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Reist was a Nightmare Demon of Droxine, one of the few to have survived his species' extermination prior to the Clone Wars. Able to use his telepathic powers to destroy his enemies, Reist was controlled by one of the Galactic Empire's Human replica droids, Altin Wuho, who kept the Nightmare Demon contained under a lead hood to suppress his powers. Wuho also kept Reist contained in a floating sphere while aboard Captain Dirk Balor's Imperial-class Star Destroyer.

While Balor was in the Lapez system, the Imperial forces encountered Alliance to Restore the Republic pilot Luke Skywalker and sought to destroy him. Reist was dispatched to destroy the young pilot, and was placed in a homing missile by Wuho, which was then fired at Skywalker's T-65 X-wing starfighter. As the missile affixed itself to the fighter, Skywalker was shot down over Lapez-3 by a TIE fighter. As the pilot landed, Reist entered his mind, creating all manner of nightmarish visions and apparitions. Just as Skywalker lost all hope, he was able to break through Reist's apparitions with the power of the Force and overcome the Nightmare Demon by striking him with his lightsaber. While mortally wounded, Reist, with his dying words, urged Skywalker to destroy Wuho. The young Rebel did so, before burying Reist on Lapez-3.