Marka Marka was a Force - sensitive Human female who was enslaved to the Toydarian Lod . During the final years of the New Sith Wars , she encountered the Sith Master Finn and his apprentice . After Lod struck Marka for disobeying her , the apprentice killed the Toydarian , freeing her . She used a mind trick on the young man in an attempt to convince him to take her with the Sith , and she then followed the two Sith to their starship and begged Finn to allow her to accompany them . When the Sith Master refused , citing the fact that he already had an apprentice , Marka seized the apprentice ' s lightsaber and pushed him off the building ' s docking pad , murdering him . With his death , she assumed the role of Finn ' s new Sith apprentice . Biography . Marka , a Human female , was enslaved by the Toydarian Lod during the final years of the New Sith Wars . She and Lod encountered the Sith Master Finn and his apprentice on a planet shortly after they destroyed a building . Lod ordered Marka to impress the men by showing them her teeth ; however , she refused . Lod struck her , and Finn ' s apprentice helped Marka to her feet , swearing that Lod would not hit her again . As Lod conversed with Finn , the young man killed the Toydarian , freeing Marka . After Finn rebuked him for helping Marka , she thanked the man and used a mind trick on the apprentice in an attempt to convince him to take her with the Sith . She followed the apprentice as he went to tell Finn that she was Force - sensitive , and the Sith Master ordered his pupil to deal with Marka . However , she and the apprentice pursued Finn up the turbolift which led to the docking pad where the Sith ' s starship was . Marka begged Finn to allow her to accompany them , saying that she could learn the Sith ways , but Finn refused , citing that he already had an apprentice and had no use for a slave . In order to overcome this obstacle , Marka seized the apprentice ' s lightsaber and threw him off the docking pad , sending him plummeting to his death . Marka then assumed the role of Finn ' s new Sith apprentice . Personality and traits . When Finn ' s apprentice killed Lod and freed Marka , she was grateful for his actions , but she also attempted to convince him to take her with the Sith . After Finn initially refused to allow her to accompany them due to the fact that he had a pupil , she murdered the man who freed her from slavery in order to become Finn ' s apprentice . After becoming Finn ' s apprentice , he demanded absolute loyalty from Marka . Powers and abilities . Marka was noted by Finn as powerful with the Force ; the Sith Master was able to sense her ability when she and Lod approached him and his apprentice . Marka was able to use the mind trick ability , and utilized it on Finn ' s Sith apprentice . Behind the scenes . Marka first appeared in the short comic " The Apprentice " , which was featured in " Star Wars Tales 17 " and written by Mike Denning . In the comic , she was drawn by David Nakayama . The story was later compiled into a trade paperback version and republished in " Star Wars Tales Volume 5 " . Plausible stories in " Star Wars Tales 1 " – " 20 " were initially viewed as S - canon until referenced in a non - " Tales " source , at which point the subject matter was elevated to C - canon status . Marka received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , elevating the character ' s appearance in " The Apprentice " to C - canon .