Isaac Leonhart

"He was the most powerful Sith in the galaxy, and he was its most famous hero thousands of years later. If ever any one being shaped history more than any other, you cannot argue that Isaac Leonhart, the Fifth Lionheart in the Legacy of Kings, was it."

- Jedi Chroniclar Isaiah Staies

Isaac Leonhart was the Fifth Lionheart in the Legacy of Kings that spanned thousands of years and several generations. An immortal, ageless being whom was meant only to serve the Dark Lords of the Sith, he was instrumental in Darth Revan's campaigns. A thousand years after Revan's Jedi Civil War, he became the Dark Lord of the Sith after being told it was Revan's will and crushed the Republic in his terrible Dark War. Three thousand years later he became a hero of the New Republic, a Grandmaster of the Jedi Order, and champion of the people. Throughout history he shaped events across the galaxy, and was accredited as being the most powerful being in existence before he died by all but a few. He could craft entire fleets, and even manipulate Midichlorians, through the Force alone. At the time of his death he was over twenty thousand years old, and more powerful than any Jedi or Sith in his rather lengthy lifetime.

=History=

The Beginning of the Fifth Lionheart, Around 20,000+ B.B.Y
"Above all else, you have your honor. Defend it as you defend your master, and you will do well in the end. Abandon it, and fall forever."

- Heiseto Leonhart

On a planet covered in dead forests, long long ago, there lived the chosen generations of Lionhearts. First there was, of course, Heiseto, the father, and the Lionheart at that time. Long-regarded as the greatest of the Lionhearts, though Lionheart himself would disagree, but he was forgotten. Vahn, the eldest son, and favorite to become the next Lionheart, his skill with a lightsaber and determination were apparent at the age of just eleven. Mara, the only sister, and the one chosen to chronicle the Lionhearts and their exploits, a thing unheard of until then. The mother, Siren, who's love for Heiseto burned fiercer than all the stars. The youngest brother, Lycan, and his hunger for knowledge and power.

Then there was one, in-between Vahn and Lycan, one who would grow up to become what none of them had intended. Isaac, the son of Heiseto after Vahn, would become the Lionheart, the fifth to be exact. From their birth they had trained without halt, Isaac, Vahn, and Lycan, all vying to win their father's favor while their sister, Mara, laughed at their arguments and squabbles.Yes, they were the few left in the long line of Leonharts, meant to be superior but never to lead. The truest ultimate weapons of a Dark Lord. Only Heiseto would ever disagree to this, which was why he was there now.

For literally centuries they trained, fought, and competed. Never even halting to realize that they had ceased to age at 21, like everyone else in their family (save for Heiseto himself, who continued until the age of 28, causing many to speculate it was another sign of his superiority), the brothers continued their endless bouts for Power and Prestige. They each often tested each-other with their family's trademark, the powerful Crimson Lightning. It was in this time, 800 years old each, that they were taught the lightsaber techniques of Lionheart, their first forefather and a god of the Force. Though waiting until such an age may seem absurd to normal species, it was a requirement so the brothers would perfect all of the 'inferior' forms first, and even create lesser forms of their own.

When they were each finally a millenia old, Heiseto decided that it was time to see who could defeat him. Vahn was, of course, the first. For two days they fought non-stop the brothers and sister all horrified at their fathers magnificent power. Even Vahn's commendable ability with a lightsaber were no match at all for his father, who dispatched him with a well-placed slash across the mid-thighs. Vahn was spared at least his body parts, but was cast from the castle in which his family resided, landing in the sea below and never returning, causing many to believe him dead.

Next was Lycan, the youngest. Heiseto chose to skip Isaac in favor of the younger brother, perhaps wanting to test if the youngest would succeed over the eldest, a thing unheard of at that time. For the same length of time they fought, Heiseto applauding Lycan's tremendous mastery of the Force and his unnatural agility, even for a Blood Sith. Heiseto eventually severed the young hopeful's left arm in a merciless display so Lycan would be denied his ability to use the Force and a Lightsaber at the same time. It was then that Lycan realized he was doomed, yet he fought like a crippled beast, his ferocity only matched by Heiseto's own. At last, Lycan's sword arm was caugh by Heiseto's left hand, and the Lionheart beheaded the young Sith while he looked towards Isaac with a bewildered and pleading stare.

