Ommin

"Welcome, my children. I am King Ommin!"

- King Ommin, greeting Aleema and Satal Keto.

Ommin was the legitimate King of Onderon from the time of his father's death until his own death at the end of the Naddist Uprising of 3,998 BBY, a conflict between the followers of Freedon Nadd against the Jedi Order, Galactic Republic, and Beast Riders from the planet's wilderness. After the conclusion of the prior conflict known as the Beast Wars, Ommin was thought dead, subsequently forsaking the throne and leadership of Onderon. He was a direct descendant of Freedon Nadd, and was also the apprentice of that same Dark Lord alongside his wife, Queen Amanoa. The couple birthed a daughter named Galia, whom they intended to carry on their legacy of dark side rule. When his relentless studies in the dark side began to have adverse effects on his physical being, Ommin ceased them, retired from Onderonian politics and faded from visibility, leaving the rule of the planet in the hands of his wife.

It was believed that King Ommin was deceased, but this was not the case. Rumors of Ommin being alive were unfounded until the death of Amanoa in 4,000 BBY at the hands of the Jedi. Ommin then returned to the forefront of Onderonian events in command of a Dark Side Army, and supported by the power of Freedon Nadd, waged war on the invading forces of the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic. In 3,998 BBY, Jedi Master Arca Jeth and his apprentices managed to defeat King Ommin and ultimately triumph over Freedon Nadd's influence, finally bringing peace to the war-torn planet. The sorcerer-King of Onderon joined both his wife and Sith Master in death, all three being interred in a mausoleum on his home planet's fourth moon of Dxun.

Early life
"You should know the darkness has been with us for centuries. My father, his father..."

- King Ommin, speaking of his dark side heritage

Ommin was a member of the Onderon Royal Family. He was a direct descendant of Freedon Nadd, a Dark Lord of the Sith who ruled the world more than four centuries before. The Royal Family was the heir to all the legacy of Nadd: the Tomb of Freedon Nadd (which was a focal point of dark side energy), and a collection of Sith artifacts, including at least two Sith swords and a Sith amulet.

In the tradition of his predecessors, Ommin was indoctrinated in the ways of the ancient Sith, and learned to harness the power of the dark side. As a youth, Ommin was apprenticed to his father, further perpetuating Freedon Nadd's legacy through the generations. Ommin originally felt as though Sith lore was merely part of his royal tutoring, believing his father was only teaching him lessons in the use of power; however, he soon realized that the dark side offered many other possibilities. Thus, Prince Ommin devoted himself to learning Sith sorcery. After his father's death, Ommin had grown enough in skill to summon the spirit of Freedon Nadd, and also assume Kingship of Iziz.

Sith training
"Yes. My mummified flesh sleeps in stone, but this old man called my spirit back from Chaos. I have given him...my knowledge."

- Freedon Nadd

Freedon Nadd taught Ommin much more than his father had; imparting not only dark side knowledge but Sith traditions as well. He ruled Onderon's walled city of Iziz in the same manner his forefathers: by dominating the citizens through the power of the dark side. Sometime during his tutelage under Nadd, Ommin married another Onderonian nobleman's daughter; Amanoa, thereby taking her as his Queen. Over the years the couple had a daughter named Galia.



Ommin eventually lost interest in the mundane daily activities of life, and secretly focused his attention on his training under Freedon Nadd. Ommin learned more and more of the dark side and it's nature from the Sith Lord, until he was passed the threshold of escaping it's thrall. His wife Amanoa did not suspect Ommin's dark side allegiance for many years, but when she did, she attempted to break the bond between Ommin and his Sith ancestor, but to no avail; he had become too strong, and the very blood of the ancient Dark Lord ran through his veins. Eventually with the help of Nadd, Ommin corrupted his wife to the dark side, and the couple became powerful Sith sorcerers. Someday, Ommin decided, he would corrupt his daughter Galia to be the heir of the dark side as well.

The love between Ommin and Amanoa faded during their quest for dark side power. Mistrust, loathing, and outright hatred took the empty space. Little did the couple know that they were both being manipulated by Freedon Nadd. Nadd's ultimate goal was to physically resurrect himself, and weild the dark side once more as ruler of Onderon. By teaching his descendants well, Nadd hoped to find a candidate powerful to master Sith Alchemy and help recreate a body to house his spirit. To ensure Ommin or Amanoa would be powerful enough, Nadd made them compete with each other.

Pall of the dark side
"The dark side does not come without its price, you have the power over the Force, but in exchange you have lost power over your own body."

- Freedon Nadd's spirit to King Ommin

However, forbidden teachings were not without their consequences. Ommin's bones and flesh slowly decayed under the weight of the dark side, until he became an invalid, decrepit and helpless. As a result, a special durasteel exoskeleton constructed by his personal doctors to support his physical body and flesh. The King then murdered his aide Tolo Kad with a wave of dark side energy, who failed him completely in the arrangement of a state dinner. Ommin appointed Kad's aide, the young Novar, as Minister of State as well as his new aide. In reality, Kad's failure was the secret design of Novar's, but one would assume such details would not matter to the Sith sorcerer.

After a decade of Novar's "manipulation" (or so Novar thought), King Ommin took him as his Sith apprentice. However, two years into Novar's teaching, Ommin's body had become too ravaged to continue any further. The King retreated from the public, handing Iziz and Novar's dark side study to his wife. Thus Queen Amanoa assumed the daily responsibilities as ruler of Onderon. It was then that Freedon Nadd realized the sorcerer-couple had failed him: Ommin himself would never be strong enough to fulfill Nadd's dream, while Amanoa would not further her study once her husband failed to maintain competition with her.

The Freedon Nadd Uprising


After years of isolation, one piece of major news reached Ommin's lair. His wife, Queen Amanoa, had perished at the hands of the Jedi, and his daughter Galia was newly wed to the Beast Lord Oron Kira. Ommin plotted to take the planet back from his daughter and the Beast Lord, and reclaim the throne as rightful King of Onderon. In a bold attack, he deployed subordinates to launch attacks throughout the fortified city of Iziz.

Sensing the presence of the dark side haunting the planet, the Jedi led by Master Arca decided to move the coffins of Amanoa and Freedon Nadd to the Onderon's fouth moon of Dxun. The King dispatched his armor-clad Dark Jedi Warb Null to ambush the Jedi with a groundborer and his Dark Side Army. Catching the Jedi at unawares, the armored Jedi and the Naddist Army successfully recovered both sarcophagi.

The Jedi deduced that if the King was indeed alive, the groundborer's departure tunnel would lead them to his hide-out. Queen Galia led Jedi Master Arca Jeth and his padawan Ulic Qel-Droma through the tunnels and catacombs. Soon, Galia discovered that she was unfamiliar with these catacombs, as they ran deeper than any she had previously encountered. Master Arca was following the strong pull of the dark side in the tunnels, until the trio came upon none other than King Ommin.

Galia gasped in horror at the sight of her father, who appeared old and decrepit, and was connected a complex life support system. The most intriguing sight to them was Ommin's mechanical exoskeleton, which, as he described to the Jedi and his daughter, was a necessity; Ommin's prolonged exposure to the dark side had detrimental effects on his body, and over time he needed the support this durasteel contraption to replace his natural mobility.

Pretending to be weak and utterly helpless upon the Jedi's arrival, King Ommin was confronted by Master Arca, who demanded the remains of Freedon Nadd. When he approached the sorcerer-King however, Ommin blasted him with a torrent of Force lightning. Arca was knocked back, and as Ulic rushed to his side, the spirit of the Sith Lord Freedon Nadd appeared behind the King. Only then did they realize the truth: Ommin was far from being as helpless as he pretended, and in fact had been empowered by Nadd's spirit. As Master Arca was distracted by the ancient Dark Lord, Ommin rose and seized his neck, then incapacitated the seasoned Jedi Master by smothering him with waves of dark side energy. Ommin offered his daughter a career with the dark side, but was quickly refused. Nadd then cocommanded his right hand, Warb Null to deal with Qel-Droma. Ulic dueled with Warb Null and quickly triumphed over the armored warrior, but at Nadd's order, Ommin kidnapped Arca and fled deeper into his subterranean stronghold.

The battle for Onderon


Ulic and Galia escaped the tunnels, pursued by Ommin's army of darksiders. Upon reaching the surface, Galia was ferried away to safety while Qel-Droma sent a distress signal to Coruscant, the seat of the Galactic Republic. Coruscant in turn commmisioned the entire Republic war-fleet in defense of Onderon, while on the Jedi planet of Ossus, five of the bravest Jedi Knights were dispatched in response to the call for aid. The Freedon Nadd Uprising was fully underway.

The battle was going well for the Naddists. Ommin's Dark Side Army was successfully driving back Oron Kira and his Beast Riders, and Kira's Jedi companions were slowly being drained of the Force by Ommin's dark side thrall over the planet. For two days the Naddists had the Beast Riders and Jedi pinned down in their forest stronghold, before the arrival of the Republic-Jedi relief force. One of the Jedi, a newly commissioned Knight named Nomi Sunrider, managed to turn the tide of the war with her Jedi Battle meditation, which provided empowerment for her allies while proving disastrous for the darksiders.

King Ommin received report of the above ground battle from Novar, who informed him that at first the battle was going in their favor, but things were changing with the arrival of the Jedi and Republic. Novar told the King that one of the newly arrived Jedi held great power, and she was the cause diminished influence of the dark side. He also mentioned that in the midst of battle, two travellers in posession of dark side artifacts had arrived in Iziz, requesting an audience with the King. Concerned by this, Ommin ordered Novar to bring the guests while he delt with the Jedi woman.

Reaching out through the Force, Ommin searched for young Nomi Sunrider on the battlefield. When he located her, the sorcerer-King withdrew his dark influence from the planet's atmosphere, and instead focused it in one concentrated attack directed at Sunrider. Unable to withstand the backlash, Sunrider was incapacitated. Back in his lair, Ommin sat in the company of his dark side warriors, satisfied with his victory. Novar then arrived with two visitors, Satal and Aleema Keto of the Empress Teta system.

Treachery of a Sith Lord
"I'm sorry, Ommin&hellip;they don't belong to the dark side but you do!"

- Freedon Nadd to Ommin



In his stronghold, King Ommin was introduced to Satal Keto and his cousin Aleema, royal heirs to the throne of Empress Teta. After stealing a Sith spellbook from the Museum of Dark Side Antiquities on Coruscant, the Ketos then journied to Onderon in search of assistance with deciphering the text. Apprehensive at first, Satal was inquired if the King was knowledgeable enough to provide the assistance they sought. Ommin obliged them, and while rendering Satal temporarily uneasy with his power, gave the young man a Sith amulet, which granted it's wielder the ability to read ancient Sith text. Ommin allowed Satal to keep the talisman as a gift, in return for being allowed to make a copy of the book for himself.

While Ommin ordered Novar to handle the copying, the King showed the Ketos his most prized possession: Jedi Master Arca Jeth, tortured and imprisoned by the dark side of the Force. Ommin's plan was to destroy his body, until it forced Arca to call on the power dark side, at which time Ommin would restore him as a Dark Jedi. However, Arca's knowledge that other Jedi were coming for him gave the Arkanian Jedi strength enough to resist the darkness. He called the sorcerer-King close to him, and told him that his Knights had arrived to free him.

