Dhol Lady Dhol , the ruler of Cheelit , was a female J ' feh . She lived in a floating , transparent globe in her Hive Palace , where she amused herself by playing the game of Firepath . During the Galactic Civil War , she and the Guild of Vindicators hatched a plan to assassinate Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader . Dhol lured Vader to her hive - palace and engaged him in a game of Firepath , while a Guild assassin infiltrated the hive - palace and eliminated Vader ' s guards . The assassin , Clat the Shamer , confronted Vader , but inadvertently stepped onto the Firepath board ; the Sith Lord used the game ' s controls to incinerate Clat and informed Dhol that he knew of her part in the scheme . He then ignited one of the rings on the Firepath board , above which Dhol was floating , and killed her . Biography . Lady Dhol . Dhol was a native of the planet Cheelit , and a member of the J ' feh species . She had red skin , with two large eyes and numerous tentacles , each covered with suckers . Dhol lived in a large , transparent globe , the height and width of a humanoid , which hovered several meters above the ground without the use of visible repulsorlifts . A member of the nobility on Cheelit , she eventually became Lady Dhol and was given reign of the entire planet . She lived in a large Hive Palace , where she often played Firepath , a two - player strategy game involving large , Human - sized pieces moving across a room - sized board . There was over a dozen " rings " built into the board , and players used a set of controls to activate certain rings , which would produce a tall column of fire , destroying whatever piece was on the ring at the time . Dhol proved to be an adept strategist . She often played the game with Darth Vader , Dark Lord of the Sith and Imperial enforcer , who himself was a master of Firepath . Plot to kill Darth Vader . Some time during the Galactic Civil War , Dhol became embroiled in a plot to assassinate Vader . She entered into a bargain with the Guild of Vindicators , a cult known for their eye - for - an - eye beliefs and mysterious powers , who wished to examine Vader ' s conscience and eliminate him for his numerous perceived bad deeds . Vader was an acquaintance of Dhol ' s and had visited her Hive Palace numerous times before , so she was able to lure him to Cheelit with no great difficulty , under the guise of a challenge to play Firepath . The Dark Lord took the bait and arrived on Cheelit . It was a testament to their respect for each other that Vader had just two stormtroopers escort him and keep guard during the game , while Dhol had no protection at all . Dhol was particularly hospitable toward Vader , in an attempt to mask her true motivations in inviting him to her homeworld . Her part of the plan she had made with the Guild of Vindicators comprised merely of playing him in Firepath and delaying the game as long as possible ; the Guild would send one of their members , Clat the Shamer , to the Hive Palace to kill the Dark Lord . Dhol and Vader engaged in a hard - fought game as planned , and before long , Dhol believed she had discerned Vader ' s strategy , a common ploy known as Droom ' s Gambit . In an attempt to counter his efforts , she moved her Cardinal to intercept him ; Vader , however , had tricked her and was actually using a stratagem called Surgeon ' s Variant . Impressed with his duplicitous move , she prepared to counter attack . Endgame . Dhol thanked Vader for accepting her invitation during the game , but the Dark Lord told her it was only part of the reason he had come to Cheelit : he somehow knew of the Guild of Vindicators ' plan to kill him and decided he would fight them on Cheelit , where they were based . Vader gave no indication that he knew of Dhol ' s part in the Guild ' s scheme , and she feigned ignorance , but his revelation left her shocked and frazzled . She had no way to alert Clat the Shamer that Vader was expecting his arrival without Vader seeing , so she continued the game of Firepath regardless , hoping for the best . Her game improved , and after a time , Dhol was in the ascendancy after incinerating a great many of Vader ' s pieces , but he was relentless and refused to forfeit . Clat the Shamer made light work of the two stormtroopers Vader had ordered to stand guard outside Dhol ' s Hive Palace and interrupted their game just as Dhol voiced her expectations that the game ' s end was in sight . Clat confronted Vader , telling the Sith Lord that this night was his last . Vader remained calm and inquired as to how an unarmed man would be able to kill him . Using his powers , Clat began to peer into Vader ' s mind and view his conscience , trying to force Vader to kill himself . However , Clat , being unfamiliar with the game of Firepath , had made a vital error : he had inadvertently stepped on the Firepath board , and Vader , fighting the implanted urge to commit suicide , incinerated the Guild of Vindicators member with a press of a button . Dhol watched on in horror as Clat perished . Vader inquired if they should continue their game , but he only maintained his charade for a moment : he informed Dhol that he knew she had lured him to her Hive Palace on behalf of the Vindicators . Additionally , unbeknownst to Dhol , Vader had manipulated the game so that , with one final press of a button , he was able to ignite the column of flame at the Sorcerer ' s Ring , First Stone , above which Dhol hovered . Her globe was engulfed in flame and eventually cracked , before her body burned to ash . Personality and traits . Dhol ' s passion in life was Firepath , and she was one of the masters of the game . She entwined her game with numerous ploys and sub - ploys and had a keen grasp of the game ' s tactics . She respected those who managed to best her , and even during her final game with Darth Vader , she constantly complimented him for fine play . Dhol was a sly , scheming being , and she preferred to deal with people via guile and treachery rather than direct confrontation . She referred to herself with the plural pronoun " we . " Behind the scenes . The character of Dhol was created by Alan Moore for " Dark Lord ' s Conscience " , a seven - page comic originally featured in Marvel UK ' s magazine in the early 1980 s , where she was illustrated by John Stokes . The comics produced by Marvel UK were originally published only in black and white in the United Kingdom and did not stick with established style and continuity ; as such , the stories were rarely if ever referenced , and Dhol ' s only appearance has been in " Dark Lord ' s Conscience " . The original black and white comics were reprinted and recolored by Dark Horse Comics in " " in 1996 . In an article , titled " Cult Encounters of the Star Wars Universe " , originally slated to be published in " Star Wars Gamer " , Joseph Bongiorno and Rich Handley made several references to Dhol , recapping the story told in " Dark Lord ' s Conscience " . The article , which briefly expanded on the history of the Guild of Vindicators , among other Force - organizations , also established that Vader filed a report to Emperor Palpatine after the events of " Dark Lord ' s Conscience " . However , " Gamer " was canceled before the article could be published , so it is considered cut content and non - canon . Since then , Dhol appeared in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Dhol was again referenced in the Star Wars Blog article , " Viva Space Vegas ! The History of the Marvelous Wheel " , which included a picture of Dhol as a representative of the " J ' feh " species , identifying Dhol ' s species for the first time . However , Dhol is not mentioned in the article , only being used to show a representation of the species that the J ' feh individual , Skijid Vrescot belonged to .