Hethrir Hethrir was a male Firrerreo who was at one time , along with his lover Rillao , an apprentice of Darth Vader . His powers in the dark side of the Force would become a threat to not only his son Tigris , but also the children of Han and Leia Organa Solo . Under Emperor Palpatine , Hethrir held the office of Procurator of Justice and with the defeat of the Empire in 4 ABY , became the leader of the Empire Reborn insurgency . Biography . Rise to Power . Lord Hethrir , a Firrerreo , was presumably born on the Firrerreo homeworld of Firrerre during the last decades of the Galactic Republic . During the reign of Emperor Palpatine , he was handpicked by the Sith Lord Darth Vader to receive training as a Dark Jedi . Hethrir excelled in his training , and as a reward , was appointed Procurator of Justice , head of the entire Imperial justice system . The role was an anonymous one , during which he exiled thousands of prisoners in passenger freighter s , and amassed a fortune from his exclusive ability to harvest body - wood . Foreseeing the fall of the Empire , Lord Hethrir made preparations for this eventuality , and when it finally occurred , he fled taking his resources and followers with him into hiding . There he lay low , protected by the anonymity of his former position , plotting for a way to regain his position and restore the glory of the Empire . He developed a vision of an Empire Reborn , with himself as the new Emperor . To achieve this goal , he knew he needed greater access to the Force , and so he also had Crseih Station constructed to serve as a mobile research center where experiments that tested the limits of realspace , hyperspace and otherspace . In 3 ABY , Crseih Station relocated to the Crseih system where it orbited a black hole and a crystallizing white dwarf star . Due to a combination of the disturbances in the Force of a crystallizing star and Hethrir ' s torturing of his prisoners , a mysterious alien known as Waru was brought into the galaxy from another dimension . He was a hideous , extradimensional , Force - sensitive mass of flesh that claimed to be a healer ( though he really robbed his victims of their life force to try to create a portal back to his own dimension ) . In exchange for Force - sensitive victims to feed on , Waru would give Hethrir absolute power over the Force . Sequestered alternatively on Crseih Station and his private worldcraft — a unique gift from the Emperor himself — Hethrir built up a broad power base . Hethrir financed his movement with a flourishing slave trade , supplied by the thousands of prisoners he had condemned and imprisoned in sleeper ships , including his own people , the Firrerreo . Hethrir believed that both he and the Empire would last a thousand years . Thus , after a thousand years , Hethrir planned to return to those freighters and awake their prisoners from their sleep , in the hopes that they would remember him as an all - powerful god whom they had to obey . He established Crseih Research Station — under the alias Asylum Station — as the hub of this slave trade . Disgruntled Imperial lords , eager to regain their power and influence — such as the Lords Brashaa , Cnorec , and Qaqquqqu , and Lady Ucce — joined him , swearing an oath of secrecy and devotion , bringing with them numerous followers and starships . With these finances the Empire Reborn purchased armament from gangsters such as the Rodian Reelo Baruk , and , using armor , shield generators , and power cores scavenged from the derelict Star Destroyers orbiting Endor , outfitted a fleet , with the " Doomgiver " as its flagship . Hethrir recruited Imperial Remnant Admiral Galak Fyyar to his cause in 10 ABY , financing many of his technological enterprises . Fyyar was known more for technological innovation than his skills as a military leader , but had worked closely with the Emperor before disappearing after his death . He consolidated their presence in the Outer Rim , while alliances with Deep Core warlords such as Admiral Harrsk were pursued to strengthen their Core support . When Hethrir and Rillao conceived a child , Darth Vader had high hopes for turning it to the dark side . Rillao , however , had other ideas , and spirited herself and Tigris ( who had no Force powers anyway ) away . Hethrir eventually caught up with them and tortured Rillao , keeping Tigris as his servant . Creation of a Reborn army . Hethrir ' s military forces were led by Admiral Galak Fyyar . Despite an anti - alien bias , Hethrir made Desann ( a Chistori who had abandoned the Jedi Academy after killing a fellow student ) his right hand in the movement , entrusting him with the task of forming a Dark Jedi army . Searches for Force - sensitives on back water worlds such as Tatooine was the main form of recruiting for this army . Those with potential were abducted and taken to the worldcraft for indoctrination . Hethrir , with an ability to dampen others ' Force abilities , would often prevent non - Humans from demonstrating any Force - ability , consigning them to be sold as slaves . Those Humans with Force - potential moved up the ranks of the Helpers , Proctors and Empire Youth . Many of Hethrir ' s trainees were taken to the temple of the Waru on Crseih Station to be " purified " . Waru was posing there as a healer , but occasionally killed beings brought for healing , sucking in their strength . Several of Hethrir ' s Empire Youths , Force - sensitive individuals who had shown devotion to the Empire Reborn and had been " purified " by Waru , were entrusted to Desann by the Firrerreo . Desann , in addition to training those with talent , experimented with imbuing Human Empire Youths without much Force talent ( chosen by Hethrir for reasons of racial dogma rather than pragmatism ) with dark side powers , using Force crystals and ancient alchemical secrets of Sith origin . Hethrir also sought the Valley of the Jedi , which had been revealed to exist by an ally , High Inquisitor Antinnis Tremayne . He tasked Desann with locating it , which he did by tricking the Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn into revealing its location . Desann led his students to the psychic bloodstain remaining at the site , quadrupling their innate powers with the leftover energy from the freed Jedi sprits that were once trapped there . These empowered Empire Youths came to be called the Reborn . Eventually , however , Katarn and Skywalker dealt with Desann and the Reborn , hampering the Empire Reborn movement . A New Turn . Despite pressure mounting from his supporters , and the huge investment into research and training lost , Lord Hethrir still had control of the younger Empire Youth and affiliated indoctrination programs . Having run out of freighter children to sell , he began to steal them from Republic worlds . As such , he was still able to supply Waru with Force - sensitives , and keep his bargain alive . With the Republic preoccupied by Gilad Pellaeon ' s Orinda campaign , Hethrir received a brief reprieve , reorganizing some of his facilities such as that on Alzoc III . However , Kyle Katarn and the Republic continued to dog his steps , destroying that base , and killing some more of his precious few remaining Reborn . Rumors of abducted children also began to surface with Republic agent Winter Retrac sent out to investigate . Still , Hethrir knew that if only he could get Waru to empower him , he could realize his vision . What he needed was a child exceptionally strong in the Force that would enable the Waru to return to his home dimension " and " allow Hethrir to receive the boundless power he craved . Hethrir believed the Solo children would serve this purpose . Fortuitously , Chief of State Leia Organa Solo was undertaking a tour of the Outer Rim worlds soon after in 14 ABY , and was taking her children along with her . While Mon Calamari and Gbu , the first planets on her itinerary would provide no opportunities , Munto Codru , the third planet on the tour , would provide the perfect arena for a kidnapping attempt . Its political system included ritualized " coup abductions " of noble children , who were later ransomed off unharmed . Hethrir correctly surmised that any pursuit or reprisals would be delayed under the assumption his kidnapping was only a part of the political sport . Temporarily blocking Leia ' s ability to sense her children , and using a pressure bomb to incapacitate the children ' s minders — the Wookiee Chewbacca and a local page — Anakin , Jacen , and Jaina Solo as well as the Munto Codru chamberlain ' s wyrwulf were captured and whisked away by skiff . They were shipped off planet to Hethrir ' s worldcraft , while Leia was still being advised to wait for a ransom request . On his worldcraft , Hethrir told the children their parents were dead and that he would look after them from now on as their hold - father . The children were suspicious , however , and proved remarkably resistant to the programming . Hethrir assigned his own son , Tigris , to look after Anakin , and put the twins in with the rest of the imprisoned children , including a Chironian girl , Lusa . The kidnapped children caused much trouble at the station , using the Force to harass the young Proctors . Though held in separate cells , the Solo twins managed to escape their cells , taking a number of the other children with them . With the aid of a female sand dragon that Jacen communicated with , they escaped the entire compound and hid from the Proctors and Helpers in a swamp . Meanwhile , Leia and Chewbacca had been tracking Hethrir through the Force . They discovered a cluster of 24 sleeper ships , including one containing Hethrir ' s ex - mate , the Jedi Healer Rillao . Five years earlier , Hethrir had imprisoned her in a web like torture device on the ship . This ship was full of Firrerreo that Hethrir had imprisoned as a sign of his loyalty to the Emperor , after