Darth Malgus Darth Malgus was a Human male Sith Lord of the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War . He was born under the name Veradun within Imperial space , and raised by his adoptive father . While still young , Veradun killed a Twi ' lek servant on his father ' s estate , revealing the dark will behind his sensitivity to the Force . The young boy was subsequently sent to the Sith Academy on the Imperial capital of Dromund Kaas , where he became a Sith Warrior and a successful commander of the Imperial Military . During a trip to the Outer Rim world of Geonosis , Veradun discovered the Twi ' lek slave girl Eleena Daru and took her as his own . Although she was technically his slave , the two fell in love with one another and fought side by side in many battles during the Great Galactic War against the Galactic Republic . Veradun later eschewed his birth name and adopted the Sith moniker of Darth Malgus . In the beginning , Malgus and his Master Vindican had led the victorious recapture of the Sith world Korriban , before the former struck down the latter for being injured at the hands of Jedi Master Kao Cen Darach . At the height of the war , Malgus led a surprise assault on the Core World of Alderaan ; though initially successful , Malgus and his forces were defeated in a concentrated Republic counterattack led by his nemesis from Korriban , future Grand Master Satele Shan . The Sith Lord was heavily wounded during the battle , and was forced to wear a respirator for the remainder of his life . In 3653 BBY , the Empire entered into sham peace negotiations with the Republic , which were truthfully nothing more than a distraction from the Sith ' s true target : the Republic capital of Coruscant . Malgus was chosen by his superior Darth Angral to participate in the attack on Coruscant as the leader of a strike team that would invade the Jedi Temple . Malgus succeeded in killing a substantial number of Jedi defenders — including Jedi Master Ven Zallow , who has been recognized as Malgus ' s most notable kill — before the Sith fleet arrived to lay waste to the rest of the world . By the end of the engagement , the Sith had destroyed the Jedi Temple , killed half of the members of the Jedi High Council , and disgraced the Jedi Order in the eyes of the Republic . Although Malgus had been under the impression that the Imperial Armada was going to raze Coruscant and destroy the Republic once and for all , the battle was ultimately used only as leverage in the peace negotiations on Alderaan . While the Alderaanian summit progressed , the Sith settled into an occupation of Coruscant . Malgus was placed in charge of orbital security , but the Sith Lord defied his orders and traveled back to Coruscant ' s surface to strike against the renegade Jedi Aryn Leneer , who was targeting Malgus for his murder of her Master , Ven Zallow . Although Leneer ultimately failed , the conflict caused Malgus to become disillusioned with the Empire and to review his relationship with Daru as a weakness . Thus , he was forced to kill his lover to preserve his own power , which he later used to cleanse the Empire of the politicians whom he blamed for allowing the Republic to survive . During the Cold War years that followed the successful peace negotiations , Malgus led Sith forces into the Unknown Regions , claiming previously - unknown territories for the Empire . Towards the end of the Cold War , following the presumed death of the Sith Emperor , Malgus came to the fore and declared a new Empire , one free of the infighting of the Dark Council . In time , however , he was tracked down to his secret base and defeated . Biography . Early life . Veradun was a Force - sensitive Human male born in the year 3701 BBY on the planet Dromund Kaas , the capital of the reconstituted Sith Empire . Veradun was raised by an adoptive father , a biologist in the Imperial Science Bureau , and the man maintained a private zoo on a planet other than Dromund Kaas with funding from the Empire where he collected and studied many different animals . As a child , Veradun tended to the creatures in the menagerie , feeding the animals and cleaning their cages . The young boy also participated in lessons on the Force with a number of instructors , all of whom recognized his great potential in the Force . Sometime in his youth , a female Twi ' lek servant on the estate of Verdaun ' s father committed a minor offense . Although the offense itself was meaningless to Veradun , he killed the woman to prove to himself that he was capable of doing so . His father was pleased with his son ' s actions , and so contacted the Sith Academy on the Imperial capital world of Dromund Kaas . Veradun was to leave the estate and train at the academy to become a Sith Warrior . The day prior to Veradun ' s departure , his adoptive father took him on a tour of the zoo to teach him three lessons on personal conduct , deception , and expectations . The lessons , which his father crafted through the use of the animals and their behavior , had a profound impact on Veradun and shaped his philosophies for later in life . The next day , Veradun was taken to Dromund Kaas , and he eventually became selected as an apprentice by the pureblood Sith Master Vindican . On a trip to the Outer Rim world of Geonosis , Veradun discovered a young Twi ' lek slave girl by the name of Eleena Daru . Upon seeing that Daru was abused and physically beaten by her owner , Veradun killed her master and took the Twi ' lek as his own . Although she remained his slave , the two became lovers and he eventually came to treat her as a wife , despite the Empire ' s anti - alien policies . It was thus that after being accepted as a Sith apprentice , Veradun found a new name for himself : Malgus . The Great Galactic War . The Recapture of Korriban . In 3681 BBY , the Empire returned from hiding and launched a series of attacks against the Galactic Republic , sparking the Great Galactic War . Vindican and his student were among those selected to participate in the Sith assault to reclaim the Sith holy world of Korriban , and during the Battle of Korriban the two took a " Fury " - class Imperial interceptor to board the Republic ' s space station above the planet . Landing in the hangar and preventing the station ' s crew from escaping aboard the freighter there , the two disembarked to confront the two Jedi who were entering the hangar . While Vindican engaged the Zabrak Jedi Master Kao Cen Darach in battle , Malgus attacked Darach ' s Padawan Satele Shan . The Sith easily overpowered the younger Human at first , but a toss of Darach ' s lightsaber put Malgus on the defensive and allowed Shan to regain her footing . Malgus ' master responded by unleashing a blast of lightning at Malgus ' opponent , but Darach again came to his student ' s rescue by blasting the warrior with the Force , causing Vindican to change targets and attack the freighter nearby that belonged to a smuggler named Nico Okarr . Okarr was busy trying to start the ship so that he and the Jedi could escape , while a Republic trooper named Jace Malcom defended the freighter from the Sith ' s attack by launching a rocket at him . Vindican easily deflected the rocket , but was enraged to see Darach order Shan to escape aboard the freighter . Angered that his opponent was escaping , Malgus engaged Darach alongside his master while the Zabrak Battlemaster defended himself with both his and Shan ' s double - bladed lightsabers . Despite the Sith ' s advantage of numbers , Darach easily beat back their attacks and scored a hit on Vindican ' s face before stabbing the Sith Master through his chest . Despite the fall of Malgus ' master , the younger Sith summoned Vindican ' s lightsaber to his hand and charged Darach , batting aside the chunks of machinery and metal that the Jedi threw at him . Knocking Shan ' s lightsaber from Darach ' s grasp and battering down the Zabrak ' s defenses , Malgus brought the duel to a close when he cut down the Jedi Master . Malgus was surprised to find that his master was still alive , and mocked Vindican for his failure to prevent the survivors ' escape before decapitating the pureblood Sith as they watched the Sith armada descend on Korriban . After the battle , Malgus walked alone on Korriban ' s surface and experienced a Force vision in which the galaxy and the Republic burned . From then on , Malgus believed that he would be responsible for the fall of the Republic and its Jedi Order . The Battle of Alderaan . In the years following the Battle of Korriban , Malgus was promoted to the rank of Sith Lord , and around 3667 BBY he was granted the title of Darth . Taking on the full name Darth Malgus , he was selected to personally lead Imperial forces in a surprise attack on the peaceful planet of Alderaan in the Core Worlds . Timing his attack to coincide with an Imperial feint to draw the Republic fleet far from the Core , Malgus landed thousands of assault droids and Imperial troopers accompanied by hundreds of Sith on Alderaan ' s surface after the Empire completed a vicious orbital bombardment . Malgus himself led the Imperials on a march across the planet , burning forests and destroying cities on a trek towards the capital city . However , members of Havoc Squad — a unit from the Republic Special Forces — launched a guerrilla counterattack as the Sith Lord marched through a valley . Commander Jace Malcom , the same trooper who Malgus had encountered fourteen years earlier at Korriban , led his troops against the Imperials , prompting Malgus to defend himself against several Republic soldiers . Seeing the Sith Lord butchering his soldiers , Malcom launched several rockets toward the Sith Lord . Malgus was able to protect himself against the explosions , though they scarred his face , and the Sith unleashed a blast of lightning to subdue Malcom when the trooper rushed him . At Malgus ' command , three Sith prepared to execute Malcom , but the arrival of Satele Shan — now a Jedi Knight — saved the soldier from death . As she landed behind her friend , Shan unleashed a Force blast that sent the three Sith flying and drew Malgus ' attention . The two enemies began to duel , with Malgus driving Shan to her knees with his powerful blows , but Shan brought a nearby tree crashing to the ground between them in order to force the Sith Lord back . As their duel continued , Malgus was able to cut Shan ' s lightsaber in half , forcing her to block Malgus ' lightsaber with her bare hands by absorbing the weapon ' s energy . Malgus was interrupted when Malcom tackled the Sith Lord , wrestling with him before revealing that he was holding a grenade in his hand . The resulting explosion threw Malcom backwards , while Malgus was able to withstand the blast despite scarring to his face . Shan then chose this moment to blast Malgus with the Force , throwing him into a nearby cliffside and then unleashing a second , more powerful blast that brought down the entire cliff on top of the Sith . Defeat . The Sith forces were on retreat , as reinforcements arrived from the Republic in the system to help the battered Republic defenders . Shan played a vital role in giving hope to the overwhelmed Republic forces on the ground . Malgus survived the encounter and was picked up by his personal shuttle . Frustrated and enraged by the defeat , he paid little attention to his wounds . His breathing sounded like a rasp over wood . His skin stung from burns . His lungs were damaged . Lacerations and contusions made a grim mosaic on his flesh . However , Malgus felt no pain . Revenge and the third lesson . As he departed Alderaan , Malgus sensed the presence of a Jedi within a ruined city on the planet . Desiring revenge against those who had deprived him of victory , Malgus ordered his shuttle ' s pilot to turn the craft around and hover over the city . Against the protests of the pilot , Malgus leaped from the craft to confront the Jedi within the city ' s ruined streets . Upon reaching the ground , the Sith called upon the Jedi . A Zabrak Jedi came out from one of the buildings and recognized him , igniting his two lightsabers in the process to face him — making his familiarity with Jar ' Kai lightsaber combat style apparent . Malgus rushed towards the Zabrak Jedi to engage him , but was caught off guard when his opponent used the Force to bring down two buildings ( made of duracrete and steel ) from the either side of the street on the Sith Lord in an attempt to kill him . Malgus was trapped under a mountain of rubble and used the Force to prevent himself from getting crushed . Dust made his already troubled breath more difficult . Malgus was so lost in his thirst for revenge that he failed to properly evaluate the power of his new Jedi opponent . With an effort of will , he contained his anger , controlled it , and made it in to a tool to sharpen his power . Using the Force , he blew tons of rubble up and away from him . It fell with a crash on adjacent buildings . Malgus jumped over the heap and landed on the street . The Zabrak Jedi was stunned . Malgus again charged towards his opponent and engaged him in a fierce lightsaber duel . Malgus unleashed a blizzard of lightsaber strikes , which prevented the Zabrak Jedi to perform any counterattack . The Jedi retreated before the offensive , desperately intercepting Malgus ' s blows . Malgus ' s lightsaber traced glittering red arcs through the air , and he continued to push towards the Jedi . His opponent continued to give space . Malgus soon realized that