Lom Pyke Lom Pyke was a male Pyke who led the Pyke Syndicate , a powerful member of the crime families , during the Clone Wars . Biography . Lom Pyke was the leader of the Pyke Syndicate , which was infamous for dealing in Spice . About ten years before the Clone Wars , Supreme Chancellor Valorum send Jedi master Sifo - Dyas to negotiate with the Pykes . Around that same time an individual named Tyranus contacted the Pykes and made a deal with them to have Sifo - Dyas killed . After the negotiations , the Pykes shot down Sifo - Dyas ' ship , which crashed on a moon orbiting Oba Diah . The Pykes inspected the crash site and found Dyas ' body , but were surprised to find Silman , the chancellor ' s personal aide , who was still alive . The Pykes were suspicious about Tyranus and handed the body of Sifo - Dyas to him , but kept Silman secret from him and imprisoned the Chancellor ' s aide as he could prove useful to bargain in case the Republic or the Jedi were to find out what happened . Alliance with Darth Maul . During the Clone Wars Lom and the Pykes learned that the Sith Lord Darth Maul was forming an army . Lom and his men came to Zanbar to join Maul ' s collective , which already consisted of the Death Watch and a fraction of the Black Sun . After Maul had recruited enough criminals , the leaders of the army held a briefing to prepare an attack on Sundari , the capital of the planet Mandalore . They decided to have the Pykes , Black Sun and other criminals attack various points of the city , while Pre Vizsla and his Death Watch soldiers would put on a show and " capture " the criminals to gain the trust of the people . Lom along with other criminals hid in cargo containers that were dropped at the docks of Sundari . When the custom police opened the containers Lom and the others quickly subdued them . He then led a small group of criminals and attacked the bank of Sundari . He " kindly " requested the guards to step aside and let them through . The guards received backup form more guards , only for Lom and his men to step aside and reveal that Savage Opress , Maul ' s apprentice was among them , who proceeded to defeat the guards , allowing them to rob the bank . Later Lom , along with the other criminals , was captured by Vizsla and his men . Bo - Katan presented Lom and the other leaders of the collective to the people of Mandalore as part of their act . Vizsla , however , betrayed Maul and had the entire collective save for his own Death Watch imprisoned . Maul escaped and killed Vizsla , whereafter Lom and the others were freed . Mission to Oba Diah . Later Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker arrived to Oba Diah seeking the truth behind the death of Sifo - Dyas . Lom remarked that it had been a long time since a Jedi came to Oba Diah and offered the two a drink , bringing a toast to friendship with the Jedi . When Kenobi spoke about the disappearance of Sifo - Dyas and noticed Silman ' s necklace , which Lom had around his neck , Lom began to feel nervous and tried to have the Jedi leave in a subtle way . Anakin used the force and pulled the necklace from Lom ' s neck , demanding the truth . Lom , knowing he couldn ' t hide it anymore , told the Jedi the truth about Sifo - Dyas ' death , Tyranus and Silman and brought them to the cell where Silman was held . He offered the Jedi Silman in return for a full pardon for his treachery against Sifo - Dyas and left Skywalker and Kenobi alone to speak with Silman . Count Dooku , however , learned that the Jedi were looking for Sifo - Dyas and came to Oba Diah to tie up loose ends . He Force choke d Silman and engaged the Jedi in a lightsaber duel . Lom and his men soon arrived at the scene and identified Dooku as Tyranus to the Jedi , remarking that he had no business left with the Pykes . Lom sided with the Jedi and ordered his men to kill Dooku . Skywalker and Kenobi tried a Force push against Dooku , but the latter jumped , causing it to knock Lom and his men over . Dooku used this opportunity to stab Lom Pyke with his lightsaber , killing him . Despite their efforts , Kenobi , Skywalker and the other Pykes couldn ' t prevent Dooku from escaping the planet . After Lom ' s death , Fife became Darth Maul ' s contact in the Pyke Syndicate fraction of the Shadow Collective .