Darth Solutus

"*I am a Temple Guard no longer. I serve the Chancellor, and the Republic.*"
―First Brother[src]
**Darth Solutus**, previously the **First Brother**, was a male Pau'an who served as a Temple Guard of the Jedi Order, but found himself disillusioned with their cause upon Barriss Offee's bombing of the Jedi Temple. He was gathered by the Sith and was sent to free Offee from prison, and was given the title of First Brother and became a member of the Inquisitorius in the LiMerge Building.

Eventually, he would be raised to the rank of Sith Lord, as Darth Sidious' apprentice, after Darth Vader, defected from the Sith, and he was given the title of Darth Solutus.

## Biography

### Temple Guard

Darth Solutus was born a Force-sensitive male Pau'an born on Utapau who was discovered by the Jedi Order and taken in to be trained in the ways of the Jedi, eventually obtaining the rank of Jedi Knight. As a Knight, the Pau'an gave up his name and became a Jedi Temple Guard, vowing to protect the Jedi Temple with his life.

During the Clone Wars, he witnessed the duel between Anakin Skywalker and Barriss Offee within the Temple, and Offee's words at the trial which she was escorted to convinced the Temple Guard that the Jedi had lost their way. Afterwards, the Guard was approached by Sly Moore, a dark side adept and advisor to Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, who proposed that he turn against the Jedi.

### Betraying the Jedi

"*The Jedi are plotting to betray the Chancellor. And I have taken it upon myself to free you, and take you to him. There are many who believe in what you said during the trial. Come with me, Offee.*"
―The Temple Guard frees Barriss Offee[src]
As a result of his meeting with Moore, the Temple Guard traveled to the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center and freed Offee, informing her that there were others who believed in what she had said in her confession. He escorted Offee to the LiMerge Building, where these other Jedi were meeting underneath Moore to form the Inquisitorius, in service to the Sith. In the ritual, the Temple Guard bled his kyber crystal, and thus his lightsaber's color turned red, and chose the name First Brother, making him one of the highest-ranking Inquisitors underneath Offee.

Still adorned in Temple Guard armor, First Brother remained in the building while his comrades went to sack the Jedi Temple. First Brother came into contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi, who sought to free Ahsoka Tano and Padmé Amidala, who were imprisoned in the building, and the two dueled briefly, but Kenobi overpowered First Brother, destroying his lightsaber in the process and pushing him out of the way.

### Hunting Jedi

"*I know you, Ferren Barr. Ever since the surveillance footage from Iya Town arrived for us to see, I have looked through your file. You lost half your right tusk in a duel with your own master, where you became too arrogant. You never made it past the rank of Padawan, and you* lost *your duel against Grievous, and* that *was why your Master died. Everything you have said to this girl, you have* lied*!*"
―First Brother taunts Barr[src]
As the First Brother, he was tasked with hunting Jedi down throughout the galaxy, and in 2 AEF alongside the Fourth Sister he traveled to Serelia in order to confront former Padawan Ferren Barr and his new acolyte Verla. While Fourth Sister attempted to capture Verla, First Brother dueled and ultimately killed Barr. The arrival of Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a, who had just killed Sixth Brother in a duel of his own, prevented them from capturing Verla, and Infil'a pushed his own starfighter into the two Inquisitors in order to escape.

At some point, First Brother challenged Darth Vader for the role of Sith apprentice, losing his right eye in the process. He kept his eye uncovered as a sign of his failure, but despite this loss was still able to protect his title against Second Brother Prosset Dibs, who had risen through the ranks to challenge him.

### Ascension to Solutus

"*He has gone from a valuable asset to perhaps our most dangerous threat. And in that loss… I require an* apprentice*. Yes. You shall be the first,* Darth Solutus*.*"
―Darth Sidious raises Darth Solutus[src]
Prosset Dibs, alongside Offee, defected from the Inquisitorius in 5 AEF, and First Brother traveled to Coruscant to inform Darth Sidious of these developments, also informing him that Vader had gone to seek them out. Sidious, however, informed First Brother that Vader had also defected, in the process he also informed him that he would require a new apprentice. Seeing First Brother as the best prospect, he named him Darth Solutus and made him his principal apprentice and a Sith Lord, replacing Vader's role as his enforcer. As his apprentice, his first task was to travel to Mandalore and develop a treaty with the New Mandalorian Empire.

Solutus traveled to Mandalore aboard the *Lambda*-class shuttle of Aargau's Senator, Zinn Paulness, as well as a contingent of Red Guards led by Carnor Jax. Solutus served as mostly intimidation, although he believed that the Mandalorians would not be threatened by him, as they had a history of conflict with Sith and Jedi. Solutus oversaw the deal between Paulness and Mand'alor Korkie Kryze, and afterwards discussed the renegade Sith Maul with Bo-Katan Kryze, who was interested in bringing him to justice for his crimes against Mandalore. Solutus, as a result, considered the meeting a success.

## Personality and traits

Darth Solutus was a male Pau'an with yellow eyes and pale skin with red tattoos. During a duel with Vader, he lost his right eye, which he left uncovered as a sign of his failure. As a Jedi, Solutus was dedicated to the Order and thus chose the path of a Jedi Temple Guard, foregoing his name to become a guardian of the Jedi Temple. However, he was convinced by Barriss Offee's speech that the Jedi had lost their way, and he thus chose to turn against the Jedi.

Solutus disliked politics, believing his sole purpose was to fight, although he saw the benefit in allying with the New Mandalorian Empire to keep the Outer Rim in Imperial hands.

## Powers and abilities

As a Jedi Temple Guard, he was proficient in lightsaber combat with a double-bladed lightsaber or lightsaber pike and primarily learned such things to best serve as a guardian of the Jedi Temple. This training continued into his time as a Sith, although he was unable to beat more experienced duelists such as Kirak Infil'a, Obi-Wan Kenobi, or Anakin Skywalker.

Due to his Force-sensitivity, Solutus was proficient at sensing other individuals and determining if their mental shields would withstand him, and was able to recognize that the Mandalorian mental shields were a sign of their culture rather than any sort of Force-sensitivity.

## Appearances

* "Disillusionment"
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
* *Survivors* 6: *Acolyte*
* *Soul Searching* Darth Vader — *Freeing the Mind* (Mentioned only)
* "The Sith Wheel"
* "Steel and Star"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The Sith Wheel"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Disillusionment"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *Survivors* 6: *Acolyte*
7. ↑ *Survivors* 5: *Keeper of Vows*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 *Soul Searching* Darth Vader — *Freeing the Mind*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Steel and Star"