Brakiss Brakiss was a Human male from the planet Msst who was recruited by the Galactic Empire as a baby after being discovered to be Force - sensitive . He was trained and brainwashed by the Inquisitorius as a tool for their purposes . In 11 ABY , the remnants of the Inquisitorius discovered that Jedi Master Luke Skywalker was planning to recreate the Jedi Order from a Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 . In an effort to sabotage Skywalker ' s efforts and steal his training methods , Brakiss ' handlers installed him as a spy within the original class of the academy . Skywalker immediately surmised Brakiss ' purpose , but sensing his potential in the Force , he decided to keep the young man as a student , working to turn him to the light side of the Force . Brakiss worked alongside Skywalker ' s original students , helping them defeat the spirit of the deceased Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun . Over the next three years , Brakiss continued to train on Yavin 4 , absorbing as much of Skywalker ' s training as he could . In 14 ABY , Skywalker gave Brakiss a personalized test similar to the one that he had experienced on Dagobah under Master Yoda . Brakiss was forced to look inside himself , discovering a deep - rooted corruption and darkness that sickened him , breaking his psyche . Although Skywalker had hoped that the test would heal Brakiss , he instead ran from the encounter , frightened of what he had discovered in the test . He departed Yavin 4 , badly broken and distraught and angry with his teacher . Brakiss was eventually sought out by another fallen student from Skywalker ' s academy , Dolph , who had styled himself as Kueller , a violent warlord from the planet Almania . Kueller recruited Brakiss into a scheme to topple the New Republic , promising that they would get revenge on Master Skywalker for failing them . Brakiss was assigned to the planet Telti , taking over its droid manufacturing centers where he installed explosives in every droid manufactured at its facilities over the next two years . The cheap prices of the droids allowed Brakiss and Kueller to disseminate bombs under their control throughout the New Republic . In 17 ABY , they initiated their plan , orchestrating bombings on the moon of Pydyr and the Senate Hall of the galactic capital of Coruscant . When Kueller forced a showdown with the New Republic on Almania , he was unable to defeat the Republic forces arrayed against him and was killed by Chief of State Leia Organa Solo , Master Skywalker ' s sister . Brakiss was forced to flee during the fallout , drifting through the galaxy over the next few years . He eventually found himself in the Deep Core , working as a neutral intermediary for the replacement warlord s established there . When the Imperial Remnant signed a peace treaty with the New Republic , Brakiss and the Deep Core warlords refused to honor the peace accords and formed a splinter movement known as the Second Imperium . This new movement was lead by Emperor Palpatine , apparently resurrected from the dead . Under Palpatine , Brakiss was placed in charge of developing an army of Dark Jedi and the construction of a space station known as the Shadow Academy to train his new recruits . Brakiss developed his students as a counter to Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum , and once he had built up his army , he was charged by Palpatine to attack Yavin 4 and wipe out Skywalker ' s Jedi Order . However , the attack was soundly defeated , and in the aftermath , Brakiss discovered that " Palpatine " was an deception perpetrated by four Imperial Royal Guards . In his pursuit of revenge on the traitorous guards , Brakiss allowed one of them to escape , and the guard activated a self - destruct mechanism of the Shadow Academy . The space station exploded in a giant fireball , killing everyone aboard , including Brakiss . Biography . Early life . Brakiss was a male Human born on the planet Msst , a stronghold of the Galactic Empire . His mother was a native of the planet and an Imperial citizen . While still a baby , Brakiss was identified as Force - sensitive and was taken from his home for training . His mother tried to stop the theft of her child but was unable to stop the Imperials from taking Brakiss . The standing order for Force - sensitive children was to either dispose of them or mold them into tools for the Empire . Brakiss scored highly enough on his aptitude tests that the Imperials spared his life . Under the Imperials , Brakiss was trained in his Force abilities for future use as an Imperial spy . To ensure Brakiss ' loyalty , the Imperials threatened to kill his family if he did not cooperate . Unlike other young Force - sensitives discovered by the Empire , Brakiss was not singled out for further training under Emperor Palpatine . Instead , he was given over to the Inquisitorius and their reprogramming teams , forming him into a weapon under their control . Over the years , the Imperials gave Brakiss more freedom , allowing him to visit his family on occasion . However , the treatment under the Empire left Brakiss cold and emotionless . His mother sensed that her son had changed during his training , but Brakiss feigned happiness during his visits . In reality , Brakiss blamed his mother for his kidnapping , never forgiving the woman who was unable to protect him from the Empire . By the time of the Battle of Endor , Brakiss was still a teenager , and when the Empire splintered , Brakiss was shuttled from Msst to various warlord kingdoms , furthering the interests of his Imperial handlers . Brakiss was not involved in the Dark Empire campaign of 10 ABY , sitting out of the clone Emperor Palpatine ' s attempt to reconquer the galaxy . In 11 ABY , Brakiss ' Imperial handlers obtained information regarding the recreation of the Jedi Order . The New Republic had authorized Jedi Master Luke Skywalker to establish a Jedi Praxeum on the moon of Yavin 4 . Skywalker was recruiting individuals to be trained by him at this academy , searching for those strong in the Force . In an effort to steal Skywalker ' s training techniques and twist them to evil uses , the Imperials ordered Brakiss to infiltrate the academy and learn from Skywalker . He underwent rigorous training and conditioning so that he would be able to observe and absorb information from Skywalker . Brakiss had been preceded by several other Imperial infiltrators , but they were clumsy and untalented . Skywalker discovered their true motives and barred them from training with him . However , Brakiss was more talented , as both an actor and with his Force abilities . Armed with a false background , he was able to gain access to the academy after telling Skywalker that he had been trained by Imperials but wanted to learn how to use his abilities to help others . Master Skywalker accepted this backstory and allowed Brakiss to come to Yavin 4 for training . Jedi student . Training at the Academy . Alongside Skywalker and two other prospective Jedi students , Corran Horn and Kam Solusar , Brakiss boarded a shuttle piloted by Ooryl Qrygg , a New Republic pilot . Qrygg brought the group to Yavin 4 to begin their training . Despite accepting Brakiss as one of his first students , the moment Brakiss arrived on the moon , Skywalker realized that Brakiss was an Imperial spy , sensing the darkness within the young man . However , Skywalker was intrigued by Brakiss ' abilities and believed that he could cure the corruption that the Imperials had instilled within him . Brakiss was given personal quarters within Yavin 4 ' s Great Temple with eleven other students , making up the original class of the Jedi Academy . Besides Horn and Solusar , the other students included Tionne , Gantoris , Kirana Ti , Streen , Dorsk 81 , and Kyle Katarn . In one of their earliest training sessions , Skywalker organized his class into a semicircle on the grass outside the temple and taught them how to control their senses . In a series of lessons , Skywalker instructed his pupils in how to suppress pain and block off the world around them to protect oneself from illusions and other Force tricks . Skywalker then taught them telekinesis , encouraging the students to work together to