Admiral Marcus (RP)

"*I don't think he'll learn his place any time soon; by then it will be too late.*"
―Admiral Marcus to HaVoK Kryze-Vizsla planning the donwfall of the Shuk'la Aliit and Kal Skirata[Summary to be written]

## Chronological and Political Information

### Affiliations

Shuk'la Aliit (formerly)Galactic Syndicate

### Biography

#### Early Days

Originally born on the Mandalorian capital world of Mandalore, Marcus's early life was fairly standard. However, when he was older he began working as an intelligence operative for the Mandalorian government. Being an average warrior, Marcus instead relied mostly on his intelligence and planning to suit his tasks. For 5 and a half years he worked with the government on everything from extortion and weapons deals to homicides. Especially once the Clone Wars broke out, Mandalore became a frequent hotspot for conflict, seeing the course of several invasions.

#### Lost Memories

After the Shadow Collective conquered the planet, Marcus was tasked with tracking down a group of suspected terrorists. Upon finding their bunker in Mandalore's desert, however, he was overwhelmed and captured. Upon regaining consciousness he found himself undergoing experiments within the gang's lab, with no memory of who he was or how he got there. After breaking free and eliminating the group in the bunker, he wandered the desert for several days until he was found by members of Clan Farr. Given the agency was unaware of the bunker and the events that had transpired, he was simply presumed MIA as they searched; eventually to be a KIA label. After staying with Clan Farr for a brief time, Marcus found the desire to move on, beginning a wayward trip through to the Outer Rim.

Eventually he was found by the Shuk'la Aliit, a Mandalorian splinter group with the goal of taking Mandalore back from the now Galactic Syndicate, and to destroy the Syndicate in the process. Eventually the Shuk'la discovered the planet Zeta Zero Nine, building a base and assembling a small fleet about a hundred ships strong. Eventually, however, the Shuk'la were betrayed by Cad Bane, who they had let into their high command. The Syndicate launched an attack on the planet in a steal ship, attempting to target Shuk'la leaders. The plan failed, but not before the Syndicate caused severe destruction to the base and several landed ships. Upon attempting to escape the planet, HaVoK Kryze-Vizsla made contact with Marcus through telepathy, asking him to join the Syndicate. Marcus did not take the offer, but fearing Syndicate reinforcements, prepared to leave the now compromised planet. Rather than Syndciate ships, a Separatist fleet entered the space at HaVoK's behest, but decided not to assist the Syndicate. Before either fleet could apprehend the disabled Syndicate vessel, a Chiss Star Destroyer (unknown to the CIS or Shuk'la) arrived and took custody of the ship.

#### Return to Mandalore

After this point Marcus realized that much like after his time in Clan Farr, he was unsatisfied. He determined that it was because of the seemingly deranged ideas and actions of Kal Skirata and the rest of Shuk'la high command. He contacted HaVoK and began to plan a betrayal of the Shuk'la by luring them to Mandalore. Under the guise of a typical meeting, and even bringing support ships in a feigned stunt of security, the Shuk'la high command (Marcus, Kal Skirata, Carnage, Layla Deviant, and Dragonius) traveled to Concordia for a meeting with the Syndicate. They also brought a nuke along in their Kom'rk, as an insurance policy; Marcus took the detonator. Given he was commander of the Shuk'la navy and now controlled the nuclear device, it was straightforward for the Syndicate to detain the leaders and to execute Layla and later Carnage.

After this, Marcus agreed to join the Syndicate, and eventually HaVoK decided to promote him to Grand Admiral of the Syndicate navy. Alongside Tonn Fyll, Marcus took command of the Syndicate's rapidly expanding naval forces, ordering several expeditions in the Outer Rim[1] and expanding the Syndicate's hold surround Z09. In this time his amnesia truly started to collapse as he returned home, and he was able to reestablish his memory and contact with the Mandalorian government. As he sorted through the situation and reaffirmed his contacts he spent several months on Mandalore, past the Sundari riots, until the Mon Cala campaign.

#### Attacking Mon Cala

After the Syndicate high command cut a deal with the Republic to receive 100,000 Mando'a Star Destroyers, Marcus, Tonn, and Fenn Rau led a campaign against CIS worlds. Starting with Nimban, the Syndicate forces retreated from a disastrous ground campaign after the disgraced Mand'alor Fyst Priest disappeared. Instead, they redirected to their true end goal: Mon Cala. After crippling a Separatist fleet at Mintooine with minimal losses, a fleet 25 thousand strong attacked Mon Cala. Despite having a larger defense force and causing the Syndicate to lose around 2 thousand vessels, the CIS fleet surrendered. However, realizing the planetary shield would take some time to break through, Marcus figured they should leave before their victory turned sour (given Mon Cala's central importance to the CIS). Thus, he fired upon the powered down CIS ships still in orbit, aiming to cause even more damage to the CIS, destroying several hundred more ships before retreating.

#### Resurgence of Mandalorian Clans

Upon returning to Mandalore, Marcus found the planet upended in new chaos as the various clans of the planet once more began to vie for control of the throne. In the wake of Fyst's demise, Duchess Satine Kryze was again made Mand'alor; when coupled with the Syndicate's control of the planet, it caused predictable new conflict. In lieu of a space campaign, Marcus reached out to his contacts in the government, and after a few weeks began working with them once more in an attempt to keep tabs on the clans as the situation continued.