Reborn The Reborn were a deadly force of Dark Jedi of the Empire Reborn faction . An accomplishment of the dream of artificial infusion of the Force into individuals , the Reborn warriors were the instrument of Lord Hethrir ' s master plan , bringing back the ideals of Emperor Palpatine , the ways of the Sith and the Galactic Empire itself . Desann ' s Reborn . Desann , a former student at Luke Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum , was a Dark Jedi allied to Admiral Galak Fyyar , one of the Imperial Remnant ' s many warlords . Both were key to the creation of the Reborn — an army of warriors artificially imbued with the Force . They were working for Lord Hethrir , a powerful Dark Jedi and founder of an Imperial splinter faction known as the Empire Reborn . Hethrir had entrusted Desann with training a number of his loyal Empire Youth s that were " purified " by a trans - dimensional being called Waru . The Dark Jedi used the Force nexus in the Valley of the Jedi , whose location Desann had tricked Kyle Katarn into revealing , quadrupling their powers with the residue of the ancient Jedi and Sith spirits . Wielding their own lightsabers , and wearing cloaked uniforms , they were a military organization that would support Hethrir ' s Empire Reborn and posed a serious threat to both the New Republic and Skywalker ' s newly established Jedi Order . Agents of Desann and the Empire Reborn , the Reborn were dispatched on various missions to different locations in the galaxy along with regular Imperial Army units . One such place was Cloud City on Bespin , which they briefly occupied until defeated by the local militia assisted by Kyle Katarn , who was now struggling to reconnect with the Force . Desann , teeming with hatred toward Luke Skywalker , planned for the ultimate purpose of the Reborn to be the destruction of Skywalker and his Jedi Academy . With Fyyar , he planned on unleashing their army of Reborn , the superior Shadowtrooper s ( equipped with cortosis armor and cloaking device ) s and ordinary Imperial forces at Skywalker ' s academy on Yavin 4 . The invasion army was to be unleashed from the Imperial transport ship " Doomgiver " , under the command of Fyyar . However , Katarn , who had rediscovered his connection with the Force , managed to infiltrate the " Doomgiver " and transmit its coordinates to Rogue Squadron , who launched an attack , destroying the ship in orbit above Yavin 4 before the entire invasion army had reached the surface of the moon . Those forces that had already landed were defeated by New Republic forces and Skywalker ' s Jedi . Many Reborn and Shadowtroopers fell victim to Kyle Katarn , who eventually killed Desann inside the Jedi Academy . The Reborn were quite powerful , though according to Katarn their power was " warped " as a result of being artificially infused with the Force . They primarily attacked using red - bladed lightsabers and possessed a good deal of skill with the weapon , being well - trained in the Fast and Medium styles of combat . They were able to employ a fairly strong Force push during combat ; they were also able to wield the abilities of Force speed and Force grip , though only to a minimal degree . Tavion ' s New Reborn . After Desann ' s defeat , those Reborn who had survived rallied under Tavion Axmis , Desann ' s apprentice , whose life Katarn had spared on Bespin . Tavion , with the support of the Imperial Remnant , had established a Sith cult called the Disciples of Ragnos , and were now known as the New Reborn . As with Desann , Axmis dispatched her Cultists and New Reborn on various missions to locations all over the galaxy , where they faced several Jedi Knights from Skywalker ' s academy , among others Kyle Katarn and his highly talented apprentice , Jaden Korr . Korr most of all proved to be a nemesis of the Cultists and New Reborn , as many of them met their end at the blade of Korr ' s lightsaber . The New Reborn met their ultimate end on the planet Korriban , as an army of Jedi from Skywalker ' s academy defeated them in an epic battle that took place among the ancient Sith temples and tombs in the Valley of the Dark Lords . Ranks . Under Desann , the Reborn were more of an organized military force than a massive war band of Dark Jedi . They had different colors for each rank and were organized and trained into different groups specialized for different tasks . Under Tavion the Reborn were less organized and more secretive , only taking part in missions of high importance . They also wore different uniforms ; mostly gray and red , but some had blue . Also introduced were , Reborn Masters : The absolute elite , they wore gray suits and carried lightsabers identical in style to those of their dead lord , Desann . More than a match for any Jedi , it would take someone with special Force talent or saber skills to defeat them . Two prominent New Reborn were the Kothos twins , Vil and Dasariah Kothos . They did not use lightsabers but were more powerful in the Force than other Reborn , using acrobatics and other abilities . They wore orange and were powerful adversaries .