Eon Eon was a humanoid , male Jedi serving the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . In 19 BBY , Eon was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight and was placed under Jedi Master and General Ki - Adi - Mundi ' s charge . He was dispatched to the planet Mygeeto along with Republic troopers to attack the world ' s Separatist base . During the battle , Eon and his fellow Jedi managed to force the Separatists into retreat . During the battle , a " Venator " - class Star Destroyer was disabled and began to plummet towards the planet ' s surface . One of Eon ' s fellow Knights , Rivi - Anu , used the Force to delay the ship ' s crash , enabling Eon and his allies to escape to a safe distance . After Rivi - Anu was crushed by the Star Destroyer as it finished its descent to the surface , Eon and Mundi acknowledged Rivi - Anu ' s self - sacrifice . Biography . The humanoid , male Eon was born during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . He was trained in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order . In 19 BBY , during the galaxy - wide conflict between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems known as the Clone Wars , Eon was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight , because of the Republic ' s increasing need for Knights in the war . During that same year , Eon , along with the Jedi Rivi - Anu , a Twi ' lek Jedi , and a Human Jedi , was placed under Jedi Master and General Ki - Adi - Mundi ' s command . Eon and his fellow Jedi were dispatched to the planet Mygeeto during the Republic ' s sieges in the Outer Rim Territories to combat forces of the Separatist Droid Army . Eon and his fellow Jedi had concerns about their status as Knights , which they related to Rivi - Anu , who spoke with Mundi about the issue . Eventually , Eon participated in a battle alongside Ki - Adi - Mundi and his fellow Jedi against the Separatists . As they were pushing their enemies into retreat , a Republic " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , which had been crippled by the Separatists , plunged down through the atmosphere , threatening the forces on the surface . Eon , his fellow Jedi , and the forces under their command , retreated to safety as Rivi - Anu used the Force to delay the ship ' s plummet from orbit . After Eon and his allies successfully reached safety , Rivi - Anu lost control of the ship , leaving it to crush her when it crashed on the surface . After her death , both Eon and Mundi noted Rivi - Anu ' s self - sacrifice . Personality and traits . Eon was a humanoid male who had mottled brown skin , black eyes , no hair , and a sharp set of teeth . He wore a set of brown Jedi robes and used a lightsaber containing a blue crystal . Eon , along with his fellow Jedi , was concerned about his youth and status as a Jedi Knight , due to the fact that his training was rushed because of the increasing need for Jedi Knights among the Republic forces . He was also scared of going into the upcoming battle against the Separatists . Mundi , however , had faith in Eon and his allies ' abilities as Jedi Knights . After Rivi - Anu ' s death , Eon made it a point to note Rivi - Anu ' s self - sacrifice . Powers and abilities . Eon was sensitive to the Force . During the fighting on Mygeeto , he destroyed multiple battle droids and was capable of deflecting blaster bolts with his lightsaber . Behind the scenes . Eon was introduced in the short story " To the Vanishing Point " , which was one of four stories compiled in the of the " Clone Wars Adventures " trade paperbacks . The character was created and drawn by Matthew and Shawn Fillbach . He received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In " To the Vanishing Point " , the battle in which Eon participated in was supposed to have taken place on a different world than Mygeeto . While " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " states that Eon served with Ki - Adi - Mundi on Mygeeto it does not explicitly state that the world depicted in the comic is Mygeeto .