Editing Armitage

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{{Youmay|the [[Imperial Corrections Officer]]|[[Armitage Hux]], the [[First Order]] [[general]]|linebreak=1}}
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{{Quote|Hey Armitage, you think they'll rescue us? He'd probably like it. Suits his ''artistic temperament'', right, Armitage?|ICO Austin, on Armitage's opinion of being stranded in the Unknown Regions|<ref name="DT" />}}
'''Armitage''' was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] who lived during the [[Imperial Period]]. Hailing from the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] [[Planet/Legends|world]] of [[Faro]], Armitage studied as an [[Artist/Legends|artist]] and planned to attend the [[PanGalactic Arts Conservatory]] on [[Miele Nova]] until he joined the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] as an [[Imperial Corrections Officer|officer]] in the [[Imperial Corrections Service]]. Early in his career, Armitage was stationed aboard the [[Imperial prison barge]] [[Purge (prison barge)|''Purge'']] under the command of [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Jareth Sartoris]]. During his time on the [[Starship/Legends|vessel]], he had difficulty fraternizing with his fellow [[Imperial officer/Legends|officers]], as his artistic spirit was often at odds with their crass behavior. In [[1 BBY/Legends|1 BBY]], the ''Purge'' suffered serious damage to its thrusters while transporting [[Prisoner/Legends|prisoners]] to [[Gradient Seven corrections facility|the corrections facility]] on the [[Detainment moon|detention moon]] [[Gradient Seven]], leaving the ship stranded in [[Realspace/Legends|space]] in the [[Unknown Regions/Legends|Unknown Regions]].

The ''Purge'' was in fact the prey of the seemingly derelict [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|Imperial Star Destroyer]] [[Vector (Star Destroyer)|''Vector'']], which was being controlled by the [[Zombie/Legends|undead]] victims of [[Imperial bioweapons Project I71A]]. Believing the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] to be a [[ghost ship]], ''Purge'' [[Warden/Legends|Warden]] [[Bissley Kloth]] ordered that a party of Imperial Corrections Officers and [[Engineer/Legends|engineers]] board the [[Warship/Legends|warship]] and salvage it for usable parts. Armitage was a member of the ten-man party sent to the Star Destroyer, where he was separated from the rest of his team during his effort to avoid conversation with his colleagues. While exploring the ''Vector'', he came upon a [[Laboratory/Legends|laboratory]] containing a vat filled with Human [[Lung/Legends|lungs]] that he was transfixed upon for a period of time. Before he was able to return to his team and the ''Purge'', Armitage was [[Death/Legends|killed]] by the ''Vector''{{'s}} undead inhabitants.

==Biography==
===Life with Imperial Corrections===
{{Quote|The most critical factor is that we may be able to salvage equipment for our thrusters and get back on course before we're completely behind schedule. To that end, I'll be sending a scouting party up&mdash;Captain Sartoris, along with ICOs Austin, Vesek, and Armitage and the mechanical engineers, to see what they can salvage.|Warden Bissley Kloth explains the mission to repair the ''Purge''|<ref name="DT" />}}
Armitage was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] hailing from the<ref name="DT" /> [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]]<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> [[Planet/Legends|world]] of [[Faro]]. He lived on the world with his younger brothers and sisters and studied as an [[Artist/Legends|artist]] in his youth. Armitage specialized in [[airpaint mural]]s and often created works for his siblings with this medium. He hoped to one day attend the [[PanGalactic Arts Conservatory]] on [[Miele Nova]], but before this dream was realized, Armitage joined the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] and entered into the [[Imperial Corrections Service]].<ref name="DT" />

As an [[Imperial Corrections Officer]], Armitage was charged with guarding [[Prisoner/Legends|prisoners]] of the Empire in various [[Prison/Legends|detention facilities]]. One of his first assignments as a rookie [[Imperial officer/Legends|officer]] was aboard the [[Imperial prison barge]] [[Purge (prison barge)|''Purge'']], where the young man served alongside [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] and other ICOs under [[Warden/Legends|Warden]] [[Bissley Kloth]] and Imperial Corrections [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Jareth Sartoris]]. During this time, Armitage's talent as an artist went largely unused, save for the few times that his comrades requested that he craft an image of the female form or a beloved piece of machinery from their [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]], such as a [[Speeder/Legends|speeder]] or [[Flitter cab|flitter]]. When he had the opportunity, the rookie [[Officer/Legends|officer]] made an effort to avoid the company of his fellow ICOs, as his artistic disposition did not mesh well with their generally obtuse conduct.<ref name="DT" />

