Azrakel Azrakel , also known as The Dark Warrior , was a Dark Jedi who served Kadann in the Secret Order of the Empire . Discovered to be Force - sensitive at a young age by Emperor Palpatine , Azrakel was taken to one of the Sith Lord ' s secret facilities , where Palpatine performed many dark side experiments , hoping to mold his own loyal warrior . However , Azrakel proved far more resilient to the treatment than the Emperor had anticipated , and , after several years , the experiment was abandoned by Palpatine , who forgot all about Azrakel . But while the Emperor saw his Dark Jedi as a lost cause , Kadann , the Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side , saw the potential to turn Azrakel into his own apprentice . The young being ' s mind was left blank as result of his extensive exposure to the dark side ; Kadann exploited this , secretly training Azrakel in the ways of the dark side , and teaching him to hate the Emperor and his enforcer , Darth Vader . Azrakel , however , began to hate Kadann also , and eventually left his service . After Palpatine and Vader perished at Endor , Kadann went into hiding , leaving Azrakel without a figure for him to hate . He hid the presence of his Force powers from others , becoming a mercenary in the Outer Rim Territories . However , he left this role when a chance presented itself for him to take his revenge on Kadann . With the aid of Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati , Azrakel killed Kadann , though he later discovered that they had killed a weak impostor . Some time later , Azrakel gained knowledge of the real Kadann ' s secret hiding place , and massacred many of the Prophets of the Dark Side , among them his former master . Although he murdered dozens of the Prophets , he himself was struck down before he could completely wipe them out . Biography . Dark Jedi . Azrakel ' s origins were shrouded in mystery , but it is believed that at some point Emperor Palpatine conceived of a cruel experiment to determine how long it would take an unprepared mind to shatter once exposed to the full power of the dark side of the Force . When he was just a young man , Azrakel was taken in by Palpatine , who , realizing his impressive Force potential , thought that he would be the perfect subject for his dark side experiment . With the aid of Kadann , the leader of the Prophets of the Dark Side , the Emperor began to subject Azrakel to a series of experimental methods , employing many techniques he hoped would break the young man and turn him into a mindless slave of the dark side , loyal to Palpatine until the end . Azrakel proved far more resilient than Palpatine had expected , and the experiments did little to achieve their initial purpose . The Emperor grew bored and frustrated with the constant conducting of seemingly ineffectual experiments — eventually , he admitted that he would never be able to successfully shape Azrakel into the warrior he wanted him to be , and discarded the entire operation . Azrakel was left to die alone in one of Palpatine ' s many hidden facilities , while the Emperor moved onto other matters . Before long , Azrakel ' s existence was forgotten by Palpatine , though Kadann , one of the few others to have ever known of the existence of the experiment , saw potential in Azrakel where the Emperor did not . Palpatine ' s experiments had left Azrakel in a state of mental void , his mind made completely empty by the dark side . Kadann saw opportunity for exploitation , and decided to secretly train Azrakel as his apprentice , hoping to use him to further his own means , and , should a possible coup ever arise , to help him exterminate the Emperor and his fellow Sith Darth Vader . Kadann slowly nursed the young man back to his full health , and began plotting how he would train him . As his mind had been left utterly devoid of thought , Kadann was able to mold Azrakel into whatever type of being he wished , and the Supreme Prophet ' s training under Palpatine proved extremely useful in this regard . Behind the Emperor ' s back , Kadann began to train Azrakel as he himself had been trained , and , unlike the Emperor , was able to break through the man ' s resilience . Due to his unpleasant earlier experiences with the Dark Lord of the Sith , Azrakel harbored an intense personal hatred for Palpatine , which Kadann made efforts to intensify . The Supreme Prophet also taught his apprentice to hate Vader , knowing that the cyborg would be able to put a considerable dent in any attempts to seize control of the Empire on his part . After his ordeal at the hands of Palpatine , Azrakel was left with nothing more than raw hatred and anger ; exploiting this was easy for Kadann , but controlling it was not , and Azrakel grew to hate Kadann as well . Nevertheless , he continued to serve under the dwarf ' s tutelage , learning how to utilize a rare dual bladed lightsaber , red in color , which he used without mercy on his opponents . A hard taskmaster , Kadann taught Azrakel to harness the power of the Force and use it to strengthen his own abilities . In time , he grew strong in body and in the Force , becoming Supreme Prophet Kadann ' s covert weapon — a tool for increasing his own power . With his apprentice ' s training complete , Kadann sent Azrakel on a series of covert missions aimed to increase his power and influence , and to cripple his enemies ' operations . Azrakel performed loyally and excellently , though Kadann knew of his hatred for him , and , some time before 4 ABY , Azrakel left the service of both the Empire and his master Kadann , preferring not to be under another ' s command . Revenge . Soon after Azrakel severed ties with the Empire , both Palpatine and Vader were killed aboard the second Death Star at Endor , with the remainder of the Prophets , including Kadann , going into