Kvag Gthull Kvag Gthull was a male Human Dark Jedi and a member of Emperor Palpatine ' s Dark Side Elite . Chief interrogator at the Elite ' s stronghold , Bast Castle on the planet Vjun , he was responsible for gathering information from New Republic Major Ntthan after his capture in 10 ABY , in order to learn the name of the planet where the Solo twins were being hidden . Following the will of his Emperor , he later participated in an abduction attempt on that planet , named New Alderaan . Led by Executor Xecr Nist , the darksider s infiltrated the planet , and Gthull captured the children . However , the twins were saved by young Jedi Rayf Ysanna , while Gthull was killed by their mother , Leia Organa Solo . Biography . Kvag Gthull was a Human male Dark Side Adept serving the Galactic Emperor Palpatine , during his rebirth in clone bodies . When Palpatine created an elite corps of Dark Jedi , the Dark Side Elite , Gthull was among the original seven Dark Jedi who were inducted into that order . The group , led by Executor Sedriss QL , made Bast Castle on the planet Vjun their base of operations , and Gthull became chief interrogator there . In 10 ABY , Palpatine was killed yet again in battle with Jedi Luke Skywalker , but he did return once more , and he sought to capture the Force - sensitive children of Leia Organa Solo , Skywalker ' s sister , who were being hidden on a secret sanctuary world of the New Republic . When New Republic Major Ntthan was captured by the Empire in an uncharted region of space , he was brought to Bast Castle and delivered to Gthull , who was given the task of torturing out the information about Organa Solo ' s whereabouts from the man . Gthull used interrogation droid s on the man , who displayed remarkable resistance . Gthull had to spend twelve hours in interrogation sessions , but he was ultimately able to break Ntthan ' s defense , and the latter revealed the name of the planet , New Alderaaan , as well as its coordinates , just as Palpatine arrived at Bast Castle to oversee the results of Gthull ' s handiwork . Palpatine also brought with him the new Executor , Xecr Nist , a replacement for the recently fallen Sedriss , to take command of the group . Gthull and the rest of the Dark Jedi were then ordered by Palpatine to go to New Alderaan on a covert mission to abduct Skywalker and the Solo twins , before launching an attack on the settlement using AT - ATs . Gthull piloted an I - 7 Howlrunner as part of Dark Side Squadron on a journey to New Alderaan . Arriving on the planet undetected , Nist dispatched Elite members Tedryn - Sha and Krdys Mordi to deal with Skywalker . Gthull and three others went with Nist to kidnap the children . However , Gthull soon lost contact with Sha and Mordi and felt their life energy vanishing from the Force . He reported that to Nist , just as the darksiders arrived at the building where the children were being kept . Nist dispatched Gthull inside the building to grab the twins , while he and the other darksiders were confronted by Skywalker ' s Jedi recruits : Kam Solusar , Rayf Ysanna and Empatojayos Brand . However , having lost one Dark Jedi and having been bested in combat by Solusar , Nist told Gthull to signal the AT - ATs to attack at that moment . Emerging from the building while holding the twins , Gthull alerted the heavy armor . However , Rayf Ysanna used the Force to levitate the twins from Gthull into the arms of Winter , their caretaker . Running out from Skywalker ' s quarters , where she had just defeated Sha and Mordi , Organa Solo shot Gthull with a blaster , killing the Dark Jedi . With Gthull dead , Nist and the two remaining darksiders retreated from New Alderaan under covering fire from the advancing AT - ATs . Personality and traits . Kvag Gthull was a darksider loyal to Galactic Emperor Palpatine and was chosen to be the chief interrogator at Bast Castle . In that capacity , he subjected Major Ntthan to painful torture procedures to please his Master and discover the location of the Solo twins . Gthull considered Sha and Mordi fools for failing their mission on New Alderaan and was dismissive toward the Solo twins , calling them " Jedi brats . " Gthull was a towering figure , who wore the traditional garb of the Dark Side Elite : black hooded robes , gauntlets and boots . Powers and abilities . Kvag Gthull was a Dark Jedi , empowered with the dark side by Palpatine , his eyes glowing yellow as a result of that . He was able to sense the deaths of Sha and Mordi through the Force . He could pilot an I - 7 Howlrunner . Behind the scenes . Kvag Gthull first appeared in the " " of the comic series , in which he was killed . The of the " Dark Empire II " comic series includes a scenes of Sedriss returning to Byss alongside four other members of Dark Side Elite . Gthull was a member of the Elite at that point , alongside Krdys Mordi , Zasm Katth , Baddon Fass and Vill Goir . However , the comic does not explicitly identify which of the darksiders were depicted in that scene . In the " Dark Empire II " audio drama , Gthull ' s role is almost completely filled by Xecr Nist . Nist serves as Ntthan ' s interrogator , using scarab droids filled with poison . After Gthull captures the Solo children on New Alderaan , Nist takes them from him and guards them , while the rest of the darksiders fight the Jedi . When all of the Dark Jedi have been slain , Nist tries to escape , but he is shot by Organa Solo . Gthull was originally set to appear in Veitch ' s proposed short novel " Lightsider " which would have taken place before " Dark Empire II " and would have introduced the Dark Side Elite . However , " Lightsider " was never published .