The imposing Saesee Tiin was a member of the Jedi Council during the final years of the Republic. In addition to being a skilled, courageous master of the lightsaber, he was also a capable starfighter pilot. Tiin voyaged to Naboo to attend the funeral of fallen Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn, and the jubilant celebration that marked the liberation of that outlying world. Ten years after this event, Tiin was still an active member of the Jedi order, and a vital battlefield general in the Clone Wars.
Tiin was one of a group of Jedi Masters gathered together by Mace Windu to arrest Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Palpatine refused to go quietly; he sprang forth, imbued with the power of the dark side, and cut down Saesee Tiin, killing him quickly.
During the Clone Wars, Saesee Tiin piloted a green and white Delta-7B Jedi starfighter with a starburst pattern on its hull.
Saesee Tiin was one of several Jedi generals involved in the grueling Republic campaign to retake the shadowy planet of Umbara.