Tyl Krain, a blond-haired human male, worked as a camera operator. His employer was the Devaronian journalist Madhi Vaandt, who regarded him as attractive. While covering the Octusi uprising on Blaudu Sextus, he captured footage of Belok Rhal and other Mandalorians committing a mass slaughter of Octusi. This act of filming prompted Rhal to target the reporters. During the attack, Tyl recorded Mahdi's death at Rhal's hand, as well as his own subsequent salvation by Jedi Knights Sothais Saar and Avinoam Arelis. The HoloNet transmitted these images live, and they nearly ignited widespread rebellions across the galaxy.