Cade Skywalker

> "*My eyes are open. I have seen the vision. I understand now. No more doubts or questions. I know my place in the galaxy. I know who I am... I am a Jedi."*
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> -Cade to Darth Krayt, before killing him.
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Cade Skywalker was a Force-Sensitive Human male, born around 115 or 116 BBY. While, initially, following the death of his father Kol, Cade was a pirate and bounty hunter, he later became the Grand Master of the New Jedi Order and was acting as such in 156 ABY. He disappeared the same year, rumoured to be going to Mortis.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Cade Skywalker was born somewhere between 115 and 116 BBY, though the exact year is not known. He was the child of Kol Skywalker, a member of the Jedi High Council, and Morrigan Corde, an agent in the Fel Empire. Cade was raised by his father between Ossus and Coruscant after his mother left to return to her position within the Empire.

He was trained as a Jedi from childhood, and eventually came under the tutelage of Wolf Sazen as his apprentice.

Unbeknownst to him, during a misadventure on Wayland in which Cade, his father, and Cade's friend Shado Vao, his mother rescued him under her disguise as Moff Nyna Calixte, an identity she had assumed some time prior.

Cade was close with Shado, but also arguably close with Azlyn Rae, another padawan. It appeared Azlyn and Cade had a sort of childhood crush.

At the age of fourteen, in 130 ABY, the Jedi Academy of Ossus was attacked by the One Sith. Cade's father was killed in the battle by Darth Nihl, and his master Wolf Sazen was very nearly killed as well. Wolf survived only because Cade utilized the power Dark Transfer in anger.

Cade was left floating in space after defending the shuttle of younglings fleeing Ossus, only to be found by a pirate named Rav, who took him on board after his cohort Jariah Syn convinced him to do so. Cade then ended up as a pirate apprentice, serving on Rav's crew under a debt.

### **As a Bounty Hunter**

Cade spent quite a few years on his own as the captain of the Mynock, a light freighter, along with his fellow comrades Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue. They frequented Coruscant, while also completing various contracts for contacts such as Rav.

One such contract was to locate Naxy Screeger on Lok, which resulted in them also locating the Jedi Healer Hosk Trey'lis, which they captured against Jariah's initial wishes. They took both of them to Socorro to collect their bounties.

It was simultaneously with this that Cade was having visions of Luke Skywalker, and was becoming increasingly unstable, abusing death sticks and even having suicidal urges, so strong and distressing the encounters with his ancestor were.

During their cashing in of the bounties, they encountered Astraal Vao and then-Princess Marasiah Fel, who were being pursued by Darth Talon. Cade agreed to bring them to Roan Fel, intending to capture him as well to get the bounty for him and his daughter both.

On Vendaxa, Cade then encountered Shado and Wolf Sazen, the former being the brother of Astraal. Talon arrived, provoking the beasts into attacking the group, and a short battle ensued. The group returned to the sabotaged Mynock, and were unable to leave. Talon remained in hiding nearby.

A larger battle ensued when the Imperial Knights crash-landed planetside. Darth Talon was no longer alone - Darth Nihl had arrived with other Sith. Nihl both dispatched Jariah and taunted Cade during the battle with the fact that he had killed "many Jedi" on Ossus, and that Kol "might have" been one. Cade became enraged, beginning to toe the line of the dark side.

Marasiah was injured as a result of the fight, gravely so. Cade healed her with the same technique of dark transfer that he had used prior.

The crew and their passengers arrived on Bastion, where Cade was willing to help Wolf Sazen and Shado Vao in their journey, but was staunchly against rejoining the Jedi Order. His mother pursued him as they left to Ossus as an Imperial agent, but went against this plan at the last minute, killing her companion agent as they arrived.

Cade continued to struggle with his seeming addiction, his visions starting to show him more of the Skywalker family, including Mara Jade and Anakin Skywalker. K'Kruhk aided him in recovering, and his other former associates, Sazen and Vao were present as well.

Cade had decided to continue his training at this point, and requested that Sazen continue it.

He had another vision of Luke shortly after, requesting that he go to right his former wrong and rescue Hosk Trey'lis. He did so, along with his father's lightsaber - given to him by the Master Shaper and archivist Nei Rin - and R2-D2 - given to him by K'Kruhk.

### **Coruscant - and Capture by the Sith**

Cade arrived on Coruscant, but was pursued by Krayt and his forces. He evaded them in the underworld, finding two of his old friends. He left them with instructions for his crew should they arrive. He left for the Sith Temple to locate Hosk, and did so. However, Darth Talon was aware he had arrived and confronted them. Cade overpowered Talon, but Nihl (also present) subdued him.

Cade was subjected to torture at the hands of Darth Maladi, and Krayt, realizing how powerful Cade was, asked the Skywalker to join his Sith. Cade refused, and it was revealed that Krayt had already captured his friends and mutated them with Yorik-Kul seeds. Cade, his connection to the Force already tenuously on the edge of the light, was forced to use dark transfer to heal them.

Krayt continued to attempt to manipulate Cade with numerous stories, tales of the Jedi, and his own history. It was during this that Talon attacked him for insolence, and, upon finally accepting Krayt's offer to join him. Darth Talon had been wounded in the attack, and Cade was ordered to heal her as she was now his Sith master.

Darth Talon and Cade shared a relationship that crossed into intimacy, but Talon was reporting back to Krayt throughout - she believed Cade was simply following a facade. Krayt, intending still to convert him, tortured him in the Embrace of Pain. Cade attempted to escape the Temple, but was captured again and returned.

Krayt, attempting to turn him at last to the Dark Side, attempted to force him to kill Hosk Trey'lis. Cade refused, and Krayt instead killed him. This enraged Cade, who had a brief vision of his father and utilized shatterpoint (as opposed to dark transfer) to collect his father's lightsaber.

Fueled by anger, Cade defeated Darth Nihl and amputated his arm. Krayt then demanded Cade kill Nihl, but Cade again refused to follow his orders. Krayt continued to provoke him, but Cade did as well, revealing secrets that he had seen in visions about the Emperor.

Suddenly, Morrigan Corde arrived and shattered the window behind Krayt - shooting the Sith in the back. This allowed the crew of the Mynock to rescue Cade, who quickly ran to join them. Morrigan revealed that she was Cade's mother through a communication, but did not tell him anything further.

### **Intermezzo and Return to the Jedi**

Cade, left exhausted by his ordeal, pursued a mission with his old friends Chak and Kee, along with Jariah Syn to retrieve the Grinning Liar. They also aided Cade's uncle Nat Skywalker, known as Bantha Rawk, who needed their help in defending his home from the Black Sun.

Nat explained Cade's history, especially that between his mother Morrigan and his father Kol. During the genocide of Dac, specifically the Massacre of New Coral City, his cousins learned Cade's identity after a warrant was posted for him.

Cade yet again had further visions of his father, Kol, and Luke. He wrestled with the Dark Side and his addiction, but was attacked by Azlyn Rae - his former friend, who was once a padawan on Ossus.

Black Sun revealed Cade's location, and the Empire appeared to find him. Bantha and Azlyn outsmarted them, Azlyn using the Force to send them away. Cade decided to kill Krayt after this, but he did not believe anyone would be able to help. Bantha revealed the Jedi had a Hidden Temple on Taivas, and Cade, along with Azlyn, Bantha, and his crew, headed there.

Azlyn had summoned Marasiah Fel and her Imperial Knights to Taivas as well - the Jedi and Fel Knights having a brief standoff as a result. The Knights, however, were on a peaceful mission and the Jedi agreed to speak with them.

It was then that Cade re-encountered K'Kruhk, and also met Tili Qua and T'ra Saa. Cade informed them of Krayt's origins as A'Sharad Hett, along with the weakness provided by his illness. The Council refused to allow Cade to kill Krayt, however, citing that it was against the Jedi way. Cade argued, and then left them to deliberate. He spent time with Shado, who, concerned for his friend and the danger he presented, tested his ability to control his darkness in a confrontation. Cade did control his use of both the light side and the dark side as he defeated Shado, but was still confronted by Wolf Sazen, who had sensed the fight and was now also concerned.

The Jedi Council informed them that they would not pursue the assassination of Krayt, believing that the Sith would implode and the problem would resolve itself. Cade decided to ignore this instruction, instead taking the Imperial Knights (who Roan Fel had directed to aid in assassinating Krayt). Shado, surprisingly, also came along.

### **The Rakghoul Resurgence**

On the way to the Core, the Mynock was pulled from hyperspace and pulled aboard the Iron Sun. They ventured into the ship, encountering rakghouls. Cade and Azlyn were both infected from a bite and scratch respectively. They then encountered Celeste Morne. Celeste spoke of the past, her padawan Zayne Carrick, and how she came to be possessed by the Muur Talisman, as well as how she encountered Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.

In the early stages of infection, Cade inquired about the Rakghoul plague, and learning it was a disease used dark transfer to heal himself and Azlyn. Celeste then agreed to assist them in assassinating Krayt and accompanied them to Had Abbadon. On Had Abbadon they attacked the Imperial base. Celeste allowed a single Sith to escape to alert Krayt.

During the wait for Krayt to arrive, Azlyn, believing Celeste to be evil, attempted to kill her and destroy the Talisman. Cade stopped her, and shortly after Azlyn and him spent the night together, rekindling their former feelings for each other. Karness Muur appeared to Cade, and he then went to Celeste, telling him that he would get rid of Muur if he continued his antics.

