Antares Draco

"Do you understand?" "No, sire. But I will obey."

- Roan Fel and Antares Draco

Antares Draco was the leader of the Imperial Knights during the reign of the Fel Empire by 137 ABY. Draco was known to be a formidable lightsaber duelist and an ace pilot, and was loyal to Emperor Roan Fel, who had been his master.

His most trusted friend was Ganner Krieg, a fellow Imperial Knight.

Attack on Roan Fel
Before the attack on Roan Fel, Draco and Krieg captured Grand Moff Nyna Calixte, who had been snooping around Roan Fel's quarters on Coruscant. She warned of the upcoming assassination attempt on Fel, allowing a decoy to take the place of the real Fel at the upcoming meeting of the Moff Council.

As the attack took place, Draco fled off-planet with the Emperor.

Reclaiming Bastion


In 137 ABY, Master Draco accompanied Emperor Fel in his move to reclaim Bastion, which had served as the capital of the Empire before it was transferred to Coruscant seven years earlier.

While there, he received word that the Imperial Mission on Socorro had been attacked, endangering Fel's daughter, Princess Marasiah Fel. Draco proposed a rescue mission in order to save her, but the Emperor declined the suggestion on the basis that it was a trap for himself, and that responding would only reveal to Darth Krayt that they had seized Bastion.

Although loyal to his Master and monarch, Draco showed increasing unease with the situation. He defied Fel's orders and attempted to rescue the Princess with fellow Knight Ganner Krieg following him. His logic behind his decision was "Is loyalty always the same as obedience?"

Conflict on Vendaxa and aftermath
"That the person I cared about more than my vows as a Knight, than my fealty to your father, more than my loyalty to the Empire was in danger. I was thinking of you. I love you, Sia." "I know."

- Draco and Marasiah Fel

When Draco and Krieg arrived at Vendaxa in Predator-class fighters, they were shot down by the Sith. However, they managed to survive the crash, and the battle with the Sith had so begun. When reunited with Marasiah, she condemned Draco during their fight with the Sith for coming, knowing that her father would have never sent a rescue mission. She told him that he should better hope the Sith kill him, so he wouldn't have to face her father's anger.

When Marasiah was mortally wounded while trying to save Cade Skywalker, Draco couldn't understand why she would do such a thing for him. After everyone was on the Mynock, Draco was told that Marasiah was dying. When Cade said he could help her, Draco furiously attacked him, saying it was his fault that she was dying. But he eventually conceded and witnessed Cade's power to revive the dead, saving Marasiah's life.

Draco and Krieg were both scolded by Fel, but instead of handing out any punishment to either of the two, Fel granted them medals at a ceremony as the information of Imperial Knights disobeying the Emperor would undermine his authority. Shortly before the ceremony took place, Fel told Draco that he could forget about marrying Marasiah.

Further service to the Emperor
"I know the feelings you have for me -- as well as your sense of duty. And thus, you're conflicted. I am not. I have no intention of letting my father run my personal life."

- Marasiah Fel to Antares Draco

In addition, Fel sent them to protect Captain Mingo Bovark on the Wheel while the captain negotiated with Galactic Alliance Admiral Gar Stazi to form an alliance between Fel's Empire and the Galactic Alliance Remnant. However, the negotiations were sabotaged by Jor Torlin and Morrigan Corde, and the Imperials were forced to leave the Wheel.

After Darth Kruhl attempted to kill Fel in the Pellaeon Gardens on Bastion, Draco rushed to help him, only to see that Fel had shot Kruhl dead with a blaster.

Sometime later, Marasiah was fully knighted and Draco was forbidden to fraternize with her. He started spending time to himself and refused to respond to the Emperor's calls. In the Pellaeon Gardens, Marasiah told him that despite her father's decision that he couldn't be with her, she had no intention of allowing her father to run her personal life, and showed him her true feelings by kissing him.

Journey to the Hidden Temple
Draco, Marasiah, and Krieg were ordered to track down Cade Skwalker and any other Jedi they could find, in an attempt to garner allies for Fel's side. Thanks to the undercover operations of Jedi-turned-Imperial Knight Azlyn Rae the trio were able to track Skywalker and the Mynock to the Hidden Temple.

Draco and Kreig arrived with lightsabers drawn, and despite Marasiah's greeting to the Jedi their tactics quickly led to a confrontation, as Skywalker took offense at being followed and Shado Vao did the same at the drawn weapons. Luckily, Wolf Sazen arrived to stop the fighting, but still expressed the Jedi's displeasure at having their hideaway violated in such a way. However, Draco and Krieg were allowed to accompany Marasiah in a meeting with the Jedi Council, where the Princess proposed an alliance between Fel's Empire and the Jedi, citing Gar Stazi's ongoing negotiations as an example.

The true event of the meeting, however, was Cade Skywalker's proposal to assassinate Darth Krayt and thus send his Empire into disarray. Despite the Jedi Council's reservations, Draco and the other Imperial Knights approved of the plan and began considering it as an option.

When, a day later, the Jedi Council rejected the plan to assassinate Krayt, Skywalker prepared to take his crew and do the job anyway. Fel continued to agree with the plan, and ordered Draco, Krieg, and Rae to accompany Skywalker while she continued to negotiate with the Jedi. Skywalker's crew and the Imperial Knights were also joined by Shado Vao, adding a Jedi Knight to the team.

Traveling with Skywalker
The Mynock headed to Had Abbadon in the Deep Core to attract Krayt's attention. All the while, the Imperial observed Shado's prowess. Krieg commented that the Twi'lek could have been one of them but Draco said that he lacked discipline. Suddenly, they were pulled out of hyperspace by a Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer's interdiction field. However, the ship seemed derelict and battle-worn. Upon inspection, they were attacked by mysterious creatures and Cade and Azlyn were separated from the others by Celeste Morne&mdash;a Jedi of the Galactic Republic who was under the influence of the Muur Talisman&mdash; and had survived 4,000 years in stasis; because they were bitten or scratched. Shado tried to get through the door but had no luck so Draco pridefully wanted to use an Imperial lightsaber until the two came out emerged with Morne.

After taking Had Abbadon, Draco contacts Fel, who orders them to bring him Morne, better yet the Talisman, to him. Azlyn Rae and Ganner Krieg were horrified that Emperor Fel was interested in the Talisman. Rae declared that she would not bring the Talisman back. Draco said that he may have to kill Rae, but Ganner, who had once been involved with her and still harbored feelings for her, refused to allow that to happen. When Draco questioned Ganner's loyalty, Ganner chastised Draco for losing sight of what they truly serve. The Imperial Knights' serve the Force, through the Emperor and that their loyalty to the Emperor lasts only as long as the Emperor embraces the light side of the Force. Ganner also reminded Draco of the Knight's original edicts; that if the Emperor ever fell to the dark side, the Knight's were either to bring him back into the light, or remove him from power.

Krayt took the bait, and traveled to Had Abbadon with three other Sith Lords. Once he arrived a duel erupted. Morne set all the rakghouls on Krayt, and the three Imperial Knights were cut off from the rest of the fighting. Draco told Ganner and Rae to make sure Krayt was dead while he secured the Talisman. Rae objected, and Draco attacked her. Ganner interceded, and Draco went to complete his mission. When he approached Morne, Muur took control. He knew of Draco's intentions, and dismissed him, saying his emperor was not worthy of the Talisman. Draco attempted to subdue Morne, and Muur force-pushed him into a wall, knocking him unconscious.

Behind the scenes
Antares is a star in real life, and the heart of the constellation Scorpius&mdash;the name is Greek, and means "counter to Mars", in reference to this star's striking red color&mdash;appropriate for a red-armored Imperial Knight. In other languages, Antares has also historically been known as "the heart of the scorpion".

"Draco" is the Latin word for "dragon", and gives its name to a constellation of the northern sky. Draco was also the name of an Athenian ruler, supposedly of the seventh century BC, whose association with a harsh early penal code gave rise to the word "draconian", meaning "severe".

An action figure of Antares Draco was released in 2008 as part of Hasbro's Comic Pack line, along with Ganner Krieg and a reprint of part five of Broken.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
 * Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
 * Star Wars Legacy: Trust Issues
 * Star Wars Legacy 13: Ready to Die
 * Star Wars Legacy: Loyalties
 * Star Wars Legacy: The Hidden Temple
 * Star Wars Legacy: Vector