The Commander (Alliance)

The Outlander, also later known as the Commander, was a hero of the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, and was previously involved in the hunt for the former Sith Emperor after his revival at Yavin 4. After the Eternal Empire of Zakuul conquered much of the known galaxy in 3637 BBY, the Outlander famously built up a faction known as the Alliance to oppose it and its oppression.

To Hunt an Emperor
In the days following the Sith Emperor's return, things began escalating quickly throughout the galaxy. As the war continued to ravage various star systems, it was rumored that a pair of twin conquerors had emerged from the depths of Wild Space to cripple both Republic and Empire. They successfully managed to attack as far into Sith space as Korriban, which they nearly annihilated. Little did the galaxy know, but this force was actually in the service of the Sith Emperor.

In an attempt to bring an end to the former Sith Emperor once and for all, the new Imperial leader Darth Marr organized a small fleet of both Republic and Imperial warships to participate in an excursion deep into Wild Space. Already aware of the Outlander's abilities, he recruited them to help him on the expedition. As they began closing in on the emperor's reported location, the fleet was attacked by a seemingly infinite armada of ships, belonging to the Eternal Empire. Unable to fight back, Marr's fleet was decimated entirely, the Sith Lord and the Outlander both taken captive by Prince Arcann, son of the leader of the Empire of Zakuul, Valkorion.

Captured by the Eternal Empire just prior to its invasion of the galaxy, the hero was brought before Emperor Valkorion, the Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Empire, who revealed that he was in fact the Sith Emperor's current form, having built up Zakuul in secret, just as he had the Sith Empire, which he now viewed as nearly as weak as the Republic. He first released Marr, offering him a chance to kneel, but the Dark Lord defiantly refused and briefly fought against Valkorion's Knights, before the Emperor instantly killed him with a blast of Force lightning.

Valkorion then had the throne room cleared of everyone save himself, Arcann and the Outlander. He stated that the Outlander's deeds has earned his attention and offered to share his empire in exchange for their allegiance. However, Arcann attempted to assassinate him, but during the struggle Valkorion was able to transfer his energy to the Outlander, knocking the latter out. After Valkorion's demise, the new emperor ordered that the Outlander be imprisoned on the grounds of assassination, and so they were taken away.

Dream of an Empire
The Outlander was subsequently frozen in carbonite on Arcann's orders, having sensed his father inhabiting the hero, but the carbon freezing process was imperfect, poisoning the Outlander, though Valkorion's presence preserved their life. Valkorion then appeared before the Outlander and attempted to sway them to his ideals, claiming the Outlander had the potential to be as powerful as him and that the current galactic institutions were unworthy of them. In doing so, he revealed his intention to retake his Eternal Throne from his children, whom he was unable to stop alone. He then revealed to the Outlander that years had passed while they slept and the Eternal Empire had subjugated the galaxy. They then both noticed Valkorion's daughter, Vaylin, looking directly at the Outlander, whom she struck in the chest with her lightsaber.

Awakened
The Outlander was later freed from carbonite after five years of imprisonment by Lana Beniko, who quickly administered an antidote to the poison. They then escaped the facility, evading skytroopers, Knights and Vaylin to reach former Zakuulan captain Koth Vortena and bodyguard droid HK-55.

Unfortunately, the damage to their shuttle caused them to crash into the Endless Swamp, where they uncovered the wreckage of the Gravestone, an ancient alien warship that once opposed the Eternal Fleet. After repairing it, the friends, along with the former Knight of Zakuul Senya Tirall, escaped the planet, fleeing to the haven of Asylum.

Asylum
Upon disembarking, the Outlander was introduced to Koth's crew, including Sergeant Ralo, who remembered the Outlander from Marr's ship. However, Koth's engineer, Tora, was absent, so the Outlander volunteered to go along with HK to find her. Senya then went her own way, asking the Outlander to join her later. After fighting through the local gangs, the Outlander found Tora in a heap of trouble with Tanno Vik for attempting to steal thermal detonators from him and insulting his mother. After resolving the situation, the Outlander sent Tora back to the Gravestone.

The Outlander then moved to rendezvous with Senya, who claimed to have allies who wanted to meet the Outlander. But upon entering their hideout, HK suddenly shut down, as Senya claimed that her friends wanted only the two of them. She identified her friends as Scions, who used to serve the Eternal Empire alongside the Knights until Arcann attempted to eradicate them. The Scions, led by Heskal, foresaw the Outlander opposing Arcann but for some reason, the hero is a blindspot in their visions. They tested the Outlander in combat and questioned the Outlander's intentions. Eventually, a frustrated Heskal attacks the Outlander, determined to know the true fate surrounding the latter, but ultimately lost. They were soon joined by Lana, Koth, HK and the crew, who demanded that the Scions stand down. Heskal then identified Valkorion as the anomaly that blinded them to the future. This revelation excited Koth, believing there was hope for Zakuul. But what was more shocking was Senya confessing that she was Arcann and Vaylin's mother.

Lady of Sorrows
Returning to the Gravestone, Koth had it out for Senya withholding information. The argument then changed to Valkorion, Koth and Senya remembering him as benevolent, whereas Lana insisted that he was a world devourer due to memories of Ziost.

The argument was interrupted by a transmission from T7-O1, who informed them that the secretive Zakuulan information broker known as "the Lady of Sorrows" wanted to help fix the Gravestone. Senya accompanied the Outlander back to Zakuul, where she elaborated on her history with Valkorion.

After strongarming a few non-cooperative Zakuulans, the Outlander learned that the only way to get a meeting with the Lady of Sorrows was with the heretical Heralds of Zildrog. Unfortunately, their leader, "the Exalted", refused to cooperate, claiming that Arcann's fall was not the Outlander's responsibility. Suddenly, a hologram of a Nautolan named Thea appeared, declaring that the Lady wanted the Outlander unharmed and revealing that she had the Exalted's son hostage. Even after agreeing so, the Exalted ordered his followers to attack the Outlander while he went to meet the Lady. The Outlander survived the betrayal before following the Exalted.

As it turned out, the information broker was, in fact, an Imperial AI named SCORPIO, who had strangled the Exalted for his defiance. SCORPIO then agreed to join the Outlander in opposing the Eternal Throne, as Arcann had taken something form her.

Battle of Asylum
After SCORPIO's integration into the crew, the Outlander was summoned by Heskal to the Scions' sanctuary, where the hero found the bodies of his fellow Scions lying at Heskal's feet, before he was stabbed from behind by Arcann. Arcann claimed that Heskal invited him in an attempt to fulfill his prophecy. He then offered a deal, requesting the Outlander return to carbonite until he could exorcise his father and surrender the Gravestone, promising that the crew and companions could leave. However, Valkorion warns the Outlander that Arcann will betray them. The Outlander's decision ultimately resulted in a fight against Arcann as his forces invaded Asylum. Their battle was soon interrupted by a crashing shuttle, allowing the Outlander to flee.

Accompanied by Teeseven, the Outlander attempted to return to the Gravestone. Midway, they rescued a mortally wounded Heskal from a trio of Zakuul Knights. Heskal confirmed that Arcann told the truth. With his dying breath, he stated that he had seen the future and that it was wonderful to his eyes, before expiring.

Upon reaching the Gravestone, Lana informed the Outlander that Arcann's forces had taken control of the Control Spar that impounded the Gravestone. Subsequently, Vaylin confronted them, but Senya engaged her. The Outlander and Lana then fight their way to Koth and HK-55. Leaving Lana to guard the way back, the Outlander took the others to the Control Spar.

Upon releasing the Gravestone, Arcann ambushes the Outlander, resulting a second duel between them. HK-55 sacrificed itself to save the Outlander and the latter managed to get away, making an escape from the planet aboard the Gravestone during the Battle of Asylum.

Alliance
After escaping to an obscure planet on the edge of Wild Space, the Outlander supervised the construction of a base of operations for the newly established Alliance based on Odessen dedicated to toppling Emperor Arcann's control of the galaxy, taking on the official title of Alliance Commander. They managed to recruit the likes of individuals such as the long thought to be dead smuggler Hylo Visz, the rogue Nico Okarr, the leader of the Warstalkers Qyzen Fess and the ex-SIS agent Theron Shan (an old ally of Lana and the Outlander during the Revanite conspiracy and Vitiate's invasion and genocide of Ziost). Along the way, as they built the Alliance, the Outlander also managed to destroy massive Star Stations that orbited worlds such as Hoth, Belsavis, and Nar Shaddaa, among others.

Anarchy in Paradise
Theron later recommended recruiting an anti-Zakuul anarchist known as Firebrand. As the Outlander and Theron traveled to Zakuul, SCORPIO lured her out, as the Lady of Sorrows, with the false promise of explosives. The pair rescued Firebrand, whose true name was Kaliyo Djannis, from a squad of skytroopers. When offered a place in the Alliance, Kaliyo demanded recompense for the false promise of explosives and recruited the Outlander to help her attack the Overwatch command center to accomplish separate objectives for themselves; Kaliyo would destroy the command center controlling all the Spire's droids servicing the population and the Outlander would acquire a schematic of the Spire for an eventual attack.

After disabling Overwatch's defenses, the Outlander and Kaliyo stormed the place and killed the administrator before blowing the control console. Afterwards, they returned to Odessen, where Kaliyo promised to be around for the major operations. The Outlander then entered the command center to learn that Arcann had destroyed five planets for allegedly protecting the Alliance.

Assisting Havoc Squad
Theron later approached the Outlander with a new mission on Zakuul, having passed the Spire data to Havoc Squad, who took leave of their official duties for a covert operation. After making contact with Havoc in the Endless Swamp, they were attacked by skytroopers. After fending off the attack, the Outlander accompanied Havoc's leader, Major Aric Jorgan, in covering their retreat, during which they learn of the Republic's descent into tyranny under former Supreme Chancellor Leontyne Saresh. Along the way, they picked up a group of Zakuulan exiles, led by Pashna Veyaad, from whom the Outlander learned that following Valkorion's "death", his own people were exiled by Arcann for asking simple questions.

The Alliance later plotted an attack on Zakuul's planetary transmitter with Havoc Squad to plant a wiretap. The Alliance provided a diversion for the Outlander and Jorgan to reach the transmitter. Unfortunately, squads of skytrooper reinforcements arrived and cornered them. Thankfully, the exiles, led by Veyaad, rescued them, having been inspired to fight for themselves.

Upon returning to Odessen, SCORPIO discovered the existence of the "GEMINI frequency", which linked the Eternal Throne to every ship in the Eternal Fleet. Recognizing a major weakness in Arcann's armor, the Outlander ordered the Alliance to plan an attack.

Visions in the Dark
The Alliance later discovered the existence of a hyperwave relay station ten kilometers beneath the Spire, linking the throne to the Fleet, but were divided on what to do when they reach it; Lana desired to slice the GEMINI frequency to learn Arcann's plans; Kaliyo wanted to take control of it; and Jorgan wanted to destroy it to sever Arcann's control of the Fleet. After the Outlander selected either Kaliyo or Jorgan to infiltrate the complex and cause a distraction respectively, Lana suggested consulting Valkorion on how best to attack the Spire given that he was the one who built it.

Deciding to converse with Valkorion in the Odessen wilderness, the Outlander packed up survival gear and headed out. Upon finding a secluded spot to talk to Valkorion, to the Outlander's annoyance, Valkorion refused to part with any of his secrets. Then without warning, Valkorion rendered the Outlander unconscious. Upon waking up, the Outlander attempted to contact Lana only to learn that all communication was cut. Valkorion revealed that he lured the Outlander into the wilderness so they could experience what it meant to face death alone. After fighting past hostile shade stalkers, the Outlander came face-to-face with Valkorion, who said that he was disappointed by the Outlander's lack of progress in becoming "something greater". He told the Outlander that they had two destinies: in one, the Outlander defeated Arcann and claims the Eternal Throne to remake the galaxy; in the other, the Outlander died alone and forgotten. They fought for a time before Valkorion overpowered his host. Valkorion then left the Outlander's mind to attend to his other plans, infusing his host with a portion of his power, which knocked the Outlander out cold again.

The Outlander later woke up in an unknown starship, which they soon discovered belonged to Grand Master Satele Shan, who had been on Odessen for some time. Satele was revealed to be working with the Force ghost of Darth Marr, who offer insight on Arcann and his Knights, who possessed a different view of the Force than Jedi and Sith. At their instruction, the Outlander collected items around the valley before venturing into a dark cave, where they encountered Vaylin. After defeating her in battle, "Vaylin" was revealed to be nothing more than an illusion. Marr and Satele explain that the illusion was a warning that Arcann and Vaylin had an army at their command. Marr then stated that the Outlander's current weapon was insufficient, a relic of a different war. The Outlander then realized that all the collected items were to construct a new weapon and proceeded to create it at a nearby altar, infused with pure Force energy. Marr stated that the new weapon would overpower Arcann and unite the galaxy, but cautioned that leading the Alliance was far different than their previous role. At Satele's instruction, the Outlander left the cave to find an oasis for their final trial. Before entering the tunnel, the Outlander killed two young jurgorans, which angered their mother when they arrived in the oasis. After resolving the confrontation, Marr and Satele left Odessen, feeling a calling from the Force.

The Outlander then returned to base by scaling the cliffs and found the Alliance already in the middle of the intended operation. But it quickly went south as the infiltration team went dark and the diversion team went ahead with their intended plan.

Raiding the Gilded Star
While awaiting status on the away team, Hylo Visz introduced the Outlander to an associate of hers, Gault Rennow, who had a plan to aid the underfunded Alliance. The Devaronian explained that Zakuul had stored most of its galactic plunder on a stealth carrier called the Gilded Star on Vandin and Gault had a plan to steal it out from under Arcann's nose to fund the deeply indebted Alliance. Taking the Alliance's inner circle to Vandin, the Outlander accompanied Gault to recruit the final person necessary for his plan, an Anomid identity forger named Dretcher. But Dretcher held a grudge against Gault and activated a squad of droids to kill him, though the Outlander and Gault managed to destroy the droids and convinced Dretcher to assist in the heist.

Lastly, they met with a crew of Niktos, whom Gault intended to purchase a missile from, but the Devaronian attempted to stiff his dealers when he said he was only willing to buy a part of the weapon, forcing him to arm the missile. As the Niktos scattered, Gault tried to disarm the missile, but its feminine computer refused to comply. When it seemed like the missile would explode, out popped a Twi'lek, Gault's partner-in-crime, Vette, who was pulling a prank on him before producing the warhead necessary for the heist.

Once they arrived at Gault and Vette's safehouse, they learn that Senya was once stationed at the Gilded Star. With the carrier due to dock with the skyhook next day, Gault then explained his plan to have Dretcher disguise Senya as Vaylin, given their close genetic match, so she could get SCORPIO to the bridge to take control of the ship's functions. They would then place the warhead inside the carrier's vault, which was designed to withstand the ship's destruction, and detonate it, vaporizing its valuable contents, at which Lana and Theron would pulled up with a tanker ship and siphon the vaporized loots into their cargo hold.

Behind the scenes
The Outlander is the player character in Knights of the Fallen Empire, a 2015 Digital Expansion of the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Any of the eight player classes can access and play Knights of the Fallen Empire, and the game establishes that all eight class characters disappeared around the start of the Eternal Empire's invasion.