Kopecz Kopecz was a male Twi ' lek Dark Lord of the Sith who lived during the final decades of the New Sith Wars . A former Jedi , Kopecz turned his back on the Jedi Order to join the ranks of the Sith , becoming one of the first members of Lord Skere Kaan ' s Brotherhood of Darkness . He spent much of his time at the forefront of the Brotherhood ' s campaigns against the Galactic Republic , including the final battles both orbiting and on Ruusan . A powerful Sith Lord , Kopecz was often the first voice of dissent against Kaan , stirring the other Sith against him on issues such as the prolonged battle for control of Ruusan . However , Kaan was always able to sway Kopecz into siding with him , as he did when outlining the plan to use the thought bomb at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan . Kopecz , however , saw the madness of Kaan in using such a device when the Brotherhood were gathered in a network of caves . Sneaking out of the gathering , Kopecz joined the defenders at the mouths of the caves , and was mortally injured when the Jedi ' s Army of Light attacked . He was discovered by Lord Valenthyne Farfalla , a Jedi Master who recognized Kopecz as a former Jedi . Refusing to surrender and instead demanding that Farfalla promise him death in combat , Kopecz convinced the Jedi to fight him in exchange for revealing Kaan ' s plan . Knowing the Twi ' lek had only a short time to live given his injuries anyway , Farfalla agreed . After Kopecz described the thought bomb to Farfalla , the pair dueled , and the Sith Lord was swiftly killed by his former comrade . Biography . The Brotherhood of Darkness . Kopecz was a male Twi ' lek who lived during the New Sith Wars . In his native language , Kopecz ' s name translated to " philosopher , " and was popularly given to males of his species . A Force - sensitive from the planet Ryloth , Kopecz became a member of the Jedi Order , and trained for a number of years . Over time , Kopecz became increasingly disillusioned with the Order , and eventually rejected their philosophies for the ways of the dark side . With the Sith ascendant across the galaxy , Kopecz defected , believing that they seemed to offer the best chance to build a stable galaxy . During his time as a Sith , he struck up a fierce rivalry with Qordis , a Human Dark Lord . As a Sith , Kopecz became well respected by his comrades for his practical nature and formidable skills , becoming a source of authority and mentor for others in the Sith ranks . He also came to be well regarded by those on the other side of the conflict . The Jedi Lord s Hoth and Valenthyne Farfalla both had a manner of respect for Kopecz . Fights between Lords in the same vein as that between Kopecz and Qordis were common among the Sith , as each individual Lord sought sovereignty over all others . It was during this time that a charismatic Dark Lord named Skere Kaan formed the Brotherhood of Darkness , where each minor Lord would be elevated to the title of Dark Lord of the Sith , and all would pool their resources into one united front . With the Sith at war with both the Galactic Republic and the Jedi , Kaan realized that infighting between fellow Sith Lords would only result in defeat from within their ranks . Recognizing both men as assets to the Sith war effort , Kaan appealed to Kopecz , as well as Qordis , to join his new Brotherhood . Both accepted Kaan ' s offer , and the newfound equality that the Brotherhood professed was enough to maintain an uneasy truce between the two . In 1006 BBY , the three Dark Lords planned to retake Korriban , the ancient homeworld of the Sith , to reestablish the ancient Sith Academy there where future Dark Lords for the Brotherhood could be trained . In a fierce ground battle led by Kaan , Qordis , and Kopecz , the Sith were victorious against the Jedi and Republic ; the aftermath saw Qordis remain on Korriban to oversee the Academy ' s reopening , where he would also serve as headmaster . Kopecz , however , remained with Kaan to continue the war against the Republic . Kopecz was one of the Sith Masters present at several battles during the New Sith Wars — though the Brotherhood promised equality as Dark Lords , in practice there were always Masters who took up the roles of leadership , conveying orders between Kaan and the other Dark Lords . Kopecz was one such leader , serving as a commander of the Sith forces . Kaan ' s leadership was marred by several defeats , and many within the Sith ranks believed that it was only Kopecz ' s abilities as a military commander which prevented the Sith from being routed in several battles . During the Battle of Phaseera , Kopecz had control of all military units on the world , including the Brotherhood ' s specialized unit of Gloom Walkers . An incident broke out in that unit , when Gloom Walker sergeant Dessel knocked his commanding officer , Ulabore , unconscious and assumed command of the squad . Dessel had acted with the intention of saving his squad from a suicide mission that Ulabore had accepted ; under Dessel ' s command , the Gloom Walkers disobeyed specific parameters set for their mission , but nonetheless successfully completed it with minimal casualties . Despite the success of the mission , Kopecz was charged with overseeing disciplinary action against Dessel for his actions . However , he sensed the power of the Force within Dessel and also reviewed his file , which had various accounts of the Human ' s seemingly amazing feats . Kopecz opted not to court martial him and instead took him to Korriban , where he told the Human soldier he was to be trained as an apprentice with the capability of becoming a Sith Lord . In response , Dessel assumed the name Bane — Bane of the Sith . The Ruusan Campaign . Kopecz was one of the Dark Lords present at the First Battle of Ruusan , when the Brotherhood launched a surprise counter attack against the Republic forces that had been performing hit - and - run strikes on the Sith - occupied world of Kashyyyk . During the battle , he flew his Sith Buzzard starfighter and was aided by the battle meditation that Kaan provided from aboard the Sith Destroyer " Nightfall " . While engaging enemy fighters , Kopecz sensed the Republic pilots were being aided through the Force . Realizing that there must be a Jedi Master using battle meditation somewhere aboard one of the capital ships , the Twi ' lek detected the source and flew into the hangar bay . Infiltrating the ship , the Sith Lord slew all in his path , reaching a chamber where he discovered a female Cerean Jedi Master deep in meditation , guarded by two Selkath Padawans . Killing the aspiring Jedi and the Master restored the Sith advantage and turned the tide of battle their way , resulting in the eradication of the Republic forces . In the second of the battles for Ruusan , the Republic sought to reclaim the planet from the Sith . Unable to achieve victory in just one skirmish , their offensive was finally successful in the third battle ; Kopecz was responsible for informing Kaan of the Sith defeat , when the Jedi Order ' s Army of Light revealed itself for the first time . The battle also revealed the location of the elusive Lord Hoth , the leader of the Army of Light and the only commander that seemed capable of solidifying victories against the Sith forces . Kaan moved the majority of the Brotherhood of Darkness to Ruusan , calling all the Force - sensitives under his command , save the strongest apprentices on Korriban who had not yet completed their training . The Sith then engaged the Republic in two more offensives on Ruusan , but it soon became apparent to Kopecz that their forces were drastically outnumbered , thanks to the addition of Hoth ' s Jedi army . When planning the Sixth Battle of Ruusan , Kaan originally intended for Kopecz to lead a flanking maneuver to attack the Jedi . This was before the return of Darth Bane — the apprentice had left the Brotherhood of Darkness , assuming the abandoned " Darth " title , and survived two attempts on his life by Sith Lords Kas ' im and Githany under Kaan ' s orders . Kopecz had supported these attempts due to a fear of Bane ' s powers and his ambitious intentions . Upon his return , Bane accused Kaan of being too merciful , proposing that the Sith forces , instead of circumventing the forest in which the Jedi were hiding , destroy it completely . Kopecz and the other Sith Lords agreed to the plan , and with Bane leading them , they unleashed a massive firestorm on the forest , inflicting heavy losses on the Jedi forces . After the destruction of the forest , Kopecz commented on Bane ' s channeling technique , stating it felt as though Bane ' s teeth were in their throats . Kopecz and the other Dark Lords feared Bane ' s power ; and the Twi ' lek made the Human aware of it . Kopecz then mounted his flyer and took off for the battle , which he expected to result in a victory for the Sith . However , the intervention of gunships bearing the colors of Jedi Master Valenthyne Farfalla and the reinforcements he had brought from the Republic and the Jedi Order forced the Sith to retreat . Escaping the thought bomb . Following their defeat , Kopecz learned of Kaan ' s new plan : to create an ancient Sith weapon called the thought bomb that destroyed every Force - sensitive in the vicinity , and wipe out the Jedi once and for all with it . The Twi ' lek questioned Kaan ' s sanity , for the latter believed that the combined power of the Dark Lords would be enough to survive the ancient Sith ritual . As he sat in the cave where Kaan had his minions gathered in preparation of the bomb , Kopecz encountered the newly - ordained Dark Lord Githany and her apprentice Darovit , who immediately turned around and fled with the boy after hearing from Kopecz of Kaan ' s purported madness . Kopecz also recognized Kaan ' s lunacy , but he was nevertheless coaxed into joining the other Dark Lords in creation of the thought bomb by Kaan , who was manipulating them all through the Force . However , when the congregation finally began to chant , Kopecz regained his senses . Fearful of the effects of the bomb , he realized that it would destroy the entire gathering of Sith as well as the Jedi . Kopecz knew that by this time the Jedi would have the caves surrounded , and that one way or another , he would not survive . He decided instead to join the Sith warriors who were ordered to defend the caves and fight with them . Kopecz arrived above ground in time for the final battle , where he became critically wounded , though he continued to fight until the end . The Sith had lost to the combined forces of the Army of Light and the Republic , who were under the leadership of Valenthyne Farfalla , and most of the regular Sith troops surrendered instead of being killed . Kopecz refused to submit , despite the Jedi ' s apparent victory ; the Twi ' lek made this clear when he confronted Farfalla , and refused to be taken alive . Spurning all help , Kopecz offered to reveal Kaan ' s plans in exchange for the promise of death in combat . Upon Farfalla agreeing to those terms , Kopecz informed him of the thought bomb and the madness Kaan had descended into . Honoring his word , Farafalla then engaged Kopecz in lightsaber combat — the injured Dark Lord was no match for his freshly arrived opponent , and was slain . Personality and traits . Kopecz was tall and muscular — the soldier Dessel believed him to be the largest Twi ' lek he had ever seen . Kopecz was deeply mistrusting of the other powerful Sith Lords in the Brotherhood of Darkness . Although he agreed to join the Brotherhood , he was always suspicious of its founder , Kaan . Kopecz recognized that Kaan sought to control the Sith while believing himself to be their leader , and Kopecz regularly reiterated Kaan ' s own promises of equality within the Brotherhood back to him . The Twi ' lek also shared a mutual animosity with Lord Qordis — both had been rivals before joining the Brotherhood . This became evident when Qordis told other Sith Masters at the Academy to cease the preferential treatment of the apprentice Kopecz sent him , Bane . Having been initially swayed by the word and manipulations of Kaan , Kopecz became a voice of dissent as the war on Ruusan progressed , irritated by Kaan ' s repeated assurances that victory was close at hand , only to endure more skirmishes and battles with the Army of Light . Kaan repeatedly used the Force to curb this attitude and keep Kopecz in line . Kopecz also displayed a lustful desire for females of other species . He made note of the renowned beauty of many of the female Dark Lords of Kaan ' s brotherhood , and was frequently captivated by their physical presences ; this was particularly the case with the Jedi traitor Githany . Even the mere sound of her voice affected Kopecz , just one of many traits that led Kopecz to consider her a perfect example of Human female beauty . Kopecz was a powerful and respected warrior , with a considerable sense of honor , wishing to die in actual combat , rather than as a thrall of Kaan in creation of the thought bomb . He feared the strange new powers Bane had brought into the midst of the Sith and chose to fight the last of the Army of Light face - to - face rather than being a part of the thought bomb Kaan intended to wield against the Jedi . Kopecz believed in the strength of the Sith , choosing to die fighting rather than slowly passing away from the injuries he sustained during the final battle . In battle he was merciless ; Kopecz cut down his enemies without consideration of their lives , only being concerned with Sith victories on all battlefronts . Powers and abilities . Kopecz was known amongst both the Jedi and Sith as being strong in the Force . Coupled with this strength , his willfulness meant Kopecz was difficult to manipulate with the Force , as Kaan discovered when he tried to sway the Dark Lords to his ideas . He was an able pilot , flying a Buzzard fighter during the First Battle of Ruusan , and was proficient with speeder bikes , one of which he operated during Ruusan ground battles . Kopecz considered his own skill with a lightsaber as impressive , so much so that he felt it beneath him to engage two Selkath Padawans in a duel . Rather , he displayed his mastery of the dark side when he Force Choked one of the Padawans to death , and killed the other with a blast of Force lightning . He was able to sense the potency of the Force in others , such as when identifying the potential in the Gloom Walker sergeant , Dessel . Behind the scenes . Kopecz first appeared in the Dark Horse Comics series " " , written by Darko Macan and drawn by Ramón F . Bachs . Within the comic , Kopecz serves as an antagonist to Kaan , being the voice of dissidence and malcontent within the Sith ranks . In " " , which recounted many of the events of the comic , author Drew Karpyshyn expanded on the background of the character , as well as his history with Bane , the main protagonist of the novel .