Gundo Gundo was a male Mirialan who served as a lieutenant in the Republic Army ' s Eighty - sixth Infantry during the Cold War and Galactic War with the resurgent Sith Empire . By 3642 BBY , Gundo was stationed at a research facility on the planet Quesh alongside the Jedi Padawan and former Dark Council member Sajar . When Quesh was invaded and the facility attacked by Imperial forces , Gundo led his detachment in the defense of the facility , with the help of the Jedi Knight known as the Hero of Tython , to prevent the Imperial Military from capturing Sajar . Biography . A male Mirialan , Gundo had enlisted in the Republic Army and risen to the rank of lieutenant in the Eighty - sixth Infantry by the year 3642 BBY . During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire , Gundo was stationed on the planet Quesh , where his detachment guarded a Republic research facility that studied Quesh ' s environment in hopes of improving the planet ' s production of adrenal s . Gundo ' s men were joined by the Jedi Padawan Sajar , who had been a member of the Sith Empire ' s ruling Dark Council in the previous war before he was convinced to abandon the dark side by the Jedi Master Tol Braga . Braga had sent his Padawan to the relatively peaceful Quesh so that the Human could meditate on the Force while still serving the Republic , but Quesh was invaded by the Empire in 3642 BBY . Gundo ' s men captured several Imperial scouts while defending the facility , and the prisoners were brought to Sajar for interrogation . However , Sajar succumbed to anger and killed the prisoners , and the Padawan lied to Gundo about his hand in their deaths when asked . But some of the Imperial forces located the research facility and approached the base , causing Sajar to confront their commander and telekinetically hurl the bodies at the enemy . The Imperial officer recognized Sajar and warned the former Sith that the Emperor ' s Wrath was coming for him — the Sith Emperor ' s personal executioner , Lord Scourge . To Gundo ' s dismay , Sajar retreated and refused to fight the enemy for fear of returning to the dark side , and the Lieutenant was forced to prepare the base for attack himself . At Gundo ' s orders , the Eighty - sixth ' s engineers jury - rigged several ray shields that could seal the base , but there was not enough time to set up the devices . While his engineers scrambled to set up the defenses , Gundo was relieved when a second Jedi arrived — the Jedi Knight known as the Hero of Tython , who had been sent by Sajar ' s Master to investigate after Sajar stopped answering Braga ' s communications . The Hero and a companion spoke to the Padawan and learned the reasoning behind Sajar ' s reluctance to fight or speak with Braga , but Gundo interrupted the Jedi ' s conversation with news on the base ' s situation . Informing the Hero about the defenses , the Lieutenant asked for both the Knight and Sajar ' s help in defending the main entrance so that his engineers could finish setting up the ray shields . Deciding not to risk the possibility of Sajar falling to the dark side , the Hero ordered the former Sith to help the engineers in setting up the ray shields , and the Knight and a companion rushed to the defense of the facility . As the pair steadily fought their way back to the main entrance and eliminated the Imperial attackers in their path , Gundo secured the other entrances with his men before rushing to aid the Jedi . Just as the Lieutenant reached the main entrance with the Hero , he was alerted by his engineers that the ray shields were ready , and Gundo immediately activated them from a nearby console . Excited by their victory , Gundo assured the Knight that his unit would be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived — but he was interrupted by motion outside the shield . To both Gundo and the Knight ' s surprise , a Sith Pureblood — the Emperor ' s Wrath — approached the shield and exchanged several cryptic comments with the Hero before departing . Relieved that the threat had ended for now , Gundo thanked the Knight and reported that , according to his engineers , Sajar ' s help had allowed them to get the ray shields up in half the time . The Lieutenant remained at his post near the entrance while the Knight went to speak with Sajar , and he continued to guard the research facility with the rest of the Eighty - sixth Infantry detachment even after Sajar departed to the Jedi homeworld of Tython to meet with his Master about his brush with the dark side . Personality and traits . An olive - skinned Mirialan male with black hair , pink eyes , and black facial tattoos , Gundo was one of many members of his species who served in the Republic Military in the aftermath of the Great Galactic War . Gundo was a calm soldier and a competent commander in battle , and when the situation was tense he did not waste words . When the Hero of Tython arrived during the fighting , Gundo took the Knight ' s entrance in stride and immediately treated the Jedi as another strategic asset — asking the Hero to help defend the main entrance without even questioning the stranger ' s identity . Equipment . As a member of the Eighty - sixth Infantry , Gundo wore white and grey armor with gold markings and a pauldron on his left shoulder . He also carried a standard - issue blaster rifle , though he chose to forgo a helmet in combat . Behind the scenes . Gundo first appeared in the Jedi Knight mission " The Emperor ' s Wrath " in " " , a video game released by BioWare and LucasArts . The mission features one major alignment choice : what to allow Sajar to do during the battle . The player will gain dark - side points if they force Sajar to fight , as his fall to the dark side will accelerate while fighting , but they gain light - side points if they tell him to stay behind or to help the engineers .