Darth Letalis (DoDs)

Marcus Lai, also known as Darth Letalis by the dark side Force-sensitive community, was the prince of the Galactic Empire and Darth Sidious' Shadow Hand during the Empire's Prime. Currently he had become the Galactic Emperor of the Galactic Empire, ruling with both an iron will and a compassionate gaze, desiring equality and justice for all. Marcus' full name was in fact Marcus Derek Lai. He became known as The Fallen, the counterpart of the Sith'ari, whom would lead the galaxy in an Apocalyptic change that would last forever described briefly in the Prophecy of The Fallen.

Birth and Childhood
Just under Twelve Years prior to the Naboo Crisis, Marcus was born to Senator Palpatine (a.k.a Darth Sidious) and the Nightsister Princess Adriana Lai during Palpatine's Sith pilgrimage to the Nightsisters looking for a certain Sith Holocron, during his search Palpatine fell in love with his Nightsister escort whom happened to be Princess Adriana Lai undercover who was observing the Sith Lord for her own mother: Queen.

After his birth Adriana left Dathomir and decided to travel about the Universe after staying with Palpatine for about a year, by 40 BBY however she had learned about her mother's newest plots and set out to return to Dathomir to help keep her people in line while brining the knowledge she had garnered back with her. Marcus was left with Palpatine whom had instructions to train him in the Nightsister and Sith ways, to teach him of the dark side and to make him powerful through those ends, most of his childhood would then attest to being trained as Darth Sidious' Shadow Hand.

First Mission
Marcus' first mission was to attack and murder political rivals of Palpatine during the Naboo Crisis, after Palpatine had killed his own Sith Master during the Naboo Crisis, Marcus was given the title of Darth Letalis and commanded to hunt down Jedi or neutral Force sensitives in the galaxy.

During this time, Letalis would be in communication with his mother who would tell him of the destiny foretold and that it would be Letalis to fulfil it, with a corrupted Chosen One and the Sith'ari by his side he would conquer the galaxy and repay Palpatine in kind for all the cruelty he had forced upon everyone.

Tial Roxarn and Stefan Thomas
In 27 BBY at the age of fifteen, Darth Letalis was continuing his goal of killing Jedi and turning Force sensitives not found by the Jedi until he was met by a old Jedi Master and his Apprentice, Letalis killed Jedi Master Tial Roxarn on Raxus Prime with the aid of his A-01 Automatons and sensed the hate within the young Apprentice before fleeing.

The Two would meet again on Korriban where the young Jedi Apprentice Stefan Thomas would meet the Darkside and his destiny, despite only being thirteen the young Fallen Jedi would agree to bow head to the Palpatine's Shadow Hand and be his secret Sith Apprentice thereby being christened Darth Clavis, the two of them would go on a pilgrimage to other Force sensitive cultures after copying data from Sith Holocrons on Korriban for their own usage. Their travels would take them around the Universe for the next five years.

Formation of the Separatists
Darth Letalis leaves for his his Pilgrimage in 27 BBY and returned in

Personality and traits
"You don't have the power to keep me here, old man."

- Darth Letalis to Palpatine.

Marcus was less indifferent to the happenings in the galaxy than his father Palpatine and had taken a more direct approach to the Rebellion, Marcus had been shown to be cold and sadist when it came to Jedi and had mercilessly killed them unless they were to renounce the light side and Jedi Teachings. Marcus had demonstrated cruel, sinister, sadistic nature in battle but showed respect for his enemies. Marcus has shown to be heavy with Pride and Arrogance but not without reason, he has no problem failing his missions if he likes the route that the future were to take there better, his arrogance and pride have made him underestimate his enemies however and it has taken a great enemy to knock the sense of caution back into him.



Outside of Battle Marcus had shown a harsh but kind and encouraging personality, wishing for the local populace of the galaxy to come together in unification and help each other move towards the future, Marcus revealed that he desires a powerful Empire inside and out where all races are welcome. Marcus was described by loyal Imperial Citizens as an Imperial Hero, due to his leading from the front-line and his desire for peace to come through a unification of equality, many within the Military had even encouraged him to rise up against his father's tyranny and lead them on a glorious Revolution.

Physical Appearance
Marcus takes the form of a chocolate haired youth with blue-grey eyes, he wears dark clothes which usually contest of a dark jacket and grey jeans, tall and slightly muscular. He wears Black male knee high boots and usually carries on the middle finger of his right hand a black and white gemmed ring which he states is a family ring, his brown hair is a contrast to Anakin Skywalker's original blond hair and Stefan Thomas's black hair.

