Darth Desolous

"A thousand Jedi died cursing Darth Desolous. Now, you too shall scream my name!"

- Darth Desolous

Darth Desolous was a male Pau'an Dark Lord of the Sith. Before falling to the dark side of the Force, he was a revered Jedi Master whose name had long been forgotten.

Biography
Desolous was born nearly 3,500 years before the Clone Wars. His lust for battle led him to the dark side and in search of Sith teachings. He was expelled from the Jedi Order, took on his Sith name and vowed to have his revenge.

After returning to his homeworld of Utapau, Desolous began training an army of Pau'ans in his own style, using cortosis alloy shields and melee weapons. He eventually rallied his army against the Jedi, ambushing Jedi Knights across the galaxy, leading to the slaughter of nearly two thousand Jedi. With each victory, he grew more reckless and bold, his hatred against the Jedi eclipsing all his other emotions. He was lured into a trap at Yaga Minor, his army engaging a small force of Jedi Knights. A large Jedi fleet emerged from hyperspace, preventing his retreat, and, outnumbered and outmatched, Desolous' army was destroyed and the Sith himself killed by, as he claims, the entire Jedi Council.

Desolous fought with a single-bladed red lightsaber and a shield, similar in design to those his people used, which was able to resist a lightsaber.

Duel against Starkiller
"Join us, Jedi!''" "''I'm not a Jedi, dead man!"

- Darth Desolous and Starkiller

As part of the Jedi Trials program at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, a simulacrum of Desolous fought Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Galen Marek, inside the ruins of the Jedi Trials Chamber. As Galen Marek was walking along a corridor of the Jedi Temple, Desolous jumped at Marek and attacked him with red Force lightning and told the aspiring boy that a thousand Jedi died cursing him and that Galen would also scream his name, then he swiftly attacked. After a brief lightsaber duel, Galen used the Force to slam Desolous into the large statue of Emperor Palpatine and pulled it down onto the long forgotten Sith Lord, crushing the Pau'an and ending the program.

Behind the scenes
This character was first mentioned on Leland Chee's blog in 2006, where his name was said to be inspired by the word desolate.

In the video game, entering PAUAN as a cheat code, enables Darth Desolous as a playable character.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game

Notes and references
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