Komm Karsh Komm Karsh was a male Yuuzhan Vong warrior holding the rank of Supreme Commander in 28 ABY . Under Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane , the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy , and Karsh was the leader of the Vong ' s only strategic buffer in case of a major enemy reprisal . However , he perished along with the majority of his fleet in 28 ABY , during his attempt to examine the contents of the libraries of the captured planet Obroa - skai . Karsh ' s death and the loss of his fleet forced the Yuuzhan Vong empire to refrain offensive actions . Biography . Death at Obroa - skai . Komm Karsh was a male Yuuzhan Vong warrior who lived during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy . In 28 ABY , Karsh held the rank of Supreme Commander , and he presided over strategic provisions for the Yuuzhan Vong fleet . At some point , he made a visit to the library world of Obroa - skai in order to extract unspecified intelligence from the libraries there . The Inner Rim planet had been captured by the Yuuzhan Vong forces led by priest Harrar and Commander Tla in 25 ABY , but the libraries were spared wholesale destruction as they provided a massive repository of knowledge for the Yuuzhan Vong in their conquest of the galaxy . New Republic Intelligence , however , had received word that Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane was expected at Obroa - skai , and although it was Karsh who visited the world instead , a trap was set for any Yuuzhan Vong fleet which would leap into the Obroa - skai system . Karsh and his fleet entered the system from hyperspace near the planet , leading the mission from his flagship . The arrival of a ro ' ik chuun m ' arh frigate , the " Ksstarr " , tailed by a weighty New Republic task force under the Agamarian General Keyan Farlander , shocked the Supreme Commander and his forces into battle formation . The yammosk , a Yuuzhan Vong creature created to coordinate battles , onboard Karsh ' s command vessel ordered the frigate " Ksstarr " to remain hidden in the formation as coralskippers moved out to engage the New Republic forces , supported by another yammosk on the planet surface . Karsh matched Farlander ' s movements , drawing his fleet up to approach the enemy vessels with a wide firing angle . Karsh hung back in his flagship , guarded by a starfighter screen as his fleet engaged the enemy . The Supreme Commander had his first yammosk jammed by the New Republic forces , as on the surface of Obroa - skai , the Republic commando unit Wraith Squadron had found the planet ' s war - coordinator . Karsh had brought a second yammosk into battle , however , and his forces made use of the creature ' s coordination skills , as well as their numerical advantage , inflicting considerable damage to Farlander ' s forces even as New Republic technology caused the Yuuzhan Vong ships to fire upon one another . It was not long before the tide of the battle changed once again ; the New Republic jammed the fleet ' s war - coordinator , and Karsh ' s forces fell into disarray . To compound matters , the frigate which Karsh had allowed to take up position at the stern of his vessel , the " Ksstarr " , had in fact been captured by a Republic - allied Jedi task force . Under the command of the Jedi Jaina Solo , the " Ksstarr " opened fire on Karsh ' s command ship , obliterating the weaponry at the stern and altering the flagship ' s gravity signal to suggest that it was an enemy of the Yuuzhan Vong . Soon , Karsh ' s ship was overwhelmed by the concentrated firepower of its own forces , as well as that of the New Republic fleet . Although the Supreme Commander ' s other forces rushed back to help the stricken vessel , a Hapan fleet , led by Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo and allied with the New Republic , leaped in - system and decimated Karsh ' s supporting ships . With a cataclysmic explosion , Karsh ' s flagship blew apart , killing the Supreme Commander . Only one of Karsh ' s vessels escaped the ambush . Legacy . Komm Karsh ' s death — and the near - total destruction of his fleet — proved a bitter blow to the newly - christened Yuuzhan Vong empire . Reeling from the costly capture of the New Republic capital Coruscant , failures in the Pyria system and the Hapes Cluster , as well as the sabotage of the World Brain on the re - shaped galactic capital , Shimrra could not afford to lose such a large portion of the fleet . Warmaster Tsavong Lah was ordered to refrain from continued offensives , allowing the New Republic to regain a fighting chance and defeat the Yuuzhan Vong at Ebaq 9 . Meanwhile , Hreven Karsh , a sibling of the deceased Supreme Commander , was promoted to the rank of commander to replenish the ranks , and led a failed attempt to capture a Jedi force in the Unknown Regions . Behind the scenes . Komm Karsh never appears in person in Walter Jon Williams ' " " , and is killed near the beginning of the novel ; his death , however , has far - reaching consequences . It transpires in " " that Karsh ' s " position " has been filled by his sibling , Hreven Karsh , although for some reason the latter ascends not to the rank of Supreme Commander , but merely to that of commander . Karsh later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia . "