Darth Gravus Darth Gravus was a male human Sith Lord who served the resurgent Sith Empire during the Cold War and the Galactic War . By the restart of hostilities with the Republic , he had earned a reputation of being ruthless and skilled at political maneuvering throughout the Empire . He oversaw Imperial operations on Taris , undermining the Galactic Republic ' s efforts to rebuilt the planet after Darth Malak ' s bombardment . After the death of Darth Hadra , head of the Sphere of Technology , many members of the Dark Council supported Gravus induction into their ranks , after he had reclaimed the resource rich world of Leritor . For his numerous merits Gravus was considered as a potential candidate to ascend to the Dark Council during the year 3641 BBY , but before he could accept the position he was killed by Darth Karrid , the other potential nominee for Darth Hadra ' s Dark Council seat after she goaded him into firing upon her ship the " Ascendant Spear , " forcing her to destroy him . Though the battle had ultimately been a success for the Empire , the recklessness of Gravus ' attack on a fellow Sith Lord ' s ship discredited him in the eyes of the Dark Council . Biography . Taris . Darth Gravus was a human male , and an influential and politically adept Sith Lord in addition to being an ally of Dark Councilor , Darth Mortis . He was the main Sith overseer on the planet of Taris during 3642 BBY , and was to ensure that the Galactic Republic ' s attempts to restore the destroyed planet failed , to prove that the Republic could not recover from such a thing . He had committed himself to finishing what Darth Malak had begun on Taris more than three hundred years ago . Thanks to the assistance of various members of the Empire , Gravus succeeded in halting the project , and Taris was consequently occupied by Imperial Forces . Dark Council candidate . The victories Gravus achieved on Taris made the Dark Council consider him for a seat within their ranks . The Council agreed that he should be given a seat after the planet of Leritor had been recaptured . Darth Karrid , seeking to gain the Dark Council ' s favor , attempted to assist him in destroying the Republic Fleet engaged in battle with Gravus over Leritor . Gravus then ordered his fleet to fire upon Karrid ' s ship the " Ascendant Spear " in an effort to destroy her , and stop her from disrupting the battle with her intervention . Karrid retaliated by using the " Ascendant Spear " ' s gun batteries to attack the Imperial Fleet under Gravus ' command . Eventually , Gravus realized the battle was lost and tried to flee to hyperspace ; when Karrid took this option away , he finally swallowed his pride and hailed her to beg for mercy . Nevertheless , Karrid was unimpressed and mercilessly finished him off . When word of Gravus ' defeat was presented to the Dark Council , they agreed unanimously to grant Darth Karrid a seat on the Dark Council . Personality and traits . Darth Gravus was a human male , who was ruthless in suppressing rebellion . He was cold , and unforgiving in battle . He was marked by cybernetic implants on his face and supported Darth Mortis . He also seemed to dislike alien species and was a true proponent of the bigotry of the Empire . Also , in spite of his strength , he demonstrated cowardice when faced with a truly superior opponent . When Darth Karrid outplayed him , he was reduced to begging for mercy . Powers and abilities . Darth Gravus , was skilled at Sith politics . He was also proficient enough in Space Battle to gain the upper hand in the Battle of Leritor . In combat Gravus wielded a single hilt lightsaber . Behind the scenes . In " " there is a glitch where Gravus can appear vastly smaller than his actual height . He was a very calm and intelligent commander in the Taris questline , unlike in the novel he was portrayed as a reckless hothead . Gravus ' voice is provided by actor Clive Revill , who also provided the voice of Palpatine in the original release of " " .