Sidrona Sidrona was a sentient male who served as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic . He was a firm supporter of the Jedi , and a friend of Jedi Master Vodo - Siosk Baas and Minister of Defense Netus . In 3996 BBY , the Republic fell prey to a group of unidentified terrorists , who plundered and looted many shipyards for a number of months , avoiding detection and apprehension by the Republic Navy . Rumors abounded that a rogue Jedi Knight was responsible , though Sidrona dismissed them ; he and the Senate refused the Jedi Order clearance to intervene and deal with the supposed rogue Jedi itself . The Order sent Vodo - Siosk Baas to meet with Sidrona and the Senate and persuade them to overturn their decision , though as they rendezvoused , Dark Lord of the Sith Ulic Qel - Droma — a former Jedi , who had been responsible for the terrorist strikes — launched an attack on Coruscant , capital world of the Republic . The Republic was able to fend his forces off , though , and captured Qel - Droma ; the Chancellor decreed that he would be put on trial , held accountable for his crimes , and punished with death . Qel - Droma refused to show regret for his actions at the trial , but before Sidrona and his fellow Senate members could order his execution , Qel - Droma ' s fellow Sith Lord Exar Kun forced entry into the Senate Hall . He used the Force to subdue the audience and approached the pulpit on which Sidrona stood . Sidrona attempted to attack Kun with his staff ; the Sith Lord was too powerful , though , using the dark side to force Sidrona into telling the congregation that the Senate was a meaningless institution . With that , Kun killed the Chancellor . Biography . Terrorist strikes . Sidrona was a sentient male , slightly shorter than an average Human , with gray - blue skin . He had a bulky body , with a large head that had tentacles over his mouth . He lived at the height of the Galactic Republic more than four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin . A powerful public speaker , Sidrona became a senator of the Galactic Senate on Coruscant eventually became the Supreme Chancellor , though was also given the title " President of the Senate . " He was a friend of the Republic ' s Minister of Defense , Netus , as well as Jedi Master Vodo - Siosk Baas . His reign coincided with a series of terrorist raids on Republic shipyards . An unknown force was striking at various ship construction facilities throughout the galaxy , pillaging the half - completed vessels and leaving few survivors . The Republic was reeling from the attacks , and the Senate authorized a task force led by Admiral Orley Vanicus to attempt to intercept the pirates ' next raid and put a stop to them . Rumors abounded that a rogue member of the Jedi Order was orchestrating and leading the attacks , but Sidrona refused to acknowledge that , as he was a supporter of the Jedi . Sidrona hoped that Vanicus and his fleet would be able to stop the terrorists , and the Senate refused the Jedi Order permission to intervene and deal with the supposed rogue Jedi themselves . The Jedi Masters , however , were concerned by the rumors , believing that they had substance , and Vodo - Siosk Baas was dispatched to attempt to persuade the Senate to overturn its decision and allow the Jedi to take action . Sidrona and the Minister of Defense , Netus , greeted Baas as he landed his ship and disembarked along with Jedi Knights Dace Diath , Shoaneb Culu , Qrrrl Toq , Cay Qel - Droma , Nomi Sunrider , and Tott Doneeta . Baas wished they were meeting under better circumstances , though Sidrona was quick to point out that he felt the Jedi Masters ' concern was premature , and that no solid evidence had been provided to support the rumors of Jedi involvement ; Baas , however , stated that he had reason to believe it was more than just a rumor . Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of one of Netus ' s staff , who relayed a message sent by Admiral Orley Vanicus : the leader of the terrorist strikes was Ulic Qel - Droma , a Jedi Knight , and he was preparing a strike against the space station at Kemplex IX ; Vanicus had sent the majority of the Republic Navy there to intercept Qel - Droma . The strike at Kemplex IX proved to be a ruse , engineered by Ulic Qel - Droma to move Republic forces away from his true target — Coruscant , the galactic capital . Vanicus had played directly into his hands . Baas ' s Jedi escorts sensed the impending attack through the Force , but there was no time to prepare : Qel - Droma ' s forces arrived from hyperspace and started laying siege to Coruscant immediately . Sidrona and the Jedi began to flee the landing pad — which had been targeted by Qel - Droma ' s raiders , who destroyed Baas ' s ship — while Netus ordered his staff to muster up whatever defenses they could . The party of ten , consisting of Sidrona , Netus , and the Jedi , was ushered to safety by Republic soldiers , though carnage and battle followed them wherever they went . Mandalorian Basilisk war droid s rained down on the planet ' s streets , but the Jedi were able to stop them from harming Sidrona and those accompanying him . Baas ordered Netus to find them a way to the Republic war room , where he believed the battle would be decided . The trial of Ulic Qel - Droma . The group eventually made use of a repulsorlift vehicle which had space for all the Jedi as well as Sidrona and the Minister of Defense , though their passage to the war room was impeded by a number of Mandalorian foot soldiers . The Jedi were able to cut through them and sensed that Qel - Droma himself was present at the war room . As they neared it , however , the Mandalorian and Sith forces pulled back and retreated entirely , leaving Qel - Droma unprotected in the war room — Sidrona hoped that the Jedi could apprehend him , so that the Senate could put him on trial to make an example of him . They reached the war room , but in the end it never came to direct confrontation , as the Jedi used the Force to halt Qel - Droma . Sidrona thanked Baas for capturing the rogue Jedi ; he decreed that Qel - Droma would stand trial and confidently stated that he would be given the death sentence . Qel - Droma was imprisoned and the Senate arranged a trial post - haste , conducted at the enormous Senate Hall on Coruscant . The senators gathered , baying for Qel - Droma ' s blood , and Qel - Droma was put on the stand , shackled ; Sidrona would act as the prosecution and key speaker . He made a short speech outlining the accused ' s crimes , branding him a traitor , and lambasting the young Human for turning his back on the Jedi Order and its code , before asking how he would plea . Qel - Droma , however , was unrepentant : he refused to plead with the Senate , claiming that they were fools and puppets of tradition , and that his Sith Empire would crush their accomplishments and abolish the Senate . As Qel - Droma defamed the senators and the Chancellor , his brother , the Jedi Knight Cay Qel - Droma , ran toward the pulpit . He pleaded with his brother to be silent and allow him to try to persuade the senators of Ulic ' s innocence , but the former Jedi refused . Cay attempted anyway , telling the Chancellor and his colleagues that Ulic had done much good for the Republic , fighting in the Beast Wars of Onderon and the Freedon Nadd Uprising , but that he had been traumatized by the death of his Jedi Master , Arca Jeth . The senators still wanted Qel - Droma dead , though , and the man standing trial himself ordered his brother to stop trying to help him . As the Qel - Dromas argued , however , the Senate Hall ' s doors were forced open by another being , Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun , Qel - Droma ' s ally . Kun ' s intervention . Kun strode into the chamber with confidence , flanked by a number of his Massassi warrior bodyguards and Mandalorian Crusaders , including Mandalore the Indomitable . He used the Force to prevent the senators from speaking or moving , though Sidrona was unaffected by the Sith spell . The Jedi , also unaffected by Kun ' s powers , engaged his warriors in combat , though Kun ' s true target was the Chancellor . He ordered Qel - Droma and Mandalore the Indomitable to occupy the Jedi , while he strode toward Sidrona ' s pulpit . He ascended the steps until he was on the same level as the Chancellor , who pleaded for the Senate Hall ' s security guards to come to his aid ; everyone in the chamber , however , was incapacitated by Kun ' s sorcery . Sidrona attempted to defend himself , swinging his metal staff at Kun , though the Dark Lord of the Sith easily blocked the strike with his Sith amulet , sending the staff sprawling out of the Chancellor ' s hands . Kun then attacked him , grabbing his head and using the power of his Sith amulet to force Sidrona to repeat Kun ' s anti - Senate , anti - Republic rhetoric . In tremendous pain , and with fluid rapidly oozing from his head , the Chancellor told the congregation that the Senate was outdated , useless , and that it would be of no consequence during the impending golden age of the Sith . During that display , Kun buried his fingers into the back of the Supreme Chancellor ' s skull and into his brain , before releasing his grip on Sidrona , who was by then dead , and throwing him at the ground . Kun left Sidrona ' s body on the pulpit , though Master Vodo - Siosk Baas arrived just moments later . He engaged Kun in a duel , though the Dark Lord of the Sith eventually prevailed and slew the Krevaaki Jedi . Kun and Qel - Droma subsequently denounced the Senate and the Republic , claiming that the Brotherhood of the Sith controlled the galaxy . Ultimately , Kun was vanquished and by the time of the Mandalorian Wars forty years after the demise of Sidrona , he had been replaced . Personality and traits . Sidrona was a staunch supporter of the Jedi . During the early stages of the Great Sith War , he refused to believe that a lone , rogue Jedi Knight was leading the attacks on the Republic . He and his fellow Senate members stopped the Jedi from intervening until there was hard evidence of Jedi involvement . Sidrona was a powerful and charismatic public speaker , and not one for small talk . When Baas met with Sidrona and Netus on Coruscant , he cut straight to the chase and spoke with Vodo about the persisting rumors of the rogue Jedi leading attacks on the Republic . He also proved himself a strong orator when Ulic Qel - Droma was captured , and in his subsequent trial . However , Exar Kun was able to break down his resolve and control him , ultimately causing Sidrona ' s death . Behind the scenes . Sidrona was created by Kevin J . Anderson for " " , part of the " " comic series . He appeared in issues and of " The Sith War " . Despite holding a position of importance , he was not named in the comic , and has yet to be by subsequent sources . Anderson and Daniel Wallace mentioned the character in " The Essential Chronology " , referring to him simply as the " President of the Senate . " However , Ulic Qel - Droma ' s StarWars . com Databank entry calls him " Supreme Chancellor . " Sidrona was first named in " Straight from the Horse ' s Mouth : A Guide to the Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi Universe , Part 3 " , an article in " Star Wars Insider " 28 in 1995 , though the Chancellor ' s name has not been used in any subsequent sources . There was initially some confusion over the identity of the character , who is often erroneously believed to be Netus , a separate character .