Minister of Intelligence ( Galactic War ) A male Human spymaster was a member and subsequently leader of the Imperial Intelligence in the Sith Empire for many years . He held the rank of Keeper during the Cold War , but following the Eradication Day was promoted to the Minister of Intelligence , replacing his predecessor . Biography . Military career . The man codenamed " Keeper " was the ultimate spymaster in the Sith Empire during the Cold War ' s final year . Charged with overseeing the Operations Division of Imperial Intelligence , Keeper approved every infiltration into enemy territory , every execution of an enemy of the state . He was responsible for the actions of his agents . If he failed in the eyes of the Minister of Intelligence or the Sith on the Dark Council , he could have been swiftly replaced . Having held his post for almost a decade , the Keeper was suspected of overseeing Projects " Operation Morning Crest " and " Operation Starbender . " Republic counterintelligence believed he was once posted inside the Imperial Navy , but that he had lost any military idealism . Keeper . In 3643 BBY , Keeper 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 and convince the Hutt to align with the Empire . Keeper believed that they may have a sympathizer in Karrels Javis , Nem ' ro ' s lieutenant . Unfortunately , he later learned that Javis ' sons made a mistake of crossing a Sith . One son was killed while the other was crippled . Thus , he ordered his agent to assassinate Javis and place the blame on Nem ' ro ' s rival , Voontara Fa ' athra . Subsequently , Keeper also hired the services of Kaliyo Djannis , one of Nem ' ro ' s hirelings and a known anarchist . After successfully gaining Nem ' ro ' s allegiance , Keeper recalled the agent and Kaliyo to Dromund Kaas to deal with a rising terrorist movement . However , Keeper had to deal uncomfortably with Darth Jadus , a member of the Dark Council , who acknowledged his agent ' s talent . Keeper then transferred his position as the agent ' s liaison to Watcher Two , as the agent traveled about to stop the terrorists . Though the agent was able to thwart their plan to cause a blackout in Kaas City , the terrorists destroyed Jadus ' flagship , the " Dominator " . Keeper then promoted the agent to the rank of Cipher Nine to track down the terrorist cells . Minister of Intelligence . After the defeat of Darth Jadus , Keeper was promoted to the position of Minister of Intelligence , thus letting Watcher Two replace him as Keeper . His wife said that the new position suited him . However , his position was limited , as he could barely make a move without being hassled by a Dark Lord . One of the hardest parts of his career was ordering Cipher Nine ' s brainwashing program to avoid executing the agent for opposing Jadus . Cipher later broke the brainwashing with aid from Watcher X . Following Cipher Nine ' s successful infiltration and elimination of Ardun Kothe ' s SIS strike team , the Minister met with Nine back on Dromund Kaas . After his astromech Remote performed a scan of his former office for listening devices , he ordered the droid to broadcast a white noise so he could speak with his agent in private . He explained that he was aware that Nine had broken into Intelligence ' s archives and discovered the brainwashing and had broke free from the control , though he has no intention of telling anyone . He also explained the justification behind activating the brainwashing program . The Minister then changed the subject , stating that SIS should not have possessed Nine ' s brainwashing code . He then explains that Kothe ' s shuttle had been found adrift in space , with all information on the Shadow Arsenal erased . What ' s more , there was no record of an SIS agent codename Hunter , the only other surviving member of Kothe ' s team , who tricked an Imperial bombing squadron into destroying the Shadow Arsenal . He suspected Hunter to be working towards his own agenda , using Republic and Imperial resources . He sends Nine to the Republic mining colony of Isen IV , where a person matching Hunter ' s description was spotted , its governor peacefully surrendering to the Empire due to the colony ' s light defenses . When the agent returned to Dromund Kaas , the Minister was viewing a holo - broadcast from Supreme Chancellor Dorian Janarus , declaring that the Empire had broken the Treaty of Coruscant , officially reigniting war between the Republic and Empire . Nine reported that Hunter had using some sort of device derived of unknown technology , which turned the colony ' s own technology against its occupants , in an attempt to frame Empire for a massacre , before departing . The Minister then explained that the Fixers had identified the device to be the same technology used in Operation Starbender . Keeper was then brought to explain that she had checked other unresolved cases , including Operation Morning Crest , which included an audio recording of Hunter and his unidentified superior , detailing the ghost agent ' s infiltration of the SIS . She determined that this must be unknown group unaffiliated with either galactic power and had existed since before the Empire had