Darth Havok

"Niin is who I was -- Darth Havok is who I am."

- Darth Havok

Darth Havok, born Eshkar Niin, was an Iktotchi Sith Lord and Sith Inquisitor of the One Sith. Prior to joining the Sith, Niin had been an Imperial Knight, and the master of Antares Draco.

Imperial Knight
"He knew strategy. He told me that a tiny fever wasp can carry death into places where a Krayt dragon cannot go."

- Antares Draco

Master Eshkar Niin was originally a member of the Imperial Knights, an order of Force-sensitives loyal to the Fel Empire and its ruling dynasty, where he was known as a keen strategist. Among his teachings to his pupil, Antares Draco, was that cleverness and subterfuge could be sometimes far more useful and deadlier than overwhelming force. He also told Antares that his passion was both his strength and his weakness. Niin constructed a holocron of his own. At some point, however, Niin killed the Empress, left the order and Antares was ordered to kill him. Antares apparently tracked him down and believed he had killed him, unaware that he had survived.

Sith Inquisitor
"I am much changed, Princess. Much stronger in the Dark Side than I ever was in the Light. I am no longer one of the Imperial Knights but a Lord of the Sith."

- Darth Havok

At some point, Niin fell to the dark side of the Force and became a servant of Darth Krayt. He abandoned his former name and became Darth Havok. Like the rest of his fellow Sith Lords, Havok covered his body in red and black Sith tattoos.

By 137 ABY, Lord Havok was present on Coruscant when Moff Rulf Yage returned from executing Operation: Thunderstroke on Agamar with a captured Princess Marasiah Fel. He was ordered by Darth Wyyrlok to take Princess Fel to Korriban and interrogate her. Yage opposed this order and, despite intervention from Regent Morlish Veed and Moff Nyna Calixte, Havok overruled the Moffs and took Fel away.

Havok took Princess Fel to the Chambers of Persuasion, where he tortured her. When she refused to crack, Havok revealed his identity to her. This shocked her, as she thought that he was dead. She retaliated with the Force, pulling one of the ember pots nearby to strike him, before taking his lightsaber from him and threatening to end her life. Havok refused to let her do so and took back his weapon telekinetically.

Sometime later, Draco arrived on Korriban with Ganner Krieg and Shado Vao to rescue the Princess. Havok arrived too late to prevent their escape, but did find that Draco had stayed behind to hold the Sith off. Havok told Draco that there had always been a darkness inside him, and said he would get his former apprentice to join him. Draco refused, and master and pupil faced off. During the duel, both felt the return of Darth Krayt from the dead. Havok declared that since Draco could feel Krayt reaching out to all those who touched the dark side, he should join the Sith. Draco refused one final time, and Havok killed him with Force Lightning.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Legacy 26: The Hidden Temple, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Legacy 48: Extremes, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy 49: Extremes, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Legacy 50: Extremes, Part 3