Omega Alpha

"The Jedi are and have been a continous force throughout history; no matter how many times we are destroyed, we always come back for more…"

- Omega Alpha

Omega Alpha, also known as The End and The Beginning, is a member of the near extinct "progenitor" species known as Nightfire, a former scientist-turned-warrior, and the Jedi Knight Warrior. He has skills comprable to some of the best Jedi, but does lack in some areas, such as sometimes being overconfident. Like his kind, he has powers comprable to that of demi-gods, but rarely uses them.

Physical Appearance
Omega stands 5'10" tall, weighing 215 pounds, and has muscular features. His physical description can be described as vague, due to the fact that Nightfire have completely blank faces; in other words, they have no face. He puts off a neon-orange glow, and has the physical appearance of a 30-year old. However, his age could be described as "infinite", "indefinite", and "timeless". He wears Jedi robes similar to that of Luke Skywalker, but under those robes is a set of cortosis battle armor, which has saved Omega on several occassions.

Early History
Not much of Omega’s history is known, but what is known is that he was once a scientist that planted the DNA codes necessary for life on several worlds, including Corellia and Coruscant. He traveled throughout several galaxies in his starship, the Discovery, until he came across a devastated world with crosses of ancient machines, a red sea, and a purple sun. He landed there, and found a gigantic forked lance called "The Lance of Longinus" embedded into the ground of a beach. He used his strength to pull it out, and was then struck with an energy bolt, immediately granting him an immortal soul and the ability of reincarnation. He considered this moment a blessing and a curse, because if he ever loved someone, he would outlive his possible family, and that would break his heart.

Otherwise than that, all about Omega was innuendo, myth, rumor and legend. What makes Omega particularly distinct was that he was among the few to survive "The Dominus Incident", when his people were nearly wiped out by a supernova. Among those (besides Omega) that survived were his brother Omicron Alpha, the criminals Geminus Alpha and Geminus Beta, the scientist Sigma Gamma, and the psychotic bounty hunter Maximus Venator. After the destruction of his home, Omega and his fellow Nightfire banded together and migrated to the Core Worlds.

Beginning Of A Jedi Legacy
Omega first became affiliated with the Jedi in the years leading up to the First Sith Wars (the next year is estimated between 3,930 and 3,935 BBY). He had joined the Order as a student, using the human identity of "Ahpla Agemo", and was assigned to Bastila Shan as her apprentice. For the next ten years, he was trained in all aspects of combat, tactics, history, medical techniques, and Force skills, until Omega revealed his true identity as a "Progenitor", and was immediately given an honorary rank for those of his kind: Jedi Knight Warrior. He would prove his usefulness in both Sith Wars as a capable commander and powerful warrior, slaying over 57 Sith Warriors and Masters.

It was during the Second Great Sith War that he once again met with the mysterious Lance of Longinus, which he discovered was an ancient artifact of the Nightfire, made as a weapon against "an unseen foe of future times". He decided to store it within his "Infinite Storage Hypercube" for later use. It would come in handy later on in the ABY timeline.

After the near extinction of his species, two Sith Wars, and training several hundred Jedi, Omega decided that it was time to enter a hibernation stage. He departed the Jedi with the promise of returning at "the time of the Order’s darkest hour". After he left Coruscant, he found an ancient Nightfire cryogenic facility on Corellia, and put himself into a chamber, where he entered a cryogenic sleep that would last several centuries, until the time of the Clone Wars...

