Jaalib Brandl Jaalib Brandl was a Human male Dark Jedi who doubled as an actor , much like his father , the High Inquisitor Adalric Cessius Brandl . Born in 17 BBY and raised on the planet Trulalis by his mother , Brandl from a very early age displayed an interest in stage performance , particularly those of his absent father , whose true nature as an agent of Emperor Palpatine was kept hidden from the boy . In 5 BBY , Brandl and his mother were visited by Adalric , who was on the run from another Inquisitor , Antinnis Tremayne . Shortly after being reunited with his son , Adalric feigned his own death , prompting the forces of the Galactic Empire to search for him on Trulalis . A massacre ensued , and Brandl ' s mother died protecting him from the attacking stormtroopers . Adalric re - emerged to raise his son , teaching him both stagecraft and the ways of the Force . In 0 ABY , while rehearsing a new production of the seminal " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " , father and son were visited by a wayward Jedi , Fable Astin , who was being pursued by the Dark Jedi Vialco . As Adalric instructed her in the art of using a lightsaber , she fell in love with Jaalib Brandl , much to the chagrin of the older man . When Brandl learned that his father intended to present Astin as a gift to Palpatine on Byss , he rebelled against Adalric , helping the young woman flee Trulalis . Brandl himself was pressed into Palpatine ' s service ultimately , and served the Empire for several years . In 9 ABY , tiring of serving the Imperials , Brandl schemed to assassinate Governor Tork Winger of Garos IV , an act he hoped would render him an undesirable in the Imperial hierarchy and prevent them from trying to reclaim him as one of their agents . During his scheme , Brandl became fascinated by Winger ' s adopted daughter , Alexandra , and ultimately relented on his plan after prompting the young woman to fall to the dark side of the Force , albeit temporarily . Brandl ' s traumatic influence on Winger would persist for years afterwards , and he became a suspect in Jedi Master Luke Skywalker ' s speculative conspiracy involving a plot to revive the Sith Order . Biography . Kept in the dark . Jaalib Brandl was a Human male born to the Jedi Knight and actor Adalric Cessius Brandl and an auburn - haired woman circa 17 BBY . Adalric abandoned the family while Jaalib Brandl was still very young , and his status as a Jedi was kept hidden from the boy ; the Great Jedi Purge , in which agents of the Galactic Empire hunted down and killed Jedi persisted throughout the galaxy . Growing up in the settlement of Kovit , Trulalis , Brandl nonetheless came into contact with people who knew his father , such as Otias Atori , who had served as Adalric ' s task director during his career as an actor . Despite his mother ' s protestations , Brandl was shown holorecordings of Adalric ' s work as a stage actor — his mother eventually joined her son in watching the material , although she would inevitably break down crying with each viewing . Atori explained to Brandl that his father had pursued a higher calling offworld , hence his absence — the young boy aspired to achieve the same heights of performance however , and sought to emulate his father ' s career . Another of Brandl ' s childhood exploits was visiting the outdoor theater of Khoehng Heights , five kilometers from Kovit . The young boy would also try his hand at writing his own tragedies , and under Atori ' s tutelage , began a minor acting career with the Trulalis Stage Company . Reuinted . In 5 BBY , Brandl and his mother wandered the streets of Kovit , and were enjoying themselves until Brandl ' s mother was startled by a dark figure . Brandl had never seen the man before , and quizzed his mother , who by now was distraught . Instead of responding , she held her son close and made her way across the common , away from the figure . By the time they got home , Brandl ' s mother was in tears , confirming for him that the figure had been none other than his father , Adalric . The man ' s return , however , prompted consternation from the residents of Kovit — Brandl overheard one individual , Menges , preparing to use his starship to drive the outsiders away . Brandl ' s mother was skeptical that Menges would take action at all , but Brandl thought otherwise . He ventured out into the forest to find the ship that Adalric had arrived on , the YT - 1300 light freighter " Kierra " . The young boy hid and watched as Adalric and the bounty hunter who the ship belonged to , Thaddeus Ross , prepared to depart Trulalis , Brandl ' s father sensed his presence , and bade him to come out . Brandl approached with caution , and upon inspecting his father ' s appearance , he confirmed that Adalric was indeed a Jedi Knight . At first Adalric queried Brandl as to who he was — the young boy angrily identified himself as the man ' s son , before becoming fixated on Adalric ' s lightsaber . Brandl was hesitant to touch it before being encouraged by his father , but the young boy quickly moved onto the intent of his visit — to warn Adalric and Ross . The bounty hunter overheard the warning , and barked at his ship ' s droid consciousness to pick up her sensor readings . At that moment Menges struck , an explosion roaring through the forest . Brandl , though protected by his father , was traumatized by the incident , and Ross urged Adalric to depart lest Menges kill them with the next pass . Adalric could not promise that he would ever return to Trulalis , and Brandl understood — he signaled his intentions to follow in his father ' s footsteps when he came of age , performing offworld and reaching what he perceived to be his father ' s level of greatness . Bidding a tearful farewell , Brandl then dashed into the forest , returning to Kovit . Unbeknownst to the young man at that time , Adalric was actually an Imperial Inquisitor who served Emperor Palpatine , hunting down Jedi and murdering others without a shadow of remorse . Adalric had recently gone rogue and was on the run from High Inquisitor Antinnis Tremayne — shortly after leaving Brandl and Trulalis behind , Adalric had feigned his own death in a thermal detonator blast . Soon after , Imperial reprisals came to Kovit . Stormtroopers arrived in the settlement and performed a wholesale massacre , killing the inhabitants and the Banthas used for transport . Brandl ' s mother died protecting him from the Imperial troops , and the town was left empty . Adalric returned soon after , and buried the dead , among them Brandl ' s mother near the Kovit theater in a graveyeard called The Barrows . Then , adopting Otias Atori ' s name as an alias , he raised Brandl by himself in the theater . At this stage , Brandl ' s name entered the civilian database for the first time . Adalric briefly educated his son in the Jedi arts , particularly meditation and the use of a lightsaber . The training was undertaken with the use of candles , as Adalric instructed his son to light the wicks with his blade without marking the wax of the candle proper . In time , the young man became an adept user of the Jedi weapon . Brandl learned out of what he felt was a misguided sense of loyalty , and was reluctant to pursue further teaching . At the same time , Adalric was reluctant to provide it . On occasion , other Force - sensitives would come to the planet seeking tutelage from Adalric , but no such instruction was given . Jaalib Brandl still had his heart set on being an actor , and so he studied under Adalric , putting the lightsaber skills he had learned to good use in any stage fighting required . His father ' s temperament and predilection to the dark side of the Force had been prevalent when he first returned , but the process of being sole guardian of the young Brandl gradually eased his temperament over the five year period . In due course , Brandl began his acting career offworld on Iscera , but kept his home in Kovit with Adalric . In the early stages of his offworld career , Brandl received various plaudits from both directors and other performers , who were astonished by the amount of gravitas and verisimilitude that the young man could infuse each performance with . The Edijan - Prince . In 0 ABY , Brandl was performing in a small theater on Iscera , in a play entitled " For the Want of an Empire " . The play entailed a duel , allowing Brandl an opportunity to display his swordsmanship . Brandl ' s role was that of a tragic character , much like the ones Adalric had played in his heyday , who worked his way through the tiers of government , ultimately discovering rife corruption and bureaucracy afflicting that which he serves . In the third act , Brandl ' s character became a domineering autocrat , determined to destroy all who opposed him . After the final performance before Iscera ' s winter , Brandl was approached outside the theater by one smitten audience member — a young woman named Fable Astin . The woman slipped across the ice and into his arms , before complimenting him on his swordsmanship and performance . Brandl received the compliments warmly , but as time was pressing on him had to leave Astin behind to depart for Trulalis . Returning to Kovit , Brandl began studying his next role : that of the Edijan - Prince in what Adalric considered the greatest tragedy ever written — " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " . Adalric ' s performance in the same role was among those that Brandl had idolized as a youth , and in attempting to play the part he struggled to reach the same level as his father . Adalric