Drake Parker

**Drake Parker** (Later known as **Darth Vastato**) was a Force-sensitive human male who served the Galactic Republic as a Jedi Knight, and later the Galactic Empire as the Sith Lord Believed to have been conceived by the Force, he was born to Audrey Parker into a life of slavery on Tatooine. At a young age, Parker was discovered by the Jedi Order, who freed Drake from slavery and brought the boy into their community; hailing Parker as the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy, destined to defeat the Sith and bring balance to the Force.

## Bio

### Personality

As a child, Drake showed kindness and generosity, as exemplified by his willingness to risk his life in a podrace to help Walter Nichols and Carly depart CN City at a time of need. He was not shy to express how he felt, and showed a reluctance to leave those he loved behind. Indeed, Parker had a deep-seated fear of loss, especially in regards to his mother, which Master Nug Nug sensed when he was being tested by the Jedi Council. This fear of loss would follow Drake throughout his life and eventually lead him down the path of the dark side, particularly so after the death of his mother Audrey, carrying sadness and guilt in his heart for years to come. Similarly, his experiences as a slave would leave him with a deep resentment towards slavers. Drake would mostly keep these feelings to himself, very rarely talking about them, even with those on whom he placed his trust, as he struggled to put his past behind.

As he grew older, Drake became arrogant, reckless, impatient, willful, and cavalier, despite Josh's efforts to train him as best as he could. Confident and bold, he demonstrated a lack of subtlety. Despite his many failings, Drake remained selfless, willing to lay down his life for others, and showed commitment to things greater than himself—the Jedi, the Republic, his friends, his wife. Similarly, his relentless determination was rivalled by none. In some aspects, his journey as a mentor to allowed him to mature and become more responsible. His emotional balance, however, was disrupted by the High Council's decision to expel Tano, when she was suspected of treachery, and her subsequent decision to leave the Order when offered a reincorporation.

With a penchant to "show off," Drake was a something of a maverick among the Jedi, known for being passionate and impulsive. Most of his peers nevertheless trusted him, and his ingenuity, although some Jedi did consider him to have a simplistic approach to logic. Drake would also show eagerness and dedication to end the Clone War, which he believed, by its final days, was destroying the principles of the Republic.

Though he was committed to the Order ever since he joined, Drake was conflicted about it, wanting to walk away from the Order at several points during the Clone Wars, particularly so because of his love (and marriage) to Carly, whom he couldn't live without. Over-protective and prone to jealousy, Drake's affection for her was suspected by some of his peers and, at least, Josh and the Sailor Scouts knew for certain that he was attracted to her. Another source of conflict was his dwindling trust in the High Council, further fomented by Sailor Galaxia, and some of the Council's (and Josh's) questionable decisions, as well as his friendship with Chancellor Galaxia, of whom the Council was justifiably wary and kept secrets from.

Drake struggled to keep his emotions in check—especially, his anger. Loyal to a fault, Drake was willing to do anything to protect those who he cared about, often resorting to the dark side of Force to do so. Throughout the Clone Wars, Drake's anger would push him ever closer to the dark side, but his fall was ultimately triggered by his fear of loss after experiencing visions of Carly dying in childbirth and his desire to obtain enough power to save his loved ones, justifying his actions all in order to bring peace, justice and order to the galaxy.

Upon transforming into Darth Xittea, he became ruthless, showing no apparent mercy to his enemies, occasionally killing his own officers for their failures, and remorselessly imparting torture to accomplish his goals. Having lost all that he cared about by his own hand, the heartbroken and self-loathing Sith only showed a fierce dedication to Sailor Galaxia, whose orders he would execute with steadfast devotion, no matter the task. Considered to be the Empire's first terror weapon and noted to employ antiquated diction, he made most Imperial naval officers uncomfortable. Part of his reputation was that he would normally be quiet (and thus his presence made for a good implied threat to others), whereas shows of passivity were not. Indeed, it was well-known that he usually preferred to oversee operations personally, using action to block out any intruding feelings. He was frequently at odds with those who lacked faith in the Force, finding it "disturbing".

Xittea would often make use of pressurized meditation chambers that allowed him to remain without his helm—the neural connection to his armor—, moments during which he felt the perpetual pain that Kenobi had inflicted on his flesh. During such sessions, he would meditate to use this pain to feed his hate, which in turn fed his strength, and he never laughed. Claiming not to feel regret, and yet haunted by his past, and the screams of his wife, he was determined to never talk about his old life, and detested all that reminded him of his past self (whom he deemed to be weak). He dared not remember such a period of his life, which he hated; indeed, through the use of the dark side, he kept his memories as Anakin Skywalker buried, although it took great effort even after twenty years of practice. However, his rapport with the stormtroopers who supported him, and the technique he displayed in wielding his crimson lightsaber, gave him away. Much like before, Xittea remained an impatient man, although he tempered his impulses with the faithful obedience he was due to his master, Sidious.

