Depa Billaba / Legends Depa Billaba was a female Chalactan Jedi Master serving the Jedi Order during the final years of the Republic Classic era . Trained by Master of the Order Mace Windu and appointed to the Jedi High Council , Billaba was considered one of the most enlightened Jedi of her time and had earned her seat on the High Council . Having mastered the difficult Vaapad lightsaber form created by Mace Windu , she became one of its few practitioners and one of only three masters of the form . Billaba ' s final mission took her to the war ravaged world of Haruun Kal where she was to aid in an uprising against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . While conducting the mission , Billaba fell to the dark side , going mad in the process . When her former master sought her out , she attacked him after a prolonged hunt , resulting in her falling into a comatose state . Biography . Childhood and early years . Six months after her birth , Billaba ' s family had left their homeworld Chalacta in order to search the stars for a new home . While traveling , the family ' s transport was attacked and boarded by a band of pirates . With both her parents dead , Billaba and her sister were at the mercy of the scoundrels until , by chance , the esteemed Jedi Master Mace Windu appeared and slew the attackers . Discovering the two infants to be Force - sensitive , Windu took them to the Coruscant Jedi Temple where they were given new names and placed into a clan with other Jedi Initiate s . Growing up separately from each other , both girls passed through the Temple academy after completing their Trials . Ready to become an apprentice , Billaba was noticed by her savior Master Windu , who selected her to become his Padawan . During her training , Windu showed her the forbidden Form VII of lightsaber combat , his own creation Vaapad . Forming an intense parental bond with the girl , she eventually passed her Trials of Knighthood and was made a Jedi Knight by the High Council . As a Knight , Billaba studied as a Consular , preferring to solve problems with words rather than her lightsaber . Interested in the teachings of the Chalactan Adepts of her heritage , she studied with them and learned techniques that allowed her to attune her mind to the minds and personalities of her peers . Decorating the bridge of her nose with the traditional Chalactan Greater and Lesser Marks of Illumination , these jewels stood as a testament to her spirituality and a sign of respect for her roots . Jedi Master . On the High Council . Known for her wisdom , bravery , and loyalty , Billaba was widely considered to be one of the most enlightened Jedi of her time . After serving as a Knight for a few years , Billaba was appointed to the High Council ; the youngest Master to ever sit upon the august body . Appointed in 33 BBY , Billaba continued to accept missions on behalf of the Council , being dispatched to Asmeru not long after . On the planet , she investigated the assassination attempt that was made on Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum . Accompanied by Masters Yaddle and Qui - Gon Jinn , Knight Vergere and Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi , Billaba and her comrades were attacked by the Nebula Front , a pirate organization bent on stopping the Jedi ' s pursuit of Arwen Cohl . While stranded on the planet Asmeru , the Jedi were able to fend off their attackers and eventually track Cohl down and end the threat . Kenobi went on a solo mission to the Coruscant underworld and discovered that the Black Heth gang was preparing for an attack . When he returned to the Jedi Temple , he conducted a training duel against Billaba and won . Shortly after , Master Jinn came before the High Council after escaping the blockade around the Mid Rim world of Naboo . Jinn claimed that he was attacked on the world of Tatooine by a Zabrak warrior who was well trained in the ways of the Force and with a lightsaber . Jinn concluded that this dark warrior was indeed an agent of the Sith , a dark side cult that had long been extinct ; or so the Order believed . Disquieted by this , the Council agreed to investigate and dismissed Jinn , only for him to present another oddity : a young boy named Anakin Skywalker , who he believed to be the Chosen One of prophecy . Requesting that the boy be trained , the High Council agreed to test the boy but deemed him too old to begin the training . Not long after a disgruntled Jinn returned to Naboo , he was slain by the Zabrak Sith and cremated on a funeral pyre there , a ceremony which Billaba attended . Following the discovery of young Anakin Skywalker and the death of Jinn , Billaba embarked on a mission to rescue her former Master , Mace Windu , who had gone alone to Nar Shaddaa to investigate an animal smuggling ring that he discovered during a mission to Malastare . Journeying to the Smuggler ' s Moon , Billaba tracked Windu and watched him closely