Mala Mala was a remote planet in the Surd Nebula in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy . It was home to an unidentified near - Human species with white hair . By the end of the Sith – Imperial War , Mala ' s inhabitants had developed a primitive iron age civilization consisting of both sedentary communities and a barbarian people known as the Schor - Goya . The One Sith used Mala as a testing ground for a new biological weapon , which exterminated all life on the planet and knocked the planet from its orbit . The sole survivor of the Mala genocide was the Sith Darth Wredd , who would play an important role in the destruction of the underground One Sith movement in 139 ABY . Description , society , and culture . Prior to its destruction , Mala was a terrestrial planet with a breathable atmosphere , forests , and hills . It was home to an unidentified near - Human species with white hair . It was also home to an unidentified ungulate non - sentient species whose skulls were used by the humanoids as helmets . Following the deployment of One Sith viral spore s , Mala was reduced to bleak , rocky planet . The explosion which delivered the viral spores was so strong that it knocked Mala out of its orbit , turning the planet into a floating world . Prior to its destruction at the hands of the One Sith , Mala had developed an iron - age civilization where swords and axes were the standard weapons of combat . Some of its inhabitants lived in small sedentary villages while others known as the Schor - Goya were nomadic . There was sporadic conflict between the settled peoples of Mala and the Schor - Goya . The One Sith bioweapon destroyed all life and civilization on Mala , with the exception of the man who became the rogue Sith Darth Wredd . History . Destruction . By the time of the Sith – Imperial War , Mala had developed an iron - age civilization consisting of both sedentary communities , who lived in villages , and a barbarian people known as the Schor - Goya . The man who would become Darth Wredd was a Force - sensitive hunter and swordsman who became renown as the champion of his village for defending them against attacks by the Schor - Goya . Despite his Force talents , this man was unable to join the Jedi Order since it had been driven into hiding following the Massacre at Ossus in 130 ABY . This man eventually became respected throughout his community and eventually started a young family . Towards the end of the Second Imperial Civil War , Mala was invaded by the One Sith . Mala ' s champion fought against the Sith but was defeated in combat , with his sword being split by the lightsaber of his Sith opponent . Mala ' s champion was taken aboard the Sith flagship , a " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer , and surrendered to the Sith . However , the One Sith scientist Vul Isen decided to use the planet as a testing ground for a new biological weapon . The biological weapon not only succeeded in destroying all organic life on Mala but the power of its blast knocked Mala from its orbit . As a result , Mala became a rogue planet which drifted aimlessly throughout the galaxy . The sole survivor of the genocide was Darth Wredd , who was apprenticed to the Sith master , who had bested him in combat . Despite being pressed into the service of the Sith , Wredd harbored a desire for vengeance against the One Sith and bidded his time for the right opportunity . Following the death of Darth Krayt , the One Sith were driven underground and a Galactic Federation Triumvirate , consisting of the Fel Empire , the Jedi Order , and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , assumed power over the galactic capital Coruscant . By 138 ABY , the floating world of Mala had entered the Surd Nebula . People in the neighboring Carreras system had no knowledge of its existence . Darth Wredd ' s Insurgency . Around that time , Galactic Empress Marasiah Fel had dispatched the Imperial Knight Yalta Val on a mission to the Carreras system to supervise the completion of a new communication array . Darth Wredd and his master intercepted and shot down Val ' s ship , causing it to crash - land on Mala . Val and his crew were ambushed by the two Sith , with only Val surviving . Taking the opportunity to rebel against the One Sith , Wredd killed his master , imprisoned Val on Mala , and took on his identity and armor when he traveled to Carreras Major . Before being shot down , Val ' s crew had activated a commdroid . After the ambush , it retrieved his lightsaber , but became damaged . It was found and repaired by Ania Solo and Sauk , and when Jao Assam came to their aid , the coordinates for the planet were found in the commdroid . After viewing a holo - recording showing Master Val fighting Wredd ' s Sith master , they realized that Master Val had been replaced by an impostor . They decided to use the coordinates to locate Mala and rescue the real Master Val . However , they were captured by the Carreras security forces , which had come under the control of Darth Wredd , who was masquerading as Yalta Val . After being exposed by Jao Assam , Ania , and her associates , Darth Wredd fled back to Mala . By that stage , he was able to remotely control the station and bring it towards Mala ' s orbit . There , Wredd attempted to use the communications array to make a live holo - broadcast to the wider galaxy where he would also execute the captive Yalta Val . However , he was thwarted by Ania , who also succeeded in rescuing Val and escaping offworld with her associates and Jao Assam before the Carreras communications array collided with the rogue planet . Meanwhile , Wredd ' s henchman Dieben also managed to escape Wredd ' s base prior to the collision . He was later picked up in an escape pod an extradited back to his home planet of Nalyd , where he was executed for various felonies . Battle of the Floating World . Meanwhile , Darth Wredd launched an insurgency against the One Sith and succeeded in killing many Sith . He also made contact with Jao Assam , a maverick Imperial Knight who had learnt of Wredd ' s plot to assassinate Empress Marasiah Fel through a Force vision . After tricking Assam and his associates into killing the One Sith Darth Luft in the shipyards above Dac , Wredd tempted Jao with the offer of joining his new Sith Order , which would adhere to Darth Bane ' s Rule of Two . In 139 ABY , Wredd freed Jao from prison in Coruscant and brought him to Mala . There , he related the story of the destruction of Mala and his enslavement by the One Sith . Wredd also tricked Assam into transmitting the coordinates of Mala ' s location to his associates and the Imperial authorities . Wredd ' s plan was to lure Empress Fel to Mala and kill her , in order to bring Assam over to the dark side of the Force . However , the One Sith also intercepted Wredd ' s transmission and gathered all of their forces to seek and destroy Darth Wredd . This culminated in a massive three - way battle on Mala which saw the apparent destruction of the entire One Sith Order . Wredd also attempted to assassinate Empress Fel , but was thwarted and killed by Jao and his associate Ania Solo . While Wredd succeeded in exacting revenge against the Sith for the destruction of his homeworld , he failed to turn Jao into his second Sith apprentice . Behind the scenes . The planet Mala first featured as a plot device and location in Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman ' s " " , the sequel to Dark Horse ' s " " comic series . The planet was drawn by Gabriel Hardman and Brian Albert Thies and colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Jordan Boyd .