Saul Karath Saul Karath was a Human male born on Corellia who served in the Galactic Republic ' s Navy as an admiral during the Mandalorian Wars . In 3963 BBY , Karath was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral after keeping the Mandalorian forces at bay for six weeks at the Jebble - Vanquo - Tarnith line . When the fugitive Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick — who was fleeing from his Masters after being framed for the Padawan Massacre — attempted to warn Karath of the planet Serroco ' s impending destruction , Karath assumed that Carrick was a Mandalorian spy . When the Mandalorians razed Serroco ' s surface , Karath and his allies took Carrick into custody and , after boarding Adascorp leader Arkoh Adasca ' s flagship " Arkanian Legacy " , they participated in an auction in which Karath attempted to negotiate for Republic control of Adasca ' s exogorth superweapons . After Adasca ' s schemes were brought to an end , Karath also played a role in the events of the Covenant Affair , which saw the destruction of the Jedi Covenant — a secret Jedi organization which was dedicated to preventing the rise of the Sith — when one of the leaders , the Sith Acolyte Haazen , led an insurrection against the Jedi Order . In that same year , the Jedi Knights Revan , Malak and their Jedi faction entered the war , with Karath becoming Revan ' s and Malak ' s subordinate . Karath later assisted Carrick in destroying the slavery organization known as the Crucible . In 3960 BBY , after Revan and Malak led the Republic to victory against the Mandalorians in the war ' s final battle , Karath was one of the few individuals among the Republic forces who did not follow the Jedi into the Unknown Regions to search for the ancient Rakata n Star Forge space station , which produced an unlimited amount of war matériel . A year later , Revan returned to the Republic as the new Dark Lord of the Sith , with Malak as his apprentice , igniting the Jedi Civil War . In 3958 BBY , Karath transferred his allegiance to Darth Revan ' s Sith Empire , bringing his flagship , the " Leviathan " , to Revan ' s service . In order to test Karath ' s loyalty , Malak ordered the Admiral to destroy the planet Telos IV . Karath killed millions of civilians on Telos , and earned the wrath of his former friend and protégé Carth Onasi , who had served with Karath during the Mandalorian Wars . After Malak betrayed Revan during the Jedi ' s and Republic ' s attempt to capture them , Karath continued to serve the Sith forces under Malak ' s command . In the war ' s final year , Malak captured the ecumenopolis of Taris and ordered the Sith fleet to blockade the planet so that the Sith forces could search for Jedi Knight Bastila Shan . Karath was eventually ordered by the Dark Lord to destroy the planet in order to prevent Shan ' s escape , and Karath bombarded Taris . Shortly after Taris ' s destruction , Malak and Karath were informed by the bounty hunter Calo Nord of Shan ' s escape from the planet , and of Revan ' s survival and involvement in the escape . Malak and Karath hired Nord to capture Shan , but Revan , now a partially re - trained Jedi , killed Nord during his search for the Star Forge . After Revan located a fourth Rakatan Star Map — which was needed to find the Star Forge — and slew Malak ' s Shadow Hand Darth Bandon , Karath captured Revan ' s starship " Ebon Hawk " and tortured Revan , Onasi , and Shan in an attempt to discern their mission . The two Jedi and Onasi eventually escaped and confronted Karath on the " Leviathan " bridge . Karath offered to ask Malak to be merciful if the Jedi and Onasi surrendered ; however , Shan , Revan , and Onasi refused . Karath and his forces attacked them , and after a heated firefight , Karath was grievously injured . As he lay dying , Karath informed Onasi about Revan ' s true identity as the former Dark Lord of the Sith , and then succumbed to the wounds dealt to him by Onasi and the Jedi . Biography . Early life and career . Saul Karath , a Human male , was born on the Core World Corellia to journeyman laborer Craddock Karath . The eldest of five children , Karath was forced into adopting a paternal role toward his siblings due to his father ' s frequent absences and supported them by working double shifts at a weapons factory . During the Great Sith War in 3996 BBY , when the Sith Lord Ulic Qel - Droma and Mandalorians under the leadership of Mandalore the Indomitable attacked the shipyards at the world Foerost , Karath ' s father died in the assault after the Republic officer Dace Golliard abandoned the Republic forces during the battle and fled . Karath left his job at the factory and volunteered his services to the navy of the Galactic Republic , against which Qel - Droma ' s Sith Master , Exar Kun , was fighting . Karath was too young to serve in the navy officially and , because of his tough upbringing , the young Corellian did not possess the connections to enter the Naval Academy . Nevertheless , Karath won the attention of Fleet Captain Orley Vanicus , who allowed Karath to serve as a non - commissioned captain ' s steward on his ship " Reliance I " . For every success Karath gained , a setback followed . However , due to the fact that he considered the navy his family , the young man never lost faith in the institution . Eventually , Karath was promoted to the rank of captain and given his first command aboard the frigate " Reciprocity " . During this time , Karath was successful in defending convoys against pirates , and at some point before the Mandalorian Wars , Karath and his first officer Dallan Morvis assisted a Twi ' lek Jedi in capturing the bounty hunter Valius Ying . At one point , when the " Reciprocity " was in an engagement with enemies , Karath recognized the Republic pilot Carth Onasi ' s skills . When Karath was promoted to the " Inexpugnable " - class tactical command ship " Courageous " , he invited Onasi to serve with him aboard the warship , bestowing the nickname " Fleet " on the pilot . Mandalorian Wars . Battle of Vanquo . In 3964 BBY , at the onset of the Mandalorian Wars — the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders , who , under the leadership of Mandalore the Ultimate , launched an invasion against the Republic — Karath helped organize the defense of the Outer Rim ecumenopolis Taris and its nearby systems against the Mandalorian armada . From his flagship " Courageous " , Karath managed to halt the Mandalorians ' progress at the system of Suurja through four large - scale battles , thus keeping the Jebble - Vanquo - Tarnith line , a boundary between the Republic and Neo - Crusader forces , intact . Not long after , Karath was sent to defend the trading post of Vanquo from the invading Mandalorian fleet . As he had predicted , the attack on Vanquo was only part of Mandalore ' s plan for invading the Republic ; while Karath ' s forces were busy at Vanquo , the Mandalorians assaulted the remainder of the Republic fleet at Taris . Karath saw this development as a positive , as he was certain that when an important world like Taris was threatened , the Republic Senate would put more troops into the conflict . During the Battle of Vanquo , Karath was informed by Lieutenant Dallan Morvis that a junk freighter was fleeing the battle . The ship , called " The Last Resort " , was assisting the fugitive Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick , who was on the run from his Jedi Masters after being framed for carrying out the Padawan Massacre . The " Last Resort " was entering hyperspace into Mandalorian territories , and when Morvis informed Karath that it was Carrick ' s ship , the captain immediately suspected that Carrick was a Mandalorian spy . Karath vowed to deal with Carrick personally , provided that he survived the battle . Devastation of Serroco . In 3963 BBY , Karath was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral . After he was transferred to the planet Serroco , Karath toured the local Republic camp on Serroco ' s surface . Zayne Carrick — who was working under the alias Shad Camper at the supply carrier and restaurant " Little Bivoli " — accidentally spilled a tray of food on Karath , who ignored him . Karath eventually returned to the " Courageous " , but was soon followed by Carrick , who had experienced a vision through the Force of the Mandalorians ' destruction of Serroco and had convinced Carth Onasi to grant him an audience with Karath . As Carrick and Onasi arrived on the " Courageous " bridge , Karath congratulated the lieutenant and accused Carrick of being a Mandalorian spy . Karath interrogated Carrick , who denied knowing Mandalore and the accusations of being a spy , and asked Karath to allow Onasi to try to get in contact with the Jedi Knight Alek , known to Carrick as " Squint " . Karath instructed Onasi to go to the command center and contact the Jedi Council so they could locate " Squint " . At that point , the Mandalorian ships dropped out of hyperspace and launched nuclear missiles toward the Republic fleet . Karath attempted to counter the attack , but instead of heading toward the fleet , the missiles continued towards Serroco ' s surface . The missiles destroyed the planet ' s Stereb cities and inflicted heavy damage to its Human settlements . As Carrick wept over the planet ' s destruction on the " Courageous " bridge , Karath decided that it was time to rethink their strategies against the Mandalorians . Karath promised Carrick that he would hand him over to the Jedi , and had the Padawan sealed in a cell . When Mandalorian shock troopers boarded the " Courageous " , Karath was forced to abandon ship with Lieutenant Onasi and Commander