User:Ressor/Sandbox

"I am Darth Stryfe! I am death!"

- Darth Stryfe

Darth Stryfe, born Ressor, and nicknamed "Desertwind" by, was a   hailing from the planet  who served the  as a member of the  in the final decades of the , and serving the  as a member of the  during it's early formation. During the he took up the ranks of General within the  and participated in battles such as the opening battle on Geonosis.

Ressor was stationed in the during, after the  Chancellor Palpatine declared the  enemies of the Republic. However, he managed to escape along with Padawan Blue, and they fled to.

Under the protection of Queen Apailana, they once again had to flee when the Battle of Naboo broke out.

Early life
Ressor was a  born on the planet  in the  in  to  and his wife. Discovering that he was Force-sensitive, his parents contacted the on  to find out whether the  would take him there and train him to become a. The Order agreed, and   was sent to collect him. This made Ressor the second member of his family to have been taken to the Jedi Temple for Jedi training, the first being his older brother, who had been made a Jedi Padawan two years prior to Ressor's birth.

Jedi Initiate
Upon arrival at the Temple he was sorted into the. As with the other nine Jedi Initiates who were also placed in the Bear Clan (which included and ), Ressor's training was overseen under the guidance of Grand Master. During his time as an Initiate, Ressor developed a good friendship with Offee.

Jedi Padawan
In, at the age of 10, Ressor passed the , and took part in that year's annual , in the hope that he could catch the attention of one of the many Jedi Knights or Masters watching who could take him on as their learner. Facing off against Shooda Rahs in the final round, Ressor emerged victorious and impressed Knight enough to take him on as his Padawan learner. As was the norm for individuals of the Camaasi race, It'kla would identify with Ressor based on his unique scent, and it was because of this that he was given the nickname of Desertwind by his Master.

After studying the art of lightsaber crafting, Ressor, along with his Master, were sent to the secret Jedi world of to seek out the s that grew in the Jedi Temple there in order for him to construct his first. He did not do what many Padawans did and create a lightsaber to resemble his Master's–instead he created a personalized make that favoured maximum power, which emitted a distinct blue glow.

Skirmish over Vuchelle
During the late in  a pirate and smuggling group known as the  had allied with the  and were harassing the. A Jedi-led task force under the command of Masters  and Kit Fisto were sent to the sector in order to negotiate with the pirates. Ressor and It'kla were included in the task force, which reunited the former with Master Fisto, who had bought him to the Jedi Temple as a baby.

Upon the arrival of  over the planet of, the Republic forces were being fired upon by the pirates using three Warpod Pinnaces armed with weapons, two  and five s. Piloting a Delta-7 interceptor into the battle, Ressor and several of the other Jedi managed to disable the warpods and move in on the Longprow attack cruisers, disabling their shields and targeting their drive systems. One of the cruisers was taken intact, while the other blew up after a reactor overload. Although deemed a victory by the Republic, four Judicials and three Jedi were killed.

Gotal hostage standoff
Shortly after, Ressor was dispatched as part of a six-member Jedi task force led by to the  colony world. There, the team of diplomats were to negotiate the release of Emissary, a Gotal representative taken hostage by the during the battle of. During the negotiations, a group of unaffiliated vigilantes opened fire on the Roshu Shone guerrillas. This attack panicked the Gotal Roshu Shone, who opened fire on their captives. Leaping to defend the unarmed hostages, Ressor and the other Jedi managed to subdue the guerrillas on their, but not before and  lost their lives. Emerging from the firefight, Jeng and escorted Emissary Nirrelz to safety while Ressor and the other Jedi helped transport the surviving hostages to s in the nearby cities of  and.

After the fighting ended, the surviving Jedi departed for and the Order's chapter house for the funerals of Cofi and Shissan. Meanwhile across the network, the Jedi were heavily criticized by  leader  for what he saw as meddling in an internal affair. Rebuffing this assault on the Order, Jedi Master and High Council member commended the Jedi effort on Atzerri.

Jedi Knight
Following the Gotal hostage standoff, it was agreed within the Jedi High Council that it was time for Ressor to undergo the in order to ascend into Knighthood, at the mere age of eighteen. Completing the five trials tests (Skill, Courage, Flesh, Spirit and Insight), Ressor's Master It'kla prepared him for his. As the scheduled ceremony approached, Ressor spent the entire day in deep within the preperation room high in the. As the time came to ascend to the, Ressor entered the darkened chamber and knelt before Grand Master Yoda who severed his.

Battle of Geonosis
Ressor was present on Coruscant when and his Padawan,, reported on the failed assassination plot against Senator. Over the next few days the Jedi Council was made aware that Kenobi had been captured on the planet  and was in need of rescue from his would-be executioner.

Joining Master Windu's task force, Ressor and his fellow Jedi fought through the cutting down the s of the  in what became the opening battle of the. After observing the way that Master Windu and Knight Kenobi were fighting back to back, Ressor and Barris Offee would do the same thing, protecting each other from getting shot at from behind.

After several tense minutes of fighting, the majority of the Jedi were slain and 's forces gained the upper hand, rounding about 20 surviving Jedi into the center of the arena. Ressor, along with Offee, and Masters  and  were seperated from the survivors circle during the fight but were forced to surrender to the droids and were thus marched back with the others. After Windu failed to back down to Dooku, the Jedi were preparing themselves to be shot down. However, Grand Master Yoda arrived with the and rescued the Jedi. Boarding one of several LAAT/i gunships that landed in the arena, Ressor was accompanied by Offee,, , and  and took off to take the battle to the plains, commanding a group of s in the process. Ressor continued to fight until the Separatists ordered a full retreat, becoming one of the few Jedi to survive the battle.

First Battle of Mirgoshir
One month after the conflict on Geonosis, Ressor was deployed as part of a 30 Jedi task force sent to fight against Separatist forces in the. With diminutive numbers, the Jedi took heavy casualties from the battle droids and the devastating effects from the, and were forced to pull out from the battle.

Battle of Alliga
Three months after the disaster over Mirgoshir, the Republic launched an invasion on the planet in order to capture, a leading member of the CIS. Ressor was chosen as one of four commanders alongside, and  to lead the Republic army into the battle. Fighting impressively alongside the Jedi High Council Masters, Ressor helped the Republic to victory and liberated the Seperatist forces from the planet, capturing Wodrata in the process.

Taking on an Apprentice
"Padawan Malreaux, I am sorry to hear about Master Leem. I am Ressor. I look forward to completing your training as your new Master.''" "''Master Ressor, it will be an honour to study under your tutelage."

- Ressor and Whie Malreaux's first encounter.

In Jedi Master  was slain by the , leaving her Padawan, , without a Master. Upon Malreaux's return to the Jedi Temple from the planet, Ressor offered to take over and complete his training, a decision which the High Council accepted.

Battle against the Jensaarai
"You are meddling with things you cannot control; things that nearly destroyed the Jedi millennia ago. We have come to ask you to abandon your evil and return to the light.''" "The weak always fear the strong growing up to replace them." "''And the foolish always see themselves as strong."

- Ressor, Ressor's opponent, and prior to the Duel on Susevfi

Just over a month before the end of the war, the Jedi Council asked Jedi Knight to research rumors about the, who they suspected were playing a pivotal role in the conflict. Ressor and his former Master, It'kla, joined Halcyon on his mission after the insisted that his talents for discussion would prove useful. Ressor's Padawan, Malreaux, was left at the Jedi Temple as he thought that he was not yet ready for this kind of mission.

After over a month of searching, they found a looted archaeological dig that led them to the world of. The locals on Suarbi proved unhelpful, slowing the search and showing an allegiance to what seemed to be Sith cultists living among them. The three Jedi eventually located an area of the Seperatist-alligned  where a void in the Force seemed to exist, and they could not use their powers. There, in an ancient arena underneath a duracrete dome, they found three of their "Sith"&mdash;actually who had been thought lost in the conflict on. The Jedi attempted to persuade the other three from their path, but the Dark Jedi leader, the i, attacked. Each of the Jedi moved to take on a Dark Jedi in combat; Ressor's opponent managed to hold him off for a few seconds but was eventually slain. Tyris, who had been fighting Halcyon, had disarmed his opponent and was preparing to kill him. It'kla tried to send the Jedi's lightsaber back to him, but as Halcyon dove for his blade, Tyris impaled him. Mortally wounded, Halcyon was able to absorb enough of the lightsaber's energy to crush Tyris with the Force. The dark side energy that exploded from Tyris' body brought down the dome, and Ressor was able to hold it up long enough for It'kla to pull Halcyon to safety. Shortly thereafter, Halcyon died and vanished into the Force.

While It'kla departed to Corellia to return Halcyon's personal effects to his family, Ressor remained on Susevfi, awaiting a squad of clone troopers to arrive in order to investigate claims that a secret droid factory was located somewhere on the moon. Upon arrival of Wolffe and the rest of the 's famed , Ressor and the clone troopers set out in search of the droid factory.

Operation: Knightfall
Stationed at the Jedi Temple in the final days of the war, Ressor was present following the issuance of Contingency by the. The order, effectively disbanding the Jedi Order, was a plan by the Darth Sidious to destroy the Jedi. Ressor and his brother,, were in discussion in the lower levels of the Temple when Jurokk spotted  on a monitor and rushed to the Temple Gate to confront him. Unbeknowest to any of them, Skywalker, now Darth Vader, had turned to the dark side of the Force and had marched to the Temple with the of the  to exterminate the Jedi. Jurokk was executed, and Ressor, sensing his brother's death through the Force, rushed to the upper levels of the Temple to warn Shaak Ti of the upcoming attack as Vader and the 501st stormed the Temple.

Ressor and Ti ecountered Vader in the Temple and engaged in a fierce with him, however, they were no match for the Sith Lord as they were forced to disorientate him and flee. Attempting to escape the Temple, Ressor's path was blocked by a large number of clones at the Main Entrance who attempted to shoot him down. Unable to fight them all at once, Ressor managed to kill one of them before succumbing to four blaster bolts and collapsing to the ground, wounded. Leaving Ressor for dead, the clones left him.

Minutes later, Jedi Padawan Blue attempted to escape through the Main Entrance, coming up upon Ressor's wounded body. Sensing that he was still alive, Blue gathered up the weakened Jedi and escaped the Temple, seeking a way to get medical attention for him and flee Coruscant. Using whatever medical capsules she had on her, Blue managed to help Ressor regain consciousness, but still in a critical condition. Having just enough strength left to walk, Ressor, along with Blue, ventured to the, the most common route leading away from the Jedi Temple. However, a security checkpoint was placed there manned by and  personnel, in order to stop any surviving Jedi from escaping. Along with two other Padawans, the Jedi were spotted and a melee ensued as they tried to escape. As Ressor attempted to kill a clone trooper, Jedi Knight intercepted the attack and was fatally stabbed in the spine. After clone commander was injured by Blue, the two Jedi managed to escape and flee the planet.

Battle of Naboo
Blue piloted herself and Ressor to her home planet of, where the current Queen, , was her cousin. Ressor was immediately taken to a hospital where he was treated for his wounds. Apailana was in support of the Jedi, and agreed to hide them from the newly formed. Ressor managed to recover quickly enough to secretely attend the funeral of  the next day. The two Jedi were then given their own living quarters within the.

As time went on, more Jedi who had survived Order 66 went into hiding on Naboo, and it was from them that Ressor discovered the betrayal of the Jedi Order by the newly self-ellected Emperor, Palpatine, who had marked them enemies of the Empire. Because of Apailana's constant subtle refusal to accept the, the Empire had harbored suspicions about her true alliegance, and, in Darth Vader found out that she was helping Naboo hide Jedi refugees trying to escape the. In response, he sent the 501st Legion to the planet in an attempt to wipe out the and assassinate the Queen.

Under the protection of Ressor, Blue, and around a dozen other rogue Jedi within the Palace, Apailana refused to surrender herself to the 501st Legion, and as a result the royal plazas were attacked and quickly secured the the Imperial army. Although well defended, the Royal Palace was quickly surrounded, and a decision was made by the Jedi to help the Queen escape. Breaking out of the palace, the Jedi acted as her personal bodyguards as they tried to reach the main hangar bay of the city. However, the 501st proved too powerful for the Queen and her Jedi protectors. Sharpshooters quickly assassinated Apailana outside the Royal Palace, and many of the Jedi were shot down. Ressor and Blue, the only survivors, managed to reach the hangar and flee the Naboo.

Exile on Saleucami
Wandering around the galaxy for a short time trying to find fellow Order 66 survivors, the two Jedi settled on the planet, where they decided to lay low in exile, avoiding detection from the Empire. Setting up a home near a farm far away from other sentient beings, Ressor and Blue began to settle down. As Blue's Master had been killed during the raid on the Jedi Temple, Ressor took it upon himself to complete her Jedi Training, and within months, however, in the process of doing so, the two began to fall in love, confining themselves into a relationship with one another.

By Blue had been elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight, married Ressor and had fallen pregnant with his child. It was at this time that the Imperial agent and, , had arrived on Saleucami after reports had emerged of secret Rebel activity occuring there. Stumbling upon the Jedi's household, Ressor engaged Cha in a fierce, attempting to protect his wife and unborn child. Although gaining the upper hand at first with the element of surprise, Cha could not break Ressor down, and soon enough Ressor was on the offensive, leading the duel. Sensing that his opponent was breaking down, Ressor began to mock his combat techniques by displaying the use of, angering Cha. Through rage, Cha began swiping at Ressor without thought, intent only upon ending his life. Ulimately, however, this would be his downfall as Ressor quickly decapitated him.

Krayt's Fist
"Still, I smell Jedi. Target the Temple, Captain Meeshal. Level it. Burn it."

- Darth Stryfe ordering the destruction of the Jedi Temple on Ossus

Krayt's Hand
"You failed Lord Krayt once, Talon. I'm surprised he let you live.''" "We all'' live or die as Lord Krayt wills, Stryfe. At his word I would cut out my own heart. Or yours."

- Darth Stryfe and Darth Talon

Battle on Had Abbadon
"Mindless minions! Away from my Lord Krayt."

- Darth Stryfe engaging the rakghouls on Had Abbadon

A new leader
"I cannot feel the Dark Lord in my mind anymore&mdash;and Krayt is always present in my mind!"

- Lord Stryfe

The Final Protocol
"Our primary objective is the capture or destruction of the Alliance and Admiral Gar Stazi.''" "No, it is not, Moff Geist. My Master has ordained the extinction of the Mon Calamari species. That'' is our primary mission."

- Moff Geist and Lord Stryfe aboard the Relentless

Darth Krayt returns
"Who will you side with, Stryfe?''" "''Might decides. I will follow the victor. It is the way of the Sith."

- Darth Wyyrlok and Darth Stryfe

Personality and traits
"Let nothing escape alive."

- Darth Stryfe, to Captain Meeshal, showing his brutal methods

Force Powers
"I sense a whisper in the Force&hellip;"

- Darth Stryfe

Lightsabers
During his lifetime, Strayfe constructed and wielded two lightsabers.

First Lightsaber

In 30 BBY, as a young Padawan, Ressor went to Ilum as a test of skill to construct his first lightsaber. He constructed a lightsaber that contained one of the sapphire Adegan crystals that grew in Ilum's caverns, giving the blade a distinct blue glow. He did not do what many Padawans do and create a lightsaber to resemble his master's—instead creating a personalized make that favoured maximum power. This lightsaber would go on to be used by Ressor up until shortly after the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Second Lightsaber

After becoming Darth Stryfe he disposed of his previous lightsaber and wielded a single red-bladed one, and in combat with it he would attack his enemies with intense, raw power. While he was still skilled enough to cut through hordes of rakghouls with ease, Stryfe was unable to defeat Cade Skywalker in a lightsaber duel, due to his old age. Unlike most of the One Sith, who carried coral-like hilts, Stryfe's saber hilt was smooth and metallic, like his previous one.