Keto Lord Keto was a Human male , who was the ruler of the Empress Teta system with his sister Magda Keto in the years leading up to the Great Sith War . Keto had a son named Satal who , along with Magda ' s daughter Aleema , was the heir to the throne of the system . Keto shared his dominion over the system with the commercial interests that operated carbonite mines within the Empress Teta system , and he cut many back - room deals with the mining executives . Keto ' s indifference toward his heirs , however , drove them to form a darksider cult called the Krath . In 3997 BBY , Satal and Aleema decided to use dark side Sith magic to overthrow Lord Keto and his sister . The Krath struck while Keto and his sister were on an inspection tour on one of the orbiting Tetan carbonite smelter s over the planet Empress Teta . While Keto ordered his Royal Protector s into action , they were decimated by Satal and Aleema ' s magic . With no one left to defend him , Keto was captured by the insurgent heirs and was frozen in carbonite along with his sister Magda , killing him . His carbon - frozen body was put on display as a decoration on the walls of the Iron Citadel , his old palace – turned – headquarters of Satal and Aleema in Empress Teta ' s capital city of Cinnagar . Biography . A Human male , Lord Keto , along with his sister Magda Keto , ruled the Empress Teta system in the years prior to the Great Sith War . The Ketos were the descendants of Empress Teta , the female warrior who unified the seven worlds of the then – Koros system nearly a thousand years prior . At some point , Keto had a son named Satal . Along with Magda Keto ' s daughter Aleema , Satal was the successor to the Tetan throne . By 3997 BBY , the Ketos were forced to share their power with the commercial interests that ran carbonite mining operations within the system , and they cut many back - room deals with the mining executives . That year , Lord Keto and his sister visited a Tetan carbonite smelter over the planet Empress Teta to make their annual inspection tour of the station . The two were greeted by Bearus , chairman of the system ' s Carbonite Guild . While the Ketos and Bearus exchanged pleasantries , they received word that a royal ship containing Satal and Aleema Keto , their tutor Korus , and four others had docked at the smelting plant . Keto and the others were very displeased with the arrival of Korus and the students , unaware of their intent for coming to the smelter . Satal and Aleema had become adepts in dark side Sith magic and , driven by Lord Keto ' s indifference toward them , formed a darksider organization called the Krath determined to take control of the Empress Teta system . Lord Keto and Bearus continued on with the inspection , and the Emperor was pleased with what he saw . During the inspection , Korus and his students , including Satal and Aleema , arrived at their location . Keto scolded Korus for bringing the students during a royal inspection , calling it an unforgivable breach of protocol , but Korus did not respond . Satal asked his father not to pick on Korus and instructed the tutor to open his mouth and reveal what Aleema had done to his tongue . Korus did so , showing that Aleema had used the dark side to turn his tongue into an Adegan eel . The Ketos were horrified , and Bearus moved to call for security . Aleema then turned the communications console into a womp rat . Lord Keto called for his Royal Protector s to arrest the young Tetan heirs , but Aleema responded by turning the guards ' swords into snake - like monsters that strangled them . A terrified Lord Keto tried to calm the guards by telling them that the snakes were not real but to no avail . Now without any protection , Keto ordered his son to stand down , but Satal refused . Satal and Aleema informed the angered Keto that they had already legally taken control of the Empress Teta system . The heirs led the now – former rulers of the Tetan worlds to a vat of molten carbonite , and dipped both Lord Keto and Magda Keto in the container , freezing them in carbonite and killing them . Their coup successful , Satal and Aleema hung both Lord Keto and Magda Keto on the walls of their palace , the Iron Citadel , where the former rulers remained as decorations . Personality and traits . Lord Keto was a man described as " pompous and cold " by his son Satal and referred to as a " windbag " by his niece Aleema . Keto held a measure of resentment toward his son and niece in return , thinking of them as spoiled . He was not above using ruthless tactics during his family ' s reign over the Empress Teta system , employing torture droids to keep control of the populace and forging back - room deals with the carbonite smelting companies that worked in the system . Keto was more concerned with his duties as ruler of the system than his duties as a father to his son Satal , which fostered anger and hatred within his child . He had the ability to act harshly when angered quickly , berating Korus for interrupting his royal inspection of the carbonite smelting plant . His anger devolved into fear when the Krath started using the dark side to attack his Royal Protectors . Behind the scenes . Lord Keto first appeared in " " , a story arc of the " " comic book series written by Kevin J . Anderson and Tom Veitch that was released late 1994 – early 1995 . Keto made his first and only appearance in the arc ' s , where he was killed ; he was later mentioned in " Dark Lords of the Sith " and . In his sole appearance in the arc he was illustrated by Christian Gossett . Keto also appeared in the . He was mentioned in the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , the third edition of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , as well . In 2008 , Keto was indirectly mentioned in several entries in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In the " Dark Lords of the Sith " audio adaptation , Lord Keto ' s sister Magda is absent ; therefore , Keto is presented as being the only member of the Tetan Monarchy at the inspection of the carbonite smelter , and Magda ' s lines in the comic are attributed to him .