Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger The Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger was a Sith artifact created during the time of the old Sith Empire by the Sith Lord Ludo Kressh to make his son , Elcho , invincible . Specifications . The Gauntlet was composed of five linked oval plates composed of an unknown black material , each capped with a red gem chased with gold . The middle three plates featured gold tassels hanging from the ends . Worn on the user ' s forearm , the Gauntlet had the power of preventing anything from touching the wearer without his or her consent , blasting aside anything that attempted to do so with a surge of Dark Side energy . Its protection was sufficient to defend the wearer from a lightsaber strike . In addition to providing protection , it also enabled the wearer to purposely direct such blasts towards chosen targets on a whim , without even needing to turn and face them . However , the Gauntlet ' s protection was not absolute . As it only protected the wearer from things that didn ' t receive his consent , he could still be attacked by those who do . Also , one had to be wearing the Gauntlet for it to take full effect ; simply holding it would not do . History . An artifact of the Old Sith Empire , the Gauntlet was created by Sith Lord Ludo Kressh for his son , Elcho . Kressh toiled endlessly upon perfecting the device so that it would render his son invulnerable from external harm . By 3963 BBY , the artifact was retrieved by the Jedi Covenant , a cabal of Jedi with an extremist anti - Sith attitude . It was taken from their stores by their leader , Haazen . Haazen was a failed Jedi turned Sith Acolyte who had worked with the Jedi seer , Krynda Draay , to create the Jedi Covenant , deceiving her and all others in a long running scheme for control of the Jedi Order . He concealed the Gauntlet in a large case in his office on the Draay Estate , along with numerous other Sith artifacts , claiming that it was full of diagnostic equipment . When Zayne Carrick was brought before the Covenant by Xamar , masquerading as a dark sider in a bid to rescue Krynda Draay before the Jedi Council - aligned Knights attacked the estate , Haazen had the case and the Gauntlet brought to him . As the Jedi stormed the entrance to the estate , Haazen sent a blanket transmission to all Covenant - aligned Jedi , issuing the command word ; Vindication . While the Covenant Jedi secured the Jedi Temple and the Sith artifacts stored there , Haazen brandished the Gauntlet and used a command device built into his prosthetic arm to take over the Vanjervalis Chain linking the Republic fleet computers , initiating an orbital strike on the Draay Estate entrance , killing many of the Council Jedi , including the turncoat Xamar . Donning the many Sith amulets and armor pieces in his case , and revealing his cane handle to be a concealed Sith lightsaber , Haazen revealed his true allegiance to the dark side of the Force . Protected from the initial explosions of the Republic bombardment by the Gauntlet , Haazen went on to reveal his entire scheme to those present . Lucien Draay twice attacked Haazen in defiance , only to be blasted back by the Gauntlet , the second blast destroying his lightsaber . Haazen bestowed his Sith lightsaber upon Lucien , and declaring his intention to turn the Jedi into his Sith apprentice , Haazen went outside to receive the Sith artifacts being brought from the Jedi Temple . As he inspected the artifacts , Haazen witnessed the end of the duel between Lucien Draay and Zayne Carrick . When Carrick seemingly killed Draay and bowed before Haazen , the Sith believed that he had found a new apprentice . Allowing Carrick to touch him , Haazen lowered his guard , leaving Carrick with an opening to slice off Haazen ' s gauntlet hand ; a grisly prosthesis . As Haazen attacked Carrick with Force lightning , Carrick and his ally , Marn Hierogryph , were sudden sent flying away by a massive surge of the Force . Lucien Draay revealed that he and Carrick had faked the duel to catch Haazen off - guard . Summoning Haazen ' s amputated prosthesis , Lucien used the Vanjervalis control device built in to cause the Republic fleet to fire on them . Haazen was killed in the ensuing explosion , while Lucien Draay survived thanks to his possession of the Gauntlet . However , as he was only holding it rather than wearing it , its effects were only partial , and he was still left heavily scarred . Millennia later , during the Clone Wars , Jedi Knight B ' ink Utrila and her Padawan , Rennax Omani , following instructions from a holocron , led a clone trooper squad in an expedition to the moon Draay 2 in order to locate and retrieve the Gauntlet . Inside the moon ' s Jedi Temple was an statue of Lucien Draay . The statue was one of many traps set inside the temple to protect the Sith artifact , as it was revealed to be an Jedi guard droid activated by a switch that a Clone trooper accidentally stepped on . The droid was resistant to lightsaber , blasters and explosive damage . Utrila realized the only way to deactivate the droid was to use the Force , but not to attack . This method was designed by the Jedi of old in order to prevent Sith from defeating the guardian droid for they would never think of using the Force in a non violent way . After deactivating the droid , Omani sensed something different about a wall panel made up of a multitude of small holes . Familiar with such devices , Utrila explained to her Padawan that the mechanism would open with a lightsaber blade inserted into the correct hole — an insertion into any other hole would bring the entire temple down on their heads . Using the Force to sense the correct hole , the Jedi Knight opened the path inwards the temple . The Jedi then came across a carving in one of the walls , of Lucien Draay doing battle with Sith Acolyte Haazen , who was depicted wielding the Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger . While Master and Padawan stayed studying the carving , the Clone Troopers went ahead into a room with no exit or way to continue . The room had a pillar with glowing blue lights in its center but no sign of the Gauntlet . By touching the pillar while inspecting it , one Clone Trooper awakens the creatures who made up the pillar itself . These sarl s also proved to be resistant to blaster fire as the troopers opened fire upon them . When the Jedi caught up with the squad , they realized the exposure to the Gauntlet for centuries had made the sarls invulnerable to lightsabers as well . The pillar now unmade revealed the Sith artifact sought by the team hiding in the center of the room . Using the Force to push the creatures away from the artifact , B ' ink Utrila cleared a path to it and leaped on . However , upon coming into contact with it she found herself overwhelmed with the powers of the dark side of the Force . Horrified with this , the Jedi Knight ordered immediate retreat , leaving the Gauntlet where it was as the sarls returned to their protective positions encasing it . When questioned by the clone lieutenant as of how they would extract the artifact from there , Utrila simply answered that they wouldn ' t , deciding they should make camp and contact the Jedi High Council for further orders . During the night , Rennax Omani stood guard with clone trooper Glitch , when they were attacked by Pre Vizsla and a squad of Mandalorian Death Watch commandos , who long knew about the Gauntlet and followed the group to find its exact location . The Jedi and clone squad engaged the Mandalorians in battle , intentionally reactivating the guardian droid . During the battle , Glitch was faced by Vizla and , in a last attempt to keep the Gauntlet away from the Death Watch , inserted Omani ' s lightsaber in the wrong hole of the wall panel on purpose , activating the trap and causing the whole temple to collapse . Both parties fled the ruining building , but Glitch was left behind . With the temple now destroyed , Pre Vizsla decided there was no more reason to continue battle and ordered his Mandalorians to retreat back to their ship . The Jedi and surviving squad members then took a moment to honor Glitch ' s sacrifice and left the moon . Later , among the debris of the Jedi Temple , Glitch arose wearing the Gauntlet , undamaged due to its protective properties . Understanding that the artifact should not be used by anyone , the clone trooper locked it onto a stone and disposed of the Gauntlet by throwing it into a nearby river . Behind the scenes . It was revealed in " " that the Gauntlet was built by Ludo Kressh himself for his son , making Kressh the Younger Ludo Kressh ' s son . It was later clarified that the identity of Kressh the Younger was Elcho Kressh in " Knight Errant " .