Phantom (Extant Saga)

"Not Jedi, not Sith, not even something inbetween. 'A new breed', the underworld them. They're never seen, never killed―and if that's testament to their prowess―never fail."

- Estra Koylak referring to the Phantoms

A Phantom was a member of the Imperial Bureau of Force Investigations, otherwise known as Insight, that served a operative of intelligence, espionage and assassinations, effectively functioning in whatever role was assigned to them. Phantoms were considered to have been the right hand of the Galactic Imperium in regard to governmental security.

Very few in the galaxy were aware of the existence of Phantoms, and those that were often regarded them with fear. The Brotherhood of Sicarius once came into conflict with the Phantoms, although the outcome of the strife was unrevealed. Estra Koylak once referred to them as a 'new breed' of Force warriors, and Xaga Terron likewise regarded them as highly skilled and dangerous individuals.

All residents of the Galactic Imperium who were Force-sensitive were automatically and secretly conscripted into Insight, where they were mentally reconditioned and trained into Phantoms, which served as the resource pool from which Phantoms were selected. Prospects that were considered to become Phantoms were usually removed from Phantom training and instead served as a resource pool for Force experimentalists and scientists.