Ennix Devian Ennix Devian was a Human male who was the Supreme Commander of the Restored Empire , a splinter faction of the Imperial Remnant , in 13 ABY . Having previously worked as an assassin of the Galactic Empire during the early days of the Galactic Civil War , Devian was known as the late Emperor Palpatine ' s personal hitman , being trained by the Sith Lord Darth Vader himself . Following the collapse of the Empire under the rule of Carnor Jax and the Imperial Interim Ruling Council , Devian sought to reform the dying Imperial Remnant , who were currently losing the war with the New Republic . With the same vision Palpatine had during the early days of his rule , Devian established the Restored Empire as a rogue third faction in the ongoing Galactic Civil War . Devian amassed a military comprised of renegade Imperial officers and soldiers , including the forces of General Vota , along with discarded hardware of the Galactic Republic that was discovered on the planetoid RZ7 - 6113 - 23 , where Devian made his base . Devian planned to bring about the destruction of both the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic with the use of the volatile substance zinethium , plotting a large scale terrorist attack on the galactic capital of Coruscant to coerce the two factions into obliterating each other . In order to plant the zinethium on Coruscant , Devian offered the former Emperor ' s Royal Guard , Kir Kanos , the chance to join the Restored Empire . Kanos ' s conflicting sense of honor , which was a foil to Devian ' s often extreme tactics , prevented him from taking up his invitation . Devian foresaw this and allowed Kanos to escape ; knowing he would go to the galactic capital to warn the New Republic , Devian planted the zinethium in the shuttle Kanos stole beforehand . The attack failed with the intervention of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker of the Jedi Order , and Republic forces discovered Devian ' s base on RZ7 - 6113 - 23 . Abandoning the planetoid , Devian was forced into accelerating his plan by sabotaging peace talks between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant , which resulted in the death of Feena D ' Asta , the daughter of the wealthy Imperial affiliated Baron , Ragez D ' Asta . Framing the attack on the New Republic , Devian launched a massive attack on the Imperial capital Orinda , which was left undefended in the wake of a retaliatory strike against the Republic on Coruscant . When the Imperial fleet commanded by Gilad Pellaeon regrouped at Orinda , Devian captured the admiral and attempted to force him into a surrender . However , Devian ' s plan collapsed when the fleets of the D ' Asta family arrived to reinforce their Imperial allies ; the Baron was enlightened to Devian ' s involvement in his daughter ' s murder by Kir Kanos . In the resulting chaos , Devian fought Kir Kanos in one - on - one combat and fell to the Royal Guardsman ' s blade . Biography . Youth . Ennix Devian , a Human male , grew up in the aliens slums of Abregado - rae before the time of the Galactic Empire . He joined the Commission for the Protection of the Republic , which later became the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order ( COMPNOR ) . Devian entered the Imperial Security Bureau , where his talents came under the scrutiny of Emperor Palpatine . Hitman of the Emperor . Devian was known in Imperial circles as an assassin during the Galactic Civil War , working directly under the Galactic Emperor and Dark Lord of the Sith , Palpatine . He was selected by Palpatine ' s Sith apprentice , Darth Vader , to be trained in deadly duels , usually against darksider s such as Antinnis Tremayne . In one duel in the arena known as " The Squall " he killed his competitors but Devian lost his right eye to the Dark Lord , which he promptly had outfitted with a cybernetic replacement . Furthermore , as a " reward " for surviving the process , Vader gave Devian a prominent scar on his left arm . His last test was surviving alone on Honoghr against a hunting party of Noghri Death Commando . Afterward , Ennix Devian became the Emperor ' s personal hitman — dubbed Palpatine ' s " Kaarenth Impaler " and known to the Imperial Court . A vision for the galaxy . Following the formation of the Imperial Remnant , the remains of the Empire after their defeat at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , Devian became disenchanted with the leadership of the Imperial Ruling Council under Xandel Carivus and Carnor Jax . Following the council ' s splintering , Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon took the reigns of the Remnant . Many , including Devian , thought of him as a disgrace to the Imperial name . Devian felt that the Imperials would need to embrace their roots , and proclaimed himself Supreme Commander of the Restored Empire faction in 13 ABY . Devian ' s charisma and conservative Imperial views attracted many followers within the Imperial hierarchy , including General Vota and his men . After his spy network , which included the dignitary Zam