Ruto Adari was a Jedi Knight and member of the Adari family, which has produced numerous, and occasionally famous, Jedi. Growing up in the tumultuous times leading up the Clone Wars, Ruto was considered more practical than many of his peers, something which his Master attempted to sway him from. When the Clone Wars erupted in 22 BBY, he was given command of the 142nd Legion, which he would lead throughout the war. When Order 66 was issued, Ruto managed to survive by dressing up as a Clone and escaping to his ship before eventually meeting up with fellow survivor Myar Tesc. The two would locate other survivors and eventually form a resistance movement meant to destabilize the Empire. After the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Ruto reformed the resistance into a new Jedi Order, separate from the one formed by the now famous Luke Skywalker. He would go on to train a new generation of Jedi and by the time of the First Order-Resistance Conflict has trained well over a dozen apprentices.