Imperial Intelligence ( Sith Empire ) Imperial Intelligence was the primary intelligence organization that served the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War . The largest organization under the Ministry of Intelligence , Imperial Intelligence answered directly to the Minister of Intelligence . Operating in the shadows , agents of Imperial Intelligence were skilled at manipulation , subterfuge , intimidation and assassination and could be just as deadly as their Sith superiors . History . In the days following the Sith exodus in the aftermath of the Great Hyperspace War , abandoning such holdings like Ziost and Korriban , the Sith Empire reorganized into a new government on the planet of Dromund Kaas . At that time , a new governmental structure was established , consisting of various ministries and bureaucracies , one of such being Imperial Intelligence . The organization was a major asset to the empire by the 3900 ' s , sending various undercover operatives into Republic space to help stage the Mandalorian Wars as to serve the emperor ' s plans to return to the republic . One such operative was Sechel , who later went on to serve the Sith Lord Darth Nyriss as her personal operative . Prior to the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant in 3653 BBY , this division of the Sith Empire was responsible for blocking the Republic ' s attempt at gaining allies amongst the Hutt Cartel s . Intelligence operatives were also responsible for Mandalore the Lesser ' s rise to power . They helped him gain victory and success in the Gladiatorial arena of Geonosis by intimidation and even poisoning of his opponents , giving him an unfair advantage . Through their behind the scenes manipulations , they twisted audience perceptions until they were calling him the new Mandalore . They used him to rally the scattered Mandalorian commandos under his banner , all the while controlling him as a pawn in their Emperor ' s plans . Mandalore the Lesser was eventually killed and replaced by Artus , who took his place as Mandalore . At some unknown point , Imperial Intelligence learned that the Galactic Republic operated a prison on the planet Belsavis known as " the Tomb " . Thus , they began attempts at uncovering the location of this super prison and later succeeded in staging a raid against the facility in order to free any Sith prisoners within the structure . During the Cold War , Intelligence dispatched a talented agent to Nal Hutta to infiltrate Suudaa Nem ' ro ' s organization , under the alias of the infamous pirate known as the Red Blade . The goal was to motivate Nem ' ro and his lieutenants to supporting the Empire . The agent succeeded and was called back to Dromund Kaas to deal with a rising terrorist movement . Though the agent thwarted their attempts to cause a blackout in Kaas City , the terrorists managed to destroy the " Dominator " , killing thousands of Imperial civilians , including Dark Council or Darth Jadus . The agent was then promoted to Cipher Nine and tasked with tracking down terrorist cells on Balmorra , Nar Shaddaa , Tatooine and Alderaan . After defeating the terrorist leader , codename the Eagle , Nine learned that Jadus was alive and the true power behind the terrorists and stopped him from attempting a coup against the Dark Council and the Sith Emperor . As the Galactic War reignited between the Republic and Empire , Intelligence became preoccupied trying to discover a third party that destroyed the Shadow Arsenal . The organization was discovered to be known as Star Cabal , seeking to wipe out both Empire and Republic to rule the galaxy themselves . In their attempts to expose the conspiracy , Intelligence suffered losses . The Star Cabal planted a virus within a hologram to disable enhanced Watchers , eventually using their influence to dissolve the Operations branch of Intelligence , its personnel drafted into the armies of individual Sith Lords and military officers . Using the last of his influence , the Minister of Intelligence rallied the remnants of Intelligence to hunt down and destroy the Star Cabal . Cipher Nine located their headquarters , destroying the inner circle of the conspiracy and acquired the Black Codex , the Star Cabal ' s central databank . But despite this success , the Dark Council had no plans to rebuild Imperial Intelligence , instead planning on building a new Sith Intelligence . Reputation . Imperial Intelligence was quite possibly the most deadly and feared intelligence organization the galaxy has ever seen , easily able to outstrip their Republic SIS counterparts . The agents of Intelligence were very adept at gathering information , having spies and operatives on nearly every Republic and non - Imperial world , even Tython and Coruscant , that the Jedi or the SIS were not aware . Their field agents were often willing to do whatever it took to get the job done , and most , especially those who knew much about the organization ' s activities , carried around a capsule or shot of poison in case they were captured , for most members preferred to die than give up the Empire ' s secrets . There were very few instances that Intelligence was caught off guard , and even if they were , they quickly regained their balance and silenced any threat to the Empire , from rogue Sith Lords to terrorist cells . Even though Intelligence , like all Imperials at the that time , served and worked under the thumb of the Sith , it has been remarked by some that Intelligence , even though putting on a good facade for the Sith , did not care for their dark - side masters ; in fact , some agents went so far as to deliberately undermine the Sith ' s efforts or disobey direct orders discreetly . Ranks . Official designations were restricted to speakers of Basic ; non - speakers such as Lodenth Kashar served in flexible capacities .