Morvis . Karath reluctantly agreed to take Carrick along with them as they fled to Onasi ' s ship " Deadweight " . After escaping the " Courageous " — which was destroyed by the Mandalorians — Karath filed a report with the Admiral of the Fleet , in which he raised concerns with the disposition of his forces , which were under pursuit on the hyperlane s from Serroco to the banking world Telerath . Karath further expressed his hope to make it to Myrkr or the Ryyk Nebula , where he could meet with the " Tremendous " fleet . The Adasca Affair . Shortly after escaping the destruction of the " Courageous " , Karath was informed by Morvis that he had managed to reach communications with the Republic Navy ' s command station on Arkania . When the " Deadweight " was in transit to Arkania , Karath received a transmission from Eejee Vamm — a servant of the medical corporation Adascorp , which was headed by Lord Arkoh Adasca — requesting Karath ' s presence at a meeting aboard Adasca ' s flagship " Arkanian Legacy " . After being informed about exogorth creatures — large gastropods which were capable of surviving in the vacuum of space — which Adasca ' s scientists modified to be superweapons , Karath ordered Onasi to redirect the ship to the " Legacy " . When Karath disembarked from the " Deadweight " , Adasca greeted him and asked Karath if he was able to negotiate on the Republic ' s behalf . In the meanwhile , Karath had Carrick moved to the ship ' s detention area . Later in the observation dome , Karath listened to Adasca explain how the exogorths could be operated as weapons capable of destroying entire star systems . After Adasca finished , Karath asked Adasca what exactly he wanted from the Republic ; when the Mandalorians led by Mandalore the Ultimate arrived at the meeting , Adasca declared that his corporation was now a galactic player , and that they sought allies , not contracts . After Mandalore boarded the " Legacy " , Karath defended the Jedi Knight Alek — who was representing the Revanchist Jedi faction which believed the Jedi Order should take an active stance against the Mandalorians — by pulling his blaster and threatening Mandalore after the Jedi was disabled by the Mandalorian leader ' s newly - made battle axe as a result of an attempted attack on the Jedi ' s part . Later , Karath was implored by Alek to arrest Adasca , but Karath refused , citing their outnumbered position . After Adasca commenced with a test of the exogorths , Karath granted Onasi permission to return to the " Deadweight " after the lieutenant became disgusted at what he saw . Soon , Karath argued that the Jedi and Republic were one and the same after Mandalore expressed his wish to keep the exogorths out of either organization ' s control , and further asked Mandalore why he did not just forcibly take the exogorths . When Mandalore offered to make Adasca weaponsmith of all the Mandalorian clans , Karath began to grow desperate , and asked Adasca if he wanted his own territory . Meanwhile , Zayne Carrick and his former Jedi Master Lucien Draay — who was aboard the " Legacy " in order to investigate Adasca — met up with Onasi and rogue Mandalorian Rohlan Dyre and worked together to put an end to Adasca ' s scheme . Both Carrick , who was in a suit of armor that Mandalore had given Dyre earlier , and Onasi went to the observation dome and started a diversion — which involved leading the Mandalorians into believing that Adasca , the Republic officers , and Jedi at the meeting had set a trap for them . The diversion worked , and Karath — along with Carrick , Draay , Alek , Onasi , Dyre , Morvis , and Carrick ' s companion Jarael — participated in the ensuing battle . Karath was injured during the skirmish , and was escorted by Morvis back to the " Deadweight " . Karath , Onasi , and Morvis successfully escaped the " Legacy " observation dome as the exogorths devoured it , killing Adasca . After Karath , Morvis , and Onasi reached the galactic capital Coruscant , Karath filed his resignation to the Admiral of the Fleet because of the losses of Battle Group Serroco and the " Courageous " . However , the Admiral of the Fleet refused to recognize Karath ' s resignation , and met with Karath , Onasi , and Morvis . After this , the Admiral of the Fleet publicly commended Karath . While the Admiralty did not assign him a posting , Karath appreciated the public ' s support , and expressed his desire for those in his position to have a chance to see their families . Karath also confirmed that Arkoh Adasca was dead , although he declined to speak publicly of the events that transpired . The Covenant Affair . Sometime after the skirmish aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " , Karath was given command of the capital ship " Swiftsure " , and was assigned by the Jedi Master and newly appointed Council member Lucien Draay — who was also a member of the Jedi Covenant , an organization that was dedicated to preventing the return of the Sith — to the planetary defense of Coruscant , in order to protect the world against a potential attack from Zayne Carrick on behalf of the Mandalorians . Draay deceived the Admiral into believing that Carrick would attack the planet aboard the starship " Moomo Williwaw " ; Karath was instructed by Draay to ensure that he eliminated Carrick as a threat . Karath was teamed up with the Khil Jedi Master Xamar ; the Admiral later assured Xamar that nobody would get through to Coruscant without going through the planetary defense . At that moment , Karath ordered the initiation of the Vanjervalis Chain , a sensor package that not only predicted enemy movements and adjusted strategies , but linked multiple Republic cruisers under a single command . As the " Moomo Williwaw " approached Coruscant , Karath suggested that Xamar join the other Republic fighters ' efforts in the space battle , assuring the Khil that his forces would not accidentally shoot the Jedi . Sometime after Xamar left the " Swiftsure " bridge , the " Moomo Williwaw " crashed in the ship ' s docking bay . Karath and his forces managed to get the bay doors open ; when Carrick ' s companion Jarael disembarked their ship , Karath detained the Arkanian offshoot and ordered his forces to search for Carrick and his Snivvian companion Marn Hierogryph . When they could not find them , Karath began to ask Xamar to find the two fugitives , but he found that the Jedi — who had stowed away on Onasi ' s ship " Deadweight " along with Carrick and Hierogryph and escaped to Coruscant ' s surface — was not there . Eventually , the Vanjervalis Chain ' s tactical system was taken over by Sith Acolyte Haazen — who , while serving the Covenant , had directed the Draay Trust to buy Vanjervalis Systems , which allowed him to hack and directly control the chain . When the Republic fleet began bombarding the Draay Estate during Haazen ' s insurrection against the Jedi Order , When informed by Morvis , now the captain of the command ship " Veltraa " , that the system had been sliced into , Karath ordered all non - essential personnel off the " Swiftsure " when also told that an incoming signal had bypassed their fail - safes , which prevented them from attempting to jam the signal or move out of range . After Haazen was defeated by Lucien Draay and Carrick , control of the Vanjervalis Chain was restored to the " Swiftsure " . Days later , Karath publicly announced that the Mandalorians were responsible for the bombardment and vowed he would take the fight to them . The Republic and the Jedi agreed to have the true events of the Covenant Affair covered up , and Carrick and his companions were cleared of any wrongdoing . Karath also made sure that his protégé Morvis received command of the " Reciprocity " . Capturing Dace Golliard . Shortly after the events of the Covenant Affair , the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak , who was formerly known as Alek , and their Revanchist Jedi faction officially entered the Mandalorian Wars under the banner of a Republic Mercy Corps with the sanction of the Jedi Council . Karath and his forces served under Malak ' s command , and under his leadership retook the planet Omonoth from the Mandalorians long enough to recover the " Arkanian Legacy " remains . Eventually , the Defense Ministry received an anonymous tip about a full - scale Mandalorian raiding force set to arrive in the Ithorian system . Karath led a Republic force consisting of the " Swiftsure " , the " Veltraa " , and the " Testament " to the system , and waited for the Mandalorians to exit hyperspace outside of an asteroid field . After the Mandalorians led by Cassus Fett exited hyperspace , the Republic forces prepared to engage them . However , the Mandalorian ships went around the fleet and re - entered hyperspace . As Karath was expressing his surprise , the " Swiftsure " was hailed by Zayne Carrick , who informed the Admiral that there were pirates being led by Dace Golliard — the former Republic officer who was responsible for the death of Karath ' s father — in the asteroid field near the " Swiftsure " starboard flank . Karath immediately spotted Golliard ' s ship , the " Gladiator " , and instructed the " Swiftsure " crewmen to cripple the ship with their lasers and bring the " Gladiator " aboard the " Swiftsure " via tractor beam . After Golliard was finally captured and brought aboard the " Swiftsure " , Karath had the former Republic officer taken into custody . After this , Karath was asked by Carrick to assist him in reaching the planet Osadia . Karath initially refused , but after Carrick implied that he would reveal to the public about what had actually happened in the Adasca Affair , Karath ordered Telettoh , the captain of the " Testament " , to take Carrick and Hierogryph where they needed to go . Jedi Civil War . During the Mandalorian Wars , the Jedi Knight Revan eventually gained full control of the Republic fleet , and in 3960 BBY , Revan forced a final confrontation with the Mandalorians over the planet Malachor V , defeating Mandalore the Ultimate and leading the Republic to victory . After the conclusion of the battle , Karath was not among the Republic forces who followed Revan and Malak into the Unknown Regions in order to hunt down surviving Mandalorians . However , during their disappearance , Revan and Malak fell to the dark side of the Force and became Sith Lords . After successfully finding the Rakata n Star Forge space station — which was capable of producing an endless supply of ships , droids , and war matériel — Revan declared himself the new Dark Lord of the Sith , with Malak as his Sith apprentice , forming their own Sith Empire . One year after Revan and Malak ' s disappearance , they returned and declared war against the Jedi Order and the Republic , igniting the Jedi Civil War . In the year 3958 BBY , Karath , in an attempt to save his position and forces due to the Republic Navy ' s devastation , declared the Republic unworthy of his loyalty and defected to Revan ' s Sith Empire . He attempted , and failed , to convince his protégé and friend Carth Onasi to join him against the Republic . Karath ' s first act of betrayal was to give the Sith codes which enabled the Sith to bypass a Republic Navy docking bay ' s scanners . This allowed the Sith to sweep in and destroy over half of the docked ships before they had time to react . As a result of his new allegiance to the Sith , Karath brought the " Interdictor " - class cruiser " Leviathan " and several other ships with him . As a result , many other Republic officers followed Karath and joined the Sith , unwilling to fight the Admiral who knew their strategies . At some point after this , Revan promoted Karath as the commander of the entire Sith fleet . Not long afterward , Karath led the fleet to Onasi ' s homeworld of Telos IV . After the planet refused to surrender to the Sith , Malak ordered Karath to destroy Telos , in order to test the Admiral ' s loyalty to the Sith . Karath complied , bombing the planet ' s surface and killing millions , and earning Onasi ' s hatred . During the war , Karath intimidated hundreds of strategically important military worlds by threatening to destroy their cities by way of bombardment . Karath continued his service under Revan up until Malak betrayed and seemingly killed Revan during the Jedi and Republic ' s attempt to capture them both , and continued serving the Sith Empire under Malak ' s command . Destruction of Taris . In the year 3956 BBY , the Sith fleet attacked the " Endar Spire " , which was the flagship of the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan , above the planet Taris . Shan was being pursued by Malak because of her power with Battle meditation , a Force power that enabled her to strengthen the Republic forces ' resolve and coordinate their fighting effort while sapping the will of their enemies . Shan managed to escape to the Tarisian surface aboard an escape pod . After Malak ' s forces captured Taris , Karath was in command of the blockade over the planet while the Sith forces searched the surface for Shan . Karath was eventually ordered by the Dark Lord to destroy Taris in order to prevent Shan ' s escape . At first , Karath was hesitant with the idea of murdering the billions of people on Taris , including the Sith trooper s still on the surface . However , Malak reminded Karath of the fate of his predecessor , and after Karath positioned the fleet , he began the bombardment . Shortly after Taris ' destruction , Karath introduced Malak to the bounty hunter Calo Nord aboard the " Leviathan " . Malak was informed by Nord , who managed to survive the Sith bombardment , that Shan had successfully escaped Taris . Nord was , however , unaware that it was Revan , Malak ' s former Master , who assisted in Shan ' s escape . Malak hired Nord to track down Shan and capture her alive . However , Nord was killed on the desert world Tatooine by Revan — who was now a retrained Jedi Padawan searching for the Star Forge . Karath received news of Nord ' s failure and informed Malak , asking the Dark Lord to forgive him . Karath ' s life was spared by Malak , who believed that Nord was solely responsible for failing to capture Shan . When the Admiral asked Malak about hiring another bounty hunter , the Dark Lord determined that no bounty hunter could stand against a Jedi . In order to not to repeat this error , Malak sent his Shadow Hand Darth Bandon to capture Shan and kill Revan . Sometime after this , Malak attacked the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine . While the attack killed many Jedi and destroyed the Enclave , the local Jedi Council was able to escape . In the meanwhile , Revan slew Bandon after the Jedi located a fourth Rakatan Star Map , which was necessary to determine the Star Forge ' s location , on the Selkath homeworld Manaan . Downfall . As Revan and the crew of his starship " Ebon Hawk " were en route to the Sith necropolis Korriban , which had a fifth Star Map , they were captured by the " Leviathan " . Karath had Revan , Shan , and Onasi placed in force cage s after they were brought into custody , and began interrogating them in order to determine what their mission was . Malak was far more interested in Shan and Revan , and after the latter swore he would not betray the Jedi , Karath realized that Revan was unaware of his former identity . The Admiral suspected that he would not succeed in the interrogation , but nonetheless began torturing the Jedi and Onasi , since Malak was in another sector . Knowing that Revan cared for Shan , Karath made her suffer each time the Jedi refused to answer his questions . Karath used this to test Revan ' s loyalty when he asked where the Jedi Enclave was , but Revan still gave no answer to the Admiral . Karath eventually revealed that the question was only a test , since Malak already knew its location and had destroyed the Enclave . After Karath left the Jedi and Onasi in their cells , he sent a message to Malak informing him that they were in the detention area . However , Revan , Shan , and Onasi managed to escape the detention area and fought their way to the bridge in order to confront Karath , who was guarded by two Dark Jedi and a group of Sith troopers . Karath offered to ask Darth Malak , who was on his way to the ship , to be merciful when he arrived if the two Jedi and Onasi would surrender their weapons . After Onasi refused , Karath went on the attack , and Revan , Shan , and Onasi slew the Sith troopers and Dark Jedi bodyguards . After Karath was mortally wounded by the Jedi and Onasi , he asked his former protégé to come closer so that he could speak with him . In a whisper , Karath told Onasi the truth about Revan ' s former identity as the Dark Lord of the Sith , and told him to remember his last words whenever he looked at those he thought were his friends . Karath then succumbed to the wounds dealt to him by Onasi and the Jedi . Legacy . After Karath ' s death , the Sith Admiral Varko was promoted to Karath ' s former position as the Sith fleet ' s commander . Malak planned to conquer the Core worlds in order to crush the Republic permanently . However , Revan and his companions managed to locate the Star Forge , and the Republic fleet engaged the Sith forces around the Star Forge above the surface of Rakata Prime as Revan boarded the space station . Revan managed to redeem Bastila Shan , who had become Malak ' s Sith apprentice after being captured aboard the " Leviathan " , and killed Malak in a lightsaber duel . With the Dark Lord ' s death , the Sith forces were routed after the Republic destroyed the Star Forge . At the end of the Dark Wars five years later , before the Sith Lord Darth Traya succumbed to the wounds dealt to her by Jedi Knight Meetra Surik , Traya predicted that the planet of Telos — which was slowly being restored through the efforts of Ithorians led by Force Adept Chodo Habat — would forget the devastation once brought by Saul Karath . Personality and traits . During Saul Karath ' s youth , he was forced to take a paternal role to his four younger siblings , since his father , Craddock Karath , was usually absent , causing Karath to support the family by taking a position at a weapons factory . His father ' s demise at the Battle of Foerost during the Great Sith War caused Karath to enlist in the Republic Navy . After starting his military career , Karath tried every duty on a flagship at least once . He eventually grew to be a skilled pilot and capable tactician . Karath was known for acting on quick judgments , which were sometimes viewed as reckless . Although he was a noble , Karath ' s bureaucratic abilities were not developed adequately , which led to a number of setbacks in his career . However , Karath was known for his ability to survive and thrive , and he considered the Navy his family . Karath never told anyone that his father ' s death had caused him to join the Republic Navy , and because a former Jedi and the Mandalorians were involved in his father ' s death , Karath did not trust members of either organization . When the fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick attempted to warn him of Serroco ' s coming destruction , Karath wrongly assumed he was a Mandalorian spy , and remained suspicious of Carrick after evidence to the contrary . During the Mandalorian Wars , other Jedi were prone to similar