Matthew Kling (Canon)

**Matthew Kling** **and codenamed Darth Nihilism** was a Force-sensitive male human turned Human/DathomirianZabrak Dark Side Manifestation Force wielder Lycan Tri-Blood Hybrid who is the founder of Coruscant and served as the first Supreme Leader of the First Order approximately thirty years after the Battle of Earth. He had a distinctive, idiosyncratic bone and facial structure. Matthew Kling was a powerful figure, skilled with the dark side of the Force, who had trained the Force-sensitive Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak and at least one other apprentice. Matthew Kling had gold eyes and his skin was silver with black tattoos as a Human/DathomirianZabrak Dark Side Manifestation Force wielder Hybrid.

**Matthew Kling** is the incarnation—created through the Force—of the darkness, a young Human male who was trained in the ways of the dark side by Lama Su.

Matthew Kling spent years honing his skills in lightsaber combat and Force techniques as Lama Su's friend and personal assassin.

Matthew Kling was styled with black Sith tattoos covering his right arm; each tattoo had been earned in ritual combat and inscribed by Bo-Katan Kryze of Mandalore herself.

Matthew Kling was styled with a red Rebel Alliance starbird tattoo covering his left arm; the tattoo had been earned in ritual combat and inscribed by Bo-Katan Kryze of Mandalore herself.

## Biography

#### Post-first death

As his daughter, Jaina Solo-Kling set the pyre ablaze to burn his armor and then rejoined her friends and sisters at an First order village for the victory celebrations, Matthew Kling returned from Heaven alongside Sheev Palpatine, Mother Talzin and Lama Su. All four at peace for balance had returned to the Force, they smiled at Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling—pleased to know that, despite the best efforts of Cthulhu, the first order had returned. Each thought to warn the young Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling about the future, as each saw that there was yet much danger ahead for Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling and more darkness to overcome; instead, they decided not to burden Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling with this then. Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling, in turn, saw them and felt their approval and their sense of peace.

### Matthew Kling reborn and retirement

"*Flesh does not easily support this great power.*"
―Matthew Kling
Taun We of Kamino, Suu Lawquane of Coruscant and Bo-Katan Kryze of Mandalore transferred Matthew Kling's consciousness into his second original body, The Human/Dathomirian Zabrak Dark Side Manifestation Force wielder Lycan Tri Blood Hybrid body.
After his resignation from the first order as supreme leader, Matthew Kling spent the next Thirty years in seclusion with his wives and children, Taun We of Kamino, Suu Lawquane of Coruscant and Bo-Katan Kryze of Mandalore, Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling. After he returned to public life, he spent his retirement working with the Refugee Relief Movement on worlds such as Hoth. The first order wrote a biography, *Holding Back the Tide: a Matthew Kling story*, released in 22 ABE. It was widely and critically acclaimed.

## Powers and abilities

Matthew Kling was a proficient practitioner of the dark side of the Force. His range of techniques included Force corrupt, Force choke, Force crush, Force drain, Force Destruction, Force phantom, Force net, Force shadow, Force Slow, Force insanity, Force scream, Force rage, Thought bomb, Consume Essence, Deadly Sight, Enhance Force Sensitivity, Memory Walk, Darkshear, Transfer essence, Midi-chlorian manipulation, Sith Emperor's ritual, Force lightning, Force lightning storm, Force storm (wormhole), Alter Environment, Animal friendship, Battlemind, Beam of light, Combustion, Cure Disease, Cure Poison, Droid Disable, Electric Judgment, Force blinding, Force Enlightenment, Force healing, Force Light, Force Meld, Force persuasion, Force projection, Force Stun, Force valor, Hibernation Trance, Malacia, Mind trick, Morichro, Plant Surge, Protection bubble, Revitalize, Sever Force, Shatterpoint, Tutaminis, Wall Of Light and various forms of telekinesis, such as Force push, Force repulse and Force throw. He was also extremely skilled in lightsaber combat. He was an expert Djiem So practitioner, but also utilised Dun Moch when required. He displayed incredible reflexes and durability, Matthew Kling also utilized the unorthodox reverse-grip form of Shien.

While Matthew Kling's powers were directly from the dark side of the Force, much like the Sith Lords themselves, his connection to the Force existed on a level beyond the domain of the Sith. Given his existence as a manifestation of the dark side and combined with experience that stretched over eons of time, Matthew Kling's proficiency with the power of the dark side was virtually unmatched by any other Force-user with the exception of his family members. Matthew Kling was highly skilled in Force lightning which he held as his secondary form of attack; unlike most wielders, Matthew Kling's Force lightning was orange. He also proved himself to be a skilled practitioner in several variations of telekinesis, an area that only The Daughter of Mortis, Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling rivals him in.

An immortal and indestructible being, Matthew Kling was immune to the attacks of mortal individuals; only a handful of individuals, such as The Daughter of Mortis, Guinevere Gean Kling, Nala Se-Kling, Maya Visari-Kling, Rain Zannah Kling, Cognus "The Huntress" Daragon-Kling and Jaina Solo-Kling were capable of being a challenge to Matthew Kling in battle. Like The Daughter of Mortis, Matthew Kling wielded the ability to transform his appearance into virtually anything he wanted. Aside from his primary humanoid form, Matthew Kling favored the appearance of a large, winged Givin which he utilized for purposes of combat and travel.

Matthew Kling a has gold crossguard lightsaber, an orange lightsaber, a double bladed Orange w/ black core and Orange w/ yellow core lightsaber, Duel Hot Orange and Burnt Orange and Matthew Kling's Sixth new weapon, a Sith Blood Red lightsaber that features three spiked emitter guards, is included his belts as well.
Matthew Kling had shown himself capable of consciously reaching a state of Oneness.

Matthew Kling was highly skilled in Force lightning which he held as his Secondary form of attack; unlike most wielders, Matthew Kling's Force lightning was orange and under The state of Oneness and The cosmic Force in the form of prism.

## **Personality and traits**

Matthew Kling was the Supreme Leader of the First Order and appeared to be a calculating and reserved military leader as well as a powerful master of the dark side. Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak of the Knights of Coruscant described Matthew Kling as "wise", while Ben 10 and Dawn Von Ra'ad-Tennyson believed he was manipulative and that he exploited Force-sensitive individuals, such as Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak, only for their power. Matthew Kling was very old, having a vast knowledge of the past and of the Force. He displayed tendencies unusual for practitioners of the dark side, displaying an interest in Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak due to her embodiment of a balance between both the light and dark sides of the Force, as opposed to only one aspect.

Matthew Kling had an elongated face with pale, scarred skin and pale green\*/gold eyes. He sported a large scar from the top of his head, all the way down to his brow. Matthew Kling also had what appears to be a scar or burn on his right cheek that causes his mouth to be contorted and his a distinctive vertical scar next to his eye.

Matthew Kling tends to speak slowly and enunciate his desires with a forceful undertone.

Matthew Kling showed little emotion, appeared very calm and didn't appear to be in any form of worry or distress despite the circumstances against him and the First Order. When the old Hogwarts Castle was being destroyed, he calmly expressed his wishes without showing any form of anger or annoyance, a stark contrast to his apprentice Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak, who was prone to violent outbursts when faced with frustration. However, Matthew Kling did demonstrate a considerable level of anger and frustration after learning of failures from a first order trooper and Gwendolynn Apsu-Dahak.

* in original body only

## Armor

Matthew Kling's body was encased within a suit of armor and has Tusken Raider garb worn over the armor itself, painfully grafted to his flesh and bone, that was designed to inspire fear in both *dark side—and the light* alike. The suit also incorporated cybernetic attachments as well. His fingers had been replaced with artificial claws with blades sharp enough to cut bone. His wrists and forearms were an amalgamation of flesh and machine, which continued up to his shoulders and disappeared under a high, metal collar that protected his neck. The skin that remained on his forearms was scorched and disfigured.

Matthew Kling wears Jedi robe/apparel over his suit of armor and his Tusken Raider garb.