revealed itself to the Republic . The Minister knew that they couldn ' t waste time on a conspiracy while fighting the Republic , but he had little choice but to assign Nine in uncovering the conspiracy , promising to keep the operation a secret for as long as possible . Nine ' s investigations later identified the mysterious third party to be the Star Cabal . In their attempts to expose the conspiracy , the Star Cabal reacted by first incapacitating Intelligence ' s genetically enhanced Watchers and later dissolving the Operations branch , its agents drafted into the armies of various Sith Lords . Despite failing to stop his organization ' s dissolution , the Minister managed to request that Nine be transferred to Lord Razer ' s unit on Corellia , where the Star Cabal was plotting their grand plan . The Minister was placed under house arrest in Kaas City but secretly escaped by calling on a few Moffs who owed him favors . Secretly , he gathered loyal ex - Intelligence officers to strike at the Star Cabal . With Keeper ' s aid , Nine was able to feed misinformation to the Star Cabal , upsetting their plan , allowing Intelligence to trace their transmissions to a space station in the Null Zone . Nine was then summoned to Intelligence flagship " Tenebrous " , where the Minister ordered the agent to eliminate any conspirators on the station and obtain their secrets so they can scour the galaxy for what ' s left of their membership . Though Cipher Nine managed to kill the inner circle of conspirators and acquired the Black Codex , the Minister states that Intelligence was not being rebuilt , for the Sith and the military have always coveted their resources and now that they possess them , things will change . As for himself , if the Dark Council show leniency , he retained the chance to retire , otherwise he ' d be executed . Thankfully , the Sith suspected that he planned on releasing confidential documents upon his death , so he was granted a stay of execution and forced to retire . Rescuing Shara Jenn . Later on in the war , the Minister secretly came out of retirement and contacted Cipher Nine on Rishi and asked to meet privately , getting the agent ' s attention by mentioning " the Red Blade " , Nine ' s former cover identity from the Hutta mission . As extra insurance , the Minister activated an Umbaran jamming field . Upon meeting , the Minister asked his former agent a personal favor , revealing that Shara Jenn , formerly Watcher Two and Keeper , was captured by the Republic in the aftermath of Darth Malgus ' s uprising . He had already arranged for Shara to be carbonite - frozen and her prison transport attacked by raiders and brought to Rishi . The Minister planned on meeting with the raiders to negotiate her release while Nine sliced their databanks to give him leverage in the negotiations . However , the Minister had secretly misled Nine and instead of bringing Shara to his safehouse , he had to sent to a private medical facility , claiming he was unsure whether Nine would approve . He made arrangements for medics and doctors to repair the damage done to her brain and undo her loyalty programming . In addition he advised her not to rejoin the Empire and to make a new life for herself away from the conflict . He allowed Nine a moment to say their goodbyes to Shara via holo . Afterwards , the Minister informed Nine that Intelligence is rumored to be rebuilt and the agent would have a hand in its reformation . To file the new Intelligence ' s ranks , he gave files on military deserters , terrorist sympathizers and Malgus ' alien insurgents , whom he considered " untraditional " recruits though he acknowledged their desire to reform the Empire . He then parted ways with Nine . Personality and traits . The " Keeper " was an efficient leader of Imperial Intelligence . He was described as being merciless in his eliminating of the agents that he saw as weak or inefficient . He maintained his power by knowing when to obey orders and when to take initiative . Nonetheless , he disliked overt cruelty and did show concern for the well - being of his agents . The Keeper never took kindly to " missions of mercy . " He did not like seeing his agents taking " unnecessary risks in order to avoid violence . " However , this is mostly due to concern about the psychological well - being of agents and wishing to avoid having them traumatized by their work . Keeper despised the Star Cabal for their zealotry but admired them for staying invisible , operating independent of galactic powers . Keeper believed that many of his questionable actions would make the Empire a better place . But when war reignited , he acknowledged that he had failed . Behind the scenes . Keeper / Minister of Intelligence is a character in the 2011 video game , voiced by Francis Guinan . On the Keeper ' s biography page on the official website , there are several phrases in Aurebesh . When translated , they read " Watcher , Minder , Fixer , Cipher " , " SIS note : higher ambitions ? " , and " strained Sith relations " . The Minister ' s dialogue at the end of Chapter III of the Imperial Agent ' s story will differ depending on what the player does with the Black Codex :