Sith Academy ( Korriban ) The Sith Academy on Korriban was a facility in use during the Jedi Civil War and later the Cold War , dedicated to training Force - sensitives in the ways of the Sith , and running archaeological projects in the Valley of the Dark Lords . History . Founding . The Sith Academy on Korriban was established in 3996 BBY during the buildup to the Great Sith War by the disciples of the Sith Lord Exar Kun . One of them , called Jorak Uln , became the Headmaster of the Academy . Despite knowing the Academy ' s existence , the Jedi Order did not lead an assault on the facility after the conclusion of the war . Revan ' s Empire . By the time of the Mandalorian Wars , the entrance to the Academy was the only surface level structure remaining , with sublevels being employed for the training of apprentices . When Darth Revan and Darth Malak reopened the Academy upon their return as Sith Lords to train warriors for their Empire , classes resumed in the sublevels as they trained to fight in the Jedi Civil War . Its students during this time were either Force - sensitives looking to take a side in the conflict , or fallen Jedi , disillusioned with either the Jedi Order , the war , or the Republic in general . Jorak Uln was eventually exiled and succeeded by his apprentice Uthar Wynn who operated the Academy during Lord Revan ' s reign over the Empire . Unbeknownst to Wynn , Revan had been captured by the Jedi during the war and his memory altered . Revan would return to Korriban in the guise of a Sith apprentice and infiltrate the Academy during his search for the lost Rakata n Star Map s . During this time , Revan killed Wynn with the help of fellow apprentice Yuthura Ban , Wynn ' s own apprentice . After Wynn ' s death , Revan convinced Ban to leave the Academy and rejoin the Jedi Order . However , the redemption of Yuthura Ban and the death of Wynn caused an uprising at the Academy . When leaving the valley , Revan and his crew were interrogated by the Sith Guards about why he left the Tomb of Naga Sadow untouched during his visit . Unintentionally revealing his purpose for visiting the tombs , the guards attacked , pitting the entirety of the Academy against the crew of the " Ebon Hawk " . However , due to the experience and training that the crew had and the sheer power and fighting prowess of the former Dark Lord , they managed to defeat the Sith and escape , killing most of the Sith present at the Academy . The history of the Academy all but ended with the climax of the Jedi Civil War . Shortly after the destruction of the Star Forge in the Battle of Rakata Prime , infighting at the Academy and elsewhere , known as the Sith Civil War , turned Korriban into a graveyard once more . It was looted after the fighting died out and the Academy was abandoned again . It wasn ' t until 3951 BBY that Jedi Knight Meetra Surik visited Korriban to search for Jedi Master Lonna Vash . Surik encountered an Academy totally different than Revan had during his Star Forge quest : due to lack of Sith teachers , the Academy had been completely automated , with students relying on computers for basic training . As Surik wandered the emptied Academy , encountering only tuk ' ata and cloaked Sith assassin s of the Sith Triumvirate , she found Vash ' s corpse inside an interrogation room . On her way out , she briefly dueled with Darth Sion ; however , at the urging of Kreia — who preferred not to accompany Surik and thus stayed on the " Ebon Hawk " — she fled the battle , knowing she would have another chance to battle the Sith Lord . True Sith Empire . When the Sith Empire recaptured Korriban and ousted the Republic garrison there during the start of the Great Galactic War , the Empire ordered the reconstruction of the Academy and the rejuvenation of the Valley . Rebuilding the pyramid structure that formed the main levels of the Academy , the Academy trained hundreds of Sith over the years , swelling the ranks of the Empire ' s forces . During the Cold War , the Sith Empire was losing more Sith than it was gaining , allowing for slaves and even aliens to train and become acolytes , although this was frowned upon by many Imperials . Eventually the Empire ' s Wrath and Darth Nox arrived and were trained , becoming immensely important members of the Sith Empire and reaching apprenticeship far quicker than usual acolytes . The Academy was plagued not only by failed acolytes who caused problems outside the Academy , but by instructors suspected of not being true Sith . Inquisitor Arzanon and his Intelligence agents patrolled the Academy ' s grounds searching for traitors in their midst . Brotherhood of Darkness . Korriban was retaken by the Brotherhood of Darkness in 1006 BBY , and they reopened the Academy . During this period the Headmaster was Qordis , and the Blademaster was Kas ' im . The most powerful Sith apprentices were trained here , including Sirak , Githany , and Darth Bane , who would later destroy the Brotherhood and found the Order of the Sith Lords . Legacy . In 23 BBY , a team of Jedi Knights and their Padawans , headed by Obi - Wan Kenobi , entered the Sith Academy while on a mission to track down the galactic criminals Granta Omega and Jenna Zan Arbor . Upon entering the ancient ruins , Kenobi felt a distinct Sith presence — the dark shape of a Sith Lord . Though he did not realize it at the time , this later proved to have been Darth Tyranus , the Sith alter - ego of former Jedi Master Dooku , who was there on Korriban to rendezvous with Omega and Zan Arbor . The two criminals were seeking to strike an alliance of power with the galaxy ' s re - emergent Sith . Anakin Skywalker had fleetingly glimpsed the tall , black - hooded figure of the Sith Lord from behind . Kenobi shuddered at the thought of the thousands , who had come for knowledge and training , who had been trapped within the Academy by their own desires : he seemed to feel each wasted life , each terrible death . So thick and foreboding was the dark side of the Force within the structure , that it seemed to invade Kenobi ' s lungs , and he found it difficult to breathe . For 18 - year - old Anakin , the surging feeling of the dark side seemed to rise up from the soles of his feet and blast through the crown of his head : its undeniable power was stomach - turning , nerve - splitting — nauseating . By the time of the Clone Wars , a very large space inside the abandoned academy building had been converted to a tomb for Darth Bane , founder of the new Sith Order . A colossal statue of the Dark Lord had been erected inside , and his remains had apparently been interred inside a stone sarcophagus which also served as a secret entrance to a chamber used by the Sith to sacrifice Jedi . Layout . A towering pyramidal structure at the rear of the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban , the Sith Academy was made of stone and durasteel and reflected the sun framed at the apex of the structure . At the base of the Academy , the entrance was located at the top of a wide staircase and framed by two kneeling humanoid statues representing slaves bearing the weight of the Sith ' s power . Symbolic of a Sith ' s climb to power , the Academy ' s main hall was located just past the main doors and contained dual stair cases leading to the upper levels . The center piece of the main hall was a narrow stone monument which was carved with the faces of Sith ; the statue was meant to remind students that the climb to success meant crushing those who vie for power along the way . Containing jails in which prisoners would be kept before interrogation , the Academy ' s lower levels contained many chambers for studying , lecturing , meditation , and training . The Sith Archives were situated off of the main hall and contained several levels of resources contained on scrolls and holocrons as well as datapads and holobooks . As a place of study , the Academy was equipped with dormitories to house its students . Guarded by the Dark Honor Guard , the Academy also housed secret Ritual Chambers where creatures such as the Bloodfiend lived ; results of Sith alchemy and sorcery . Near the summit of the pyramid , the rooms were restricted to the highest ranking Sith on Korriban . The Dark Council kept chambers there when for conferences held on the planet and rumor held that the Sith Emperor had a throne room deep in the Academy , though it was seldom used . Curriculum and faculty . Entrance to and life at the Sith Academy was difficult . To be admitted , prospective students were required to impress one of the teachers or students who was already in the Academy , receiving as proof a medallion , or to kill a student and take his or her medallion . Fallen Jedi usually did not have much difficulty in gaining admission , because they had already been trained in the ways of the Force . Prospective students were forced to compete against each other in a group ; one would gain enough prestige to impress the headmaster and become a true Sith , while the others would be forced to wait a year before trying again , assuming they survived . Competition was fierce , and many students were killed in their attempts to outdo their competitors . Further , the Sith held no qualms about killing students to either facilitate an acquaintance ' s acceptance of the dark side or preventing other students being held back . Some students preferred to engage each other in a lethal duel within the Sith training room . Even the Academy ' s headmaster was not immune to backstabbing . It was not uncommon for a headmaster to be overthrown by his or her second - in - command . Whenever this or other political intrigue hit the Academy , people had a tendency to disappear . The cruelty was further demonstrated by the penchant of Academy students to visit the nearby colony of Dreshdae and torment hopefuls wishing to enter the Academy . The Sith also kept their own store of captive Republic soldier s for practice in torture and battle , and had a prison wing to detain and interrogate prisoners . It was also complete with an interrogation room , where Sith officer s brutally interrogated their prisoners . Behind the scenes . The Sith Academy of Korriban made its first appearance in the RPG game " " and not long after , making another appearance in the game ' s . It has recently made an appearance again on another video game , this time the massively multiplayer online role - playing game " " , released by BioWare in December 2011 as the spawning and ending place for both the Sith Inquisitor and Sith Warrior class storylines . The Academy on Korriban is referenced in the of Jude Watson ' s " Jedi Quest " series simply as the " ancient Sith monastery " — thousands of years old , deserted for hundreds of years , but still a presence of evil . Once a bastion of Sith lore and learning where thousands had once trained " and thousands of hopefuls had once disappeared forever , " the Academy was , at once , repulsive " and " alluring to the Jedi . The original inhabitants of Korriban who had built ( and , in later years , " re - built " ) the Sith complex had , of course , long since vanished and nothing thrived there : but if the ancient stones could speak , " they would talk of blood and terror . " For though the Sith Academy had had the same goals as did the Jedi Temple — " study " and " learning " — this place had been ruled by " fear " . The high walls that narrowed in harsh lines and pyramidal angles near the top were designed to create a feeling of entrapment ; slightly askew , they were meant to intimidate and keep beings off - balance . With no openings to light or air , there were only the massive columns , bleak towering walls , and hard floors of cold gray stone . Watson describes the massive Sith structures as having giant exterior walls comprised of great stones that , by 23 BBY , had " shifted " over the years , with sundry large slabs propped up against one another , and others that had toppled and crumbled into boulders ; within , vast echoing chambers that rivaled the Jedi Temple Great Hall were shrouded in darkness . An oppressive dread emanated from the ancient cracks and hollows ; the walls wept with moisture . Ancient voices could be heard , and spectral images of torture and pain passed , then vanished , like phantoms in the night . In Watson ' s description , huge statues of terrifying beasts from many worlds marched on either sides of its great corridors . Vestiges of the Sith ' s greed - torn Order were strewn across a vast , ancient hangar where aggression and technology met — remains of huge hulking ships were witnesses to the Order ' s own perceived invincibility that , ultimately , was brought down in disaster by vengeance , lust and pride .