The First Return Of The Knight Warrior
Soon after the Battle of Munnilist, the cryogenic chamber containing Omega defrosted him, awakening him and he was fed information about current events via his neural receptors and cybernetic link to computers. He decided that it was time to rejoin the Jedi Order, and departed in an advanced Nightfire ShadowHawk XIII stealth assault fighter for Coruscant. After he landed in front of the Jedi Temple, clone troopers attempted to arrest him, but he carefully disabled them using his natural psychic techniques. When he was confronted by a group of Jedi Masters, led by Yoda, he revealed his identity by mearly removing his cloak and showing his blank, glowing face. He was escorted into the Jedi Temple, where he said hello to his former home, before being escorted into the Jedi Council chambers. He was told of the emergence of the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker, and of the beginning of the Clone Wars. He immediately requested to be sent to the front lines, but was instead ordered to be retrained, due to the ages that had passed. He was retrained in lightsaber combat, having developed a special "Form N" that uses two saberstaffs in concert effectively and efficiently.

After his retraining, he fought in several battles against Count Dooku, Assji Ventress and the deadly cyborg General Grievous, who considered Omega to be an honorable man, even by his own standards. Omega primarily participated in operations taking place in the Core Worlds, but was assigned by personal request to the Open Circle Fleet, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. During the Outer Rim Sieges, Omega forged a bond with Obi-Wan, and the two treated each other like brothers. During the Second Battle of Coruscant, Omega piloted his ShadowHawk XIII, now named The Foxtrot, leading a squadron of ARC-170s against the Invisible Hand in a starfighter strike. His fighter’s advanced plasma-cobalt missiles dealt heavy damage to the ship’s hull, accidentally splitting the ship in half.

The Lance of Longinus
After the Second Battle of Coruscant, Omega decided to show the Jedi Council his greatest treasure, the Lance of Longinus, the artifact that made him into an immortal. They considered the Lance of Longinus to be a Force artifact of remarkable power when Omega informed the Council of the events surrounding his immortality. Omega was given his last direct assignment by the Council, albeit an unofficial one:

"Jedi Knight Warrior Omega Alpha, you are hearby ordered to guard the Force artifact known as the Lance of Longinus with your life, for if it should fall into the Sith’s hands…they will be unstoppable. They will be granted the same powers of immortality you have been blessed with. Protect the Lance at all costs."

Omega swore to this order with his immortal soul, and soon departed Coruscant in The Foxtrot for Corellia, where his brother, Omicron was hiding. The two met, and discussed the Lance of Longinus, and what to do with it. Omicron wanted to bury it, so the Sith would never be able to use it; Omega wanted to keep the Lance, planning to use it for "a great purpose". Before they could complete their conversation, Order 66 commensed, and Omega and Omicron left Corellia in the The Foxtrot to rendevous with the Tantive IV. Omega and Omicron, who had been learning Force abilities and lightsaber combat skills at the time, accompanied Obi-Wan and Yoda on their mission to the Jedi Temple. It was decided that Omicron would assist Yoda in killing Palpatine, and Omega would accompany Obi-Wan to kill Anakin.

Omega and Obi-Wan engaged Anakin after finally concluding that he was fully emerced in the dark side. Omega made use of several styles, including his unique Form N. However, he used Form VII during the closing stages with a lightsaber concealed in his robes. He suffered no damage due to his cortosis battle armor. When Anakin was enraged after losing to them, Omega used pyrokinetic abilities to set Anakin on fire, before saying:

"You made your bed...now you must sleep in it. Burn in hell, Anakin Skywalker."

However, when the duo arrived at Polis Massa, and were informed that Padme Amidala-Skywalker was dying, Omega attempted to save her, but he could not.

"Apparently, I can only save those who want to be saved."

Omega witnessed the birth of Luke and Leia Skywalker, and after the Tantive IV arrived at Naboo, Omega and Omicron agreed that the brothers would split up: Omega would take the The Foxtrot and travel to the Dominus Star System, where he would remain in isolation until the turning point came that would lead to the new Galactic Empire’s downfall; Omicron would travel to Corellia and take one of the ShadowHawk XIII fighters stored there, and travel into the Unknown Regions, where he would search for Nightfire believers and his bretheren and train them in the ways of the Jedi.

For two weeks, Omega traveled until he reached his home planet, Nightfire Prime; one side a barren wasteland, the other a lush paradise. There, he trained using Jedi Holocrons he recovered from the Temple, learning many things, and training himself in the use of the Lance of Longinus. He stayed there for 19 years, until the year 0 ABY, when the Battle of Yavin occurred, and the turning point had been reached. Omega refurbished The Foxtrot, and departed his home planet once again, heading for Yavin IV.

The Second Return of The Knight Warrior
When he arrived at Yavin IV, he saw that the gargantuan Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor was attacking retreating Rebel forces. Omega immediately opened fire using his fighter’s quantum machine guns, twin plasma rotary chain gun, and plasma-cobalt missiles. He was able to damage the Executor in rapid succession, buying time for the Rebel fleet to escape. He followed them to their new base on Hoth VI, where he was immediately made a member of the Alliance heirarchy. He immediately set out to train Luke Skywalker with skills that would improve his chances of becoming a great Jedi. Luke informed Omega of Obi-Wan’s joining with the Force, and Omega was awestruck at this: his brother-in-arms was dead. He was now intent on avenging his friend’s death, but kept this desire hidden.

When the Battle of Hoth occurred, Omega’s Foxtrot was able to shoot down two of the AT-ATs and several of the AT-STs, but was forced to retreat along with the rest of the Rebel Fleet near Sullust. While on the way, he had a vision of the Lance of Longinus being used in a battle against Sidious. After Luke Skywalker returned from his battle with Darth Vader, he revealed to Omega that his father, Anakin Skywalker, was still alive. Omega now had a spirit raging inside him to end this war and destroy the Empire.

The Return of The Lance
By 4 ABY, Omega had proven his worth as a soldier once again, and was appointed as an Alliance General, but kept his rank as the sole Jedi Knight Warrior. Before the Battle of Endor, he was appointed as the leader of the Special Operations Starfighter Squadron, aka “The Silver Wind Squadron”. The squadron used eleven Nightfire craft; specifically, the ShadowHawk XIII fighters that Omega used.

The group launched into battle against the Executor, dealing minor damage to the hull, gun emplacements, and hangar bays. The group kept on attacking until the battle seemed hopeless, and the fleet prepared to retreat. Omega realized that the vision showed him throwing the Lance into the Death Star II. He exited his fighter, and summoned the Lance of Longinus from his Hypercube. The entire battlefield immediately stopped at that moment: they were now seeing one of the greatest artifacts in the history of the universe. Then, Omega did what his vision showed him: he threw the Lance of Longinus directly into the Death Star II’s superlaser. The Lance hit on target, disabling the superlaser, and removing a direct threat to the Rebel fleet. Omega flew near the superlaser, and removed the Lance, recalling it into the Hypercube.

After the battle ended, Omega joined the celebration, playing on his Nightfire flute a beautiful song called "The Blue Danube". He created an aura of security and happiness that has not been seen since in the Ewok village. On that day, Omega felt complete warmness in his soul.

Service In The New Republic
When the New Republic was formed, along with the New Jedi Order, Omega was chosen by Luke to be one of the teachers at the Jedi Academy recently established on Yavin IV. There, he trained some of the new Jedi initiates about the history of the Jedi, Force abilities, and to some, advanced lightsaber techniques. By this time, Omega had truly become a Jedi to be reckoned with.

Then, suddenly, the Thrawn Crisis arose, and the New Republic needed someone who knew about Thrawn: how he thinks, how he operates, how good was he; and they needed someone who could match him, at least partically. Omega rose to the challenge, and was reinstated as an Admiral in the New Republic Navy. He was given command of his old Silver Wind Squadron, still using the ShadowHawk XIII fighters, and Task Force 3, comprised of three MC80B Mon Calamari Star Cruisers, several Corellian Gunships and several squadrons of new X-Wings and E-Wings. He was able to actually fight on equal terms with Thrawn, who in turn attempted to find more out about the Nightfire race, trying to create a profile on their tactical skills. He found it: no matter what kind of bold move the enemy pulled, a Nightfire commander would pull an even bolder move to defeat the enemy.

After the Thrawn Crisis ended with the death of Thrawn, Omega returned to the Jedi Academy, where he was offered a promotion to the rank of Master by Luke, but responded with a famous quote:

"My rank...that of the Jedi Knight Warrior...make me unique. Losing that...would make me feel just like another Jedi. I earned that rank...and I intend to keep it."

Omega remained as a teacher, until Luke was captured by a reborn Palpatine, and Omega filled the position of leading the Jedi until the Children of the Chosen One were able to defeat Palpatine at the First Battle of Dac.

The Yuuzhan Vong War and Return of A Brother
When the Yuuzhan Vong War had begun, Omega had been on the New Jedi Council as Luke Skywalker’s second-in-command, and was the New Jedi Order’s resident tactical expert, as well as having been fully trained in use of the Lance of Longinus. Omega led several campaigns as leader of the Silver Wind Squadron, and many were successful. One mission involved an attack on a Vong Grand Cruiser, which almost failed, had it not been for the timely intervention of Omega’s brother Omicron, who had succeeded in his mission: he had found an entire moon of Nightfire alive, and had trained them in use of the Force. Omicron and Omega were able to combine their forces and destroy the Grand Cruiser with no loss of allied life. Omicron Alpha was inducted into the New Jedi Order by Omega's recommendation, as well as the 210,000 Nightfire that had been trained in the ways of the Jedi by Omicron. These Nightfire would prove to be excellent warriors against the Vong, as they had been taught the rare art of Force Shapeshifting, and could appear as Vong rather easily. This allowed them to accomplish sabotage missions that helped to bring the war to an end faster than expected.

Omega joined Luke in his final battle against Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamanne, using his Form N to hold Shimrra at bay, and later, the Lance of Longinus to drain Shimrra's power enough for Luke to slay him. For this battle, Omega had truly proven himself worthy of keeping the Lance of Longinus.

The Return of An Old Foe
During the peacetime between the end of the Vong War and the beginning of the Swarm War, Omega had been investigating several brutal murders of senators, military officers, and even Jedi. He took several facts and pieces of evidence into acccount, and realized that the men behind the crimes were the twin Nightfire brothers, Geminus Alpha and Geminus Beta. They were symbotic; in other words, if one died, the other would too. They were indeed a lethal pair to be reckoned with.

Omega, over the course of several days, found their hideout on Mustafar. He engaged in battle with several old B3 Ultra Battle Droids, Cortosis Battle Droids, and even some Dark Troopers that had been salvaged from the wreckage of the Arc Hammer. He faced them all head-on, before he confronted the duo. They were prepared, as they used another Nightfire artifact: the Inferno Blade, designed to be the only weapon able to counter the Lance of Longinus. Omega, instead of using the Lance (as the duo expected), used his Form N style on the duo. They were caught off guard, and were literally disabled. Instead of letting "an inferior Nightfire" kill them, they committed suicide by jumping into the lava rivers and letting themselves melt. Omega was visibly disturbed after this event, and it would take some years before he could come to terms with their manical suicide.

The Swarm War and Second Corellian Insurrection
Omega, having recovered from his experience with the Geminus Brothers, decided to take a sabbatical to his home planet in the Dominus Star System, where he retrained for the better part of 35 ABY-36 ABY, and did not participate in the Swarm War. He returned after a one-year absence, and rejoined the Jedi as a teacher once again. He inspired many of his students with pride, courage, and a strong sense of hope for the future.

In 40 ABY, the Second Corellian Insurrection occured, and the Jedi were split between the Galactic Alliance and their own agenda. Omega allied himself with the Jedi that decided not to get involved. However, Omega was about to get very involved: another Nightfire criminal had reemerged; the psychotic maniac Maximus Venator, a scientist driven insane by touching the Lance of Longinus. He had captured Jaina Solo and Zekk, and intended to sacrifice them in an attempt to capture the power of the Lance of Longinus through ancient Nightfire psychokinetic energy. However, before he could do so, Omega violently rammed the Lance through Maximus, killing him almost instantly. Omega then freed Jaina and Zekk, and the three returned to Ossus.

