Sith holocron ( Malachor ) A Sith holocron containing the Presence was placed in a subterranean temple on Malachor . It could be used to open doors within the temple , but also to activate a superweapon designed to take life when placed in an obelisk at the top of the building . Maul attempted to steal with the help of Ezra Bridger . Maul ' s plans , however , were thwarted when Bridger and his Master Kanan Jarrus were able to pull the holocron from the obelisk at the last moment . In 2 BBY , Ezra and the former Sith Lord Maul merged the Sith and Jedi holocrons to learn the secret of destroying the Sith . The process was interrupted by Kanan , creating an explosion that damaged both holocrons . However , Maul later used one of the corners of the holocron to speak through the ancient artifact to Ezra . History . Thousands of years before the Battle of Yavin , this Sith holocron was used by the Sith to store knowledge of their teachings . The holocron could also power a superweapon in the Sith temple on Malachor . The holocron was then use when the Jedi Knight s attacked Malachor and was activated . Both the Jedi and Sith forces were destroyed and the holocron was hidden beneath the temple . Age of the Empire . Quest on Malachor . Following the destruction of his Shadow Collective , the former Sith Lord Maul ventured to Malachor in search of the Holocron . However , he was unable to enter the temple by himself . The Eighth Brother of the Inquisitorius also searched for the holocron and Maul . Three years before the Battle of Yavin , former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano , Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus and his apprentice Ezra Bridger went to Malachor where they learned of the holocron from Maul . After being separated from Ahsoka and Kanan by a cave - in , Ezra befriended Maul and the two joined forces to extract the holocron from a Sith altar . After reuniting with Ahsoka and Kanan and driving away several Inquisitors , Maul convinced the Jedi and Ahsoka to join forces with him to venture into the temple and find secrets that could destroy the Sith . The Eighth Brother later attempted to take the holocron from Ezra but was driven away by Maul . Venturing into the temple , Maul instructed Ezra to take the holocron and plant it in the obelisk at the top of the temple . Ezra complied with Maul ' s instructions and encountered a female entity called Presence who informed him that the holocron was key to reactivating the temple ; which was an ancient Sith superweapon capable of destroying all life . Ezra refused to use the weapon and he was later ambushed by the Sith Lord Darth Vader , who had wanted to use the temple ' s power for the Sith . Before Vader could finish off Ezra , he was confronted by Ahsoka . While the two fought , Ezra was joined by a blinded Kanan , who had been betrayed by Maul but had managed to push the Dark Sider off a cliff . Working together , master and apprentice managed to remove the holocron from the obelisk . Since the temple ' s power was building up , it triggered an implosion that devastated the temple . Ezra and Kanan managed to escape with Chopper on the " Phantom " but Ahsoka and Vader were left behind . The former Jedi knight and padawan survived and parted company . Passing hands . Following the events on Malachor , Ezra blamed himself for Kanan ' s blinding and Ahsoka ' s presumed death . He began to turn to the Sith holocron in order to learn how to protect his friends . By that stage , Ezra had risen in the ranks of the Phoenix Cell to become a Lieutenant Commander . Using the holocron , Ezra learned more aggressive lightsaber techniques and Force powers . During a mission to rescue Hondo Ohnaka , Ezra used the Force to take control of an AT - DP driver ' s mind . Under Ezra ' s influence , the pilot attacked his fellow stormtrooper s before riding his walker off a walkway . Ezra ' s actions alarmed both Sabine Wren and his master Kanan . Later , Kanan discovered Ezra consulting the Sith holocron in his room and chastised his apprentice . Angered , Ezra stormed out of the room and told Kanan he did not need him nor the holocron . Realizing that his relationship with Ezra was damaged , Kanan meditated outside Chopper Base on the planet Atollon . In the wilderness , he encountered a powerful being called Bendu , who claimed that he stood in the middle between the light side and the dark side . After examining the holocron , he opined that the object could be used for both good and evil and that only a person had the power to change themselves . After learning to overcome his fear of the arachnid krykna , Kanan left the Sith holocron in the Bendu ' s safe keeping . The Bendu placed the holocron inside an underground cave that was guarded by several krykna . Later , Maul took Ezra and Kanan ' s friends Hera Syndulla , Garazeb Orrelios , Chopper and Sabine Wren hostage . He threatened to kill the prisoners unless the Jedi brought the Sith holocron and Kanan ' s Jedi holocron . Kanan and Ezra traveled back to Atollon to retrieve the Sith holocron from the Bendu . The Bendu opined that the holocron was a source of imbalance between Ezra and his master . He warned that merging the two holocrons would provide clarity of vision that could be used for malevolent purposes . Nevertheless , he allowed Ezra to retrieve the holocron from the krykna tunnel . Working with his master , Ezra managed to retrieve the holocron without antagonizing the krykna . The two then rendezvoused with Maul at Vizsla Keep 09 in space . Maul wanted to use Kanan ' s holocron and the Sith holocron to look into future for hope while Ezra still wanted to find a way to destroy the Sith . Working together , they managed to combine the two holocrons . Maul initially saw nothing but oblivion but Ezra saw twin suns . Maul also discovered that an old enemy was still alive . Before Ezra could discover the knowledge to destroying the Sith , Kanan arrived and convinced his apprentice to let go . Ezra closed his eyes , causing an explosion , which damaged the two holocrons . Ezra was reunited with his rebel friends who vowed to find the knowledge to destroy the Sith . However , Maul escaped and fled into space . Due to the ritual , both Ezra and Maul saw elements of each other ' s visions . Following a ritual on Dathomir to merge their minds , Ezra and Maul learned that Kenobi was indeed alive and hiding on a planet with twin suns . Despite the damage to the holocrons , Maul was able to use a fragment of the Sith holocron to activate both Kanan ' s Jedi holocron and the Sith holocron at Chopper Base in an effort to lure Ezra to Tatooine in order to draw Kenobi out of hiding . This plan worked but Maul was ultimately defeated and killed by Kenobi .