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* EnemyMine: Scourge, Revan, and the Exile teem up to face the Emperor.

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* EnemyMine: Scourge, Revan, and the Exile teem team up to face the Emperor.
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* FridgeBrilliance: When [[spoiler:Revan is trapped in a state between life and death, and fed upon by the emperor?]] This is [[spoiler:what Malak did to captive Jedi on the Star Forge in KOTOR 1.]] How else would Revan know what's going on, and [[spoiler:be able to subtly resist and counter it?]]
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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn, author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which it serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.

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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn, author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which it serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, Knights and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.
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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn, author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.

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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn, author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is it serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.
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**However, their sacrifices does delay the Empire's advance and [[spoiler: Revan's connection to the Emperor in stasis allows him to mentally influence the Emperor and help bring about the the Treaty of Coruscant, allowing new heroes to rise an successfully combat the Sith.]] Viewed in the long term, it becomes much more of a BittersweetEnding.
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* YinYangBomb: Revan.
-->"Instead of charging forward, he opened himself to the Force, letting both the light and dark side flow through him like twin rushing rivers."
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* FridgeBrilliance: When [[spoiler:Revan is trapped in a state between life and death, and fed upon by the emperor?]] This is [[spoiler:what Malak did to captive Jedi on the Star Forge in KOTOR 1.]] How else would Revan know what's going on, and [[spoiler:be able to subtly resist and counter it?]]

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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn (author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.

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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn (author Karpyshyn, author of the ''DarthBane'' series and senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.


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** Canderous calls Revan "Anver" when among Clan Ordo; Revan is not impressed, and a few angry Mandalorians figure it out.
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* ShootTheShaggyDog / SenselessSacrifice : Revan and Exile are betrayed by their alleged ally, suffer an AndIMustScream fate, and the Sith still invade and curb-stomp the Republic anyway.
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It\'s Lord Vitiate, not Darth Vitiate.


* NoNameGiven: Played straight with Revan, whose true name is never revealed (and possibly lost forever thanks to the Jedi), but averted for formerly nameless characters the Exile and the Sith Emperor (Meetra Surik and Tenebrae/Darth Vitiate). In the case of the Emperor, it is specifically stated that the Emperor stopped being Tenebrae/Darth Vitiate the moment he completed the ritual that killed Nathema, and is now only the Emperor.

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* NoNameGiven: Played straight with Revan, whose true name is never revealed (and possibly lost forever thanks to the Jedi), but averted for formerly nameless characters the Exile and the Sith Emperor (Meetra Surik and Tenebrae/Darth Tenebrae/Lord Vitiate). In the case of the Emperor, it is specifically stated that the Emperor stopped being Tenebrae/Darth Tenebrae/Lord Vitiate the moment he completed the ritual that killed Nathema, and is now only the Emperor.

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* EnemyCivilWar: The Dark Council.



* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections[=/=]SmugSnake: Sechel thinks he can boss around and insult Scourge just because he is a high ranking servant of Darth Nyriss. [[spoiler: Scourge eventually kills him, or course.]]

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections[=/=]SmugSnake: Sechel thinks he can boss around and insult Scourge just because he is a high ranking servant of Darth Nyriss. [[spoiler: Scourge eventually kills him, or of course.]]


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* UndyingLoyalty: T3-M4 and the Exile for Revan.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections[=/=]SmugSnake: Sechel thinks he can boss around and insult Scourge just because he is a high ranking servant of Darth Nyriss. [[spoiler: Scourge eventually kills him, or course.]]


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* SenseLossSadness: A few characters experience this while cut off from the Force on Nathema, and have to struggle not to throw up or go mad.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: "Mandalore has returned! I am Mandalore the Preserver, and I will restore the honor and glory of my people!"


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* EnemyMine: Scourge, Revan, and the Exile teem up to face the Emperor.


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* OmnicidalManiac: The Emperor.


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* PowerNullifier: No one can use TheForce while on Nathema, or any other Void in the Force.
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Revan is still alive, only the Exile is a spirit.


* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirits are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and giving Revan strength to resist.]]

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* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirits spirit are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and giving Revan strength to resist.]]

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* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirits are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and keeping Revan alive.]]

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* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirits are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and keeping giving Revan alive.strength to resist.]]



* ArmedWithCanon: Drew Karpyshyn did several things that were considered blasphemous by fans, including [[spoiler:giving the Exile a name and giving Revan a child by Bastila (although ''TheOldRepublic'' had already pretty well confirmed the latter]].

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* ArmedWithCanon: Drew Karpyshyn did several things that were considered blasphemous by fans, including [[spoiler:giving the Exile a name and giving Revan a child by Bastila (although ''TheOldRepublic'' had already pretty well confirmed the latter]].latter.]]



* BodyguardBetrayal: Scourge's plan for the Emperor when the Jedi from his vision shows up.

