However over the years Mezzileen became twisted by power and began to clamp down on any possible political opponent or rebel dissident across Republic space, using the newly re-established Republic Army to do so. At first the new era of peace and stability in the Republic led many to overlook Mezzileen's heavy-handed tactics and he continued to instigate his policies without opposition. By the time people realized the true extent of his actions, he was too powerful for even the Jedi Order to challenge. The Jedi entered into an uneasy alliance with Mezzileen in the hopes of trying to curb some of the excesses in his regime.