Jurokk Jurokk was a Human male Jedi Master and Gate Keeper of the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant during the Clone Wars , having risen to the position by 22 BBY . In 19 BBY , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker revealed to Jedi Master Mace Windu that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith , Darth Sidious . Jurokk , along with fellow Master Shaak Ti , was tasked by Windu with the defense of the Temple while Master Windu and three other Jedi attempted to arrest Palpatine . Some time later , Jurokk approached Skywalker at the Temple Gates , asking what had happened to the Jedi Masters , before noticing thousands of clone troopers approaching the Temple behind Skywalker . Skywalker , however , had turned to the dark side and had become Sidious ' s apprentice , taking the moniker Darth Vader . Vader stabbed his lightsaber through Jurokk ' s head , killing the Gate Master and making him the first victim of the ensuing . Biography . Jurokk was a Human male Jedi Master who had become a Gate Master by 22 BBY , a position held by members of the Temple Security Force . In this position , he monitored the entrance to the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant , the capital of the Galactic Republic . In 19 BBY , Jurokk attended a briefing held by Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi which discussed the ongoing Outer Rim Sieges . The Clone Wars were coming to an end when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker reported to Jedi Master Mace Windu that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was , in fact , the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious . Windu chose to arrest Sidious , taking a team of three Jedi Masters — Agen Kolar , Saesee Tiin , and Kit Fisto — with him while he tasked Jurokk and fellow Master Shaak Ti with the defense of the Temple . Shortly thereafter , Jurokk spotted Skywalker on a monitor and rushed to the Temple Gate . Jurokk inquired after the four Jedi Masters , but Skywalker simply asked him where Shaak Ti was . After the Gate Master told him that Ti was meditating in her quarters , he noticed thousands of clone troopers behind Skywalker and again demanded to know what had happened to Windu ' s team . Unbeknownst to Jurokk , however , Skywalker had helped Sidious defeat Windu , becoming the Dark Lord ' s apprentice and taking the name Darth Vader . Vader put his lightsaber under Jurokk ' s chin and activated it , killing the Gate Master . The last thing Jurokk heard was Skywalker ' s response that Jurokk had " no idea " what was going on . Vader slew Jurokk without remorse and most of the Jedi in the Temple . Personality and traits . Jurokk was trusted to watch over the defense of the Jedi Temple as the Gate Master . However , even though he was attuned to the Force , Jurokk couldn ' t sense that Skywalker had turned to the dark side , and was slain without a chance to defend himself . Jurokk was bald , with tan skin , and had a tattoo on the left side of his head . Behind the scenes . Jurokk first appeared as a minor character in the 2005 , written by Matthew Stover . He later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " in 2008 and a mention in " " , written by Daniel Wallace in 2010 . Endnotes for " The Jedi Path " identified Jurokk as having appeared in the , though Wallace later admitted this was an error . In 2012 , Jurokk was retcon ned to have appeared in by " Rogues Gallery : The Last Stand of the Jedi ! " , an article in " Star Wars Insider " 137 .