reassured Brandl , however , that the role was the most difficult ever conceived , and whoever could master it was assured of greatness as a thespian . In the forthcoming production , Adalric would take the role of the titular Uhl Eharl Khoehng , a trickster king who deceives the Edijan - Prince into swearing fealty after having effectively tricked the prince into sending all of his people to their doom . As he rehearsed in the Kovit theater with his father , the pair were interrupted by the arrival of Astin , who had tracked Brandl . In a panic , the young man approached the woman and demanded to know what she was doing in Kovit — despite Adalric ' s curiosity and protestations that his son mind his manners , Brandl did everything he could to get Astin to leave immediately . Adalric took further interest however , sensing the Force in the girl and noticing that she had been injured in a recent fight . He bade Brandl to take the newcomer to a comfortable room , as he had decided that she would stay the night . Although he maintained his reservations and anger at the development , Brandl obliged . Knowing how dangerous his father was , and that Astin sought tutelage from on how to defeat another Force - sensitive opponent , Brandl urged her to leave , warning that she would learn nothing from Adalric . Irritated by Brandl ' s belligerent attitude , the young woman refused , and demanded to know where the older man was . Brandl begrudgingly directed her towards The Barrows . The young man watch clandestinely from afar as Astin was instructed in the art of using a lightsaber by Adalric , via an exercise involving wax cylinders and ball bearings placed atop them . Eight hours later , Astin returned to the theater , sopping from the rain and the lengthy , arduous exercise , having found Adalric ' s tasks to be impossible . His mood had softened — he prepared a bath and food for her , although Astin demanded a degree of privacy upon taking the bath . As Trulalis entered autumn , Astin ' s training by Adalric ' s hand continued , while Brandl continued to hone his performance as the Edijan - Prince . The young woman began to depend on Brandl ' s support and comforting words during the arduous process . One day , the young man was startled by a commotion in the theater antechamber , as his father was viciously lambasting Astin for his failure to heed his teachings . Brandl comforted the woman yet again , and sent her away from a bath , while Adalric confided in his son that he found the girl impossible to teach . Amused by the similarities in master and pupil ' s opinions on one another , Brandl took the opportunity to begin an impromptu rehearsal of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " with his father , demonstrating the work he had put into the performance since that had last practiced . Afterwards , Adalric departed on a trip that would take several days . Brandl went to Astin ' s room and consulted with her . She claimed that Adalric had not yet tried to sway her to the dark side of the Force , but she needed to resume the exercises . Revealing his father ' s absence , Brandl invited Astin on a picnic in order to atone for his brusque attitude when she had first arrived on Trulalis . She felt by now that Brandl ' s attitude had been justified , interpreting it as him trying to protect his father from her , as she revealed that her own upbringing had been quite similar . Her father , a Jedi pupil of her mother , had been slain when she was very young , and so the duty of raising her and training her in the Jedi arts had fallen to her mother . As the town was bereft of transportation after the Imperial attack , Brandl and Astin were forced to hike to their destination , Khoehng Heights . There , after they completed their meal , the young man showed Astin the outdoor theater , flirting with her and regaling her with the tale of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " , for which the location was named . Noticing a set of candles , Astin requested that Brandl impart some of his lightsaber skill to her , and run the young woman through an emulation of Adalric ' s exercises . Brandl obliged , finding the error in her technique and using physical guidance of Astin to correct it . Sharing a kiss as the instruction was complete , the pair departed and returned to Kovit . When Astin resumed her training under Adalric she was enthused by the progress she was making , and felt that her master was encouraged as well . Brandl continued to work on the final stages of his and Adalric ' s production of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " , and was soon sent by his father to Iscera to prepare for the play ' s opening . The young man noticed , however , that his father had recently made a trip to Byss , the pleasure