Alek Squinquargesimus

"Sometimes you have to enter the darkness to save the light."

- Alek

Alek, nicknamed "Squint", was a Padawan during the Mandalorian Wars.

Biography
Squint and his fellow Padawans followed their Master to war along with the other Jedi who defied the Jedi Council by participating in the the fight against the Mandalorians.



On their way to the Outer Rim, they stopped on the planet Taris in hopes of recruiting more Jedi from the temple there. Among those he tried to recruit was Zayne Carrick. Although Carrick was a less than promising student, Squint said he had "a hunch" that Carrick would be a major player during the war.

Roughly a week after his meeting with Carrick on Taris, Squint was captured in the Fourth Battle of Suurja by the Neo-Crusaders and taken to Flashpoint Station. There, he was one one of the Mandalorian scientist, Doctor Demagol's favorite test subjects.

When the "Jedi" Jarael arrived on the station, he immediately knew that she was no Jedi. When Demagol came to take her to be studied, he jumped in her place to be studied instead, and insisted that he had some abilities that Demagol had yet to discover.

Behind the scenes
Some fans theorize that Squint may be Revan. However, this is impossible as Revan led the Jedi into the Mandalorian Wars, and Squint was just one of many that followed his call. Given that Squint was captured during the war, and the Sith Lord Darth Nihilus is assumed to have been a prisoner of the Mandalorians, it is possible that Squint and Nihilus are the same person.

Fans have hypothesized that Alek may be the Jedi Knight that would become Darth Malak and some circumstantial evidence appears to support such a theory. In Commencement, Part 1, he says "Zayne, you and I could be Mandalorians with our boots at your Masters' throats [...] but to get them to notice us, we'd have to paint our heads and babble about the dark side!", a statement that could be a subtle reference to the design on Darth Malak's head. In Flashpoint, Part 2, Alek's head is shaved and after being brought back from a session of tortuous experimentation at the hands of the Mandalorian biologis Demagol, he states "No worries, guys. I'm a bit taller, that's all." Both events would appear to bring his appearance closer to that of Malak. Lastly, much like Malak, Alek is almost always portrayed wearing red clothing.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint