Flint

"I'm not afraid of anything." "Not even me?"

- Flint and Luke Skywalker

Flint was a male Human native to Belderone. The son of a Clone Wars-era Jedi Knight, Flint was chosen by Darth Vader as a pupil and, after Vader's death, served the new Dark Lady of the Sith, Lumiya, until being redeemed by Luke Skywalker.

Early life


Flint was the son of a Jedi Knight, Flint Torul, killed by General Grievous near the end of the Outer Rim Sieges, and a woman named Zana. Zana worked the evening shift as a waitress in a cantina to support herself and her son. Flint dreamed of being a Jedi like his father.

Fall to the dark side
During the Galactic Civil War, Belderone was home to an AT-AT factory which drew the attention of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Flint wished to become Luke's Padawan, but Luke refused, afraid of the responsibility of keeping an apprentice from falling to the dark side. Nevertheless, Flint and his best friend, Barney, decided to help fight the Imperial presence.

When the Galactic Civil War came to Belderone, Flint brashly tried to help the Rebellion. Unfortunately, the Empire did not attack the Rebel base on the neighboring world of Kulthis, as the Rebels had predicted. Darth Vader instead ordered an AT-AT assault on Flint's home village on Belderone itself. Flint's mother Zana was killed in the attack.

Flint blamed the Rebels for the attack, and especially despised Luke for not training him to be a Jedi, believing that if Luke had done so, Zana would have survived. Flint was discovered by Vader, who could relate to the boy's state of mind, doubtless recalling how he had blamed Obi-Wan Kenobi for his own failure to save Shmi Skywalker. Vader offered Flint the chance to become a stormtrooper and receive training by Vader himself in the Jedi ways.

Dark Lord of Belderone
Following the death of Vader and Palpatine at the Battle of Endor, Lumiya—former Emperor's Hand and self-declared Dark Lady of the Sith—took Flint on as her apprentice. Known as the Dark Lord of Belderone, he wore extravagant armor and wielded a red-bladed lightsaber. Lumiya sent Flint to oversee the subjugation of Naldar, a planet to which many Belderonian refugees had fled.

Luke Skywalker was warned by the Force ghosts of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker that only he could redeem Flint. Anakin pleaded with Luke to undo the damage to Flint that he had done as Vader and was now unable to undo himself. Shortly after Luke's vision, a starfighter landed on the forest moon of Endor, piloted by Prince Denin of Naldar, who wished to be trained as a Jedi by Luke to save his people from Flint's forces. Luke, Leia, and Barney accompanied Denin to Naldar. There, they learned that Denin was actually Princess Vila impersonating her Force-sensitive brother, who had been killed by the Empire two years before the Battle of Endor.



Redemption
When the Dark Lord subjugating Naldar was revealed to be Flint, Luke apologized for not training him as a Jedi. Barney explained that the Empire, not the Rebels, had killed Zana. Flint repented and was redeemed, but his Imperial troops reported his betrayal to Lumiya, who ordered his execution. An Imperial blaster bolt meant for Flint was intercepted by Vila, mortally wounding her. In death, Vila's Force spirit was reunited with that of Denin. Flint was kept in a cell of Mandalorian iron on an Alliance safeworld for many years, to overcome his traumatic experiences as a dark sider. He eventually returned to Belderone to live out a simple life.

After the destruction of the Crystal Star in the Crseih system, the New Republic sought to find a new home for the dislocated and enslaved Firrerreo freed by Leia and Rillao. With a passionate plea, Flint persuaded the Belderonian people to accept the Firrerreos to their world, although the two groups would later develop a rivalry which the Yuuzhan Vong manipulated to lead to the mutual extinction of both peoples.

Death
Following the fall of the Disciples of Ragnos, Flint's body was found on Belderone, having apparently been stabbed through the throat by a lightsaber or lightwhip. It appeared that Lumiya had taken her revenge on her former pupil, after having vowed to deal with his treachery many years before.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars Annual 3: The Apprentice
 * Marvel Star Wars 92: The Dream
 * Marvel Star Wars 92 Essential: Dark Lord of Beldernoe