Waru Waru was a trans - dimensional being hailing from a universe parallel to the galaxy ' s own . His species differed from those known to New Republic databases . Waru was considered a healer by many , due to his ability to treat injuries utilizing his own body . Physically , Waru was predominantly blob - shaped , and consisted of several golden plates acting as shields around a layer of raw , permeable tissue . A thick , syrupy liquid , comparable to ichor , flowed freely from within Waru through the spaces between the covering plates . The inside of Waru was much larger than the outside revealed , allowing three adult Humans enough space to swim through . Waru ' s interior was was also breathable by Humans . Some time before 14 ABY , Waru was sent from his own dimension due to the combined efforts of the crystallizing star Crseih and the research and sacrifices of Darth Vader ' s former apprentice , the Imperial Procurator of Justice Hethrir , who was searching for the means to acquire complete mastery of the Force . Waru , looking for a way to return home , met with Hethrir and agreed to grant Hethrir his wish concerning the Force if the former Procurator could bring Waru a being powerful enough to create a path home . Hethrir began a quest to fulfill Waru ' s wishes , and in the meantime Waru resided on Crseih Station , where before long he gained a following called the Cult of Waru . During this time , he resided in an arena containing the Altar of Waru where he would gather those who wished to be healed . Eventually , Hethrir ' s quest proved fruitful after coming upon and kidnapping the Solo children , of which he planned to sacrifice Anakin Solo in order to fulfill his end of the bargain . This forced Anakin ' s mother , Leia Organa Solo , along with astromech droid R2 - D2 and Wookiee Chewbacca , to pursue the kidnappers , meeting Hethrir ' s wife Rillao along the way . Meanwhile , Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , and the protocol droid C - 3PO arrived at Crseih Station to follow a report sent by the mercenary agent Xaverri , one of Waru ' s confidants and an old flame of Solo ' s . While Solo was originally skeptical and convinced of Waru ' s intent to harm supplicants seeking his healing power , Skywalker became enamored at the golden being ' s actions ; Skywalker began seeking a way to heal himself of the effects of the nearby crystal star , which were severing his ties to the Force and making Skywalker feel as if he were dying . Soon after , Hethrir arrived on the research station to present young Anakin , but was stopped by Hethrir ' s son Tigris . Waru , exhausted and lonely , demanded a sacrifice ; Skywalker stepped in at this time and offered himself to join with Waru , much to the shock and dismay of both Leia and Han Solo . They both took pursuit into Waru ' s body . They rescued Skywalker and exited Waru ; this angered the trans - dimensional golden being , who turned on his former ally Hethrir , consumed him , and then collapsed into himself and disappeared . It was unsure to those present , as well as those who reported on the events , what happened after Waru contracted ; different sources claim that he survived and was teleported home , yet another claims that he died there . History . Travel through dimensions . Waru lived in an alternate dimension — a parallel universe — to the one in which the galaxy existed . Though he knew little of this dimension , Jedi Master Luke Skywalker hypothesized that Waru ' s original home adhered to the laws of what he coined the " anti - Force " — the polar opposite of the Force . Likewise , Waru ' s own history was largely a mystery to New Republic observers and historians . At an unknown period of time prior to 14 ABY , Waru was transported from his unknown homeworld ( and dimension ) through the acts of the dying star Crseih , due to a rare process where this star crystallized . This caused a large enough disturbance in the Force to teleport a being , Waru in this case , between parallel universes . Waru ' s journey was also made possible by the sacrifices made and scientific research done by the Procurator of Justice , a Firrerreo named Hethrir trained by Darth Vader as an apprentice . After the journey , Waru somehow ended up on Crseih Station , which was in close proximity to the crystal star . Contact with Hethrir . Waru met with Lord Hethrir after his arrival at Crseih . The two made a deal : Waru would reveal and teach everything that the Force contained , thus granting complete mastery of the Force to Hethrir . In exchange , Waru wished only for a way to escape back to his own dimension , which he hoped to accomplish by consuming a being with a large amount of Force - sensitivity . Hethrir believed it was possible for the trans - dimensional being to reveal the fullness of the Force , as he performed every act toward that goal . To acquire energy inside the alien universe he had found himself in , Waru had to annihilate the Force he found within the universe with the anti - Force of his own universe . To fuel Waru ' s need to ingest beings for their energies , Hethrir would " harvest " children from their homes and raise them for two different purposes : those able to use the Force would comprise the Empire Reborn , which was set up to restore the Galactic Empire to its former status in the galaxy , and those unable to touch the Force were to be sacrificed to Waru , or sold as slaves to fund Hethrir ' s actions . In order to fully prepare the youths he planned on training in the ways of the Force , he would take them to Waru for a purification ceremony , in which the new recruit would be offered to Waru . If the purification ritual failed , the young warrior would die , granting Waru the life force to continue living . Those without Force abilities would be fed to Waru to sustain him , until Hethrir could find one gifted enough in the Force he could sacrifice . Waru accepted this agreement between the two of them , and remained on Crseih Station as Hethrir conducted his search . Cult of Waru . While stationed on Crseih Station , Waru successfully cured an unknown creature of an unknown ailment and word of his healing abilities quickly spread . Soon after , a cult had been formed around Waru and his powers , with its own internal hierarchy . Humans and aliens alike flooded to the Altar of Waru located in Waru ' s temple , where they would stand for hours , even days , with their sick and those in pain , hoping that Waru would select their respective groups . The large auditorium in which Waru held his followers was often packed beyond the recommended limits , even to the point of being considered dangerous . Waru would choose a group , signified by a call to the stage at which Waru would perform the ceremony of healing . The called company of beings would approach the altar , where a request would be made . Waru would then attempt to heal the creature . In order to maintain the charade of his power and to keep those watching under his control , Waru would often sustain those who he treated . However , Waru ' s power could only go so far until draining his own life force . To keep his vitality , he would have to kill and consume the life force of a being searching for the complete opposite . Waru was able to pass this off as an accident , or lay the blame on the individual he had attempted to heal , claiming they were too weak or too far gone for him to work any cure . The families of the victims always accepted this when it happened , and mourned openly on - site ; Waru would , more often than not , join in the grieving process . Followers . Several individuals comprised a group of messengers , tasked with the responsibility to share the news of Waru . Among these numbers was a Ghostling , who would often solicit those who appeared lost or unoccupied . Others also roamed the streets of Crseih research station , posing as street merchants , information brokers , or merely passers - by . Shortly before the arrival of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo , a Human female named Xaverri met with the enigmatic healer . Though she had attended almost all of his services , she hadn ' t personally met with Waru until 14 ABY . Over the course of several days , Xaverri befriended Waru , and Waru allowed her to join him alone after services . She did not buy into his display of power , however , and instead was looking for his true reason to exist in such a manner aboard the station . A lost Jedi Knight ? Around 14 ABY , Jedi Master Luke Skywalker was looking for new students to train in his academy . Having learned of a possible Jedi presence aboard Crseih Station , he traveled , along with his friend and brother - in - law Han Solo and the purple - clad 3PO - series protocol droid C - 3PO , to the research station . This information was started by Xaverri in the form of a rumor delivered in several cryptic messages to Solo as a subtle way to enlist Skywalker ' s help in discovering Waru ' s mysteries . Previously , Solo and Xaverri had worked against the Empire through subterfuge in tricking Imperial governors and officers out of their credits , as well as working together in the defense of Nar Shaddaa . As they were also formerly involved romantically , Xaverri feared approaching Solo with the request without hiding her identity until Solo arrived . The Jedi , general , droid all traveled as a group and went undercover as tourists , and as such were disguised to protect themselves from discovery . Once the three arrived , still unsure who they were looking for , Han Solo was approached by a female Ghostling follower of Waru . The Ghostling invited Solo to the next meeting at the Altar of Waru ; however , the New Republic general refused , passing the cult off as phony . Later , though , once contact was established with Xaverri , the destination was proven to be Waru ' s cult . As they arrived , Skywalker noticed that all of the supplicants shared one characteristic : at least one of each group ' s members was suffering from some sort of sickness or ailment . Waru continued his services , one of which Skywalker , Solo , C - 3PO , and Xaverri attended , and healed those who approached . Calling out to Xaverri , whom Waru correctly identified was not alone , Waru asked the nature of the visit , as neither Skywalker nor Solo were sick or injured . Xaverri revealed that the two newcomers were there to learn the ways of Waru and become his followers . After the initial introductions , Waru asked about C - 3PO , whose kind he had never encountered prior to this meeting , and Xaverri answered , calling the protocol droid " Purple - Three " . Pleased , Waru allowed the three to remain with him as he conversed with Xaverri concerning several complicated texts . The two continued to speak until Waru broke off the discussion and performed a ritual with Xaverri that caused the latter to faint . After this personal meeting , Waru began to accept members of the throng of devotees so that he could heal them . One such being was a Zeffliffl whom Waru healed . Solo expected Waru ' s service to be nothing more than an elaborate hoax and remained cynical even when no mention of monetary compensation was made . Soon after the first healing , Solo left with Xaverri and C - 3PO , initially leaving Skywalker but then returning to retrieve the transfixed Jedi ; Waru continued on with his healing rituals , eventually stopping to rest . The Solo children kidnapped . Meanwhile , on the planet of Munto Codru , Hethrir set in motion the kidnapping of the Solo children — the twins , Jacen and Jaina , and their younger brother Anakin , as he planned to sacrifice them to Waru in exchange for the ability to master the Force in its entirety . The plan was completed successfully , and the former Procurator of Justice held them aboard his worldcraft , named the " Rebirth " , until they could arrive at Crseih Station . After learning of the kidnapping , the children ' s mother , Chief of State and former Princess of Alderaan Leia Organa Solo set out on a mission to track and retrieve the children , and confront whomever took them . She was joined by Chewbacca , the Wookiee co - pilot and friend of Han Solo , who had been injured in the kidnapping , and the astromech droid R2 - D2 . Along the way , the trio came upon a group of stranded starships , which , after some investigation , yielded knowledge of the kidnapper ' s identity , as well as several Firrerreo slaves . They were also joined in the quest to track Hethrir ' s location by a new partner , a Firrerreo named Rillao who had been held aboard the slaving ships . Eventually , the group was able to track down " Rebirth " , where numerous kidnapped children were held . Two of the Solo children , Jacen and Jaina , were found and recovered , as well as the rest of the children aboard , but Hethrir , Anakin , and many of his followers had fled already . Continued investigation . The day after Skywalker and Solo witnessed the first healing ceremony , another healing session began as usual in Waru ' s altar . Xaverri joined Waru when they began , and he chose people to heal . However , his own life force was ebbing , and he needed to consume another being before he would die himself . Spotting a subfamily of Ithorians who were caring for an especially weakened youth , Waru took the opportunity to use his healing effect and called the family to the altar . The ceremony began normally and Waru encased the young Ithorian in the chrysalis formed by his ichor . The ceremony took a different path , as Waru suddenly cried out , signifying a problem with the healing process . As the cry was uttered , the entirety of the audience fell to the ground and covered their eyes , save for Solo , who had been watching the event unfold . Instead of his typical motions with an intent to heal , Waru reversed the process , contracting his scales rather than expanding them , crushing the fragile youth . After a sigh emanating from Waru , the chrysalis exploded , leaving the Ithorian dead upon the altar before the being . Waru admonished the subfamily of Ithorians for not being quick enough in presenting the youth , as well as the ill youth for not being strong enough , and then requested to be left alone to rest . None of the other members of the audience , save Han Solo , seemed to pay any mind to the