The Story of Darth Malak

Introduction

• Tragic tale connected with Revan and Sith Emperor
• Human male, birth name Alek, from Quelii

Early Life

• Raised in a native village
• Fled homeworld due to Mandalorian siege
• Found refuge within the Republic

Jedi Training

• Discovered to be force-sensitive
• Trained as a Jedi on Coruscant
• Became friends with Revan
• Developed a strong bond with Revan

Mandalorian Wars

• Jedi Council refused to help the Republic
• Revan and Alek (Malak) led a faction of Jedi to fight
• Changed names and appearance to avoid detection
• Revan and Malak recruited others, including Meetra Surik
• Key battles and use of superweapons

Discovery of Sith Threat

• Learned of Sith influence behind Mandalorian Wars
• Explored planets Rekkiad, Nathema, and Dromund Kaas
• Discovered hidden Sith Empire and Emperor

Encounter with Sith Emperor

• Betrayed and corrupted by Emperor
• Sent back to the Republic as dark lords
• Tasked with finding the Star Forge

Fall to the Dark Side

• Mind manipulation by the Emperor
• Malak and Revan's relationship changed
• Revan became the leading dark lord
• Malak, now Darth Malak, faced a shadow of weakness

Betrayal and Rise

• Malak fired on Revan during an attack
• Assumed leadership as dark lord
• Pursued Jedi prodigy Bastila Shan

Final Confrontation

• Revan returned to the light side
• Malak captured and turned Bastila to the dark side
• Final battle aboard the Star Forge
• Malak defeated and refused to turn back to the light
• Malak's clarity in his last moments

Conclusion

• Story of friendship turned adversarial
• Effects of the dark side on relationships