which he destroyed their entire world . Joining their party , Rillao led Leia and Chewbacca to the Indexer s of Chalcedon — a rival in the slave trade to Hethrir ' s own Asylum Station . Rillao revealed that Hethrir had stolen their son Tigris from her , hoping that he would succeed Hethrir as leader of his Empire Reborn . Upon realizing Tigris had no Force - potential , Hethrir had not even revealed his parentage to the boy , but kept him around as his personal servant . Defeat . Arriving at the worldcraft , Leia , Chewbacca , and Rillao rescued Jacen , Jaina and the other children in the " Alderaan " . They were too late to rescue Anakin though , for Hethrir had already departed for Crseih Station with a phalanx of Proctors , intending to relaunch the Empire Reborn and sacrifice Anakin in the temple of the Waru . Following close on his heels , the two mothers pursued . Also on Crseih Station , Han Solo and Luke Skywalker were investigating reports of a lost Jedi , leaked by con - artist and former acquaintance of Solo , Xaverri . Xaverri had been on the station for a number of years and was deeply concerned about the " healer " Waru , and wanted them to investigate . Luke , however , seemed to be taken by the strange being , his judgment and Force ability crippled by the resonance of the nearby crystallizing star . He became distrustful of Han and Xaverri and convinced he needed Waru ' s help and healing . The conflict came to a head , as the three parties met in the temple of the Waru . In a grand ceremony surrounded by all his supporters , Lord Hethrir planned to sacrifice Anakin on the altar of Waru . The newly arrived Rillao revealed to her son the truth about his father and , Tigris , realizing the infant Anakin had no choice in being " purified , " turned on Hethrir , preventing the sacrifice . The unbalanced Skywalker dove into the Waru in Anakin ' s place , forcing Han and Leia to follow . Hethrir , realizing that Luke was a better sacrifice than Anakin anyway , believed his plans were finally coming to fruition . Rillao , however , launched herself onto Hethrir in a furious attack . Inside the golden ichors of the Waru , Han and Leia managed to draw Luke back , aided by the cries of the Solo children . Enraged by the missed opportunity and Hethrir ' s failure to fulfill his bargain , Waru consumed Hethrir instead . Using Hethrir ' s Force power , the being returned to its home dimension , presumably killing Hethrir . Aftermath . With the crystallizing star dragged dangerously into the black hole , the entire Crseih Station was slaved to the " Millennium Falcon " and together they jumped into hyperspace to the Codru system . The remaining Proctors and many of Hethrir ' s supporters were rounded up and arrested on the station . With Hethrir , Fyyar and Desann killed , the Empire Reborn movement collapsed . Aware of its existence , Leia pledged to find the remaining Empire Youth saboteurs . Some remained at large and eventually joined Desann ' s former apprentice Tavion Axmis , in a Sith cult , called the Disciples of Ragnos . The cult was later destroyed by the joint efforts of Luke Skywalker , Kyle Katarn , and his new apprentice Jaden Korr . The Republic claimed the worldship and Crseih Station , and returned the other kidnapped children to their families . Some of the children , most notably the Chironian Lusa , would go on to join the Junior Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 . Crseih Station would eventually be moved to orbit the planet Pakuuni . Hethrir ' s slaveships were recovered and the Firrerreo people would eventually settle on the planet Belderone , made welcome by another former dark Jedi , Flint . Hethrir ' s captured worldcraft would be studied by Republic engineers , including a former designer of the Death Star , Bevel Lemelisk , and the technology was later used in the New Class project . Finally , Hethrir ' s dream of a resurgent Empire would never be realized with the Imperial Remnant driven back to a paltry number of sectors in the Outer Rim . It would later sign a treaty with the Republic , the Bastion Accords , bringing to an end the long Galactic Civil War . Despite this , Hethrir ' s past actions , particularly his attitude towards alien individuals , would accelerate the growth of anti - Human sentiments among alien peoples and individuals such as Lusa , who joined the Diversity Alliance as a result . Behind the scenes . In " " , Hethrir is referred to as having been Human , despite the characters making this claim having known he was a Firrerreo . However , since these characters are affiliated to the anti - Human Diversity Alliance extremist organization , it may just be them deliberately spreading disinformation and anti - Human propaganda . This does not , however , explain why the Solo twins did not dispute the claim despite knowing it to be false . In fact , in " " , Jaina Solo comments that " certainly Hethrir had been Human . "