Operation supernova Operation supernova was Jedi Knight Meetra Surik ' s term for the skirmish that took place in a cave outside of Kaas City on the planet Dromund Kaas during the year 3950 BBY . After discovering that Jedi Master Revan had been taken captive by a member of the Sith species , Surik traveled to Dromund Kaas to rescue him . Surik then met with a Sith called Sechel , who was also Dark Council or Darth Nyriss ' advisor . She learned the person she was looking for was a Sith Lord and paid Sechel four thousand credits to set up a meeting with the Sith . Sechel told Scourge — the Sith that captured Revan — that a woman was looking for him , and Scourge had him set up the meeting and told him to have Murtog , Darth Nyriss ' security chief , and his crew meet him there . Sechel later informed Surik of the Sith ' s identity , Scourge , and told her to meet him at a cave outside of Kaas City . There , she was ambushed by Murtog and three other soldiers , and was forced to kill them . Shortly after the skirmish , Lord Scourge agreed to help Surik rescue Revan in exchange for the Jedi helping to assassinate the Sith Emperor . Prelude . In 3950 BBY , Jedi Knight Meetra Surik and T3 - M4 , Jedi Master Revan ' s companion , traveled to Dromund Kaas , the capital of the Sith Empire , to rescue Revan after discovering he had been taken captive by a Sith on the Outer Rim planet Nathema . Surik arrived at Kaas City ' s spaceport and met with a local merchant named Larvit to exchange some diamonds for information , a meeting with a Sith called Sechel — who was also Dark Council or Darth Nyriss ' advisor — and over twelve thousand Imperial credit s . Surik later met with Sechel in the Nexus Room cantina , and she showed him the holoimage of the Sith that was recorded by T3 , who had been present with Revan on Nathema and had recorded Revan ' s capture . Surik learned the person she was after was a Sith Lord and paid Sechel four thousand credits to set up a meeting between them . Sechel told Scourge — the Sith that captured Revan on Nathema — that Surik had a holoimage of him and was looking for him ; Scourge ordered Sechel to set up a meeting and to have Darth Nyriss ' security chief , Murtog , and his crew meet him there . Sechel later informed Surik of the Sith ' s identity , Scourge , and instructed her to meet him at a cave outside of Kaas City . She received several premonitions of a trap before she arrived at the cave . The skirmish . After arriving at the cave , Surik entered and was ordered to lie down and surrender by one of the four soldiers , consisting of Murtog , a male soldier , and two female soldiers . She had T3 turn on his headlight to full power , blinding the four soldiers who were wearing night goggles . They opened fire on Surik , forcing her to evade ; Surik jumped and used her lightsaber to stab and kill a nearby male soldier . She then used the Force to hurl a female soldier into the far wall , killing her on impact . The other two soldiers ripped the goggles from their heads and opened fire on Surik . While the other male soldier was distracted , T3 used his flamethrower to set him ablaze . His shrieks distracted the surviving female soldier long enough for Surik to charge and use her lightsaber to cleave through the soldier ' s armor and body . Aftermath . After the skirmish Lord Scourge , who had witnessed the whole battle , realized that Surik had come to rescue Revan and revealed to her that the Jedi had been taken captive . Following a brief conversation , Scourge agreed to take Surik to Revan and to help rescue him . The Sith Lord also told her of the Sith Emperor and of the ritual the Emperor performed to gain immortality , and of how the Emperor planned to start another war with the Galactic Republic . Scourge agreed to provide proof of his claims when Surik indicated she needed more to go on that just his word . Later , Scourge ambushed Sechel in his secret apartment . The Sith Lord then took the files that proved that Nyriss and the other Dark Councilors were conspiring against the Emperor and killed Sechel . Scourge returned to the cave , giving the files to Surik and allowing her three hours to look them over . T3 cracked the encryption and verified the data in half the time . Surik then agreed to accept the Sith ' s help . Meanwhile , Scourge secretly enlisted the Emperor ' s help in rescuing Revan by giving him the files about the conspiracy being carried out by the Dark Council . After being verified , the Emperor purged the Dark Council at the same time Scourge and Surik rescued Revan . After rescuing Revan , Scourge revealed his reason for helping and talked the Jedi into attempting to assassinate the Emperor . Behind the scenes . Operation supernova first appeared in Drew Karpyshyn ' s novel " " , which was released on November 15 , 2011 . The article does not reflect how Murtog or the unidentified male soldier died , since the novel does not specify which one Surik used Shiak on , nor which one was set on fire by T3 - M4 .