Duel on the Star Forge

"Once again, we shall face each other in single combat, and the victor will decide the fate of the galaxy."

- Darth Malak to Revan

The Duel on the Star Forge was the decisive duel between Darth Malak and his former Master, Revan, that led to the fall of the Sith Empire.

The battle
During the Battle of the Star Forge, Revan, previously the Dark Lord of the Sith and once again a Jedi, confronted his former apprentice after redeeming Bastila Shan. Revan's arrival was unexpected as Malak had unleashed an unlimited droid force upon him. Realizing that Revan had become much stronger since his time as Dark Lord, Darth Malak tried to make his former Master become his own apprentice, but Revan said that he would never turn to the dark side again.

They then began a lightsaber duel, and the victor would decide the fate of the galaxy as the battle of the Star Forge raged around them outside the Star Forge observation deck. Revan proved himself to be a better lightsaber duelist, almost defeating Malak, but Malak explained that he could not be defeated.

"Look around you, Revan. See the bodies? You should recognize them from the Academy. These are Jedi who fell when I attacked Dantooine. For all intents and purposes dead, except for one difference: I have not let them become one with the Force. Instead I have brought them here. The Star Forge corrupts what remains of their power and transfers the dark taint to me!"

- Darth Malak

He then drained the life from a captive Jedi, transferring it to himself, and undoing the damage that Revan had done to him. There were many more Jedi that Malak would be able to do the same to, and so Revan killed them, letting them become one with the Force.



Malak's defeat
"Im... impossible. I... I cannot be beaten. I am the Dark Lord of the Sith."

- Darth Malak after being defeated by his former Master.

Revan focused his attention on killing Malak again and soon, further into the duel, struck him down.

Amazed that he had been defeated, Malak began to regret turning to the dark side. Revan told him that it was the way of the dark side: all things die in the end. Malak said that maybe there was more truth in the Jedi Code than he ever believed, and wondered what would have happened if their positions had been reversed; if he had been captured by the Jedi and returned to the light. Revan told him that he was sorry for starting him down the path of the dark side, but that Malak had chosen to continue it.

"And in the end, as the darkness takes me, I am nothing."

- Malak's last words.

Aftermath
Revan, along with those who travelled with him, were rewared with the Cross of Glory. With both Bastila and Revan once again on the side of the Republic, and the Sith Empire's primary factory destroyed, the Sith forces were quickly scattered by the Republic. The Sith Academy on Korriban became a focal point for the infighting that later broke out among the tattered remains of the Sith, and even under Darth Traya, they were never again strong enough to overtly challenge both the Republic and the Jedi the way they had under Revan and Malak.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Notes and references
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