In [[1 BBY/Legends|1 BBY]], the ''Purge'' undertook a journey to the [[Gradient Seven corrections facility|prison]] on the Imperial [[Detainment moon|detention moon]] [[Gradient Seven]]. After collecting approximately 500 criminals from across [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], the prison [[Freighter/Legends|barge]] began its trek to the [[Moon/Legends|moon]]. Several weeks into the voyage, the prisoners aboard the ''Purge'' initiated a riot in the General Population level, instigated by inmates [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]]. The riot was quickly quelled by ICOs and stormtroopers, and Solo and Chewbacca were removed from General Population to solitary confinement. A short time after the riot, the ''Purge'' suffered critical damage to its thrusters while traveling through the [[Unknown Regions/Legends|Unknown Regions]]. In response to the crisis, Warden Kloth summoned Armitage to his office, alongside Captain Sartoris and fellow ICOs [[Austin]] and [[Vesek]]. After the three officers met up with Sartoris en route to the Warden's office, Austin and Vasek discussed the issues that had befallen the ''Purge'' and speculated on the chances of the Empire rescuing them. Austin teased Armitage after questioning him on the matter, claiming he would enjoy isolation in the Unknown Regions due to his "artistic temperament." Austin continued to ridicule the rookie for his manicured and well-tended hair and joked that Armitage had spent extra time arranging it in order to catch the attention of [[Chief medical officer]] [[Doctor/Legends|Doctor]] [[Zahara Cody]], the lone female aboard the ''Purge''. Sartoris silenced Austin, saving Armitage from further derisive remarks from his fellow officers.<ref name="DT" />

Upon the group's arrival at his office, Kloth explained to the four ICOs that the barge's thrusters were damaged beyond repair. As they were still seven [[Galactic Standard Calendar|days]] out from Gradient Seven, those aboard the ''Purge'' were all but stranded in [[Realspace/Legends|space]]. Armitage groaned in exasperation upon hearing the news, but his expression of despair was heard only by Sartoris. Kloth continued on to inform the men that the ''Purge''{{'s}} [[Navigation computer/Legends|navicomputer]] had scanned the [[Star system/Legends|system]] and detected another Imperial [[Starship/Legends|vessel]]&mdash;an [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|Imperial Star Destroyer]] identified as the [[Vector (Star Destroyer)|''Vector'']]. Although the ''Purge'' had attempted to hail the ''Vector'' to request assistance, the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] failed to respond, prompting the prison barge's commanders to initiate a [[Bioscan/Legends|bioscan]] on the vessel. The scan indicated that the [[Destroyer/Legends|destroyer]], which was capable of accommodating a crew of 10,000 or more, was only carrying ten or twelve living beings. The revelation shocked the officers, who doubted that the Empire would abandon an entire Star Destroyer in the Unknown Regions. Despite Sartoris's voiced concerns that the situation was far too risky, Kloth insisted that there may have been a misreading on the part of the ''Purge''{{'s}} [[Sensor/Legends|sensors]]. The Warden claimed that the ''Vector'' represented the only hope that the ''Purge'' had for returning to their scheduled journey to Gradient Seven, and so ordered that Sartoris, Austin, Vesek, and Armitage lead a scouting party up to the Star Destroyer to salvage it for parts that could be used to repair the barge's thrusters.<ref name="DT" />

===Death on the ''Vector''===
{{Quote|What about the other five?''"<br />"''That's just it. The second team never came back.|Dr. Cody and Warden Kloth discuss Armitage's scouting party|<ref name="DT" />}}
After leaving Kloth's office, Armitage and the three other ICOs were joined by four [[Engineer/Legends|mechanical engineers]]&mdash;[[Greeley (engineer)|Greeley]], [[Blandings]], [[Phibes]], and [[Quatermass]]. The eight men made their way through the ''Purge''{{'s}} administration level toward the [[Pilot/Legends|pilot's]] station, where a docking shaft had been connected to the underbelly of the ''Vector''. Just before entering the tube, they were joined by two stormtroopers, who had been sent by Kloth for extra protection. The ten-man scouting party entered the shaft and were carried upward toward the ''Vector'' by an interior [[Turbolift/Legends|turbolift]]. Although they were silent for the majority of the ascent, Austin eventually started a conversation with Vesek and Greeley regarding the derelict destroyer and their plan of action once they boarded it. Sartoris cut in, explaining that the party was to split into two teams of five&mdash;he would lead Austin, Vesek, Greeley, and Blandings in the first team, while Armitage would lead the second, comprising Phibes, Quatermass, and the two [[Trooper/Legends|troopers]].<ref name="DT" />

The lift reached its destination and deposited the ICOs, engineers, and troopers into the ''Vector''{{'s}} main [[Hangar/Legends|hangar]]. The men were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the vessel, prompting Sartoris to insist that the two teams keep contact with one another and return to the docking shaft in exactly one [[Standard hour/Legends|hour]]. As Armitage and the rest of the men prepared to disperse throughout the Star Destroyer, they noticed an array of starships scattered across the far end of the hangar, behind which a dark figure was moving. The figure frightened the men, as the landing bay was supposedly free of life forms. Much to the relief of the scouting party, the dark figure was simply a group of [[CLL-series load lifter|CLL-series]] [[Binary loadlifter/Legends|binary loadlifter]] [[Droid/Legends|droids]] continuing their work despite the disappearance of their masters. After the discovery, the two teams split up, with Sartoris's team heading for the lower maintenance levels while Armitage led his crew toward quadrant seventeen.<ref name="DT" />