lift various rocks and other objects . It was during this training session that one of the other students , Gantoris , revealed that he had constructed his own lightsaber and challenged Skywalker to a duel . The other students stood back and watched as Gantoris aggressively attacked his teacher , forcing him into the defensive . Skywalker was eventually able to end the fight by disarming Gantoris , and the rest of the students were shocked when their master returned Gantoris ' lightsaber to him . The next morning , Gantoris was discovered dead in his room . Unknown to Skywalker and the rest of the students , the moon of Yavin 4 was inhabited by the spirit of the long - dead Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun . Kun had corrupted Gantoris and when he gave into the dark side of the Force the power was too much for his body , burning him from the inside out . When Gantoris ' charred body was discovered , the students were concerned , but Skywalker used it as an object lesson of the dangers of the dark side and their training continued . However , Corran Horn believed that Gantoris had been murdered , believing that the " Dark Man " , someone that Gantoris had spoken of before his death was responsible . He united the students in searching for this individual , believed to be a powerful darksider . Searching for a murderer . In one such search mission , Brakiss accompanied Corran Horn and Kam Solusar deep into the jungles of the moon . Horn was interested in searching a nearby structure , the Temple of the Blueleaf Cluster . This temple had been sealed and placed off limits around the time of the Battle of Yavin due to odd anomalies emanating from the building . Although Horn had wished to go alone , Brakiss and Solusar insisted on traveling with him , interested in exploring the sealed structure . During their trip to the temple , Horn and Solusar were forced to slow their pace for Brakiss , whose height caused him to be held up by orchid roots . The other two men teased Brakiss as he tried to avoid the jungle plants and from stepping in the river that separated the Blueleaf Temple from their training grounds . Once they arrived at the building , Brakiss led the way to the main entrance which had been unsealed by an Imperial team after the Battle of Yavin . After climbing inside they found the temple mostly undisturbed with thick layers of dust on the floor and steps to higher levels . Although Horn was convinced Gantoris had not entered the structure , the group decided to explore further , fighting a sense of unease that radiated from the temple . Upon reaching the temple ' s grand audience chamber they discovered a large tower made entirely out of blue crystal . Power radiated from the crystal , and Brakiss suggested that they touch the mysterious object . Although the other two men refused to interact with the tower , all three witnessed personalized images coming off of it . Horn and Solusar both claimed to have seen people in agony and fallen enemies . However , Brakiss claimed to have seen nothing in the crystal , concealing the truth from his comrades . Their encounter with the blue tower removed Brakiss ' desire to touch the powerful object , and the three men decided to depart immediately . Upon this decision they discovered that they had been staring into the crystal for fifteen minutes even though it had seemed like only a moment . Concerned over the effect that the temple was having , they started their journey back to the training grounds . On their way back , Brakiss pondered how the ancient inhabitants of Yavin 4 had created the temples and the sophisticated technology within . In his musings , he revealed to the other two men that he did not believe Skywalker had the power to create anything as great as what they had discovered in the temple . Although Horn and Solusar denounced the blue crystal as dangerous and unsettling , Brakiss praised it as a great symbol of power . Brakiss began to rant about the power of creating such an object , and the abilities that someone who had made such a thing would have — such as destroying weapons like the Death Star with only the Force . Upon this statement , both Solusar and Horn harshly rebuked Brakiss , claiming that he was espousing an " ends justify the means " philosophy that would lead him down the road towards the dark side . Although Brakiss tried to put forth a viewpoint that dark - side abilities could be used in the service of good , the two men argued against him , telling him that it was a slippery slope . Upon their return , they witnessed the arrival of a new student , Kyp Durron , who had a natural affinity for the Force . Durron began to master the lessons given by Master Skywalker at an accelerated rate , outpacing the other students . Durron ' s progress attracted the attention of Exar Kun , who began to corrupt him just as he had done with Gantoris . As the training continued , Durron became more corrupted , speaking out against Master Skywalker and showing knowledge of information that had been revealed to him by Exar Kun . Durron eventually fell completely to the dark side and with the power of Exar Kun behind him , he defeated Skywalker in combat and threw the Jedi Master into a coma . The rest of the students discovered Skywalker ' s comatose form , throwing the academy into turmoil . Facing Exar Kun . With their master out of commission , the students discussed abandoning the academy . However , Skywalker ' s sister , Leia Organa Solo , arrived on Yavin 4 to tend to her sibling and helped reinstill a sense of commitment to the praxeum and to their Jedi training . Master Skywalker ' s body was placed in the Great Temple and guarded by the students on a rotating schedule . Further investigation revealed that the " Dark Man " who had corrupted both Gantoris and Kyp Durron was in fact Exar Kun , whose spirit existed on the jungle moon . Kun attempted to corrupt further students coming to both Corran Horn and Streen . Kun was able to manipulate Streen into attacking Skywalker ' s defenseless body , but the academy students were able to stop the assassination attempt . Realizing how much of a threat that Kun was , the group gathered in the Great War Room to discuss a plan of attack . Although the group wanted to punish Streen for being manipulated by Kun , Kirana Ti argued for his inclusion . Corran Horn appeared to ignore their planning , not paying attention to another student , Cilghal , when she encouraged them to unite together to defeat Kun . Brakiss was openly annoyed with Horn during the meeting , as he thought that Horn was undermining the other students . Although Horn was actually preoccupied with stopping the spirit of Exar Kun , who was attempting to spy on their meeting , he took time to streamline the students ' plan of attack , agreeing with Cilghal and telling the group that he would attack the Temple of Exar Kun in a coordinated attack . Using Streen as bait for Kun , the students ambushed the dark spirit and trapped him in the Great Temple with a wall of light . The students were joined by the spirits of Skywalker and Exar Kun ' s former master , Vodo - Siosk Baas . With Kun trapped , Streen and Kirana Ti crossed lightsabers across his shadowy form , shattering his spirit . The fragments of Kun ' s ghost attempted to infect the students , but Streen used his affinity with manipulating the wind to force the remnants of Kun out of the temple and into the vacuum of space , destroying him forever . With Kun gone , Skywalker awoke and congratulated his students for their success . Brakiss continued to train at the academy following this incident , working to absorb as much of Skywalker ' s training that he could . Departure . Over the next few months , Skywalker took a personal interest in Brakiss , attempting to cure the dark side corruption that had been instilled in him while under Imperial control . He slowly nudged Brakiss towards the light side of the Force , working to turn Brakiss completely against his Imperial handlers . Although Skywalker believed that Brakiss was slowly softening to Skywalker ' s point of view , Brakiss ' mission to obtain Skywalker ' s training techniques was always at the top of his mind . In 14 ABY , after three years