Drophan Drophan was a male Massassi warrior serving under the Sith Lord Saes Rrogon aboard the dreadnaught " Harbinger " prior to the Great Hyperspace War . In 5000 BBY , shortly before the outbreak of the war , " Harbinger " and another ship , " Omen " , were tasked with harvesting Lignan — an ore powerful in the dark side of the Force — on Phaegon III ' s largest moon . However , the Jedi Master Relin Druur infiltrated " Harbinger " in an attempt to sabotage the ship . He was confronted by Drophan , who interrogated Druur and intended to report the intruder . Druur then attacked Drophan , decapitating him with his lightsaber before the Massassi could make the report . Biography . Drophan was a male Massassi who lived during the time leading up to the Great Hyperspace War . He served as a security officer under the Kaleesh Sith Lord Saes Rrogon , aboard Rrogon ' s ship , the Sith dreadnaught " Harbinger " . In 5000 BBY , Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow sent " Harbinger " and another Sith dreadnaught , " Omen " , on a mission to find Lignan , a rare ore that was very powerful in the dark side of the Force , for use during the Sith Empire ' s upcoming invasion of the Galactic Republic . The Sith eventually located a large deposit of Lignan on the largest moon of Phaegon III in the Phaegon system . As " Harbinger " and " Omen " harvested the ore , they were ambushed by a Jedi Infiltrator starfighter . While " Harbinger " sent ten " Blade " - class starfighters to assail the fighter , a Jedi Master , Relin Druur , infiltrated " Harbinger " in an attempt to sabotage the ship ' s hyperdrive , using the Force to hide himself from the perceptions of the beings he met . Just outside the ship ' s landing bay , Drophan noticed Druur before the Jedi Master was able to blind him to his appearance . Druur claimed that there was trouble in the landing bay , but the Massassi , suspicious of the Jedi Master ' s flexsuit — a type of environmental suit — inquired as to who his superior was . When Druur gave no answer , Drophan pushed him up against the wall and began to report the interloper ' s presence via comlink , but Druur cut him off by claiming that his superior was Memit Nadill . Drophan was unfamiliar with the name , and Druur informed him that Nadill was a Jedi Master on the planet Kirrek . Finally realizing the threat that Druur presented , Drophan moved to attack , but Druur pushed him across the corridor and into a wall . Drophan attempted to lunge at Druur with his lanvarok weapon , but the Jedi severed Drophan ' s arm and then cut off the Massassi ' s head . Drophan ' s body was soon discovered and reported to Colonel Los Dor on " Harbinger " bridge , who in turn reported the finding to Rrogon . Knowing that the lightsaber cuts on Drophan ' s body meant that there was a Jedi aboard , Rrogon decided to hunt the Jedi down and present him as a gift to Sadow . Personality and traits . Drophan was muscular and spoke in a guttural voice . He wore metal ornamentation on his nose and ears , and also had studs implanted beneath the skin of his forearms , scalp , and biceps . The Massassi carried a lanvarok slung over his back and a blaster on his thigh . Drophan was suspicious of Relin Druur after finding the Jedi and decided to report him . However , Druur was able to distract the Massassi by claiming that his superior was Memit Nadill . Drophan was taken aback , and when Druur told him that Nadill was a Jedi Master , Drophan was too surprised and incredulous to react right away . However , he soon registered the significance of what Druur had said and attacked the Jedi . Behind the scenes . Drophan appeared briefly as a minor character in Paul S . Kemp ' s debut " Star Wars " novel , " Crosscurrent " , released January 26 , 2010 .