world of Emperor Palpatine . Realizing that Adalric intended to present Astin to Palpatine as a gift , Brandl quickly returned home to find that Astin had confronted her pursuer , the Dark Jedi Vialco . Using the techniques she had learned , the young woman had defeated her attacker , but Adalric had tricked her into slaying her opponent after he was disarmed . Brandl ' s father had then destroyed both Vialco ' s shuttle and Astin ' s own ship , an X - wing starfighter . Hoping to rescue Astin , Brandl contacted one of her associates , the Socorran Deke Holman , who landed his YT - 1300 light freighter the " Prodigal " at Khoehng Heights and awaited rendezvous . Entering the Kovit theater without attracting his father ' s attention , Brandl found the distraught Astin in her room . Informing her of his father ' s plans to take her to Byss , he urged her to leave the theater and follow him to Khoehng Heights . As Astin and Holman were reunited , he urged the pair to depart without him . Drawing a parallel between his own life and that of his current role , the tragic Edijan - Prince , Brandl explained that he would have to stay to prevent his father ' s pursuit . Astin bade him a tearful farewell as the " Prodigal " departed , leaving Brandl to confront Adalric , who had just arrived at Khoehng Heights himself . Lambasting his child ' s arrogance , Adalric began choking Brandl through the Force , before abruptly releasing him . As Adalric turned back for Kovit , Brandl continued his parallel of his own life and that of the Edijan - Prince , reciting the character ' s last line from the play , conceding his fealty to the trickster king . His father ' s footsteps . In the wake of betraying his father on Trulalis , Jaalib Brandl became a servant of the Emperor himself , becoming a Dark Jedi and utilizing the powers of the Force to execute the Emperor ' s will , and attaining the title of lord . Brandl served Palpatine as his father had done up until the Emperor ' s death at the Battle of Endor , after which he continued to serve the Empire in an official capacity . He also maintained his career as an actor , building a reputation and acclaim that held him as second only to his father as a tragic performer . Brandl ' s reputation as a commander of troops was also impeccable . The young man eventually began to tire of his service to the Galactic Empire , and sought to disassociate himself from his masters in a dramatic fashion . Knowing full well that he would be re - educated and returned to service given his Dark Jedi status , rather than merely pursued and executed as any other deserter would , the young man schemed to place himself in a position where he would never be welcomed back . In 9 ABY he was assigned to oversee the Imperial evacuation of the city Ariana on Garos IV , which was about to be invaded by opposing New Republic forces . Traveling to the planet with his assistant , Lieutenant Bane Werth , Brandl had no intention of organizing a successful evacuation , and instead plotted to have the planet ' s Imperial governor , Tork Winger and his adopted daughter Alexandra killed . The assassination , to the Dark Jedi ' s mind , would allow him to break cleanly from the Empire , who would denounce the treasonous act . He nonetheless opened his operations of Garos IV , on the governor ' s suggestion , with a tragic performance at Ariana ' s Tihaz Theater , situated near the planet ' s Imperial Headquarters . Governor Winger and Alexandra were in attendance , along with much of the city ' s Imperial staff . The play was another tale of kings , power struggles , betrayal and corruption , and Brandl , playing the part of " Dontavian , " held thrall over the audience with the power of the dark side of the Force . When the performance had concluded Brandl was alerted by Werth of the Wingers ' presence , as they sought to congratulate him for his work on the stage . The governor introduced Brandl to Alexandra , and offered the Dark Jedi and his lieutenant hospitality at his mansion . One of Winger ' s commanders alerted him of an ongoing issue with the local resistance — detained , the governor instructed Alexandra to look after Brandl and Werth . The Dark Jedi , however , insisted that Werth stay with Winger . Fashioning a new narrative . Left alone , Alexandra led Brandl to her landspeeder parked outside the Tihaz Theater . Through the Force , Brandl found it exceptionally easy to read the young woman ' s mind , and he was able to ascertain a great deal about her . She had been the victim of an Imperial attack on Janara III at a very early age that had left her orphaned — that attack had been perpetrated by his father , Adalric Brandl , and so her apprehension around him was explained . Having been adopted by Governor Winger , she ultimately came to work with the local resistance and had a particular affection for Jedi Master Luke Skywalker , now of the New Republic . Intrigued by the young girl , Brandl decided to alter his plan , and only have Governor Winger fall prey to his plot . While getting into Alexandra ' s landspeeder , Brandl noticed a nearby tavern , Chado ' s Pub , enjoying a large amount of activity from both Imperials and civilians . One individual , Dair Haslip , was waving at Alexandra , piquing the Dark Jedi ' s curiosity . The young woman explained that he was a family friend , before the pair departed in the speeder . Without Alexandra ' s knowledge , Brandl arranged to have Chado ' s Pub bombed , so as to force Governor Winger away from the city and render him vulnerable to more direct attack . Upon reaching the mansion , Brandl was taken on a guided tour of the building by Alexandra . As the Dark Jedi admired the beauty of the place , the young woman offered to show him the view from a nearby cliff . As they walked Brandl ' s performance as Dontavian was discussed , before the pair encountered some wild boetay . To Alexandra ' s astonishment , Brandl was able to control and subdue one of the predators , which allowed itself to have the young woman approach . At that moment , Lieutenant Werth contacted the Dark Jedi , alerting him to the bombing at Chado ' s Pub . Brandl and Alexandra raced back to the city , where Werth reported that Winger had been nowhere near the blast , but the governor was nonetheless sufficiently shaken by the experience . Brandl feigned relief at reports of Governor Winger ' s safety , and as Alexandra conferred with Haslip , who had survived the attack , the Dark Jedi began issuing orders , demanding that Ariana ' s borders be sealed and that all transportation be thoroughly searched . By the time the governor arrived on the scene Brandl was already being harangued by an officer taking issue with his order , as there was a particular transport that could not be searched given the station of its owner . Brandl was disinterested by the excuse , and summarily threatened the officer should he fail to comply with the order . Conferring with Winger , the Dark Jedi did not hesitate to blame the attack on the Garosian resistance movement . Claiming that he was surprised by the boldness of the move , and given the proximity to Imperial Headquarters , Brandl ordered that Winger and Alexandra be moved to a safehouse outside the city in the intervening hours until their evacuation transport was prepared . He allowed the Wingers only an opportunity to collect several items from their mansion under Werth ' s supervision before they moved to the safehouse . With Governor Winger now isolated , Brandl sought to put in motion the final elements of his plan , which would involve killing the older man , " liberating " Winger and freeing himself from the yoke of Imperial control . Waiting in the docking bay , the Dark Jedi managed to lure the curious Alexandra into investigating his actions , while telling some of the scout troopers stationed there that he had encountered strange sensor readings nearby , and meant to ascertain their nature . To avert suspicion , he gave the troops strict orders not to allow Alexandra to leave the complex , while setting off on a speeder bike . The young woman managed to evade the troops nevertheless , and gave chase to Brandl on another speeder bike . He led her into the nearby forest , more than two kilometers away from the safehouse , before dismounting and waiting for her . As she arrived , she aired her suspicion that he had arranged the Chodo ' s Pub bombing , which he freely admitted to . She was puzzled by the move , believing that he was there to stamp out the Garosian resistance — Brandl edified her , letting her know of his wish to abandon Imperial service and the complications therein . He then unveiled his initial plan to kill both her and her father , before explaining that she had been brought away from the safehouse not to be killed , but be saved from the imminent explosion that would claim Governor Winger ' s life . Horrified at the revelation , Alexandra attempted to pull her blaster on Brandl , who simply drew the weapon away from her with the Force . The young woman then attempted to attack Brandl without a weapon — the Dark Jedi simply dodged and lashed out at Alexandra ' s arm with his lightsaber , injuring her . Brandl then revealed that he knew everything about her , given that her thoughts had " broadcast " all pertinent information about her , including her affiliation with the resistance and the Jedi Skywalker . He was puzzled as to why the young woman would be upset , as she would be free to join her Garosian resistance friends once Governor Winger had been dispatched . Brandl then spoke of his father ' s involvement in the sacking of Janara III , and told Alexandra that the entire operation and wholesale slaughter had been a hunt for her , as Adalric had been serving in his capacity as a Jedi - hunting Inquisitor . As Brandl began to reminisce about his father , the an explosion in the distance heralded the destruction of the safehouse . Alexandra sped back through the forest on her speeder bike , the Dark Jedi in hot pursuit . He found her at the site of the safehouse attempting to dig her father , who was not yet dead , from the rubble . Alexandra implored the Dark Jedi for assistance , but none was given . She claimed that she would tell both the Empire and the New Republic of what he had done , and would make sure that the intentions of his actions went fully noticed if he would help her save Governor Winger . Noting that she was not strong enough in the Force to save her adoptive father , she admitted that she would use the dark side of the Force if needs be . Illustrating that the betrayal of oneself through fear and anger was the surest path to the powers of the dark side , Brandl stood and watched as the young woman drained her own life force to save the governor . As Alexandra thrashed about in pain and slipped in and out of consciousness , Brandl held her , warning her to stay away from the light side of the Force and beckoning her to give herself over to the dark side , before she passed out entirely . Brandl took Alexandra and Governor Winger to a shelter , where the young woman was tended to by Werth , who had abandoned his Imperial trappings . Using the Force , Brandl was able to sustain Winger ' s health as the New Republic forces descended on the planet . When Alexandra revived , she quoted the play performed earlier , and queried as to whether Brandl would always be watching over him from hereon in . The Dark Jedi , quoting Dontavian , claimed that it would be so if she required it of him . He offered to take Governor Winger back to the safety of the Galactic Empire , but Alexandra claimed that his loyalty was to Garos IV , not the Imperials . She was unsure as to whether she should thank or curse Brandl , but he was sure she would determine the correct option in time as he gave her a prop from his earlier performance — a Jj ' abot board piece , the black knight . With that , the Dark Jedi departed the shelter and stepped out into the night to escape the approaching forces of the New Republic . Where darkness reigns . Brandl ' s actions on Garos IV haunted Alexandra Winger in the following years . She made no effort to disguise the lightsaber scar , as she maintained it as a reminder of the night that she briefly tapped into the powers of the dark side of the Force . Brandl ' s words of admonishment , that she would never be strong enough to save her father or be a Jedi constantly rang through her head , and his dark presence permeated her dreams . Governor Winger died in 12 ABY from heart failure , never having recovered from Brandl ' s assassination attempt . That same year , Alexandra sought to break the Dark Jedi ' s influence on her and confront her own fears . After escaping the clutches of Imperial Captain Brandei , she decided to join Luke Skywalker ' s New Jedi Order on Yavin 4 . Skywalker himself was troubled by Brandl ' s presence , speculating that the Dark Jedi could be part of what he felt was a master scheme to engineer the return of the Sith Order . This came in the wake of the re - emergence of the spirits of Exar Kun and Marka Ragnos , and the death of Sith acolyte Flint . Apart from Brandl , another of Skywalker ' s suspects for engineering the plot was Irek Ismaren , but in actual fact the perpetrator was the Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya , who would ultimately re - emerge from hiding in 40 ABY . Personality and traits . At an early age , Jaalib Brandl determined that he wanted to act , inspired by the holorecordings of his father ' s performances on stage . He was able to deduce things that were kept hidden from him by adults , such as Adalric Cessius Brandl ' s identity , his status as a Jedi , and Menges ' plan to attack Adalric in 5 BBY . Although he was brave enough to venture out by himself to warn his father of an impending attack , Brandl was left shocked by the confrontation itself . Brandl ' s bravery persisted into his adolescent and adult life , giving him the strength to defy his High Inquisitor father , and later the forces of the Galactic Empire itself . As a Dark Jedi , Brandl held no fear of predatory creatures or weapons brandished towards him . Brandl ' s relationship with Astin was an affectionate one from the start . He teased her clumsiness on their first meeting , and although his reaction to her following him to Trulalis was one of bitterness and anger , he