of training on Yavin 4 , Skywalker decided to give him a difficult test similar to the one that he had experienced on Dagobah during his own training with Jedi Master Yoda . Brakiss was sent on an illusionary quest that would seem very real to him but was designed to force Brakiss to look inside himself and face his true nature . Skywalker hoped that this test would heal Brakiss and help him overcome his dark nature , leading him to the conclusion that being a Jedi was a greater calling than a life an an Imperial spy . The test was a private moment between student and teacher , and Skywalker kept Brakiss from looking outside himself so that he had to confront the reality of his identity . Brakiss found only his own self - deception and the fact that the Empire could force him to do great evil , even against his own nature . Faced with the evil in his own heart , Brakiss attempted to escape , to turn away from the reality and hide from it . However , Skywalker , standing next to him , forced Brakiss to delve even deeper into his own nature , facing the lies of his own existence . The ordeal nearly drove Brakiss completely insane , scarring his mind . Brakiss found that he was unprepared to confront what was inside him , failing the test that his master had given him , and he found that it had broken something within him . Brakiss emerged from the illusion terrified and angry . He immediately ran from Skywalker to his ship , leaving Skywalker to regret the loss of a talented pupil . Brakiss fled in his ship from Yavin 4 and immediately returned to the Empire . Upon his departure , Brakiss stole several Force detector s for his own personal use . The Almanian Uprising . Back to the Empire . Brakiss spent some time alone after fleeing from Yavin 4 , but eventually returned to Msst and his mother , who was still living under the rule of the Empire . Brakiss went to his Imperial handlers , the same officers that had sent him to infiltrate the Jedi Academy . He agreed to give them the information that he had gathered on Skywalker ' s training techniques on the condition that they let him go afterwards . Upon giving the Empire the information , Brakiss was struck by a great sense of guilt , and he was angry about how much influence the Empire had on him . Realizing that Brakiss ' mind was too damaged for further missions and satisfied by the value of the information he had given , the Imperials let him leave peacefully . He returned to his mother and told her that he still had value to others and skills that he could sell . He departed Msst , isolating himself from everyone . Brakiss traveled alone through the galaxy until he was discovered by Dolph , another former student of Skywalker ' s who had fallen to the dark side and restyled himself as Kueller , a powerful warlord and ruler of the planet Almania . Kueller had plans to expand his power to the rest of the galaxy , using his Force powers to rule over its inhabitants . Kueller knew that Force - sensitive warriors were in short supply , and he had sought out Brakiss to recruit him into his plans . Kueller offered Brakiss help in healing his broken psyche and building him back up if he would agree to join him . Brakiss agreed and followed him back to Almania . Plotting on Telti . Brakiss and Kueller began their plotting with long - term goals of sabotaging the military complex of the New Republic and taking out the leadership structure of the galactic government . Kueller believed that an important step in seizing power was to eliminate Luke Skywalker , leaving him as the most powerful Force - user remaining . Brakiss and Kueller talked often of repaying Skywalker for failing them in their training . The developing plan involved producing explosives that would be integrated into New Republic hardware , including a newly built fleet for the Republic capital of Coruscant and a variety of droids . To begin their manufacturing , they purchased the droid factories of the planet Telti . In 15 ABY , Brakiss began production of bomb filled droids that were purchased across the galaxy by a variety of Republic worlds thanks to their cheap pricing . Over the next two years , Brakiss ramped up production , making sure that their bombs were integrated into the fabric of the New Republic . Kueller implied that Brakiss would be rewarded monetarily once the explosives he developed were used and proven effective . Brakiss excelled as a droid manufacturer , enjoying the chance to be creative in designing new droid models . He also appreciated the time alone on the world as the only living person on Telti . Brakiss even pondered abandoning his use of the Force , planning to work solely as a businessman with no special abilities . However , Kueller refused to let Brakiss abandon the Force , demanding that he use his Force powers to run the factory , maximizing its production and creating the necessary components for their plans against the New Republic . To aid in the running of the factory , Brakiss modified a protocol droid , C - 9PO to help him handle the day - to - day operations . He outfitted the droid with language augmentations and gave it frequent memory wipes to keep it inline . In an effort to ensure his privacy , Brakiss created a force of 500 Warden 10 - 24 security droid s that were nicknamed , the " Red Terror " . They patrolled the factories on Telti , protecting his operation . In 17 ABY , after two years of creating bombs and with everything in place , Brakiss and Kueller were ready to begin their attack . Kueller planned to exterminate the population of the planet Pydyr in an effort to signal powerful Force users such as Master Skywalker that they were a threat to be dealt with . Hoping to draw Skywalker out and defeat him , the two men left clues that would lead him to Almania . Brakiss went to his mother who had not seen him for several years . He told her that he had finally found stable work on the planet Telti . Before departing , he informed his mother that Luke Skywalker would be coming to Msst asking for him , and he directed her to let him know that he would be on Telti waiting for his former master . Although his mother sensed that her son was planning revenge on Skywalker , she agreed to his request . The attack begins . From Almania , Kueller and Brakiss activated the bombs they had planted on Pydyr . The explosions killed 1 , 651 , 305 Pydyrian s , creating a disturbance in the Force felt across the galaxy by Master Skywalker , just as Kueller had planned . Brakiss was also heavily affected by the slaughter , making him feel a bizarre combination of fear and joy . However , Kueller bathed in the feeling , absorbing the despair and fear . With their operation complete , Brakiss requested to return to Telti , having tired of the cold weather and wishing to be free of the slaughter . He also questioned Kueller about the promised payment , but the Dark Jedi was evasive , claiming that he had only implied that Brakiss would be rewarded . Kueller tried to convince Brakiss to stay , but he had made up his mind . Before he departed , Kueller asked for the bomb remote , something that Brakiss had not informed him of . Although surprised that Kueller was aware of the remote , since his partner still had access to the other controls , he turned over the device . Just as he was about to leave , Kueller told Brakiss to send Skywalker to him if he came to Telti . Further bombings commenced , directly targeting the New Republic . A bombing of the Senate Hall on Coruscant targeted the Republic leadership but failed to kill Chief of State Leia Organa Solo . Master Skywalker sensed Brakiss ' involvement in the attack , and he tracked Brakiss to Telti after questioning his mother on Msst . On Telti , Skywalker discovered the bomb manufacturing center . When Skywalker landed his X - wing starfighter , Brakiss obscured his presence through the Force , preventing his former teacher from sensing his precise location . As Skywalker searched through the droid factory , Brakiss tracked him with the factory ' s surveillance systems and with a pair of gladiator droids . He then contacted Kueller , informing the Dark Jedi of Skywalker ' s arrival . Although he suggested that he should be given the chance to kill the Jedi Master , Kueller told Brakiss that if he stole that honor from him , Kueller would have to kill him . With Kueller ' s threats in his mind , Brakiss ordered C - 9PO to bring Skywalker to the assembly room . Confronting Skywalker . Brakiss sensed Skywalker following his droid to the assembly room and had some difficulty in suppressing his fear over the encounter . When Skywalker arrived , they discussed their past , with Skywalker attempting to reach Brakiss and turn him away from the dark side . Angered by the effect that his former teacher was having , Brakiss drew his lightsaber and attacked . Skywalker defended himself , and although Brakiss was able to singe his former teacher ' s shirt with his lightsaber , he was outmatched by Skywalker . Realizing that he could not win , Brakiss attempted to sacrifice himself , pulling his lightsaber up into a salute to allow Skywalker to cut him in half . However , the Jedi Master refused to strike Brakiss down . He pleaded with Skywalker to finish it , but his teacher only requested that he return to Yavin 4 and continue his training , to overcome the failures he had experienced before . Brakiss was tempted by the offer , but he decided against it . After giving Skywalker the coordinates for Almania so that he could confront Kueller , Brakiss remained on Telti , glad to be rid of both Kueller and Skywalker . Brakiss contacted Kueller to tell him about his encounter , but Kueller surmised that Brakiss had been tempted by Skywalker ' s offer of redemption . He taunted Brakiss over his failure but agreed to leave him to his own devices on Telti . Brakiss requested for the planet and its factories to be left to his devices , but Kueller only agreed to leave Telti isolated . He still expected Brakiss to work for him and would subsidize his droid production . Although unable to be completely free of Kueller , Brakiss was satisfied to know that he would be alone on Telti . However , Kueller ' s promise was almost immediately broken . While the other Dark Jedi was preoccupied with Skywalker , an independent investigator , Cole Fardreamer had tracked the source of the bombs used in the attack on the Senate Hall . Accompanied by Skywalker ' s droids , R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , Fardreamer arrived on Telti to question someone about the manufacturing of the droids that contained explosives within them . Brakiss personally received Fardreamer and his droids , questioning the young man about his arrival on Telti . Fardreamer revealed the results of his investigation , oblivious to Brakiss ' role in the sabotage and the ensuing attacks . Concerned that Fardreamer had been sent by another party or that he had revealed Telti ' s ties to the bombings , he interrogated Fardreamer , revealing his role in the plot . Fardreamer tried to leave , but a force of assassin droids loyal to Brakiss took the young man prisoner . The droids attempted to escape , but Brakiss sent C - 9PO after them before they could explore more of the factory . R2 - D2 and C - 3PO avoided Brakiss ' droid and disappeared into the heart of the facility . Brakiss guided Fardreamer deep into the droid factory at blasterpoint , flanked by his droid servants . He turned the young man over to EV - 9D9 . 2 , the head of the droid torture chamber on Telti . Although EV - 9D9 . 2 was more interested in torturing droids , Brakiss ordered the droid to inflict pain on the human until he agreed to tell them who had sent him to Telti . Before the torture could begin , Fardreamer tried to escape , dodging out of the grip of his droid tormentor . Brakiss blasted the man with Force lightning and returned him to the torture chamber , promising that his pain would stop immediately after he changed his story . Brakiss then left to track down the two droids that had escaped , armed with a scrambler to disable them . He discovered the two among a group of astromech droids and threatened to memory wipe the both of them if they did not surrender . However , R2 signalled the other astromech droids to rebel , and they attacked Brakiss . Several droids smashed through a nearby window , raining shards of glass onto him . Overwhelmed , Brakiss turned and ran . The droid rebellion overwhelmed Brakiss ' Red Terror battalion , and R2 hacked into Telti ' s computer core . R2 - D2 was able to deactivate the bombs placed in the droids that had been manufactured at Telti . Unknown to Brakiss , Kueller activated all of the bombs during a showdown with the New Republic , but due to R2 ' s sabotage , the plan was foiled . The deactivation also shutdown all the droids in the Telti facility , leaving only R2 ' s astromech droids , which chased Brakiss to his ship . His factory compromised , Brakiss departed the world , escaping to parts unknown . The droids freed Fardreamer from his torture and took control of the factory until the New Republic could occupy it . Imperial warlord . While Brakiss escaped , the Almanian uprising fell apart completely when Kueller was killed on Almania by Leia Organa Solo . With Kueller dead , Brakiss was alone once again . He spent sometime drifting through the galaxy before deciding to make his way back to the Empire . He sought out his old warlord contacts that he had established while working with the Inquisitorius . Brakiss found himself in the Deep Core but found that the most powerful warlords had been assassinated by Admiral Daala in an effort to reunite the Empire . However , opportunistic power brokers had moved into the abandoned space of the executed warlords , fighting over the paltry resources that remained . Brakiss operated as an intermediary between the replacement warlords , acting a neutral party . In 19 ABY , the reunited Empire created by Admiral Daala opened peace talks with the New Republic , to the disdain of Brakiss and the Imperials inhabiting the Deep Core . Despite attempts within the Empire to halt the peace accords , Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon signed a peace treaty to end the war between them . Brakiss and the Deep Core warlords refused to recognize the legitimacy of the treaty , and although their forces were small , they decided to continue open conflict against the New Republic . Unable to call themselves the Galactic Empire , the group founded the Second Imperium , an effort to retake the galaxy . The replacement warlords combined their resources to build a space station that could act as a movable academy for the trainees of the Second Imperium . Known as the Shadow Academy , the massive structure was to be equipped with an advanced cloaking device and hyperspace capabilities . The Second Imperium . A new master . With the Shadow Academy under construction , Brakiss was contacted by a new Imperial leader claiming to be the resurrected Emperor Palpatine . Shocked by his return and awed by his potential power , Brakiss agreed to serve the Emperor faithfully . Palpatine became the head of the Second Imperium with plans for galactic conquest . The Emperor requested for Brakiss to gather Force - sensitive youth from Imperial space for training as Dark Jedi . Palpatine insisted that an army of Dark Jedi under his command would act as a symbol for Imperial sympathizers , bringing additional followers to their cause . Brakiss immediately set about recruiting , using the stolen Force detectors from the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 to seek out Force talented students . With these tools , he created an all Human class of students . Those that were accepted for training were given dark uniforms as a symbol of their importance to the Second Imperium . As a training ground , Brakiss founded a camp within the Great Canyon on the planet Dathomir . On Dathomir , Brakiss recruited a trio of Force - sensitive Nightsisters : Tamith Kai , Garowyn , and Vonnda Ra to help him train his students in the dark side of the Force . Among their first students to show promise was a young man named Vilas , who had come from the same clan as the Nightsisters . Due to their connection , the three Nightsisters personally attended to Vilas ' training , exalting him as the greatest of Brakiss ' students and stronger than the others . As training on Dathomir commenced , Palpatine helped