Later on, Omega was the first to find out about Lumiya's return to power, and that Jacen Solo had indeed fallen to the dark side and taken on a Sith name. After the attack on the Millenium Falcon and soon before the conflict could escalate into full-scale war, a Jedi team comprised of Luke, Omega, Kyp Durron, Kyle Katarn, and Omicron found Lumiya and Jacen on-board the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Anakin Solo. Omega displayed another natural ability: the ability to travel through cybernetic and electrical circuits and destroy them. He used this technique to disable the Anakin Solo and to disable Lumiya's cybernetic components, allowing Luke to finally kill the Dark Lady of The Sith.

What soon followed was one of the hardest decisions the Jedi Order, the Solo family, and the Jedi Knight Warrior had to make: Omega engaged Jacen in a life or death duel to kill him. Omega telepathically communicated with Jacen during the battle, begging him to come back to the light, but Jacen blatently refused. Finally, the battle came to a climax, when Jacen did the unthinkable: he sliced off Omega's right arm, and rammed his saber through his body. In doing this, he signed his death warrant, as Omega summoned the Lance of Longinus, and rammed it through Jacen. Omega soon regenerated his lost limb and the hole in his abdomen. Before Jacen died, Omega expressed regret and sadness that he did not return to the light, and blamed himself for having to kill him.

"I...can never forgive myself for what I have done today. He didn't deserve to die. I tried to get him back on the light side...but he refused every time. He didn't bring this upon himself: his anger did."

Thanks to the mission, a second Galactic Civil War had been averted, and Omega was hailed as a hero. However, Omega did not consider himself as a hero: to himself, he was a murderer, no better than the Sith. However, Han Solo reaffirmed Omega that he did the right thing, and he did not blame Omega in any way, shape or form. Omega thanked him for his kindness, and considered him a true man, a man of principles, a man that Omega could truly trust.

The Future
In the millenia to follow, Omega mentored many Jedi, and fought many battles, while seeing old friends grow old and die and joining the Force. Eventually, Omega had finally achieved what only a few Jedi had obtained: true happiness. He understood that he would last even after the end of time, as he was to become the guardian of all species of the universe. He would have the Lance of Longinus at his side, and guard the galaxy, until it needed him again...

Personality and Traits
Omega has many sides to his personality: the one many see is that of an honorable man, a man who is willing to help out at any time. The one that they see in combat is a man of cold calculation, a rather good swordsman, and a nearly unbeatable opponent. The one that was seen at Endor was a heartworming musician, creating an aura of safety and companionship that has not been seen since.

He is extremely skilled in the Force, knowing some of the most powerful Jedi and Sith Force attacks, and having created his own unique style of lightsaber combat. However, the one weapon which has left its mark on Omega and the galaxy is the Lance of Longinus. This is the weapon which made Omega in an immortal, and has helped to win several battles against the evils of the Empire, the Yuuzhan Vong, against fellow Nightfire, and against the Sith.

He is also a very good pilot, having piloted starfighters since the Clone Wars, specifically the Nightfire based ShadowHawk XIII-class of heavy assault/stealth interceptor starfighter. He became known for using it in a heavy attack with all its weapons, then cloaking, and attacking again after penetrating the shields of the enemy craft. He is extremely adept in starfighter on starfighter engagements, and even better in capital ship combat.

Unlike many Jedi, Omega has seen more than his fair share of war, and has been horrorstruck by the effects of wars. However, he has always managed to keep his spirits up and helped to build confidence among his fellow Jedi. He also formed several strong friendships over the years with Jedi, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Kyle Katarn, Corran Horn, and an older-brother relationship with Jaina Solo. However, he strictly resisted romantic attachments, because he knew that he would outlive his family, and that was something he could never live with.