Treis Sinde Master Treis Sinde was a Human male Imperial Knight who served Emperor Roan Fel and his Empire - in - exile in 137 ABY . Partnered with Master Sigel Dare , he was assigned to sabotage the new " Imperious " - class Star Destroyer " Imperious " nearing completion in the shipyard over Dac in order to keep it out of the hands of Darth Krayt ' s Sith Empire . After successfully planting explosives on board , they discovered that the vessel had been stolen by Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance . Deciding to inform Stazi of the explosives , Sinde and Dare rescued Monia Gahan , a Mon Calamari pilot from Rogue Squadron who had been assigned to slice into the shipyards ' defensive system . Together , they rescued other Alliance captives from the recent battle , and sought to steal a shuttle to escape the planet and join up with the Alliance fleet . As they prepared to depart , the Quarren Sith Lord Darth Azard tried to stop them . Sinde engaged the Sith Lord in combat , giving Dare , Gahan and the Alliance pilots time to escape . Using an explosion caused by Dare during the shuttle ' s escape , Sinde retreated from his fight with Azard , going underground and joining a Mon Calamari resistance group that had formed in the wake of Krayt ' s proclaimed genocide against them . Allying with the Mon Calamari Rangers , Sinde assisted them by advising them on military tactics and strategies , and helping them defend the Mon Calamari refugees who had taken refuge on the planet ' s ocean floor . After several months , Sinde was able to contact Emperor Fel on Bastion , and was ordered to return as soon as possible to train new Imperial Knights . Despite feeling that his work on Dac was crucial , he was prepared to obey his Liege ' s orders . However , at the same time , the Sith scientist Vul Isen created a Sea Leviathan to hunt down the Mon Calamari refugees and suck them dry of their life - energies . When word of its existence reached Sinde , he initially counseled the Rangers to leave it alone and sacrifice the refugees to safeguard the few Ranger units operating on the planet . When Captain Tanquar , leader of the Rangers , made it clear that would not happen , Sinde devised a plan to destroy the Leviathan . While the Rangers attacked Isen ' s AT - AT Swimmer that was riding herd on the creature , Sinde took command of a number of Devilsquid s , six tentacled creatures that hunted Mon Calamari . Sinde directed them to attack the Leviathan , and they dragged it into the depths of the Devil ' s Crevasse , where the Devilsquids made their home . Returning to Ranger Grotto , Sinde reported to Fel that obtaining transport off the planet was impossible . Fel told the Knight to return when the situation was merely difficult , not impossible , and sent Sinde ' s former apprentice , Sigel Dare to retrieve him and return him to Bastion . Sinde returned to Bastion following a confrontation with Master Dare , and the offer from Jedi Master Asaak Dan — who had accompanied Dare to Dac — to take his place in guiding and assisting the Mon Calamari Rangers . Although he took up his post training new Imperial Knights , he accompanied Emperor Fel to the planet Agamar , where representatives from the Empire and Jedi Order were meeting to formalize an alliance to oppose the Sith Empire . During the trip to Agamar , Fel admitted to Sinde that training new Knights was not the only reason for ordering Sinde back to Bastion ; the Emperor was fearful of corruption , and needed Sinde by his side to counsel him . On Agamar , Sinde , along with his fellow Knights , guarded Fel during the meeting with the Jedi delegation . As the meeting came to a close , Moff Nyna Calixte , head of Imperial Intelligence in Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire , arrived to warn the congregation that the Sith knew of the meeting , and with the intention of capturing or killing the Emperor . During the subsequent battle with members of the One Sith , Sinde helped Antares Draco , leader of the Imperial Knights , evacuate the Emperor from the battle . Sinde later commanded the Imperial forces sent to defend the Jedi ' s Hidden Temple on Taivas from Sith - Imperial forces , and was aboard the flagship " Jagged Fel " during the Battle of Coruscant . Biography . Early service . The Human male Treis Sinde was a fully trained Imperial Knight who held the rank of Master , and served the Fel Empire under both Emperor Fel II , and his son , Roan Fel , the latter of whom he trained alongside when they were both apprentice s . Prior to 130 ABY , the year that the Sith Lord Darth Krayt usurped control of the Empire and reorganized it into the Sith Empire , Sinde commanded a mission to the Unknown Regions on board the starship " Intrepid " . Under his command was the Sluissi technician Chief Bor Alsek . When Emperor Fel was forcibly deposed by Darth Krayt , Sinde remained loyal to him and joined his Empire - in - exile , which , by 137 ABY , was based on the planet Bastion . At some point , he trained Sigel Dare to knighthood ; she eventually reached the rank of Master herself , and would come to surpass her teacher ' s skills with the lightsaber during their practice rounds . Sabotaging the " Imperious " . With the " Imperious " - class Star Destroyer " Imperious " nearing completion at the shipyards at Dac , Emperor Fel authorized a mission to sabotage the vessel , denying its usage to Darth Krayt ' s Sith Empire . Sinde and Master Sigel Dare were dispatched to Dac to destroy the vessel . Infiltrating the " Imperious " , they planted three sets of explosives — they fully expected the first two sets to be found , but were confident the third set would remain undiscovered . They primed the explosives to go off when the ship ' s weapon systems came online during the vessel ' s shakedown cruise , reasoning that the ship would be far away enough from Dac at the time so that the Mon Calamari would not be blamed for the sabotage . However , Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance executed a bold mission to steal the " Imperious " for his own forces . Stazi succeeded in his plan , spiriting away the ship from Dac , although it cost him his own flagship , the " Indomitable " , in the process . Sinde , realizing that the explosives would not be discovered by the Alliance , decided that they had to warn Stazi of the sabotage . Although Dare did not see the point — believing that the Alliance admiral was as much their enemy as the Sith — Sinde knew that Fel hoped to ally with Stazi and that , by warning the admiral , they might be able to convince him of their good intentions and convince him to enter into negotiations for an alliance with Emperor Fel . Escape from Dac . To achieve their goal of warning Stazi , they needed to contact a member of the Alliance and get their assistance in relaying word to the Duros admiral . Tracking down Monia Gahan — niece of former Senator and Galactic Alliance Triumvirate member Gial Gahan — Sinde and Dare saved her from execution at the hands of a squad of stormtroopers and informed her of the situation . Gahan was a member of Rogue Squadron , and had been assigned to slice into the Dac planetary defenses during Stazi ' s assault , co - opting them for use by the Alliance . She agreed to help the Imperial Knights reach Stazi , but only if they assisted in the rescue of Alliance pilots captured during the battle . While Dare disagreed with risking themselves unnecessarily , Gahan convinced Sinde to participate in the rescue , pointing out that the successful liberation of the pilots would go a long way to convince Stazi of their sincerity . When the Knights and Gahan rescued the pilots — which included Rogue Squadron pilot Ronto — Sinde quickly laid out a plan to get them all off - planet . He instructed three of the pilots to put on stormtrooper armor , and with Dare posing as an Imperial lieutenant , the group moved up to the hangar levels where Dare used a mind trick to convince the captain on - duty that they were authorized to load the prisoners aboard the personal shuttle of Darth Azard , a Quarren Sith Lord . Sinde assisted in incapacitating the crew as the Alliance personnel boarded and prepped the ship for flight . Unfortunately for them , Azard had sensed a disturbance in the Force , and had tracked it to his shuttle . Sinde , waiting at the aft boarding ramp , saw Azard coming towards the shuttle with his lightsaber lit . He informed Dare of the situation , ordering her to get the shuttle off the ground and meet up with Stazi , then leapt from the back of the shuttle to engage Azard . Duel with a Dark Lord . Sinde and Azard dueled on the hangar level , and the Imperial Knight sought to stop the Sith Lord from raising the alarm . During the duel , Dare used the Force to maneuver a fuel tank attached to the shuttle into the path of its rear guns . Dare then commanded one of the Alliance pilots to fire on the fuel tank , causing a massive explosion on the hangar level that covered their escape . Sinde used the explosion to cover his own retreat from the duel with Azard , diving off the edge of the hangar level . Sinde survived the fall , joining up with one of the many resistance groups forming in the wake of Darth Krayt ' s massacre of the Mon Calamari Council , the first stage of a genocide ordered to punish their supposed participation in the theft of the " Imperious " . His willingness to sacrifice himself allowed Dare , Gahan and the Alliance prisoners to join up with the Alliance fleet , warning him of the explosives planted on the Advanced Star Destroyer , and broaching the subject of an alliance between Stazi ' s forces and Fel ' s . Advising the Rangers . Sinde allied himself with the Mon Calamari Rangers , operating out of a hidden base known as Ranger Grotto . The Imperial Knight advised the Rangers in battle tactics and assisted them in defending the Mon Calamari refugees hiding in hidden camps on the ocean floor . However , Sinde knew that the Rangers did not have resources to remove the Sith and Imperial presence from Dac — they were simply fighting for time until the rest of the galaxy got their act together and united to drive the invaders from the planet . Cut off from the Empire - in - Exile , Emperor Fel wondered if Sinde had survived as they had heard nothing from him in months . Master Dare insisted that Sinde was still alive , however . A bold plan . Sinde devised a plan to capture the Acklay Battle Fortress " Sea Lion " — an Imperial