While using the Darkside, Marcus' eyes became blood red and were described to look like "blood draining into water, until the difference was irrelevant".

Darth Letalis's Lightsaber
Letalis' Lightsaber was a uniquely designed Curved-hilt Lightsaber wielded by Marcus, also known as Darth Letalis, he used this Lightsaber indiscriminately having no need to hide his Sith Powers like his father did.

Darth Letalis's Ring
A Sith Artefact of unknown creation believed to have belonged to the Sith Emperor and was passed down from Marcus' Maternal Family line, the Artefact has been enhanced through Generations of Use and Experimentation, it has generations of Sith Alchemy as well as both Sith and Dathomiri Sorcery added onto it making it an incredibly powerful Dark side Artefact.

Darth Letalis' hooded Black Robes
Darth Letalis had enhanced his own personal Sith Robes with Sith Sorcery and Alchemy, his robes hide his face in shadow and made it near impossible for people to recognise him, so long as the hood was up he couldn't be recognised and only he could move the Hood.

Nix
The Commander of the 666th Legion of the Republic Clone Army and of the Galactic Empire, he has been known to serve under Marcus and even Letalis on some missions, like all NGC Clones he has a level of Force sensitivity and had taken the ceased aging genetic serum for Clones.

Palpatine
Marcus pretended to enjoy his father's company however he saw his father more as destructive than actually helpful, Marcus allowed the Empire to come into formation and for ten years he was unsure about whether or not he would oppose his father, by the Galactic Civil War however he became rather willing to take control of the Empire and improve conditions.

Dooku
Letalis has limited respect for Dooku: on one hand Dooku did start the war however, on the other hand he has been bested by Jedi countless times and this causes Letalis much unrest, causing Letalis to begin working with Dooku during the Clone Wars to raise success.

Mas Amedda
Marcus respected Mas Amedda's knowledge of his and his father's ways, knowing that Amedda had more pull over Palpatine than Marcus had due to their conspiring together, despite this however Marcus would eventually plot to kill Amedda and his father.

Jedi Master Mace Windu
As Marcus, he has untold respect for the Jedi Master and treats him equally without resent. However, as Letalis he treats the Jedi as though he deserves no respect whatsoever, defeating him a number of times in battles during the Clone Wars.

Powers and abilities
Darth Letalis was claimed to be able to use the dark side on the same level as his father if not stronger due to his youth, he was able to lead his troops through a mental urge for victory and through the usage of Sith Battle Meditation, it was also believed at the time that Letalis had gained a holocron from his mother that allowed him to learn the teachings of the original Sith Emperor as well as the means he had taken to live forever. It was revealed that through his teachings with his Mother that those like them that followed the Sith Emperor's teachings looked at the Force different than either Sith or Jedi, the Sith dammed up the Force River and gained power from it while the Jedi let it flow through them, Letalis and those like him however considered themselves a generated whirlpool in the flow - a way to gain energy comparable to the Sith while like the Jedi not having to worry about heavy corruption from the Force.

Basic dark side abilities

 *  - Letalis was a Master of Force Destruction using it easily.
 *  - Letalis could easily use the Dark side to teleport himself great distances across the galaxy with minimal negative effects.
 * Force travel negation - Letalis could easily create a Barrier through the Dark side that would negate Force travelling to certain locations that he is in, with ease.
 *  - Letalis used this to make Allies and enemies alike fear him, especially in battle.
 *  - Letalis had much skill in the use of Force Horror and its companion: Force Insanity.
 *  - Letalis is a Master of Force Insanity.
 *  - Letalis, like any powerful Sith was quite skilled in Force Lightning.
 * Chain lightning - Letalis was quite able to shock more than one person with Force Lightning.
 * Force Shock - Letalis used this to stun potent targets, using it to catch Jedi off guard and kill them.
 * Force Storm - Letalis had been able to create a storm of Force Lightning from the palms of his hands.
 *  - Letalis could easily use Telekinesis and the Force to launch a Force Maelstrom on his enemies.
 *  - Letalis, upon taking the Throne from his deceased father he set about gathering knowledge from various cultures including other independent Sith, Lumiya found Darth Vectivus' holocron and Letalis probably learned it from there.
 *  - Letalis used his anger and rage to enhance his powers and skills.
 *  - Letalis was believed to be able to release a controlled Force scream upon his enemies, more like a battle cry prior to attacking.
 *  - Letalis was taught Force Slow by his father.
 *  - Letalis was taught Force Affliction by his father.
 *  - Letalis was taught Force Plague by his father.
 *  - Letalis was taught Darth Maul's skill by his father, Palpatine, whom recorded all new skills used by his apprentices in the Telos Holocron.
 *  - After his father's death by his hands, Letalis became able to summon and control Force storms, to dangerous effects.
 *  - Letalis was a Master of using Telekinesis.
 *  - Letalis could injure the internal organs of a person, using Telekinesis, with ease.
 *  - Letalis was quite able to cause injury to the body of an entire person with Telekinesis.
 *  - Letalis more than once choked someone for failure, even putting pressure on the throats of his power hungry subordinates, to remind them who is boss.
 *  - Letalis had no problem using the Force to totally crush an enemy's body until they died.
 *  - Letalis, infused Droids with the Darkside and controlled them, this was seen with his A-01 Automatons that he had invented.
 *  - Letalis used this skill to infuse a long term Force Corruption in the minds of the people he comes across, turning them into his allies.
 *  - Letalis was a Master of Force Corruption, he used it on the Rebels and allowed them to live, this in turn gave him insiders into their Organization and manipulated them into how they are now.
 *  - Letalis could forge Darkside Energies into a spear which he directed at his enemies for maximum damage.
 *  - Letalis used this to torture Jedi and turn them into Dark Jedi, Letalis even used this on Luke Skywalker, during the Raid on Cloud City.

Exotic dark side abilities

 *  - Letalis was quite skilled at the art of Sith Alchemy and evidence of this came from his creation of the Lycans, a race of Humanoid Wolves connected to Sith Sorcery - through the form of a Curse, Letalis was also belied to have used Sith Alchemy and Sorcery in conjuncture on his ring.
 *  - Letalis was a Sith Sorcerer, it is claimed that he knew the Sith Spell used to cause Stars to go Supernova, with deadly effect.
 * /Spacial Wormhole manipulation - Behind Palpatine's back, Letalis mastered the capability of creating Hyperspace Wormholes, allowing him drag his Sith from any location or banish people across the galaxy with considerable ease. Letalis also reinvented the Spacial Wormholes, wormholes of Darkside energy that drew people of his choosing including lingering Jedi Ghosts (like Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi) into the Darkside Underworld which was the equivalent of the Corellian Nine Hells, for a Jedi or their lingering spirit this would be the most cruel fate as it left the eternity of those spirits in the hands of the Sith Spirits located in that Underworld.

Universal Force abilities

 *  - Letalis was a Master of Battle Meditation, particularly Sith Battle Meditation, which he used to crush his enemies with ease in confrontations.
 *  - During his Ten years pilgrimage, Letalis went about learning other abilities from the Force Cultures he stayed with, there he possibly learned this from the Aing-Tii.
 *  - It is unknown how Letalis came upon this ability which was taught by Vergere, it could be very possible that Letalis learned this condensing Force Ability through experimentation, making Letalis a re-inventor of the Ability especially since its only user prior is out of the galaxy till 25 ABY.
 *  - Letalis was able to understand the language of any race that speaks it.
 *  - Letalis has been shown to be very skilled at the telekinetic arts.
 *  - Letalis was known to have Force Visions.
 *  - Letalis could easily use Force Push to use Telekinetic powers to move objects or individuals.
 * Force Whirlwind - Letalis could use the Force to control the air current causing a maelstrom and controlling it.
 * Force Wave - Letalis was able to use Force Wave to explode pure Telekinetic energy out around him.
 * Force Repulse - Letalis could use Force Repulse, the cousin of Force Wave, the deadly effect to those around him.
 * Force Flight - Letalis was so strong in the Force after Vader's death that he could easily lift himself up into the air and either float around a battlefield or speed along attacking individuals in his path, like most Telekinetic abilities, Letalis required very little concentration to harness this ability as he used it instinctual unlike other Sith. He could combine this power with that of other Telekinesis powers, Force Lightning and Sith Sorcery.
 *  - Letalis could create a field of Force energy to defend against damage directed at him.
 *  - Letalis was quite capable of predicting the future of events or more specifically his future with powerful enemies.
 *  - Letalis was one of the few people to be born with sight of Shatterpoints, using this, Letalis plotted out his future using Shatterpoints as one of his major influences.
 *  - Letalis could stop the recording of Holocam, briefly disabling them, when he passes by if he so desired.