receptions from Karath . He was a man who respected firepower , and trained many of the soldiers and officers in the Republic fleet , including Carth Onasi . Onasi and Karath shared similar backgrounds and a habit for making quick , if not reckless , judgments . Onasi ' s career path was also similar to Karath ' s , and as such , the Admiral took an interest in the pilot . Karath would not usually set up military defenses that would potentially endanger civilians , such as the defenses on Serroco shortly before its destruction . When he caught the former Republic captain and slaver Dace Golliard in the Ithorian system with Zayne Carrick ' s help , Karath was glad to see justice being done to the man whom he felt was responsible for his father ' s death . A year after Revan and Malak came back from the Unknown Regions as Sith and attacked the Republic , the Republic Navy was devastated , and Karath was faced with the loss of his troops and command . In an attempt to save both , Karath declared the Republic unworthy of his allegiance , and brought his flagship the " Leviathan " and a large amount of troops to Revan ' s service . Because he was the first officer of an important rank to join the Sith , other Republic officers followed his example and betrayed the Republic , not wanting to fight against a foe who knew all their tactics and strategies . After Malak betrayed Revan and assumed his mantle of Dark Lord , Karath thought that Revan ' s apparent death would make his command easier . However , Karath discovered that serving Malak was not as easy as he had hoped , but Karath would not abandon his position as the highest - ranking officer in Malak ' s navy . To Karath , keeping his forces intact overruled all other concerns . When Malak ordered Taris ' destruction in an attempt to kill Bastila Shan , Karath tried to intervene for the billions of innocent people and the Sith troops on the surface . However , Malak threatened him , and Karath obeyed the Dark Lord ' s orders . When Karath tortured Revan , Shan , and Onasi after capturing Revan ' s ship " Ebon Hawk " , Karath attempted to justify the bombing of Telos IV to Onasi , stating that in war even the innocent had to die . Before the Jedi Civil War , Karath had blond hair ; the hair later turned gray at some point before the end of the war . He also had blue eyes . Aside from Basic , Karath could speak and comprehend a variety of languages , including Durese , Khilese , Sullustese , Mando ' a , Bothese , Zabraki and Kuat . Karath owned a prototype energy shield of Verpine design , using it for extra protection during battle . During his time serving the Sith , Karath used a Sith assassin blaster pistol . He also owned a code cylinder and an encrypted comlink . Karath wore a Republic officer ' s uniform during his service to them . After joining the Sith Empire , Karath wore a Sith officer ' s uniform . Behind the scenes . Saul Karath was created as a villain for the 2003 Xbox and PC video game " " , developed by BioWare . He was voiced by Robin Sachs . Karath ' s background was expanded in " The New Essential Chronology " , the " " , and the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " . Karath was also featured in the written by John Jackson Miller and published by Dark Horse Comics . In the comic series , Karath was drawn by Dustin Weaver , Brian Ching , Harvey Tolibao , Bong Dazo , and Alan Robinson . Karath also received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In April 2012 , the character was featured in the of " " . Karath , who was presented in flashbacks in the issue , was drawn by Andrea Mutti . The quote that is attributed to Karath in his entry in the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " was originally a line cut from the of the " Knights of the Old Republic " comic series . The series ' writer , John Jackson Miller , decided to use the quote when writing Karath ' s entry . As he wrote for Karath ' s character , Miller used historic military figures that he studied as an example . Miller stated that while Karath ' s underlings did not entirely share his point of view on situations , his determination and will was enough to see him promoted , making him an example for recruits and characters such as Dallan Morvis . There are inconsistencies about the date of Karath ' s destruction of Telos IV . In " Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic " , when asked by the player , Carth Onasi answered that Karath destroyed Telos IV " four years ago . " The game took place in the year 3 , 956 BBY , and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " entry on Telos also stated that Karath destroyed the planet in that same year . However , both the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " and the " New Essential Chronology " contended that Karath razed the planet in 3958 BBY .