaber , but the man punched him in the head and quickly escaped from his grasp . Bwua ' tu then realized that the fact that he had been able to survive this long meant that his attackers were not actually psychotic Jedi , but people pretending to be insane Jedi . Bwua ' tu quickly grabbed his lost arm and fired the blaster in it at the attacker ' s face , killing him . However , the man fell on top of him , his lightsaber striking Bwua ' tu ' s belly , and the Admiral spasmed and lost consciousness . Aftermath . Bwua ' tu was found and hospitalized , although he remained in a comatose state . His organs had been repaired and replaced by a 2 - 1 BXS combat - trauma surgical droid , and Daala requested that he be fitted with a prosthetic arm . Despite the lightsaber wounds , Daala did not believe that Jedi were behind the attack , as she did not think that they would have failed . Although he did not awaken , his brain activity began to respond to the showing of an image of journalist Madhi Vaandt on the news , leading Daala to believe that Vaandt was somehow connected to the attack . Although Bwua ' tu was not killed , the conspirators considered the attack to be a success , because Parova was promoted to acting Chief of Naval Operations in Bwua ' tu ' s stead .