Namman Cha Namman Cha was a Human male and an aspiring Dark Jedi in the service of the Galactic Empire who believed that he could become a Dark Lord of the Sith through the discovery of ancient relics , like the Codex of Tython . He was an imposing warrior , calling for no quarter in a brutal attack . His hate had pushed him to learn to use a shoto , a short - bladed lightsaber . Biography . Operations in Corellia system . Shortly before the Battle of Talus , Cha , investigating Rebel activity in the Corellian system , ambushed a meeting of Rebel agents in the Corellian spaceport . However , Cha was not aware that thanks to intelligence efforts , the Rebels were ready for the attack . Cha and his minions did not expect to find a large number of Rebels , as well as several CorSec operatives in the spaceport at the same time . After several of his minions were defeated , Cha ordered a retreat and escaped with a few of his adepts . Search for the exiled Nightsister . While on a mission to Dathomir , Cha became interested in the Nightsister Kyrisa , who had mastered the power of Animal friendship . Sensing that her ability to control the beasts of Dathomir was special , Cha determined that Kyrisa could become a powerful ally to the Emperor and intended to recruit her to his cause . However , before Cha could get to the Nightsister , she was exiled from the planet by the Clan mother Gethzerion for a failed attempt to claim the leadership of the clan . It took Cha some time to track her down , but eventually he determined that she had crashed on the remote Outer Rim world of Hoth . He contacted one of his Imperial agents to aid him in the search and the two met on Hoth , where they agreed to check different search grids and stay in touch with each other . During his search , Cha discovered that he wasn ' t the only one interested in the Nightsister . His old enemy Rachi Sitra was also looking for Kyrisa , with the help of some Rebels from the small local outpost . After killing a local Hoth hog , Cha was spotted by one of the Rebels and , after a brief conversion , attacked his competitor . However , the Rebel was able to knock the lightsaber out of Cha ' s hand and while the Dark Jedi made a leap to recover it , he admitted that as much as he would have fun to kill the Rebel , fighting the Nightsister was his first priority and time was critical . He left the Rebel be and continued his search of Kyrisa . He was soon back on her trail by following her beasts , he found several wampas and fought them , and eventually he found the Nightsister and , after a fierce lightsaber fight , was able to persuade her to join him . Uncovering smuggling activities . From time to time Cha , to his great disgust , was tasked by the Emperor to work with the Imperials . One such occasion involved Cha aiding the Imperial Security Bureau in uncovering a Rebel smuggling operation . Shadowing Rebel movements in the vicinity of Naboo , Cha saw the evidence of the Corellian pilot Dash Rendar ' s involvement in the smuggling scheme . Cha preferred to simply destroy the traitor , but he was required to learn the Corellian ' s contacts first . He sent an undercover agent to follow Rendar , while he himself , accompanied by several of his Sith Shadow minions , attempted to get aboard his ship , the " Outrider " . Though their plans were ultimately foiled by Rendar ' s security , the ISB operative successfully identified Rendar ' s Rebel contact as Major Coret Bhan . Pleased with the report , Cha sent the agent to follow the smuggler ' s ship to uncover more of his activities . Powers and abilities . Namman Cha was adept at lightsaber combat , and regularly made use of dual lightsabers , displaying his use of Jar ' Kai . He could also cast Force lightning , and was adept and many other Force powers , such as Force push .