Finn ' s Sith apprentice This Human male served as Sith Master Finn ' s apprentice during the final years of the New Sith Wars . He traveled to a planet with Finn and helped him plant a bomb in a building . After concluding business with an individual , they destroyed the building and proceeded to the landing pad where Finn ' s starship was located . On the way to the ship , the apprentice murdered the Toydarian slave owner Lod in order to free the endentured female Marka , who was being abused by the Toydarian . Finn promptly rebuked the young man for this act of compassion . After he was struck by Finn , Marka helped him up and attempted to use a mind trick to convince the apprentice to take her with the two Sith . He informed Finn , who was already aware of Marka ' s connection with the Force , and was instructed to deal with her . However , he did not deal with Marka , and later met Finn at the Sith Master ' s ship along with the woman . After Finn refused to take Marka with them , Marka seized the apprentice ' s lightsaber and threw him off the landing pad , sending the man plummeting to his death . Biography . This Human male came under the tutelage of the Sith Master Finn during the final years of the New Sith Wars . He and Finn traveled to a planet and planted a bomb in a building . After he and his Master concluded business with an individual , they departed the building and detonated the bomb , destroying the building . As the apprentice and Finn made their way back to the landing pad where their starship was located , they encountered the Toydarian Lod and his slave , a young woman named Marka . The apprentice came to her defense when Lod struck her as retaliation for refusing to impress the two Sith . As Lod conversed with Finn , he called the apprentice a slave . The man immediately became enraged , igniting his lightsaber and ending Lod ' s life , freeing Marka . Finn immediately expressed his disappointment in the apprentice for his role in helping Marka . As the man interrupted , Finn argued that there was no place for compassion from a Sith , and punched the apprentice , knocking him to the ground . As Finn continued to his ship , the apprentice was helped to his feet by Marka , who attempted to use a mind trick to convince the young Sith to take her with him and Finn . He informed Finn that Marka was Force - sensitive , and Finn — who had already sensed her strength with the Force — instructed the young man to deal with her . However , the apprentice and Marka followed Finn up the turbolift which led to the docking pad where Finn ' s ship was waiting . As the apprentice tried to talk to Finn , Marka begged the Sith Master to take her with them so she could learn the Sith ways . He refused , citing the fact that he already had the young man as his apprentice . Marka seized the apprentice ' s lightsaber and pushed the young man who had freed her from slavery off the landing pad , sending him plummeting to his death . Marka assumed the young man ' s role as Finn ' s Sith apprentice . Personality and traits . The apprentice wore a set of black robes and carried a lightsaber containing a red crystal . He also had a stone set on his forehead . The apprentice showed compassion by helping Marka to her feet and freeing her from Lod ' s captivity , though he was also resentful of being called a slave . He was unsure of what to do with Marka after she tried to convince Finn to take her with them . Powers and abilities . The apprentice was able to sense Marka ' s Force - sensitivity . However , he was not immune to her mind tricks . He was capable of utilizing a lightsaber , using the weapon to kill the Toydarian Lod . Behind the scenes . Finn ' s Sith apprentice first appeared in the short comic " The Apprentice " , which was featured in " Star Wars Tales 17 " and written by Mike Denning . In the comic , he 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 . The apprentice was mentioned in Finn ' s and Marka ' s entries in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , elevating the character ' s appearance in " The Apprentice " to C - canon .