Toki Tollivar Toki Tollivar was a male Bimm who worked in the Republic Ministry of Commerce during the Great Sith War and was often underestimated due to his small physical appearance . Thus , when his Force sensitivity brought him into consideration for training by the Sith Empire , he seized the opportunity to be trained in the ways of the dark side . By the war ' s end , Tollivar had only progressed in status to that of a Sith Acolyte , at which time he began his own private campaign of murder across the galaxy . Tollivar styled himself as a Force - strangling serial killer as he ran amok and capitalized on the diminutive stature he felt so often ridiculed for . The trail of throttled bodies caused Tollivar to eventually settle on Corellia under the alias Kelven Garnatrope , though his appetite for murder was far from sated . Dubbed by the public as the Corellian Strangler , Tollivar fled the planet before authorities could connect him with the murders , purchasing a ride on board the " Chancellor Fillorean " luxury yacht into the Core Worlds . Tollivar was discovered several weeks later on the " Fillorean " hiding amongst a shipload of corpses by Jedi Zayne Carrick and the crew of the " Hot Prospect " . After attempting to strangle several of the " Prospect " crewmembers , Tollivar was found out by Carrick , with whom he engaged in a lightsaber duel . The Sith adept defeated his enemy but was restrained by his own servant droid , K - OB7 , and subsequently killed by the Zeltron scientist Demagol , who at the time had been secretly under disguise as Carrick ' s crew - mate , Mandalorian Crusader Rohlan Dyre . Biography . Sith adept . Toki Tollivar was a male Bimm citizen of the Galactic Republic . Diminutive in stature , Tollivar believed that other beings underestimated him due to his size . However , Tollivar found that some sects respected power regardless of the size of its wielder . Such was the case with the Sith , whose attention was grabbed by Tollivar ' s strong Force sensitivity . When they offered Tollivar an opportunity to be trained in the ways of the dark side through Sith teachings , the Bimm readily accepted . He became a Sith Acolyte and was put into service during the Great Sith War , where he managed to slay many Jedi opponents . He was also installed as an employee within the Republic Ministry of Commerce , where he acted as an assassin on behalf of the Sith . After the war ' s end and the defeat of Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun , Tollivar was left without an Empire to fight for and no Order from which to receive instruction . Knowing that the Jedi Order and the Republic were intent on cleansing all vestiges of Sith influence from the galaxy , Tollivar went into hiding , taking on a string of aliases . He started his own business while maintaining employment with the Commerce Ministry , where he could continue his own personal campaign of revenge against those whom he felt judged him by his minuscule proportions . Tollivar remained underground for the next thirty years , during which time he acquired a servant droid called K - OB7 . " Kayo " , as referred to by Tollivar , was programmed to protect its Bimm owner no matter the cost . The two became friendly , and Kayo stayed with Tollivar , attending to both his personal and business needs . Foul play . Tollivar ' s droid became suspicious of his owner when it chanced upon one of Tollivar ' s business associates , a Rodian , strangled to death on the premises of his establishment . Tollivar was indeed responsible , having Force - choked his victim , but he denied any involvement in the murder . Instead of reporting the crime and potentially bringing negative publicity to his business , Tollivar disposed of the body , and the secret remained hidden with him and the droid . A year later , another strangled body was found in Tollivar ' s vicinity , and the count continued to rise — all while the short - statured Bimm swore ignorance to any knowledge of foul play . To mislead the authorities , however , Tollivar adopted the name " Kelven Garnatrope " and settled on Corellia . For a time , Tollivar successfully eluded officials while he engaged in a private killing spree . Bounties were posted for the " Corellian Strangler " , and holoimages of Kelven Garnatrope changed from day to day . Even Tollivar ' s closest companion , Kayo , was uncertain of the Bimm ' s innocence and was conflicted in the possibility that a being so small was capable of strangling larger individuals . When the Corellians finally began to associate Garnatrope with Tollivar , he fled again , purchasing a place on a thirty - passenger cruise through the Core Worlds on board a luxury yacht called the " Chancellor Fillorean " . Jedi rescue . It was not long before Tollivar ' s murderous pattern emerged on the " Fillorean " , as well . Crew and passengers alike died one by one , each Force - strangled by Tollivar . The ship ended up stranded and adrift in the Core Worlds nebulae for weeks until it was chanced upon by Jedi Zayne Carrick and the crew of the " Hot Prospect " . According to Tollivar , some unknown tragedy had befallen all of the ship ' s passengers save he and his servant droid . One of the " Prospect " crewmen , the Mandalorian Crusader Demagol , who was masquerading as Rohlan Dyre , discovered part of the truth — that each of the " Fillorean " passengers had died from asphyxiation . The Bimm ' s droid was the primary suspect , as the " Hot Prospect " crew did not believe that such a small being as Tollivar was capable of killing larger individuals . Carrick assured Tollivar of his safety , while the Jedi and his crewmen set about restoring the " Fillorean " systems and preparing for it to be rescued . While they continued to unravel the circumstances behind the mysterious " Fillorean " murders , one of the " Prospect " crew , a Trandoshan called Slyssk , was Force - asphyxiated by Tollivar and left for dead . Slyssk was found soon thereafter by the Arkanian - offshoot Jarael , and Dyre performed an emergency field tracheotomy to save the Trandoshan . Tollivar then appeared , seemingly unaware of what had transpired , and was ordered to remain in the care of Jarael while Carrick and Dyre pursued the Bimm ' s servant droid for questioning . Once they were alone , he fell upon Jarael , revealing his Sith status as he levitated and began strangling her . His plan was to commandeer the " Hot Prospect " and continue his murder spree one Republic citizen at a time . Tollivar would have succeeded in killing Jarael had Carrick not arrived and incapacitated him with blaster fire . Reveling at the opportunity to again face a Jedi in combat , Tollivar ignited his red - bladed lightsaber and engaged Carrick in a duel . Downfall . Despite his height disadvantage , Tollivar dominated his opponent from the onset of the brief duel . He ended the contest when he wrenched a lighting fixture free with the Force and struck Carrick with it . The Bimm Sith stood over his defeated opponent preparing to finish him , when Tollivar ' s droid , Kayo , restrained its owner in an attempt to prevent Tollivar from further endangering himself . He tried to resist the droid ' s maneuver , even striking him with Force lightning , and vowed to continue his murderous rampage . Rohlan Dyre took the Bimm seriously and shot Tollivar and the droid , destroying them both . The Corellian Strangler was finally dead , leaving a considerable amount of Galactic Credits in bounty to be claimed by Carrick and his company . Personality and traits . Toki Tollivar was a scorned being , angered by those whom he felt stereotyped him by his species ' petite size and unassuming appearance , rather than his own knowledge and abilities . He used their underestimations of him to further his own Sith - inspired goals . Tollivar felt that those with power deserved respect without discrimination . After the Great Sith War , Tollivar displayed a thirst for murder . He found that killing beings brought him temporary satisfaction ; upon the death of his first victim , he realized that his need to kill was insatiable , and he embarked on a path that led to a long string of serial murders . Tollivar was also a dishonest being . He lied about his involvement to his droid upon the discovery of the initial strangled body , and later to the crew of the " Hot Prospect " with regards to the deaths on board the " Chancellor Fillorean " . To deceive authorities , Tollivar adopted several aliases , hoping to distance himself from any potential investigation into his murderous activities . When false images of his aliases surfaced in the media , Tollivar did nothing to sway the misdirection of the authorities , instead capitalizing on their ignorance by continuing to kill . Rather than be apprehended , Tollivar fled into space hoping to deaden the trail that inevitably led to him . Powers and abilities . Toki Tollivar was a Force - sensitive being of considerable strength . As a Sith adept , he was fond of using Force choke to throttle individuals . He was able to project blasts of Force lightning , though not in a capacity sufficient enough to hinder his droid K - OB7 from attempting to subdue him . He was also able to keep his identity as the Corellian Strangler hidden for quite some time through deceptions and prompt exits from the scenes of his various crimes . Tollivar was proficient with a lightsaber , wielding a diminished shoto - styled weapon with the crimson blade of a Sith . Tollivar possessed a talent for Dun Möch , displayed when he Force - hurled debris at Jedi Zayne Carrick while they dueled on the " Chancellor Fillorean " . The Bimm Sith was able to defeat Carrick in their contest , though he was overcome by first his droid Kayo , followed by Rohlan Dyre , who destroyed both Tollivar and Kayo with his blaster pistol . Behind the scenes . Toki Tollivar was created by John Jackson Miller for the thirty - eighth installment of the " " , titled " " . Jackson Miller planted several reports of a notorious serial killer , the " Corellian Strangler " , in previous issues of " Knights of the Old Republic " : " " , " " , " " . The " Strangler " appeared not in the actual comics , but in the " Adjudicator " holofeeds that were included in them , where the identity — even the species — of the " Strangler " was deliberately obscured . Some two years after the " Strangler ' s " initial mention , Jackson Miller explained on his website that he felt " Faithful Execution " was the appropriate issue to reveal Tollivar as the " Strangler " , thus ending the mystery of " Strangler ' s " identity . Jackson Miller continued to discuss " Faithful Execution " , and also expressed his satisfaction that artist Dean Zachary was contracted for the issue , as he considered Zachary ' s style of " dark and moody " artistry to be ideal for the storyline . When " Faithful Execution " was released , readers were under the impression that the Mandalorian character was indeed Rohlan Dyre , having previously been given no reason to believe otherwise . It is later revealed in of the " Knights of the Old Republic " story arc " " that Dyre was being impersonated by the Mandalorian scientist Demagol .