Celeste lied to Krayt, using Muur's voice to tell Krayt they had captured Cade and his friends, as well as tempting Krayt with his power in the Force. Krayt arrived with his Sith and another battle ensued.

The rakghouls initially aided Cade and his companions, but turned on them at Muur's orders. Muur attacked both Krayt and Azlyn Rae with lightning, but Celeste fought to regain control, successfully doing so and launching Krayt off a cliff. Though it was unknown to them, Darth Wyyrlok III, one of Krayt's advisors, killed Krayt when the fall failed to. Celeste then asked Cade to kill her, and he obliged, but the talisman attached to Cade. Cade fought Muur's influence, and destroyed the Talisman.

The injured Azlyn could not be healed by Cade's powers, and they left the planet to find Cade's aunt Droo on Kiffex. The Imperial Knights attempted to come along, but Cade refused, and Shado helped fend them off.

Cade managed to keep Azlyn alive, despite her wishes, until they arrived on Kiffex. Nat and Droo took her to receive medical care, and Cade, exhausted by the ordeal, collapsed into fitful dreams. He attempted to help heal Azlyn, but he was refused by his aunt and uncle. They were forced to put her in a suit that infused her with bacta. Cade returned after a fight in town where the Kiffu Guardians confronted him, only to be confronted by Azlyn who was angry that Cade had not just let her die. His aunt and uncle told him to leave, and so Cade and his crew left.

They ended up heading to Tatooine to raid Black Sun shipments, but were stranded when the ship failed to take off and required maintenance. Cade met Gunn Yage ("Gunner") in the Gusha's Luck, a cantina on Tatooine. Cade was drugged into unconsciousness by her, then held him captive. They were pursued by assassins, however, who converged on them after Cade choked her and she responded with her blaster. They ended up stranded in the Lars homestead after a sandstorm began.

Gunn revealed she was Rulf Yage's daughter. Cade was angered by this, as he was responsible for the attack on Ossus. Gunn explained that it was the Sith, not Yage, and that her father had been changed by the attack. Cade had visions again of Luke and his family. Cade was shown himself as a Sith as result. Cade declared he did not want that, and Luke departed.

Cade awoke to the assassins, two Anzati, attempting to feed on them and Gunn. Cade fought them, and Gunn woke up. As they fought, Jariah and Morrigan arrived at the hovel, killing one of the assassins. Cade killed another, and the final one they stunned, bringing the assassin to find Morrigan and Jariah. They headed to find the Black Sun crime lord who had attempted the assassination, and Gunn went to arrest the Moff who had played a role.

Cade and his mother spoke, and she explained if she had known of the Sith plot to attack Ossus, she would have never left Cade and his father. She had believed Cade had died, but now realized how nothing else mattered. Cade did not stay to listen to her explain her love for him and his father.

Cade faced the Black Sun and manipulated the crime lord into his terms, whereas his mother killed the boss instead. Cade struck his mother with lightning, but Syn calmed him with reminders of Kiffex. He left his mother to fend for herself, leaving with Syn to return to Tatooine. The ship was repaired and they left Tatooine.

The crew traveled to Zeltros for a vacation. Rav found them and tempted them with a job on Wayland. They could not refuse the offer, and headed to Wayland. On the planet, however, was Darth Maladi's lab. She captured Cade, manipulating him by infecting Deliah Blue and demanding that he heal her to display to Maladi his healing abilities. He failed, and eventually turned on Maladi, using a power to terrify her with visions. She fled, and his friends arrived. Cade attempted still to heal Deliah, but Wolf Sazen told him to try healing her with the light side. He succeeded, the light side killing Maladi's weapon. Cade refused to return to the Jedi, but to remain grey.

Later, Cade went to Deluuj to face Vul Isen - a Sith scientist who had poisoned Dac. He was not there, and they ended up going instead to Nal Hutta after receiving a message from the Hutt Queen Jool. Vul Isen had attacked Da Soocha. The Hutts tested Cade's abilities, revealing that they had baited Isen to Utapau as revenge for the murder of Azzim Anjiliac Aitrue. However, Gar Stazi was there. Cade and his crew went to Utapau, but their contact their was assassinated. Cade was willing to go with the Hutt plan, and Wolf Sazen chastised him. Cade agreed that Jariah Syn could protect him. Cade and Wolf proceeded to duel Vul Isen and his associate Darth Azard. During the duel, however, they felt Krayt return from death. Vul attempted to release a virus to genocide Utapau, but Cade stopped him, bisecting him and catching the vial. He had a vision shortly after of him fighting Krayt, and then nothingness - he realized his destiny was to kill Darth Krayt.

