Malorum Malorum was a Human male who became one of the first members of the Inquisitorius during the time following the formation of the Galactic Empire . Biography . Tall and imposing , Malorum wore a dark maroon robe similar to that worn by Emperor Palpatine . Malorum was slightly Force - sensitive , though he was never recruited by the Jedi . Malorum initially worked as an Imperial Intelligence operative , and along with Director Armand Isard , visited the Jedi Temple in the aftermath of Order 66 . There , he saw a hologram of Emperor Palpatine addressing Anakin Skywalker as Lord Vader . Thus , Malorum was one of a few in the Empire — along with Prince Xizor , two decades later — who knew Vader ' s true identity , although Vader and Palpatine were unaware of this fact . Following the incident , Malorum was plucked out of obscurity by Palpatine , who revealed that he was a Sith and placed Malorum in charge of the Inquisitorius . He was assisted by a lower Inquisitor , Hydra . Subsequently , Malorum made it his business to discover everything he could about Skywalker , through bribes and surveillance , and digging into what had happened months before . He learned that Skywalker was the father of Senator Amidala ' s ( presumed deceased ) child . He employed Boba Fett to investigate Naboo and the asteroid field of Polis Massa , searching for information about the late Padmé Amidala . Malorum acted on his own initiative , hoping to ingratiate himself with Vader , while at the same time obtaining information to bring about his downfall . He became known as Vader ' s " pet " through his investigations in Vader ' s name . Malorum , however , wanted to replace Vader as the Emperor ' s apprentice , and planned to become Emperor himself one day . Eventually , Malorum was reassigned to Bellassa , where he worked as the chief of security , training Imperial Security Bureau agents on the planet . Malorum became obsessed with hunting down the escaped fugitive and ex - Jedi Ferus Olin , enlisting the help of bounty hunters such as Boba Fett and D ' harhan to help crush the Rebel uprising on Bellassa . The ghost of Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn then instructed his former Padawan , Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , to help Olin ; because while doing so , Kenobi would learn that Malorum was investigating Polis Massa and thus Kenobi would learn about the importance of stopping Malorum before the Skywalker twins could be discovered . Olin managed to escape Bellassa with the help of Kenobi . For a time , Kenobi overestimated the influence and power of Malorum , believing him to be directly behind the Inquisitorius operations in Acherin . Although Kenobi returned soon afterward to his self - imposed exile in Tatooine , he ordered Olin to deal with the threat of Malorum . Malorum was then assigned to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . He set up his office in the former living quarters of Jedi Master Yoda . While in the Jedi Temple , he was paid a visit by Darth Vader . Malorum told Vader all he knew about Polis Massa , hoping to please Vader . However , when Vader heard the name of the place , he grew furious at this reminder of his dead wife , and he nearly killed Malorum . The unexpected discovery of an intruder in the Temple led to Vader freeing Malorum so that the Inquisitor could track him , but to Vader ' s surprise , Malorum failed . Later , Malorum set a sleeper bomb in the Temple . His goal was to destroy the Temple and disgrace Vader in the Emperor ' s eyes . The bomb , however , was deactivated by Ferus Olin , Trever Flume , and Fy - Tor - Ana . When stormtroopers captured Ferus , they interrogated him and asked him the name of the Jedi Ferus met on Bellassa . Ferus refused to talk , despite threats of execution . Malorum sent Ferus to the prison world of Dontamo , and later ordered his execution . He then visted Naboo to learn more about Amidala . Malorum ' s time on Naboo was frustrating , with Queen Apailana and other Naboo politicians refusing to give him a straight answer — he particularly found the Queen ' s attitude exasperating . Malorum then killed Ryoo Thule after deducing that Amidala ' s child still lived , but was stopped by Ferus Olin before he could report this information . Malorum and Ferus faced off in a vicious lightsaber duel on Naboo . In the end , Malorum lost grip of his lightsaber and fell to his death into the Naboo power generator . Although Olin had jammed the planetary communications , Palpatine knew of Malorum ' s death in a matter of moments , and contacted Olin to congratulate him for his success and make him an offer , before Olin could report to Kenobi . Personality and traits . Malorum was considered introverted , unpleasant , and not likable at all ; his assistant Hydra shared these traits to a greater level .