Following the discovery of his parenthood, Xittea became emotionally conflicted. Xittea's thoughts of his daughter, Carly Shay, led to thoughts of his late wife, the woman he loved and destroyed—thoughts he could not allow. Memories would resurface whenever he felt Carly near him, and so, believed in erasing that part of his past. He had become afraid of his compassionate daughter; not because of her mastery of the Force or skill with a lightsaber, but because Carly could make him question the dark truths that had long ruled him. In the eve of the Battle of Endor, Xittea claimed it was too late for him, even as her daughter felt that there was still good to be found within him. Xittea would close off the questions with the dark side, but he showed concern for her daughter in the end. He ultimately decided that he could not stand by while Carly was harmed, proving that there was still good in him before his death.

Sometimes, when he felt troubled, Drake would retire to his highly-customized quarters in the Temple, wherein he would tinker with droids to pass the time during his time as Jedi. As Xittea, he would continue to repair his starfighters himself, and the act of repairing things would be akin to a form of meditation for him.

## Main Weaponry

* First Blue Lightsaber (Destroyed in Geonosisian Droid Factory)
* Second Blue Lightsaber

## Powers and abilities

### Lightsaber abilities

Drake initially struggled with his lightsaber training, though he believed in his mind that he could rival the Jedi greats. During the Clone Wars, his skill greatly improved on his duels against Sith apprentice Octavia Melody, as well as Sith Lord Count Thornton, and General Grievous. He would later duel his former friend and master, Josh Nichols, to a near standstill, losing only when his hubris and disregard of Josh's warning allowed Kenobi to dismember him.

On numerous occasions, Drake demonstrated skill in Form V, being able to deflect blaster fire with ease, but also shots from freighters. He had some skill in Jar'Kai, though he greatly preferred to make use of a single lightsaber. He also made adjustments to the classic Form IV techniques.

After becoming a fully-fledged cyborg, Darth McQuarrie's dueling style changed, as his armor greatly hampered his original style that he had to rework it, sacrificing his original speed and acrobatics for overwhelming power and precision, making his movements somewhat robotic, but undeniably powerful.

A pragmatic combatant, Drake had the skill to throw his activated lightsaber to attack, guiding it with the Force, or would resort to activate to lethal results when being held by unsuspecting enemies, once impressing Josh by telekinetically activating their lightsabers (both in Chong's possession) and cutting apart the Sugi before pulling the lightsabers to his hands.

### Force powers

Blessed with impressive reflexes that were typical of a Jedi, Jedi Master Walter Nichols saw enormous potential in the 9-year-old Drake, and believed him to have been conceived by the Force itself. Indeed, when his blood was tested, Parker's midi-chlorian count was above 20,000, reportedly even greater than Nug Nug's. The total amount was, however, unknown, for the reading was off the scale.

In his late teen years, Drake's Force training progressed to the point where he was able to manifest various abilities. Using the Force, Drake was able to sense other people's feelings, and disturbances in the Force. Drake also showed aptitude for precognitive dreams, as was the case when he foresaw the deaths of both his mother and his wife in dreams, but also of himself becoming a Jedi, back when he lived with his mother on Cartoon Network City. However, Drake struggled in using the Force to control and befriend animals, noting that Josh was much better at it than he was.

Skilled in telekinesis, Drake was able to lift small objects such as fruit or a lightsaber. His control over the Force improved greatly after becoming Xittea. In addition, he was able to utilize a Force push that was powerful enough to not only blow away numerous lyleks, but to kill them due to the force of the impact.

Showing a tendency to use Force choke, especially when angered, Drake would go on to use this power to deadly effect when he assumed his Sith persona—but, rather than a means to an end, he would use to kill those who displeased or failed to meet his expectations. Xittea could use the Force to augment his speed as well as perform Force-enhanced jumps. He also had a strong connection with his son, Luke, and was able to sense his presence through the Force quite easily—as opposed to his master, who was skeptical about this ability.

### Other skills

Even at a young age, Drake demonstrated a great aptitude for piloting, mechanics, and engineering—he built the protocol droid C-3PO, an advanced droid fluent in over six million forms of communication. Although during his adulthood he would rarely use his talent as a mechanic, he would remain skilled at repairing technology. As a pilot, Drake showed an amazing ability. He managed to land the *Invisible Hand* when it was half-destroyed and breaking up in the atmosphere. Josh would later describe him to her daughter as "the best star pilot in the galaxy."

Although he mainly used lightsabers, Drake was extremely proficient at the use of blaster pistols. He also had some training on the use of staves, a skill he once taught to a Felucian village so that they could defend themselves. Parker spoke Basic, and Huttese, and understood the Sith language. As Vader, he learned the language of the ancient Sith tongue, and could speak it along with his master Sailor Galaxia.