Adanar Adanar was a male Senior Trooper in the Brotherhood of Darkness army during the New Sith Wars against the Galactic Republic . He joined the Sith army in 1003 BBY , on the same day as Dessel , a Human who later became his friend . After basic training , Adanar was placed in the Gloom Walkers unit . He first saw combat in the Battle of Kashyyyk and later fought in the Battle of Hsskhor , a confrontation that left him emotionally scarred and traumatized . Over the next year , Adanar fought in scores of battles on many worlds . In 1002 BBY , he participated in the Battle of Phaseera , where Dessel mutinied by knocking out their commander , Lieutenant Ulabore , and taking control of the unit . Adanar readily supported Dessel ' s action . Biography . Early missions . Adanar , a male , fought for the Brotherhood of Darkness during the New Sith Wars against the Galactic Republic . He first joined the Brotherhood military in 1003 BBY , on the same day as a fellow trooper named Dessel . After completing basic training , Adanar and Dessel were placed in the same unit , the Gloom Walkers , under the command of Lieutenant Ulabore , and would eventually become good friends . The two saw their first action during the Battle of Kashyyyk , a Brotherhood attempt to gain a foothold in the Mid Rim by capturing the Republic stronghold of Kashyyyk . When the Brotherhood troops arrived , the Republic forces disappeared into Kashyyyk ' s mighty wroshyr forests , using guerrilla tactics to inflict heavy casualties on the Sith . Nevertheless , the Sith Masters continued sending troops into the maelstrom , and the Gloom Walkers were part of the second wave of reinforcements , although they were separated from the main lines of battle and were stranded deep behind enemy lines . Alone and surrounded by enemies , Ulabore panicked . However , Dessel was able to lead them on a three - day march back to the main force . The Sith were able to win the battle and capture Kashyyyk . The story of the Gloom Walkers became a rallying point for the Sith forces , raising morale that had become dangerously low . After the Battle of Kashyyyk , the surviving Republic troops fled to the neighboring planet of Trandosha . Twenty units of Sith trooper s including Adanar and the Gloom Walkers , were sent in pursuit . The Sith caught up to the fleeing Republic troops on the desert plains outside the city of Hsskhor , and the Battle of Hsskhor ensued . A day of fighting left many dead on both sides , and as night fell , the two armies retreated to opposite sides of the battlefield to regroup . Several hours after sunset , the native Trandoshans attacked both sides , as they were not allied on either side of the galactic conflict . The Trandoshans inflicted massive casualties on both the Sith and the Republic , and in response , the Sith were forced to send reinforcements from Kashyyyk . The Sith eventually repelled the Trandoshan attack and annihilated the remaining Republic forces , razing Hsskhor to the ground after the conclusion of the battle . Adanar , however , was emotionally traumatized by the battle . In the year following the fight , Adanar and the Gloom Walkers fought scores of battles on many worlds . Battle of Phaseera . In 1002 BBY , the Gloom Walkers participated in the Battle of Phaseera , an attempt to capture the Republic manufacturing world of Phaseera . By this time , Adanar had become a Senior Trooper and the third in command of the Gloom Walkers , behind Dessel and Ulabore . The Gloom Walkers were tasked with taking out a Republic outpost overlooking a valley leading toward the Republic base in Phaseera ' s capital city . Before the Gloom Walkers received their orders to move out , Adanar conversed with Dessel , relating his belief that the mission would be easy . Dessel responded by telling Adanar that he had a bad feeling about the battle to come , something that distressed Adanar greatly , as Dessel had had a similar feeling before the Battle of Hsskhor . When Adanar ' s group finally did receive their orders , they were told they would move out in one hour , in broad daylight . Although Dessel protested , stating that Republic flatbed gunship s that were at the outpost would mow the Gloom Walkers down if they tried to take the outpost out during the day , Ulabore refused to listen to reason . Dessel responded by knocking Ulabore out and taking over the Gloom Walkers . Adanar readily supported this action , as did the rest of the Gloom Walkers . The unit , now under Dessel ' s command , waited until nightfall to strike at the outpost , and when the sun set , the Gloom Walkers moved stealthily through the jungle . Upon reaching the outpost , the Gloom Walkers split into four squads and encircled the outpost ' s perimeter , each armed with interference box es to jam all transmissions within their perimeter . However , the three Republic flatbed gunships that were believed to be shut down for the night were still ready for battle , and were each manned by three crewmen . Frustrated and acting on impulse , Dessel sprang into action and killed several of the Republic gunners before being blinded by a flash canister . Dessel was able to retain his sight despite the blinding effect of the canister and killed the remaining gunship crewmembers with seemingly impossible speed and precision . Their mouths agape at what they had just witnessed , Adanar and the rest of the Gloom Walkers hesitated a moment before continuing the battle for the outpost . Three hours later , the Gloom Walkers took the outpost with only nine casualties , and the Sith army was on its way to the Republic camp in the capital . Adanar was left behind with a small squad as the rest of the Gloom Walkers returned to their camp in the jungle to hold the outpost . The Battle of Phaseera proved to be the last time Adanar served with his friend Dessel , as word of Dessel ' s incredible shooting spread , and he was taken to be trained in the dark side of the Force at the Korriban Sith Academy . Dessel eventually became Darth Bane , an influential Dark Lord of the Sith . Personality and traits . Adanar , who joined the Sith army and was placed in the Gloom Walkers unit , became very good friends with Dessel . He looked up to and greatly admired Dessel , as he was both astonished by his friend ' s abilities and trusting in his leadership . Adanar held a degree of contempt for his commanding officer , Lieutenant Ulabore , believing him to be a cowardly and ineffective leader ; he surmised that he would much rather have Dessel in charge of the Gloom Walkers than Ulabore , and he fully supported Dessel after the latter knocked Ulabore out , even with the threat of being court - martialed for mutiny . Adanar was emotionally scarred during his participation in the Battle of Hsskhor . Behind the scenes . Adanar made his first appearance in Drew Karpyshyn ' s 2006 novel " " . So far it is his only appearance in " Star Wars " canon , although he was later given an entry in the 2008 " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .