Darth Talon

"You have passed your final test without flinching. I name you Darth Talon and you will now be one of my hands&hellip; My own assassin. You will take orders from me&hellip; Report only to me."

- Darth Krayt

Darth Talon was a member of Darth Krayt's new Sith Order c. 137 ABY. She was a female Twi'lek of the red-skinned Lethan group. She had black Sith tattoos covering her body, head, and lekku. Her tattoos were earned in ritual combat. She was trained by a fellow Lethan Twi'lek Sith named Darth Ruyn, who she killed on Krayt's command with a swift decapitating strike of her lightsaber.

Training


Talon was a third-generation Sith, raised on the ancient Sith burial world of Korriban to serve as the second of Darth Krayt's two "hands", Darth Nihl being the other. Thus, she had no idea of what life was like outside the order and had no purpose to her existence other than to serve as the executor of Krayt's will. A test of her loyalty came early when Krayt ordered Talon to kill her instructor, Darth Ruyn, who had just presented her to Krayt for final evaluation. Talon responded without hesitation.

Pursuit of a Princess
"I am Darth Talon&hellip; I am my master's hand&hellip; I am your death."

- Darth Talon to Wolf Sazen on Vendaxa

She was then instructed by Darth Krayt to find and kill Emperor Roan Fel. She therefore went after his daughter, Princess Marasiah Fel. She planned on the Princess fleeing to her father, or Roan Fel coming and assisting his daughter. Then, at that time, Darth Talon would kill them both.

Talon discovered that Marasiah Fel was on Socorro, hiding within the Imperial Mission there. In her pursuit of Marasiah, Talon encountered and battled the female Human Imperial Knight Elke Vetter, who was Marasiah's guardian and mentor. After Talon incapacitated the Imperial Knight by cutting off her arm and leg, she interrogated her through the Force to find that Marasiah escaped with Astraal Vao, one of the local missionaries. Then, Darth Talon killed Vetter and pursued the two through a maze of burning buildings.

However, Marasiah and Astraal were able to outrun her and make it to Cade Skywalker's starship, the Mynock. The two were able to jump aboard before Darth Talon could make it on, and flew to Vendaxa. However, Talon was able to sense where they were planning on heading.

Confrontation on Vendaxa


Darth Talon pursued the Princess, Astraal, and the crew of the Mynock all the way to Vendaxa, where the Jedi Wolf Sazen and Shado Vao rendezvoused with them. There, Talon set about sabotaging the unattended Mynock and setting explosives aboard the Jedi's transport. Then she summoned a herd of jungle beasts and used the dark side of the Force to direct the beasts into attacking Princess Marasiah and her party.

As the fleeing Princess and her escort, as well as the smugglers under Cade Skywalker defended themselves with blasters from the ferocious animals, Talon engaged the two Jedi, artfully dueling with them with a series of acrobatic flips and leaps into the air. The Sith Twi'lek drove off Shado Vao literally with a Force push, and then remarked to Master Sazen that Darth Nihl had marked him for death, and that she would finish the job. She electrocuted him with Force lightning, nearly shocking him to death if Marasiah hadn't drawn her own lightsaber and deflected the lightning. Cade Skywalker then used the Force to smash Talon with a large hunk of wreckage, sending her soaring through the underbrush of the nearby jungle.

Darth Talon was not killed, but instead was severely wounded. Darth Krayt felt her fall through the Force, and sent Darth Nihl and other Sith to reinforce her on Vendaxa.

Personality
Darth Talon was cold and dispassionate, and followed the commands of Darth Krayt without question or hesitation, as aptly shown when she decapitated Darth Ruyn. She was unmerciful like most Sith, keeping Elke Vetter alive only for the amount of time needed to extract the location of Marasiah Fel from the grievously wounded Imperial Knight.

Lightsaber
Darth Talon, like almost all Sith, was armed with a sole crimson-bladed single-bladed lightsaber. It was elongated and notched with crisscrossing grooves. The hilt was constructed of a material that physically did not appear to be metal, and instead resembled a sort of rock. The identity of the material used to construct the lightsaber was unknown, however.

Combat


Her ability in combat was considerable. She was able to kill her teacher, Darth Ruyn, in a single leaping strike, without having to duel him in a protracted lightsaber duel. In addition, she literally and metaphorically "disarmed" Elke Vetter without taking any physical damage. Her skill at fighting was further exemplified by the fact that she was anointed as one of Darth Krayt's two "hands", as aforementioned. On Vendaxa, Darth Talon was able to outfight two Jedi: Shado Vao and Wolf Sazen, simultaneously, showing her aptitude at lightsaber combat. Only a last-second move from the nearby Princess Fel prevented Talon from slaying Master Sazen. She was known to use acrobatic flips and leaps in lightsaber combat. These dexterous feats may indicate that Darth Talon is a practitioner of Ataru, a swift, powerful lightsaber form emphasizing the Force to propel users into such acrobatic maneuvers.

Her talents at fighting, as well as her rank of hand, put her at a status greater than the majority of the Sith.

Force techniques
She also knew Force techniques such as Force lightning, by which she executed Elke Vetter. Darth Talon was also able to force the Imperial Knight to verbally reveal the location of the Princess by a Force technique where she summoned a cyan circle of light before her adversary. Darth Talon was also able to use Force push to shove Shado Vao to the ground with such force that he was unable to recover for some time.

Darth Talon was also able to shadow the Princess as she was running away from the burning Imperial Mission that was her former hiding spot, indicating her skill at concealment. Whether it was physical, Force-aided, or a mixture of both was unknown. If Force-affiliated, this might be indicative of the rare talent of Force concealment.

Other
Talon also knew how to operate starships and a speeder bike.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken