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this man served as the Chief Security Controller of the city of New Apsolon, on the planet of the same name, nine years before the Battle of Naboo. A member of the Worker faction, Balog was given his position by Roan, after Roan was elected to rule the planet after Ewane stepped down. He greeted Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi when they arrived on New Apsolon, in search of Tahl. Later, in the wake of the kidnapping of Eritha and Alani and the death of Roan, Balog was implicated as the primary suspect in both criminal activities. He escaped, with Tahl as his hostage, before Qui-Gon could confront him. Balog held Tahl prisoner, believing that she had access to a list of Absolute supporters which, if made public, would ruin his chances of taking control of New Apsolon. Balog's forces managed to wipe out a settlement of Rock Workers before being dispersed by the Jedi, who managed to free Tahl as well. Balog, however, escaped from their grasp. During his escape, he confronted Qui-Gon, who cut the fingers from Balog's hand with his lightsaber in order to obtain a detonator Balog was holding. Balog had the last laugh, though, escaping from the base and manually setting off huge amounts of explosives. The Jedi managed to flee, but Balog remained free. It was later discovered that Balog had been trying to obtain a list of Absolute supporters, in order to blackmail certain individuals and discredit others. He obtained the list when he found that Irini had stolen it from Legislator Pleni, and so he tracked her down and shot her. He took the list from her and left her to die. Balog was later captured by the Jedi, hiding in the Museum of the Absolutes while trying to decipher the list. He was arrested, along with Eritha and Alani, and their bid for power was thwarted.