Reist

Reist was a nightmare demon who worked for the Galactic Empire. Nightmare demons were notoriously hard to control due to their ability to control the emotions of organic species. Their talents allowed them to create hallucinations within a person's mind. These hallucinations created the person's worst fears, driving them to insanity. By the time of the Clone Wars, it was assumed that all of these creatures had been wiped out. The only known survivor was Reist.

The Empire controlled Reist through a human replica droid named Altin Wuho. Wuho was immune to Reist's abilities and controlled the creature with a lead cap, which Reist wore on his head to shield his psychic abilities, and a force field that kept Reist from physically hurting anyone. Wuho would place Reist in a hollowed out missile tube which was then remotely controlled to land on enemy starships. Reist's abilities would then affect the crew, securing a victory for the Empire without a shot being fired.

Eventually, Reist and Wuho were assigned to a Star Destroyer under the command of Captain Dirk Balor. Information from a captured Rebel led Balor to believe that Luke Skywalker would be patrolling the Lapez system, so Balor's crew stayed in wait for Skywalker's ship. Skywalker did show up, and Balor's forces tried to down Skywalker's X-wing with no success. Reist and Wuho were called in to deal with the young Jedi, and Wuho piloted Reist's pod onto the back of Skywalker's ship. Reist immediately began to affect Skywalker's mind, and the Jedi ended up crashing on Lapez-3. Reist stayed with Skywalker and waited for his master to retrieve him. However, Skywalker proved stronger than Reist realized. He overcame the hallucinations and activated his lightsaber, striking down the creature. When Wuho finally showed up, Reist decided to get a final revenge on his master for his long years of imprisonment. With his dying words, Reist told Skywalker that his master was a droid and that his internal stabilizer could be used to repair Skywalker's damaged X-wing. Wuho eventually found Reist's dead body, but he was quickly attacked by Skywalker. In the ensuing firefight, Skywalker threw his lightsaber into Wuho's chest, destroying him.

Reist's revenge fulfilled, Skywalker repaired his X-wing with the parts from Wuho. Before leaving Lapez-3, Skywalker fashioned a crude grave for Reist. Skywalker left a headstone with the name Reist above the creature's grave and then escaped from the planet.

Appearances

 * Death Masque