User:KypFisto

"You can't fix stupidity, but I find it entertaining to combat it with sarcasm."

- Matt Conrad

Biography
Matt was born in January of 1989. He lived most of his life in a suburban town on the East Coast of the United States. There he recieved the majority of his formal education and the culmination of his love for film, science fiction, and history.

Interests

 * Science Fiction
 * History
 * Star Wars
 * Star Trek

Maardok Onasi
"It's amazing how the Force works. If it weren't for seemingly insignificant events that managed to work their way into my life, I'd probably be just a simple merchant from Telos."

- Maardok Onasi

Maardok Onasi was a grey jedi during the Galactic Civil War.

Early Life (15 BBY to 10 BBY)
Born shortly after the formation of the Empire on the planet of Telos, Maardok enjoyed a simple life with his parents and brother, Ilnrard. Both brothers excelled in their early education; Maardok could speak Basic with clarity at the age of four. These were the first inklings of the true talent of the boy.Neither Maardok nor his brother knew much about their parents, for tragedy struck early for the brothers. In 10 BBY, the starship carrying the Onasi family was attacked by an Imperial Star Destroyer over the planet of Tatooine. The brothers were sent in seperate escape pods to better their chances of survival. Ilnrard's pod landed in the outskirts of the city of Bestine and Maardok's landed in the Jundland Wastes.

The Tusken Years (10 BBY to 0 BBY)
Shortly after the crash, Maardok was picked up by a Tusken Raider tribe. For ten years he learned to become one of them and became a member of the tribe. At the age of fifteen, Maardok completed his Bloodrite and officially became a Ghorfa. Because of the time spent with the Tuskens, he developed a certain veracity and untamed wildness in him which would sometimes lead to altercations, ending badly for his opponent. However, this life was not for him. Maardok knew there was an entire galaxy around him, and he wished to be a part of it. Of course, this did not go well with his tribal elders. The ensuing debate earned Maardok banishment from the tribe. Just months before the Battle of Yavin, Maardok took his pet Bantha and set out for Mos Eisley

Seeds of Rebellion and Jedi Training (0 BBY to 4 ABY)
While venturing across his adopted home planet, Maardok saw the strife and deceit caused by the Empire. One such example was in 1 ABY, while traveling the Dune Sea, Maardok was stopped by an Imperial patrol. The Imperial Officer on the scene planted evidence to convict the former Tusken and seize his Bantha, "Spike". When Maardok learned of this, he immediately attacked the patrol of five stormtroopers and the officer. He dispatched the troopers with lightening speed, however the officer attempted to mount Spike and escape. In his haste, the officer managed to send himself off a cliff. In shock, Maardok instinctively used his mind to elevate the animal and save him. This was the proof Maardok was given to push him to explore his Force-sensitivity. Shortly after, Maardok entered Anchorhead and met several members of the Rebel Alliance who officially inducted him into their ranks. Working missions for the Alliance was Maardok's calling. He felt anything he could do that would undermine the Empire was worth a try. He participated in several minor skirmishes and events during the early years of the Galactic Civil War. He became very proficient in piloting, and took great pride in his skills. During this entire time, Maardok was also secretely recieving training from several of the remaining jedi, namely A'Sharad Hett, whom Maardok could more easily connect with do to their similar lives. Shortly after the Battle of Endor, the neophyte jedi disappeared for seven years. Though it is known these years were spent on Tatooine, Maardok played no part in the events of the Galaxy for that period. However, when Luke Skywalker founded his New Jedi Order, Maardok resurfaced.

Member of the New Jedi Order (11 ABY to 25 ABY)
Maardok began to study at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV and quickley ascended the ranks of the Order. Despite his painfully honest, sometimes sarcastic, and other times brutal character, he was able to fit in with even the most stoic of jedi. Maardok had the ability to shut off emotion when he needed to and could calm a situation faster than a seasoned diplomat. His fighting style, however, seemed to become a problem with his masters. Maardok used his anger in fights, not always on the defense, he would sometimes become so feral he would scare his sparring partner into defeat. Though Master Skywalker seemed to frown upon it, it was allowed. Maardok did not fully believe in being purely light. His beliefs were close to that of a Grey Jedi, which made him friends among the likes of Kyp Durron and earned him a spot on the Dozen-and-Two Avengers. The Invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong would affirm Maardok's perception on the force.

Yuuzhan Vong Invasion (25 ABY to 30 ABY)
Maardok participated in every major battle of the Yuuzhan Vong War from the First Battle of Helska to the Liberation of Coruscant. Unlike most jedi, Maardok preferred to battle in space. Engaging the enemy in a starfighter was a skill much more practiced during the war. In the final years, he even captained his own Star Destroyer. Part of the reason Maardok fought his battles from space was the atrocities he witnessed on the ground. Not even the Tusken Jedi could bare to comprehend the merciless slaughter performed by the enemy. In the few ground battles Maardok was a part of, he was often seen by his comrades slicing down enemy after enemy in the savage and merciless veracity of a Ghorfa. The war had openned his eyes to a conflict never seen by the likes of any sentient in the Galaxy. Maardok used his rage to defeat the Vong countless times in battle, which was highly taboo for a Jedi. However, with the help of Kyp Durron, he managed to convince Grand Master Skywalker of this philosophy of the Force. By the war's end, he had seen his fair share of combat.

Grey Jedi (30 ABY-)
After the Yuuzhan Vong War, Maardok was hailed as a war hero and given the title of Jedi Master. However, the war had changed him, and he was tired of the constant struggle in the New Jedi Order and the politics of the Galaxy. In 32 ABY, Maardok proclaimed himself a Grey Jedi and returned to Tatooine to join several other Jedi in keeping the peace on the backwater world. It was rumored that Maardok may have also sired a family during his lost years on the desert world, and that the war had spurred him to return to his family for good.