the Zabrak Jedi was actually baiting him . Malgus augmented his Force sense and felt a faint sign of the presence of another Jedi nearby . This Jedi was hiding in the ruins and was using the Force to suppress his signature . Malgus unleashed a barrage of overpowering strikes on the Zabrak Jedi and performed a Force - augmented spinning side kick to knock him out of the way . He then Force gripped the second Jedi , pulled him out of the hiding , and crushed his windpipe . The murder of the second Jedi enraged the Zabrak Jedi and he charged towards Malgus . However , the Sith Lord unleashed a powerful barrage of Force lightning , which overwhelmed the defenses of his opponent and began to burn his flesh . But the Jedi staggered towards Malgus slowly under the cover of his lightsabers taking one step at a time regardless of his burns . Malgus channeled more power and forced the Jedi to his knees , who screamed with pain . Malgus ' s lightning spiraled around the Jedi , blasting dark holes in his body and his lightsabers fell on the ground . The Zabrak Jedi was ruined by his attack but was still alive . The Sith Lord took a moment to observe the look of failure in the Jedi ' s eyes , and then impaled him . He remembered his third and final lesson from his foster father — sometimes there was just an empty cage — while rejoining his forces in retreat . Following the battle on Alderaan , Malgus was nursed back to health by Daru , but jaw wounds he received during the battle forced him to don a respirator mask that covered his nose , mouth , and neck . The Outer Rim . Ord Radama . During the latter stages of the war , Malgus led a campaign against the Republic in the Outer Rim and he kept a record of his experiences inside a personal journal . 129 days into his campaign , Malgus ' s forces attacked the planet Ord Radama , and Malgus and the Sith Lord Darth Venemal supervised the landing of Sith forces on the world . Malgus and Venemal then led a group of Sith infantry in an assault on a Republic gun emplacement that was located at the base of a cliff . While Venemal and a group of commandos disabled the guns , Malgus led his remaining troops along a mountain pass , and he used the Force to roll a large boulder along the trail , to detonate a number of mines that lay in their way . Once he had reached the crest of the mountain , Malgus rejoined Venemal ' s team , and he congratulated the commandos after he learned that they had taken out a Republic stronghold . More Sith troops landed on Radama and a few days later , Malgus gathered together his soldiers and gave them a speech , to raise their spirits in preparation for an attack on Livien Magnus , the capital city of Ord Radama . Malgus ' forces besieged Livien Magnus , in an attempt to starve the city ' s inhabitants . A week into their attack , Lord Adraas , a rival of Malgus , was sent to Ord Radama by the Emperor ' s advisory Dark Council , to provide Malgus with assistance . Malgus was angered by Adraas ' presence on the planet and when Adraas suggested that they send some Mark I and Mark II Sith war droids to clear a path to the city , Malgus and Venemal did nothing to dissuade him , despite having misgivings about the droids ' abilities . Under Adraas ' orders , the droids attacked the city ' s southern gate and Malgus watched on as the droids were destroyed by the Republic defenders . However , the failure of the droids sufficiently distracted the Republic forces to allow Venemal and his commandos to enter the city and blast a whole in the wall . Livien Magnus quickly fell to Malgus ' troops and Adraas subsequently tried to take all of the credit for the victory , which led Malgus to further despise his rival . In spite of their initial success , Malgus ' forces were not resupplied and Malgus feared the Sith would loose control of Ord Radama . While the Ministry of Logistics was responsible for providing Malgus ' troops with supplies , Malgus lack sufficient influence over Minister Shullis Khamarr , the leader of the Ministry , to compel her to help him , and instead , he sent some requests for resources to War Minister Shareis . However , Shareis did not respond and Khamarr failed to send Malgus any supplies , and the Republic eventually sent a number of " Hammerhead " - class cruisers and " Thranta " - class corvettes to attack Malgus ' ships in orbit of Ord Radama . From the balcony of a palace in Livien Magnus , Malgus observed as Republic ships engaged his fleet , so he boarded his personal shuttle and flew up to assume command of the dreadnaught " Lindworm " . However , by the time Malgus arrived on the " Lindworm " bridge , the Sith had already lost the battle , and he watched as a stricken Sith " Harrower " - class Dreadnaught plummeted into the atmosphere of Ord Radama and crashed into the center of Livien Magnus . Through the Force , Malgus felt the deaths of Venemal and a hundred thousand of the city ' s inhabitants , and he screamed out in anger . The power of his scream buckled the bridge ' s viewport , caused the crew ' s ears to bleed , and also destroyed a wave of Republic " Aurek " - class tactical strikefighters that were passing the vessel . Realizing that the Sith had no hope of defeating the Republic ships , Malgus ordered his remaining forces to depart the system and jump to the heart of Sith Space . Republic advance and the fall of Serenno . After his withdrawal to Sith Space , Malgus ' forces were pursued by the Republic and a Republic fleet attacked the Sith world of Ziost . Malgus participated in the battle and the Sith failed to halt the advance of the Republic , which soon launched a strike against the planet Ashas Ree . Malgus was dispatched to help defend Ashas Ree and once he arrived on the world , he took command of a line of siege tank s and used them to hold off a series of attacks from Republic vehicles . The Sith forces were eventually victorious on Ashas Ree and in recognition of the role that Malgus played in the battle , the Dark Council informed him that he would never again have to face shortage of resources like he had at Ord Radama . After receiving word from Imperial Intelligence that Jedi Master Ven Zallow — the commander of the Republic forces that had participated in the Battle of Ashas Ree — was headquartered on the world Serenno , Malgus activated a Cipher Agent , a high - ranking Serenno noble who worked for Imperial Intelligence , and the agent informed him the Republic was planning to move to a new forward base on the planet . In preparation for a Sith attack , another Cipher Agent was ordered to assassinate Zallow , to disrupt the Republic command structure , and Malgus planned to lead a force of warships to Serenno once the agent had completed the assignment . When Malgus received word