Jedi — The Dark Side 5 Jedi — The Dark Side 5 is the final issue in the " " comic book miniseries . Set in 53 BBY , the series follows Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his Padawan Xanatos as they attempt to prevent civil war from erupting on Xanatos ' s homeworld of Telos IV . It was released on September 21 , 2011 . Publisher ' s summary . " Civil war has broken out on Telos IV . As the governor rallies his military , Jedi Qui - Gon Jinn struggles desperately to uncover the reason for the planet ’ s unrest , in hope of stopping the war . . . " " But Qui - Gon ’ s troubled Padawan isn ’ t helping : his homecoming to Telos has been anything but happy , and the recent events — including the horrific death of a family member — have fueled his growing anger . This time , though , Qui - Gon is the target ! " Synopsis . The issue starts with the Telosian governor Crion mourning the loss of his daughter , Nason , while Xanatos attempts to console him . Crion brushes aside these condolences , labeling Nason ' s death as an act of sacrifice . Crion goes on to sway Xanatos fully to his side , completely explaining his entire scheme to him . Meanwhile , Minister Hukowl An Devi is visited by Dairoki , a former Jedi and agent of Crion . Dairoki voiced his frustrations with Crion , fearing that he is losing focus in his grief , and letting slip to An Devi how he and Crion were responsible for setting the Telosian Civil War in motion . An Devi , who had been unaware of the scheme , attacks Dairoki , who fends him off and flees the planet . As the Civil War escalates , with Crion and Xanatos observing from their palace , Qui - Gon Jinn prepares to approach his wayward apprentice to apologize before arranging passage off - world for himself and Orykan Tamarik . Before he can do so , he is approached by An Devi . While Qui - Gon goes to confront Crion , An Devi publicly denounces Crion , revealing his scheme to pin the activities of Telosian rebels on the nearby Toprawa system , to whip the Telosian population into a nationalist frenzy . Qui - Gon finds Crion and his guard prepared for battle , and things quickly turn violent . While fending off the guardsman , Qui - Gon offers to take him off - world to safeguard him , an offer Crion aggressively refuses . Orykan the intervenes , despite Qui - Gon ' s earlier command to stay back , though she is quickly disarmed by Crion , who declares his intent to kill her then Qui - Gon . In response , Qui - Gon attacks Crion , shattering his sword . As Crion falls into the fireplace , Qui - Gon leaps at him and impales the Governor . Enraged , Xanatos attacks Qui - Gon , knocking the latter ' s lightsaber into the fireplace where it is destroyed . Xanatos begins ranting about how his actions have signified his advancement as a Jedi ; he had forgiven his father for abandoning him , and cites that he is facing his primary weakness , his selfishness . Falling completely to the Dark side of the Force , Xanatos attacks Qui - Gon , who defends himself with Orykan ' s lightsaber before kicking his wayward apprentice aside . Continuing his rant , Xanatos takes his father ' s hand and uses Crion ' s ring , now red - hot , to sear his family crest into his cheek . Before the duel can resume , rioters break into the palace , and Xanatos vanishes into the crowd . Qui - Gon reports to the Jedi Council via holocomm , explains that the Civil War had ended , and that he had killed Crion . Furthermore , he reveals that An Devi is the new governor , and that he has arranged passage for Orykan back to Coruscant , while Qui - Gon left alone . While the Jedi promise to have a Kaiburr crystal prepared so Qui - Gon can construct a replacement lightsaber , they question him about his current location , and the whereabouts of Xanatos . Qui - Gon claims that Xanatos died in the fighting , and that he doesn ' t intend to return to the Jedi Temple for some time .