eventually softened to her presence , providing a stark contrast to the severity of Adalric ' s Jedi tutelage . Astin ultimately fell in love with Brandl , after he took her to see the sights of Trulalis and regaled her with the tale of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " . He was particularly forward with Astin , taking advantage of her imperiled situation to woo her . The young man ' s winsome demeanor was an element he preserved into his Imperial service , although in the case of Alexandra Winger it was a case of mutual fascination . So compelled was he by Alexandra as an individual that he saw fit to alter his own murderous plans to suit her , and ultimately he abandoned his plans to assassinate Governor Winger entirely , in order to help her . His playful demeanor when re - telling " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " helped win her over , as he added what dramatic flourishes he could in an impromptu fashion . The blurring of lines between reality and drama was a constant theme for Brandl , as he both identified with the Edijan - Prince during his experiences with Astin , and later did likewise with Dontavian during his involvement on Garos IV . Like his father , Jaalib Brandl saw himself as a tragic figure , which influenced his actions to both betray his father on Trulalis , and steered his withdrawal from Alexandra Winger ' s life on Garos IV . Having wanted to follow in his father ' s footsteps from an early age , Brandl was so influenced by tragic plays that he tried to write them himself , and later devised his real - life plots around what he deemed to be a satisfactorily tragic narrative structure . Powers and abilities . Jaalib Brandl was an adept swordsman , having learned from his father during his brief training in Jedi arts on Trulalis . Initially , Brandl only put the skills to use in his capacity as an actor , but even in this sense he was accomplished enough to dramatically advance the tutelage of Fable Astin in the art . The young man ' s presence in the Force was notable , to such a degree that other Force - sensitives such as Astin could pick up upon it when watching him perform on stage . In his later career , Brandl would exude a presence through the Force that would affect his audience , holding them under his thrall . As an agent of the Empire , Brandl ' s command of the Force had developed to such a point where he could pull others ' weapons out of their hands , could sustain the life of another through the power of the Force , and could affect the minds of animals , rendering them placid before him . Brandl ' s powers also allowed him to read Alexandra Winger ' s mind though the Force , and glean a significant amount of biographical and emotional information from doing so . Equipment . In his days as a traveling actor Brandl utilized his father ' s own ship to travel from Trulalis to Iscera . While serving the forces of the Galactic Empire as a Dark Jedi , Brandl made use of his own lightsaber . He also possessed a comlink . Appearance and attire . In his childhood , Brandl was tall for his age , and had shoulders that were seemingly too broad for his slender frame . His gait was rhythmic and coordinated , suggesting from an early age that he would develop well into a mature man . When venturing out into the forests of Trulalis , Brandl would wear clothing that matched the color of the foliage . Brandl grew up to be a handsome man , although stage lighting would often frame his features as being somewhat malevolent and imposing . Brandl wore his black hair at shoulder - length , and had blue , " inquisitive " eyes . Behind the scenes . Jaalib Brandl first appeared as a child in Patricia A . Jackson ' s short story " The Final Exit , " initially publsihed in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 " ( 1994 ) , and reprinted in the anthology " Tales from the Empire " ( 1997 ) . The character re - appeared as a teenager in Jackson ' s follow - up , " Uhl Eharl Khoehng , " and in the Alex Winger story " Betrayal by Knight , " co - written by Jackson and Charlene Newcomb . " Emanations of Darkness " . Jackson had written a fourth story in which Brandl would appear , entitled " Emanations of Darkness , " but the tale was not published by either the " Star Wars Adventure Journal " or " Star Wars Gamer " . " Emanations of Darkness " revealed that Brandl had been trained by Tremayne after being offered by Adalric as a gift to the Emperor . Later , after the events of " Betrayal by Knight , " Adalric has turned warlord and created the Protectorate , with Jaalib Brandl as his lieutenant . The younger Brandl is ultimately captured by Moff Darius Onneir , but escapes with the assistance of Fable Astin , and convinces his father into entering an alliance with the New Republic .