Varko ( Human ) Varko was a Human male who served as an admiral for Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Malak ' s Sith Empire during the final year of the Jedi Civil War . He assumed Saul Karath ' s position as Malak ' s second - in - command when Karath was slain by Galactic Republic commander Carth Onasi and two Jedi , Bastila Shan and Revan , aboard the " Leviathan " , Malak ' s flagship . Shortly after Varko reported on the status of the Star Forge , the Rakata n space station fueling the Sith Empire ' s war effort , Malak was slain by the redeemed Jedi Revan , and the Empire which Varko served was defeated at Rakata Prime . Biography . The Human male Varko was born in the era of the Great Sith War and Mandalorian Wars . During the Jedi Civil War , a conflict between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic , Varko served the Sith as an officer in the Empire ' s Navy , rising to the rank of admiral by 3956 BBY . In that year , Varko was promoted to second - in - command of the Sith armada , after his predecessor , Saul Karath , was killed by two Jedi — Revan and Bastila Shan — and the Republic commander Carth Onasi aboard Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Malak ' s flagship the " Leviathan " . The position put Varko next in line to command the Empire after Malak . Sometime later aboard the Star Forge , the Rakata n space station that was fueling the Sith war effort , Varko informed Darth Malak that the superweapon was operating at 300 % of the Sith ' s projections . After the Admiral advised Malak that the Sith fleet had regrouped to the Star Forge and was awaiting the Sith Lord ' s instructions , Malak revealed his plan to use Shan , whom he had captured and turned to the dark side of the Force , to focus her power with battle meditation against the Republic , eventually conquering the Core Worlds . Varko was then dismissed by the Dark Lord . Shortly after that , Malak was slain by the redeemed Jedi Padawan Revan , and his Sith Empire was defeated by the Republic at Rakata Prime . Personality and traits . Varko was a Human male who , after assuming control over the Sith armada , made it a point to inform Darth Malak of the status of both the Star Forge and the fleet . During his conversation with Malak , the Dark Lord noted his impatience . Varko was momentarily startled when Malak revealed his lack of a jaw , which was normally covered by a cybernetic jaw casing . However , that did not prevent him from saluting Malak after the conversation ' s end . In the duration of his service in Malak ' s Sith Empire , Varko wore a Sith officer ' s uniform . Before the events of the Sith Empire ' s defeat , Varko was balding ; the hair that he did possess was gray in color . He had brown eyes , and was dark - skinned in appearance . Behind the scenes . Varko appeared in the 2003 Xbox and PC video game " " , developed by BioWare . Although not stated in - game , Varko ' s name was revealed if the player read the dialogue box after the cutscene in which Varko appears . In - game , Varko is referred to as a commander by Darth Malak ; however , the dialogue box showed that the character was an admiral . This article treats the latter reference as the correct one . Alternate ending . If Revan chooses to follow the dark side , the Sith Fleet triumphs over the Republic and Revan becomes the new dark lord .