Light side Force abilities

 *  - After his pilgrimage Letalis showed great skill at the different types of defensive Abilities used by the Jedi, also a natural ability came to him prior to his pilgrimage, revealing that similar to Vader he had the ability to absorb energy through his hand at that early stage - absorbing Blaster Bolts so they caused very little damage.
 *  - Letalis took interest in the battle mind and was able to use it to enhance dark side abilities including Vaapad.
 *  - Letalis was quite capable of going into a Hibernation trance for many reasons, usually healing.

Other Force abilities

 *  - Like his father, Letalis was a notorious user of Force Stealth and managed to use it to great effect at the Battle of Coruscant, where he managed to use the dark side and Telekinesis to down three C-9979 landing craft and two Vulture droid fighters all without getting discovered.
 *  - After becoming Emperor, after killing his father, Letalis was quite able of seeing distant or future events regarding himself or the things he thought on.
 *  - During his ten years of Pilgrimage, he learned this from the Aing-Tii while being apprenticed under them.
 *  - During his pilgrimage, Letalis took up learning with the Theran Listeners, learning how to hear things through the Force.
 * Soulmate Bond - Marcus has a Soulmate Bond with Stefan Thomas, also known as Darth Clavis.

Physical abilities

 * The Seven Lightsaber Forms - Letalis was described as a peerless Lightsaber swordsman, by Darth Vader, it was well to assume that he knew most of if not all of the Seven Forms. He was described by Dark Jedi as a "Peerless Swordsman", however no one has actually seen him pick up a Lightsaber.
 * Lightsaber Form Variants - Letalis was a Master of Lightsaber Form variants, among these included Vaapad whom he used in battle against Stefan Thomas during their duel on Korriban.
 *  - Letalis was capable at using distraction and doubts when in combat to gain a upper hand on his enemies, he even taunted them at times or throwing objects at his enemies.
 *  - Letalis had an amazing throwing arm, along with Telekinesis, Letalis could throw his Lightsaber with great strength and cause it to come easily back to his hand.

Other Unique Abilities

 * Enhanced Strength - Letalis has enhanced strength compared to normal Humans considering his existence as The Fallen, he can easily match strengths with Noghri and Wookiees, without much discomfort.
 * Enhanced Speed and Agility - Letalis has enhanced speed and agility compared to normal Humans considering his existence as The Fallen, he can easily jump from Airspeeder to Airspeeder should he be fighting on worlds such a Coruscant, Letalis can easily use this to lure Jedi into a trap while staying out of range of their strikes.
 * Enhanced Durability and Stamina - Letalis has enhanced durability and stamina compared to normal Humans considering his existence as The Fallen, he was able to take far higher damage and trauma than normals Humans, he could also channel massive amounts of Force energy without exhausting himself in the slightest.
 * Immortality - Letalis has since become immortal, he therefore remains unaffected by time, disease, sickness, bioweapons or poisons and will possibly live forever.
 * Invulnerability - Letalis has the ability to temporarily make himself invulnerable as his own personal power, by concentrating he can cause all harm to his body to be negated similar to a like  used an advanced version of  to absorb or negate the energy launched against them.
 * Shapeshifting - Letalis was capable of using the Force to shape-shift into different shapes and forms, including animals, other Human forms and aliens.

Soundtrack
Marcus' theme was that of Caius from Final Fantasy XIII-2.



Lyrics
Dea Mortis, juravi Carissimam servaturum Dea Mortis, servabo Ut temporā recte ducan.

Etsi cor in Chaō, Aut Fortunā bella ferat Occurram et obviam ibo.

Translation
Goddess of Death, I will keep My vow my beloved, Goddess of Death, I will see to it That time is steered in the right direction

Though I am drawn by the heart of Chaos, Or beautiful Fortune, I shall bear it Those shall I meet and face

Appearances

 * Destiny of Darkness series
 * Season One - Rise of Royalty

Behind the scenes
His first name "Marcus" means "Warlike". His middle name "Derek" means "Great Ruler". Marcus' first and middle names together intentionally means the "Warlike Great Ruler". Marcus' Sith name: "Letalis", is a Latin word meaning "Fatal or Lethal".