Ulabore Ulabore was a male lieutenant in the New Sith Wars in the years leading up to the Seventh Battle of Ruusan . He was the leader of a unit in the Brotherhood of Darkness military called the Gloom Walkers and received many accolades , commendations , and awards for the high success rate of the unit . However , it was actually one of his troopers , Dessel , who was responsible for the success of the Gloom Walkers due to his remarkable abilities , which he later learned were caused by latent Force - sensitivity . Ulabore served with the Gloom Walkers on Kashyyyk , Trandosha , Phaseera , and many more planets between 1003 BBY and 1002 BBY . During the Battle of Phaseera , Ulabore was knocked out by Dessel , who took over the Gloom Walkers in a mutiny after Ulabore refused to reconsider orders given to him by his superiors . After the battle , Ulabore had Dessel arrested , but Dessel was taken away for training at the Korriban Sith academy before his trial could take place . Ulabore was later killed in an ambush by Republic forces , when the Sith trooper Lucia shot him in the back . Biography . Lieutenant Ulabore was , as of 1003 BBY , the leader of the Gloom Walkers — a unit in the Brotherhood of Darkness army — during the New Sith Wars against the Galactic Republic . In 1003 BBY , the Gloom Walkers — who had recently gained two new members , Dessel and Adanar — fought in the Battle of Kashyyyk , where the Brotherhood was attempting to gain a foothold in the Mid Rim . When the Brotherhood forces arrived on the Republic stronghold of Kashyyyk , the Republic forces retreated into the mighty wroshyr forests of the planet and used guerrilla tactics to decimate the Brotherhood forces , which were unprepared to fight in such heavy wilderness . Nevertheless , the Sith Masters continued to send in reinforcements , and the Gloom Walkers were pressed into action as part of the second wave of troops . During the battle , the Gloom Walkers were separated from the main force , stranded deep behind enemy lines . Alone and surrounded by enemies , Ulabore panicked , having no idea how to keep his unit alive without direct orders . However , Dessel was able to lead the Gloom Walkers back to the main force . The story of the Gloom Walkers became a rallying point for the beleaguered Sith forces , raising the level of morale that had become dangerously low . The Sith were able to take the planet , and Ulabore was given a special commendation . Ulabore never bothered to mention that Dessel was responsible for leading the Gloom Walkers back to the main force , although he did promote Dessel to the rank of sergeant . Following the pivotal Battle of Kashyyyk , the surviving Republic soldiers fled to the neighboring world of Trandosha , and the Brotherhood of Darkness commanders sent twenty units of Sith trooper s — including Ulabore ' s Gloom Walkers — in pursuit . The Sith caught up to the Republic forces outside the city of Hsskhor , and a battle ensued . After night fell , the two sides retreated to opposite sides of the battlefield to regroup , only to find themselves under attack by the native Trandoshans that were not allied with either side of the war . The Sith were able to fight off this attack , however , and went on to annihilate the Republic forces and raze Hsskhor . Over the next year , the Gloom Walkers fought in scores of battles with an extremely high success rate , mostly due to the efforts of Dessel . Although Ulabore received many accolades as the official leader of the Gloom Walkers , all the unit ' s members knew that Dessel was really the one in charge when the battle started . In 1002 BBY , the Gloom Walkers fought in the Battle of Phaseera , an attempt to capture the Republic manufacturing world of Phaseera . The Gloom Walkers were tasked with taking out an outpost preventing the Sith forces from moving through a valley that led to a Republic base camp in Phaseera ' s capital city . After several hours of waiting , Ulabore received the orders from the Brotherhood commanders telling them to take the outpost during the day . When he relayed these orders to the rest of the unit , however , they objected , stating that it was a suicide mission due to the Republic flatbed gunship s that would gun down the unit ' s members if they were sighted . When Ulabore refused to reconsider , Dessel took charge and knocked Ulabore unconscious , taking command of the unit through mutiny . The Gloom Walkers , now under Dessel ' s control , went on to accomplish their objective and eliminate the outpost . The victory was mostly due to a tremendous effort by Dessel , who killed a large number of Republic soldiers even after being blinded by a flash canister . When Dessel and the Gloom Walkers returned , they were greeted by a furious Ulabore and a team of Sith enforcers . Ulabore commanded the enforcers to take Dessel prisoner and court - martial him . As Dessel was taken away by the Sith enforcers , he got a feeling that Ulabore would die in an accident the next time he saw battle . However , the court - martial never occurred , as word of Dessel ' s incredible shooting while capturing the outpost spread . The story of his accomplishments reached the highest - ranking members of the Brotherhood of Darkness , and he was taken to be trained in the dark side of the Force at the Korriban Sith academy . Dessel eventually became Darth Bane , one of the most important and influential Dark Lords of the Sith in galactic history . A month after the Battle of Phaseera , the Gloom Walkers were patrolling Alaris Prime when they were ambushed by Republic Forces . During the short , bloody , close - quarters battle , both sides suffered several casualties , Ulabore among them . Ulabore was shot in the back by Lucia at point - blank range , a fact that no one in the Gloom Walkers reported . Personality and traits . Ulabore , despite being highly decorated by the Brotherhood of Darkness as the official leader of the Gloom Walkers , greatly lacked leadership skills , something which earned him disdain among the members of the Gloom Walkers . Even though Dessel was his best soldier and had led the unit to many victories , Ulabore talked down to Dessel , and before the Battle of Phaseera , lamented the fact that he was questioning their orders , saying that it was cowardice that caused the Gloom Walkers to protest . Ulabore never listened to most of the members of the Gloom Walkers , with the occasional exception of Dessel . He secretly feared being punished by his superiors and refused to disobey his orders due to fear of the Brotherhood of Darkness ' leaders ' Force powers . Ulabore was vain and self - centered , and was quick to accept full responsibility and accolades for the Gloom Walkers ' journey back to the main force during the Battle of Kashyyyk . However , he knew that he was not responsible and was smart enough to promote Dessel to the rank of sergeant after the battle . Ulabore quickly turned vicious whenever his ego was bruised and greatly enjoyed ordering the Sith enforcers to arrest Dessel after being knocked out before the Battle of Phaseera . Before a battle , he enjoyed inspecting his troops as they stood at attention , which would give Ulabore a chance to feel as if he had something to do with the success of a mission , as he would quickly yield command to Dessel and stay out of the way once the battle began . He was completely incompetent , but was smart enough to realize it . Behind the scenes . Ulabore made his first appearance in Drew Karpyshyn ' s 2006 novel " " . So far , it is his only appearance in " Star Wars " canon , although in 2008 , Ulabore received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .