T ' ra Saa T ' ra Saa was a female Neti Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the final centuries of the Galactic Republic . In the years leading up to the end of the Republic , Master Saa fell in love with her fellow Jedi Master Tholme , and served as his successor as the Jedi Watchman of the Kiffu sector . After the onset of the Clone Wars , the Neti Jedi Master served with distinction as a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic . Saa proceeded to survive Order 66 , along with Tholme and fled to Kashyyyk , where she took refuge with Tholme ' s former Padawan , Quinlan Vos and his family . After the rise of the Galactic Empire , Tholme passed away , while Saa lived on to survive the Great Jedi Purge , and reclaim her position as a Jedi Master in the New Jedi Order . Due to the natural long life span of her species , Saa survived to the aftermath of the Sith – Imperial War , during which she was a member of the Jedi High Council , alongside the Whiphid Jedi Master K ' Kruhk , whom she had served with more than a century before during the times of the Old Republic . Near the conclusion of the Second Imperial Civil War , T ' ra Saa sacrificed herself on the planet Taivas , where the Hidden Temple of the Jedi was located . Forces of the reborn Darth Krayt launched a massive assault on the Temple , and were also prepared for a counterattack from Roan Fel ' s Empire - in - exile and the Galactic Alliance Remnant . Saa directed the energy of the Temple ' s reactor with the force and created a massive beam of light that tore a hole in the Sith fleet , allowing her fellow Jedi and allies to escape and eventually win the war . Biography . Jedi Master . Although T ' ra Saa seldom spoke of her youth , she joined the Jedi Order and gained the rank of Jedi Master centuries before the fall of the Republic . She was involved in the training of Jedi Master Mace Windu while he was still a Jedi apprentice . Prior to the Stark Hyperspace War , she was appointed Jedi Watchman of the Kiffu sector ; an area of space including the twin worlds of Kiffu and Kiffex . Her close friend , Tholme , had stepped down from that post , so as to take Quinlan Vos as his Padawan . Later , Master Saa assisted Quinlan Vos in defeating Volfe Karkko ' s Anzati uprising on Kiffex . As she made her way to Kiffex , Tinté Vos had failed to tell the Kiffu Guardians of her passing , which Saa suspected was on purpose . The Guardians then opened fire on the Jedi Master and after a struggle her ship was brought down . She survived the crash landing and was soon contacted by the Jedi Council and told about Volfe Karkko . T ' ra Saa avoided detection in tree form and when Quinlan Vos was captured by feral Anzati she freed him and helped him destroy his captures . Just then Jedi Masters Tholme , Zao and a Devaronian appeared . T ' ra Saa told them all about Karkko and his wicked history and that Vos had to choose to either stay and fight or return to Coruscant , he chose to fight . After failing to convince Vilmarh Grahrk to join them , Saa led the three Jedi in the direction where she saw Aayla Secura and her Anzati forces travel . Master Saa , Tholme and Zao fought off many Anzati while Vos engaged Secura and Karkko . After the Anzati were defeated the three powerful Jedi Masters joined their minds and went into a Jedi meld to help Quinlan Vos , who then killed Karkko and saved Secura . They then met with Tinté Vos , Mace Windu , Adi Gallia and Plo Koon back on Kiffu . At some point during their association , Masters Saa and Tholme fell in love , but managed , in Tholme ' s opinion , to avoid the selfishness , jealousy , and attachment that so often came with love ; meaning that the pair believed that they had managed to find a way to love in a way that avoided the lure of the dark side . At the same time , the pair recognized that Saa was centuries older than Tholme , and accepted that Saa would likely outlive him . Clone Wars . Along with Masters Yoda and Fay , Jedi Master T ' ra Saa was among the very oldest of the Jedi to fight in the Clone Wars , being at least several hundred years old . Saa was a combatant in the opening battle of the war , the Battle of Geonosis , and fought as part of Mace Windu ' s strike team . Indeed , Saa was among the few Jedi to survive that devastating battle . Later , Jedi Masters Saa , Tholme , An ' ya Kuro , Kit Fisto and Jedi Knight Aayla Secura , were assigned the mission of investigating Confederacy raids on Republic supply ships near the Corellian Trade Spine . The Jedi task force discovered that the raiders ' base was located on Devaron , after Saa received information from her old friend Senator Elsah ' sai ' Moro indicating that this was so . However , the senator was killed by failed Jedi Aurra Sing before she could reveal the name of the traitor who was aiding the Separatists locate the Republic supply ships . While Masters Saa and Fisto remained in orbit around the planet , Tholme led the strike team to the surface of Devaron so as to investigate the late Moro ' s claims . Tholme ' s task force disguised themselves , with Secura acting as a rich Twi ' lek ' s daughter , and the remainder of the team as her servants , all the while staying with Devaron Senator Vien ' sai ' Malloc . Kuro and Tholme attempted to discover the Separatist base , only to fall into the trap of Aurra Sing , who had been assisted by Senator Vien ' sai ' Malloc , who was revealed as the traitor . However , Aayla Secura apprehended both the Senator and Aurra Sing , saving the two more experienced Jedi . After Master Quinlan Vos , formerly Tholme ' s apprentice , infiltrated the Confederacy by feigning a fall to the dark side , fears began to arise on the Jedi High Council as to whether Vos continued to serve the Republic or truly had fallen under the sway of Count Dooku ' s dark influence . Saa supported Tholme during his communication with Masters Yoda and Windu , as he informed them that Vos had failed to contact him as designated . During the Battle of Null , T ' ra Saa acted as ranking member of the Republic forces stationed there . While using the Force to heal injured troops and Jedi , Saa and Jedi Knight Barriss Offee were unexpectedly attacked by bounty hunters working on behalf of the Crimson Nova , who had placed significant bounties on the heads of Jedi . During the fighting vast fires raged towards the camp , while Saa ' s lightsaber was knocked from her hand and stolen by a fleeing bounty hunter . To protect the injured , Saa was compelled to put on a masterly display of her skills with the Force , to down trees and protect against the approaching blaze . However , Saa was grievously injured , saved only by the timely arrival of Master Windu , who had her placed in a bacta tank to recover . Windu then led a mission to the Rig , which led to destruction of the Crimson Nova , during which he recovered Saa ' s lightsaber from the Nova ' s leader , Mika . After returning to Coruscant , Windu located Saa in the Temple meditation gardens . There she was with a comatose Depa Billaba , trying to restore to her mind , which she had lost after falling to the dark side during her last mission on Haruun Kal . Windu asked her if it was best given her recent injuries , but Saa replied that she would heal in time . After Windu returned her weapon to her , she asked him what was troubling him . He told her of Quinlan Vos ' apparent defection to the Sith on an operation that he had supported , and that he felt guilty for Billaba ' s condition , as it was he who had sent her on the mission and was her Master when she was a Padawan . Saa , however , who was one of Windu ' s masters when he was a Padawan , retorted that the two made their choices , and that " they " were responsible , not him . Windu noted his perception of shatterpoints was often misshaped by hope , and that some , like Billaba , just could not be reached . Saa replied there was nothing they could do but to trust in the Force and believe they would find their way back . Saa was on Nar Shaddaa with Tholme and the pregnant Khaleen Hentz in the final days of the Clone Wars , where they evaded Order 66 . After Order 66 all three fled Nar Shaddaa and hid on Kashyyyk along with Quinlan Vos , who was stationed on the Wookiee homeworld during the Clone Wars . New Jedi Order . Refuge . Some time after the rise of the Galactic Empire , Tholme passed away . T ' ra Saa was later said to have taken root at the site of Tholme ' s funeral pyre on Anzat . Sometime between the aftermath of the Galactic Civil War and the Second Galactic Civil War , in which the New Jedi Order , that had been restored following the defeat of the Empire and Saa subsequently joined , was nearly destroyed , T ' ra Saa became a member of the Jedi High Council alongside Masters K ' Kruhk , and Tili Qua who had joined the Order much later than the two survivors of the Clone Wars , during the events of the Third Jedi Purge enacted by Darth Krayt and the One Sith . Having taken refuge at the Hidden Temple , Master Saa and the Council were present when Cade Skywalker and Emperor Roan Fel ' s Imperial delegation arrived seeking refuge . Saa , along with the rest of the Council , listened to Princess Marasiah Fel ' s offer for the Order to join forces with Roan Fel and the truth that Fel was not responsible for the war or the Massacre at Ossus . Saa saw the truth in her words but believed the Jedi needed to regroup and increase in numbers before confronting the Sith again . Master Saa refused to believe Skywalker when he said that Darth Krayt was really A ' Sharad Hett , but K ' Kruhk believed it , saying that there was always a darkness in Hett and that the Clone Wars had changed many Jedi . At this point , Skywalker suggested assassinating Krayt . Master Saa was stunned by the suggestion , saying that the Jedi hold " all " life sacred , and that actively seeking to destroy it was not the Jedi way . Despite this , the Council agreed to discuss it . They spent the night discussing Skywalker ' s suggestion with Nat Skywalker . Saa said that they had to help the Mon Calamari fight against the genocide the Sith were wreaking on them , but was concerned because they didn ' t have enough Knights and Masters at the Temple , and was worried if the Galaxy would be given to the Sith if they acted now . After long deliberation and meditation , Masters Qua , K ' Kruhk and Saa unanimously decreed that the Jedi would play no part in the assassination of Krayt ; they felt it would be wiser to give the Order time to grow stronger , while the Sith undermined each other . However , Skywalker continued with his plan to assassinate Krayt despite the Council ' s decision ; the plan ending with the Dark Lord ' s death , though it was his most trust adviser Darth Wyyrlok III who ultimately murdered and replaced him as the new Dark Lord . Subsequently , Skywalker asked his companion Jedi Knight Shado Vao , who was returning to the Temple , to inform the Council that Krayt was dead . Attack on the Hidden Temple . Later , the Council learned that Krayt had in fact survived death , and killed Wyyrlok in a duel ; reclaiming his titles of Dark Lord of the Sith and Emperor . When Imperial Knight Antares Draco revealed the location of the Hidden Temple under torture , the