Editing Zeta Magnus 0 You are not logged in. {{Eras|imp}} {{Redlink}} {{Character |type=Criminal |image=[[File:ZetaMagnus.jpg]] |name=Zeta Magnus |homeworld= |birth= |death= |species=[[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]]; [[Accelerated Transgenic Heuristic Abhorer]]<ref name="swcw">''[[SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story]]''</ref> |gender=[[Sexes/Legends|Male]]<ref name="swcw" /> |height=Nearly 4 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]<ref name="swcw" /> |mass= |hair= |eyes= |skin= |cyber= |affiliation=*[[Arkanian Dominion]]<ref name="swcw" /> *[[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]<ref name="swcw" /> *[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] {{C|Purportedly}} |masters= |apprentices=}} {{Quote|I am a butcher. A barbarian. And a madman. I am not Zeta Magnus. I am an experiment.|Magnus, about himself|SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story}} '''Zeta Magnus''', also known as '''K'am'ir Zaarin''', '''Saturna the Garu''', and '''Eon Null''' was a [[Sexes/Legends|male]] [[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]] mutant and a master geneticist and an enemy of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. Believed to have orchestrated several terrorist attacks across [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], Magnus was affiliated with the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]. Declaring himself [[Magister of Skye]], Magnus unleashed a pathogen on the planet and oversaw the [[Battle of Skye]]. ==Biography== Born as an experiment by the [[Arkanian Dominion]], the [[Sexes/Legends|male]] [[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]] mutant named Zeta Magnus was created to serve as the [[prime clone]] of the [[Accelerated Transgenic Heuristic Abhorer]]s. These Abhorers, an answer to the [[Arkanian Renegades]]' [[Assimilator]]s, were created from the DNA of [[Yaka]], [[rakghoul]]s, [[Amorphiian]] [[android]]s, [[Dianoga/Legends|dianoga]], and other horrors to serve the Dominion. Unleashed during the [[Arkanian Revolution]], Magnus slaughtered countless enemies of the Dominion with his accelerated strength. After the Revolution was ended, the Dominion destroyed its Abhorers but failed to kill Magnus, who escaped his hunters and fled captivity. After eating his creators, Magnus began his search for new ways to quench his desires for violence and mental stimulation.<ref name="swcw" /> A killing machine, Magnus learned the languages of each of his victims as well as teaching himself to play instruments such as the [[Mawanese vioflute]], the [[drumheller harp]], the [[B'omarr pipe nalargon]], and the [[Zeltronian lute]]. A savant thanks to the noological implants in his brain, Magnus was a genius. Traveling the [[Unknown Regions/Legends|Unknown Regions]], Magnus interacted with a [[Ship (sentient spacecraft)|schizophrenic bio-ship]], the [[Vagaari]], [[Nagai|N'Gai]], and [[Ebruchi]] species, as well as the [[Chiss Ascendancy/Legends|Chiss Ascendancy]] and the [[Ssi-ruuvi Imperium]] before establishing a kingdom of [[Dark Worlds]] which would come to be blessed by the [[Sorcerers of Rhand]]. Upon the realization that he was genetically programmed to die, Magnus sought immortality and was thus approached by [[Palpatine/Legends|Darth Sidious]], [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lord of the Sith]]. Sidious promised to help Magnus live forever in exchange for fealty. While Magnus intended to eat the Sith Lord, he agreed to meet with him and see what he had to offer. To this end, Magnus became known as a terrorist to the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. Orchestrating an infestation of [[Stone mite/Legends|stone mites]] in the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]], creating and unleashing the [[blue virus]], gifting [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]] samples of [[3L41UH7 serum]], and allowing [[Count of Serenno/Legends|Count]] [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]] and the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] to use [[Wayland/Legends|Wayland]] as a base and lab wherein the [[Dashta eel|dashta]] tissue samples and [[Morgukai Shadow Army]] might be experimented with. Magnus also operated a [[GeNode]] facility hidden deep on [[Dantooine/Legends|Dantooine]] that persistently eluded [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]]. When he assisted in reviving Grievous and making him into the robotic monstrosity he became, Magnus requested a payment of a doublenecked, eight-string [[quetarra]].<ref name="swcw" /> During the early stages of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], infamous [[Terrorist/Legends|terrorist]] Zeta Magnus was wanted by the Republic for several of these notable crimes. A geneticist, Magnus was believed by [[Senate Bureau of Intelligence/Legends|Senate Bureau of Intelligence]] to have orchestrated a slew of murders on [[Anaxes/Legends|Anaxes]] and the [[hive virus]] which crippled the [[Katana fleet]]. A clone of Magnus invaded the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Skye/Legends|Marat V]] in the [[Marat system]] and subjugated the native [[S'kytri]] people. When the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] learned of his involvement on Marat V, the [[Jedi High Council/Legends|Jedi High Council]] dispatched [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Padawan/Legends|Padawans]] [[Halagad Ventor]] and [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] to apprehend him and bring him into custody. While they were joined by [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Brisha Shard]] and her [[MedStar-class frigate/Legends|MedStar frigate]] called the ''[[Golandras]]'', Captain Shard's ship was ambushed and destroyed over Marat V. Evacuating the ship via three [[Escape pod/Legends|escape pods]], the Jedi crash-landed on the planet accompanied by four [[Clone commando/Legends|clone commandos]]: [[Clone trooper captain|Captain]] [[RC-1750|Nilo]], [[RC-1571|Xoni]], [[RC-1572|Quo]], and [[RC-1573|Kupe]] formed [[Tark Squad]]. While Magnus joined forces with the [[Outland Clan]] far from the main population centers where his pathogen had taken hold, the Jedi met with [[Patriarch]] [[Klarymére]] of the S'kytri and prepared to hunt him down. Having established a citadel upon the sacred [[Canaitith Mountain]], Magnus' Outlanders led assaults on the S'kytri and continued to spread the pathogen he introduced to their environment.<ref name="swcw" /> As the Jedi met with the [[Supreme Council of the Highland Clans]], the Magnus clone released a [[HoloNet News/Legends|HoloNet News]] transmission accusing the Jedi of interfering in his sovereignty over Marat V and ordered them to be recalled lest he unleash a plague upon the world of the Republic. Unknown to Magnus, the Jedi planned an attack on his citadel by navigating the perilous labyrinth of the [[Entyrmion]]'s subterranean tunnels. During their travels, the Jedi began to wonder at the identity of Magnus and his true nature. Ventor wondered if he might be Force-sensitive and the title, Saturna the Garu was any relation to the ancient [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] [[Garu]]. Additionally, as Master Windu was interested in the arrest of the geneticist, the possibility of a connection with the [[Dantooine/Legends|Dantooine]] [[Garoo]] seemed plausible especially in light of Windu's recent [[Battle of Dantooine (Clone Wars)/Legends|exploits]] on that world. Ventor also pointed out that [[Magnus (Sith)|Magnus]] was an ancient Sith title meaning ''Lord of Lords.'' These questions led the Jedi to consider that Magnus could be the rumored and mysterious Second Sith. Interrupting their musings, the Jedi and S'kytri warriors were attacked by an [[Oskan blood eater]], a concoction of Magnus which attacked them in the sweltering crystalline caverns.<ref name="swcw" /> Despite this, the Jedi forced their way into the citadel at the summit of Canaitith just as the S'kytri launched into [[Battle of Skye|battle]] against Magnus' Outlanders. As the Jedi searched for their target, the three were betrayed by their clone commandos, who were in actuality thralls of Magnus himself. The four faux-clones were revealed to be [[Sun Guard]]s when the Jedi awoke in the laboratory of Magnus himself. Standing over them, he relished in their deception and taunted Ventor as he recounted orchestrating the event which saw his parents consumed by a hive-virus. Magnus planned to scan the brains of the Jedi and implant them in clones which he could grow in a matter of hours. Displaying the Jedi clones already forming at the other end of the chamber, Magnus was interrupted by the S'kytri warrior [[Kharys]], who blasted away the restraints from the Jedi and freed them. Fleeing with his droid, [[Blue-Tark]], Magnus was pursued by Ventor as Kenobi and Skywalker dealt with the Sun Guard. Heading for the hangar, Magnus' ship, the ''[[Skyriver Invader]]'' was not primed for take off which allowed Ventor to keep up with him. Struck in the back by a [[Grappling spike launcher|liquid cable spike]], Magnus was dragged to the ground by a furious Ventor. The battle went ill for Ventor, who lost several fingers and chunks of his flesh to the monstrous being, but was able to get the upper hand when the ''Skyriver'''s engines ignited and irradiated Magnus. Using his lightsaber, Ventor [[Sai tok|bisected]] the man, killing him.<ref name="swcw" /> This however was not the original Magnus. For he remained far away within his Dark Worlds, on the throne world of [[Rennek (planet)|Rennek]]. From here he released the first plague into the Republic as he had promised.<ref name="swcw" /> At some point after the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], [[TriNebulon News/Legends|TriNebulon News]] reporter [[Andor Javin]] filed a report claiming that K'am'ir Zaarin was the real identity behind the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] agent [[Cronal|Cronal/Blackhole]], known at the time as the rogue [[Warlord/Legends|warlord]] Shadowspawn.<ref name="SOM">''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]''</ref> Javin stated that the Arkanian had an army of [[Cloning/Legends|clone]] warriors and worked alongside a clone of the then-deceased [[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]].<ref name="DOAE3">{{SW|url=news/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-3|int=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire|text=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 3|archivedate=20170909121115}}</ref> ==Personality and traits== A craven Arkanian, Zeta Magnus was fond of dressing in the garb of the ancient [[Magus Sentinel|Magi Sentinels]] of [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]]. ==Behind the scenes== [[File:Atha Prime.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Atha Prime, the inspiration for Magnus.]] Author [[Abel G. Peña]] had stated that he intended the genetic terrorist to be [[Atha Prime]], but the mention was cut before final release.<ref name="JC">{{JCFcite|postnum=27839083|board=Literature|thread=Topic: Aliens of the Empire (Part 2 now up)|user=[[Abel G. Peña|Halagad_Ventor]]|PTtime=12/9/07 2:07am|accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> The description of K'am'ir Zaarin working in league with a "resurrected" Grand Moff Tarkin as well as having an army of [[Clone Warrior]]s, mirrors that of the description of the character Atha Prime. Prime was described as a "genetics master" and an "architect of the Clone Wars" and was to be the primary antagonist, along with Tarkin, of the cancelled ''[[The Epic Continues]]'' storyline developed by [[Kenner Products]].<ref name="G2">{{GalaxyCite|2|Galactic Bazaar|Galactic Bazaar: Tales of Phantom Toys}}</ref> Kenner invented the character as a primary antagonist to further their SW toy line following [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']].<ref name="G2" /> Abel G. Pena, the co-writer of ''The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire'', has several times attempted to canonize Atha Prime and make references to the cancelled storyline, making this connection deliberate.<ref name="JC2">{{JCFcite|postnum=26306274|board=Authors and Artists|thread=The Official Abel G. Pena Discussion Thread|user=Halagad_Ventor|PTtime=4/22/07 8:11pm}}</ref><ref name="JC" /> ==Appearances== *''[[SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story]]'' {{1st}} ==Sources== *{{SW|url=news/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-3|int=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire|text=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 3|archivedate=20170909121115}} *{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/insideronline/97/indexp4.html|text=Aliens in the Empire, Part 2: To a Traitor Go the Spoils|int=Aliens in the Empire}} {{1stm}} ==Notes and references== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://theswca.com/images-speci/85LineExt/ The Star Wars Collector's Archive article on ''The Epic Continues'' presentation binder] {{Interlang |de=Atha Prime#legends |ru=Зета Магнус }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnus, Zeta}} [[Category:Arkanians]] [[Category:Males]] [[Category:Planetary leaders]] [[Category:Scientists]] [[Category:Terrorists]] [[Category:Zeta Magnus' Empire members]] Loading editor Standard preloads (select a template to preload its contents): Custom preload pagename: Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> <nowiki></nowiki> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ Characters: Á á Ć ć É é Í í Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ó ó Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ú ú Ý ý Ź ź À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ĉ ĉ Ê ê Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Î î Ĵ ĵ Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ ß Ã ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Đ đ Ů ů Ǎ ǎ Č č Ď ď Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ľ ľ Ň ň Ǒ ǒ Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ǔ ǔ Ž ž Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū Ȳ ȳ Ǣ ǣ ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ğ ğ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ǫ ǫ Ų ų Ḍ ḍ Ḥ ḥ Ḷ ḷ Ḹ ḹ Ṃ ṃ Ṇ ṇ Ṛ ṛ Ṝ ṝ Ṣ ṣ Ṭ ṭ Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ə ə Greek: Ά ά Έ έ Ή ή Ί ί Ό ό Ύ ύ Ώ ώ Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Please note: No personal information from you is required to edit on Wookieepedia. 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