war machine that operated underwater — by shadowing it with Rangers operating Krakana fighters . Sinde believed that the Acklay would give the Rangers a mobile battle platform that they badly needed . However , when the Acklay that they were tracking came across a refugee camp and began attacking it with Shark fighters , the Rangers abandoned the plan and launched a premature attack to protect their people . Sinde , clad in an underwater battle suit and wielding his lightsaber , joined the battle just as the " Sea Lion " dispatched seatroopers from Alpha Squadron . Using an inkbomb to blind the squad , Sinde engaged the seatroopers in combat , swiftly dispatching them by using the Force and his lightsaber . Sinde used the Force to propel himself into the Acklay ' s fight / flight deck , and began engaging Imperial forces within the battle fortress itself . During the fighting , blaster bolts hit one of the Acklay ' s fuel tanks , triggering an explosion on the deck that cracked the hull and allowed water to begin seeping in . Sinde was caught in the explosion and thrown across the deck ; as he recovered , he came face to face with Chief Alsek , the Sluissi he had served with on the " Intrepid " years before . Alsek had a blaster rifle trained on the Imperial Knight , and demanded to know why he had attacked fellow Imperials . Sinde told him he served the rightful Emperor , while Alsek countered that he served the throne , not a single man . He followed the orders of his lawful superiors , and it was his duty to follow orders . Sinde replied that he had his own duty , and asked Alsek not to make him kill the Sluissi . Alsek , already mortally wounded by the explosion on the fight / flight deck , fired . Sinde deflected the bolt , sending it arcing back into Alsek , killing him . Sinde returned to the Ranger Grotto , and rebuked the leader of the Rangers , Captain Tanquar , when the Mon Calamari claimed they should be proud of their efforts in driving off an Acklay Battle Fortress . When Tanquar countered that they could not stand by while the fortress slaughtered their people , Sinde reminded the Mon Calamari that they needed to prioritize . He told them that they could not beat the Empire , and that their true goal was to hold on long enough for outside forces to come to their assistance . In a private conversation , Tanquar told Sinde that — despite their differing opinions — they were not ungrateful for his help . Sinde told the Mon Calamari about being forced to kill Alsek , a being who had served under him . Discussing loyalties and obedience to duty , Tanquar asked the Imperial Knight what would happen if Emperor Fel ordered Sinde to betray or abandon the Rangers . Sinde told him that he was glad to be where he was , able to help those in need . He held a deep respect for the Mon Calamari , and told Tanquar that he would never choose to betray him . New threats . To further the genocide on Dac , the Givin Sith scientist Vul Isen created a Sea Leviathan which could suck dry the life energy of any Mon Calamari it came into proximity of , instantly killing them . After testing it on the Mon Calamari incarcerated at Imperial Extermination Camp 28 , Darth Azard — the Sith in charge of the extermination of the Mon Calamari population — ordered it to proceed to the location of the refugee camp that the " Sea Lion " had attacked in the hopes of drawing out the Rangers . Isen and Azard accompanied the Leviathan in an AT - AT Swimmer to an area near the Devil ' s Crevasse . There , it encountered a pair of Krakana fighters piloted by the Rangers Shonmai and Adriphar . The two Mon Calamari managed to gather intelligence data on the beast , but Adriphar ' s fighter was shot down by the Swimmer . While attempting to escape , the Leviathan sucked Adriphar ' s life energy straight out of the Mon Calamari , killing the Ranger . Shonmai managed to escape , and headed back to Ranger ' s Grotto . In return for Sinde ' s assistance , the Rangers managed to build a communications unit that allowed him to contact Emperor Fel on Bastion . Fel ordered Sinde to return as soon as possible , as he needed the veteran to train more Imperial Knights . Sinde told him that he was doing essential work on Dac , and that his actions might lead to an alliance between the Empire - in - Exile and the Mon Calamari . Fel told him that the Mon Calamari had traditionally supported the Rebellion or the New Republic , and that they would never ally with the Empire . He expected the Knight to return at his earliest opportunity . The conversation had been overheard by Captain Tanquar , and a brief argument between the Mon Calamari and Sinde ensued . Tanquar appealed to Sinde , believing that his service to the Force meant that he should remain on Dac where he could make a difference . Sinde countered this , stating that Imperial Knights believed that they served the Force by serving an Empire that stood for order and stability . They were interrupted by the news that Shonmai had returned from patrol alone , and the pair went to hear his report . Shonmai relayed her encounter with the Leviathan , and that it was heading towards a refugee camp . Tanquar immediately ordered the Rangers to their Krakanas so that they could engage the beast . However , Sinde recognized that the creature was a Leviathan , and that any attack by the Rangers on it was doomed to failure . He told the Rangers of the creature ' s origins — that it was a product of Sith science — and that it would folly to throw away their lives on an assault on the beast . Incensed , Tanquar demanded to know whether or not Sinde was saying that they should sacrifice the refugees ; Sinde replied that was the case , when it was necessary for the greater good . He pointed out that the Mon Calamari had precious few Ranger units , and needed every single one of the them . The Ranger captain told the Knight that his way — the Imperial way — was not the way of the Mon Calamari . Seeing that the Rangers were committed to the assault , Sinde relented and devised a possible plan to destroy the Leviathan . Although the Krakana the Rangers used would do nothing to the Leviathan , he surmised that they might be able to turn the beast if they attacked the AT - AT Swimmer riding shotgun with it . At the same time , two or three Rangers would lead the refugees to the Devil ' s Crevasse . The Rangers initially balked at this idea , since the Crevasse was so named as it was inhabited by Devilsquid s , vicious six tentacled creatures that preyed on Mon Calamari . Sinde intended to use the Devilsquids to attack the Leviathan , using the Force to take control of the creatures . Tanquar asked the Knight why he was now willing to help them , to which Sinde replied that it was because the Ranger captain was his friend . Confronting the Leviathan . As Tanquar led the Rangers in an assault on the AT - AT Swimmer , which was carrying both Vul Isen and Darth Azard , Sinde donned his underwater armor and took control of a large number of Devilsquid . Directing them towards the Leviathan , the Devilsquids used their tentacles to attack the creature , pulling at its flesh and scales , and dragging it towards the Devil ' s Crevasse . Sinde attacked the creature himself with his lightsaber , although the Leviathan attempted to drain his life energy . However , as the Leviathan had been bred to kill Mon Calamari only , the energy tendril from the creature did little injury to Sinde , although it did damage his armor . As the Devilsquid dragged the Leviathan down into the depths of the Devil ' s Crevasse , Sinde — his armor malfunctioning — was rescued by Tanquar . The Rangers had successfully destroyed the AT - AT Swimmer when Shonmai had sacrificed herself to ram the vessel as its shields were lowered to launch Shark fighters . Back at the Ranger ' s Grotto , Sinde again contacted Emperor Fel to warn him that the Sith had resurrected the Leviathan , and that Bastion should be put on alert . Fel noted this , then inquired as to Sinde ' s return to Bastion . The Knight asked when a transport would be sent for him . Fel was unable to spare any to pick him up , and Sinde noted that acquiring a transport off the planet was impossible at the time . Fel , noting that his father had warned him of Sinde ' s stubborn streak , told him to return when it was simply difficult , and not impossible . Following his report , Sinde met with Tanquar . He noted that their accomplishment over the Leviathan was not really a victory , and that they had simply won the right to fight for one more day . Tanquar , relieved that Sinde was staying with them , noted that , even if they did not have an ally in the Empire , they at least had a friend in Sinde . Shortly after , Master Dare was ordered by Emperor Fel to travel to Dac and retrieve Sinde . Fel , operating on intelligence that Darth Krayt " may " have perished during an assault on the planet Had Abbadon , believed — if Krayt really was dead — that a strike against the One Sith was a very real possibility . Dare , who was with Admiral Stazi ' s Galactic Alliance Remnant fleet , requested the use of an Imperial shuttle from the captured " Imperious " — which had since been renamed " Alliance " . Stazi agreed , on the condition that Togruta Jedi Master Asaak Dan accompanied her . Reunion and return . Aware of Dare ' s mission to retrieve him , Sinde and Tanquar traveled to the appointed rendezvous . Welcoming his former apprentice , he shocked Dare by telling her that he would not be returning with her . Sinde believed that the Force was telling him to remain with the Rangers and continue his work , and felt it was more important than returning to Bastion to train new Imperial Knights . Dare insisted that Sinde was to obey Emperor Fel ' s orders , and ignited her lightsaber ; Sinde implored her not to start a fight , as he had been the one to train her in the ways of the lightsaber . However , Dare was adamant ; Sinde would return with her , or he would die on Dac . Dismayed that Dare believed that an Imperial Knight ' s duty was a matter of personal loyalty to Emperor Fel , and feeling that many of the younger Knights were losing sight of what an Imperial Knight was meant to be , Sinde began to duel her . As the pair fought , Master Dan ignited his own lightsaber and intervened . Drawing their attention to him , he told Sinde that he agreed with Master Dare ; specifically , that if Sinde thought that younger Imperial Knights were losing focus and forgetting that an