Eison Gynt Eison Gynt was a Nautolan male Jedi Padawan of the Old Republic , born to a family line of Jedi . In the years of his youth , he was considered the most talented Padawan in the Jedi Order , and was taken as an apprentice by Master Barel Ovair , a secret spy for the Sith Empire . During a mission to Yavin 4 to explore the tomb of the Sith Lord Naga Sadow , Ovair abandoned Gynt . Ovair reported Gynt ' s death to the Senate on Coruscant , but Gynt was actually still alive , possessed by the spirit of Sadow . Under Sadow ' s control , Gynt resurfaced on Coruscant several years later and was slain by Ovair in open combat . Ovair ' s Imperial allegiance and complicity in Gynt ' s death were not revealed until years later , when Jedi historian Gnost - Dural researched the events of the mission to Yavin 4 and Gynt ' s reappearance . Biography . Eison Gynt was a male Nautolan Padawan of the Old Republic ' s Jedi Order who hailed from a family line of Jedi Knights going three generations back . He was considered the most talented student in the Order when he was selected by Master Barel Ovair — who was secretly a Sith spy for the Sith Empire — as his Jedi apprentice . As fellow Jedi scholars , Ovair and Gynt traveled the galaxy , studying the Force and taking on increasingly daring tasks for the Order . In 3756 BBY , the pair undertook a dangerous mission to Yavin 4 to explore the tomb of the Sith Lord Naga Sadow . This mission was carried out in the name of the Jedi Order , but Ovair was actually under orders from the Sith Emperor to eliminate any lingering traces of Sadow that might threaten the Empire during their impending invasion of the Galactic Republic . While on Yavin 4 , Gynt and Ovair were attacked by Massassi warriors and forced into the depths of Sadow ' s tomb , where the Sith Lord ' s dark energies still survived . Ovair returned alone and injured to Coruscant several weeks later , and when he made his report to the Galactic Senate he revealed that Gynt had been killed . In truth , Gynt had survived and had been possessed by Sadow ' s spirit . Gynt resurfaced on Coruscant several years after the failed mission to Yavin 4 , garbed as a Massassi warrior and intent on killing his former Master . Gynt attacked Ovair publicly , but Ovair defeated Gynt in the ensuing duel and killed him . Ovair was hailed as a hero by the Republic for his actions . Over a century later , Jedi historian Gnost - Dural researched the events surrounding Gynt ' s death . He questioned why the spirit of Sadow , having taken possession of Gynt , would have sought vengeance against Ovair specifically . Gnost - Dural concluded that Ovair and his Jedi ancestors were in fact spies working on behalf of the Sith Emperor , and that Ovair had manipulated Gynt into participating in the mission to Yavin 4 so that he could destroy Sadow ' s spirit . The Emperor had viewed the old Sith Lords as potential threats , and Sadow ' s defeat — despite Gynt ' s death — eliminated one of those threats , which made the invasion of the Republic easier during the Great Galactic War . Powers and abilities . Gynt was a talented Force user , and was believed to be the most gifted Padawan in the Jedi Order at his time of selection . However , his talents did not prevent him from being possessed by the spirit of Sith Lord Naga Sadow . When possessed by Sadow , the dark side abilities granted by the dark spirit were formidable , but were not sufficient to defeat Ovair . When Gynt resurfaced on Coruscant , the Nautolan was wearing the robes of a Massassi warrior . Gynt also wielded a green - bladed lightsaber . Behind the scenes . Eison Gynt was first introduced in a timeline entry for the " " video game . In the timeline transcript , Gynt ' s name is misspelled once as " Eeson Gynt . "