Warb Null Shas Dovos was a Force - sensitive Human male from the Inner Rim world of Onderon . Originally a metalworking student with great aspirations , Dovos ' plans were interrupted when he discovered an ancient tome in the wilds of his homeworld , wherein resided a sinister Sith spirit that tricked the young man into constructing a suit of armor tainted with the Sith magic . Upon donning the battle garb , Dovos was transformed by the specter into an unwitting servant of the dark side and became the Dark Jedi Warb Null . In his new life as an agent of the Sith , Warb Null was chosen as the guardian of the long - dead Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd , whom Null served as the commander of his legions of darksider s . He led the Naddist cult in a planetwide rebellion against the forces of the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order , during which he recovered the sarcophagi of both Queen Amanoa of Onderon and Freedon Nadd . However , he was soon afterward confronted by Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma , to whom Null swiftly fell in lightsaber combat . Null ' s death was , in the end , insignificant to the spirit of Nadd , who felt the armor - clad soldier had fulfilled his purpose . Biography . Early life . Shas Dovos was a Human male born on the Inner Rim planet Onderon who was , in his youth , a dedicated student of metallurgy . His homeworld was one with a rich history of allegiance to the ancient Sith , and was ruled from the walled - city of Iziz by a royal line that descended directly from a Dark Lord named Freedon Nadd . Sometime before the Great Sith War , Dovos traveled to a wild region of the planet during his studies , where he stumbled upon a hidden dark side treasury . The young Onderonian was Force - sensitive himself , and one particular artifact piqued his interest — an ancient Sith magic book hand - written by a member of the old Sith Empire . Dovos stole the tome and returned home , desperate to uncover the secrets hidden deep inside the ancient document . Dovos was initially enamored by the book , though soon his fascination turned into complete obsession . He spent years attempting to break the coding , until he had forsaken his metalworking studies and lost interest in the other aspects of his life . Eventually , he deciphered the Sith lore and began construction on a set of specialized armor that would grant its wearer great power . In his forge deep beneath Onderon ' s surface , Dovos used basic Sith magic , combined with his extensive knowledge of alloys and metals , to forge the blackened helmet , breastplate , and gauntlets of a massive suit of armor . Many attempts were made by the young man , and many resulted in failure , until , after working for days on end in a final try , Shas Dovos ' s suit of armor was complete . However , he doubted his worthiness to wear it , as he was unsure of his grasp of the Sith magic necessary to produce such a weapon . Dovos soon overcame his doubts and reasoned that if it had not been for him , the knowledge behind the armor would still be hidden in obscurity ; if anyone deserved to wear it , he did . In fact , Dovos had been the unwitting victim of a decade of manipulation , and was bewildered when the agent of that manipulation suddenly spoke to him . Identifying itself as the spirit protector and keeper of the spellbook , the humanoid apparition revealed its clandestine interaction to Dovos and claimed that but for its intervention , the tome would have succumbed to the ravages of time millennia ago . Stricken with fear , Dovos finally realized the dangers of owning such property as a Sith spellbook . He learned that it had been the Sith protector ' s slow and subtle influence , as well as its interference with his dreams and thoughts , that led to his obsession with the tome and subsequent smithing of the tainted armor . Dovos then became the spirit protector ' s unwilling disciple , to serve as an extension of its will in the spirit ' s plan to restore the glory of the Sith Empire . Dovos was still scared of the humanoid spirit , though the being was far too powerful for the former student to defeat . The Sith spirit renamed him " Warb Null , " and used its power to fuse the man to his newly - crafted armor . Warb Null became a mindless Sith warrior , remembering little of his previous life . The former metallurgist had been tricked into creating the armor by the Sith spirit , and now he was nothing more than a pawn of the long - dead darksider . Null later constructed a large , green - bladed lightsaber , with a hilt several times the length and width of a typical lightsaber hilt , one he wielded with aggressive skill . The Sith spirit taught him many powers , all of which would be necessary in Null ' s upcoming mission — service as the foremost protector to the spirit of the ancient king of Onderon and Dark Lord of the Sith , Freedon Nadd . The Freedon Nadd Uprising . A transitional period on Onderon occupied the two years that followed the end of the planet ' s longstanding Beast Wars , as planetary rule was transferred from Nadd ' s late disciple , Queen Amanoa , to her daughter , Galia . Jedi Knights , representatives of the Galactic Republic , arranged for the relocation of the sarcophagi of Nadd and Amanoa to a fortress on the nearby moon of Dxun , following a funeral procession through the streets of Iziz . Null was charged to lead the secret army of Nadd and Amanoa ' s husband , former King Ommin of Onderon , in a recovery mission of both sarcophagi . In preparation for the mission , several of the wealthier Naddist s purchased Akin - Dower Groundborer s — colossal excavation machines — and fitted them with medium blasters , transforming simple mining vehicles into weapons of war . The machines were capable of transporting hundreds of men , with enough space to store the two sarcophagi , making them ideal for the purposes of the darksiders . As the funeral commenced , a pair of exploring Beast Riders , men from the wild lands of Onderon , stumbled upon Null and his army of King Ommin in the labyrinth beneath the royal palace of Iziz , and the Naddists were forced into action . The groundborer emerged in the midst of the procession moments later , and the Sith army led by Null disgorged to engage the Jedi and Beast Rider attendees in the ensuing battle . Projecting an intense aura of uneasiness meant to unsettle his opponents , Null dueled four Jedi — Tott Doneeta , Oss Wilum , and brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma — simultaneously , while Ommin attacked their Master , Arca Jeth , through the Force . Ommin ' s soldiers , meanwhile , retrieved the sarcophagi and loaded them onto the groundborer . With their mission accomplished , Null disengaged his opponents to join the Naddists in retreat . Null ' s forces returned to the deep subterranean tunnels beneath the palace with their prize but were pursued shortly afterward by Queen Galia , who had led the Jedi there in search of her father . The spirit of Nadd revealed itself just then as Ommin lashed out to incapacitate Jeth , taking him captive . With their prisoner and the sarcophagi in tow , Ommin and Nadd ordered Null to dispatch Ulic Qel - Droma , the remaining Jedi , while they fled to the King ' s life - support facility further beneath the palace . Desperate at the apparent loss of his Master , Qel - Droma lashed out at Null , whom Ommin realized was overmatched and likely to meet his demise . Nadd agreed , as Null had been the Dark Lord ' s pawn all along , and would serve as a test of the enraged young Jedi ' s nascent dark side potential . Qel - Droma severed Null ' s weapon arm , and the Dark Jedi was forced to beg for mercy . Regardless of Null ' s pleas , Qel - Droma decapitated his opponent with a swift , unsuspecting blow of his lightsaber , thus ending the Dark Jedi ' s brief time as a Sith . Legacy . Millennia later , Null ' s armor and lightsaber would be enshrined in a hexagonal structure in the mountains of Nicht Ka , where they would be discovered by the Jedi Ekim Ryelli , Staguu Itincoovar , and Telloti Cillmam ' n in 19 BBY . After donning the armor , Cillmam ' n was flooded with visions that made him turn to the dark side . Carried away by his newfound power , he killed Ryelli and Itincoovar , assuming the identity of Malleus , the Hammer of the Dark Side . Personality and traits . In his youth , Shas Dovos was a dedicated metalworking student . He held great importance in his studies and was extremely inquisitive . He was never tempted by the promise of the dark side , yet he was desperate to unlock the secrets withheld in the Sith tome , if only to satisfy his curiosity . However , as the dark side slowly affected him , Dovos became obsessed and no longer cared about anything other than the book . He saw it as his destiny to uncover the book ' s secrets and to wield its power . He was weak - willed , and the Sith spirit ' s magic easily gained complete control over him ; after several years Dovos had acted exactly as the spirit had wanted him to . Warb Null was an extremely loyal warrior after his transformation and did the bidding of his superiors without question . His loyalty , however , meant little to Ommin and the spirit of Freedon Nadd , both of whom simply used Null for their own personal gain . Nor was his death mourned , as his former life had been abandoned long ago , while his dark side superiors felt that he had fulfilled his purpose . Ultimately , Null was expendable to those he served with loyalty . During the Battle of Onderon in the Freedon Nadd Uprising , Null bravely led the Naddist troops into combat and single - handedly took on four Jedi . Once again , in the rehabilitation facility in Iziz , Null fought numerous foes alone , showing his bravery . He was self - confident and saw Ulic Qel - Droma ' s powers as insignificant next to his own . However , he was overcome with agony after losing his hand and vainly begged the Jedi to spare his life . Powers and abilities . Warb Null was Force - sensitive with an innate talent for Sith magic , a skill not possessed by all those attuned to the dark side . After his transformation into a creature of the dark side with no discernible thoughts or emotions , he became significantly more powerful ; energy manipulation , hibernation trance s , combat and danger sense , and the ability to dismay opponents with his malevolent aura were all skills he acquired from the Spirit protector . Lightsaber combat was one of Null ' s most prominent abilities — he used a long - hilted and powerful weapon in combat . He was an extremely strong man physically , and he used his strength to deal heavy blows to any opponents he faced . Null ' s skill was such that he was able to hold off multiple opponents , even keeping four Jedi Knights at bay during the ambush of Amanoa ' s funeral . Null ' s primary advantage in combat , however , was his Sith armor . Black in color and covered with dozens of sharp spikes , the armor concealed his true appearance . Tempered entirely of alchemically - treated black metal , Null ' s armor was imbued with Sith magic and possessed at least partial lightsaber - resistance . The forbidding suit enhanced his own malevolent aura and brought despair to his opponents . Despite its benefits , the ungainliness of Null ' s armor slowed him considerably , nor was it sufficiently protected at his hand and neck , which resulted in his demise . Behind the scenes . Warb Null was created by " Star Wars " writer Tom Veitch for the of sub - series , part of the " " comic series . He was illustrated by Tony Akins , Denis Rodier , and Suzanne Bourdages in his only appearance . His backstory was later expanded upon in the " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , a supplement to the " Tales of the Jedi " series . He was also featured in the " Tales of the Jedi " audio rendition , written by John Whitman , wherein Null loses his arm to Ulic Qel - Droma in their duel before being killed , whereas in the comic version he is simply killed . Null was also given his own entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .