Ryuk, a Human of male gender, lived through the Battle of Coruscant. Despite surviving the Yuuzhan Vong's destructive bombardment and the subsequent Vongforming of the world, he unfortunately fell under the control of Irek Ismaren. Using the Force, Ismaren controlled Ryuk, ordering him to breach the barrier protecting a strong Force nexus within the Jedi Temple. Ryuk failed to cut through the barrier using his tool, and Ismaren then murdered him by forcefully throwing him into a wall.