Kolob Kolob was a male human who resided on Jakku as a monk and held the title of anchorite . Prior to meeting Sheev Palpatine , the young Gallius Rax was warned by Kolob to stay behind and finish his chores , however Rax did not listen and instead snuck on to a starship in the Plaintive Hand plateau . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , Kolob was captured and killed by Rax , who had risen to the position of Counselor to the Empire . Before his death , Kolob warned Rax that he was being hunted , that his plans would unravel , and that his suffering had just begun . Kolob ' s prophecy came to fruition when Rax was killed by Grand Admiral Rae Sloane . Biography . Anchorite . Kolob was an Anchorite who lived an austere life on the planet Jakku . As a member of the Anchorite sect , Kolob believed in the light side of the Force and that life was based on suffering . During the last years of the Galactic Republic , Kolob ran an orphanage at some distance away from the Plaintive Hand plateau and the Valley of the Eremite . He treated the orphans like servants and taught them that life was based on service and suffering . His young charges included Galli , Brev , Narawal , and Kateena . The young Galli was particularly rebellious and came to resent Kolob ' s harshness and chores . At the age of twelve , Kolob snuck away from the orphanage and ventured into the Plaintive Hand plateau . There , he stowed aboard Sheev Palpatine ' s luxury yacht " Imperialis " . After being discovered by Palpatine , Galli was given the choice of death or serving the Sith Lord . Galli chose to serve the Sith Lord by guarding a secret excavation in the Valley of the Eremite . After returning to Jakku , Galli wooed several of the other children away from the orphanage including Brev , Narawal , and Kateena . He used them to guard the excavation site and later killed them to preserve its secrecy . This site became the Emperor Palpatine ' s Jakku Observatory , which housed a holographic map of the Unknown Regions , several Sith Empire relics , and a borehole which led into the planet ' s core . The Observatory was central to the Emperor ' s Contingency plan . As a reward for his service , the Emperor recruited Galli into the Galactic Empire . Galli adopted the name Gallius Rax and rose to become Fleet Admiral and subsequently Counselor to the Empire . Return of Galli . Kolob did not see Galli again until many years later . Following the Attack on Chandrila , Gallius Rax seized control of the remnants of the Galactic Empire and brought them back to Jakku . As part of the Contingency , Rax planned to lure the New Republic to Jakku for a showdown with the Empire . Rax ' s rival , the former Grand Admiral Rae Sloane , and the former rebel operative Brentin Lore Wexley visited Kolob ' s hut during their investigation into Rax ' s plans for the Empire . When Sloane demanded his help , Kolob willingly complied . From Kolob , Sloane and Brentin learned that Rax ' s true name was Galli . They also learned that Galli had spent several years guarding a mysterious site in the Valley of the Eremite . Kolob also told the visitors that Rax had hired the Hutt crime lady Niima to guard the way to Plaintive Hand , which led to the Valley of the Eremite . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , Counselor Rax had Kolob kidnapped and brought to the main Imperial base beyond the Goazon Badlands . Kolob at first did not remember his former ward . When Rax mocked his memory , Kolob responded that his mind was flint - sharp and capable of seeing all of the sufferings of the waking world . Kolob was about to lecture Rax about the Eremite ' s precepts on torment when Rax interjected . Kolob then recognized Rax as Galli , the boy who had left . Kolob then deduced that Rax was behind the recent spate of child kidnappings on Jakku since had incited the other orphans at the orphanage into rebellion . Rax responded that he and the other children had found purpose away from his foolish faith . When Kolob demanded to know what had become of the other children , Rax responded that they had fulfilled their purpose . Kolob then questioned why Rax was kidnapping children again . Rax replied that the children would serve a purpose for him . In fact , he intended for them to becoming his new personal guard of child soldiers , who would later become the first in a new generation of stormtroopers . At that point , Rax was joined by the Emperor ' s former adviser Yupe Tashu , who wore a red sith mask . Tashu remarked that Kolob was affiliated with the light side . He recalled that Kolob ' s predecessors had bound themselves to the Jedi a thousands years ago . When Tashu handed Rax a sacrificial knife , Kolob realized that Rax meant to kill him . He derided his former charge as a little savage who had not grown a whit . In response , Rax told Kolob that he had rejected his teachings of servitude and suffering before plunging the blade into Kolob ' s middle . When Rax added that no more children would be swept into his hand , Kolob smiled and told him that all life was suffering and that Rax ' s suffering was just beginning . He warned Rax that he was being hunted and that his plans would unravel before breathing his last . Legacy . After Kolob ' s death , Tashu remarked that his death was a necessary sacrifice to strengthen the dark side of the Force and ensure the success of their mission . Ultimately , Kolob ' s prophecy came to fruition . Rax was hunted and killed by Sloane with the help of Brentin and his wife Norra Wexley , a New Republic operative . They managed to stop Rax ' s plan to detonate Jakku and destroy the Imperial forces and the New Republic Defense Fleet . Personality and traits . Kolob was a male human who lived during the last years of the Galactic Republic and the Age of the Empire . By the time of the Battle of Jakku , Kolob was an old man with wrinkled skin and deep lines and blotches on his face , neck , and hands . Despite his age , Kolob ' s mind was flint - sharp and was capable of seeing all of the sufferings of the waking world . As an Anchorite , Kolob believed that all life was based on suffering and servitude . He was regarded as an austere master by the wards of his orphanage , particularly the young Gallius Rax . Rax hated Kolob for his harsh upbringing and his teachings , which he regarded as foolish . Even in the face of death , Kolob remained defiant towards Rax . Kolob also appeared to have the power of foresight and warned Rax that he was being hunted and that his plans would eventually unravel . Behind the scenes . Kolob was first mentioned in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " . He appeared as a secondary character in the book ' s 2017 sequel " " .