E ' thinaa E ' thinaa was a male Yuuzhan Vong agent during the years of the Yuuzhan Vong War . He was active in the Ssi - ruuvi Imperium , the government of the Ssi - ruu species , disguised as a Ssi - ruu . He attained the rank of general and helped manipulate the Ssi - ruuk for the benefit of the Yuuzhan Vong . He also helped to arrange for the Ssi - ruuk to attack the planet Bakura , weakening both the Ssi - ruuk and the galactic government , the Galactic Alliance . He dealt with Prime Minister Molierre Cundertol of Bakura and killed him after the Ssi - ruuk were repelled . Biography . The male Yuuzhan Vong known as E ' thinaa was an operative of the Praetorite Vong , an advance force of Yuuzhan Vong designed to create chaos in the galaxy in preparation for the species ' invasion . Though the Praetorite Vong suffered a serious military defeat in 25 ABY at Helska IV , E ' thinaa continued to work to soften potential enemies . By 28 ABY , he held the rank of general in the Ssi - ruuvi Imperium , the government of the war - like Ssi - ruu k . Carefully disguised in an ooglith masquer , E ' thinaa helped engineer the rise of the Keeramak , a Ssi - ruu of prophecy . The Yuuzhan Vong hoped to create a conflict between the Ssi - ruuk and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , knowing that such a war would weaken both sides . He also made a deal with Molierre Cundertol , Prime Minister of the planet Bakura . Keeping his true origins secret , he promised to supply Cundertol with a new droid body — enabling him to live forever — if the Prime Minister would surrender Bakura . E ' thinaa also agreed to provide him with half the money Cundertol had paid for the droid body . The Yuuzhan Vong then enabled him to transfer his essence into the droid through a Ssi - ruuk process known as entechment . The process went as planned , and soon after , the Ssi - ruuk launched an attack on Bakura . As E ' thinaa had expected , the Keeramak was killed . The Ssi - ruuk were forced to flee , and Cundertol , now in a droid body , met up with E ' thinaa in a space station at the edge of Ssi - ruu space . There , E ' thinaa chastised Cundertol for wanting to know why the General wanted the Keeramak dead and refused to pay the man the money he had promised him , claiming that Cundertol had not fulfilled the bargain . When an irate Cundertol protested , E ' thinaa offered the former Prime Minister the chance to fight for it . Cundertol accepted , only to have E ' thinaa activate a restraining bolt that froze Cundertol ' s droid body . The General then revealed his true origins to his horror - stricken foe . Other Yuuzhan Vong flooded into the room and began beating Cundertol with amphistaff s until he died . Personality and traits . E ' thinaa served his species , working to weaken potential foes and enable the Yuuzhan Vong ' s conquest of the galaxy . He kept his true identity a secret and manipulated Molierre Cundertol into surrendering Bakura . When Cundertol protested that he was being treated unfairly , E ' thinaa mocked him , and was amused when the man agreed to fight him . Like all his people , E ' thinaa considered Humans to be a lesser species and their droids to be abominations . He felt that Cundertol , in a droid body , was unworthy of slavery or an honorable death in a sacrifice . Behind the scenes . The Yuuzhan Vong E ' thinaa was created for the novel " " . He later received mentions in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and " Galaxy of Intrigue " .