Krayn Krayn was a male T ' surr slave - raider , or pirate , posing as a ' legitimate ' business - dealing slaver in the galactic slave trading industry around the time of the Invasion of Naboo . He was also the real ' power behind the throne ' of Nar Shaddaa , the " Smuggler ' s Moon " — for while Aga Culpa ruled it , Krayn controlled it . As Obi - Wan Kenobi was informed by Gogol , a humanoid who ' d worked for the T ' surr crimelord : " Everyone on Nar Shaddaa answers to Krayn . " Moreover , Krayn ' s ties — the layers of power and control — with governments on various worlds ran deep . The Colicoid species , for example , struck a deal with Krayn that would give them full control of the illegal spice trade , including the use of Krayn ' s spice - processing facilities , in exchange for awarding Krayn their sole contract for supplying slaves for the spice mines in both the Kessel system and at Nar Shaddaa . Biography . The Jedi Siri Tachi , who " rebelled " from the Jedi Order and had reportedly fallen to the dark side , joined Krayn ' s band of raiders in 30 BBY under the alias of " Zora , " disguising herself in savage aspect , with darkened hair and fierce facial markings . Among Krayn ' s stolen slaves of 35 BBY was one Hala , the mother of Anakin Skywalker ' s friend , Amee , seized during one of the pirate ' s five confirmed Tatooine slave raids . Six years later , in 29 - 28 BBY , thirteen - year - old Skywalker ( newly returned from crafting his first lightsaber on the planet Ilum ) embarked with his Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi on an escort mission to protect from such piracy a Colicoid cargo ship that was about to traverse the very space lanes Krayn was then preying upon . Notwithstanding the Jedi presence , the infamous slave - raider boldly intercepted the Colicoid transport , which was commandeered by Captain Anf Dec . But the two Jedi , in a small utility vessel , were able to quickly board the pirate slave - ship via its large exhaust tunnel and cripple its weapons system . Even so , after stumbling upon Krayn ' s slave - guards , including one named Condi , Skywalker became embroiled in an argument with Kenobi about whether to leave the slaves or help them by continuing to pursue Krayn . The Padawan ( who had made this mission a very personal one because of his own previous encounter with Krayn ' s raiders as a slave on Tatooine ) at last acquiesced to Kenobi ' s direct order to return with him back to the Colicoid ship and Coruscant . But as they scrambled to board their utility transport , they were confronted by Siri Tachi , who introduced herself as " Zora . " Skywalker ended up as Tachi ' s prisoner , while Kenobi managed to escape back to Coruscant . As Kenobi next discovered , Tachi ' s " rebellion " from the Jedi Order was , in truth , part of an intricate plan of infiltration and " information gathering " set up by the Jedi High Council to overthrow Krayn ' s slave operations . But soon after this revelation , Skywalker inadvertently disclosed the true identity of " Zora , " and Krayn imprisoned her with Skywalker in a high - security cell after arriving back on the " Smuggler ' s Moon . " Together , Skywalker and Tachi , with the help of the Twi ' lek slave Mazie and her daughter Berri , managed to escape their cell and begin to foment a rebellion among Krayn ' s slaves . Tachi was also able to convince the Colicoids that Krayn ' s power - hold on Nar Shaddaa was weak ; this emboldened the Colicoids , when they witnessed the slave revolt errupt , to allow the planned overthrow of the crimelord to play itself out . The two Jedi later met up with Kenobi , who , in the hopes of saving his young apprentice , had infiltrated Krayn ' s slave facility via the space station Rorak 5 under the alias of " Bakleeda , " posing as the advisor - inspector for the Colicoids ' lead negotiator , Nor Fik . As he gained entrance to the slave operation , Kenobi was able to fend off an attack by Krayn ' s Wookiee bodyguard , Rashtah , whom he killed . Tachi and Skywalker , meanwhile , forcing a meeting with Culpa , the satellite - moon ' s puppet - leader , had been able to suggest to him ( albeit via a Jedi mind trick ) that it was in his best interest to back the Colicoids over Krayn ; Culpa therefore instructed his civilian guards to ' look the other way ' when the slaves rebelled . In the end , Skywalker defeated Krayn in combat . Standing upon Krayn ' s private landing platform , utterly fearless — with a righteous indignation pulsing through his veins that emanated not from anger , but , the boy was sure , from justice and purpose — Anakin confronted the pirate crimelord in his rush to escape the revolt : the lives of countless slaves , living and dead , both on Nar Shaddaa and on Tatooine , seemed to urge Anakin on . Even Qui - Gon Jinn , the boy sensed , was extending his posthumous approval of what he was about to do . Ignoring Kenobi ' s command to spare Krayn ' s life , Skywalker impaled the T ' surr through the chest with his lightsaber . A special Galactic Senate delegation that included Chancellor Palpatine soon arrived from Galactic City to congratulate the Jedi team on the key role they had played in the defeat of Krayn ' s " pirate empire " and to escort them home from a liberated Nar Shaddaa . A battle - wounded Mazie had come with Berri to thank Anakin , their friend and fellow slave : " You freed us all . . . You have guaranteed our safety and our lives by killing Krayn . We will never forget it . " But Kenobi continued to harbor " doubts , " which he could not share , about " something dark , something feral " that he had glimpsed in his Padawan ' s fight with Krayn . And when Anakin had turned to face Kenobi after Krayn ' s death , " his expression had been so empty . His gaze held neither triumph nor distress . Only blankness . " Her undercover mission among Krayn ' s crime syndicate ended , enjoying again now full fellowship with the Jedi Order , Tachi ( soon to be granted Jedi Knighthood ) recorded a statement to the Jedi High Council in 28 BBY that defended Skywalker ' s actions on Nar Shaddaa . She reminded the august body that it was " they " who had sanctioned Kenobi and Skywalker ' s mission of escort across treacherous territories : clearly , the encounter that the three Jedi had had with one another , the Colicoids , the slaves , and with Krayn had been no accident . Addressing the Council ' s concerns whether Skywalker acted honorably when he killed Krayn , Tachi noted that , while Anakin may have acted with impatience at times during the mission , it was " he , " more than anyone , who was responsible for liberating the slaves on Nar Shaddaa . In conclusion , and after pondering if Skywalker had been motivated by revenge to kill Krayn , Tachi attested that , while only Anakin could truly answer that question , she herself had witnessed the duel and was convinced that , had she been in Skywalker ' s position , Krayn would have died by her lightsaber . Tachi expressed her firm belief that , " " in that capacity , . . . Krayn ' s death was decided not by Skywalker , but by the will of the Force " . " Krayn possessed an enormous chair carved out of real greel wood , which was , surprisingly and as far as Kenobi could tell , the " only sign of ego " in the crimelord ' s otherwise plain and bare receiving room . Kenobi and Skywalker ' s next mission was to the planet Radnor .