Imperial Knight ' s duty was to the Force as embodied by the Emperor rather that obeying the Emperor above the will of the Force , then it was his duty to return to Bastion to train them correctly . However , Master Dan also saw that the Ranger ' s needed help , and offered to stay on Dac , taking Sinde ' s place . Seeing the wisdom in Dan ' s offer , Sinde accepted . He bade farewell to Tanquar , and prepared to leave Dac with Dare . Sinde returned to Bastion with Dare , and took up the position of training Imperial Knights . Shortly after returning , he oversaw a practice duel between Masters Ganner Krieg and Azlyn Rae . Master Rae had been severely injured during a battle with Sith forces on the planet Had Abbadon , and her life was saved by the outlaw tech Bantha Rawk who designed a special armor to keep her body functioning . The armor was then redesigned and improved by the Master armorer Hogrum Chalk , a former Imperial Knight . Sinde admonished Krieg for going easy during the duel , telling him that Rae needed to test her armor fully , and that it was better to find out if the armor was worthless in a practice duel rather than in actual combat . Agamar Peace Talks . As the Empire , the Galactic Alliance and the Jedi Order began to realize the need to work together to overthrow the Sith Empire , a meeting was arranged between the Empire and Jedi on the planet Agamar . Emperor Fel travelled to the meeting aboard the " Dauntless " , a " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer , and took Master Sinde along with him . During the trip , the two sparred with their lightsabers , and Sinde deduced from their conversation that training Imperial Knights was not the only reason that Fel had brought him back from Dac . Fel admitted that he was fearful of being corrupted , and that the last seven years since his forced exile from Coruscant had been hard on him . Sinde — who had heard of his Emperor ' s intent to take possession of and use the Muur Talisman , a Sith artifact capable of creating Rakghoul s — questioned Fel over whether or not he really intended to use it . Fel wondered if using the dark side of the Force to free the galaxy was justifiable ; Sinde told him that it was not , and that it was too high a price to pay since Fel would just become another Krayt . He also reminded him that it was the duty of the Imperial Knights — including Fel ' s own daughter , Princess Marasiah — to kill the Emperor if he turned to the dark side , since they looked to him for direction , and that he embodied their connection to the Force . Fel admitted to Sinde that he would have made him leader of the Imperial Knights were he not always so contrary . Sinde told Fel to let Antares Draco keep that job — Sinde had his hands full riding herd on Fel himself . On Agamar , Master Sinde and Fel — along with their fellow Imperial Knights Antares Draco , Ganner Krieg , Sigel Dare and Marasiah Fel — made camp for the night , and waited for the morning to attend the appointed meeting . Sinde felt the presence of the Jedi delegation , and relayed the information to Draco . The leader of the Imperial Knights felt that by leaving Bastion , the Emperor had exposed himself and his daughter to unnecessary danger . Sinde and Draco discussed the security arrangements surrounding the meeting ; Sinde assured Draco that that secrecy would ensure their safety while Draco was wary of an attack upon the assembly . The discussion turned to one regarding Draco ' s priorities if an attack " were " to occur . Sinde — aware of Draco ' s love for the princess — questioned if the leader of the Imperial Knights could make the hard choice if he had to chose between saving one or the other . Draco assured him that he knew his duty , and questioned whether the elder Knight knew his . Sinde stated that his place was at the Emperor ' s side . The following morning , Emperor Fel and the Imperial Knights met with the Jedi delegation , which was led by the Whiphid Jedi Master K ' Kruhk , a member of the Jedi Council . During the meeting , the two parties agreed to a formal alliance , with Emperor Fel allowing Bastion to serve as a safe haven for both the Jedi and the Galactic Alliance . As the meeting drew to a close , Master Draco sensed an intruder approaching the meeting place , riding a local animal . As the beast and its rider drew closer , Master Sinde gave the order to open fire on it . Masters Krieg and Dare opened fire with their blasters , striking the beast , and causing the rider to implore them to stop firing . Emperor Fel recognized the voice as belonging to Nyna Calixte , a High Moff serving on Darth Krayt ' s Council of Moffs and head of Imperial Intelligence . Despite the fact that she was an enemy , Fel ordered his Knights to cease fire . Calixte , held at lightsaber point , hurriedly told the assembled Imperial Knights and Jedi that the Sith were aware of their meeting , and had a task force under the command of Moff Rulf Yage to capture or kill the Emperor . As the task force , led by the " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer " War Hammer " , engaged Fel ' s " Dauntless " in orbit , Calixte informed the assemblage that they had to run if they were to survive . Calixte ' s warning was too late , however ; members of the One Sith emerged from underwater , igniting their lightsabers and preparing to engage the assembled Jedi and Imperial Knights . Master Draco gave the order for the Imperial Knights to defend the Emperor and Sinde stood ready with his fellow Knights ; in addition to the Knights assembled around the Emperor , several more members of the organization revealed themselves to the One Sith , having been disguised as Agamarian farmers . Master K ' Kruhk also ordered his Jedi to defend the Emperor , and battle with the One Sith was joined . As the battle raged , Master Draco called for their shuttle , " Defender One " , to move to their position to evacuate the Emperor immediately . As the shuttle moved in , Sinde and Master K ' Kruhk began clearing a path to the vessel , which landed and began evacuating the assembled combatants . Although the Emperor was aboard , three individuals remained outside — Marasiah Fel , Azlyn Rae , and the Jedi Master Rasi Tuum . One Sith starfighters were closing on their position , and Sinde reminded Draco that the Emperor had to survive at all costs and that he should give the order to evacuate despite his personal feelings . Watching as the enemy starfighters opened fire , knocking the stranded trio to the ground , Draco ordered the shuttle to lift off . " Defender One " escaped the planet as the Star Destroyer " Dauntless " held a corridor of space open for them , taking the brunt of the " War Hammer " attack and being destroyed in the process . Kidnapped Princess . Back on Bastion , Sinde was one of several Imperial Knights that responded to an alarm that a Sith ship had penetrated the Imperial world ' s net of droid mines . The ship had transmitted the proper authorization codes , and Sinde wondered if the codes had been attained by the Sith from a captured Imperial Knight . The ship had been commandeered on Agamar by Masters Rae and Rasi Tuum to effect their escape , although they were unable to rescue the Princess . Instead , they brought word that she was being taken to Coruscant . Later , at a meeting with the Emperor , Sinde learned that the Princess had been transferred from the capital to Korriban , the Sith ' s main stronghold . Sinde held the opinion that they could not rescue her from the planet with a thousand ships , but the Emperor knew something had to be done , giving Master Draco three hours to formulate a plan to either rescue her or kill before she broke under interrogation . Draco , accompanied by Ganner Krieg and the Twi ' lek Jedi Knight Shado Vao , successfully infiltrated Korriban and rescued the Princess , but Draco was captured by the Sith . Following the rescue of the Princess , Sinde attended a memorial service on Bastion to honor Draco — who was believed to be dead — and the Knights who had fallen in battle on Agamar . Defending the Hidden Temple . It was soon learned that Darth Krayt was not dead . Despite being absent for months , the Sith Lord returned to take command of the Sith Empire , having healed himself through the Force following the injuries he sustained on Had Abbadon . Darth Havok , a former Imperial Knight who had joined the Sith , tortured the captive Antares Draco on Korriban . From him , he learned that the Jedi had established a Hidden Temple on the planet Taivas . Havok relayed the information to Darth Krayt , who tasked Grand Admiral Morlish Veed to assault the Temple . Draco was subsequently frozen in carbonite , then released into the custody of the rogue Jedi , Cade Skywalker . Draco was thawed , and he confessed to breaking under torture and revealing the location of the Hidden Temple . The Jedi Council contacted their allies , the Galactic Alliance and the Fel Empire , and a plan to oppose the Sith Empire at Taivas was drawn up . While the Jedi engaged the Sith ground forces , Admiral Stazi and Emperor Fel would commit fleets to assist . Master Sinde commanded the Imperial forces , which rendezvous with their Alliance counterparts . As the Sith launched their ground assault , the Jedi sent a signal to Admiral Stazi , who ordered the fleets to jump to Taivas . As they exited hyperspace , Sinde gave the order for the Imperial ships to open fire . The allied ships inflicted heavy damage on the Sith - Imperial fleet , destroying the " Ardent " - class fast frigate " Intruder " in the opening salvo . Admiral Stazi encouraged Master Sinde to press the attack , proclaiming that the allied forces had the Sith trapped ; Sinde , however , advised caution , reminding the admiral that victory had not yet been won . With the allied forces committed , Darth Krayt sprung his own trap . He had expected the Alliance and the Empire to commit forces to defend Taivas after releasing Master Draco into Skywalker ' s care , and had his own newly created Sith Troopers standing by to ambush the combined Alliance and Imperial forces . At Krayt ' s signal , a fleet of Dragon ship s and " Annihilator " - class starfighters emerged from hyperspace and assaulted the allied ships . The Alliance battlecruiser " Starrunner " was destroyed by the opening barrage after the Sith vessels penetrated the ship ' s shields . Sinde immediately recalled all starfighters to protect his Star Destroyers , and wanted to know exactly what they were facing . The newly arrived Sith force did not differentiate between friend or foe , and attacked any ships or ground forces in their way . As the battle raged , the Jedi launched several of the ships that had been used to construct the Hidden Temple , hoping to evacuate the majority of the Order . One ship , carrying younglings , was targeted by the Sith Darth Rauder , who ordered Captain Gunn Yage of Skull Squadron to destroy the vessel . Yage , feeling that the Sith had no honor by ordering the deaths of children , used her starfighter ' s weapons to destroy Rauder ' s ship . Yage contacted her father , Moff Yage , on the Star Destroyer " War Hammer " orbiting Taivas , and informed him of her intention to defect to Roan Fel ' s forces . A Sith on the bridge of the Star Destroyer ordered the Sith - Imperial forces to kill Captain Yage ; Moff Yage promptly executed the Sith , and joined her in defecting , encouraging other ships and captains to join him . Master Sinde accepted Yage ' s offer of defection , welcoming him back into the Imperial fleet on behalf of the Emperor . The Sith forces continued to assault the allied fleet and the Hidden Temple , until Jedi Masters T ' ra Saa and " Bantha " Rawk released a large amount of Force energy in their dying moments . The energy wave swept aside the enemy ships , allowing the evacuation vessels to escape Taivas . Seeing a chance to escape , Admiral Stazi ordered all allied ships to escape along emergency hyperspace vectors , retreating to Bastion . Assault on Coruscant . On Bastion , three days after the battle at Taivas , Sinde — along with Emperor Fel , Hogrum Chalk , Admiral Stazi , and Jedi Master Tili Qua — watched a medical examination of one of Darth Krayt ' s Sith troopers who had been captured by the crew of Cade Skywalker ' s ship , the " Mynock " , during the fighting . Before the trooper died , he revealed that there were millions of others like him and that they were devoted to Krayt . With Hogrum Chalk ' s urging , Emperor Fel convinced Stazi and the Jedi Council to attack Coruscant immediately as the Sith would not be expecting a retaliatory attack so soon after Taivas . A strike team comprised of Imperial Knights and Jedi , led by Cade Skywalker aboard the " Mynock " , would infiltrate Coruscant ahead of the main battle fleet to deactivate the orbital defenses . Sinde was stationed on the Imperial flagship , the " Jagged Fel " , at Emperor Fel ' s request , as he wanted his most trusted and loyal Knights at his side . The strike team successfully infiltrated Coruscant , using information supplied by Nyna Calixte . Calixte ' s role in warning Fel of the assault on Agamar had been discovered , and her execution had been ordered . Calixte survived an assassination attempt perpetrated by Morlish Veed , and subsequently hooked up with the allied forces of the Empire and the Alliance . The strike team completed their mission , neutralizing the orbital defenses and allowing the allied fleet to engage Coruscant ' s ground - based defenses and the " Annihilator " - class starfighters of Krayt ' s Sith troopers . Despite the strike team ' s success , the Sith forces proved to be too strong for the allied fleet . Emperor Fel , believing the battle to be lost , intended to release a virulent toxin capable of wiping out all life on a planet , regardless of species , that had been designed by one of Krayt ' s Sith , Darth Maladi . Maladi had previously been captured by Imperial forces , and had struck a deal with Fel to create the toxin in exchange for safe haven and the life of Cade Skywalker . In reality , Maladi ' s capture had been arranged by Krayt to give Fel the toxin , which Krayt and his Sith were immune to by design . Fel intended to use the toxin on Coruscant to eliminate Krayt and his followers once and for all , feeling that the loss of a single planet was worth the sacrifice for killing the Sith Lord . As he prepared to release it , Sinde , alongside Fel ' s daughter and Antares Draco , implored his old friend to step away from the launch mechanism . Fel responded by Force - pushing his daughter and Sinde into the bulkhead behind them . Draco , finally realizing that his duty was to the Force as embodied by the Emperor rather than the Emperor himself , dueled and killed Fel , fulfilling his oath to prevent his liege from falling to the Dark Side . On Coruscant , Skywalker killed Darth Krayt , causing his Sith troopers to go mad and forcing Darth Nihl to order the retreat of all Sith Imperial forces from the planet . With victory achieved , the allied forces established the Galactic Federation Triumvirate to rule the galaxy , consisting of the new Empress , Marasiah Fel , Jedi Master K ' kruhk , and Admiral Gar Stazi . Personality and traits . By 138 ABY , Treis Sinde was the eldest Imperial Knight in service to Emperor Fel . His skin was tanned , and his hair and beard were pure white . Pledged to serve the Emperor and the Empire - in - exile like all Imperial Knights , Sinde was a level - headed and pragmatic man , able to see the larger picture of galactic affairs . However , Sinde held to the belief that while Imperial Knights owed their allegiance to the Emperor , they were meant to follow the Force as embodied by