Darth Wyyrlok

"Unparrelled knowledge of the dark side. I think we might have our next Dark Lord, if he ever builds up the guts to take what he rightfully deserves!"

- Darth Micail

Darth Wyyrlok was a Chagrian who served under Darth Krayt around 130 ABY. Wyyrlok was Krayt's second-in-command and his most trusted lieutenant.

Calm, philosophical, adept in the art of diplomacy, he was the voice of reason in the cult. He also possessed an unparalleled knowledge of the rituals and lore of the Sith, and his abilities in the dark side were unsurpassed. But he was also a keen tactician and not one to be underestimated.

Originally a servant of Darth Abeonis, Wyyrlok had long been a Sith Knight&mdash;and considered by many to be worthy of the title of Sith Lord&mdash;by the time of Darth Krayt's rise. Seen by all Sith as a wise and influential man, it was believed by many that whoever Wyyrlok sided with was almost certain to win the war.

He held a seat on the Sith Council during both the Sith Crusade and the Post-Successors War era, eventually rising to the position of Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire through means directly against the Rule of One.

Sith Crusade
Wyyrlok's actions through the Sith Crusade were, for the most part, a closely guarded secret. So much so that very few without the Sith Council even knew of his existence.

Battle of Had Abbadon
As a preliminary test for his skill, Darth Abeonis tasked Darth Wyyrlok with leading the Sith fleet to Had Abbadon, and conquering the Nebulax Empire. The battle was a bloody affair, and the end result was a pyrrhic victory for the Sith. But Wyyrlok had proven himself to Abeonis.

Finding the SpecOps
Along with his superiors (Darth Adsec and Darth Micail), in 61 ABY Darth Wyyrlok was chosen to find prospective students for a Special Operations Executive that was to be created. These "SpecOps" would form the corp. of the Sith armies Secret Service.

Wyyrlok himself discovered two of the most famous "SpecOps"; Commander's 001 and 039, both of whom fought with distiction during the Sith Crusade.

Killing Cal Omas
Follwoing his success in setting up the SpecOps, and his later success in preparing the Sith fleet for the capture of the 39th at Dac. In the year 63 ABY Darth Wyyrlok was tasked with finding, and assassinating Cal Omas, the Galactic Alliance's Chief-of-State in order to force the Jedi Order hands. The mission was a dangerous one, and many in the Council believed that he would not succeed.

He did succeed however, returning unscathed and jubilant. Fortunately for Darth Wyyrlok he had managed to escape Luke Skywalker, as both Abeonis and Wyyrlok himself knew that Wyyrlok was, at the time, no match for the Jedi Master.

The rest of Wyyrlok's actions through the war and up until the Successors War are currently unknown, although following the Dark Lord's death, Wyyrlok did hold the power to break away from Darth Proditor's usurped empire, and rule on his own.

Successors War
During the Successors War Darth Proditor tried on numerous occasions to overthrow Wyyrlok, and failed on numerous occasions. The two eventually meet in battle over Bespin wherein Wyyrlok's forces decimated their Proditorian counterparts.

He was eventually fought to a standstill over Korriban by Darth Krayt and joined his forces, although it was suggested that Wyyrlok, who was by this time considered by many the only real heir to Darth Abeonis' throne, actually threw the battle for reason unknown. Darth Wyyrlok served as Darth Krayt's Commander-in-Chief throughout the rest of the war. Fighting by Krayt's side at Coruscant and devastating the remains of Proditor's forces at Esseles.

Darth Wyyrlok continued to retain his power, outliving Darth Krayt and into the 200 ABY's. It was in the year 201 ABY that Wyyrlok discovered Nihilus on Roon.

Training Nihilus
Wyyrlok took Nihilus as his Sith apprentice after seeing the raw potential in him, but he was not alone. Darth Mahina, the then-Dark Lord had also spotted Nihilus' potential, and was biding her time to remove Wyyrlok, and take Nihilus as her own apprentice.

Wyyrlok taught Nihilus the art of Atra-Manua and had him inducted into the Hand as a trainee.

Many years passed until 214 ABY when Nihilus was approached by another student at the Sith academy on Korriban, Darth Forradar.

Forradar gave Nihilus a message from Mahina, saying that she wished to speak with him, and that Wyyrlok was not to know of the meeting. Nihilus agreed and Forradar made his way back, to inform the Dark Lord of this development. Nihilus also made his way back to his master, but choose not to inform Wyyrlok of his meeting with Forradar.

Two days passed before Nihilus heard any word from Forradar of Mahina and he began to wonder if any was to come of the meeting, but when it did it was quick. Nihilus was arrested by Forradar on charges of conspiring against the Dark Lord, in direct defiance of the Rule of One. Nihilus drew his weapon and struck Forradar down, slaying his companions as well.

Wyyrlok and Raith, both sensing the slaughter, rushed too Nihilus' quarters to find him standing over three dead bodies. Nihilus told them what had happened and about the meeting two days before, being quick to suggest that Mahina's true target was Wyyrlok and that he himself was just a stepping stone.

Wyyrlok agreed and turned his back too the two Sith Knights, in preparation for confronting Mehina when Raith gripped his shoulder. Wyyrlok turned and protested being held back when Raith replied that he did not believe Mahina yet knew of Forradar's failure. This gave them the advantage needed to successfully overthrow Mehina.

Overthrowing the Dark Lord
Nihilus approached Mehina's quarters and requested entry from the guards. Once permission had been granted Nihilus entered, closing the door behind him. Mahina was clearly shocked at Nihilus' being there and exclaimed her belief that he was dead. Nihilus simply replied that Forradar's plot to replace him as Mehina's next prospective apprentice had failed and that Nihilus was ready to take up the mantle. Mahina, incorrectly believing that Nihilus had been swayed gave him a test; to kill Wyyrlok.

Wyyrlok was then brought before them, escorted by the newly appointed Hand Darth Raith, and was ordered to draw his weapon. Wyyrlok obliged and drew his lightsaber. Nihilus did the same and proceeded to strike and Wyyrlok. Wyyrlok easily with-held the Sith Knight's attacks but made certain to seem as if he was having great difficulty.

Moments passed and Raith slowly edged his way around the room, until he was standing beside Mahina, Nihilus pulled back as Wyyrlok apparently began to gain the upper hand when suddenly, Nihilus and Wyyrlok both struck and Mahina, impaling her through the abdomen.

Mahina, in total shock, looked down at her stomach and expressed her displeasure at being slain. As a final act of power she launched Raith into an open power generator, severly burning and disfiguring him. With Mahina gone, Wyyrlok assumed the title of Dark Lord, although not without challenge, and Nihilus was declared a Sith Lord, alongside Darth Raith.

The Zao tenj War
Darth Wyyrlok continued to "weave his own destiny" until sometime before the year 242 ABY. By this time he had achieved his goal and become Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire.

The year 242 ABY was also notable for being the year that the Zao tenj War began. Despite beginning in a defeat for the Sith, Darth Wyyrlok continued to fight the war for many years until its eventual end in 300 ABY.

In the year 246 ABY he participated in the battle of Hardpoint One and secured a victory, though in vain. For hours later the single largest Sith fleet, under the command of Tai painj was defeated at Chuck's drift.

He later gave the go ahead to Darth Raith to begin digging on Sith'ika after he had supposedly discovered the location of the Sith'ika monument.

Behind the scenes

 * was arguably, the most notable sufferer of Power syndrome. He was considered to have all the positives of the infection, without any of the negatives. Whether this is true remains to be seen.

Appearances

 * ''Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Tales of a Sith War