recent death , and instead continued to honor Waru . Solo instead was struck dumbfounded at what his perception of Waru ' s actions brought ; the former smuggler was certain that he saw Waru kill the youth on purpose . Tempting Skywalker . Though the two Solo twins , along with several other confiscated children , had been recovered on the worldship by Leia Organa Solo , Hethrir still possessed the young Anakin , who he felt was the key individual Waru needed to grant the former Procurator the entire knowledge of the Force . Hethrir and Anakin Solo , along with his finest Proctors , his son Tigris , and several children whom Hethrir planned on selling as slaves , traveled to Crseih Station to meet with Waru . The worldship continued its path to Crseih Station , Organa Solo and the children still aboard . Once landed , Hethrir made his way for a meeting between himself and various contributing members to the Empire Reborn . Waru , meanwhile , was continuing his services in his altar . Han Solo approached the building soon after the service terminated , in time to see Waru conversing with Luke Skywalker — no longer disguised or traveling incognito — who felt that he was dying , due to the effects of the crystallizing star . Waru took pity on the Jedi , and offered to attempt to heal him ; this offer , however , was nothing more than an attempt to take Skywalker ' s life force to replenish his own , and attempt to return to his home dimension . Solo interrupted the conversation before Skywalker could commit , against Waru ' s wishes , and dragged Skywalker towards the exit . Unbeknownst to either of them , both Hethrir ' s and Organa Solo ' s respective groups were making their way to Waru ' s arena . Hethrir led the way for his group , preparing to offer the young Solo child to Waru , who continued resting on his stand . Solo , noticing Anakin among their group , broke from his path to the exit and instead headed to intercept Tigris , who was holding the boy . Organa Solo ' s group , now led by Rillao , also entered shortly thereafter , and met up with the panicked Solo . The entirety of them moved in on Hethrir ' s location , eventually leading to a confrontation . Showdown on Crseih . While the trailing groups had not yet reached them , Hethrir brought the child to Waru , followed by his loyal guests . The extra - dimensional being was highly pleased that the former Procurator of Justice had brought him such a gift ; Anakin Solo was the grandson of Darth Vader , whom Waru considered a powerful individual . Waru commended Hethrir , and allowed the ceremony to begin . Once the child had been placed on Waru ' s top , the extra - dimensional being began absorbing Anakin ; he was stopped by Tigris , who ran from the stage and returned Anakin to his parents , who had arrived on the scene shortly after the service began . Waru roared a cry of desperation , angry due to the loss of the sacrifice . In the confusion caused by Tigris ' s actions , Luke Skywalker approached Waru . Initially , Waru rejected the Jedi ' s coming , as Waru was tired and would be unable to heal Skywalker ' s ailments ; Hethrir changed Waru ' s mind once he revealed that Skywalker was more powerful , as he was the son of Vader . Surprising Skywalker ' s allies in attendance , Skywalker agreed , and offered himself to Waru ; the gold being accepted the offering and consumed the Jedi Master into his body . The battle within . Leia Organa Solo , dismayed at her brother ' s apparent suicidal sacrifice , ran toward and dove inside Waru ' s spherical being , which appeared larger inside than out . Once inside Waru , the former princess swam through the golden interior toward Skywalker . Waru attempted to stop her attempts by sending several sharp blades , much like those on his exterior ; she thwarted his efforts and continued to close in on Skywalker . Solo also joined the fray , jumping inside Waru as well , while a skirmish between the enslaved children and their masters began around Waru ' s exterior . While the three swam inside his body , Waru ' s exterior continued to transform and pulsate . Skywalker continued to drift closer to the whirlpool Waru ' s golden body contained . The two Solos both attempted to swim their way to Skywalker , eventually reaching each other and then Skywalker . Together , Solo and his wife attempted to pull Skywalker away from the enticing singularity inside Waru , who protested and attempted to sooth the two Skywalker siblings into giving themselves to him . The twins eventually gave into his demands , and fell into the whirlpool leading to the darkness within Waru , forcing Solo to follow . However , Organa Solo soon slowed and stopped , remembering her children and hearing their calls from the outside of Waru . Snapping out of the trance - like state caused by Waru ' s words , the former princess fought against her captor , and attempted to free Skywalker as well . Initially , Waru ' s bonds over Skywalker ' s will were too strong ; when Organa Solo looked into Skywalker ' s eyes , she did not recognize the man he had become . After some more pleading , Skywalker too broke from Waru ' s command , and began working his way out of the being ' s insides . Return home . Dismayed at the loss of his way home , Waru cried out once again , lamenting that Hethrir denied him the way back to his dimension by bringing several people powerful enough to accomplish the travel yet losing all opportunities . Blaming Hethrir personally , Waru quickly expanded one last time , engulfing a surprised Hethrir . At the moment Waru captured Hethrir in his self , a void in the Force was created in the near vicinity , noted by those sensitive to the Force in the area . Also occurring at this time was the ripping of the space - time continuum , allowing Waru to escape back to his own dimension . Tigris , desperate to keep his father even after Rillao ' s revelations that he was a traitor to the boy , attempted to follow the former Procurator of Justice into Waru . Initially restrained by his mother and Xaverri , the boy broke their holds and flung himself at Waru ' s body , which collected him before quickly rebounding him from Waru ' s surface , which began to contract . Eventually , Waru contracted so much that he collapsed on himself , imploding , and disappeared . There were conflicting reports on his eventual demise : a certain work stated that he died there , Hethrir with him , but another , later report , claimed Waru returned to his home dimension using Hethrir ' s own Force affinity . Personality and traits . Waru was a largely mysterious being to all who encountered him , particularly due to the unknowns surrounding his home and his species . His actions and motives were often hard to understand because of his mysterious nature . Most , if not all , of these actions were centered around a desire to return to his own dimension . While outside his own universe , Waru was in a constant state of loneliness , which reverberated through his actions . When presented with such an opportunity to return home by former Procurator of Justice and Dark Jedi Hethrir , Waru was incredibly willing to comply , even with the knowledge of Hethrir ' s motives . In the eye of those who worshiped him as a deity , Waru was known as a beneficent healer as well as an all - knowing being . During the several healing services Waru performed to maintain his position aboard Crseih Station , those healed would praise the golden creature ; surprisingly to Han Solo , Waru never asked for anything in return . In private with confidants such as Xaverri , Waru expressed that , while he enjoyed healing those who came to him , doing so was detrimental to his own existence . In the event that Waru had to kill one of his patients to recover his own vitality , he took satisfaction in doing so . In order to protect his image , Waru often would shift the blame to the one who died or to those who brought him ; his followers would accept this admonishing and understood it to be merely an accident or lack of belief . The Cult of Waru , and the being himself , welcomed all forms of sentience into their halls . In a deviation from standard practices of a given religion , even droids , often ignored as a form of sentience , were allowed to attend and participate . Waru spoke in an odd dialect , which consisted of words such as " thee " , " thou " , and " thy " . He chose to only speak this way at certain times ; an example as such included talking with his personal confidants . When Waru addressed a crowd or newcomers to his cult , he spoke standard Galactic Basic Standard instead . Physical appearance . Waru ' s appearance was considered very strange in the galaxy ; indeed , while attempting to match Waru ' s species to a list of known species in the galaxy , C - 3PO stated that Waru matched no known grouping , and was in fact unique . Externally , Waru appeared to be a large , blob - like object covered in golden scales which he used to allow entry into his being . They could also be forcibly moved aside by external forces . Ichor poured from the spaces between each covering plate , which was described as similar to the ooze leaking from the core of the main asteroid in the cluster of asteroids known as the Smuggler ' s Run . Waru would use this ichor to encapsulate his patient , within which the healing would take place . Waru possessed no external forms of expression , as he contained no face , but spoke in a deep , booming voice . It was believed that the being contacted others telepathically , due to his lack of mouth or other device for speaking , as well as the very specialized method of communicating to individuals without those nearby hearing . The plates on Waru ' s outside protected a layer of raw flesh . The interior of Waru was much larger than the exterior showed ; there was ample enough room for three adult Humans spaced far apart . The ichor that leaked outside was the main component present within Waru . It was itself intriguing due to its nature ; its consistency was somewhere between a solid and a liquid and could be breathed , albeit with effort , by Humans as if it was regular air containing oxygen . Floating within this ichor were sharpened scales which matched those outside in size and appearance ; Waru could control these to attempt to injure or kill intruders . These could be broken when enough force was applied , and they would shatter and melt into the ichor . In a manner much like Waru ' s outside , no organs responsible for life were obvious . Deep within the extra - dimensional being ' s innards sat a whirlpool leading to a dark center , compared by at least one person to appear like a black hole . This whirlpool was rumored to lead to Waru ' s own world and universe . Powers and abilities . Described as a being outside the realm of the Force , and indeed as a sort of " anti - Force " , Waru was able to heal those who he was willing to . This power came at great cost to Waru , though , whose life force would empty as he healed others . Because of this , the being would eventually need to kill one of his patients to replenish his own strength . Doing so only temporarily fed Waru , and towards the end of his stationing on Crseih , he would have to kill more often in order to keep himself strong . Waru also claimed to possess the power to grant one who utilized the Force mastery over it ; Hethrir , fueled by his desire to possess power , made a pact with the golden being . Hethrir would provide Waru with Force - sensitive children , whom Waru would consume in an attempt to create enough power to open a portal to his own world . If Waru succeeded in opening this portal , the former Procurator would be granted the entire knowledge of the Force ; whether Waru was able to accomplish this , or if he was merely bluffing in order to get back to his own dimension , was unknown to all but him . Until the kidnapping of the Solo children , all attempts were met with failure . It wasn ' t until Waru consumed Hethrir that Waru was able to create a rip in the space - time continuum ; however , it was unknown to those present if Waru died during its creation and his imploding , or if he was able to escape the galaxy ' s dimension and return home . Behind the scenes . The character of Waru was created by Vonda N . McIntyre for her novel , " The Crystal Star " , where he was allied with members of the Empire Reborn . He was referenced in Kristine Kathryn Rusch ' s book , " The New Rebellion " , and the children ' s novel " " , written by Kevin J . Anderson and Rebecca Moesta ; both of these books used Waru in a largely referential manner . Waru has also appeared in several sourcebooks , where the events surrounding the showdown on Crseih Station were recorded . In all three novels featuring Waru as well as " The Essential Guide to Characters " , " The Essential Chronology " , " The New Essential Chronology " , he is referred to as merely " Waru " in the masculine pronoun . However , in the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " and " " , Waru is instead referred to as " the Waru " in the neutral pronoun . " The Crystal Star " has often been recognized among fans of Star Wars as " the worst Star Wars novel ever " ; as such , Waru has become something of a satirical cult icon because of " The Crystal Star " infamy and has garnered a following among fans , much like K ' Kruhk ' s " Freakin ' Sweet " Hat or the status of Kyle Katarn . In this vein , TheForce . net forumite " GrandAdmiralJello " created a satirical fan club centered around Waru . This was noted by Abel G . Peña , whose only comment was " These guys are insane . " Peña has also written a couple of blogs about Waru and " The Crystal Star " . In the first , Peña reviewed " The Crystal Star " , making notes on several aspects , including Waru himself , who he described as " a golden trans - dimensional being with anti - Force capabilities " ( clarifying the statement by the addendum " take a moment to try understanding what that means or exactly entails " ) and as " an excellent concept that was badly realized . " In his later blog , focused solely on Waru , Peña describes Waru further , initially focusing on Waru ' s effect on a simple forum debate . At the end of his blog entry , Peña posts several poems penned in a TheForce . net thread based on the extra - dimensional being .