Brakiss with the designs for the Shadow Academy . The completed space station was a formidable structure , an armed facility that could hide anywhere thanks to its cloaking capabilities . Within the station were personal quarters for each student and training grounds designed to test and refine each of their abilities . During the sleep period on board the ship , students were locked within their rooms and encouraged to meditate and refresh themselves for further strenuous exercises . However , upon building the Shadow Academy , Palpatine insisted that the station be filled with self - destructive devices . The Emperor believed that the creation of a Dark Jedi army was a dangerous choice , believing that ambitious Dark Jedi might rebel and turn on the Second Imperium . To minimize the risk of this , chain - reaction explosives were installed throughout the station . Brakiss was warned that if he did not succeed in creating a viable army of Dark Jedi , Palpatine would detonate the station , killing everyone onboard , including Brakiss . Once the Shadow Academy became operational , Brakiss made his residence upon the station inside an office that was customized to his tastes . However , this too came with a price . Brakiss was not allowed to leave the station until he had proven to Palpatine that his Dark Jedi would be an asset to his cause . Although Brakiss found that being trapped aboard a station that could be destroyed at any moment hurt his concentration , he was determined to prove himself to Palpatine . Brakiss ran his students through rigorous and dangerous training sessions , teaching them how to defend themselves in live - fire exercises . In one testing routine , the students were placed in an arena that threw stones and knives at the students , forcing them to block the objects with the Force and through the use of a lightsaber . Six students were killed as a result of this training method , but Brakiss continued to use it as tool to cull the weak from his classes . As training sessions continued at the Shadow Academy , Brakiss considered shutting down the camp on Dathomir , as it was failing to produce any strong new students . Around this time , Brakiss discovered an elderly TIE pilot named Qorl who had been trapped on Yavin 4 for over 23 years and had only just recently escaped after having his TIE fighter repaired by students at Luke Skywalker ' s Jedi Academy . Brakiss recruited Qorl as a leader of the military forces on board the Shadow Academy , and began to consider sending a taskforce to kidnap students from Skywalker ' s academy . Worried that he did not have enough talented students to impress the Emperor , Brakiss sent Tamith Kai and Qorl to steal several of Skywalker ' s pupils so that he could turn them to his cause . In the Yavin system , Brakiss ' forces raided GemDiver Station , a space station that operated above Yavin Prime . There they discovered three Jedi trainees : Jacen and Jaina Solo and the Wookiee Lowbacca . All three were stunned by stormtroopers under Tamith Kai ' s command and brought on board an Imperial shuttle . With their mission complete , the captured students were brought back to the Shadow Academy for training . Training the Solos . With the Solo children and Lowbacca joining his class , Brakiss attempted to convert his newest recruits . However , the young Jedi were more resistant than he had imagined . They challenged Brakiss ' teachings and tried to convince the other students that his lessons were false . When Jaina Solo directly confronted him , Brakiss electrocuted her with Force lightning , and Lowbacca attempted to attack Brakiss in retaliation . The Shadow Academy ' s stormtroopers were able to stun the Wookiee , and Brakiss ordered them to be confined to their quarters . Although discouraged by their refusal to cooperate , the potential power of the kidnapped students inspired Brakiss to continue attempting to turn them . He ordered Tamith Kai to work with Lowbacca , while he would personally attend to the training of the Solo twins , while keeping all three isolated from one another . To seduce the Solos , Brakiss offered them access to previously forbidden teachings , such as training with a lightsaber . Brakiss brought Jacen into a hologram training facility , and although the young Jedi refused to fight , Brakiss warned that he might sneak real creatures into the facility . Worried by the threats , Jacen attacked and killed an Abyssin hologram , pleasing Brakiss . The same training was forced upon Jaina at a different time , but she quickly tired of the exercises , refusing to participate any further . However , Brakiss promised that she would be allowed to see her friends if she continued , and in the next hologram encounter , he forced her to combat her own brother by overlaying holograms over their bodies , disguising both twins as Darth Vader . Brakiss watched the fight alongside Qorl , who questioned the wisdom of having the twins fight a potentially deadly duel . However , Brakiss assured him that he knew what he was doing , and he disabled the hologram projector , dismaying the twins , who were shocked by how they had been manipulated . Eager to continue the training , Brakiss agreed to let the Solos and Lowbacca work together during future lessons . Brakiss prepared an exercise in which a series of objects , ranging from hard balls , to rocks , and eventually knives , would be thrown at Jacen and Jaina while Lowbacca would be forced to guide remote s to protect them . The Solos were equipped with sticks and blindfolded , forced to rely only on the Force and their friend to dodge the projectiles . Brakiss hoped that the difficulty and danger of the exercise would force the young Jedi to tap into the dark side of the Force to succeed . However , Lowbacca succeeded in sabotaging the computer that was controlling the projectiles , rescuing his friends . Tamith Kai was enraged over Lowbacca ' s tactics , but Brakiss praised the Wookiee for his ingenuity , proclaiming that he would be a fine addition to the ranks of the Empire . Suitably impressed with how the three Jedi had performed during his tests , Brakiss orchestrated plans for another kidnapping attempt at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 to take further recruits for the Shadow Academy . Brakiss sent his plans for a second kidnapping attempt to the Imperial leader , who quickly approved the mission . However , that night , the Jedi orchestrated an escape from the Shadow Academy after Jacen used a corusca gem to cut himself out of his room and free his friends . While Brakiss was outside of his office , Lowbacca sliced into the ship ' s systems , disabled the cloaking device , locked all the doors except those needed to escape and set off the station ' s alarms . Brakiss tracked the young Jedi to the academy ' s docking bay as Qorl notified the station of the Jedi plan to escape in the commandeered " Shadow Chaser " . Upon Brakiss ' arrival , he discovered Master Skywalker , who had infiltrated the uncloaked academy with another student , Tenel Ka Djo . Although Brakiss was prepared to fight his former teacher , the " Shadow Chaser " opened fire on a nearby panel , closing blast doors which cut them off from one another . Brakiss raced back to the control room , only to find Qorl watching the " Shadow Chaser " escape . Afraid that they would be unable to restart the cloaking device and hide from a New Republic attack , Brakiss ordered Qorl to take the station out of the system until they could fix the sabotage . Although he was worried that the Imperium leader might destroy the academy over their failure , the head of the Second Imperium allowed Brakiss to continue his work . Continued recruiting . With Yavin 4 aware of Brakiss and his efforts , kidnapping further Skywalker pupils was no longer an option . However , Brakiss was still concerned with recruiting for his academy , and he made further efforts to find Force - sensitive individuals . Brakiss communicated with Palpatine over the holonet , and the Second Imperium leader suggested that the Shadow Academy should be moved to Coruscant and search for possible recruits in the underbelly of the former Imperial Center . While the cloaked Shadow Academy was stationed