Shaak Ti

"Thank you for believing in me, General.''" "''It is not a matter of belief, Fives. It is simply the right thing to do."

- Fives and Shaak Ti

Shaak Ti was a female Togruta Jedi Master and member of the Jedi Council who served the Jedi Order in the waning years of the Galactic Republic. During the three-year conflict of the Clone Wars, she took the rank of Jedi General and supervised the training of the Republic's Clone troopers on Kamino.

Outbreak of the Clone Wars
Shaak Ti gained a seat on the Jedi Council at some point following the blockade of Naboo. The Galactic Republic was in a state of turmoil during this time, as the Secessionist Movement, led by the former Jedi Count Dooku, threatened the stability of the Republic. the Secessionist Movement led to debate over the creation of a military force to combat an impending war. After the attempted assassination of Naboo's senator Padmé Amidala, Ti and the other members of the Jedi Council assigned Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate the assassin behind the attacks on the senator, while his Padawan Anakin Skywalker protected the senator.

Shaak Ti participated in the Battle of Geonosis, the conflict that sparked the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance. As a participant, she was a member of the Jedi strike team assembled, by fellow Jedi Council member Mace Windu, to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala from being executed by the Separatists.

Overseeing clone training
"I am a Jedi, where the individual and the group are one and the same&mdash;much like you clones.''" "Which is why Fives and I are looking out for each other." "As individuals, but not'' as a group. You are where you need to be. Solve your problems as a whole, not as individuals. I have decided to allow you and the rest of your squad to take the test again tomorrow."

- Shaak Ti and Echo

Early in the war, Ti was assigned to oversee the training of new clone troopers on the watery world of Kamino.

Battle of Kamino
During the Clone Wars Shaak Ti participated in Battle of Kamino, specifically she protected the control room.

A troubled clone
At some point, towards the end of the Clone Wars, Ti visited Kamino to oversee the testing of a clone trooper known as "Tup", who had seemingly gone rogue and killed a Jedi. She tried to assert the authority of the Jedi Council to analyze a "tumor" that had been found in Tup's brain, but was overruled. Instead the body of the dead trooper would be sent to the Grand Republic Medical Facility on Coruscant. Tup's actions were investigated independently by another clone trooper known as "Fives" and when he and the droid AZ-345211896246498721347 discovered that he too was implanted with an inhibitor chip, Ti again invoked Jedi authority, insisting that both Fives and the chips be sent to Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine for investigation, rather than be killed by the Kaminoans.

Later, she appeared in a vision to Yoda, in which she was killed by Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber.

End of War
At the end of the Clone Wars, Shaak Ti fails to prevent General Grievous from slipping onto Coruscant and kidnapping Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

Powers and Abilities
Shaak Ti was noted as being one of the best swordswomen of her time. Shaak Ti was well versed in several forms of lightsaber combat. Considered one of the finest swordswomen of the era, her colleagues regarded her as one of the most cunning warriors of the day. A practitioner of both the Makashi and Ataru

Behind the scenes
Shaak Ti was created by concept artists Dermot Power and Ian McCaig, who designed her as a Jedi for use in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. She appeared in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. In the final edit of the film, most of the footage featuring her, her death scene included, scenes, were cut. Her death, identical to that shown in the deleted scene, is revealed to Yoda through a vision. She was voiced by Tasia Valenza in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. </ref