Council discussed how best to repel the imminent Sith attack . Saa implored to evacuate the younglings before the battle began , but Skywalker exclaimed that they , and any safe location they would head to , would become vulnerable and destroyed . He explained that everyone had their part to play , and that if victory was to be attained , risks would need to be taken . They ultimately decided to follow through with Skywalker ' s plan and fought side by side with Roan Fel ' s forces and the remnants of the Galactic Alliance . T ' ra Saa proceeded to direct the Jedi ' s defense with Battle meditation from the Council chamber . When Krayt ' s Sith Troopers launched their trap , Nat and Cade Skywalker as well as the Jedi Masters Sayar Dun ' La , Te Corso , and Drok stayed to protect her until the evacuation of the Hidden Temple could be completed . Finally , all of her defenders had fallen except for the Skywalkers , the older of the pair Force - pushed his nephew away from the building just as a crashing " Annihilator " - class starfighter rammed into it . The chain reaction created a blast that killed the two Jedi Masters , but with their dying thoughts T ' ra Saa and Nat Skywalker focused the energy into a massive beam of light . It traveled upwards towards the enemy fleet , creating an opening that allowed the rest of the Jedi to escape . Legacy . Although she had perished in the intense battle , T ' ra Saa ' s sacrifice was not in vain . The remaining Jedi , Imperial , and Alliance forces regrouped at Bastion , where they decided to launch an attack on the vulnerable Coruscant . There Cade Skywalker killed Darth Krayt , while Roan Fel was killed by his own Imperial Knights for attempting to wipe the planet of all life . With Krayt ' s Empire in shambles , the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances reemerged as the dominant galactic government , with T ' ra Saa ' s long time comrade K ' Kruhk as one of its Triumvirs . Sometime after her death , on the ruins of the Hidden Temple , Neti saplings born from T ' ra Saa ' s sacrifice began to grow , thereby allowing the legacy of the famous Jedi Master to live on for years to come . Personality and traits . T ' ra Saa was a calm and thoughtful Jedi who never lost her temper or jumped to conclusions . Saa had a tendency to speak in riddles or metaphors and possessed great wisdom , which she had gained through centuries of experience . T ' ra Saa was in love with Jedi Master Tholme despite their species differences and Tholme felt the same way towards her . However , they both believed that they had found a way to love without the selfishness , jealousy , and attachment that could come with love . Saa and Tholme also realized and accepted that Saa would most likely live much longer than Tholme . When Tholme finally passed into the Netherworld of the Force , Saa engrained herself at his resting place and remained in meditation for many years . She would speak very little to others about that time . Powers and abilities . T ' ra Saa was a master of Force healing and was very adept with her lightsaber , having had many centuries to improve her skills . She was very skilled with Telekinesis , and used it with great effect to down trees during the Battle of Null . T ' ra Saa ' s fighting style involved slaying her enemies with her lightsaber while simultaneously using the Force to defend against other attackers . When Saa fought she seemed to stay in the same place and never give up her ground . T ' ra Saa proved to also be a skilled pilot as she managed to survive the attack of the Kiffu Guardians . Although her courier was destroyed she survived the crash landing . As with masters Zao and Tholme , Saa had great skill with the Force power of Jedi meld which allowed the Jedi to join in thought . By the time of the Second Imperial Civil War , T ' ra had become skilled in the rare art of Battle meditation , which she utilized in the defense of the Jedi Hidden Temple . As she died , with the aid of Nat Skywalker , she was able to focus the explosion consuming her and the Force energy of Taivas into a massive beam of light that shot into space , allowing an opening for the Jedi and their allies to escape . By the time of her death , she was also capable of absorbing blaster shots with her bare hands . As a Neti , Saa had the ability to change her appearance at will . Her preferred form was similar to that of a human woman the most notable differences being no nose and brown tendrils instead of hair . Behind the scenes . T ' ra Saa was created by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema for the " " series of comics . The two wanted to create a long lived Jedi , and Duursema had always been interested by the character of Ood Bnar , a Neti Jedi Master who made his debut in " " . When designing her , Duursema tried to maintain most of the phenotypical characteristics exhibited by Ood Bnar , while still making her younger and more attractive . On her website , Duursema also stated that she believed the Jedi Master was fairly young for a Neti , aged between four and nine centuries old during the last decades of the Galactic Republic . It was never explained why T ' ra Saa , a plant - based life form , had the breasts of a mammal . It is possible this was done by the artist ( and , by extension , T ' ra herself ) simply to emphasize her femininity , as Neti are a shapeshifting species , though of course a plant based humanoid may still have sexual dimorphism . T ' ra Saa ' s action figure became available with Tholme on the 22 July 2009 . In " " Saa has a golden lightsaber and a green one in most of her other appearances .