- "I am the Eye of the Nihil, as was my father before me."
- ―Marchion Ro
The Eye of the Nihil was a position held by a leading member of the Nihil during the High Republic Era. Like his father before him, Marchion Ro was a member of the Nihil marauders who held the important post of Eye of the Nihil, and although he did not give orders—which the Tempest Runners were responsible for—everything revolved around Ro, who provided the factors that made the Nihil more than just a horde of Outer Rim raiders.[1] The Eye was placed in charge of protecting, discovering, and distributing Paths. This changed in 232 BBY when Marchion Ro had united all of the Tempests under his rule after the Battle of Kur by promising to expand their operations throughout the galaxy and defend their way of life from the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order.[2] The Jedi were unaware of Ro's existence and mistakenly believed that the Twi'lek Tempest Runner Lourna Dee was the Eye. After the Battle of Galov, Dee was believed killed[3] and Jedi High Council member Stellan Gios reported that there was unsubstantiated reports of a number of possible candidates for her replacement, including the Talpini Zeetar.[4]
The Eye of the Nihil had a tie-breaking vote in matters related to Paths.[5]
| Period | Eye of the Nihil |
| —252 BBY |  Shalla Ro[6] |
| 252 BBY–242 BBY |  Asgar Ro[2] |
| 242 BBY— |  Marchion Ro[2] |
Appearances[]
Sources[]
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)- The Nihil: Characters of Star Wars the High Republic on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Marchion Ro | Characters of Star Wars the High Republic on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nihil Hierarchy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Trail of Shadows, a Tale From Last Call, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- ↑ The High Republic: Tempest Runner
- ↑ The High Republic (2021) 9
- ↑ Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nihil Hierarchy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The High Republic: Eye of the Storm 1
