A Jedi hunter, also known as a Jedi killer, was an individual tasked with the hunting and killing of members of the Jedi Order.
The Children of the Storm were former Force-sensitives, all of whom had been experimented on by Baron Boolan, who acted as Jedi hunters during the Nihils' rule over the Occlusion Zone. Part of their mission was to capture further Force-sensitives for experimentation. Some Nihil under General Abediah Viess also served as Jedi hunters.
During the Clone Wars, Grievous, the leader of the Separatist Alliance army, eliminated many Jedi.
The Kaleesh Supreme Commander of the Separatist military General Grievous was trained in the art of lightsaber combat by Count Dooku and claimed the lightsabers of Jedi he slew as trophies. As the Clone Wars progressed, Grievous garnered a fearsome reputation as a formidable Jedi killer, striking terror into the hearts of Republic citizens. Among Grievous' victims included Neebo, Nahdar Vebb, a Mikkian Jedi, and a human Padawan.
Bounty hunters were also sometimes employed as Jedi hunters, as the bounty hunter Cad Bane was known for killing Jedi during the Clone Wars.
Following the transformation of the Galactic Republic into the first Galactic Empire, the Inquisitorius rose as an organization of Jedi hunters trained by Darth Vader to harness the dark side of the Force and wield double-bladed spinning lightsabers as they assisted in the Empire's extermination of the Jedi. Emperor Palpatine decreed that captured former members of the Jedi Order were to be converted into Inquisitors, or otherwise be killed, further cementing the downfall of the Jedi religion and perversion of the Force.
The Sith assassin, Ochi of Bestoon was a Jedi hunter who fought Jedi Masters Depa Billaba, Mace Windu, and Luke Skywalker on separate occasions. He also was sent to kill Sidious's Sith apprentice Darth Vader and manage to put up a fight against the damaged Sith Lord and former Jedi Knight.
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