Vialco Vialco was a Human male Dark Jedi in the service of the Galactic Empire . An apprentice of High Inquisitor Antinnis Tremayne , he forged a reputation for hunting down fugitive Jedi and pervading their dreams with disturbing visions of his own design . He served with the garrison on Nysza III , where the Imperials were constructing a new communications bunker . At some stage , the construction was stymied by the arrival of the Harrier Infiltration Team , agents of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Vialco defended the construction site , slaying the agent Arecelis Acosta , and battling the aspirant Jedi Fable Astin . Vialco overcame the Jedi , who along with Deke Holman was the only member of the infiltration team to escape . The Dark Jedi hunted Astin , and through the Force plagued her dreams with nightmarish visions of her doom , in which he would appear to frighten her . He eventually tracked her to Trulalis , where she had been training under the auspices of former Inquisitor Lord Adalric Cessius Brandl . Vialco dueled the young Jedi , and soon discovered that her skills had been greatly enhanced by Brandl . The duel came to an end when Vialco was outfenced by Astin , and when he was at her mercy , the Jedi unceremoniously decapitated him . Biography . Defender of Nysza III . Vialco , a Human male , served the Galactic Empire during the Imperial Period . A Dark Jedi , he trained under the auspices of the High Inquisitor and Jedi Lord Antinnis Tremayne , and assumed that he would ultimately inherit his master ' s title in due course . He was known to individuals such as the rogue Inquisitor Lord Adalric Cessius Brandl , having gained infamy for his telepathic abilities . Vialco would prey on the weak - minded , inserting visions and illusions in their minds — in Brandl ' s opinion , however , he was a coward . During his service to Tremayne , Vialco was diligent in stalking and killing any fugitive Jedi Knights that he could , and managed to avoid punishment from both his master and Emperor Palpatine despite finding it difficult to serve under non - Force - sensitive commanding officers . In 0 ABY , Vialco was assigned to the Imperial garrison on Nysza III , where the Empire was constructing a new communications bunker . In due course , agents of the Alliance to Restore the Republic — the Harrier Infiltration Team — attacked the construction site . The team , consisting of Socorran Deke Holman , Coynite / Human half - breed Arecelis Acosta , and aspiring Jedi Fable Astin were able to enter the site , with the intent of destroying the installment . Vialco confronted Acosta and toyed with him before finally slaying the half - breed . He then moved against Astin directly , and a lightsaber duel commenced in one of the construction corridors . With a feint and a defensive maneuver , Vialco was able to send Astin flying across the garrison . As the Dark Jedi mocked her , she gave into the dark side of the Force , and lashed out in anger . Astin and Holman were then able to destroy the construction site and escape Nysza III . Vialco survived , however , and through the Force , reached out to Astin , pervading her dreams . It was his hope that he would be able to turn Astin fully to the dark side . In his first effort , her mind was cast back to her mission , before she had encountered Vialco and was trapped by stormtroopers , along with Acosta . In the dream , Vialco took Acosta ' s place and attacked Astin , luring her with the power of the dark side . The Jedi woke from her dream , but Vialco had been able to leave no doubt in her mind that he was coming for her , and that he meant for her to embrace the dark side . Vialco reached out to Astin a second time , when she was flying an X - wing starfighter through hyperspace . He conjured a vision of Acosta ' s body and sent it flying into the fighter ' s cockpit , through the windshield . To the horrified Astin , it felt as though the air were being sucked from her lungs as her cockpit was now open to space , and Vialco appeared to her again , mockingly laughing at her . Vialco ' s vision then ceased , leaving Astin perturbed . Death on Trulalis . It came to Vialco ' s attention that Astin was in training on Trulalis , under the instruction of none other than Inquisitor Brandl . Journeying to Trulalis in a shuttle , he landed near the township of Kovit . Disembarking , the Dark Jedi made his way to The Barrows , a graveyard , and there he waited for Astin . The Jedi soon approached , and Vialco was surprised at her newfound maturity . In particular , he was surprised that the infamously vindictive Brandl had even taken her in . He reached out and sensed Astin ' s thoughts — she was assuring herself that she would experience no more bad dreams . Announcing his intent to kill her , Vialco drew his weapon and attacked , but was once again surprised when she successfully parried his strikes without sacrificing any ground . The two bandied words , and Vialco doubled his attack , his anger rising . Conjuring another illusion in her mind , he brought back the memory of Acosta , but Astin was not to be fooled . She sliced at Vialco ' s shoulder and sent him hurtling against the tomb of Brandl ' s wife . Astin taunted Vialco , threatening to do likewise to him as he had done to Acosta . Enraged , Vialco realized that he could not convert Astin to the dark side , and summoned Force lightning , hurling it at his opponent . He struck her with three bolts , bringing her to the ground . As he gloated , she rose to her feet once more , and he continued his barrage . This time , however , Astin was able to deflect the bolts with her lightsaber , anticipating each of Vialco ' s attacks . She gradually made her way toward him and knocked the Dark Jedi into a depression . The barrage of lightning began to turn against Vialco , burning him severely . He reached out for his fallen weapon , but fumbled , only causing the weapon to move further from him . Astin approached , weapon held aloft with the intent to kill . The Dark Jedi writhed , adopting a grovelling manner , and the Jedi hesitated . Lord Brandl approached , and insisted that Astin kill Vialco , lest he invade her dreams once more . Although Astin hesitated briefly , she lashed out and decapitated the Dark Jedi swiftly . Brandl had inserted an illusion of his own into her mind , of Vialco rising up with his weapon drawn , inspiring Astin ' s decisive action . It had been Brandl ' s intent to turn Astin to the dark side himself and present her to Emperor Palpatine on Byss . The young Jedi , however , fled with the assistance of Brandl ' s son , Jaalib , and her compatriot Holman . Personality and traits . Vialco was considered an unattractive man , with an angular face , gaunt cheeks , white hair , and unusually large eyebrows . When haunting Fable Astin , Vialco became overly vindictive , reminding her of her failure to prevent Arecelis Acosta from being killed . He used the incident in an attempt to sway Astin to the dark side , stating that had she given in to her passion , she would have been able to save Acosta . It was Vialco ' s belief that anger provided control over actions , that power could stem from fear itself . He referred to the dark side as the " ultimate ecstasy , " and held the belief that it was the true form of power . When truly threatened , however , Vialco would resort to cowardly behavior , grovelling before Astin when she had bested him in combat . The Inquisitor was an ambitious man , seeking to further his position within the Empire and eventually take the position of his master , Antinnis Tremayne , as High Inquisitor , to such a point that Vialco assumed that his ascension would take place should the need arise . Vialco ' s success as a Jedi hunter came in spite of both his inability to work with non - Force sensitive officers and his own ego . Powers and abilities . Vialco was a skilled combatant with a lightsaber , able to deftly outmach Fable Astin during their first encounter . His telepathic powers allowed him to prey on the weak - minded , and invade Astin ' s mind from great distances , affecting her very dreams . He could even insert himself into her thoughts , and goad her as she slept . In a later conjured vision , Vialco was able to make it seem as though the air were being sucked from Astin ' s lungs and into the vacuum of space , although in reality she was perfectly safe . Vialco was also able to do this in the heat of combat . The Dark Jedi could summon powerful bursts of Force lightning , but when he was knocked off his feet , he could no longer control his power , and the lightning turned on him , burning through his apparel and flesh . Vialco could also use the Force to absorb energy , control pain and resist stun attacks , as well as detect the presence of the Force in others . Behind the scenes . Vialco was created by Patricia A . Jackson , appearing in her 1995 short story , " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " , which was published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 " . The character was later to be name - checked in Jackson ' s later work " Emanations of Darkness " , but the story was ultimately canceled . The character would go un - referenced until Pablo Hidalgo ' s " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " ( 2012 ) , which both mentions Vialco and clarifies the timeline placement of the story as 0 ABY .