San Hill / Legends San Hill was a male Muun and the Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan before and during the time of the Clone Wars , who pledged the Clan ' s monetary and military assets to the Confederacy of Independent Systems . A typical member of his species , he was more at home in business , politics and intrigue than on the battlefield . He was one of the most influential politicians in the Confederacy ; in particular he was responsible for the " creation " of Grievous , the Confederacy ' s feared Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies . As the leader of one of the major supporters of the Confederacy , Hill was a member of the Separatist Council during the Clone Wars , and remained in that position until his assassination at the end of the war . Biography . Early life . A male Muun from the planet Muunilinst , San Hill was the son of Damask Holdings senior employee Larsh Hill . After his father was murdered on Coruscant during his induction into the Order of the Canted Circle , Hill was tutored by his father ' s former employer , Hego Damask , in preparation for Hill ' s ascension to the Chairmanship of the InterGalactic Banking Clan . Following the end of Chairman Tonith , Hill was appointed co - chairman of the Banking Clan , eventually becoming the sole head of the organization by 32 BBY . Separatist Crisis . When economic turbulence erupted across the galaxy as the Separatist Crisis swept through the Galactic Senate , InterGalactic Banking Clan executives profited handsomely from numerous worlds minting their own independent currencies . When a streak of separatism struck the Galactic Senate , Hill began the search for a new " collections agent " for the Banking Clan who would ensure that despite the turbulent political and economic times , all debts would be paid . Taking note of the world Kalee and the crushing debt it had placed on its shoulders following a Republic embargo on the planet following the Huk War , the Muun Chairman offered to take on the debt and manage to ease the embargo in exchange for the services of Kaleesh warlord Qymaen jai Sheelal . Placing Sheelal in command of the Collections and Security Division of the Banking Clan , the Kaleesh eventually left Hill ' s service to continue fighting for his people on Kalee . Enraged , Hill considered an assassination but refrained in fear of the eventual vengeance of the Kaleesh . Instead he conspired with Poggle the Lesser , the Archduke of Geonosis , and the political idealist Count Dooku to arrange Sheelal ' s permanent servitude . They planted an ion bomb on the warlord ' s ship , the " Martyr " , causing it to crash following a fiery explosion . Pulling Sheelal from the wreckage with near - fatal injuries , San Hill funded the construction of the Kaleesh ' s new cyborg body which would encase his retrievable organs and replace those which could not be saved . In Hill ' s mind , this monstrosity known as General Grievous would now be capable of defending the IGBC should Dooku ' s Separatist movement get out of hand . Formation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Following his work with Dooku on the project to transform Grievous , Hill was open to talks of joining the rapidly progressing Separatist movement . Having become an acquaintance of both Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor and Commerce Guild President e Shu Mai over the years , Hill was in good company when Dooku approached him with offers of an alliance . On the invitation of Dooku , Hill attended a meeting on Geonosis with numerous representatives of corporate interests from across the galaxy to discuss investments in Dooku ' s Confederacy of Independent Systems . The guest of Archduke Poggle the Lesser , Hill and the others met in a boardroom where the Muun pledge the Banking Clans backing and agreed to supply " Hailfire " droid tanks to the Separatist Droid Army . Hill ' s Banking Clan was the second largest financial contributors to the Confederacy , behind prime supporter Viceroy Nute Gunray ' s Trade Federation . When the Grand Army of the Republic attacked Geonosis , Hill attempted to flee the planet on his personal " Hardcell " - class interstellar transport , which he had received from Wat Tambor . However , Hill ' s vessel suffered a serious engine malfunction , preventing it from taking off into hyperspace . Without any thruster power , Hill ' s " Hardcell " transport was left stranded in the E ' Y - Akh Desert for several weeks . However , the Muun managed to evade Republic capture and prosecution . Hill was only able to escape Geonosis with the help of Captain Riklon Tost of the Iotran Guard , who was allowed in the Banking Clan ' s inner ranks despite not being a