Duel in the Dark Council Chambers ( Galactic War ) A lightsaber duel took place during the Galactic War being the final confrontation between Darth Baras and the new Emperor ' s Wrath . Prelude . Darth Baras was the master of the Sith Warrior who would become the Emperor ' s Wrath . They often had different opinions and that never changed . When the Sith Warrior was made a Lord of the Sith , Darth Baras craved greater power . He planned to act as the Voice of the Emperor to gain a higher position . But for that to work , he had to imprison the true Voice of the Emperor . If the Dark Council acknowledged him as the Voice , he would have supreme power over the Empire . Some on the Council truly believed , others saw an advantage in supporting Baras while those who opposed him were blackmailed . However , Baras also chose to kill his apprentice for fear of being succeeded . Lord Draahg attempted to bury the apprentice on Quesh but failed due to the intervention of the Emperor ' s Hand . The Hand made the Warrior the " Emperor ' s Wrath " and sent the Wrath on missions across the galaxy to undermine Baras ' bid . On Belsavis , the Wrath slayed Darth Ekkage , Baras ' sister , whose return would only garner more support to his deception , freed the true Voice on Voss and assisted Darth Vowrawn on Corellia in destroying Baras ' assets . Once all obstacles to Baras were out of the way and the Dark Lord himself weakened , the Wrath went to Korriban to end him once and for all . Baras had called a special session of the Council to make his claim as the Voice official . Vowrawn granted the Wrath access to land on Korriban and met with his ally in the antechamber to the Dark Council chamber . Upon entering , Baras demanded to know if Vowrawn had finally arrived . His former apprentice then announced themselves as the Emperor ' s Wrath and openly called Baras a fraud . Vowrawn supported the Wrath ' s claim , telling his fellow Dark Councilors that they were all victims of a ruse perpetrated by Baras . In turn , the master deceiver attempted to discredit their accusations , telling the Dark Council that the Wrath was nothing more than Vowrawn ' s puppet . He then claimed that the Emperor would tell him Vowrawn ' s fate before requesting their aid in destroying his former apprentice . In response , the Wrath called him a coward hiding behind the Council . Though Darth Ravage was more than willing to oblige Baras , Darth Marr stated that as it was unclear who truly speaks for the Emperor , he declared that both master and apprentice shall duel before them . The victor would then be declared the true servant of the Emperor . The duel . Baras and his former apprentice exchanged a deadly flurry of lightsaber strikes and Force powers as they fought in front of the Dark Council . The Wrath appeared able to deflect and resist every attempt of Baras ' s to kill him . As soon as the Wrath wore down Baras , the deceitful Sith removed his mask . Baras let out a harsh cackle then fired a continuous blast of Force lightning at the Wrath , but the Wrath deflected it with his lightsaber . Baras taunted the Wrath , mocking his futile attempts at vengeance . He then prompted the Wrath to give in and die . The Wrath replied that if he died , then Baras would too . The Wrath angrily flicked his lightsaber , deflecting the lightning back at Baras . Baras screamed out in anger , then both continued the duel . Baras , more angry than ever , switched to the Shien form , hoping to end the duel against his apprentice fast . The Wrath still proved more resilient against Baras ' s strikes and powers . When at last both combatants stopped , the Wrath declared his Master tired and spent . Baras tried to call on a Force storm , but exhausted of his strength , he was unable to do so . He was faced with two options : confess to his lie or beg . Desperate , he called upon the Dark Council to aid in killing the Wrath . He first called on Marr , claiming that he would suffer the Emperor ' s disfavour , to which the masked Sith Lord stated he ' ll risk it . Baras then turned to Ravage , one of those who truly believed his claim , but the Dark Councilor refused to oppose the Emperor ' s Wrath . Alone , Baras goaded his former apprentice to kill him , and declared one day , he would strike from the shadows and take his revenge . The Wrath prepared to execute his former Master , but Baras screamed he was invincible ; undaunted , the Wrath impaled his former Master , killing him . Darth Vowrawn , speaking on behalf of the Dark Council , acknowledged that the Emperor ' s Wrath had free reign , answerable only to the Emperor himself . Marr agreed , but warned that the Wrath ' s actions would not be challenged so long as their supreme master ' s enforcer didn ' t interfere with their plans . The Dark Council then pledged their allegiances to the new Emperor ' s Wrath , who then departed Korriban to strike at those who would oppose the Sith Emperor .