that the agent had been successful , he ordered his fleet to jump to Serenno and he scattered a number Republic vessels that were orbiting the planet . Malgus then secured control of the villa of House Palerma , which the Republic had been using as a command post , and he was angered to discover that Zallow had killed Malgus ' infiltrator and fled the world . The Serenno families House Comprassi and House Teramo objected to the presence of the Sith on their planet and they hired a group of mercenaries to attack the villa . However , the mercenaries ' attack was unsuccessful and Malgus observed from a parapet while some Sith assassin s defeated the attackers . The Reconquest of Ord Radama . A number of rumors circulated that claimed that some among the Sith blamed Malgus for the death of Darth Venemal , and when the Sith Emperor ordered Malgus to recapture Ord Radama , Malgus believed that the attack would give him an opportunity to restore his honor . Leaving nothing to chance , Malgus planned to lead a regiment of Sith Warriors in an assault on New Raido , Ord Radama ' s new capital city , with droids , troopers and commandos to join him once he had breached the city ' s defenses . The battle waged on for a number of weeks and Malgus suffered a number of setbacks as a result of the actions of the Jedi . However , he reveled in the bloodbath of the battle , despite the fact that the slow pace of the assault cost him his favor with the Dark Council . He remained certain that he would achieve victory on the world and that his triumph would earn him a place in Sith army that was gathering to attack the Republic ' s capital world of Coruscant . Malgus also suspected that the power source of the Dark Reaper , a superweapon used during the Great Sith War , was located on Ord Radama . Malgus later began to assemble a task force in preparation for an assault on Republic - controlled space in the Core Worlds , and the Dark Council placed at his disposal 4 " Harrower " battle cruisers , 48 " Fury " - class Imperial interceptors and 192 ISF interceptors . Sacking of Coruscant . In 3653 BBY , twenty - eight years after the war ' s beginning , the Dark Council contacted the Republic Senate , expressing their wish to negotiate an end to the conflict . While delegations from the Empire , the Senate , and the Jedi Order prepared to meet on Alderaan to form a peace agreement , the Sith made preparations for their strike on Coruscant . The high - ranking Sith Lord Darth Angral was placed in charge of the entire operation while Darth Malgus was chosen to lead an early attack on the Temple of the Jedi Order . Under the impression that the Empire would invade Coruscant and proceed to wipe it clean of life via orbital bombardment , Malgus eagerly accepted the responsibility , believing it to be the fruition of his vision on Korriban that foretold his destruction of the Republic . Malgus ' s attack plan involved him entering the Temple , wherein he would distract the Jedi while a force of fifty Sith Warriors infiltrated the ancient edifice and destroyed the planetary defense grid mainframe within . Although Malgus requested that he be the preliminary attack ' s sole leader , Angral insisted that Malgus ' rival Lord Adraas , a political ally of Angral ' s , act as the second - in - command by overseeing the fifty - man infiltration team . Attack on the Jedi Temple . In the months leading up to the attack , Malgus and his team diligently practiced and planned for their mission and the Sith Lord personally viewed computerized models of the assault thousands of times . When the negotiating parties began their peace summit on Alderaan , the Sith ' s plan was set in motion ; Malgus , accompanied by Eleena Daru , arrived on Coruscant and proceeded on foot to the Jedi Temple , passing through crowded plazas filled with Coruscanti citizens unaware of the impending attack . The two used the opportunity to discuss their views on both their life of battle and the Force , sharing a passionate kiss on the way . Before reaching the Jedi Temple , Malgus received a confirmation from the Mandalorian bounty hunter Shae Vizla that Coruscant ' s defensive grid had been disabled in preparation for the Sith assault . A squad of Temple security guards attempted to stop his advance , and Malgus advised Daru to not interfere before he quickly dispatched the group . Vizla , observing the sight from a recess in the face of the Temple , took this as her cue and infiltrated the Temple via a maintenance hatch as her colleagues strode in through the main entrance . Six Jedi Knights dropped from the balconies to confront the strangers , and Jedi Master Ven Zallow joined them . As one , the seven Jedi moved towards Malgus and Eleena , and Malgus and Eleena moved towards them . The chrono on Malgus ' s wrist began to beep , indicating the approach of a hijacked NR2 Republic drop ship towards the Jedi Temple . The beep panicked the Jedi Knights inside ; they ignited their lightsabers , backed off a step , and assumed a fighting stance . However , Zallow held his ground before Malgus . Malgus credited him for it and inclined his head in a show of respect . The drop ship finally breached the Jedi Temple ' s main entrance , skidded along the Temple floor , gouging stone , trailing fire , toppling columns , collapsing balconies , and crushing victims beneath it . However , Malgus and Zallow remained motionless until it came to a halt directly behind them . The craft ' s hatch blew open to reveal Lord Adraas and the team of fifty Sith Warriors who proceeded to ignite their lightsabers . At that moment , Malgus recalled his vision on Korriban , smiled , and activated his lightsaber . The reinforcements joined Malgus , Daru , and the bounty hunter Vizla in attacking the Jedi and their security forces . Zallow and his Knights leapt twenty meters backwards where several other Jedi rallied behind them . At that moment , Adraas and Sith Warriors charged towards the Jedi . Some Republic troops arrived at the scene and joined the Jedi in their struggle against the Sith . Batting aside their blaster fire Malgus was in pursuit of Zallow but was yet to meet him . His next target was a Jedi whom he struck down after a brief duel . Another Jedi , a Zabrak female , then caught his attention who was attempting to get close to Daru and kill her . Daru ' s skills were useless against this opponent , therefore Malgus intervened . He drew on the Force and with a Force push drove the Jedi across the hall and into one of the towering columns of stone , where she collapsed , blood leaking from her nose . The battle seemed to have turned more chaotic by this time . Adraas suddenly leapt into the middle of a squad of Republic soldiers and punctuate his landing with an explosion of Force energy that cast the soldiers away like dry leaves . Malgus then unleashed a blast of Force lightning which engulfed and two Padawans and one Jedi Knight simultaneously , killed them , and badly burned their bodies . Adraas and Malgus exchanged a mocking salute after these two impressive feats . Daru traded fire with another bunch of Republic troops , which caught Malgus ' s attention . Before he could intervene , Vizla fired two rockets at the troops and killed them . She then hovered above another group of troops with her jetpacks and used her flamethrower to kill them . Malgus now realized that the tide of the battle has turned in the favor of his forces . He again attempted to locate Zallow but got swarmed by three more Jedi ; one male , one female , and one Togruta female . He used his dueling abilities in conjunction with acrobatics to outwit them . The female went down to him first whom Malgus knocked out by slamming her on the floor with his Force - enhanced strength . He then jumped behind the Togruta female , countered her lightsaber strikes and drove her across the lying rubble with a Force push . Finally , he dodged a lightsaber strike of the male , grabbed him by his throat , lifted him up in the air , and squeezed him to death . Malgus was now more enraged than ever before . He finally spotted Zallow , an opponent he considered to be worthy among all he has fought in a day . Zallow ' s dueling abilities were impressive and he cut down two Sith Warriors quickly while Malgus watched him . At that moment , Adraas landed right behind Zallow and attempted to kill him . Zallow dodged his attacks and sent him skidding across the hall backside with a Force push . Malgus then charged towards Zallow and caught attention of both Daru and Zallow in the process . Daru opened fire on Zallow to help Malgus . Zallow , without even looking at Daru , deflected her bolts with his lightsaber , and sent them back at her . Two struck her , and as she collapsed , Zallow used a blast of power to drive her body against a column . Malgus stopped for a moment and looked at Daru . His anger overcame him . He let his anger loose and power went with it , shattering a nearby column and sending a rain of stone shards through the room . He focused his attention on Zallow again , his rage and power surging before him in a palpable wave . At this moment , another Jedi confronted Malgus . The Sith Lord without even focusing on him , simply extended a hand , pushed through the Jedi ' s defenses , and choked him to death , tossing his body aside as he charged towards Zallow . The Jedi Master also went for Malgus . A Sith Warrior confronted Zallow at this juncture but was cut down by him . Malgus and Zallow finally came face - to - face and halted , studying each other for a moment . A Jedi Knight interrupted Malgus by attempting to stab him . Malgus dodged and punched the Jedi , knocking him off - balance . He then landed a killer blow on the Jedi but Zallow intercepted his blade . The two locked eyes and began exchanging blows for a brief moment . Malgus performed a Force - augmented kick on the chest of Zallow , which sent him flying backward about ten meters . Zallow landed on his feet but near two more Sith Warriors . They attacked him but he cut them both down with impressive speed . Malgus then threw his lightsaber at Zallow , guiding its trajectory with the Force . However , Zallow leaped in to air above it in an attempt to dodge the attack . While Zallow was still in the air , Malgus unleashed a blast of energy that caught the Jedi unprepared and sent him crashing downward into a pile of rubble . He lay there , prone . Malgus then jumped twenty meters high in to air towards the position of Zallow , recalling his lightsaber in the process , took a reverse two - handed grip , and prepared to pin Zallow to the Temple floor . But Zallow rolled out of the way at the last moment and Malgus ’ s blade sank to the hilt in the stone of the Temple ’ s floor . He leapt up and over Malgus , landed in a crouch , reactivated his lightsaber , and pelted across the floor back at Malgus . Eschewing speed and grace for power , Zallow unleashed an impressive barrage of lightsaber strikes . Malgus countered his moves but was unable to find an opening . Zallow managed to slam the hilt of his saber into the side of Malgus ' s jaw , inflicting a minor wound on his adversary . Seeing an opening , Zallow stepped forward and aimed for Malgus ' s throat . However , Malgus was ready ; he turned his blade vertical to parry the blow and spun out of the blade lock . Reversing his lightsaber during the spin , he rode it into a stab that pierced Zallow ' s abdomen . Zallow ' s expression fell , as he hung there , impaled by the lightsaber of his opponent . In his eyes , Malgus saw the flames of the burning Temple reflected and the approach of Imperial naval forces . Imperial assault on Coruscant . The Sacking of Coruscant had begun , and while Sith forces led by Darth Angral took control of the Senate Building and killed the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor Berooken , the Sith armada had begun their bombardment of the capital on the command of Adraas , who had bypassed Malgus to issue the order . Within the Temple , Malgus basked in the destruction , congratulating the surviving Sith before tending to Daru . He had Adraas send for a medical team from the Imperial medical transport " Steadfast " before dismissing him for his insubordination in ordering the bombardment . Malgus watched from the Temple ' s ruined entrance as Imperial bombers brought destruction to the city - planet , taking the opportunity to contact Darth Angral aboard the battlecruiser " Darkness " and inform him of the battle . When the medical team arrived , Malgus ordered them to care for the wounded , Daru included . Despite the her initial protests about leaving Malgus ' s side , the Twi ' lek went with the medics to the " Steadfast " in orbit when the Sith Lord informed her that he would travel to the medical ship once he was finished on Coruscant . Adraas approached Malgus and questioned him on the fate of the Jedi ' s bodies ; as Malgus believed that they had fought honorably , he decided to make the Temple their final resting place , using the remaining explosives in the drop ship to destroy the structure . As the remaining Sith joined Malgus twenty meters away from the Temple , he took in all the building ' s features before activating the detonator . The ancient symbol of the Jedi Order fell in on itself , spewing debris in every direction . Malgus and the others created a wall of Force energy that shielded them from the destruction , allowing them to watch the entire process in safety as they cheered . Disillusionment . As the battle across Coruscant continued to rage , Malgus ' s warriors returned to their orbiting warships . The Sith Lord chose to remain at the ruins of the Jedi Temple so that he could watch the orbital bombardment firsthand . After waiting for several hours and witnessing a gradual reduction of Imperial forces , Malgus contacted the " Darkness " captain , Jard , demanding to know why the orbital bombardment had not yet commenced . The captain revealed to Darth Malgus that Lord Angral had ordered the Empire ' s forces to shift into occupational procedures , as the negotiations on Alderaan were continuing . Enraged , Malgus quickly traveled to the Senate Building , where Angral had commandeered the offices of the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , who was killed during the initial invasion . While " en route " , Darth Malgus learned that the Sith leaders had chosen to use the occupied Coruscant as political leverage in the negotiations instead of outright destroying the planet . In the Sith Lord ' s eyes , this directly contradicted both his purpose and the purpose of the Empire , and prevented his vision of destroying the Republic from coming to fruition . Upon arrival at the Senate , Malgus was escorted to the Chancellor ' s office by Captain Roon Neele . Within , he quickly began to question the change of plans in an emotional outburst before his superior . Unknown to Malgus , Adraas had beaten him to Angral ' s command post , and the inferior Lord ' s presence made the meeting into a major embarrassment for Malgus . The angered Sith was unpracticed in Imperial politics unlike his two contemporaries , who hoped to use Darth Malgus ' s love for Eleena Daru and disapproval of the Emperor ' s policies as political leverage against him . As their tense conversation progressed , Adraas revealed that he had refused Daru treatment aboard the " Steadfast " and instead redirected her to one of the civilian hospitals on Coruscant ' s surface . Upon hearing his rival call Daru a " mongrel , " Malgus drew his lightsaber and crossed blades with Adraas ' s own . Angral ended the fight and sent Malgus away to find his lover , but kept Adraas in his offices in a clear showing of where his favor lay . Darth Malgus was provided with the location of Daru ' s hospital and traveled there immediately to collect his lover . The facility was overwhelmed by victims of the Sith attack , and had become so inundated that doctors , nurses , and the wounded spilled over onto the hospital ' s roof and the street outside . Malgus ' s shuttle set down in the middle of the street , where he was met by an irate mob of Coruscanti . As the citizens jeered and heckled the Sith Lord , one of the individuals in the crowd threw a chunk of duracrete at Malgus . Although he was able to crush the rock with the Force , Malgus was still enraged by the act and demanded to know who threw it . When no one came forward , the Sith Lord attempted to disperse the crowd , but instead received only pleas for assistance . In response , he emitted a wave of Force power that pushed everyone in his vicinity away from him violently , resulting in more injuries and destruction . The path cleared , Malgus entered the hospital and demanded that a nurse direct him to Daru . Upon finding his lover , Malgus removed her from the hospital and carried her back to his transport . While they traveled up to the " Valor " in orbit , the Sith Lord contemplated Angral and Adraas ' s intent to use Daru against him , and found difficulty in reconciling his love for the Twi ' lek with his duty as a Sith . He was eventually contacted by Darth Angral , who ordered him to remain in orbit aboard the " Valor " in order to oversee the blockade fleet . Although Malgus saw the job as menial , he complied and remained on the bridge of his cruiser while Adraas and Angral handled matters on the surface . The day after the invasion of Coruscant , the fleet intercepted a " Dragonfly " - class drop ship bound for the planet . The owner , bounty hunter Vrath Xizor informed Captain Jard that he was in possession of information that would be valuable to the commander of the blockade . Darth Malgus eventually consented to meet with the man , who informed the Sith that a smuggler would soon try to run the Imperial blockade with a Jedi Knight in tow . Although Malgus was skeptical of Xizor ' s claims , he raised the " Valor " alert levels and intensified the scans of incoming Imperial supply superfreighter convoys . When an anomaly was detected within one of the incoming convoys , Malgus dispatched a flight of Imperial shuttle s to conduct visual searches of the freighter ' s hulls . Upon discovering an XS stock light freighter attached to the aft section of the superfreighter " Dromo " , the shuttles moved to destroy the craft , but were prevented from doing so when the intruder remained close to the superfreighter . In an attempt to draw the XS light freighter out from cover , Darth Malgus ordered that the convoy disperse so that the " Valor " could get a clear shot . During the commotion , Malgus was contacted by Darth Angral , but put off answering the communication until he was finished with the spice runner . Malgus instead hailed the intruding freighter and ordered the pilot to power down or be destroyed . When the smuggler , Zeerid Korr , refused , Malgus returned to Angral ' s communication . The superior Sith Lord informed him that the Imperial delegation on Alderaan had received information from their Jedi contemporaries ; a Jedi woman by the name of Aryn Leneer had apparently left the negotiations without permission , and so was in danger of disrupting the imminent peace . The leader of the Jedi delegation , Master Dar ' Nala , indicated to the Sith that Leneer ' s actions were not to be attributed to either the Order or the Republic , and that she was to be treated as an independent hostile agent . Unrest during the Cold War . Following the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant , which officially ended the war , Malgus distanced himself from the power games being played by various Sith vying for a seat on the Empire ' s governing Dark Council . Instead , Malgus led Sith forces into the Unknown Regions , expanding the Empire ' s control into the largely - unexplored territories . Though a fierce fighter , he stood out as an oddity among the Sith of his day , often employing mercenaries of various alien species thought by the Empire to be deceitful and disloyal . Malgus learned many languages as a result . He also commissioned to the Dark Council ' s member Darth Mekhis a superweapon , the Emperor ' s Shadow . Malgus was responsible for ordering many operations during the Cold War , such as those involving the Hammer Station and more notably , claiming the Foundry and defeating its master , Revan . A New Emperor . Following the presumed death of the Sith Emperor on Dromund Kaas , Darth Arho invaded Ilum as retaliation . But his striving was thwarted by Darth Malgus who helped the Republic into defeating him in order to see his rival cast aside , including aiding in the rescue of Supreme Commander Rans . He also served as a military consultant on behalf of the Dark Council , observing Imperial attempts to secure Adegan crystal s to create an invincible stealth armada . He advocated the need for alien alliances and reforms in the Empire , ideals that were rejected by staunch traditionalist Grand Moff Ilyan Regus . But once Malgus had the crystals , he delivered a great speech announcing a new Empire and declared himself the new Emperor , which would be free of the infighting of the Dark Council , powered through alien alliances and tolerance . In a message to the Empire he defected from , he explained that he used the Foundry ' s power to create a droid army , similar to Revan ' s , but much more powerful . He sent his ally , Darth Serevin , on Ilum to fulfill the invasion began by Darth Arho . But Serevin was defeated and the strike team secured a stealth command ship from the invading fleet and flew it to the coordinates of Darth Malgus ' s hidden stealth space station . Cornered in his throne room , Malgus activated the station ' s self - destruct sequence to destroy the fleets assaulting it before dueling the strike team sent to face him . But for all that he was a brutal and skilled fighter , Malgus ' resolve weakened as the battle went on . Taking advantage of this , his attackers were able to use pulse grenades , Force powers and other means to force him over the edge of the platform and down the reactor shaft . Legacy . Thousands of years later , the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Bane wrote about Darth Malgus in the book " The Rule of Two " . The Sith Lord Darth Sidious eventually obtained some surviving excerpts of Malgus ' journals from an antiquities dealer and bound them into his " Book of Sith " , an anthology of Sith historical writings . Sidious found Malgus ' military abilities and strength in the dark side impressive , and his apprentice Darth Vader later studied Malgus ' writings and noted a degree of similarity between himself and the ancient Sith Lord . Along with Vitiate , Malgus was seen as being perhaps one of the most powerful Sith lords in history in terms of his sheer strength , might , and influence . Personality and traits . Darth Malgus had a distinct personality among the Sith . He was a fierce frontline warrior who often utilized alien mercenaries to do his bidding even when they were considered to be unreliable by the Sith in his time . Because of his interactions with many alien species , Malgus learned many alien languages . Malgus had a romantic relationship with an alien female named Eleena Daru , treating her not as a slave but like a wife . Interestingly , Malgus had an understanding with Daru that their private relationship should remain hidden from the strangers . He believed that his rivals may exploit him , if they found out about the true nature of their relationship . Only Daru was privileged to call Darth Malgus by his real name , " Veradun " , and that too in private . Malgus ' s personality justified his reputation as a fierce frontline warrior . He believed that he was born to fight and the Sith Empire was the instrument through which he realized his purpose . To him , the cost of the war did not matter regardless of how high it could be . Malgus perceived the Force as a source of conflict . Upon questioning from his friend Daru , he pointed out that the Force has light side and dark side which supports his perception . The Jedi , in his opinion , understood the Force partially . He acknowledged that some of them were powerful in its use . However , he regarded the Jedi as fools . Malgus did not tolerate failure at any cost . After he killed Jedi Master Kao Cen Darach and learned of Satele Shan and her comrades ' escape , he felt disgusted with his Sith Master , Vindican for not assuring a total victory . Although he struck the wounded Pureblood Sith Lord down , he nonetheless savored their last victory together , which was of utmost significance . After the defeat on Alderaan , Malgus fell in to uncontrollable rage for a while , fought two Jedi regardless of his injuries , and killed them in an act of revenge before leaving . As a confident individual , Malgus was brave and boldly entered the Jedi Temple for confrontation with the Jedi with only his friend Daru by his side . When the captured shuttle crashed through the Temple ' s main entrance and skidded along the walkway , Malgus held his position while the majority of the Jedi around him prepared to flee if necessary . When Jedi Master Ven Zallow remained stationary , Malgus acknowledged his lack of fear with a nod of respect . Malgus took joy in killing Republic soldiers , especially after a commando used heavy firepower against him during the Battle of Alderaan . When faced with a desire to slay someone , he was prepared to kill his own allies if no enemies remained just to satisfy his rage . In later years , Zallow has been recognized as Malgus ' s most notable kill . Regardless of his contempt for the Jedi , Malgus was a man of principles . He was not accustomed to comforts and never drank wine . He always kept his promises . Jedi Knight Aryn Leneer wanted to avenge the death of her Jedi Master Ven Zallow , with whom she shared a powerful bond . She learned about the relationship between Malgus and Daru and wanted to exploit it . She decided to kill Daru to give Malgus a taste of the pain she felt because of his actions . However , Aryn controlled her emotions and let Daru live after encountering her in a Spaceport . Malgus also reached there and defeated Aryn in combat . But he spared her life in exchange of her sparing the life of Daru and gave her the option to leave Coruscant . Aryn was impressed but confused . While Aryn was leaving Coruscant , Malgus kept his promise and did not take advantage of her situation . However , Malgus realized his worst fears and his experience with Aryn changed him for good . He realized that Daru was his weakness just like the Jedi . He could no longer afford this weakness . Therefore , he killed his only friend and freed himself from the shackles of emotions . On Korriban , Malgus saw a vision of the Galaxy in flames ; the fall of a Galaxy - spanning government ( the Republic ) . However , Malgus was also a critic of the policy matters of the Sith Empire . After the Treaty of Coruscant , he felt disgusted with the politics of the Sith Empire and felt that the Republic was not the only system that required cleansing . Malgus especially had disagreements with his Sith rival Lord Adraas on various matters and killed him . Malgus desired reforms in the Sith Empire after the Treaty of Coruscant which earned him contempt from certain quarters . He was not interested in the backstabbing politics of the top - ranking Sith desiring seats on the Dark Council . However , he was reliable and preferred to lead military expeditions into the unexplored territories with the objective of increasing the influence of the Sith Empire as a whole . Powers and abilities . Lightsaber training . Darth Malgus was an exceptionally talented duelist and specialized in using rage and brute strength to defeat his opponents . Aside from his overwhelming physical strength , which served him well not only in lightsaber duels but also in hand to hand combat , Malgus also often performed acrobatics to increase his effectiveness in lightsaber combat . His speed was such that a normal human found it difficult to watch his movements in his duels . A ferocious Sith Warrior with a terrifying reputation , Darth Malgus relished engaging in combat on the front line . He was personally responsible for the deaths of several highly skilled Jedi Masters . During the retaking of Korriban , he employed Jar ' Kai to kill the Jedi Battlemaster Kao Cen Darach despite the latter ' s proficiency in the same fighting style and victory over Malgus ' s Master , Vindican . Malgus ' s strength , rage , and clear focus gave him an advantage and allowed him to swiftly deprive Kao of one of his lightsabers and finally slay the Jedi Master . Years later , during the Sacking of Coruscant , Malgus managed to impale Jedi Master Ven Zallow in a short but ferocious duel . Zallow was often regarded as his most famous kill . Force abilities . Darth Malgus utilized a variety of Force powers during the Sacking of Coruscant to defeat many Jedi and Republic soldiers who stood in his path , including saber throw , Force push , choke , jump , speed and lightning . Malgus used his emotions — such as anger and distaste of others — to fuel his power of the dark side . Malgus demonstrated the skill and power to handle multiple opponents simultaneously without much effort . In one instance , Malgus unleashed a powerful blast of Force lightning and killed 3 Jedi with it . Malgus himself could tolerate Force lightning attacks . During his duel with Lord Adraas , Malgus strode through the barrage of the Force lightning from his opponent using his lightsaber and fingers as conduit , and redirected it back towards his opponent to knock him off his feet . He perfected his application of Force lightning to a degree from which he could unleash a Force Maelstrom . Malgus also performed Force screams to make his hatred apparent to his opponents as well as destroy enemy fighters within his range . During his raid of the Jedi Temple , Malgus unleashed power with an expression of his rage which shattered a nearby column of wall and send a rain of stone shards through the room when his friend Eleena Daru was struck down by his most powerful opponent in the region ; Zallow . Malgus used this ability once again during his raid of the resting place of Adraas , making his extreme hatred for him clearly visible by leaving a trail of destruction around him with it during his advance towards his powerful Sith rival . Malgus often used Force speed to augment his physical movements . When Malgus engaged Jedi Knight Aryn Leener in a duel , an observer attempted to watch them but could not properly see their movements because of their immense speed . Later on , Malgus used this ability once again while he was rushing towards the hangar in a Spaceport to rescue Daru from a threat , leaving the troops accompanying him far behind . Being strong in the Force , Malgus was proficient in the applications of telekinesis . Malgus could counter - push his opponents in the mid - air while they would jump towards him to knock them out in the process . During the duel with Aryn , Malgus demonstrated the ability to hurl objects as missiles towards his opponent . Malgus could also perform Force grip and Force crush . On Alderaan , a Zabrak Jedi used the Force to collapse two buildings on Malgus in an attempt to kill him . Malgus stood under the mountain of rubble composed of building parts made of duracrete and steel preventing it from crushing him beneath with the Force . Malgus controlled his anger and sharpened his power . He blew the rubble up and away from him , sending it crashing in adjacent buildings . Malgus also performed Force wave when he attempted to disperse a large crowd gathered outside a Medical Facility in Coruscant to check on Daru . The blast shoved everything away from him in all directions , and bodies slammed in to each other , walls , and windows . The nearby Transport lurched , and all the doors of the Medical Facility broke loose and fell to the ground . On Alderaan , Malgus also faced Jedi Master Satele Shan and her allies in single combat and tolerated heavy firepower and Force powers from his opponents which shattered large objects around him . He was seriously injured but he survived and felt no pain . Malgus could also hide his presence in the Force . Interestingly , a Jedi in Alderaan used this ability to suppress his Force signature when he planned to ambush Malgus but it was not effective against him . Malgus still managed to sense his presence and foiled his plans . Prior to duel with Adraas , Malgus became more powerful than ever before by eliminating his only source of weakness ; Daru . Her death allowed Malgus to reach in such a mental state that he resided in the calm eye of a storm of hate . Power churned around him , within him . He did not feel as if he were drawing on the Force , using it . He felt as if he " were " the Force , as if he had merged with it . Within this state , Malgus became virtually unstoppable . Behind the scenes . Darth Malgus first appeared as an unidentified Sith in the " Deceived " trailer to the upcoming video game , " " . In the trailer , Malgus — voiced by Jamie Glover — serves as narrator , though the character does have at least one line of dialogue , when he kills his Jedi opponent . Malgus was first identified in an entry on " The Old Republic " website ' s Holonet databank which features Aurebesh phrases such as " Friend to Mandalore , " " Yablari , Trandosha , Kalee , " and " First Contact . " Malgus made appearances in the " Hope " and " Return " trailers , and was featured as a major character in Paul S . Kemp ' s novel " " , released on March 22 , 2011 . Darth Malgus ' armor was later released in - game as the " Sith Raider Armor " , an armor set purchasable through the Cartel Market system .