In spite of being their leader, Armitage still had difficulty communicating with the engineers and troopers in his team. While the four of them discussed the poor quality of the food in the ''Purge''{{'s}} mess hall and speculated on what body parts Dr. Zahara Cody washed in the [[shower]], the rookie corrections officer remained silent. His comrades noticed this and began to imply that his silence was reflective of a displeasure with his career in Imperial Corrections, suggesting that he would prefer a life in the "cowardly" [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]. In an effort to escape their contemptuous remarks, Armitage broke off from his team, claiming to be investigating the supply dump on sublevel twelve. Instead, he made his way to [[Bio-Lab 177]], where he came upon a large vat filled with bubbling fluid, in which small pink organisms floated. After closer investigation, Armitage realized the organisms were sets of Human [[Lung/Legends|lungs]], all breathing in unison and connected to wires that ran to a monitoring console beside the vat. The peculiar sight intrigued Armitage, who counted at least thirty-three sets of lungs in the vat and noticed that they had all their organs of sound carefully preserved. As he drew nearer, he also realized that a thick, [[Gray|grey]] fluid was being siphoned out of the organs and into a series of [[black]] tanks lining the side of the vat.<ref name="DT" />

Armitage admired the strange view for a period of time while the lungs began to breathe more and more rapidly until they suddenly began to emit a high-pitched scream. The noise emitting from the lungs was so loud and difficult to bear that Armitage had to cover his ears. Although Vesek was attempting to contact him on his [[Comlink/Legends|comlink]], the rookie ICO was unable to hear his comrade or explain his situation. As Armitage turned to leave the Bio-Lab, he realized that he was not alone. He was, in fact, in one of several [[Laboratory/Legends|labs]] in the ''Vector'' that had been used to research and cultivate [[Imperial bioweapons Project I71A]]. The [[Bioweapon/Legends|bioweapon]] had [[Death/Legends|killed]] the Star Destroyer's entire crew and transformed them into [[Zombie/Legends|undead cannibals]] who were now stalking the ship in search of victims. Armitage and the rest of his team were assaulted and killed by these creatures while Sartoris led his men back to the ''Purge'' under the assumption that Armitage's team had already returned to the prison barge.<ref name="DT" />

==Personality and traits==
Armitage was an artistically-minded individual from an early age. He began his study of art as a youth on Faro and used that passion to entertain his family. Despite this interest, circumstances resulted in his employment in the Imperial Corrections Service&mdash;a far cry from his former dream of attending the PanGalactic Arts Conservatory. While working for the service, Armitage continued to create airpaint murals, but in an extremely reduced capacity, as his fellow officers held little interest in his artistic talents. When they did ask that he produce a work of art, their usual requests were on the subject of females or vehicles. The requests greatly upset Armitage, as he hated painting machinery. The experience drove him away from his artistic pursuits, although the other ICOs still knew him for his background in painting.<ref name="DT" />

While serving the Empire, Armitage found it difficult to fit into the culture established by his fellow officers. Unlike the other ICOs, Armitage took some level of care in grooming himself and wore his hair in a pompadour while on the ''Purge''. The rookie guard was also unwilling to participate in their mundane and repetitive conversations regarding the ''Purge''{{'s}} mess hall food and their sexual objectification of Dr. Zahara Cody. His silence on these matters, in addition to his reputed "artistic temperament" and his well-groomed appearance, earned him callous remarks from the guards and troopers he served with on the prison barge.<ref name="DT" />

It was these remarks that caused him to leave his team on the ''Vector'' while he explored the "[[ghost ship]]" alone. Upon discovering the vat of lungs in Bio-Lab 177, Armitage was immediately dazed by its perplexing beauty, even comparing the organs to small, skinned [[Diathim/Legends|Angels]]. He felt as if he had some strange familiarity with the lungs, and as if he were breathing in unison with them as they were breathing in unison with one another. Entirely hypnotized by the sight, Armitage decided that he would paint the vat&mdash;which he had dubbed the "lung bath"&mdash;at his closest possible opportunity in order to express his emotions of shock and awe. Once the lungs began to scream, his feelings toward the strange experiment changed drastically, and all he wished was to be away from the Bio-Lab. Armitage never escaped and was killed aboard the ''Vector''.<ref name="DT" />

==Behind the scenes==
Armitage was introduced as a minor character in the [[2009]] ''[[Star Wars]]'' horror novel ''[[Death Troopers]]'', written by [[Joe Schreiber]].<ref name="DT" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Death Troopers]]'' {{1st|''Death Troopers'' audiobook}}
*[[Death Troopers (audiobook)|''Death Troopers'' audiobook]]

==Notes and references==
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