Aris - Del Wari Aris - Del Wari , born Ludi Billane , was a Jedi youngling who lived in the era known as the Great Peace of the Republic . Separated from her mother , Jonava Billane , during a quake that wracked the city of Domitree on Ord Thoden , the child was recovered by the Jedi Order , who discovered that she was Force - sensitive . The Jedi brought the infant into their ranks and gave her the name of " Aris - Del Wari , " before introducing her to the power of the Force . When Jonava Billane discovered what had happened to her child , she journeyed to Coruscant to contest the Jedi ' s possession of her . In what became known as the " Baby Ludi " case , she petitioned to the Jedi Order for custody of Wari , but the Jedi Council refused to return her to her mother . The actions of the Jedi inspired protest rallies and demonstration , and a massive media blitz of the story followed . As events were still unfolding , Kailio Entertainments prepared to make a holofilm about the case , to be directed by Ch ' been . While Billane was overseeing casting decisions on the film , Wari was transferred to the Kamparas Jedi Training Center , where she would further her connection to the Force . Biography . Separation . Ludi Billane was born in 24 BBY to Jonava Billane , who resided on Ord Thoden . Mother and daughter were in Ord Thoden ' s capital of Domitree when a quake devastated the city . The pair was separated during the disaster , with the infant left in the ruins of Domitree while Jonava was taken to an outskirt town to recover . Rescue workers from the Jedi Order had been dispatched to Domitree to aid in the recovery , and in their work , they chanced upon Ludi , who was Force - sensitive . Although normally the Order required parental consent when bringing a child into their ranks , the infant ' s parents were missing at the time , presumed dead . Naming the unidentified child " Aris - Del Wari , " the Jedi took her back to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , where they intended to instruct her in the ways of the Force . One month later , the recovering Jonava was discovered , and she eventually learned what had happened to her child . Furor . When Jonava Billane discovered the fate of her daughter , she exhausted all her funds to travel from Ord Thoden to Coruscant in the hope that she could regain custody over Wari . What followed was a very public custody battle , prompting Republic officials to try to find a resolution to the dispute . Siding with Billane on the issue was the People ' s Inquest , a Jedi watch - group . The group ' s leader , Thrynka Padaunete , used the incident as an example of why the actions of the Jedi should be held more accountable to the people who subsidized their operations . Meanwhile , in the care of the Jedi , the infant Wari was introduced to the power of the Force and had her mind opened to its nature . Boganni Hrul , senator of the Dynali sector , which encompassed Ord Thoden , submitted a formal petition to the Jedi Order requesting that Wari be returned to Billane , but three weeks later , the Jedi Council rejected the plea . As a result , both the petition itself and its rejection made headlines across the galaxy ' s media . Councilman Coleman Trebor spoke to HoloNet News about the council ' s decision , insisting that since the Jedi had opened Wari ' s mind to the Force , it would be too dangerous to place her back in a non - Jedi environment and lifestyle . Billane was not deterred , however , and proclaimed that she would not halt her campaign until she had her daughter back . Seven days after the Jedi Order ' s rejection of Hrul ' s petition , student activists from the University of Coruscant overloaded two datanet hubs with holographic imagery of Wari , who had become widely known as " Baby Ludi . " The images spread at a startling rate across the hubs , deleting and replacing existing files . They had been culled from a HoloNet News report , and were accompanied by the caption " I ' d rather be with Mom than Mace . " Protest against the Jedi Order ' s actions in the matter was not exclusive to Coruscant , however . On Alsakan , there was the Mothers United March , and in the Minos Cluster , a fund - raising mediathon was held , augmented by the presence of celebrities . In time , Thrynka Padaunete became more directly involved with the case , and took on the role of Billane ' s appearance manager . Media coverage . A week later , it was announced that Billane would be appearing on the Eriadu talk show , " Essence " , to talk about the custody battle over Wari . The show ' s producer , Garox Tronten , stated his intention to delve into the issue of Wari ' s custody and hinted toward the idea that the Jedi were in fact " kidnapping and raising an army of mind - controlled youths . " Meanwhile , holofilm production company Kailio Entertainments secured the rights to the " Baby Ludi " story and green - lighted the " Untitled Baby Ludi Project , " a feature - length holo that would cover the dispute . " Dark Romance " director Ch ' been was attached to direct , prompting the spiritualist H ' drachi holomaker to use his " timestream " power to try and predict the future of the case . When the Billane episode of " Essence " aired , it made news . During the interview , Billane , who was accompanied by Padaunete , pleaded with the Jedi Council to relinquish custody of Wari and thanked everyone who had spoken out against the actions of the Jedi Order . Padaunete , meanwhile , used the show as a platform to attack the Jedi , calling them a cult that did not understand the concept of a mother ' s love . By this time , HoloNet News had come to term the Jedi ' s taking of the child as a " kidnapping . " After the airing of the " Essence " episode , active protesting persisted and escalated . Twenty University of Coruscant students from a sociology tour group stormed into the Jedi Temple ' s public lobby and began throwing pre - programmed graffiti - bomb s . The bombs , when detonated , painted messages such as " Baby Ludi Wants Her Mom , " and " Broodsnatchers ! " across the lobby . Two Jedi Padawans attempted to quell the protest , but were unsuccessful . The students were able to push into the Temple ' s Second Atrium Lobby before being mind tricked by Jedi Master Plo Koon and subsequently subdued and taken off - site . The Council refused to comment on the incident , and Billane was busy , by this stage , reviewing casting decisions for Ch ' been ' s holofilm . Padaunete acknowledged the efforts of the students on HoloNet News , however . Per standard procedure , the fourteen - month - old Wari and nineteen of her classmates were transferred to the Kamparas Jedi Training Center . People ' s Inquest members who had been camping outside the Jedi Temple soon learned of the move , and launched into an impromptu rally . The Inquest ' s acting leader , Firris Palbert , publicly decried the Jedi for the transfer and urged his fellow protesters to journey to Kamparas , where they could continue their opposition . At this stage , Billane , along with Padaunete , was still reviewing casting decisions for the Baby Ludi holofilm . Personality and traits . Though Wari was just an infant , many sentients had their own opinions on her . Some , such as systems analyst Lomina Argo , did not believe that the infant was dangerous , and should have been returned to her mother . Others , like courier Wuuden Malnic , thought of her as a " snot - nosed brat . " Behind the scenes . Aris - Del Wari was created for HoloNet News , written by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens . In his original pitch for the HoloNet News website , Hidalgo called the " Baby Ludi " story a trivial one that the media would latch on to in the face of the impending Separatist Crisis . He compared the fixation on the story to the real - life examples of , , and . Ludi ' s story was spread across seven issues of HoloNet News , which were published in the weeks leading up to the release of .