Dequc Dequc was a Jeodu who sought to revive Black Sun . He called his organization Black Nebula which encouraged many crime lords and various species to join his cause . After fleeing Mara Jade at Svivren , he traveled to Nezmi where the assassin killed him in 4 ABY ; resulting in Black Nebula ' s collapse soon afterward . Biography . Dequc was a Jeodu with an iron fist and born to lead . His name meaning " Whitehead " in basic , is a common name for Jeodu having a crystal at the top of their head . Following Xizor ' s death , Dequc formed a splinter group , Black Nebula , in an attempt to gather Black Sun ' s remnants under himself . He rarely left his base of operations on Qiaax , which was hidden in the Bubble Cliffs of Nezmi . In an imitation of Xizor , he also began styling himself " Lord Dequc " or " Prince Dequc . " While on the planet Svivren , Dequc negotiated with small criminal cartels and arms dealers which coincidentally was during an annual event on the planet known as the Festival of Great Trade . However , Dequc was keen , and knew an assassin was to make an attempt to slay him and destroy Black Nebula . This information was provided by the secret agent Strok who was an under cover Imperial trying to make the Black Nebula prosper . Given this information , Dequc placed a decoy in his place to thwart the assassination . Dequc then fled to the planet Nezmi where the Black Nebula was headquartered . The fortress was located in the mountain formation known as the Bubble Cliffs , which create an impossible maze to pass through before reaching it . The existence of the organization was in the protection of Lord Allic , the owner of a Casino / Hotel , providing credits for Dequc ' s organization . Dequc then came into awareness of Baroness Paltonae , whose actual identity was Mara Jade . He was impressed by her demonstrations of her " devices " that could decode any lock system in range . Truthfully , Mara Jade had used her Force techniques to have full knowledge of a nearby safe , tricking one of the Jeodu to open it blocking her vision . Her telepathy was invisible to Dequc and was a perfect cover to use this " new technology " in a demonstration in full view . Later , Mara Jade killed the Imperial spy Strok and a few Jeodu with a lightsaber she snuck - in , avoiding the weapon sensor with it ' s inability to recognize lightsabers . She then took the statue of Xizor and made a small hole to insert her lightsaber in the head of the statue with a trigger on the igniter . Captured , Mara Jade was sent to Dequc ' s private room to consult with him again , this time with a bad reputation from the Black Nebula . She then lied to Dequc that she was with an " agency " to steal the statue of Xizor ' s head . She explained to Dequc that it had an unknown treasure map that her " agency " and Dequc were both interested in . With Dequc distracted looking at the mantle of the figure ' s head up close , Mara activated the lightsaber inside the statue with a remote , stabbing Dequc through his eyes . Mara Jade escaped with Dequc ' s personal starship and left it in custody of Isard ' s Imperial force on Imperial Center , leaving all the information about the Black Nebula on a data pad .