Chattar Lal

**Chattar Lal** was a human male who was the Prime Minister of Dilonexa XXIII, ruling over the entire planet. In secret, he was a cultist of the Sith Eternal, worshipping the Sith and having a secret Sith temple on Mustafar.

## History

### Prime Minister of Dilonexa XXIII

Born on Earth around 32 BBY, Chattar Lal served as Prime Minister of the agriworld Dilonexa XXIII. Well-spoken and outwardly demure, Chattar Lal seemed to have the makings of an able politician. However, Lal was secretly a fanatical member of the Sith Eternal, venerating the Sith and swearing fealty to the last Sith Lord, Darth Sidious. Devoted to worshipping Darth Vader, he had a Sith temple on Mustafar, almost only appearing to his fellow cultists there via hologram as he had to perform his duties as Prime Minister on Dilonexa XXIII. The Alazmec of Winsit were associated with Lal's Sith cultists on Mustafar. At some point he acquired the Glove of Darth Vader, having made an equally false "prophecy" that the new Emperor would hold the glove. Lal had devices installed in the glove of Darth Vader to simulate the effects of the Force; they had been taking their toll on his health ever since then whenever he used it.

### Boba Fett's arrival

In 7 ABY, the bounty hunter Boba Fett arrived at Lal's palace. Lal greeted him, even inviting him to dinner, though in secret he was nervous as he feared his double identity as a Sith cultist would be exposed judging by Fett's sudden appearance. Though Fett claimed he was there for a honored visit, he in reality had been hired by Indiana Jones to capture Lal due to suspected Sith ties. At night, Lal planned to escape in his shuttle as he was afraid that his true self as a Sith cultist would be exposed, planning on telling his palace subordinates that he was going on a vacation. However, as he was boarding his shuttle Fett caught him in the act. Lal ordered his Palace Guards to stop the bounty hunter, even claiming to them that Fett was trying to assassinate him. While Fett was distracted by the guards, Lal made his getaway. After Fett fought his way past the palace guards, he gave chase to Lal in his *Slave I*.

### Return to Mustafar

   Fett chased Lal to Mustafar, shooting down his shuttle with *Slave I*'s laser cannons. Lal survived the crash onto Mustafar's surface, though his Protocol droid, who served as his shuttle pilot, was destroyed. He then made his way to his Sith temple, regrouping with his fellow Sith cultists. Shortly thereafter, he and the High Priest sacrificed a Mustafarian to Vader and the Sith Lords. Lal, wearing the glove of Darth Vader, used stimulated Force power to remove the sacrifice victim's heart while calling out to the Immortal gods of the Sith. After that, the sacrifice victim was lowered into a pit of Lava. Lal suddenly found himself struck blind, deciding to remove Vader's glove. Sometime later, Fett came across the Sith temple, secretly entering and discovering Lal in his Sith worshipping attire. After Fett was discovered and taken to drink from a chalice that would make him obedient to the Sith cause, Lal assisted. However Fett was able to break loose and fought against the cultists. During the chaos, Lal ordered the droid R4-S9 to send a distress signal to any allies, though Fett then shot and destroyed the astromech. Lal fought with Fett, apparently making him fall into the pit of lava and believing him dead, though the bounty hunter suddenly flew out on his jetpack. Despite wielding a large knife, Lal was defeated, being knocked unconscious, being thrown over the large wheel controlling the winch, and was seriously crushed by the wheel. At some point his body was moved out from under the wheel. While Fett dealt with the other cultists, Lal made his getaway on a mine car into the catacombs, not before ordering his cultists to unleash gallons of water in a failed attempt to slow Fett down. However, Fett gave chase on another mine car, easily dealing with pursuing cultists on other mine cars. When they reached outside, Lal and Fett dueled once more, with Lal brandishing one of Darth Sidious's lightsabers which had been gifted to him by the Acolytes of the Beyond. The two fought, with Fett brandishing a lightsaber of his own. Ultimately, Fett defeated him and locked binder cuffs on his hands, preparing to deliver him to Indiana Jones.

### Into the carbonite

After Fett detained Lal, he took him to *Slave I* and locked him in one of the ship's holding cells. However, the Sith assassin Ochi, who had received Lal's distress signal, arrived on Mustafar and found Fett before the hunter could leave the planet. After Fett fought Ochi in an ensuing duel and ultimately defeated him, he decided to freeze Lal in carbonite for the delivery for Jones, choosing to remain on Mustafar for a few days to take a rest after this daring mission. Fett took the captured Lal to the Mensix Mining Facility nearby, where he had the Mustafarian workers perform the carbon freezing process on Lal in the facility's carbon-freezing chamber. Before Lal was encased in the carbonite, he told Fett he would find answers at Fortress Vader. Later, while Boba stayed in Mustafar Apts, he kept Lal's carbonite block inside the room he was staying in, rather than in *Slave I*'s cargo hold, as he was concerned about the possibility of others stealing the bounty from him. After going to Fortress Vader for supposed answers and then fighting off Vaneé, Fett met up with Jones and delivered the frozen Lal to him, receiving his reward.

## Personality and traits

In conversation, Chattar Lal had a dry, acerbic wit, which he used to deflect any unpleasant inquiries made about improper acts taking place in his province on Dilonexa XXIII. Though unfailingly polite on the surface and unlikely to raise his voice in anger, he sometimes reveals a glimpse of the steely resolve that lies beneath Though Lal was far from an imposing physical specimen, he did possessed some training in the Sith arts, and was more than willing to bloody his own hands for his dark side cause.

When Boba Fett arrived at his palace in 7 ABY, claiming he was there for an honored visit, Lal was afraid, though he openly welcomed him, as Fett was a bounty hunter whose reputation spread fear and respect throughout the galaxy and his sudden appearance was completely unexpected; Lal suspected he was up to something else and assumed that the hunter had picked up the trail to discovering his ties to the Sith Eternal. Lal was clever at deception, as whenever he had to leave palace in his shuttle and go to Mustafar he claimed to his subordinates, who were unaware of his true nature, that he was taking small vacations or visits to other planetary systems. The only individual serving under Prime Minister Lal who knew of his double identity as a Sith Eternal cultist was his protocol droid. When Fett tried to capture him as he escaped his palace, Lal claimed to his palace guards that Fett was trying to assassinate him, and the guards complied and tried to stop Fett as they were unaware that their master was not who he seemed to be.

Despite not being Force-sensitive, Lal was a dangerous opponent while wielding a lightsaber in combat, albeit with only basic skill.

## Trivia

* The character of Chattar Lal is obviously Chattar Lal from *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*. However, Lal now has fan-made *Star Wars* background info for *Open Seasons*.

## Appearances

* A Practical Man (First appearance)
* Agent of Doom
* Ochi of Bestoon
* Tales from Vader's Castle, Part I (in carbonite)
* Tales from Vader's Castle, Part II (in carbonite)
* *From a Certain Point of View* (Mentioned only)