Hylon

"Tell me your name before I kill you.''" "Hylon. In the language of my people, it means &#39;trickster&#39;''."

- Darth Vader and Hylon

Hylon was a Ovoni male Jedi Master who lived during the final years of the Galactic Republic. In 19 BBY, Hylon and his Jedi Padawan, Dendro, survived the initial stages of the Great Jedi Purge, which was ordered by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. A few months after Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire, Dendro and Hylon allied themselves with the Ovoni natives of the planet Otavon XII. After a strike force of Ovoni was defeated while attacking Tremor Base&mdash;an Imperial station which constructed All Terrain Armored Transports&mdash;the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader killed Dendro and tracked down Hylon, who was on Mount Dijandi waiting for the Sith Lord. The Jedi Master confronted Darth Vader in a duel, in which Vader disabled Hylon's lightsaber. The Jedi revealed a hidden sword in his staff and attacked the Sith Lord. However, Vader killed Hylon with Dendro's lightsaber.

Biography
"Where is your starship?''" "There never was a starship. But you should be more concerned that your ride is leaving without you." "What?" "''Perhaps chasing sonic waves again? You won't live to find out."

- Darth Vader and Dendro

Hylon, an Ovoni male, served the Jedi Order as a Master during the Clone Wars. During this time, he took the Human Dendro as his Padawan. In 19 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66, which caused most clone troopers to murder their Jedi Generals. Shortly after, Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the new Galactic Empire.

Hylon and Dendro survived the initial stages of the Great Jedi Purge and allied themselves with the Ovoni natives on the planet Otavon XII. A few months after Order 66 was issued, the Ovoni staged an assault on the local Imperial station Tremor Base, which constructed All Terrain Armored Transports. The assault team was defeated by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader and Imperial forces under his command. Vader tracked down and defeated Dendro and a group of Ovoni, who were on their way to meet Hylon on Mount Dijandi.

Hylon was meditating on the mountain when Darth Vader arrived on a sugati&mdash;a native creature of Otavon XII&mdash;to confront the Jedi Master. Hylon informed Vader that had known the Sith would use a mind trick on the sugati. When Vader inquired as to where Hylon's starship was, the Jedi replied that there had never been a ship, and suggested that Vader be more concerned that the sugati was leaving. He attacked Vader when he was distracted, and managed to injure the Sith with his staff while blocking his attack. Vader destroyed Hylon's lightsaber; the Jedi complimented Vader's precision and unsheathed a sword from his cane. Hylon attacked Vader and managed to disarm the Sith Lord. However, Vader stabbed Hylon through his stomach with Dendro's lightsaber, which he had taken from Hylon's Padawan when he slew him. When Vader asked Hylon why he had come to the mountain without any hope of escape, the Jedi replied that he would know when he went back to the Imperial base. The Sith Lord ended Hylon's life; however, when Vader returned to Tremor Base, he found that the sugati had destroyed the base.

Personality and traits
"You came up here with no hope of escape. Why?"'' "''Go back to where you belong, and all will become clear."

- Darth Vader and Hylon

The Ovoni male Hylon once served the Jedi Order as a Master. After Palpatine issued Order 66, Hylon and his Padawan Dendro allied with the Ovoni on Otavon XII, and aided the natives in their efforts against the Imperials stationed on the world. When Vader destroyed his lightsaber, he made it a point to compliment Vader for what he felt was precision. Before Vader killed him on Mount Dijandi, he revealed that his name meant "trickster" in the Ovoni language. He sacrificed himself in order to ensure that the Sith Lord was distracted so that the sugati could successfully destroy Tremor Base.

Hylon wore a brown set of Jedi robes. He owned a lightsaber which contained a green crystal, and possessed a staff that also hid a sword.

Powers and abilities
Hylon&mdash;along with his Padawan, Dendro&mdash;managed to survive the initial stages of the Great Jedi Purge. He was capable of using both his lightsaber and staff during combat, although his skills were not enough to defeat Darth Vader. When Vader destroyed Hylon's lightsaber, the Jedi used his hidden sword against Vader and managed to disarm him, but was ultimately slain by the Sith Lord.

Behind the scenes
Hylon first appeared in the standalone 2010 comic Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade, written by W. Haden Blackman and penciled by Chris Scalf. The comic details the events of his death at Darth Vader's hands during the Great Jedi Purge.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade