- “Give me the holocron!”
- ―Eighth Brother threatening Ezra Bridger[src]
The Eighth Brother was a Terellian Jango Jumper Inquisitor tasked by Darth Vader to track down the Rebels and capture any surviving Jedi Knights. He was specifically tasked with tracking down the former Sith Lord, Maul.
History
Early Life
The individual known as the Eighth Brother was born on the planet of Terrelia. After Darth Sidious, publicly known as Chancellor Palpatine, reorganized the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire and declared himself Emperor, the Brother came into the service of the Inquisitorius. Although not a Sith himself, he was tasked by the Emperor's apprentice, Darth Vader, to hunt down and eliminate any Jedi who survived Order 66. To accomplish this task, he was trained by Vader in the ways of the dark side of the Force and studied the records of the Jedi Temple in order to defeat his enemies.
Meeting with the Dark Lord
Following the Grand Inquisitor's death at the hands of the Jedi rebel leader Kanan Jarrus and his Padawan, Ezra Bridger, the Brother and the other Inquisitors saw "new opportunities" to take his place by hunting down the two Jedi and their crew on their VCX-100, called the Ghost. However, while the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister were given the chance to do so when Darth Vader dispatched them on the Emperor's orders, the Eighth Brother was given the unusual task of hunting down Maul, the former Sith apprentice, whom he referred to as "the Shadow."
Twilight of the Apprentice
The Eighth Brother discovered that Maul was hiding beneath the Malachor Sith Temple and traveled to Malachor to face him. When he encountered Kanan, Ezra and Ahsoka Tano, he attacked them and separated Bridger from his companions. Tano and Jarrus eventually captured the Eighth Brother with the help of Chopper. However, he managed to send out a signal to the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister for aid.
Knowing that Maul claimed a Sith Holocron, the Eighth Brother broke free and attacked Kanan and Ezra, with the two newly-arrived Inquisitors assisting him. He and the Fifth Brother dueled Jarrus and Tano while the Seventh Sister engaged Maul and Bridger. Maul soon killed both the Seventh Sister and Fifth Brother, then turned to the Eighth Brother. Over-matched and outnumbered, the Eighth Brother attempted to flee using his damaged lightsaber's spinning blades as a helicopter, only for the weapon to fail and send the screaming Inquisitor falling to his death.
The Eighth Brother's TIE Advanced was later stolen by Maul during his escape from the the collapsing Sith Temple.
Personality
Like the other Inquisitors, the Eighth Brother was fiercely dedicated to the service of the Empire and Darth Vader. He was aggressive to the point that he often charged into action while his fellows hung back to allow him to weaken the enemy. He was also ruthless and cruel, demonstrating a willingness to drag out the terror of an enemy before killing them. However, his impulsive streak proved to be his undoing, as he chose to rely on his damaged lightsaber to escape when faced with battling three skilled enemies at once.
Abilities
Like all Inquisitors, the Eighth Brother was Force-sensitive and possessed some skill in the art of wielding a lightsaber design used by all Inquisitors, as well as possessing the same TIE Fighter design employed by his fellows. The Eight Brother typically employed both of his lightsaber's blades in battle, and also employed them in order to fly/glide away from enemies when outmatched. Additionally, his lightsaber could convert into a buzz-saw-like weapon that employed the handle only, with the blades deactivated, but appeared to make it so the saber couldn't fold into the crescent-mode of the standard Inquisitor lightaber. He also made use of explosives he carried on a bandoleer around his torso, seen when he threw three at his enemies to cover his escape.
His fighting style was somewhat similar to the Seventh Sister's, given his slim and acrobatic build. However, he appeared to have been no more skilled than his fellow Inquisitors in battle, as illustrated by his losses on Malachor.
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Appearances
Season Two
- "Twilight of the Apprentice" (Only appearance)
Trivia
- The Eighth Brother was the fourth Inquisitor introduced in the series, the only one not to have his face seen prior to his death, and had the shortest presence in the series, dying in the same two-part episode in which he debuted.
- His death was originally depicted as surviving his fall from the Sith Temple and attempting to flee in his TIE Fighter, only to be killed when the Temple completed its firing sequence.
- His ranking wasn't revealed in the episode in which he was introduced and perished, similar to how the Grand Inquisitor wasn't distinguished by any other title until after his death.