At that very moment, the reinforced Jedi task force consisting of Nomi Sunrider, Ulic and Cay Qel-Droma, the Vultan Oss Wilum, Dace Diath, Tott Doneeta, and the Miraluka Jedi Shoaneb Culu broke into Ommin's lair. Fighting erupted immediately as Ommin and his darksider army were caught by surprise. Cay Qel-Droma lost his droid arm to a Sith warbot during the skirmish, but was successfull in destroying his attacker. Meanwhile, unwilling to be caught in the midst of the commotion, Satal and Aleema scurried away into deeper into the tunnels under the palace. As the other Jedi made short work of Ommin's lackeys, the sorcerer-King joined the fight personally, determined to show the Jedi the true nature of the dark side. He immediately unleashed a barrage of Sith lightning, taunting the Jedi as they suffered the full brunt of his attack. The Jedi recovered, but Ommin attacked them again, this time catching both Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma with a potent blast of dark side energy. Before the sorcerer-King could mount another attack however, Ulic Qel-Droma sliced apart his exoskeleton. Ommin's body collapsed, and he lay squirming on the floor, moments away from death. Freedon Nadd, after guiding the Ketos into the subterranean chambers of the palace, arrived by Ommin's side, who begged for Nadd's assistance. Seeing the potential in the Ketos, Nadd decided to abandon the august King, and restore his legacy through Satal and Aleema. Nadd then submitted Ommin to the dark side in front of the Jedi&mdash;the life of King Ommin of Onderon was forfeit by his own ancestor.

After the revolt was settled, Ommin's sarcophagus, together with his wife's, were moved to Dxun and interred within the new tomb of Freedon Nadd.

Ruthlessness
"Believe me, Jedi&mdash;the Sith way will live forever!"

- King Ommin



King Ommin was an intelligent man who was dedicated to the Sith and their traditions. He did not suffer incompetence from his subordinates, such as when he eliminated the former Minister of State, Tolo Kad for his failure. Ommin was competetive by nature and a sound military commander, though was restricted to delegating orders from his underground lair due to his support skeleton. Also because of his restriction, he was fond of tricking individuals into comimg near him, and the attacking them with dark side energy. He was also was not above sacrificing those who he deemed expendable, as evidenced when he did nothing to stop the impending death of Warb Null at the hands of Ulic Qel-Droma. He was fully devoted to his dark side Master Freedon Nadd, carrying on Nadd's legacy just as his fathers before him had done. Ommin was not above torturing individuals, seemingly for his own pleasure. He tortured Master Arca Jeth with dark side energy, hoping to extinguish his light and restore him as a Dark Jedi.

Student
"Dead? Ha! No, no. That was simply a necessary diversion, so I could continue my...studies."

- King Ommin to Galia

As a young man, Prince Ommin was an avid learner and received lessons in etiquette and politics, and was also brought up in the dark side traditions of his royal forefathers. He became very knowledgeable in Sith lore, and was fluent in Onderonian, Galactic Basic, and ancient Sith. Himself a noble, it was only fitting that he be betrothed to a noblewoman, and thus wed Amanoa. Also in line with tradition, the King's wife was indoctrinated in the ways of the Sith.

Physical appearance & equipment
In his youth, Ommin had all the faculties of a normal man, being to move about freely and as he chose. However, as he engrossed himself more and more in the Sith arts, the dark side power began to twist him, and corrupt his flesh. King Ommin's body had over time become decayed and brittle. His bones became weak, and before long he was unable to sustain movement of his limbs and flesh. As a result, Ommin had constructed for himself a durasteel harness to support his physical body. This "metal exoskeleton" was attached to the King from his head to toe, to the tips of each finger even. Because the girth of the machinery rendered it virtually stationary, Ommin was restricted to confinement in his underground lair. From here he would receive reports of the state of affairs above ground, and through his servant Novar, direct the course of battle.

He was not entirely immobile, however. The exoskeleton offered him some movement, such as being able to fully operate his arms and legs, albeit still within the confines of his lair. The exoskeleton also provided the King with amplified measure of strength. He was able to lift Arca Jeth off the ground while holding the Jedi Master by his neck, and then retreated deeper into the caverns with Arca's body. While the metal frame augmented his strength, Ommin was further empowered by the spirit of Freedon Nadd. When the exoskeleton was destroyed by Ulic Qel-Droma, King Ommin collapsed to the ground like an Arkanian jellyfish, and Nadd withdrew his power from him as well.



Collector
"They say you have found Sith treasures. What gift have you brought me?"

- King Ommin to Aleema and Satal Keto

Ommin was very well versed in Sith lore, and was always eager to acquire more "Sith treasures", as he called them. He was an eccentric man, despite his appearance; his lineage granted him the inheritance of a plethora of these treasures, and he kept them readily available and on display. When the Ketos visited with the King, he brought the youths to a glass showcase, where he removed one of his many Sith amulets. Ommin himself also wore an amulet around his neck. When the Ketos presented their Sith spellbook to the King, he was anxious to transcribe a copy for himself immediately.

