Marka Ragnos Marka Ragnos was a male half - breed Dark Lord of the Sith who lived during the time of the first Sith Empire , born long before 5100 BBY , and , around that same year , dueled Sith Lord Simus for the title of Dark Lord of the Sith and control of the Sith Empire . Ragnos defeated Simus , who was beheaded in the battle with the other aspiring Dark Lord . Ragnos lived for over a hundred years , growing in power , pitting his adversaries against each other and ensuring that there were no threats to his throne . Following his death shortly before the Great Hyperspace War , two powerful Sith Lords , Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh , fought each other to occupy his throne ; Ragnos ' spirit appeared before them and proclaimed that only the most worthy should succeed him . Ragnos lived on as a Force ghost after his death , trapped within the confines of his tomb in the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban . A thousand years later after his death , Exar Kun summoned Ragnos from his grave , through the use of talismans , crowning Exar Kun as the new Dark Lord , and Ulic Qel - Droma as Kun ' s apprentice , as an attempt to resurrect the lost empire thousands of years prior . Thousands of years after the Sith Empire , during the New Republic era , the Dark Jedi Tavion Axmis made an attempt to bring Marka Ragnos back from death , using an old Sith artifact , known as the Scepter of Ragnos in order to siphon the Force from many Force Nexuses all spread across the galaxy , empowering the Disciples of Ragnos . Tavion ' s goal to resurrect Ragnos almost succeeded , but her operation was overthrown by the Jedi Jaden Korr , defeating Ragnos ' spirit , and enclosing him in his tomb once again . Biography . Dark Lord of the Sith . A Sith - Human hybrid , Marka Ragnos was a direct descendant from a Dark Jedi who had fled the Republic after the Hundred - Year Darkness , who lived 20 , 000 years after the formation of the Old Republic . Feared , obeyed , and admired among the Sith , Ragnos was considered to have been the greatest Dark Lord of the Sith of his age , and was born a long time before 5100 BBY . When the Dark Lord of the Sith died , Ragnos and another powerful Sith , Simus , rose up to take the mantle . A formidable warrior , Ragnos dueled and defeated Simus in combat circa 5100 BBY , proving himself worthy of the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith . After gaining the mantle of a Dark Lord , he led ruthless campaigns against his Sith enemies , pitting his adversaries against each other and ensuring that there were no threats to his throne . His iron - fisted rule would last over a century . During those times Ragnos likely composed his own epistle , created a Scepter capable of siphoning the Force from many different places , which could be used to empower non - Force users , and designed a pair of gauntlets capable of augmenting the strength of the Force in its user . Years later , Ragnos was encountered by a young boy named Tenebrae , when he was thirteen years old . The boy had come before Marka Ragnos , the Dark Lord of the Sith and the ruler of the Sith Council and Sith Empire during those times , hoping to gain training under Ragnos . When Lord Ragnos met Tenebrae , he was impressed by the youth ' s power and ambition , and named him the ruler of Medriaas , bestowing on him the rank of Sith Lord and the name Vitiate . After years of his rule , Marka Ragnos passed away in year 5000 BBY . His death was marked as the end of a golden age of the Sith Empire , despite its reluctance to continue expansion . Legacy . Ragnos ' legacy lived after his death . The Ragnos Lakes , on Kesh , for instance , were named after him . During his funeral on Korriban , two Sith Lords , Sadow and Kressh emerged as favorites to succeed Ragnos as the next Dark Lord of the Sith and the two engaged in a duel of Sith sword s , after a disagreement as to who would better serve the Empire as Dark Lord . Ragnos ' spirit appeared before them speaking of a great past and an uncertain future for the Sith Empire , proclaiming that only the most worthy would succeed him . After the duel , Naga Sadow was elected as the new Dark Lord of the Sith . After the inconvenient arrival of Gav and Jori Daragon , Sadow had an excuse to invade the Republic , claiming that those Galactic Explorers would try to bring Republic reinforcements in an effort to invade the Sith Empire soon enough . Vitiate did not join in the struggle for succession after Ragnos ' death , nor was he involved in the conflict between Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh , or the Great Hyperspace War . Instead , he decided to stay hidden , until the right time arrived . After Naga Sadow ' s election as the new Dark Lord of the Sith , further events led to a major war with the Galactic Republic . Ultimately , because the schism was never healed it spelled the end of their interstellar empire . Ragnos lived long after his death as a Force ghost , trapped within the confines of his own tomb in the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban . About one millennium after his death , during the year 3996 BBY , Ragnos ' s spirit was unintentionally summoned from the grave by Exar Kun and Ulic Qel - Droma with the help of a pair of Sith talismans . Awakened once again , he crowned Exar Kun as the new Dark Lord of the Sith , and proclaimed Ulic Qel - Droma to be the first Kun ' s apprentice , all in an attempt to restore the lost empire of a thousand years prior . The Great Sith War devastated the galaxy once again , but the Sith Empire was not restored . At some point prior to 3693 BBY , Celeste Morne destroyed the last known copy of Ragnos ' epistle . A thousand years after his physical death , during the Jedi Civil War , Revan and his companions visited the tomb of Marka Ragnos , during their search for the Star Forge . Revan had to enter the tomb and retrieve an old Sith artifact in order to impress Uthar Wynn so that Wynn would grant him access to Naga Sadow ' s tomb where a Star Map was located . Revan had to make his way into the Ragnos ' tomb , which was protected by a rogue assassin droid . After battling the droid forces inside the tomb , Revan and his companions encountered the assassin droid . After conversing with the droid , he said that he was originally programmed to kill Jedi , but his Sith programmers made his cognitive systems more independent than they desired . Since then , the droid kept himself in isolation within the confines of Ragnos ' tomb , building droids to aid in his protection . After that , the droid asked Revan for assistance in changing his programming , because , although the droid had developed the desire to not to kill , his programming was often at odds with his desires . Then , the droid offered Revan assistance to help him change his programming . After the reprogramming of the droid was successful , he offered Revan several of his redundant systems , so he could use them on other droids , and then the droid stated that he could escape from the planet , wishing well to Revan . Before exiting the tomb , Revan also found a pair of gauntlets that once belonged to Marka Ragnos . After that , Revan went out of the tomb , to gain prestige with Uthar Wynn . A few decades after his death , Vitiate reconstituted the Sith Empire once again . Vitiate ignited a new war against the Galactic Republic 1 , 319 years after Ragnos ' s death . By the time of the Galactic War , the ghost of Ragnos roamed the cave known as Architect ' s Hollow , on the fourth moon of Yavin Prime . At some point in his life , Darth Plagueis traveled to the Valley of the Dark Lords in Korriban . While there , he found no evidence that the spirits of Korriban were real , believing that those were mere diversions created for the credulous , but as Plagueis boarded his ship , he beheld a vision of Marka Ragnos . The apparition challenged Plagueis ' claim to the Sith title , and railed against his plan to dismantle the traditions of Korriban . The vision however did not answer Plagueis ' questions and inquiries . Instead , Ragnos snarled and disappeared in a whirl of smoke . After the experience , Plagueis wrote that it was possible that the entire episode , simply played out in his mind . Those texts were later acquired by Darth Sidious , Plagueis ' former apprentice , and were included in a book he called , " Book of Sith " . Resurrection attempt . Thousands of years after his actual death , during the New Republic era in 14 ABY , Ragnos ' spirit was intended to be resurrected from beyond the grave , this time summoned by a Sith cult known as the Disciples of Ragnos whose leader was Tavion Axmis , Desann ' s student . With the help of an ancient scepter ; once used by Ragnos to drain residual Force energy , Tavion and her apprentice siphoned the Force from many Force Nexuses all spread around the galaxy and used it to empower their followers . Tavion plotted to use the collected energy to resurrect Ragnos . After a hard campaign tracking the Disciples of Ragnos across the galaxy , the New Jedi Order managed to track Tavion on Korriban . Jedi Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn were in charge of the campaign on Korriban , dispatching every available Jedi from the temple on Yavin 4 , among them , the Jedi Jaden Korr , who participated on almost every mission against the Disciples of Ragnos . During the Battle of Korriban , Jaden Korr managed to enter Ragnos ' tomb , intending to stop Axmis . He was nearly too late , as she managed to resurrect Ragnos by allowing his spirit to possess her body , but Ragnos himself was nevertheless defeated by Korr . Ragnos ' ghost was forced back into his sarcophagus , screaming out a dark promise that he would return . Personality and traits . Marka Ragnos was a respected , feared and obeyed Dark Lord of the Sith , considered wise and powerful . In order to ensure his seat as a Dark Lord of the Sith , Ragnos conducted ruthless campaigns against his Sith enemies , marking the beginning of a Golden Age for the Sith . After his death , Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh fought to decide who would succeed him , and Ragnos ' Force ghost made himself present before them , claiming that only the most worthy would be his successor . Ragnos ' importance among the Sith was so high , that he was summoned back from death twice , first by Exar Kun and Ulic Qel - Droma with the help of talismans . Ragnos chose Exar Kun over Ulic , crowning him as the next Dark Lord , while he assigned Qel - Droma as his apprentice . Later , thousands of years after his death , during the New Republic era , Dark Jedi Tavion Axmis believed that if she resurrected Marka Ragnos , she would be able to bring back a new Golden Age for the Sith . When he was defeated by the Jedi Jaden Korr , he angrily exclaimed that he would return . Powers and abilities . Marka Ragnos was powerful , both physically and in the use of the Force , and was considered to be among the most powerful Sith and Force - users in Sith and Jedi history , leading the Sith Empire to a Golden Age of their existence , conducting brutal and ruthless campaigns against his Sith enemies . Ragnos had such knowledge about the Force , that even during his funeral , he was able to show himself to Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh as a spirit , orchestrating their duel , thus deciding the future fate of the Sith Empire . He also knew how to keep the essence of his body alive , 5000 years after his death , and was proficient in the use of Sith magic . Ragnos ' connection with the Force was strong enough to possess Tavion Axmis in order to fight against Jaden Korr . Ragnos didn ' t always wield a lightsaber , the common weapon of the Sith Lords and the Jedi Knights , instead , he mostly wielded a Sith sword , consisting of a metal blade enhanced by Sith sorcery , a weapon of the primitive Sith race , which he could hide inside his scepter . It is possible only he knew of the sword ' s hiding place , as Tavion Axmis did not draw it until she was possessed by Ragnos . His skills with his customized Sith sword were remarkable in his duel against Jaden Korr inside of his own tomb , as he could skillfully deflect the attacks Korr provided against him , and at the same time , he could unleash the power of the Sith magic with which his sword was imbued . Ragnos also owned a pair of dark gauntlets which increased his skill with a melee weapon or a lightsaber . According to Lord Lokar , he could also focus the dark side to make himself nearly unwoundable in battle . Equipment . Marka Ragnos had a mystical Scepter , which had the ability to siphon and store dark side energy , and it could also release the power of the Force on ordinary beings to make them Force - sensitive . He also made a pair of gauntlets which he used to increase his affinity with the Dark side of the Force . After his death , during the Jedi Civil War when Revan searched for the Star Map s , he retrieved the gauntlets that once belonged to Ragnos inside of his tomb . Behind the scenes . Marka Ragnos ' first appearance was in the " Star Wars " comic " " , written by Tom Veitch and Kevin J . Anderson . It was published in March 14 , 1995 , placed in 3996 BBY , 1004 years after his actual death , making his first appearance as a Force ghost summoned by Exar Kun and Ulic Qel - Droma . While a figure of importance in Sith history , Marka Ragnos has actually never appeared in a story in which he was alive , much like another influential Sith Lord , Freedon Nadd . Besides from his comic appearances , Ragnos has also appeared in the " Star Wars " games , " " as a mummified corpse and in " " , voiced by Peter Lurie . In the latter game , Ragnos has a leading role , as the game centers around him . Marka Ragnos ' name was misspelled as " Marko Ragnos " in the Xbox version of " " . During the same game , when Revan travels to Korriban , the player has the choice to enter Marka Ragnos ' s tomb and to either aid or destroy the rogue droid inside of Ragnos ' tomb . Also , in the same level , the player has the option to either search for the a pair of gauntlets that once belonged to Ragnos , in order to amplify the player ' s affinity with the dark side of the Force during gameplay . During the creation of Ragnos ' funeral as part of the , Dario Carrasco , Jr . initially had some problems with Lucasfilm regarding with his concepts of Ragnos ' coffin , because his designs resembled too closely an sarcophagus ; however , it was approved after he submitted a modified design . Ragnos also received a brief entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .