Ravik Ravik was Grand Moff and former Imperial Governor of the Tolonda sector . Biography . When Emperor Palpatine declared his Galactic Empire in 19 BBY , Ravik was made Grand Moff of the Tolonda Oversector and assumed the role of commander of the 14th Sector Army . Prisoner . After rising quickly through the ranks of the Empire , Ravik was captured by Rebel Alliance agents . Organizing an escape with Bane Nothos , he managed to take control over the vessel , but made the fatal mistake of sabotaging the hyperdrive . This resulted in them being trapped in the mysterious dimension called Otherspace . Ravik used his superior skills as a linguist and his political prowess to make an alliance with the Charon . They proceeded then to poison him and remake him into a nightmarish half - Human / half - Charon construct . This proved to be a mistake on the part of the Charon ' s leader , Ber ' asco , because Ravik swiftly overthrew the government of the death worshipers . Now utterly insane , he arranged for an escape from Otherspace and a suicidal attack on the galaxy at large . Prophet of the Void . Ravik , taking command of Ber ' asco ' s ship " Desolate " , commenced an attack on the Rebel safe world Stronghold . Ber ' asco , making one final bid for power , tried to wrest control of the ship from the ship ' s bio - computer , but accomplished nothing more than moving the ship dangerously close to the planet , burning out the vessel ' s hyperdrive and sublight engines , eventually causing the huge ship to crash into the planet . However , many of the Charon survived the crash , including Ravik . With his remaining warriors , Ravik caught the Rebel forces completely by surprise . Many noncombatants and Rebel troopers were overcome and captured , but the bulk of them fled to secret tunnels and chambers in preparation for a possible Imperial attack . His only setback was that the Rebels ' hyperdrive - equipped ships were hidden in a secret shipyard , to discourage Imperial spies , and his invasion force of 200 strong was unable to find the elusive shipyard . So Ravik ordered the bioscientist s to salvage the remains of the " Desolate " and set up a Death Mist generator and other weapons in the death worshipers ' possession . Ravik shrewdly knew that the Rebels would unite , so he decided that the Death Mist was the best way to send the remaining Rebels into the Void . But Ravik underestimated Ber ' asco ' s chance of survival as he soon allied himself with the Rebels from the " Long Shot " , while in possession of Bane Nothos ' body , and destroyed the Death Mist generator . However , Ravik saw it as an acceptable loss , for his forces had already found the shipyard . Afterward , the Rebels contacted Alliance High Command — with the help of Ber ' asco — but it alerted Ravik to a human presence in the control room . He sent seven warriors to intercept them , but they defeated the warriors and destroyed the computer . The Rebels soon found the survivors of Ravik ' s initial attack and gained the help of the Stronghold Rebel leader Markos Tor . Tor sent his lieutenant to quickly gather all remaining Rebel forces at a rendezvous point . Tor , along with two other Rebel troopers , helped the crew of the " Long Shot " spring the captured Rebels from confinement , and afterward they destroyed the Charon armory . The Rebels fought their way to the Charon Command Center , where they first encountered Ravik in his new form . One of the Rebels tossed a thermal detonator at the madman , but Ravik survived due to being encased in modified Charon Battle Armor . The Rebels were forced to flee before Ravik ' s forces and escaped to the Rebel shipyard , set the self destruct systems for a half hour , and — taking several Skyhoppers and Y - wings — rushed to prevent the Charon from seizing control of the shipyard before its destruction . Ravik , knowing the Rebels would set the the shipyard to self destruct , sent all his forces in an attempt to stop the self - destruct sequence and destroy all resistance in their way . At the beginning of the battle the Charon attacked en masse , attempting to enter the shipyard and secure the ships . The Rebels saw that the Charon would not break unless their leader was defeated , and that the only way to beat Ravik was to get Ber ' asco / Nothos near him . Death . Ravik , using his personal jetpack and six warriors , attacked the Rebels , and while the Rebels fought off the warriors , Ravik confronted Ber ' asco and had a mental showdown . Ravik won and proceeded to crush Ber ' asco / Nothos ' s spine , but not before Ber ' asco caused his jetpack to malfunction , sending Ravik spinning out of control . However , Ravik survived and swore to send the Rebels into the Void . The Rebels eventually overcame Ravik by hitting him at the wound he received from Ber ' asco , thus ending his life . Personality and traits . Ravik was known as a brutal and unemotional leader . After being trapped in the Charon biocomputer , Ravik became insane . He became dedicated to the Charon ' s beliefs , and his twisted mind alternated between megalomania and paranoia , but he still kept his more helpful traits such as shrewdness , cunning , and patience . He carried his old pocket computer for sentimental reasons . After taking control of the Charon , he viewed both the Empire and the Rebel Alliance as his enemies . The Grand Moff was very strong willed , which was the main reason he managed to overcome the Charon biocomputer and take over Ber ' asco ' s body , and , by extension , the Death cult . After he became a construct , he became powerful enough to crush a grown man ' s spine and to pick up and throw a person with his bare hands . Ravik also used a jetpack to move around more quickly during the Battle of Stronghold , and had an energy cannon attached to the torso of his construct .