Among his collection of artifacts were at least two Sith swords, a number of Sith amulets and talismans, and Sith tomes. After the death of Amanoa, Ommin came into possession of Freedon Nadd's sarcophagus, an object of great dark side power. His most "prized possession" however (as referred to by him), was the Jedi Master Arca Jeth, whom Ommin had captured and imprisoned. While prisoner of the sorcerer-King, Jeth was hanged on a wall as though he were a work of art. Ommin eventually lost all of his Sith treasures (including the imprisoned Jedi Master) when he died. Freedon Nadd gifted Aleema and Satal Keto with the majority of Ommin's artifacts, and the remainder of them were sealed in Nadd's tomb with the sacophagi of Ommin, Amanoa, and Freedon Nadd, by Ommin's former "most prized posession", Arca Jeth himself.

Powers and abilities
"Foolish Jedi! Arca is beyond saving&mdash;he has been humbled by the might of the ancient Sith! And so shall you!"

- King Ommin, as he blasts the Jedi with dark side energy



The apprentice of the Dark Lord Freedon Nadd, King Ommin studied the dark side alongside his wife, Queen Amanoa. For a time the King and Queen competed with each other in their studies, and both becoming stronger for it. When the debilitating affects of the dark side began to take it's toll on Ommin, he withdrew from his studies, the competetition with his wife, and leadership of Onderon overall. Though he never resumed his apprentiship, he still maintained the power that was granted him through his ancestor Nadd. feet As a Sith sorcerer, King Ommin displayed a considerable mastery of Sith magic, and of the dark side in general. According to Jedi Master Arca Jeth, Ommin's dark side energy was the strongest he had ever encountered. On several occasions, the sorcerer-King was able to lash out through the dark side of the Force, and attack Jedi that were great distances away from him. His attack was so powerful that it was able to incapacitate even a Jedi Master, as done with Arca Jeth. He was also able to project blasts of what was described as "infinite hatred". When channneling the dark side in this way, Ommin's body and eyes radiated with a fluorescent green aura.

Ommin was also proficient with Sith lightning, and was again shown using it against the Jedi. With his lightning, Ommin was able to subdue Master Arca, and also humble Arca's apprentices with it's power when they tried to rescue him. Afterwards, Ommin used a lightning-based torture-restraint to confine Arca, and hold him fast on the wall of his lair.

Ommin was also able to summon dark side spirits from Chaos, as he did with the spirit of Freedon Nadd. He was apparently able to create these spirits as well. According to the sorcerer-King, he could subject individuals to the power of the dark side so heavily, that they would be forced to call on it's power to save themselves, thereby giving in to it. When the victim could endure no longer, their body would be destroyed; Ommin would then resurrect them as a dark side spirit.

Behind the scenes
The character of Ommin first appeared in the sub-series The Freedon Nadd Uprising of the comic series Tales of the Jedi. Writer Tom Veitch created him for this sub-series, The Freedon Nadd Uprising, which is his only comic appearance. For the Tales of the Jedi audio drama version, Ommin was voiced by Larry Keith.

Formally introduced in Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising, King Ommin shared many similarities with Emperor Palpatine of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Both men held royal title as king (Ommin) and Emperor (Palpatine); both played physical weakness; both fought in a sorcerer's style, with attacks of pure energy instead of physical skills; both attempted to corrupt a Jedi during their final confrontation; both had a fully armored and masked subordinate: Warb Null and Darth Vader respectively.

Although King Ommin's energy attacks in the comics looked nothing like the Force lightning of the movies, The Dark Side Sourcebook confirms that Ommin knew such a feat. In the Tales of the Jedi audio drama, Ommin's Force lightning can be heard as he uses it against Arca Jeth and the Jedi.


 * Ommin is pronounced omen. An omen is a bad sign.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Tales of the Jedi (audio)
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Bane of the Sith

Notes & references
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