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* BodyguardBetrayal: Scourge's plan for BecauseDestinySaysSo: [[spoiler: Despite Revan warning Scourge that Force Visions are only possible futures that are shaped by the Emperor when actions of today, Scourge betrays Revan and the Jedi from his Exile as soon as he sees a vision shows up.of a different Jedi defeating the Emperor.]]



* CoolMask: Mandalore's Mask and Revan's Mask

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* BodyguardBetrayal: Scourge's plan for the Emperor when the Jedi from his vision shows up.
* CatchAndReturn: Revan uses this against Darth Nyriss' Force Lightning. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the Emperor's Force Lightning is too powerful for Revan to catch.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Bastila Shan becomes suspicious of Revan and the Exile's relationship, though she accepts that the Exile must search for him alone, while she looks after their son.
* CoolMask: Mandalore's Mask and Revan's MaskMask.



* MeaningfulName:
** Both of the Emperor's names: Tenebrae is very similar to tenebrous, meaning shadowy or obscure, and Vitiate means to spoil or mar. Similarly, his home planet of Nathema is one letter away from Anathema, which means to set apart, as in [[spoiler:set apart from the Force.]]

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MeaningfulName: Both of the Emperor's names: Tenebrae is very similar to tenebrous, meaning shadowy or obscure, and Vitiate means to spoil or mar. Similarly, his home planet of Nathema is one letter away from Anathema, which means to set apart, as in [[spoiler:set apart from the Force.]]
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In a universe where people don\'t really come back after death, it\'s fairly safe to assume that anyone who isn\'t a droid is Deader Than Dead


** [[spoiler: Darth Nyriss is also turned into a pile of ash when Revan reflects her force lightning back at her after regaining his memory.]]
** [[spoiler: The inhabitants of Nathema, whom the Emperor has completely erased, as well as anyone else he feeds on.]]

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* BiggerBad: The Emperor

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* BiggerBad: The EmperorEmperor.



* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler: T3-M4, as the only character who could conceivably return from death/deactivation, is ''disintegrated'' by the Emperor.]]
** [[spoiler: Darth Nyriss is also turned into a pile of ash when Revan reflects her force lightning back at her after regaining his memory]]

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* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler: T3-M4, as the only character who could conceivably return from death/deactivation, is ''disintegrated'' ''disintegrated '' by the Emperor.]]
** [[spoiler: Darth Nyriss is also turned into a pile of ash when Revan reflects her force lightning back at her after regaining his memory]]memory.]]
** [[spoiler: The inhabitants of Nathema, whom the Emperor has completely erased, as well as anyone else he feeds on.]]



* PowerOfTheVoid: The Emperor, to an even greater extent than Darth Nihilus. When Nihilus feeds, he creates a Wound in the Force. When the Emperor feeds, he creates a complete ''Void'' in the Force, and takes away color and nearly all sound in the area.



* PragmaticVillainy: The Dark Council opposes the Emperor because being an OmnicidalManiac is not conducive to their dreams of galactic conquest.



* [[spoiler:SealedGoodInACan: Revan at the end]]

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* [[spoiler:SealedGoodInACan: Revan at the end]]end.]]
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* ArmedWithCanon: Drew Karpyshyn did several things that were considered blasphemous by fans, including [[spoiler:giving the Exile a name and giving Revan a child by Bastila]].

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* ArmedWithCanon: Drew Karpyshyn did several things that were considered blasphemous by fans, including [[spoiler:giving the Exile a name and giving Revan a child by Bastila]].Bastila (although ''TheOldRepublic'' had already pretty well confirmed the latter]].

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* TheDragon: Scourge is this first to Nyriss, then [[spoiler:the Emperor.]]

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* TheDragon: Scourge is this first to Nyriss, then to [[spoiler:the Emperor.]]



* EnfantTerrible: Vitiate was pure evil at 6 and conquered his planet by the age of 10.

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* EnfantTerrible: Vitiate was pure evil enough to [[SelfMadeOrphan personally kill his parents]] at 6 age 6, and had conquered his planet by the age of 10.


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* {{Midquel}}: Of sorts. The first half of the novel happens between the two ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games.


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* {{Sequel}}: Part one follows Revan after the events of the first game, Part two follows the Jedi Exile after the events of the second game.

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* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirit are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and keeping Revan alive.]]

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* AndIMustScream: Both Revan and the Exile[[spoiler:'s spirit spirits are trapped in this at the end, with Revan kept in stasis and the Exile bound to Revan, but they both find purpose in respectively fighting the Emperor's mind reading attempts and keeping Revan alive.]]



* BastardBastard: Vitiate; mommy was a farmer's wife his daddy was the ruler.

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* BastardBastard: Vitiate; mommy Tenebrae/Vitiate. His mother was a farmer's wife wife, but his daddy biological father was actually the ruler.local Sith Lord.


