Jang Li - Li Jang Li - Li was a female Human Jedi Knight who served as a Jedi General during the Clone Wars . In her youth , she was trained by many Masters at the Jedi Temple , Dooku being one of them . Li - Li died when her ship was destroyed by the Confederate - allied Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress , who later scoured the debris and found Li - Li ' s severed hand still clutching her lightsaber ' s charred handle . Ventress took Li - Li ' s remains and lightsaber to Count Dooku , now the Head of State of the Confederacy . Dooku mourned her passing and sent Li - Li ' s lightsaber to Jedi Grand Master Yoda with a concealed holorecorder . In the holograph ic message , Dooku asked to meet with Yoda on the planet Vjun to discuss a ceasefire to the war . Biography . The female Human Jang Li - Li was a Jedi Knight who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . She underwent training in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant during her youth . Her first assigned responsibility as a Jedi was a diplomatic mission to Sevarcos , for which she first sought advice from her mentor , Jedi Master Dooku — considered to be one of the strongest and wisest Jedi of the Order — before going . During the Clone Wars , the Jedi were tasked with leading the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic , and Li - Li served as a Jedi General . Shortly before leaving the Temple on a mission , Li - Li shared kitchen duties with her colleague , Maks Leem . It was the last time Li - Li would ever spend inside the Temple , as she was soon killed by the Confederate - allied Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress . While Li - Li was flying her ship deep in space , her ship ' s reactor chamber was shot by Ventress , causing it to explode . Seeking to collect a trophy from what would be the sixteenth Jedi she had killed , Ventress spent hours searching the debris field and was able to find Li - Li ' s severed hand clutching her partially destroyed lightsaber handle . Ventress took the hand and lightsaber to Count Dooku , who was now the leader of the Confederacy . Dooku himself was sad when he learned of Li - Li ' s passing , recollecting her image as a striking woman with a lot of potential , as well as one of the many students he helped train during his time in the Jedi Order . He sent the remains of Li - Li ' s lightsaber to the Jedi Order ' s Grand Master , Yoda , along with a hidden holorecording asking his former Master to meet with him on the planet Vjun to discuss a ceasefire to the war . Personality and traits . Dooku remembered Jang Li - Li as an attractive young woman , with striking and steady gray eyes . When she was young , Li - Li had a carefree attitude , and was excited and happy at the thought of being able to create rainbows using a plant mister . After becoming a Jedi Knight , Li - Li crafted a lightsaber containing a blue crystal . Moments before her death , Li - Li ' s first reaction was to grab her lightsaber . Ventress later commented on how unusual this was and attributed it to the Jedi ' s instinctive habit . Jang Li - Li also had a sense of humor . On her last stay at the Temple , she was assigned to kitchen duty with Jedi Maks Leem . While picking vegetables for the evening dinner , Li - Li made light of their duty by jokingly asking Leem whether shelling Antarian pea s using the Force would be considered an abuse of power . Powers and abilities . Trained as a Jedi since her youth at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , Jang Li - Li was fully capable of utilizing the Force . Even on her first diplomatic mission , she managed to make an impression on Dooku , who at the time was considered to be one of the most exceptional Jedi in existence . He believed that Li - Li had great potential and would do well as a Jedi . Amongst other things , Li - Li was also an accomplished pilot . Behind the scenes . Jang Li - Li was a character created by author Sean Stewart for the 2004 novel " " . To date , " Yoda : Dark Rendezvous " is the only " Star Wars " novel in which Li - Li has been mentioned . According to Li - Li ' s entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published in 2008 , she accompanied Jedi Master Jai Maruk on a mission to Vjun to investigate the buildup of Separatist forces in the sector . In the novel , however , Maruk ' s debriefing report to the Jedi High Council stated that he was alone in his mission . This article assumes that the novel version is correct , since Li - Li ' s encyclopedia entry also stated that she was captured by Asajj Ventress and later engaged the Dark Jedi in single combat , whereas in the novel , only Maruk fought and was later captured by Ventress , and Li - Li was killed when Ventress vaporized her ship . In " Yoda : Dark Rendezvous " , Dooku remembered Li - Li as having gray eyes , while Maks Leem recalled that she had almond - colored eyes .