Nax Cirvan Baron Nax Cirvan was a humanoid male Dark Jedi , formerly of the Jedi Order , who was recruited as an assassin by Count Dooku during the Clone Wars . After rampaging through the Outer Rim Territories , Cirvan was finally apprehended by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker after trying to kidnap Force - sensitive children for Dooku . Incarcerated inside the secret prison called the Prism for his crimes , Cirvan spent the remainder of the war there . He was released in 19 BBY along with the rest of the prisoners by a trio of high - ranking members of the newborn Galactic Empire — Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader , Moff Trachta , and Lieutenant Laurita Tohm . The three had escaped from the galactic capital of Coruscant along with a wounded Emperor Palpatine , seeking refuge on the Prism from a coup orchestrated by Gentis , the Headmaster of the Imperial Academy . Vader — who used to be Cirvan ' s captor , Anakin Skywalker — pitted the prisoners against each other in a free - for - all battle to recruit the best fighters to his cause . Cirvan survived the brawl and pledged his allegiance to the Empire after being promised amnesty for his crimes . The Dark Jedi helped Vader retake Coruscant , but was betrayed by the Sith Lord when the transport he and the other prisoners were given to leave Coruscant exploded . Biography . The Clone Wars . Nax Cirvan , a Force - sensitive humanoid male , was a member of the Jedi Order during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . By the time of the Clone Wars , however , Cirvan fell from the Jedi path and embraced the dark side of the Force , becoming a Dark Jedi . He was recruited as an assassin by Count Dooku , the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the Republic ' s enemy in the war . Taking up the title of baron , Cirvan created a name for himself by attacking Republic targets in the Outer Rim Territories , quickly wiping out a legion of clone troopers or slaying a Jedi General , and then disappearing once again . At one point , he claimed to have killed eight Jedi and their Padawans on the plains of Rullag . Dooku then tasked Cirvan with kidnapping Force - sensitive younglings , a task that gained the attention of famed Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , who finally tracked Cirvan down . During their fight , Skywalker beat Cirvan senseless and then had him incarcerated in the Prism , a secret Jedi prison facility , alongside other deadly combatants of the war . Service to the Empire . In 19 BBY , the Jedi Order and the Republic both ceased to exist thanks to the machinations of the newly - crowned Emperor Palpatine , with the former destroyed and the latter reorganized into the Galactic Empire . Shortly thereafter , however , Gentis , the Headmaster of Imperial Academy , orchestrated a coup , hoping to kill the Emperor , end the Empire ' s warmongering ways , and prevent more of Gentis ' s soldiers from dying on the battlefields . Palpatine was indeed gravely wounded in the attacks , but he was saved by Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader , Moff Trachta , and Lieutenant Laurita Tohm . The trio evacuated Palpatine from the galactic capital of Coruscant and brought him to the Prism , knowing it to be one location where Gentis ' s men would never find them . While the Emperor was attended to by the facility ' s medical droids , Tohm devised a plan to take back Coruscant by releasing the prisoners to create a small army . Vader , however , instead had all 207 of the prisoners , including Cirvan , released into the prison yard with orders to kill anyone they could , Tohm and Vader included , in an attempt to filter out the best fighters among of the convicts . The ensuing fighting was brutal and indiscriminate . In the midst of it , Cirvan saw Vader battle a multitude of adversaries , striking them all down with ease . Unaware that Vader used to be his captor , Anakin Skywalker , who had turned to the dark side as well , Cirvan isolated the Dark Lord as the most powerful combatant and hoped to dispatch the Sith so that the rest of the prisoners crowned him as their leader . The Dark Jedi first used his Force powers to attack Vader , barraging him with rubble and blasts of Force lightning . Closing the distance , Cirvan used the Force to jump over the Sith Lord . However , Vader grabbed Cirvan ' s long braids in mid - air and slammed him into the ground , putting his lightsaber to the baron ' s throat . Recognizing Vader ' s power and position , Cirvan yielded , and Vader let him live , calling a halt to the battle . In the end , only thirty - three prisoners survived the riot in fighting condition , and were told by Trachta what it meant to serve the Empire . Cirvan and the others were promised that their crimes were now forgotten , but they would now serve the Empire in return . Cirvan followed the example of the other prisoners and knelt before Trachta , accepting the deal . Launching their campaign to retake Coruscant from Gentis , Tohm and one of the surviving prisoners , Shonn Volta , triangulated the course of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ' s personal shuttle , who , after Palpatine was presumed dead , was heading to Coruscant to assume control of the Empire as its highest ranking officer . Cirvan and the rest of the ex - prisoners , as well as Vader , Trachta , Tohm , and the recovering Emperor , intercepted Tarkin ' s shuttle mid - flight and secured the Grand Moff ' s support . Hiding themselves inside the shuttle , the strike team arrived on Coruscant and sprang a trap upon Gentis and his cadets . When Gentis attempted to take the Grand Moff prisoner as the final part in his coup , Cirvan and the rest of the strike team emerged from the shuttle and attacked the traitorous Headmaster ' s forces , supported only by a few loyal stormtroopers that escorted Tarkin . The battle was over within moments , with the prisoners ' advanced combat expertise overwhelming the far greater numbers of Gentis ' s followers . The Emperor himself , recovered from his ailments , attacked and killed Gentis with Force lightning . Cirvan survived the battle and celebrated among the other prisoners . Unknown to Cirvan and the others , however , the Imperials that they had fought beside were at that moment trying to determine their fates . Trachta believed that they owed the prisoners a debt of gratitude and that they should honor their promises to them . Vader thought that they should all be executed to prevent them from becoming enemies in the future . Tohm proposed a third option , and the prisoners were told they would be set free but that they had to exile themselves to the Corporate Sector . Before they left , they were met by Trachta , Tohm , and Vader at the landing pad where a transport awaited them , and the details of their release were once more outlined . Cirvan agreed to all of the parts of the deal , and Trachta wished him luck . As the ship ascended over the Coruscant cityscape , it detonated , killing Cirvan and all those aboard . Tohm and Vader had betrayed the agreement , unbeknownst to Trachta , who was horrified by the dishonorable massacre . Personality and traits . A tall , powerfully built humanoid male , by the time of his release from the Prism , Cirvan had long , black hair , styled in long braids , as well as a number of black markings covering his body . He also had light skin and eye color . Described as bitter and jaded by Lieutenant Tohm , Cirvan abandoned the Jedi teachings and was swayed by the dark side . During his tenure as Count Dooku ' s hitman , Cirvan established a reputation of a ruthless assassin , who had no second thoughts at slaying Jedi Padawans or kidnapping Force - sensitive children . Cirvan was not devoid of ambition , which he demonstrated during the Prism riot when he attempted to kill Vader and claim leadership over the rest of the prisoners . However , he had enough sense of self - preservation to admit his defeat and swear his allegiance to the Empire . Powers and abilities . Trained as a Jedi , Cirvan was adept at using the Force , displaying his talents for telekinesis and ability to Force jump during the Prism riot . As a darksider , he also learned to conjure Force lightning . He was proficient with blasters , which he used during the retaking of Coruscant . Behind the scenes . Nax Cirvan was created by W . Haden Blackman for the 2012 Dark Horse comic book miniseries " " . He appeared in the final two issues of the series and was drawn by Agustin Alessio . Cirvan ' s species was never identified in the comic books , and despite him looking mostly Human in appearance , his facial features were drawn noticeably different from an average Human .