Cade told Wolf about his vision, and Wolf relayed that Krayt was alive to the Jedi Council. Cade also had visions of killing Wolf and Nat Skywalker, for which Wolf told him that he was still drawn to the dark side and that the Jedi did not trust Cade. Cade, upset by this, made a new plan to stop Krayt. His friends Deliah and Jariah both agreed to help.

### **Return of Darth Krayt**

Intent on destroying Krayt, the crew of the *Mynock* travelled to Falleen to attack the cruiser that Krayt had committed to bombard it. Gar Stazi and his forces joined the defence of the planet, and Cade boarded the cruiser to destroy it. He received a request to meet his mother on The Wheel in three days time. Cade then destroyed the cruiser with explosives.

They arrived at the Wheel, but it had been ransacked by an Imperial attack. They found the dying Moff Calixte in Morrigan's quarters, and at first Cade's crew attacked her before she revealed that she was in fact Morrigan. Cade asked his crew for privacy, and they spoke. Morrigan revealed that she had been acting as a spy for Fel, and that Morlish Veed had poisoned her after uncovering the secret. Cade wanted to heal her, but could not at first as he did not love her. His father appeared in spirit and managed to convince Cade to forgive her, especially by showing him their love for each other. It worked, and Cade healed her.

They left the Wheel, but not before Darth Talon approached them - saying that Krayt had received the message and left one of his own. Antares was aboard, encased in carbonite, and he revealed that after attempting to rescue the Princess Fel, was captured and revealed the Jedi temple on Taivas to the Sith.

Cade and his crew arrived at the temple and met with the Jedi, who were already meeting with Roan Fel and Gar Stazi, who suggested they evacuate the planet. Cade suggested a trap, instead, and they agreed. The planet's natural geography and magnetic field gave the Jedi an advantage, thinning the Sith forces. During the battle, Krayt unveiled his Sith Troopers and the Jedi began to evacuate to Bastion, while Cade continued with his plan to protect the Temple along with the Jedi T'ra Saa. However, T'ra Saa exploded, along with Nat Skywalker, who had pushed Cade out of a window to protect him.

Cade took out Sith Troopers in his fury aboard the Mynock, but his mother convinced him to leave one alive so that they could interrogate him. They headed for Bastion, but Roan Fel had captured Darth Maladi - and was convinced that he could use the Omega Red virus to kill Cade.

They left for Coruscant shortly after, along with many Imperial Knights, and multiple Jedi. Cade fought the Sith, including Darth Talon who he nearly managed to subdue, but he was unable to continue after he sensed Wolf Sazen die in a duel with Darth Stryfe. Talon left to warn Krayt, and Shado Vao pursued her. Cade and Krayt duelled, resulting in Cade being injured and sent to the brink of death. He had a vision of Coruscant burning beneath Krayt's rule as well as Cade becoming the host body to Krayt. He returned to his body and rose, killing Krayt and proclaiming himself a Jedi.

Cade decided then to take his mother's ship into Coruscant Prime in order to ensure Krayt would not return. His mother gave him a locket with a holo of him, his mother, and father, and he went on his way. Krayt's spirit informed him that if he destroyed his original body, he would simply take Cade's body, and Cade continued with his plan. However, Luke appeared and urged him to reconsider, with just enough time that he managed to escape the ship and enter a healing trance in the vacuum of space. Krayt's body was destroyed with

The *Mynock* appeared and found him, taking him onboard.

His crew faded from prominence, spending the next few years without any notable role in galactic events.

### **The New Jedi Order**

After some time, Cade returned to the New Jedi Order, and was actively a member during the Second Vong War as well as the resultant civil war. Sometime between the end of the New Imperial War in 150 ABY and the end of 153 ABY, he had risen to Grand Master of the New Jedi Order, replacing K'Kruhk. The rising Sith Empire attempted to confront him mutliple times, including an incident on Nar Shaddaa in late 153 ABY, when Darth Viscretus and her inquisitorius attempted to subdue and capture him.

K'Kruhk reclaimed the role after Cade's extended absence to face the threat on Mortis in 157 ABY.

## Personality and Traits

Cade was both stubborn and fairly contrarian, but also extremely independent. His emotions lead him more than logic, resulting in many close calls. He was disrespectful often to those in power. His stubbornness and recklessness led him to the temptation of the Dark Side, and made it difficult for him to obey the Light strictly. He had attachment issues as well, unable to let go of people he cared for, much like his ancestor Anakin.

## Powers and Abilities

Cade possessed mutliple powerful abilities, the most notable of which was shatterpoint and its sibling power dark transfer. He was able to use other more mainstream powers as well, such as hibernation trances, telekinesis, Force choke, Force lightning, perception, and protection bubble. He was also a capable lightsaber combatant, able to hold his own against well trained Sith such as Nihl and Talon, and even defeat lesser Sith.