Basdor of Pellaeon ' s inner circle , uncovered plans to sign a peace treaty ending the Galactic Civil War between the New Republic and the Remnant , Supreme Commander Devian organized a complex plot to destroy both factions . Devian made base on the planetoid RZ7 - 6113 - 23 in the Chopani sector , which was home to a large storehouse of discarded Clone Wars era military hardware . Using the base ' s resources , Devian amassed a fleet of " Venator " - class Star Destroyers and " Acclamator " - class assault ships . Under his command , the New Republic frigate " Endor " was destroyed by a planetary cannon when it investigated the Chopani sector . " Phase One " of Devian ' s plan was to send a team of assassins to murder the Solo family in the Imperial Palace on Coruscant , while " Phase Two " of his plan was to hamper New Republic and Imperial Remnant relations even further by sabotaging peace talks by launching a terrorist attack on Coruscant . In order to motivate his men and prove the legitimacy of his cause , Devian hired the renowned bounty hunter Boba Fett to track down the former Imperial Royal Guard , Kir Kanos , who Devian regarded as a living artifact of the late Emperor Palpatine ' s ideals . However ; this was only a means to his true goal : while Devian hired Fett to bring Kir Kanos to the Restored Empire headquarters , a benefactor , Nom Anor , hired a team of thieves to infiltrate a class - 3 toxic weapons dump on Nyara in order to retrieve a chunk of zinethium . Devian wanted to use this volatile substance to destroy the Imperial Palace on Coruscant and eliminate the New Republic government , and he planned on using Kir Kanos to plant the substance ; he knew that Kanos would reject his offer of recruitment and immediately turn himself into New Republic captivity in order to save the one person he truly loved , Mirith Sinn . After Phase One of the plan failed , Devian shrugged off the defeat and set the second phase in motion . Boba Fett successfully retrieved Kanos and brought him to the Restored Empire ' s headquarters , where Devian presented Kanos with the traditional garb of the Imperial Royal Guard and acquainted him with his ideals over a dinner in his honor . Kanos viewed Devian as a dishonorable thug , an opinion that was bolstered by Devian ' s slaying of one of his own men , Lonkin , in order to prove his worth in combat . Devian explained his plot to destroy Coruscant with zinethium to the guardsmen ; as expected , Kir Kanos refused to join the hard - liners . Imprisoning him in a room in order to " rethink " his decision before being forced to have him executed , Devian implanted the zinethium in a specially prepared shuttle which he predicted would be Kanos ' s means of escape . Kanos escaped from his chamber using an improvised explosive from a blaster he pickpocketed from Devian during their conversation ; Devian sacrificed some stormtroopers to Kanos in order to maintain the illusion that he was really free . Kir Kanos immediately departed to Coruscant to warn the New Republic . Attack on Orinda . The attempted zinethium attack on Coruscant was thwarted by the intervention of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker , who flew the shuttle into orbit before it exploded . Soon after Kanos ' s departure , Devian detected a New Republic warship under the command of Captain Lar Ndigo entering the system , who was investigating the earlier disappearance of the " Endor " . As such , Devian was forced to abandon base and have a starfighter squadron engage the Republic forces . The ship ' s crew managed to raise their shields before the planetary cannon was fully charged , and were allowed to scramble their forces . The warship managed to land a direct blast on the planetary cannon before it was fully charged for another shot , and ground forces were scrambled to investigate . However , this was all a distraction laid out by Devian and Vota , who successfully evacuated their navy from the system and rigged the base to explode , killing the invading Republic forces . Meanwhile , a peace summit between the Republic and the Remnant attended by Feena D ' Asta , the daughter of Baron Ragez D ' Asta , Mirith Sinn , and Kir Kanos was raided by Devian ' s stormtroopers , successfully preventing the signing of the treaty . Feena D ' asta was killed in the assault , as were all the attacking stormtroopers by Kanos ' s hand . Kanos discovered the emblem on the Restored Empire tattooed on the wrists of the attackers ; he contacted Republic command on Coruscant to explain Devian ' s role in the attack . While the Republic decided to investigate Devian ' s involvement , Admiral Pellaeon , unaware of the Restored Empire ' s existence , felt the Republic was involved and was obligated to launch a retaliatory attack on Coruscant in order to maintain Baron D ' Asta ' s loyalty to the Imperial cause . This effectively left the Remnant capital Orinda relatively undefended , allowing Devian to move his fleet in for an attack . Devian ' s attack on Orinda was stalled by the sudden arrival of Pellaeon ' s fleet , who reversed their course from Coruscant after receiving word of the attack . Devian and his men boarded the admiral ' s flagship and laid waste to Pellaeon ' s personal guard , forcing the admiral into a surrender . Devian offered Pellaeon the chance to join the Restored Empire cause by abandoning his plans of peace with the Republic and helping to rebuild a stronger Galactic Empire . Devian revealed Basdor as the traitor within Pellaeon ' s ranks , who was promptly shot in the forehead by the enraged admiral . Devian ordered his guards to seize Pellaeon , and thanked him for killing Basdor for the sake of tying up loose ends . Pellaeon responded by offering Devian the chance to surrender , a notion which the Supreme Commander laughed off . However , Pellaeon revealed that reinforcements in the form of Baron D ' Asta ' s fleet had arrived and were destroying Devian ' s fleet as they spoke . Death . The Baron arrived on Pellaeon ' s flagship with Kir Kanos , Mirith Sinn , and a squad of stormtroopers . He revealed that he had three fleets lying in wait behind Orinda ' s moon , catching Devian ' s forces off guard . D ' Asta acquainted Devian with a clone of his late daughter grown during the days of the Imperial Ruling Council ; passing her off as the original , he convinced Devian that the " attempt " on his daughter ' s life had failed , and attempted to force him into a surrender . In the confusion , General Vota attempted to execute Pellaeon before being gunned down himself by Mirith Sinn . A massive firefight subsequently broke out . Devian himself attempted to execute the admiral during the chaos , but was disarmed by Sinn . Attempting to flee in a " Lambda " - class shuttle , Devian was confronted by Kanos . Clad in the crimson garbs granted to him by Devian during their initial meeting , Kanos swore death to the wayward Imperial hardliner . Devian ordered a squad of stormtroopers to kill him , as he was only one man , but Kanos easily killed them all with a blaster rifle as they charged him . Devian realized it would be more honorable to have a personal fight to the death with Kanos , and unsheathed his vibro - lance for a final battle . Kanos managed to sever Devian ' s vibro - lance in two , and knocked Devian out with a kick to the face . Recovering before Kanos could land the killing blow , Devian countered by similarly bisecting Kanos ' s weapon . The two men were both trained in combat by Darth Vader , and Devian claimed he knew all of Kanos ' s tricks . Devian kicked Kanos in the chest , knocking the wind out of him . Devian used this opportunity to impale Kanos in the left shoulder with his vibro - lance . Believing himself to be the victor , Devian revealed to Kanos that his loyalty to Palpatine was all a ploy to serve his own ambition , and swore Kanos would die with that information . Suddenly , Kanos gathered the strength to sever the blade off of Devian ' s vibro - lance and impaled him vertically through the heart with his weapon . In his dying breaths , Devian swore that he had beaten Kanos ; the royal guardsmen reminded Devian of Darth Vader ' s rule to never be so sure of yourself until your opponent is dead . With Devian ' s death , the Restored Empire collapsed , and Devian ' s vision had all but collapsed . Devian died without ever realizing his own status as a mere puppet by his benefactor , Nom Anor : Anor was , in reality , an agent of the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong species who desired to destabilize galactic society by prolonging the Galactic Civil War for as long as possible . Personality and traits . Devian was known in Imperial circles as something of a " thug " ; working directly under Emperor Palpatine , Devian committed various acts of violence in which he took pleasure . Later in his life , following the merciless slaying of one of his own men in an effort to prove his worth in combat to Kir Kanos , Devian rationalized his act by claiming he would not have killed the man if the man ' s weapon hadn ' t touched him ; the Emperor taught him to overcome all opposition with overwhelming force . He claimed to have an unquestioning loyalty to the late Emperor ' s ideals , and based his vision of a " Restored Empire " around this mentality . However , he later revealed to Kanos that his loyalty to Palpatine was only fabricated , and he used his connection with Palpatine to advance his own personal ambition . Skills and abilities . Devian was personally trained by Darth Vader in The Squall as an assassin , and as such was a master of vibro - lance combat ; he considered himself an equal to that of Kir Kanos himself . As such , during their final battle over Orinda , Devian managed to hold his own against Kanos for a time while showcasing his similar fighting style and knowledge of " tricks " taught to him by Darth Vader ; however , Devian would fall to Kanos ' s blade . Behind the scenes . Ennix Devian made his first and only appearance as the main antagonist in " " , the third installment of Dark Horse Comics ' " Crimson Empire " saga written by Mike Richardson .