Darth Wredd ' s master A Sith Master was a male member of the One Sith during the Second Imperial Civil War and the Sith Master of Darth Wredd . In 138 ABY , the duo ambushed Imperial Knight Yalta Val in the Surd Nebula . Biography . The destruction of Mala . Darth Wredd ' s master was a member of Darth Krayt ' s One Sith order during the time of the Second Imperial Civil War . During the last years of the Civil War , this Sith Master led an Imperial fleet to Mala , a primitive world consisting of village communities . He led the assault on Mala and clashed with the local champion of a village , a man who would later become Darth Wredd . While Wredd was a skilled swordsman who had defeated the barbaric Schor - Goya , he was no match for the Sith Lord , who sliced off the hilt of his sword with his Sith lightsaber . After Wredd surrendered , the Sith master took him as a prisoner aboard the Sith flagship , a " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer . Even though Wredd ' s people had surrendered to the Sith , Vul Isen , a Sith scientist , decided to test his new viral spore s bioweapon on Mala . The Sith bioweapon destroyed all life on Mala and turned it into a barren , dead world . The power of the blast that delivered the viral spores was also strong enough to knock the planet from its orbit , turning Mala into a floating world which wandered through the galaxy . The Sith master who defeated Darth Wredd then took him on as a Sith apprentice , admiring the raw talent in him . Darth Wredd ' s master was a harsh teacher who forced his apprentice to wear a helmet and used harsh methods to bring him over to the dark side of the Force . While these methods succeeded in turning Wredd into a Sith , his apprentice always harbored an abiding hatred towards the One Sith for destroying his family , his homeworld , and stripping him of his identity . Ambush in the Surd Nebula . Following the death of Darth Krayt and the defeat of the One Sith in 138 ABY , the Sith master and his apprentice , Darth Wredd , went underground . The One Sith embarked on a policy of infiltrating galactic governments in order to restore their " golden age . " By that time , Darth Wredd had come to realize that his master was easy to manipulate . So , Darth Wredd contrived a plan to kill his Master and destroy the One Sith . At Wredd ' s urging , the Sith master fired a missile which downed the Imperial Knight Yalta Val ' s shuttle , which was traveling through the Surd Nebula on a mission to the Carreras system . After Val ' s shuttle crash - landed on Mala , the Sith master and his apprentice ambushed Val and killed his crew . Following a fierce duel , the Sith Master was able to defeat Val ; however , when the Imperial Knight was at his mercy , the Master was impaled through the chest by his apprentice . Knowing that he could not match his Master ' s combat prowess , Darth Wredd had deliberately used his master ' s duel with the Imperial Knight to distract him . The death of his master freed Darth Wredd from his imprisonment within the Sith mask . After removing his mask , Darth Wreddd took Val prisoner and stole his armor , impersonating the Imperial Knight . He then embarked on a campaign to destabilize the new Galactic Federation Triumvirate and to destroy the One Sith . After Wredd " rescued " the Imperial Knight Jao Assam , Darth Wredd recounted his encounter with the Sith Master . When Jao expressed skepticism , Wredd produced a shard from his sword to verify his story . Ultimately , Wredd succeeded in avenging the murder of his family and homeworld by destroying the One Sith , including himself , during the Battle of the Floating World , thus bringing full circle retribution for his forced subjugation under the Sith master . Personality and traits . The Sith Master was capable of defeating the Imperial Knight , Yalta Val , in a one on one duel . During the duel he used the Force to push the wreckage of Yalta Val ' s ship as well as demonstrate the Force Choke ability against the Knight , before disarming him . Despite his powers , he was ultimately unable to sense his apprentice ' s betrayal , which led to the Sith Master ' s death . While the Sith Master was a brutal and ruthless fighter , he had very little cunning and was easy to manipulate . Darth Wredd was able to exploit this flaw to his advantage during an ambush in the Surd Nebula in 138 ABY . Behind the scenes . Darth Wredd ' s master appeared as a minor character in Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman ' s " " comic series , a spinoff of Dark Horse Comics ' popular " " comic series , which ran from 2013 to 2015 .