Hyobu Sulloran Hyobu Sulloran was a Human male who was one of many Force - sensitives captured for Emperor Palpatine to be trained as a Dark Jedi . Biography . Born a simple farmer to loving , old - fashioned parents much the same as Luke Skywalker had been , Sulloran was a restless person full of wild stories and images of space travel . Although in time he would have inherited his family ' s farm and settled down just as his ancestors had done , taking a simple but honest life full or pride and strong values , he wanted none of that . During his childhood he would sneak off to a nearby spaceport and listen to the cargo traders and alien merchants talk about the adventures they had had . However , when he was 18 he decided that he wanted to be a romantic adventurer and travel to distant star systems making vast fortunes . He became desperate , ready to do anything he had to get off his homeworld even if it meant stowing away on another spaceship . Unfortunately for him , his parents objected to this as Hyobu was their only child and sole heir to the estate . Because more than five hundred years of tradition rested on Hyobu ' s shoulders his parents first demanded , then pleaded for him to stay . This had no effect on Hyobu , however , as nothing could stop him from wanting to leave which they soon realized . Eventually they concluded that it would be best to let their son roam the galaxy for a while so that he could discover himself . They reasoned that he would mature enough in this time , come to his senses and return to them . Hyobu agreed to this , promising that he would come back in a few seasons , though he in fact had no intention to honor his word . Years passed and Sulloran educated himself on how to be a space merchant . He happened upon a Sullustan mentor by the name of Gybellom Osa , a trader with a coarse personality and a heart of gold . The two of them traveled together for some time , making many profits and encountering things most Human and Sullustan eyes would not usually see . Hyobu was happy with this life and content for the first time he could remember . Though he was content to travel with Osa , he had his own plans of buying his own ship one day . He had vowed that a day would come when he would have the power to decide his own destiny ; a day that unfortunately never came . While the two friends were on a routine cargo run , their ship was stopped by an Imperial Star Destroyer for a standard customs inspection . Though the Imperials were very thorough in their search , they found nothing incriminating on the ship . They were about to let the ship leave when the officer conducting the search received a message on his comlink . They immediately arrested Sulloran without informing them why and threw him in the brig . Though Gybellom was left on his ship , he was not so lucky as a volley of blaster fire soon destroyed the ship completely . When he awoke in his cell he was met with an extremely intimidating figure ; Darth Vader . Vader named Sulloran his new apprentice , claiming that he had felt Sulloran ' s presence ever since he left his homeworld . And so Sulloran ' s first lesson in obedience began . Although Sulloran struggled valiantly , Vader was simply too powerful for him . Soon Sulloran became enslaved to the dark side of the Force , one of many Dark Jedi in service to the Galactic Empire . After months of basic training and much brainwashing , Vader presented his prize to his own master , Emperor Palpatine . Although Palpatine was most impressed and wished to continue Sulloran ' s training , other matters had deteriorated for the Galactic Empire which required his attention ; the Rebellion was growing stronger by the day , Luke Skywalker was becoming a serious threat and the second Death Star was demanding more and more of both Palpatine and Vader ' s precious time . Before any more Dark Jedi could be trained , these problems would have to be resolved and so Sulloran continued to be contained and managed until the Rebellion had been crushed and Skywalker was either converted or killed . And so Sulloran was sent to an Imperial training facility to be " conditioned " and transformed into an efficient killing machine . This conditioning gave him the skills , power , and indeed ambition to become just what Palpatine had wanted him to become ; a loyal soldier , another destiny which never came to be . The Battle of Endor and the effective end of the Empire also ended Sulloran ' s imprisonment . Because there was nobody to stop him , Sulloran used his growing Force powers to escape . Though he was physically free , the dark side had taken an unbreakable grip on Sulloran ' s soul . No longer the curious explorer he had once been , he had now become a mechanical , cynical , evil person who simply wanted power and control just as his former masters had wanted . He also wanted revenge against those who had both wronged and tormented him . The dark side latched onto these feelings , slowly sucking his soul dry . By the time the growing New Republic learned of him , Sulloran was " empire building " , always looking for aspiring Force talent to form a Dark Jedi cult which made a lot of powerful people nervous . The Republic put a bounty of 70 , 000 credits up for the capture of Sulloran , one which many bounty hunters tried and failed to receive ; Sulloran proved to be a very difficult acquisition as his connections and mental powers made him very difficult to reach , not to mention the fact that he had developed his own Force power in order to hide : Alter Image . He also rarely stayed in any one place for 24 hours , meaning that when he had been found he would generally have left by the time the hunters arrived . Though the dangers of joining his group of thugs were numerous , the pay was steady and morale was high , especially when Sulloran was around . However , whenever a member of the group made a mistake , the full force of Sulloran ' s dark side abilities would be brought upon them . Because he was also offering training in the Force , Force - sensitives with a darker nature tended to find his purpose appealing . He was once known to have sent his goons to kidnap the brightest children of a small community , children who were in fact Force - sensitive , which caused the community to call for outside help . Though these simple people could not offer much of a reward , the group agreed to do it simply for their gratitude and thanks . Airen Cracken himself left a note on Sulloran ' s bounty , stating that he thought Sulloran could perhaps be reformed . He wished Sulloran to be captured quickly as , if left alone , his power would rival that of even Jabba the Hutt .