Tul ' kar Tul ' kar was a male Rakata who served the Infinite Empire of his species as a Predor , a military commander . Tul ' kar trained the Human slave known as Xesh as his Force Hound , and the young warrior led his master to many Force - rich planets across the galaxy while in Tul ' kar ' s service . In 25 , 793 BBY , Skal ' nas employed Xesh ' s service in locating a particularly Force - strong world in the Deep Core , and Tul ' kar claimed right of conquest for the planet as Xesh was his Hound . However , Tul ' kar ' s warship " Devourer " was severely damaged upon arrival in the Tython system , and Tul ' kar was slain in the chaos by his own Hound , who stole Tul ' kar ' s personal escape pod and escaped the crash . Biography . A male Rakata , Tul ' kar rose to the rank of Predor within the Infinite Empire well before the year 25 , 793 BBY . While surveying the slaves whom the Rakata used to power their machines , Tul ' kar sensed great power in the Force within a young Human boy designated Xesh , and he freed the boy from the machines in order to train him as a Force Hound — Force - sensitive warriors whom the Infinite Empire used to locate Force - rich planets across the galaxy . Under Tul ' kar ' s tutelage , Xesh became a powerful Force Hound , and during his training , Tul ' kar pitted Xesh against one of his broodmates , a girl named Trill , for his amusement . Xesh emerged victorious in their fight as Tul ' kar watched , and Tul ' kar handed Xesh a Forcesaber — a Rakatan weapon — to kill the fallen Trill . However , Xesh instead proposed that Trill be given as a Force Hound to Skal ' nas , Tul ' kar ' s superior , and Tul ' kar accepted the proposal in amusement . Sometime after this , a battle in the arena on the planet Byss was arranged between Xesh and Skal ' nas ' s Force Hound Isk , and Tul ' kar and Skal ' nas made wagers on the outcome of the fight . Xesh ultimately emerged victorious , and Tul ' kar gloated over Xesh ' s victory and lack of mercy as Skal ' nas ordered Isk to be prepared for their table . As Tul ' kar ' s Force Hound , Xesh led his master to Force - rich worlds such as Sriluur , home of the Weequay species , and determined the strongest of the Force - sensitives among the planets ' populations . In 25 , 793 BBY , Xesh led Tul ' kar and his forces to the planet Tatooine , which Tul ' kar ' s forces conquered and captured many of the native Kumumgah . At Tul ' kar ' s command , Xesh culled the Force - sensitives from the population , and when the father of a Kumumgah named Lonai grew enraged at his son ' s murder , Tul ' kar killed him with Force lightning . When a Rakata named Ore ' mun delivered a message from Skal ' nas , requesting that Tul ' kar and Xesh return to Skal ' nas ' s command center on the planet Byss while Ore ' mun remained behind to oversee the culling . Sensing Ore ' mun ' s lust for his command , Tul ' kar reached out with the Force and gripped Ore ' mun by the throat , choking him and then electrocuting to death . Tul ' kar then ordered his subordinates to prepare Ore ' mun ' s body so that he could consume his fallen rival . On Byss , Skal ' nas ignored Tul ' kar ' s anger at being removed from the Tatooine conquest and explained that he required Xesh ' s skills — Trill had sensed a Force - rich world withing the Deep Core , but she was unable to locate it precisely . When questioned by Skal ' nas , Xesh admitted that he could find the world , but his words angered Trill and Tul ' kar watched as the two Force Hounds began to battle each other — a battle that saw Xesh victorious and about to kill Trill before Skal ' nas intervened . Irritated , Tul ' kar expressed his desire to see who the dominant Force Hound would be , and the Predor was quick to declare right of conquest when Xesh answered Skal ' nas ' s request for him to find the planet . However , when Tul ' kar ' s warship " Devourer " arrived in the Tython system , which contained Tython — the Force - rich world they sought — the " Devourer " became wracked with explosions . As the crippled warship fell toward Tython , Tul ' kar and two of his guards fought their way through the panicking slaves aboard the ship to reach Tul ' kar ' s escape pod , but the Predor found his warriors who were tasked with guarding the pod had been slain when he arrived . Furious , Tul ' kar demanded to know who was responsible , only for Xesh — under the mental control of Skal ' nas — to stab the Predor through the chest with his Forcesaber . Leaving his dead master aboard the ship , Xesh took the escape pod while the " Devourer " crashed on Tython ' s surface . An enraged Skal ' nas , when he found that the " Devourer " reporting beacon was offline , believed that Tul ' kar was trying to keep the world to himself and sent Trill to track down Xesh and the planet . Personality and traits . A cruel and ruthless individual , Tul ' kar was a male Rakata with blue skin and yellow eyes . Tul ' kar also had four diamond shape tattoos on the top of his head . Tul ' kar spared no sympathy or emotion for those he considered to be lesser beings , and his sense of superiority led him to view his superior , Predor Skal ' nas , with contempt . A cannibal like the rest of his species , Tul ' kar was more than willing to his execute rivals , even if they were his subordinates or allies . Powers and abilities . A powerful Force - sensitive with strength in the dark side , Tul ' kar was capable of using both telekinesis and Force lightning , and he considered himself a particularly skilled warrior . Behind the scenes . Tul ' kar was first mentioned in the for the " " comic book series , and he first appeared in the of the series . Tul ' kar died during the events of the , though it was not depicted until the , and he has appeared in flashbacks to Xesh and Trill ' s past in several later issues .