Darth Judicar (Legacies)

"I will be the judge of this galaxy!"

- Darth Judicar

Darth Judicar, born Isaac Firestorm, was a   living sometime after the fall of the. Born on the planet of, he was a descendant of a long line of Force-sensitives, but broke ranks with them when, instead of becoming a , he turned to the of the  and became a Sith Lord. As a Sith apprentice, he was trained by an unnamed female Zabrak, and eventually killed her, becoming a.

Early life
"The fall of all those years ago was just the beginning... I never knew he would come along."

- Judicar's master on a young Judicar.

The human male that would become Darth Judicar was born on, a wealthy world in the Outer Rim of the galaxy, in 956 ABY. At an early age, he and his family were sent into slavery by local crime organizations. Taken to the mines of to be used as slave labor mining the precious spices the planet is famous for. While down in the mines, a young Isaac experienced unparalleled trauma. The that prowled the tunnels of the mines often attacked the miner groups he was sent with and he witnessed the deaths of many innocent people, including some younger children that he had befriended.

After being there over a year, his parents joined a group of miners in a prison revolt, which resulted in both of them being taken away and killed right in front of his eyes. In a fit of rage, the young Isaac learned of his Force-sensitivity by, in which he himself barely escaped. The criminals in charge of him, now aware of his Force-sensitivity, kept him in solitary confinement, away from the other miners, but the damage had already been done. A Sith faction, growing in strength in the Outer Rim, noticed a disturbance in the Force, and made their way towards it.

Early Sith training
"Who are you, boy?" "Isaac...but some of the other prisoners call me 'Judicar'" "You are now in the employ of the Sith, Judicar."

- Isaac and his Sith Master

A female, Zabrak Sith agent arrived on Kessel several weeks later and bought Isaac from the slavers, who were all too willing to get rid of their perceived problem. She declared him under the employ of the Sith and began training him in the ways of the. The Master-apprentice duo returned to the Sith world of where the Zabrak Sith Master formally began Isaac's training. Early on, Isaac learned that he was increasingly powerful in the Force, possibly more so than any other Firestorm to have existed. He studied the holocrons of the ancient Sith Lords, and learned directly from the foot of his Master at times too. The training was incredibly harsh for the young boy, but soon, Isaac began to conform to Sith ideology and embrace the dark side. By the time he was sixteen, he was ranked top among all the acolytes in the Order for use of ; as he could use it to lift massive objects without the massive strain of doing so that other Force users often feel when moving larger objects. He was also gifted with a, mastering at the young age of twenty-five.

Around that time, his master began to educate him in the art of. One of his first experiments was with an old Sith trooper's helmet. Using his lessons with Sith alchemy, he was able to infuse the object with the ability to block out Force powers, such as  and the like.

Eventually, his growing success began to threaten his master, and so she plotted to kill him as to preserve herself. However, Isaac discovered this and engaged in a duel with his master, killing her, and making himself into a ; a Sith that focused more on delving into the mysteries of the dark side, as well as forbidden techniques, to achieve greatness.

The Rise of Judicar
"My old name means nothing to me. I have been reborn by the dark side. I will be the judge of this galaxy! And it shall know me as Judicar; Darth Judicar."

- Isaac becoming Judicar

After the death of his master, Isaac began a quest around the galaxy to learn more about the ancient Sith and their ways.

Pilgrimage to Kesh
In 983 ABY, a now twenty-seven year old Isaac ventured to the world of ; a planet in which, centuries earlier, had been the home to a. He ventured there to learn more about the ancient Sith and get a feel for how powerful they were. He first traveled to, the capital of Kesh, to hunt for clues about the ancient Sith tribe. All records pointed towards a temple in the to the west of Tahv. There, Isaac found the, which was built over the ancient , .

In the temple, Isaac found records of the Lost Tribe's way of life, virtually untouched since the tribe departed Kesh in. The records told him their culture, their beliefs, their hierarchy, and their ancestry. He learned that the Tribe were direct descendants of s that served under the Sith Lord in, that had become stranded on Kesh when the Omen crash landed on the world during the.

This lead Isaac to leave Kesh for the Sith tombworld of to search for secrets concerning Naga Sadow.

Tomb of Naga Sadow
When Isaac arrived in the, he immediately realized that centuries of plunder by both the Jedi and previous Sith orders would make his hunt for details on Naga Sadow almost useless. Upon entering the, he found the tomb to be weaker in the dark side than he had expected. At the end of the tomb, he discovered the ruins of an ancient, though he was unable to discover the significance of it, he did, however, discover that the revered Sith Lord, had once visited the tomb.

Sometime later, he would discover that Naga Sadow's true tomb was on, a Jedi world.

While he was prevented from continuing his search for clues about Sadow, Isaac discovered information on Korriban that led him to seek out information on another ancient Dark Lord of the Sith that followed after Sadow;.

Hunt for Exar Kun
Like Naga Sadow, much information on Exar Kun lay in the hands of the on Yavin 4, however, the libraries of the  had records indicating that the New Jedi Order, several centuries prior, had encountered Kun's spirit. Isaac became frustrated with the lack of information on the ancient Sith, and turned to more recent Sith Lords; 's.

Bane's Legacy
Isaac returned to Dromund Kaas, where the Sith had secretly kept, which contained teachings based directly from Darth Bane himself. During the many weeks that Isaac studied Bane's holocron, he noticed a familiar name came up again; the name of Darth Revan. Isaac had previously seen Revan's name in Naga Sadow's Korriban tomb. Following this suspicion, he asked the holocron's gatekeeper about Revan and a potential holocron by Revan. The gatekeeper admitted to having learned from Darth Revan's holocron, though he had destroyed it afterwards. He then proceeded to relate all the information from Darth Revan's holocron on to Isaac.

From there, Isaac decided that Bane's, a teaching the latter had based off of one of Revan's teachings, was flawed. In turn, Isaac speculated that having each take on one apprentice at a time would prevent the infighting that plagued the  without reducing the Order to only two, as Bane had done.

After that, Isaac concluded his learning journey and prepared the next phase of his plan; taking over the Sith. To do that, he cast aside his old name and took on a new one; Darth Judicar.

Personality and traits
"Darth Judicar has powerful methods of persuasion, even against a mind as strong as a Hutts!"

- An unnamed.

Darth Judicar had an elitist personality, and was very prejudice against non-Force sensitives. He strongly believed that Force-sensitives existed to rule non-Force sensitives. He regarded fellow Force-sensitives as "brothers and sisters", even, though he found the Jedi to be incredibly disillusioned for protecting non-Force sensitives and for following the light side of the Force. He often belittled the Jedi for their views of the Force and of their place as Force-sensitives in society. Before his joining the Sith, Judicar was harshly judged for displaying s, so after becoming the Dark Lord, he viewed himself as the "judge of the galaxy" as revenge for how he was treated as a child.

Despite his role as a, he was a surprisingly polite, soft-spoken, and intellectual person, though he has shown a sadistic side to himself, such as using to kill defenseless prisoners. He showed a great amount of respect for fellow Sith Lords. However, all of his pleasant behavior appears to be nothing more than a facade. In all truth, he was manipulative, using his fake persona to give his allies and enemies alike a false sense of security. He rarely shows signs of alarm or distress, and had a habit of planning situations out two to three steps in advance. When confronted with a potential enemy or ally, he had the tenancy to turn their logic and philosophies back on themselves, causing them to doubt their beliefs and resolve. Though he was respectful to his fellow Sith, in truth, he cared very little for his subordinates to the point where he would kill them himself if they failed him one too many times.

Staying true to the Sith ways, Judicar has stated that he is not affected by the sort of morals and ethics practiced by the Jedi, viewing them as chains that hold his true self, his true power, back, and weakens him. He is not above committing acts of torture and murder to go about his selfish ambitions. He acquired supporters through either respect or fear, and used that trait to keep that person in line, killing them if they suddenly showed signs of not being effected by it anymore.

Judicar's stated goal is to establish the Sith Empire as the dominate force in the galaxy and then eradicate all non-Force sensitives, replacing them with that will inhabit the galaxy in their place.

He dressed in an all black tunic, with matching pants, and a cape (black on the outside and red on the inside) draped over his back. He was almost always seen wearing a unique helmet used to further protect his mind from.

Force powers
"You non-Force users and your blasters! Do you not know you are no match for me? Your blasters are rendered nothing next to the power of the Force..!"

- Darth Judicar

Darth Judicar, from the moment he discovered his Force-sensitivity, was an incredibly talented Force user, considered one of the best of his day. He was widely regarded as a master of, being so skilled with this particular ability that he could use it to pick up and move objects several times his size with little to no strain on himself. Another example of his ability with this technique was best demonstrated in his use of its variant, the, to shatter. He could also use it to short distances. Judicar regularly employed yet another application of this ability, the, to kill disobedient subordinates and prisoners for whom he had no further use. Judicar was a notable practitioner of the ability, throwing up a Force bubble capable of deflecting blaster bolts and even lightsabers. The downside to this power is that it forced him to remain totally stationary while using it. He could also utilize this power offensively, throwing up a bubble around his enemies to reflect their own attacks back on them. This usage had the same weakness as the primary use. Judicar had demonstrated the ability to, but his exact skill with this power has not yet been determined. He was particularly skillful in information extracting techniques, such as, ,.

Like most Sith, Judicar could project from his fingertips. He usually used it to torture captured victims, or in battle, when he wished to end the fight. He could also use variations of this technique, such as summoning a burst of electrical energy, known as a Force Storm. He could also wrap his protection bubbles in the electrical energy for added protection. He could even cast it from above by use of, making it a hard technique to defend against, and allowing him to hit multiple foes from a bird's eye view. Judicar could mildly defend his mind from the influence of the Force, but, due to his age, he was forced to utilize a special helmet that blocked out all access to his mind via the Force.

Darth Judicar was increasingly interested in, as his main plan consisted of using it on a mass scale. He was often seen studying it from the holocrons available to him, and it is believed that he created his helmet with Sith alchemy. Other than that, there is no known instance of Judicar utilizing Sith alchemy.

Lightsaber training
During his youth, Judicar was an average-level lightsaber user, preferring to use his mastery of the Force over the red lightsaber he carried with him. He was a practitioner of and employed a  to increase his potency with this form. By the time he was a young adult in his late twenties, he had enough proficiency in the form to overwhelm and kill his Sith master, retaining only minimal damage himself.

Even in his older age, after becoming the Dark Lord, Judicar could hold his own easily against any of the younger Sith Lords or s, though he showed great fatigue after such battles.

Behind the Scenes
Darth Judicar was designed in response to the declaration of a new timeline on TheStarWarsRP.Com on June 12, 2011. He was initially made as a possible faction leader character, the Sith Emperor and the new, though due to this and the uncertainty revolving around this position, he could face future reworking. His Sith name, "Judicar", was taken from one of the possible Sith names given to, and means "the final judge". It was picked because it best reflected the character's personality that Fox had in mind when creating it.

Judicar is portrayed by actors and  in this article, specifically in their roles as  in the X-Men movies.