the Emperor , not to obey him over its will . Sinde was willing to disobey direct orders to follow the will of the Force , and was dismayed that many of the younger knights , including his own former apprentice Sigel Dare , held loyalty to the Emperor as more important than the needs of the Force . When sabotaging the " Imperious " , Sinde planned for the explosives to go off away from Dac , so that the native Mon Calamari would hopefully not be blamed for their act . He did not share Sigel Dare ' s views that all non - Imperial ' s were technically their enemies , and often counseled the younger Knight that she needed to look at the bigger picture . While Dare did not always agree with him , she respected Sinde ' s wisdom and decisions . He was also fully aware that the Mon Calamari Rangers could not defeat the Empire and the Sith , and instead counseled them to focus on surviving long enough for outside assistance to arrive . Sinde also had no compunctions about sacrificing others to achieve the greater good , as shown when he informed Captain Tanquar of the Rangers that they should forget about protecting Mon Calamari refugees from the Leviathan , as it was clearly a Sith scheme to draw the Rangers out of hiding . However , the Knight was also willing to sacrifice himself if it would help the completion of his mission , such as engaging Darth Azard in combat rather than seek to escape Dac himself since he knew that informing Stazi of the explosives on board the " Imperious " was important as he saw the wisdom in a possible alliance between the Galactic Alliance and Fel ' s Empire - in - exile . Sinde was unafraid of speaking his mind , even if what he said threatened to make him unpopular to those he was speaking to . Emperor Fel II regarded Sinde to be stubborn , and informed his son , Roan Fel , of this fact . However , despite this , he was deferential towards his Master , Emperor Fel , even when he felt that his Liege ' s orders went against what Sinde thought to be morally right . A capable warrior , Sinde could fight as effectively underwater as he could on the ground . Sinde also had a talent for command , as he had previously commanded an Imperial mission to the Unknown Regions , and was given the responsibility of leading the team of himself and Master Dare to Dac , as well as commanding the fleet sent to support the Jedi Order at Taivas . He was also a shrewd strategist and tactician , able to devise plans to achieve objectives such as planting multiple explosive charges on the " Imperious " , capturing an Acklay battle fortress , as well as devising an " ad hoc " strategy to defeat the Leviathan shortly after learning of its existence . He was also an effective teacher in the ways of the Force , have trained Sigel Dare to knighthood , and was required by Emperor Fel to train new Imperial Knights even though Fel had other Knights available , and Sinde was assisting the Mon Calamari resistance at the time . Sinde and Roan Fel were close friends and confidants , which stemmed from their days as apprentices together . When Fel began to fear that he was being tempted with corruption by the last seven years of war against the Sith and his desire to possess the Muur Talisman , he recalled Sinde to his side so that he could benefit from the experienced Knight ' s wisdom and counsel . Sinde ' s loyalty to the Emperor was absolute , and in return , Fel trusted the Knight implicitly . However , Sinde had sworn an oath to serve the Force as embodied by the Emperor , and to prevent the Emperor from falling to the Dark Side . When Fel intended to kill billions of innocents on Coruscant — including his allies — by releasing the Omega Red toxin in an effort to kill Krayt and his Sith , Sinde stood against him and implored him to reconsider . Fel attacked Sinde , and was only stopped from releasing the toxin when Antares Draco dueled and killed him . Powers and abilities . Sinde was a fully trained Imperial Knight , and was skilled in employing the Force to repel attackers . He was also skilled with the use of a lightsaber — wielding one of the same design as every other Knight — and could use it to both effectively deflect incoming blaster bolts and duel a Sith Lord . His lightsaber was also capable of functioning underwater . Sinde could project a protection bubble to safeguard himself from harm , as he did when caught in a fuel tank explosion on the " Sea Lion " , and could use the power of animal friendship to take command of a large number of Devilsquids and direct them to attack the Leviathan . Behind the scenes . Treis Sinde was introduced in " " , written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Alan Robinson . His story was continued in the " " story arc and " " , which were both written by Ostrander ; this time , however , Sinde was illustrated by Omar Francia and Dave Ross respectively . In the next of his appearances , " " by Jan Duursema , Sinde was mistakenly colored as a brown - haired , light - color skinned Imperial Knight . John Ostrander later clarified that the character is indeed Sinde . In the following , Sinde ' s coloration was back to normal . Sinde went on to make regular appearances in the " Legacy " series , including several issues of the " " miniseries .