Luminara Unduli

Luminara Unduli was a Mirialan female Jedi Master during the final days of the Jedi Order. She commanded clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic, and was the master of Padawan Barriss Offee. Together, they fought in numerous battlefields of the Clone Wars, before Offee turned against the Jedi Order and bombed the Jedi Temple.

At the end of the war, Unduli fought in the battle on Kashyyyk.

Battle of Geonosis
When it became apparent that a full-fledged military conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems would occur. Obi-Wan Kenobi was captured by the Confederacy on Geonosis, and Unduli and her Padawan joined Master Mace Windu's quickly launched rescue mission.

Housed within the packed arena were Jedi Kenobi, Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala, who were to be tried and executed by the Confederacy leaders assembled on the world. As over two hundred Jedi crept into the arena, they ignited their lightsabers in challenge to Count Dooku, the leader of the Confederacy, who was personally overseeing the planned execution. A heated but short battle followed; over half of the assembled Jedi Knights fell in battle before the arrival of Grand Master Yoda, accompanied by the newly-created Grand Army of the Republic in several gunships. By this time, Master Unduli and several other survivors had made their way to the center of the circle and were easily able to board a gunship out of the arena.

Duel with Ventress
"This assassin, I've&hellip; I've never faced an adversary like her. I should have listened to your advice."

- Unduli to Ahsoka Tano, now knowing Asajj Ventress' capabilities

Later on, Unduli traveled to Rodia to escort captured Viceroy Nute Gunray to Coruscant for trial. The Jedi Master was joined by Anakin Skywalker's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. Aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Tranquility, Unduli spearheaded the interrogations of the viceroy, whose denial of information cost Tano her patience. The Padawan threatened Gunray with her lightsaber, and though Unduli scolded the Padawan for using fear as a weapon, the viceroy agreed to "negotiate." Before any information could be gleaned, the Tranquility was attacked by Asajj Ventress and a battle droid squad, who had arrived to rescue Gunray.

After Unduli and Clone Commander CC-1004, nicknamed "Gree," managed to destroy the army of super battle droids, the Jedi Master sensed that Tano was in danger and rushed to meet with her. Unduli arrived to assist the Padawan in confronting Ventress, who was cornered. However, while "surrendering," Ventress activated thermal detonators that she had planted in the Star Destroyer's engine room, crippling the cruiser, and escaped to the ravaged engine room. Although Tano offered to help, noting her past run-ins with Ventress and stating that the assassin was "too powerful with any one Jedi," Unduli unwisely pursued the assassin on her own, leaving Tano to guard Gunray.

Finding and engaging Ventress in a lightsaber duel, Unduli was hampered by a wound to the left eye early in the battle and was eventually trapped beneath several pipes the Dark Acolyte collapsed on her from the ceiling. As Ventress moved to deal the killing blow, the Jedi Master was saved by the timely arrival of Tano, who had decided to disobey her orders in the interest of helping Unduli. The Mirialan accepted the Padawan's help for the continuing duel, but in the end, Ventress escaped with Senate Commando Captain Argyus, who had defected to the Separatists and freed Gunray from Republic custody. Unduli and Tano transmitted the signal of the Republic cruiser that the Separatists had used to escape the Tranquility to Jedi Master Kit Fisto, who tracked Gunray to the third moon of Vassek. Unduli apologized to Tano for not taking her advice before the Padawan departed to rendezvous with her own Master.

Return to Geonosis
"Gentlemen, if you are quite finished, we have a battle to begin."

- Luminara Unduli to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

Luminara was later sent to Geonosis to help Masters Ki-Adi-Mundi and Obi-Wan Kenobi destroy Poggle the Lesser's new droid foundry there. Along with her Padawan, Barriss Offee, she joined Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano in the storming of the droid factory. While she and Skywalker acted as diversions, the two Padawans Offee and Tano made their way through the vast underground catacombs to destroy the factory, not before Ahsoka contacted them explaining that they wouldn't be able to make it shortly before detonating the explosives. After learning that the two Padawans were still alive stuck under a the rubble, Unduli and Skywalker used the force to lift the rubble.

Following this, Unduli went in search of Poggle the Lesser, who had retreated into the catacombs of an ancient temple. While she and a trooper searched the temple, a sandstorm prohibited reinforcements from reaching their positions. While communicating with Masters Kenobi and Mundi via hologram, Unduli's clone trooper was killed by the undead hordes of the mysterious Hive Queen Karina the Great. Having been knocked unconscious and captured, the Jedi Master was taken before Karina. Jedi Kenobi and Skywalker came to her rescue; they were not far off when Luminara regained consciousness and wrestled her way out of the zombies' reach. Realizing what they were up against, she contacted Kenobi to warn him not to come after her, but was cut off as the zombies overwhelmed her. The Jedi disregarded her warnings and continued their search until they came upon Karina's abode, where they found Luminara in an energy trap for her to be infested with brain worms. With Kenobi and Commander Cody delaying the zombies and the Queen, Skywalker freed Unduli and the two captured Poggle. Cody and his troops shot down the cave support, burying the Queen and taking Poggle prisoner.

The Dark Times
She escaped the execution of Order 66, the act which destroyed the Jedi Order. Fourteen years later, during the reign of the Galactic Empire, she was held prisoner in The Spire on Stygeon Prime. The crew of the Ghost, led by former Padawan and Order 66 survivor Kanan Jarrus, mounted a rescue operation to free the captive Jedi Master. This brought the rebels into a confrontation with the Jedi hunter known as the Inquisitor.

Behind the scenes
Luminara Unduli was played by Mary Oyaya in Attack of the Clones and Fay David in Revenge of the Sith. She was voiced by Olivia d'Abo in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Unduli was originally to have been depicted in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith being killed as part of Order 66, but this scene was cut along with the deaths of Bariss Offee and, thus allowing for the use of Unduli in Rebels. Unused footage from Attack of the Clones was going to be used for this appearance.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Rebels