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* SelfMadeOrphan: Tenebrae/Vitiate killed his father with the Force when the poor farmer reacted angrily to the fact that his wife had a child with a Sith Lord. Then he tortured his mother to death for dishonoring the family with her adultery.
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** On the plus side, he allowed for [[spoiler:Revan's return.]]
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Karpyshyn is a senior writer for SWTOR, not the lead.


''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn (author of the ''DarthBane'' series and lead writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.

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''Revan'' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Drew Karpyshyn (author of the ''DarthBane'' series and lead senior writer on ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', to which is serves as a DistantPrologue. It wraps up the story of Revan, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and the Exile, player character of ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic II''. The story takes place 2-5 years after the end of Knights, and three hundred years before ''StarWarsTheOldRepublic''.
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* PhysicalGod: The Emperor is pretty much among the most powerful Force user in history.

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* PhysicalGod: The Emperor is pretty much among the most powerful Force user users in history.
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* ArmedWithCanon: Drew Karpyshyn did several things that were considered blasphemous by fans, including [[spoiler:giving the Exile a name and giving Revan a child by Bastila]].
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It\'s canonical he\'s not


* PhysicalGod: The Emperor is pretty much the most powerful Force user in history.

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* PhysicalGod: The Emperor is pretty much among the most powerful Force user in history.
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* BastardBastard: Vitiate; mommy was a farmer's wife his daddy was the ruler.


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* EnfantTerrible: Vitiate was pure evil at 6 and conquered his planet by the age of 10.
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The story opens with Revan wracked with visions of his lost memories, much like during ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. This time, they warn of an unspeakable evil lurking in the Unknown Regions. He sets off with his trusty [[NonhumanSidekick astromech droid]] T3-M4, and his [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Mandalorian]] friend Canderous Ordo. Their investigations lead them to Canderous' people searching for [[CoolMask Mandalore's Mask]], the symbol of leadership for the Mandalorians. They find the mask, and Revan tells Canderous to stay behind and lead his people. He then sets off with T3 for a planet called [[MeaningfulName Nathema]].

At the same time, Lord Scourge, a Sith Lord serving the Sith Empire, is sent by the Emperor to investigate several assassination attempts on Darth Nyriss, member of the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Dark Council.]] He quickly discovers that not only were the assassination attempts carried out by another member of the Council, but they were part of a conspiracy against the Emperor, one Nyriss is also a part of. Nyriss frames this other Lord, Scourge kills him, and they pin all blame for the conspiracy on him. Nyriss then brings Scourge into the conspiracy by showing him how much of a CompleteMonster the Emperor is, on the planet Nathema.

Revan is knocked unconscious after crashing to the planet's surface, and is captured by Scourge and Nyriss. They interrogate him, hoping to find some information as to why he is there.

The action skips three years to after Knights 2, where the Exile is attempting to find Revan. She too sets out with T3, and they find the Sith capital world where Revan is being held by Nyriss and Scourge. She contacts Scourge, who, after 3 years of waiting, has begun to doubt Nyriss and the other conspirators' willingness to actually carry out their plan. He has also been talking regularly to Revan, who he believes will be his best chance at slaying the Emperor.

They agree to free Revan then fight the Emperor together. Scourge reveals the conspiracy to the Emperor, who then orders the destruction of the Dark Council. In the confusion, Scourge and the Exile free Revan, whose memories are fully restored upon the return of his CoolMask by the Exile. They go to face the Emperor.

The Emperor and Revan duel briefly, eventually being joined by Scourge and the Exile.
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The Emperor and Revan duel briefly, eventually being joined by Scourge and the Exile. [[spoiler: Scourge has a vision of a Jedi who is neither Revan nor the Exile slaying the Emperor. In that instant, he betrays Revan and the Exile, slaying the Exile, while the Emperor knocks Revan unconscious. Revan is then kept in stasis so the Emperor can gain more information from him, the Exile's spirit guards Revan and helps him resist, and Scourge is promoted to the Emperor's right hand man, where he is granted immortality, and gathers information about the Emperor in preparation for the coming of the Jedi from his vision.]]

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The Emperor and Revan duel briefly, eventually being joined by Scourge and the Exile. [[spoiler: Scourge has a vision of a Jedi who is neither Revan nor the Exile slaying the Emperor. In that instant, he betrays Revan and the Exile, slaying the Exile, while the Emperor knocks Revan unconscious. Revan is then kept in stasis so the Emperor can gain more information from him, the Exile's spirit guards Revan and helps him resist, and Scourge is promoted to the Emperor's right hand man, where he is granted immortality, and gathers information about the Emperor in preparation for the coming of the Jedi from his vision.]]
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* CompleteMonster: The Emperor. To elaborate: [[spoiler:He drained all life from a planet into himself, leaving it as a hole in the Force. And he plans to do it again.]]

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