Despot War The Despot War was a conflict that occurred in the Tython system in the year 25 , 805 BBY when the Despot Queen Hadiya attempted to unite the crime barons of her homeworld Shikaakwa and conquer the Tython system . Rising to become the Kral , or overlord , of Shikaakwa , Hadiya sought to unify the planet ' s aristocracy under a single leader , and much of the aristocracy resisted this . The Je ' daii Order on the planet Tython , seeing that Hadiya ' s plans were a threat to the system ' s stability , decided to intervene on the side of the aristocracy . War broke out between the Je ' daii and Hadiya ' s Despot Army , but when Hadiya invaded Tython and attacked the Je ' daii temple Kaleth , she was killed by the Je ' daii Ranger Daegen Lok , who had been undercover in Hadiya ' s army to get close to her . Hadiya ' s death at Lok ' s hands ended the war , but not before there were a hundred thousand Tythan casualties , over a million casualties among the Despot Army , and thousands of injured , and tensions in the Tython system remained high in the decade following the war . Prelude . In the year 36 , 453 BBY , the pyramid ships known as the Tho Yor brought Force - sensitive pilgrims to the planet Tython , where the pilgrims formed the Je ' daii Order of Force - users . However , Tython was unsafe for those who could not touch the Force , and so during the second millennium after the Tho Yor Arrival the non - Force - sensitives on Tython migrated off - world , settling Tython ' s moons and then the ten other worlds in the Tython system . Those on the Settled Worlds eventually developed resentment and suspicion of the Je ' daii over the next ten thousand years , and the planet Shikaakwa developed an aristocracy centered around the Nine Houses and the crime barons who ruled them . Around the year 25 , 805 BBY , the charismatic Twi ' lek Hadiya began to unite the Nine Houses and the aristocracy of Shikaakwa through charm or through force with the help of several lieutenants — Bakko , Ka ' un Damm , and Hadiya ' s " fists , " Shri - Lan and Gav Vannar . As the Kral , or overlord of the aristocracy , Hadiya attempted to unify the aristocracy , though some in the aristocracy opposed her efforts and her desire to conquer the entire Tython system . Clan Ryo ' s leader refused Hadiya ' s request to join her forces , so Hadiya executed the man and his oldest son , forcing the middle son , Volnos Ryo , to take up his father ' s title of baron and lead his house . Despite the aristocratic resistance , Hadiya received enthusiastic support from many of the commoners , who were swayed by the Kral ' s promises of safety , wealth , and freedom from Je ' daii intervention . The war . Now known as the Despot Queen , Hadiya ' s ambitions drew the attention of the Je ' daii . Realizing Hadiya ' s plans were a threat to the system ' s stability , the Je ' daii joined the Shikaakwan aristocrats in opposing Hadiya , swearing to confront any moves that Hadiya made against them and also to protect those who did not wish to be subjugated by the Despot Queen . A short period of " phony war " followed , where there were small skirmishes in space and on some of the moons of the planet Kalimahr , which was followed by a full invasion of Tython by Hadiya and her Despot Army that she had trained and armed in secret . The Je ' daii were initially taken by surprise , but the Order quickly regained their footing in the face of Hadiya ' s massive and brutal invasion . During the invasion of Tython , Je ' daii Master Rajivari led the Je ' daii in battle and earned the nickname " General " , and Temple Master Telaat — Temple Master of the Je ' daii Temple Akar Kesh and leader of the Je ' daii Council — was slain , leading a younger Master named Ketu to succeed him . Some of the domed cities on the planet Nox sided with the Je ' daii , while others sided with the Despot Queen . When the Je ' daii discovered that three domes around the city of Greenwood Station were supplying Hadiya with weapons , they attempted to convince the domes to stop , and they ultimately resorted to bombing the cities . The Je ' daii warned the domes ' s inhabitants that the cities would be bombed , but thousands still died in the attacks . Greenwood Station itself was only damaged because the city was home to Pan Deep , an advanced laboratory that produced technology for the Je ' daii , and the damage was quickly repaired , but its inhabitants harbored intense hate of the Je ' daii as a result . Battle droids were also used during the Despot War , and " Deathstalker " - class fighters and their sister ships , " Deathblaster " - class fighters , were used by the Despot Army throughout the Despot War . However , many of the " Deathblaster " - class fighters were destroyed by the Je ' daii throughout the conflict . Seeking revenge against Hadiya for the death of his father and brother , Volnos Ryo sought out Daegen Lok , a Je ' daii Ranger and the best friend of Volnos ' s younger brother Hawk . With Volnos ' s help , Lok approached the Despot Army claiming to be a disgraced Ranger who sought to join them . Lok soon rose through the ranks to become a valued lieutenant of Hadiya , and the two became lovers as Lok began to lose sight of his mission . Hadiya ' s siege of the Temple of Kaleth saw massive casualties on both sides , among them Je ' daii like the mother and father of a young Je ' daii child named Shae Koda . At Kaleth , Volnos Ryo confronted Lok and reminded him of his mission to end the war , so Lok attempted to kill Hadiya in their tent by stabbing her . However , he hesitated before killing her , on account of his feelings for her and the fact that assassinations were forbidden among the Je ' daii , but when the Despot Queen attacked him , he slew her and then proceeded to fight his way out of the camp , leaving one alive to tell the story . Hadiya ' s death broke the invasion , as her generals turned on each other , and the Je ' daii soon defeated the remnants of the Despot Army and emerged victorious . Aftermath . The total death toll among the Je ' daii was around a hundred thousand , and ten times that number were killed among the Despot Army , with thousands more injured during the conflict . In the aftermath of the war , the Je ' daii dismantled many of the remaining " Deathblaster " and " Deathstalker " - class fighters , making the " Deathblaster " an especially rare ship . In revenge for the bombings , Greenwood Station ' s council sanctioned the murder of a Je ' daii in return for every hundred civilians who had been killed in the bombings , and the assassinations continued across the system for two or three years after the war . Hadiya ' s inner circle was exiled to Nox , and a new but weak Kral was elected who was easily manipulated by the Nine Houses . The rivalries and conflicts between the Houses resumed , and general resentment of the Je ' daii remained strong among many inhabitants of the Tythan system . For his role in ending the conflict , Daegen Lok was soon promoted to the rank of Master , but in 25 , 800 BBY , he and Hawk Ryo — overconfident after their victories in the war — descended into the Chasm on Tython , a rift in the surface of the planet that drove many Je ' daii mad if they descended too far . Lok and Ryo received a vision of an army of dark warriors carrying blades of fire , and Lok went insane as a result while Ryo denied the vision and maintained his sanity . Behind the scenes . The Despot War was first mentioned in the of the comic book series " " , and the depicted the conflict in its summary of Je ' daii history . The conflict has been expanded upon in subsequent issues of the series , and the tie - in novel " " expanded on the Despot War ' s events and origins .