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{{Youmay|the original being|[[Tenebrae]], who took Valkorion as a [[Emperor's Voice (Sith Empire)|host body]]}}
{{Character
|type=Eternal Empire
|image=[[File:Valkorion.png]]
|name=Valkorion
|homeworld=[[Zakuul]]<ref name="KOTET">{{TORcite|exp=kotet|chapter=2}}</ref>
|birth=
|death=*Centuries before [[3636 BBY]] {{C|consciousness}}<ref name="KOTET" />
*3636 BBY,<ref name="The Hunt">{{TOR_updates|4.0}}</ref> [[Zakuul]] {{C|physical body}}<ref name="KOTET" />
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|eyes=Gray<ref name="KOTET" />
|skin=Light<ref name="KOTET" />
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|parents=new
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{{Quote|I found Valkorion centuries ago. He was a great warrior. A champion of ancient Zakuul. It was only natural I hollow him out to use as my vessel.|Vitiate|<ref name="KOTET" />}}
'''Valkorion''' was a [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Soldier/Legends|warrior]] from the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Zakuul]] who lived [[Standard century/Legends|centuries]] before the [[Galactic War]]. When the [[The Force/Legends|Force entity]] known as [[Tenebrae|Vitiate]] arrived on Zakuul, he chose Valkorion to become his new [[Emperor's Voice (Sith Empire)|host body]], and took possession of the man's physical form.<ref name="KOTET" /> The mind of the original Valkorion was completely suppressed,<ref name="The Voice of the Emperor">{{TORcite|type=codex|The Voice of the Emperor (Warrior)}}</ref> and his identity was used by Vitiate to build and rule over the [[Eternal Empire]] based on Zakuul. Sustained by Vitiate's immense power, Valkorion's body lived on for centuries, earning him the title of "Immortal Emperor."<ref name="KOTET" /> Using his Valkorion body, Vitiate fathered three children with his bodyguard and consort [[Senya Tirall]]&mdash;[[Arcann]], [[Thexan]], and [[Vaylin]]&mdash;who were biologically children of the Human Valkorion, but inherited their strength in the Force from the Force entity that inhabited him. In [[3636 BBY]], the body of Valkorion finally [[Death/Legends|died]] in a [[Assassination of Valkorion|battle]] between Vitiate, Arcann, and the figure later known as [[Alliance Commander|the Commander]]. In death, the Human exploded in a blast of Force energy, though Vitiate&mdash;who bound himself to the Outlander in order to survive&mdash;continued to wear the image of his former host when he appeared in visions and as a ghost-like apparition.<ref name="KOTFE">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]''</ref> Over a decade later, in circa [[3626 BBY]], the likeness of Valkorion was [[Mission to Kira Carsen's ship|recreated]] in the [[Mindscape|mind]] of [[Satele Shan]], used by Tenebrae to attempt to restore his dead spirit.<ref name="Echoes">{{TORcite|exp=ons|type=general|Echoes of Oblivion|Odessen}}</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Valkorion_Eternal_Throne.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Concept art of Valkorion]]
"Valkorion" first appeared in "[[Sacrifice (cinematic trailer)|Sacrifice]]," a cinematic trailer for the [[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire|''Knights of the Fallen Empire'']] expansion of the [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' In both the trailer and the game, Valkorion is made out to be simply a name adopted by Vitiate, the former Sith Emperor. It was not until Chapter II of the later [[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne|''Knights of the Eternal Throne'']] expansion that Vitiate identifies his Human host as the original Valkorion, whose identity and body he took for his own.

Valkorion is voiced by [[Darin De Paul]].<ref name="EnsembleVoices">{{Reddit|url=r/swtor/comments/kahj7u/so_who_voiced_tenebrae/gfb9ydh/?context=3%2F|thread=So who voiced Tenebrae?|user=[[Charles Boyd|BW_CharlesBoyd]]|date=2020-12-10|quote=Vitiate (Doug Bradley) and Valkorion (Darin De Paul) are voiced by their original actors. Tenebrae is voiced by Anthony Skordi. I think they all did an amazing job :)|archivedate=20201213073139}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{TORweb|url=info/media/trailers/star-wars-old-republic-–-knights-eternal-throne-–-‘betrayed’-trailer|text="Betrayed"|int=Betrayed}} {{C|As Vitiate's host}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/media/trailers/sacrifice|text="Sacrifice"|int=Sacrifice (cinematic trailer)}} {{1st}} {{C|As Vitiate's host}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/blog/20150728|text="Brothers"|int=Brothers (short story)}} {{Hologram}} {{C|As Vitiate's host}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]'' {{C|As Vitiate's host}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne]]'' {{C|As Vitiate's host; first identified as a separate individual}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]'' {{C|Likeness}}

==Sources==
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20191202|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for December}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ArtStation|url=artwork/Jv6Wa|text=Star Wars: The Old Republic – Valkorion|name=[[Wojtek Fus]]|profile=fus|archivedate=20201121153624}}

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