above Coruscant , Brakiss ' forces raided orphan populations to find individuals that wouldn ' t be missed . During one of these raids , Tamith Kai kidnapped an orphan friend of the Solos , Zekk , after determining that he was talented in the Force with a Force detector . Zekk was brought to the Shadow Academy , and Brakiss personally convinced the young man of his potential and of how it could be best developed under his tutelage . Although Zekk attempted to argue with Brakiss , the resentment that Zekk felt towards the Solos and Skywalker for not recognizing his abilities allowed Brakiss to convince the young man to train at his academy . Alongside this recruitment process , Brakiss ' forces under Qorl had captured the New Republic cruiser , " Adamant " and stolen its cargo of turbolasers and hyperdrive cores . When Qorl reported back to Brakiss , he ordered them to upgrade the Shadow Academy and increase its military capacity . Brakiss had Zekk placed in comfortable quarters and attended to his training personally . He brought Zekk to his office and began to train him to manipulate fire , using the contained blue flame of a flare stick . With Zekk ' s training underway , Brakiss oversaw the upgrading of the Shadow Academy and repairs to the upper docking tower , which had been damaged due to a Republic shuttle accidentally colliding with the station . Under Brakiss ' orders , Zekk acted as an ambassador for the Shadow Academy in recruiting other orphans on Coruscant to train as dark Jedi , or if they were not Force - sensitive , to train as stormtroopers . As their work continued , Brakiss met with the hologram of Palpatine and informed him that the extra supplies captured from the " Adamant " would be forwarded to his forces . The Second Imperium leader was pleased with Brakiss ' progress and agreed to let Brakiss ' operation continue . After Zekk returned from his mission with a gang of orphans known as the Lost Ones , the Shadow Academy prepared to depart Coruscant . During this , agents of the New Republic began to suspect that the Shadow Academy was above Coruscant . Orbital Solar Energy Transfer Satellite s were used by the Republic to train light on the Shadow Academy , revealing its presence to Republic forces . However , the Academy was able to jump to hyperspace and escape . With their recruits gathered , the Shadow Academy stationed itself on the fringes of the galaxy , between the two dying stars of the Denarii Nova . Brakiss continued his training with Zekk , fueling the resentment that his pupil felt towards the Solos into the dark side of the Force . Under his supervision , Zekk quickly showed how talented he was with the Force , and Brakiss gave him a lightsaber to train with . He began to favor Zekk over his other students and groomed him to become the Academy ' s Darkest Knight . Tamith Kai had favored her own student , Vilas , who had been the foremost student at the academy for the past year , and Brakiss ' training with Zekk was in effort to cement his authority as leader of the academy . Over the following weeks , Zekk proved himself with the lightsaber , distinguishing himself as one of the top students . Brakiss oversaw a meeting of all the students as a hologram of Palpatine addressed them , stating his plans for the Second Imperium and open warfare against the New Republic with an army of Dark Jedi . As the Second Imperium prepared for their first attack against the New Republic , Brakiss and Tamith Kai decided it was time to determine who would become the Darkest Knight . They agreed to pit their students against one another in a duel to the death in a zero - gravity chamber . As the entire academy looked on , Zekk and Vilas engaged in a lightsaber duel . Tamith Kai taunted Brakiss during the bout , confident that her student would easily defeat Zekk . However , Brakiss ' pupil used the absence of gravity to his advantage , cutting Vilas in half and winning the approval of Palpatine , who declared to the gathered audience that Zekk would lead the Dark Jedi audience into battle against Skywalker ' s Jedi Academy . Open conflict . As the Second Imperium continued planning for an assault on Yavin 4 and Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum , Brakiss organized a mission to the planet Kashyyyk to steal computer equipment being produced there . The guidance and tactical computers in production would be used to disguise Second Imperium ships with false transponder code s , confusing New Republic forces . While preparing to infiltrate Kashyyyk , Qorl intercepted transmissions indicating that the Solo twins would be present on the planet . With a chance to kill the young Jedi , the timeline for the mission was moved up , with elimination of the Solos as a secondary goal . Brakiss placed Zekk in charge of the taskforce as a test of his student ' s leadership capabilities . Before the raid began , Brakiss bestowed Zekk with a cape , indicating his position as the Darkest Knight and a leader of the Second Imperium ' s forces . Shortly after Zekk and Tamith Kai had departed , Brakiss received a classified transmission . Palpatine had decided to come to the Shadow Academy . Brakiss quickly prepared for his master ' s arrival , preparing an honor guard to receive Palpatine ' s shuttle . However , upon its arrival , a loudspeaker announced that Palpatine wished to be left alone for the time being . One of the stormtroopers in the honor guard , Norys , refused to depart the docking bay , demanding the honor of personally escorting Palpatine to his quarters . Brakiss ordered Norys to leave after reminding him of the consequences of not following orders , but Norys ' outburst led Brakiss to feel that the trooper had a point — the leader of the Shadow Academy should be allowed to receive Palpatine personally . Brakiss watched from a computer monitor as four Imperial Royal Guards escorted an Isolation chamber carried by worker droids from Palpatine ' s shuttle . Concerned over the manner of Palpatine ' s arrival , Brakiss attempted to meet with the Royal Guards as they departed the hangar . However , they informed Brakiss that Palpatine needed privacy and refused to let him see the Emperor after he escorted them to Palpatine ' s new quarters . Shocked by the disrespect , Brakiss began to suspect that Palpatine was hiding something , possibly his poor health , troubling Brakiss over the future of the Second Imperium . As time passed , Palpatine still refused an audience with Brakiss , frustrating and confusing him . Eventually , the wait became too much , and he confronted the Royal Guards , demanding to see Palpatine and speak with him . Although the Royal Guard attempted to turn him away , Brakiss threatened to have them arrested as possible traitors unless he was allowed to speak with the Emperor . Relenting , the royal guard allowed Brakiss to speak through an intercom with Palpatine , who demanded that Brakiss leave him alone . Although Brakiss professed his frustration at being ignored , Palpatine assured his servant that he would leave his quarters and address the Shadow Academy when it suited him , and not before . Brakiss accepted Palpatine ' s judgment grudgingly , leaving him alone for the time being . When Zekk and Tamith Kai returned to the Shadow Academy , Brakiss listened to their report on the success of their mission , having obtained the computer components that they needed . Zekk also claimed to have dealt with the Solo twins , but Tamith Kai doubted that Zekk had actually killed them . Although the mission had taken substantial losses , including fourteen TIE fighter and TIE bombers , eleven stormtroopers , and two Nightsisters , Garowyn and Vonnda Ra , Brakiss claimed that they were inconsequential to their larger goal and praised Zekk ' s mission as a success . At that moment , a hologram of Palpatine appeared and claimed that with the success of the mission to Kashyyyk , the Second Imperium was now ready to begin an assault on Yavin 4 . The turbolasers and other equipment stolen from the " Adamant " had been installed on a secret battle fleet , and with the addition of the computer equipment , they were now ready for action . To the shock of Brakiss and the Shadow Academy , Palpatine ordered for the station to be moved into orbit around Yavin 4 . Facing the Jedi . Above Yavin 4 , Brakiss ' forces prepared for a sneak attack , the hologram of Palpatine informed Brakiss that his secret battle fleet was still undergoing modifications , but it was on its way to Yavin 4 . However , Brakiss requested that Palpatine hold the fleet back and allow Brakiss ' Dark Jedi forces deal with the Jedi personally , saving the fleet for future attacks against more militarily protected worlds . Palpatine agreed to Brakiss ' request , allowing Brakiss to pit his Dark Jedi army against Skywalker ' s Jedi . Brakiss ordered a two - pronged attack , with one group led by Tamith Kai and the other commanded by Zekk . Two TIE pilot s , Orvak and Dareb used TIE stealth s to duck under Yavin 4 ' s deflector shield and destroy the moon ' s Deflector shield generator , signalling the beginning of the Second Imperium ' s attack . All signals from Yavin 4 were jammed , to keep the Jedi from calling for reinforcements , and the battle began . During the attack , Brakiss sent a message out over all channels , requesting to speak with Master Skywalker . Skywalker took the call on his comlink , and Brakiss requested a meeting at the Temple of the Blueleaf Cluster . Skywalker agreed to meet the man there , and Brakiss departed the Shadow Academy to confront his old master . During their meeting , Brakiss attempted to entice his old master with the powers of the dark side , but Skywalker refused , trying his best to bring Brakiss into the light . With both men refusing to yield , they ignited their lightsabers and prepared to duel . Brakiss took the offensive while Skywalker tried to convince his former pupil to turn away from the dark side , hoping for a peaceful resolution . When Brakiss refused to relent , Skywalker demonstrated his power and easily defeated him by cutting through Brakiss ' lightsaber . Defeated , Brakiss begged Skywalker not to kill him , and the Jedi Master , who had no intention of killing an unarmed opponent , prepared to take Brakiss prisoner . However , Brakiss refused to submit , removing his robes to reveal a jumpsuit and repulsor pack , which he used to escape back to his ship . Brakiss piloted his small one - person craft back to the Shadow Academy , where he witnessed the newly arrived secret battle fleet being soundly defeated by New Republic forces . Additionally , in his departure , he had seen the Battle Platform that had transported his Dark Jedi forces , as a fiery wreck , indicating defeat for his ground forces . Realizing that they were losing the battle , and desperate to turn the tide , Brakiss demanded to see the Emperor , heading towards his personal quarters . Two of the Royal Guards attempted to stop Brakiss from entering , claiming that Palpatine did not want to be disturbed . Tired of their meddling , and with the Emperor as his last hope , Brakiss used one of the mass - produced lightsabers of the academy to cut down the two guards and entered the Emperor ' s room . Death . Once inside , Brakiss called out to his master , demanding that he help them turn the tide of the battle and defeat their enemies . However , the isolation chamber that held Palpatine did not move , and Brakiss refused to wait any longer . He used his lightsaber to cut open the pod holding the Emperor . As the metal chamber fell apart , Brakiss discovered only a single Royal Guard , sitting at the controls of a hologram projector . " Palpatine " had been a complete hoax perpetrated by the four Royal Guards in a bid for power . They had used recordings of all of Palpatine ' s speeches and public appearances to create a realistic hologram that would convince potential allies of Palpatine ' s return . Enraged by the betrayal , Brakiss cut down the Royal Guard , realizing that the cause of the Second Imperium was lost . In his despair , Brakiss spied the fourth and final Royal Guard , who had witnessed the deaths of his companions . The Royal Guard ran from Brakiss towards the hangar , as Brakiss pursued him , determined to kill the traitor and claim his revenge . However , the guard was able to get to the hangar before Brakiss and commandeered the Dark Jedi ' s one - person vessel and departed the Shadow Academy . Brakiss briefly pondered taking control of the station ' s weapons to shoot the Royal Guard out of the sky before he realized that since " Palpatine " was a hoax , the Royal Guard had access to the self - destruct codes for the Shadow Academy . As the remaining Royal Guard sped away from the station , he activated the code to cover his tracks and remove all evidence of the hoax he had perpetrated . The station exploded in a giant fireball , killing everyone aboard , including Brakiss . On the surface of Yavin 4 , Zekk sensed his master ' s death , bombarded with Brakiss ' despair and anguish . Legacy . With Brakiss ' death , the Second Imperium crumbled completely . Their forces were quickly defeated in space and on the ground , all the members of his Dark Jedi army either captured or killed . Zekk decided to renounce the dark side , and his efforts prevented further loss of life during the battle when he stopped anyone from entering the Great Temple , which had been rigged to explode with thermal detonators . Master Skywalker regretted Brakiss ' death and his inability to turn him back to the light side , but he recognized that not every person lost to the dark side could be brought back . The final Royal Guard eventually found himself captured by the Diversity Alliance , which executed him when he refused to cooperate with them . Zekk continued to have visions of Brakiss even after he agreed to continue his training at the Jedi Praxeum . These visions admonished Zekk for his failures and taunted him about the grip of the dark side . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , Jaina Solo was tempted to use the dark side of the Force against the Yuuzhan Vong invaders . She remembered the training that Brakiss had given her during her time at the Shadow Academy , but ultimately refused to fully accept her one time teacher ' s training . One of Brakiss ' students at the Shadow Academy , Welk , reemerged during the Yuuzhan Vong War , allied with one of the Nightsisters who had served the Second Imperium , Lomi Plo . Both were involved in a turning point of the war , the Mission to Myrkr . They later assumed an important role in the Dark Nest Crisis , controlling the Dark Nest in their campaign against the Chiss Ascendancy . Personality and traits . Brakiss was a handsome man with striking features , including silken blonde hair and piercing blue eyes . He had smooth skin with thin lips and a perfectly symmetrical face that appeared as though it had been sculpted from alabaster . Brakiss had a slender body type and was noticeably tall . While under the command of his Imperial handlers , Brakiss had a haunted look in his eyes , and his blue eyes appeared sunk deep in his head . Both Leia Organa Solo and her son , Jacen Solo claimed that Brakiss was one of the most beautiful humans that they had ever encountered . Upon his departure from the Jedi Praxeum , Brakiss began to adopt a unique style of dress . He clothed himself in silver colored robes complete with polished silver boots and a matching silver lightsaber . Brakiss could read and write Basic and was able to speak the Paecian language of Dathomir . Brakiss held a life - long resentment of his mother for failing to protect him from the Empire . He did not blame the Empire for his torment , instead placing sole blame upon his mother . Although other darksiders such as Tamith Kai preferred to hone their skills by surrounding themselves with harsh and unforgiving environments , Brakiss was the opposite . He allowed himself to indulge in all the comforts offered by the galaxy . On both Telti and in his quarters on the Shadow Academy , Brakiss made use of a specialized chair made from synthetic leather . The customized seat conformed to his body and had installed warmers , giving him maximum comfort . After being broken by the testing that Skywalker had given him , Brakiss ' confidence and sense of worth were shattered . Only after working with Kueller was Brakiss able to build himself back up and repair himself . Upon his recovery , he claimed that his departure from Yavin 4 was simply a result of a disagreement with Skywalker about his training methods rather than his failure to face his own corruption within his heart . Once away from Kueller and Skywalker , Brakiss entertained thoughts of abandoning the Force completely . He was satisfied with working at the Telti droid factories and hoped to satisfy his mother by taking honest work away from the evils of the Empire . However , Kueller refused to allow Brakiss to abandon his Force training , and once Brakiss was driven off Telti , he was unable to follow through with his plans to disappear into obscurity . While with Kueller , Brakiss ' resentment for Skywalker grew , and he talked often of getting revenge on his former teacher . Once with the Second Imperium , this desire only grew , determined to show his teacher that he had surpassed him in both knowledge and power . When Brakiss faced Skywalker on Telti , he attempted to sacrifice himself , asking his former master to finish it by striking him down . However , years later when Brakiss dueled Skywalker on Yavin 4 , he begged for his life once Skywalker had disarmed him . Brakiss ' fear for his life was extended to his existence on the Shadow Academy , in which he was constantly flanked by loyal stormtroopers that were ordered to protect him from possible rebellious students . Additionally , every meeting with the false Palpatine left him trembling in fear , overwhelmed by the potential power that could be wielded by the Emperor . Within his quarters on the Shadow Academy , Brakiss had images of natural disasters plastered on the walls of his office . Among these images were the lava fields of the planet Nkllon , the exploding stars of the Denarii Nova , the destruction of the Cauldron Nebula , and the Graveyard of the destroyed planet of Alderaan . Brakiss meditated often on these images , feeling that there was great beauty within the violence of cataclysmic disasters . When Brakiss dwelled upon these images , he found that he could better maintain a composed exterior , lowering his desire for violence within his own life . Powers and abilities . Brakiss was talented in the Force and was primarily known for using his abilities to enhance his natural charisma . With the Force flowing through him , Brakiss could influence those around him , strengthening his voice and presence to increase feelings of trust and acceptance . He used this ability in his role as a teacher at the Shadow Academy , guiding his students to accept even his most extreme teachings . He also used this ability to convince Zekk to join him , preying on the young man ' s insecurities and using his skills in the Force to appear more persuasive . During the Almanian crisis , he also used this ability on Cole Fardreamer , in an effort to convince the young man that he was not involved in the production of the sabotaged droids . While training on Yavin 4 , he was known for his employing a variety of Force tricks , some that had been taught by Skywalker , and others that he had learned from Imperial agents . After leaving Skywalker ' s academy , Brakiss trained himself to use Force lightning , tapping into the dark side of the Force . He used the technique on Cole Fardreamer , keeping him from escaping the Telti droid factory . While serving under the Second Imperium , he used the technique on Jaina Solo , punishing her for contradicting his teachings and undermining him in front of his other students . Through the Force , Brakiss could manipulate fire , which he practiced through the use of a flare stick . He was very proficient at this skill , able to create complex images such as faces and various creatures . During his training of Zekk , he was even able to create a portrait of his pupil in the fire , fascinating his student . This control over fire was also extended to more powerful feats of strength . When the Shadow Academy was stationed above the Denarii Nova , Brakiss was able to reach out to the dying stars of the nova and pull its energy out , causing the starfire to dance and move under his control . When Zekk asked whether Brakiss could destroy stars with this power , Brakiss stated that it was within the realm of his power but that he would not exercise it , believing that doing so would be too dangerous . Brakiss was proficient with a lightsaber , which he constructed himself , and he faced Luke Skywalker in personal combat twice . However , in both duels , Brakiss was outclassed , unable to overcome Skywalker ' s abilities . Brakiss used a red lightsaber with a silver hilt that had been customized so that long claw - looking spikes extended from the hilt and framed the energy blade . When this lightsaber was destroyed , Brakiss used one of the mass - produced lightsabers created for his Shadow Academy as a weapon . He used this lightsaber to cut down three of the four Royal Guards that had deceived him . Behind the scenes . Brakiss was created by Kevin J . Anderson and Rebecca Moesta for use in the " Young Jedi Knights " series of novels . Although he was mentioned in the first book of the series , " " , his first appearance was not until the second book , " " . The character was killed in the sixth book of the series , " " and then received passing mentions in several following books of the series . In the final book featuring Brakiss , Anderson and Moesta reference an earlier encounter with Brakiss on the planet Telti . This encounter was eventually featured in the 1996 novel , " The New Rebellion " by Kristine Kathryn Rusch . The final novel to feature Brakiss came in 1998 ' s " I , Jedi " , which fleshed out the beginning of Brakiss ' training at the academy on Yavin 4 . Further information fleshing out Brakiss ' early life and his actions in between the events of the novels was then featured in 2002 ' s " The New Essential Guide to Characters " . Although the novels featuring Brakiss describe him as wearing silver robes with matching silver - colored boots , illustrations of the character featured in " The New Essential Guide to Characters " and the " Jedi Academy Training Manual " show him with robes that are red in color . Likewise , Brakiss is described with blonde hair in the stories featuring him . However , the first two images of the character in " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " and " The Essential Chronology " showed him with black hair . In Chapter 25 of " The New Rebellion " , Luke Skywalker states that " Before he had built his retreat in the Manari Mountains , but after Callista , he had taught a wide range of promising students , including Brakiss . Brakiss had left during that time . " This references the events of " Children of the Jedi " where Skywalker meets Callista , which takes place in 12 ABY according to " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " . However , in Chapter 19 of " The New Rebellion " , Brakiss muses about Skywalker being injured on the " Eye of Palpatine " , something that he had not been present for . This event also takes place in " Children of the Jedi " , implying that Brakiss must have left before 12 ABY and meeting Callista . However , " The New Essential Guide to Characters " clarifies that Brakiss ' departure from Yavin 4 occurred in 14 ABY after 3 years of training under Luke Skywalker . In " Young Jedi Knights : Shadow Academy " , Brakiss encounters Luke Skywalker aboard the Shadow Academy , but student and teacher are stopped from fighting each other when the blast doors of the hangar are unexpectedly activated . However , " The Essential Chronology " mistakenly states that , " they dueled with lightsabers " on the station . In the updated " The New Essential Chronology " , this detail is left out . In " " , Luke Skywalker claims that after Brakiss had fled from Yavin 4 , that he had not seen or heard from him again . However , a later book , " The New Rebellion " , details an encounter with Brakiss that takes place in between his departure from Yavin 4 and his reemergence with the Shadow Academy . Kevin J . Anderson and Rebecca Moesta referenced the encounter with Brakiss in " The New Rebellion " in their last novel featuring Brakiss , " Young Jedi Knights : Jedi Under Siege " .