Darth Desolous

"A thousand Jedi died cursing Darth Desolous. Now you too will 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.

The fall
"It took the entire Council to kill me, boy. You have no hope."

- Darth Desolous

The man who would eventually become Darth Desolous was originally a revered Pau'an male Jedi Master born around 3,522 BBY. A formidable warrior who craved battle, the Master studied Sith teachings and fell to the dark side of the Force, leading to his expulsion from the Jedi Order. Enraged, the individual became a Sith Lord, taking on the name "Darth Desolous" and vowing to have his revenge on the Jedi. Soon enough, Desolous began training an army of Pau'ans in his own style of martial arts, which combined cortosis shields and melee weapons. He eventually rallied his army against the Jedi, ambushing Jedi Knights across the galaxy and leading to the slaughter of nearly two thousand Jedi.

With each victory, Desolous grew more reckless and bold, but also overconfident. This ultimately led to his downfall, when Desolous and his army attacked a small force of Jedi on the planet Yaga Minor. Those Jedi, however, were simply a bait meant to draw Desolous into a tactically disadvantageous position. When Desolous struck the Jedi on Yaga Minor, a large Jedi fleet emerged from hyperspace, preventing the Sith Lord from retreat. Desolous's Pau'ans were outnumbered and eventually killed, and the Sith Lord himself was struck down as well, although it took the entire Jedi Council to do so.

Legacy
"I am more powerful in death than I was in life"

- Darth Desolous

Likely due to his skill in battle, a holographic simulacrum of Desolous was created by the Jedi as a training program. The program was ultimately incorporated into the formal Jedi Trials, with Jedi battling it within the specialized Trials chamber. The program managed to survive the Great Jedi Purge, as the Trials Chamber systems continued to project it despite the ruined state of the chamber.

Darth Vader eventually put this program to use, sending Galen Marek, his secret apprentice, to the Jedi Temple to confront the hologram as part of his own twisted version of the trials.

As Marek was walking along a corridor of the Jedi Temple, Desolous leapt at Marek and attacked him with Force lightning. The program told the aspiring boy that a thousand Jedi died cursing him, and asserted that Marek would do the same before swiftly attacking. After a brief lightsaber duel, Marek used the Force to slam Desolous into a large statue of Emperor Palpatine installed in the room, pulling the monument down onto the long forgotten Sith Lord, crushing the Pau'an and ending the program.

Personality and traits
"Your hatred cannot defeat me."

- Darth Desolous

Powers and abilities
"The dark side is indeed your ally, but I am it's master."

- Darth Desolous

Darth Desolous was able to conjure red Force lightning. 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.

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.

Notes and references
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