Exim Panshard was a male Sith Lord who held the title of viceroy on a long forgotten planet.[3] Panshard wore a mask made of meteoric metal which was strong in the dark side of the Force. The mask contained the screams of a hundred innocents slaughtered for the viceroy's pleasure[4] and to give him power, enabling his own spirit to cling onto life through the mask.[3] By 5 ABY,[5] Yupe Tashu had obtained the mask. After conferring with the spirits of fallen Sith, he gifted the mask to the Pantoran Acolyte Kiza. When her boyfriend Remi demanded the mask for himself, Tashu chastised him for angering the fallen specters. He also confiscated Remi's lightsaber and gave it to Kiza. Under the influence of Panshard's mask, Kiza took part in an attack on a New Republic outpost on Devaron and killed Remi when he tried to reclaim his lightsaber.[4]
Panshard's spirit made Kiza into his pawn on the promise she would get power if she brought him to the Sith planet Exegol, where he hoped he would be reborn to bring about a new era of Sith rule. However, Panshard's plans were ruined[3] in 21 ABY[1] after Jedi Master Luke Skywalker sensed his growing darkness. The quest for Exegol ended in defeat for Panshard; after Kiza was killed and he took full control over her body, Skywalker destroyed his mask before it could claim him as its vessel, ending the threat of Panshard once and for all.[3]
Behind the scenes
Shadow of the Sith author Adam Christopher believes that Exim Panshard comes from an era before the Sith were an organized faction, thereby explaining why he lacks the Darth title.[6]
Appearances
- Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
- Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook) (First appearance) (Voice only)
Sources
"Playing With Shadows" — Star Wars Insider 212 (Indirect mention only)- 5 Spine-Tingling Sith Moments on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Shadow of the Sith to 21 ABY. As Exim Panshard is stated to have died long before the events of Shadow of the Sith, he must have died by 21 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Shadow of the Sith
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Aftermath: Empire's End to 5 ABY.
- ↑
Adam Christopher (@ghostfinder) on Twitter (post): "I figured he predates organised Sith. (In response to: "Do you know why Exim Panshard doesn't have "Darth" in his name?")" (backup link)