Monthan

"Monthan, my first child. When I am gone, you will have the throne. You will rule this world or ore and fire. You will lead our bloodline into further glory."

- The king speaks of Monthan's inheritance

Monthan was the eldest child and only son of the king of the planet Shu-toren, and stood to inherit the throne upon his father's death. When the king decided to rebel against the Galactic Empire and attempt to assassinate their representative Darth Vader, Monthan and his sister Hollian stood with their father in the Shu-toren royal palace's throne room while their sister Trios was sent to lead the Imperial into a trap. He did not attempt to stop his father when the king chose to sacrifice Trios in order to kill Vader, and was killed soon after when the Vader's assassin droid BT-1 murdered everyone in the palace throne room.

Biography
"He'll be coming for us! Guards! More guards!"

- The king calls for a defence of the throne room as Vader approaches

Monthan was the prince and heir to the throne of the Mid Rim mining planet Shu-torun, during the reign of his father as king. He had two younger sisters, Princess Hollian, who as the elder stood to inherit the title of celebrant warlord of the planet's War-Faith, and Princess Trios. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Shu-torun provided ore for Imperial building projects, but when the planet's ore-dukes became displeased with the Empire's required tithes, the king chose to rebel. When the Imperial Sith Lord Darth Vader was dispatched to investigate why Shu-toren was not meeting its ore quotas, the king devised a plan to assassinate the Sith which involved Trios leading the Imperial into a trap while Monthan, Hollian and the king watched from the throne room. The plan began well enough, with the Princess leading Vader into the Shu-torun royal palace's Abyssal Rooms where a ball was being held, but then when the king's troops&mdash;acting as rebels against both the Empire and the king&mdash;ambushed the Sith was easily able to kill them all.

Trios then enacted the suicidal backup plan, in which she led Vader into the palace's tunnels to be killed by molten lava. Monthan stood by the king's side as his father lamented having to sacrifice Trios, and did not prevent him from activating the system that would deliver the lava and kill his sibling. Vader was able to once again escape from the king's trap, bringing Trios with him as he cut his way out of the tunnel using his lightsaber. With no further traps, the king demanded that Monthan and everyone else in the throne room prepare a defence, knowing that Vader would be headed straight for them.

The Prince was never given the chance to face Vader in combat however, as the Sith Lord's assassin droids BT-1 and 0-0-0 had infiltrated the throne room, and with 0-0-0 having given up on poisoning the king, BT-1 opened fire on the room's occupants. The droid shot Monthan, Hollian, the king and all of the guards present directly in the heart, killing each of them instantly. Vader then brought Trios into the throne room and revealed her family's deaths to her, crowning her and leaving her to rule Shu-toren as the new queen.

Personality and traits
Monthan was a human male with blonde hair and fair skin. He did not protest when his father attempted to sacrifice his sister in order to kill Darth Vader.

Equipment
Monthan wore white armor with a golden trim and a blue cloak.

Behind the scenes
Monthan first appeared in Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual 1, a comic book released in 2015 with writing by Kieron Gillen and art by Lenil Yu.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual 1