Sli ' Lon Tahar Sli ' Lon Tahar was a Human male Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the Great Sith War . After the Battle of Deneba , he left the Jedi Order and joined the Galactic Circus , under the alias " The Great Brotzman " . Biography . A male of the Human species , Sli ' Lon Tahar was born during the Post - Manderon period . After he was found to be Force - sensitive , Tahar was trained in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order , eventually attaining the rank of Jedi Master . Around 4 , 038 BBY , Master Tahar took interest in the Sith , a powerful sect that wielded the dark side of the Force . Although the Sith were thought to have been destroyed in 5000 BBY following the defeat of Naga Sadow at the first battle of Korriban , Tahar was convinced they had survived somehow . For forty years , Tahar tracked down evidence the Sith had indeed survived in hiding . During his active period , he also took five apprentices under his wing . Circa 3998 BBY , the Jedi Master finally uncovered the evidence he had been looking for . On the planet of Nilrebmah XIII , Tahar discovered the mausoleum of Ku ' ar Danar , a former Jedi who , according to legend , had once trained Naga Sadow . Disturbed by his discovery , Master Tahar wished to alert his peers , and he traveled to the world of Deneba , where ten thousand Jedi were holding a conclave at the center of Mount Meru . His disciples were among the summoned Jedi , as were many venerable Masters of the time such as Vodo - Siosk Baas , Arca Jeth and Thon . However , the assembled Jedi were attacked before Tahar could make his findings known . Hundred of lifeboats rained from the skies of Deneba , deploying an army of Krath war droid s in the midst of the multitude . Taken by surprise , the Jedi were forced to enter a fierce battle . To make matters worse , the Jedi ' s service droids had been sabotaged by the enemy , and they turned against their masters , joining the Krath battle droids . The slaughter which followed shocked Master Tahar so much that he fled the battle , leaving his apprentices dead . Because he had left his friends and pupils to their fate , Tahar ' s own cowardice shamed him , and he forsook the Jedi way . The old man also started consuming large quantities of alcohol . Eventually , Tahar encountered the Galactic Circus , a traveling circus who notably showcased Sssiii , a male Slith who played chess with the patrons . The defrocked Jedi master joined their circus as an illusionist under the nickname " The Great Brotzman " . With his new companions , he toured on a number of worlds , including the desert planet of Tatooine . One day , the old Jedi Master met strange , yet interesting visitors while the circus was performing on Tatooine . Unbeknownst to him , his new friends were in fact time travelers who came all the way from the future . They were members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , a resistance group that fought in a Galactic Civil War four thousand years after Tahar ' s lifetime . Thanks to the visitors from the future , Tahar started to recover his fighting spirit . One month later , the Galactic Circus and their new friends arrived on the Foerost Shipyards . Sensing the darkness approaching , Tahar left the Circus and disappeared for a time , only to reappear once more as a Jedi , when a surprise attack hit the space station . The former Jedi Ulic Qel - Droma , with the help of Mandalore the Indomitable ' s Crusaders , sought to capture the starships under construction on Foerost so he could use them to conquer the galaxy . Master Tahar tried to stem the Mandalorian assault and managed to help the time travelers fleeing by using his battle meditation , a rare and powerful skill that helped bolster the friendly forces while reducing the opponent ' s conviction . Before bidding farewell to his friends , Tahar entrusted them with two messages — warn the Republic of the danger and inform the Jedi Council of the location of Ku ' ar Danar tomb . Because the old Jedi ' s battle meditation kept weakening his attack , Ulic Qel - Droma decided to confront Tahar personally . The two engaged in a decisive lightsaber duel . The older Tahar , however , was no match for Qel - Droma , and he was ultimately struck down . Personality and traits . Following the massacre at Deneba , Tahar was devastated . He became cynical and pessimistic , even defeatist , and was beset by terrifying nightmares . His encounter with the Krath left deep psychic wounds and he started to hate droids . Toward the end of his life , Tahar was a bearded man with hort - cropped hair and a face marked by sorrow . As " The Great Brotzman , " he used to wear a heavy sleeveless vest and carried a stiped staff . Power and abilities . Tahar , as the " Great Brotzman " and a former Jedi Master , was a very skilled illusionist . He was also proficient in Force healing , as he become the " bonesetter " of the Galactic Circus , and was able to teach Jedi meditation . Before his death , he also proved to be an adept of battle meditation and a good duelist , but not enough to stop Ulic Qel - Droma and his Mandalorian minions . Behind the scenes . Sli ' Lon Tahar was created by Philippe Rat and Mehdi Sahmi for the ambiguously canon roleplaying scenario " Le Facteur X " which appeared in the French magazine " Casus Belli 115 " . He was illustrated by Stéphane Levallois .