hiding . Although he was well hidden in his personal fortress , Kadann knew that Azrakel still held feelings of hatred toward him , which were projected galaxy - wide by the Force . Kadann , though , was not afraid , and was prepared for the inevitable clash with his former apprentice , knowing that he was far superior in terms of Force ability to Azrakel . With the three figures he had learned to hate gone , Azrakel became a wandering mercenary , operating largely out of remote areas such as the Corporate Sector , the Outer Rim Territories and even Wild Space . He hid his talents in the Force from others , becoming a mercenary with a penchant for hate - induced killing sprees . His abilities allowed him to take on virtually any contract and emerge successful , and he would kill anyone if someone offered a sufficient amount of money . He earned a reputation as a vengeful and merciless killer , with even some of his employers growing concerned with the enjoyment he displayed when killing . If any asked him of the origin of his double - bladed lightsaber , he simply told them he had stolen it from a corpse ; few ever took the issue any further , knowing the likely outcome . After a time serving as a hired killer , Azrakel began to lose his direction and focus . As Kadann seemed to have completely dropped off the radar , he turned his attention to a new target — Luke Skywalker , the son of Darth Vader . Azkarel began plotting an assassination attempt on Skywalker , though he knew full well that his passion could get him killed before he ever had an opportunity to end the Jedi Knight ' s life . Before he could put his plans into action , however , he was presented with an opportunity to enact his revenge on Kadann . Imperial Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati , a firm hater of the Prophets of the Dark Side , had searched Imperial Intelligence files for any sign of someone he could use to hunt down Kadann . He had found the dwarf ' s bitter pupil , and together they located Kadann , who had since come out into the open and declared himself Emperor . They traveled to his fortress on Scardia Station , where Azrakel slaughtered the remaining Prophets . Kadann , however , was not there , though the two had patience , and waited for their foe ' s arrival . Kadann had been trapped on the moon of Yavin 4 , though he escaped and returned to Scardia , hoping to find sanctuary . Azrakel and Makati were waiting , and together they killed Kadann with a torrent of laser fire . Their alliance ended soon thereafter , though , as Makati was himself killed . Azrakel soon learned that the Kadann he had murdered was an impostor , installed by Sate Pestage soon after Palpatine ' s demise . Acting on an anonymous tip - off , Azrakel traveled to the planet Bosthirda , where the true Prophets had been laying low and plotting galactic domination . Azrakel had stolen the glove of Darth Vader from the false Kadann , which greatly boosted his ability . He caught the Prophets by surprise and Kadann ' s prophecy that he would triumph over his former apprentice was proved false , as the Dark Jedi murdered a significant number of the Prophets with his lightsaber . Kadann was among those struck down by his bitter apprentice , before Azrakel was himself killed . The Prophets were not completely safe , however , as Lumiya and her apprentice Carnor Jax arrived to finish off the Prophets just moments after Azrakel ' s death . Personality and traits . Little of Azrakel ' s personality from his early life carried over into the Azrakel molded into a slave of the dark side by Kadann and Palpatine . He was a vengeful , hateful being , and spent the majority of his life hunting and killing both those who had wronged him and those whom he was paid to murder . His lust for revenge would have him track down and kill Kadann not once , but twice , and the latter of the two occurrences resulted in his death . He hated being under the command of another , and did his utmost to escape Imperial service . However , after meeting another with a similar merciless goal , Azrakel was able to work in a partnership for a time with Afsheen Makati , though it did not last once their objective had been achieved . Azrakel cared little for the lives of others , and killed many during his time as a mercenary , for no reason other than to release some of his rage . His willingness to commit brutal murder after brutal murder , and the manner in which he did so , caused some distress among those who interacted with him , with even some of his more ruthless employers becoming disturbed by the man ' s actions . Azrakel did not care , though , and resorted to intimidating any who questioned his motives or actions . Powers and abilities . Azrakel was a skilled user of the dark side , though he preferred the use of brute force when in combat , using his double - bladed lightsaber to devastating affect . He wore a suit of padded battle armor , red in color , into battle , with a dark mask that covered much of the lower portion of his face . He carried a double - bladed lightsaber , though he was not adverse to using just one of the blades produced by the weapon in combat . Although lightsaber combat was his main tactic in battle , Azrakel was also able to employ many dark side Force - techniques taught to him by Kadann and the Emperor . Among them were Force Alter , Mind Control , Force rage , and Force sense , which , combined with his prowess with a lightsaber , made him a deadly adversary . Behind the scenes . Azrakel was created by Bill Slavicsek and J . D . Wiker for " The Dark Side Sourcebook " . He was later referenced in " " and " " , both written by Abel G . Peña , with Daniel Wallace acting as co - author on " Who ' s Who : Imperial Grand Admirals " , as well as " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .