Irek Ismaren

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**Irek Ismaren**, the son of two Inquisitors of the Galactic Empire was raised to be a cold blooded wielder of the Force. But unlike other Force-Sensitives, throughout most of Irek's life he would receive a number of cybernetic implants to enhance his natural sensitivity to the Force and make him more powerful. Even after the fall of the Empire and the loss of his father, Irek's mother strived to make Irek storng enough to avenge the Galactic Empire by killing Luke Skywalker. During his training, Irek was dealt with a massive head injury that left him with a complete lack of memory. Through a number of events, Irek came into the services of the First Order, and came to be known as **Nyax Ren**.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Irek Ismaren** was a Human male from the planet Alderaan, the son of two members of the Inquisitorious. Irek had been born as a Force-Sensitive, and he began to train in the dark side of the Force from an early age under the tutelage of his mother and several scientists that she had hired to make Irek superior then any Force-Sensitive in history. When Irek was five, one of the scientists installed a sub-electronic converter into his brain, allowing him to control droids and computers through the Force.

Midway through Irek's training, Emperor Palpatine was killed 4 years after the Battle of Yavin, and during the Battle of Endor. During those times, the eight year old Irek was not ready to fight against the New Republic and more importantly Luke Skywalker of the New Jedi Order. His mother fled with Irek to her childhood home, where she would continue Irek's training to prepare for a future encounter with the Jedi.

### Loss of a Part of Himself

12 years after the Battle of Yavin, Irek and his mother made their way to Coruscant where they took up residence in a hidden laboratory. While there, Irek was subjected to growth hormones and cybernetic enhancements, greatly increasing his strength and causing him to grow to three meters in height. Additionally, a total of four modified Lightsabers were installed in Irek's forearms and wrists. During this transformation, Irek's mother recruited Lord Cronal to continue his training. However, during one of his lessons, Irek instigated a Lightsaber duel with Cronal. He was able to defeat his teacher, but sustained a Lightsaber thrust through the skull. Brain-dead, Irek was placed into suspended animation by his mother as she attempted to repair him. The damaged parts of Irek's mind were replaced by computer parts, but his personality and identity were gone.

### Reborn into the Knights of Ren

Desperate for her son to return, Roganda planned to install operational programming and memories into Irek to bring him back. Before this could occur, Cronal tried to kill Irek's mother to take advantage of the amnesia to control Irek, however his mother and Cronal dueled until Cronal finally killed her and the resulting conflict caused Irek to awaken from stasis. With no knowledge of who he was or what had happened to him, he was manipulated by Cronal into serving him in exchange for the promise of more power both politically and through the force. Thanks to Cronal's connections into the remnants of the Galactic Empire, Irek was brought into the growing ranks of the First Order. Because the other officers, were frightened of Irek's monstrous form and incredible powers, upon being brought before the Supreme Leader, Snoke dubbed him **Nyax Ren**, coming from the Corellian legend about a dark spirit named Lord Nyax. With no knowledge of his own past, Irek took up the moniker for himself. Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, Nyax continued to serve Snoke and aided Kylo Ren in his crusade against the New Jedi Order's second incarnation as well as the Resistance.

## Powers and Abilities

**The Force:** Irek was very talented in the Force, a prodigy with abilities much greater than his age would suggest. He had an unique control over machines, granted by a sub electronic converter implanted in his brain that allowed him to use mind tricks on droids. However, his control was based on memorizing the schematics of the devices he was attempting to tap into. This resulted in a weakness to his ability; if the schematics changed even slightly, he could no longer control the object. He was talented in telekinesis, able to choke individuals through the Force. He could also influence minds, being able to instill a sense of fatigue in his targets.

### Abilities

**Lightsaber Skills:** He had a minor talent with the lightsaber, but wielded it poorly and in an unorthodox manner. Instead of using a two-handed grip, he wielded it with one hand, in the fashion of an aristocratic dueler.

### Weapons and Equipment

**Cybernetic Enhancements:** As Lord Nyax, the training Irek had accumulated was lost, and he only had raw uncontrolled power. With his augmentations, he possessed immense physical strength, having been medically altered to grow well past a normal human size. Eight lightsabers were surgically implanted into his body along with sub-dermal armor pads, and he wielded them instinctively, slashing wildly at his enemies. His sub electronic converter had been modified to stimulate parts of his brain and grant him greater mastery over the Force. His telekinetic powers and power over minds increased dramatically as a result.

Unable to speak, he forced images into sentient brains to communicate. With this ability, he was able to compel individuals to work for him, forcing them into service against their will. His incredible power made him a beacon in the Force, easily noticeable by those with Force-sensitivity. His desire for dominance and power caused his abilities to be rooted in the dark side of the Force, affecting those that reached out to him with dark energy.