Muun . Clone Wars . As the Clone Wars erupted , Hill was placed on the Confederacy ' s governing Council , a body which controlled the Confederacy in truth while the Confederacy ' s Parliament on the planet Raxus debated pointlessly . Despite his pledge of support , Hill was not prepared to commit the entire Banking Clan to the Confederacy with so many profitable investments waiting with the Republic . Retaining their position within the Republic , Hill stayed away from Coruscant while his representatives stayed in the Senate Building . In the early weeks of the Clone Wars , San Hill went to the banking world of Aargau to raise money for the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Navigating the labyrinthine interiors of Aargau ' s commerce centers , he struck bargains with the criminal underworld to supplement the riches of the Separatists . In order to secure the Ando system ' s continued backing , Hill and Wat Tambor appointed former Republic Senator Po Nudo as head of the Hyper - Communications Cartel , the Confederate version of the Republic ' s HoloNet that used secret Banking Clan codes to spread CIS propaganda . This communications system was used to link the holotransceiver s used by many Separatist leaders and keep messages out of the hands of the Republic . Despite his escape , Muunilinst remained out of Hill ' s reach after the battle and he was forced to follow the other Councilors around the galaxy in an effort to avoid capture under the protection of Supreme Commander Grievous . Joining the Council aboard the cyborg ' s flagship , the " Invisible Hand " , the leadership of the Confederacy was sent to the sinkhole world Utapau to await further instructions . Following Dooku ' s death over Coruscant at one of the most tumultuous battles of the war , Hill was present with the other Councilors at the meeting during which Grievous ordered them to Mustafar , a mining planet on the Outer Rim where they were promised safety . Not long after departing Utapau , Grievous was killed by Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , and the Council took full control over the Confederacy . As the Council arrived on Mustafar , they quickly settled into the dimly lit command center at the mountainside Klegger Corp mining facility . Hill and the other Confederacy leaders were pressed into work at the facility ' s command center , supervising strategy and battle plans from their remote sanctuary . During their stay , the Council received a communications from the mysterious Darth Sidious , the Confederacy ' s shadowy benefactor . Sidious promised that the war was over and that the Republic had crumbled under the Separatist ' s war machine . Advising the Council to remain on the planet , Sidious assured them that he would send his apprentice , Darth Vader , to watch over them . Relieved by the news of victory , Hill and the others anxiously awaited for Vader ' s arrival and their eventual departure from the inhospitable world . Upon Vader ' s landing , the Council and its aides gathered in the facility ' s main command center to greet Vader only to realize soon after he sealed off all of the exits to the facility that he was not there to protect them . Igniting his lightsaber , Vader savagely cut down the guards flanking the doorway before attacking the unarmed Councilors and their aides . Despite Hill ' s plea for mercy , Vader plunged his lightsaber through the Muun ' s three hearts , killing him instantly . Behind the scenes . His name is likely a play on " Sam Hill " , as a part of the phrase of " What in Sam Hill is that ? " San Hill was voiced by Corey Burton in the . San Hill is one of the only Councilors not to receive an onscreen death . The gives a dramatic depiction of San Hill ' s death ; as Darth Vader enters the Separatist command center , Hill rushes to greet the new Sith Lord , saying , " On behalf of the CIS leadership , I would like to be the first to — " To this , Vader sadistically replies , " Very well . You will be the first . " When Vader throws back his hood , Hill instantly recognizes him as the former Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker , moments before he is cut down by Vader ' s lightsaber . The depiction of Hill ' s death in the is also conflicting with the film depiction , as Hill is struck down alongside both Po Nudo and Poggle the Lesser who die onscreen . " " introduces another individual named San Hill . Curiously , although this new San Hill is a Human , he bears the same position of Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan and also resides on Muunilinst . Though it seems that both San Hills were meant to be one and the same , this appearance is likely due to a mistake on the part of the game developers .