Zakdav Marthus

"(Your courage will be your downfall. You run head first into things without considering your options.)"

 was a Sith during the Old Republic era that had turned from the Jedi Order in search of more knowledge of the Force. He was trained by Sith assassin Darth Ekkage and was pursued by Xandedga Thornhold to return to the Jedi Order. Marthus set off to kill Thornhold and to complete the destruction of his past Jedi self. He was ultimately killed by Xandedga seeing he would not change and would become a threat to the Republic. He wielded two red Lightsabers, a showcase of his power and ambition. Some consider him to be more of a Dark Jedi than a Sith.

Early life
Zakdav Marthus was born on Chandrila in 3709 BBY to an Imperial soldier and a ChandrilTech worker. While his father was serving the Sith Empire, Zakdav remained home with his mother to help her with designing droid parts. When his father was home, he would learn of how to be an Imperial trooper and would be sent to the military academy. A Sith caught him and sensed the dark side in him. He was taken and trained as a Sith assassin for the Sith Empire at a young age. He would use these skills to kill his friend's family, who were extremists at the time.

Death
Marthus'death came during the Battle of Hoth in the Great Galactic War at the hand of Xandedga Thornhold. Xandedga wanted Marthus to turn back to the light side, and when Marthus rejected him, Xandedga could sense a threat in him. Knowing what he must do, Thornhold drew his saber and engaged in a fight with Marthus and Marthus was countered by a move Thornhold had designed to combat Marthus' favorite finishing move.

Post-mortem
Xandedga did not take pleasure in taking this life, but for the security of the Republic it had to be done. Marthus knew to some degree he would be his worst enemy, and this happened when Xandedga confronted him about returning to the light.