from a distance . Just as he was being surrounded by a large number of underworld thugs , she revealed herself and helped to defeat them . During the fight Billaba told Windu that she owed him her life and that she would always protect him . After saving Aunuanna , an alewoman who claimed to have seen another Jedi that day , Quinlan Vos appeared and told them to complete their mission they would have to go to the bottommost regions of Nar Shaddaa . Aunuanna helped the Jedi by giving them her daughter ' s father ' s speeder saying it was the only way to reach the depths safely . During their descent through the undercity , the pair were attacked by Vrblther ' s ; Billaba lost control of the speeder and they crashed into the Circus Horrificus . There they confronted Gargonn the Hutt , who unleashed deranged Akk dogs into the arena while pretending to negotiate with the Jedi . When her former master failed in his attempt to calm the creatures through the Force and was nearly killed , Billaba reacted quickly and temporarily wounded one of the Akks with her lightsaber . Meanwhile , a fight broke out in the audience between a Dug called Sebulba and a Devaronian called Vilmarh Grahrk , over a bet they had on the lives of the Jedi versus the Akk dogs . Taking advantage of this distraction , the two Jedi Masters then jumped up to Gargonn ' s balcony and forced him to show them the manifestos of the Circus Horificus . Billaba believed they could force enough influence on Nar Shaddaa to stop any further violation of the Non - Sentient Creatures Transportation Act . Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , the tension between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems came to a head when Master Kenobi , Jedi Skywalker , and Senator Padmé Amidala were set to be executed on Geonosis . Not tolerating this , Billaba ' s former mentor , Master Windu , departed Coruscant with a massive strike team with the goal of rescuing the captives . While the rest of the High Council departed , Master Billaba was chosen to stay behind and safeguard the Temple academy and its students . During the fighting , Billaba ' s sister , Sar Labooda , was slain by the battle droids of the Confederacy . The battle ended in favor of the Republic , however , with the arrival of a secret Kaminoan clone army whose sole purpose was to fight for the Republic . The discovery of this Grand Army of the Republic was disquieting for the High Council , especially Billaba , a staunch opponent to the Military Creation Act . With the war in full swing , Billaba was made a General within the army and made ready to lead any campaign that might open up . Early in the fighting , Billaba accepted a mission from her former master which would take her to his homeworld of Haruun Kal . Assigned to halt Separatist activity on the war - torn world , Billaba was to recruit the Korun nai militia to aid her cause and topple any Separatist - friendly regimes . Out of contact with the Temple for weeks , Billaba ascended to the top of the military leadership of the Upland Liberation Front , standing besides warlord Kar Vastor . Together , they aided the Front in fighting the seemingly eternal Summertime War which had plagued the planet ' s people for several decades . During her time as leader , Billaba was plagued by nightmares , stemming from the atrocities she had witnessed in the harsh jungle wilds of the world . Under the influence of Vastor ' s blood lust and the torments of her dreams , Billaba cracked and fell to the dark side of the Force . After some time , Billaba composed a message and transmitted it to the Office of the Supreme Chancellor . When Masters Windu and Yoda viewed the recordings , they grew gravely concerned for her sanity ; Windu left the capital world immediately to rescue her . Weakened under Vastor ' s influence , Billaba remained elusive as Master Windu searched the jungles for her . Having committed many war crimes as leader of the Liberation Front , Billaba cut out her Mark of Greater Illumination , as she had lost her spiritual strength and clarity of mind . When Windu eventually confronted her , the senior Councilor placed Billaba under arrest for committing crimes against civilization . Preparing to leave the city of Pelek Baw with his prisoner , the compound was attacked by the local militia and the two Jedi were forced to defend themselves . Aided by clones from the Grand Army , Windu and Billaba fought side by side , with the former seeking out the militia leader , Lorz Geptun . When Windu returned with Geptun , the Jedi Master found a seemingly dead Billaba . In fact , she was baiting Windu closer , leaping up to attack him when he was in range . While clone troopers confronted Vastor , Windu dueled fiercely with Billaba , who was feeding off the death of every Akk Guard under her and Vastor ' s command . Windu , close to collapse himself , managed to trick his former Padawan into destroying the spacesport ' s signal jammer , thus enabling Geptun to call off the vulture droids harassing the city . The dark power from which Billaba had drawn on had now diminished . Coming out of her madness , she realized what her actions had caused . She attempted to take her own life , but was stopped by the quick actions of Windu ' s guide , Nick Rostu . Succumbing to her injures , Billaba fell into a coma , allowing Windu to take her off planet and back to the Jedi Temple for treatment . While in the care of the specialists in the Halls of Healing , Billaba ' s condition did not improve . Master T ' ra Saa was known to take the fallen Councilor up to the Temple ' s rooftop meditation gardens and lay her down in the grass and attempt to reach her mind , to no avail . Master Windu reflected that she was indeed at peace , for if she was to ever awake , she would be tried for crimes against civilization she committed on Haruun Kal . The seat Master Billaba left vacant on the High Council was given to Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , a famed Jedi of the era whom she had worked with briefly in the past . Personality and traits . Depa was known for being thoughtful , an excellent problem solver , soft - spoken , enlightened and spiritual . she was also protective of her comrades , such as her former master Mace Windu . However , during the first few months of the Clone Wars , Depa gradually degenerated into madness on a mission and fell into a coma . As a Jedi , Depa was intelligent and wise , she was willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of others . She also believed that the Jedi Order made a crucial error in taking military titles , believing that was not a matter of leadership , but of role and rank . Powers and abilities . Depa Billaba was trained as a Jedi Consular , harnessing the powers of her mind , and honing it into a weapon . She was quite adept at telekinesis , as shown when pulling her former mentor ' s lightsaber into her hand . Her powers ranged from the mind trick to Force healing , animal friendship , telepathy , Force sight , and Battlemind . Her Force stealth was slightly sharper than that of her fellow Councilors and her empathy was second only to Yoda ' s ; in the latter category , her unique mental conditioning gave her virtual immunity to torture and Force suggestion , as well as the heightened ability to sense the thoughts and feelings of others , even her fellow Jedi Masters . Despite such focus on spiritual matters , Billaba ' s training alongside Master Mace Windu saw her skill with a lightsaber grow to an extraordinary scale . Windu himself spoke that Depa ' s bladework surpassed his own and nearly suffered defeat from his former Padawan on Haruun Kal after she succumbed to the dark side . She could utilize Jar ' Kai , as shown when she wielded both her and Windu ' s lightsabers in the Battle of Lorshan Pass . Billaba would fight with either her right hand or her left hand , a testament to her ambidexterity . She even used her lightsaber when riding a speeder . Billaba was versed in some variety of languages : She could speak Basic , Binary , and Shyriiwook ; she also knew the trader ' s language of the Senex Ancient Houses . Behind the scenes . Portrayal . Portrayed in " " by Dipika O ' Neill Joti , stock footage from the High Council scenes was reused for similar scenes in " " . Thus , Joti is seen in both episodes , while only filming for one . Concept art for the Jedi Master was developed for " The Phantom Menace " with the intent of creating a spiritually enlightened figure ; Joti ' s own facial piercings fit well with this concept , making her a perfect match to fill the role . Voiced by Amanda Moody in the 2001 video game " " , Diane Michelle took up the role in the 2002 video game " " . During the shooting of Episode II , it was intended for all Jedi High Council members to participate in the action scenes on Geonosis . However , like those individuals who portrayed Masters Adi Gallia and Eeth Koth , Dipika O ' Niell Joti was unavailable or otherwise not asked to participate and a new actor was cast . Because of the new actor ' s dissimilar appearance however , a new character was developed , Billaba ' s sister Sar Labooda . Background for why Billaba was missing from the action was created and introduced into canon , however " Star Wars : Galactic Battlegrounds " had already been produced , making Billaba ' s appearance in the battle sequences within non - canon . In " Star Wars : Obi - Wan " , the player duels her in a bonus lightsaber battle . The player must win the match . Billaba also appears in the game ' s " Battle Royale " mode . In many of the media that presents Billaba , her lightsaber blade ' s color changes . During her appearance in " " , her lightsaber blade is scarlet colored , while in " " it is pink . Described as green in " Shatterpoint " , her " Episode I " action figure wields a blue bladed weapon .