Eison Gynt

"Possessed by the dark spirit of Naga Sadow, Gynt attacked his former master in broad daylight. The brutal battle between the two was staged with all of the Republic watching. Gynt’s borrowed powers were formidable, but Master Ovair won the day."

- Gnost-Dural

Eison Gynt was a Nautolan male and a fourth generation Jedi Knight of the Old Republic. In his youth, he was considered to be the most promising Padawan in the Jedi Order. He was taken as an apprentice by Master Barel Ovair, the scion of another respected line of Knights and a secret spy for the Sith Empire. Gynt was abandoned by Ovair during a mission to Yavin 4; Ovair claimed that he had been killed. In truth, Gynt had been possessed by the spirit of Naga Sadow. Under Sadow's control, he returned to Coruscant several years later and was slain by Ovair in open combat. Ovair's Imperial allegiance and complicity in manipulating Gynt to his death were not revealed until years later, when Jedi historian Gnost-Dural researched the events of Gynt's death.

Biography
Eison Gynt was a talented Nautolan male Padawan of the Jedi Order, and was a fourth generation of Jedi Knights in his family line. He was considered to be the most promising student in the Order when he was selected by Master Barel Ovair, who was secretly a Sith spy for the Sith Empire, as his Jedi apprenctice. Ovair and Gynt traveled the galaxy, studying the mysteries of the Force and taking on increasingly ambitious tasks for the Order. The pair eventually undertook a daunting mission to Yavin 4 to explore the tomb of the Sith Lord Naga Sadow. This mission was carried out in the name of the Jedi Order, but Ovair was actually under orders from the Sith Emperor to eliminate any lingering traces of Sadow that might threaten the Empire during the impending invasion of the Galactic Republic. While on Yavin 4, Gynt and Ovair were attacked by Massassi warriors and forced into the depths of Sadow's tomb, where the Sith Lord's dark energies still lingered.

Ovair returned alone to Coruscant weeks later, wounded and half insane, and claimed that Gynt had been killed. In truth, Gynt had survived and had been possessed by Naga Sadow's spirit. Gynt resurfaced on Coruscant several years after the mission, garbed as a Massassi warrior, and attacked his former master in broad daylight. Ovair defeated Gynt and killed him. While Gynt's death was considered tragic, Ovair was hailed as a hero by the Galactic Republic for his actions. Over a century later, Jedi historian Gnost-Dural researched the events surrounding Gynt's death. He questioned why the spirit of Sadow, having taken possession of Gynt, would have sought vengeance against Ovair specifically. Gnost-Dural concluded that Ovair and his Jedi ancestors were in fact spies working on behalf of the Sith Emperor; that Ovair had manipulated Gynt to draw out Sadow's spirit. The Emperor had viewed the old Sith Lords as potential threats, and Sadow's defeat&mdash;along with Gynt's death&mdash;eliminated one of those threats, which made the invasion of the Republic easier during the Great Galactic War.

Powers and abilities
Gynt was a talented Force, and was considered to be the most promising Padawan in the Jedi Order at his time of selection. However, his talents did not prevent him from being possessed by the spirit of Sith Lord Naga Sadow. When possessed by Sadow, the dark side abilities granted by the dark spirit were formidable, but were not sufficient to defeat Ovair. Gynt was known to use a green-bladed lightsaber. After being possessed by Sadow, Gynt returned to Coruscant wearing the robes of a Massassi warrior.

Behind the scenes
Eison Gynt was first introduced in a timeline entry for the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game. In the timeline transcript, Gynt's name is misspelled once as "Eeson Gynt".

Appearances

 * Timeline 7: Peace for the Republic