Asajj Ventress (ROTS)

Asajj Ventress was a female Rattataki Dark Jedi and arguably the most dangerous of Count Dooku's Dark Acolytes. In actual fact, Ventress was trained as a [ Jedi]] Padawan, while an orphan child on her home world of Rattatak, under the tutelage of Jedi Knight Ky Narec. However, after Narec was slain, Ventress gave into her anger and began walking the path of the dark side; taking up the lightsaber of her dead master, she trained herself in the Jar'Kai style of lightsaber combat, before slaying all the warlords on Rattatak and installing herself as its ruler.

Becoming a Jedi
As a child, Ventress' parents were killed in a terrible battle on 50 BBY, while her young sister fled away from the planet leaving Ventress all alone, and no one to look after her. This was when she was found by a Jedi Knight by the name of Ky Narec. He sensed that she was Force-sensitive to the Force and, although Narec was cut off from the rest of the Jedi Order, he decided to train Ventress as his Padawan.

The Jedi Master and Padawan duo became heroes to Rattataki, ending wars and uniting rival armies. Tragically, the warlords would indeed manage to kill Narec, but the pain of his loss combined with Ventress's own undisciplined skills sent her spiraling down the path toward the dark side of the Force. When Narec died on 22 BBY, she was corrupted to the dark-side.

Becoming an apprentice
When Count Dooku traveled to Rattatak, where he was met by a waiting humanoid co-conspirator. He guided him to watch Asajj Ventress fight in a gladiatorial pit against a Blorga, Granda Dolma, Nilo, L8-L9, Flalios, Jasper McKnives, Krutch, Anchor Blue, Swyy'm-Ee, and finally Giant Flog. Dooku applauded Ventress's talents, and presented her to Darth Sidious, who approved his choice, and ordered her to kill a certain Jedi—Anakin Skywalker. Asajj Ventress accepted the sith lord's offer, and became Count Dooku's Dark Jedi apprentice.

Facing Skywalker on Yavin 4
Four standard months after the Battle of Geonosis, Ventress traveled to Muunilinst, which was currently under siege, to carry out her first command; kill Anakin Skywalker. Flying her Fanblade starfighter, Ventress attacked Skywalker over Muunilinst and then lured him to the jungle moon of Yavin 4. The duel ended when Anakin gave in to his rage, hurt Ventress's left hand to grab one of her lightsabers after being disarmed, and knocked her from the pinnacle of the temple. Skywalker escaped in Ventress's fighter, leaving Ventress wounded but alive on the planet.

After Ventress awoke from her fall, she swore vengeance against Anakin Skywalker and his master, Ben Kenobi who was the center of Ventress's troubles, but she could not find any solution on how to dismiss it. She trying to get up, a small Separatist ship lands on Yavin 4, and manage to rescue the wounded Dark Jedi from the ground.

Redeeming and Death
Throughout their battles, Kenobi had learned more and more of Ventress's past. He concluded that Ventress was misled, not evil, and took it upon himself to find her and bring her back to the light.

When Republic forces attacked Boz Pity, Kenobi came upon the chamber in which Ventress was contained within a Separatist facility, and was subsequently attacked by her when she detected him in her trance. She fought against both Kenobi and Skywalker, only to be unexpectedly abandoned by Dooku, who did not want her to delay his escape with an exhausted and malfunctioned Grievous. He ordered an IG-100 MagnaGuard to kill her as she desperately tried to reach Dooku's shuttle. Using a blaster rifle, the droid shot Ventress down as she approached the shuttle.

Ventress was badly wounded in agony. She tried to get up, but she was too weak to move until Obi-Wan Kenobi kneeled down and used his knowledge to help her. Nearly close to death, she sees the ghost of Ky Narec and other spirits that Ventress killed during her dark path as a Dark Jedi. Tears came down her face, and finally let go of her anger and rage, turning her back to the light side. Ventress told Kenobi to protect the Galactic Core from Dooku. Nearly close to death, she thanked him for all the help, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. This made Obi-Wan mourn to the death of Ventress. He carried her corpse to be placed in the medical shuttle, and fly to Rattatak where he can bury her.