Attack on the Shock Drum facility In 3643 BBY , during the Sith Lord Darth Angral ' s personal war of vengeance against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order for the death of his son , Tarnis , Angral ' s apprentice , Lord Praven , attacked the Shock Drum facility on the planet Tatooine with the support of a complement of Imperial soldier s . The facility , which hosted the Republic research team working on the Shock Drum superweapon , was defended by a host of security droids and the Jedi Master Bela Kiwiiks , and Kiwiiks defeated many of the Imperial attackers before Praven engaged her in battle . The Sith pureblood defeated Kiwiiks in their duel and destroyed the remaining security droids before departing the compound with the Shock Drum prototype and an unconscious Kiwiiks as his prisoner . Prelude . In 3643 BBY , the Sith Lord Tarnis ' s undercover mission as a Republic scientist during the Cold War with the Sith Empire was threatened by the arrival of the Jedi Master Bela Kiwiiks and her Padawan , Kira Carsen , on the Republic capital of Coruscant . Abandoning his persona as a scientist working on the Planet Prison superweapon , Tarnis led Republic security forces and several Jedi on a chase across the capital before attempting to use the stolen Planet Prison against Coruscant itself . However , Tarnis was killed by a Jedi Knight , the former apprentice of Jedi Master Orgus Din , before his plans could come to fruition , and the Knight ' s duel with Tarnis was witnessed by the Sith ' s father , Darth Angral . Armed with information on the entire Republic superweapon initiative courtesy of his son , a furious Angral proceeded to wage war on the Republic and the Jedi Order as revenge for his son ' s death . The elder Sith Lord dispatched his three apprentices , Sadic , Nefarid , and Praven , to take control of the Republic ' s three off - world weapons facilities , and the Sith pureblood Praven traveled to the desert world of Tatooine in order to seek the Shock Drum weapon . However , Kiwiiks had also come to Tatooine a short time earlier , as the Republic became aware of the vulnerability of its weapons facilities not long before Tarnis ' s death , and she arrived at the Shock Drum facility in the Northern Jundland Wastes before Praven and his complement of Imperial soldier s did . The attack . Before launching their attack on the facility , Praven ' s soldiers took out the compound ' s power generators , deactivating the exterior defenses . When the soldiers stormed the facility itself , the Togruta Jedi Master Kiwiiks single - handedly defeated many of them in an attempt to defend both the Shock Drum prototype and the project ' s research team , a seismologist named Hare ' en and a clan of the planet ' s native Jawas . Kiwiiks was supported by the compound ' s security droids , but the presence of Praven turned the tide in the Imperials ' favor . The Sith Lord dispatched the droid defenders and engaged Kiwiiks in a duel , driving the older combatant onto the defensive . Kiwiiks held her own against Praven ' s assault for a short time , but their battle eventually ended when Praven knocked her unconscious and departed with his remaining soldiers , taking both the Jedi Master and the Shock Drum as his prizes . Aftermath . Upon learning that Praven had captured the Jedi Master who had detected Tarnis on Coruscant , a vengeful Angral ordered his apprentice to leave Kiwiiks to die with the Shock Drum . He also ordered Praven to activate the superweapon and change the deactivation codes , ensuring that Tarnis ' s killer would fail regardless of whether they reached the Shock Drum or not . Despite his personal disgust for his Master ' s orders , as they violated Praven ' s strict code of honor , the Sith Lord complied with his instructions and left the Shock Drum beneath a mining complex in Tatooine ' s Dune Sea region . With the Shock Drum Facility ' s defenses disabled , the native Tusken Raiders began to raid the compound , forcing Hare ' en and the Jawas to lock themselves in one of the facility ' s secure chambers . The Jedi Knight responsible for Tarnis ' s death soon arrived on Tatooine and cleared the compound of the Tusken Raiders , learning Kiwiiks ' fate from Hare ' en , and then set out to locate the stolen Shock Drum . Behind the scenes . The attack on the Shock Drum Facility was first mentioned in " " , a video game released by BioWare and LucasArts in 2011 . The events of the attack are described in the Jedi Knight class mission " The Shock Drum . "