Isaac, in a rage, leapt at his father, not wanting him to have any time to rest. It was then that the true test of power for Heiseto began. Isaac battered at his father continuously, giving him no breathing room in-between their clashes. Heiseto only managed to return an offensive by distracting Isaac with falling pillars from above. They fought all-throughout the castle for days, looking for weaknesses anywhere. For twelve days and nights they fought, until on the thirteenth morning they both began showing signs of fatigue. Heiseto, his ability with a saber matched move-for-move by Isaac's own, had no choice but to unleash a barrage of crimson lightning upon his son, who had risen so far so fast and matched Heiseto so well that it was unspeakable. Isaac returned in kind with his own crimson volley. They were locked in a stalemate for the day, trying to batter at each-other with debris all-around and lashing out with a wild jolt from the streams of crimson power. The test of power lasted for five straight hours before Heiseto began to show signs of weakness - his complexion changing to age and age without end until he was like a standing corpse, his lightning finally falling back to its blue-hued variant. He was quickly consumed by the awesome power of his son's crimson lightning. Isaac, believing that Heiseto was gone forever, retreated.

All that is known beyond this final test of his power is that Isaac, now Lord Lion, the fifth Lionheart in the Legacy of Kings, and descendant of Heiseto, left the castle, and somehow the planet, bidding his mother and younger sister farewell - never expecting to see them again. After a troupe of Sith students on Korriban observed the tomb of Tulak Horde, they commented that the spirit of the ancient Sith Lord seemed non-existant. They, knowing nothing of the Legacy of Kings, proposed to Lord Malak (the Dark Lord at the time of the discovery) that the spirit did not remain there. Master Uthar Wynn, however, proposed that the Fifth Lionheart may have gone into that tomb and challenged the renowned duelist and somehow won. Malak, whom had had a rather grisly showdown with the Fifth Lionheart after he 'overthrew' Revan, immediately threatened to kill Uthar if he said anything further unless he renounced what he had said. Uthar never said a word.

The First Allegience and Exile, around 4000+ B.B.Y.
"I swear my loyalty and power to you, Lord Revan. May you rule the Galaxy in the days to come, and forever beyond."

- Lord Lion

Darth Revan was once a Jedi Knight whom fell to the Dark Side to protect the Galaxy, or so Lion and a certain Jedi Chroniclar would put it. When Revan fell to the Dark Side, he was rather interested in the origins of the Sith themselves, and thus when he found Lion amidst a slaughtered herd of Tuka'tas on Korriban, he couldn't help but ask the ancient being for his assistance. He was a Sith, was he not? Not just a Sith, but one of the Blood Sith? Yes, Revan had studied the Sith species - with chins made of tentacles and red skin... ...but this one claimed to be a Blood Sith, though he showed no such qualities. From the darkness of his hood one would consider him a Chiss with the glowing crimson eyes, but almost all who made that claim would die, save for Revan himself, for Lion absolutely despised Chiss for a reason unknown. Revan saw before him a pale-skinned, red-eyed, fanged-toothed, and incredibly powerful being with a knowledge of the Force that seemed to span generations.

When asked what kind of Sith he was, Revan replied that he was the Dark Lord. Lion was dumbfounded - he had not found the Dark Lord of the Sith Order, the Dark Lord had found him? When he learned of Revan's position within the Sith Order, Lion immediately swore allegience to the Sith Lord. When Revan presented his newest ally to Malak, the younger apprentice was severely displeased, and warned Revan that Lion might kill him. Lion, however, disagreed, explaining that as long as he deemed the Dark Lord worthy, then he would serve him without question, as his lineage dictated. A hateful Malak allowed Lion to be a Sith Lord without further argument, but in the future the two would disagree without end, and even briefly duel.

During the first two years of the Jedi Civil War, Revan asked Lion to work in the shadows, using his wisdom and powerful Battle Meditation to assist the Sith Fleets and Armies as they battled the Republic across far-flung worlds. The Outer Rim fell quickly with Lion's manipulation, and the Mid-Rim Fleets were torn into disarray in the wake of his Meditation and tactics. A small group of three Jedi Knights were sent to investigate Korriban in disguise to discover the source of Revan's fleets, and the ancient and mighty tactics and powers used to manipulate them.

The Jedi Knights indeed found the source, in Lion's chambers, the ancient Sith Lord meditated on events the Galaxy over. The Knights took it upon themselves to strike at the Sith Lord before he realized they were there, little did they know that even as he sat in meditation he had been watching them since they departed from Coruscant to undertake their mission. When they were about to strike their arms and sabers were suspended above them as they lost control and stood there, only able to speak and move their eyes. Without any chance to regain control, Lion manipulated their bodies for them to behead each-other on the spot, using the Force to toss the bodies through a nearby window and proceeded to meditate as if nothing had happened.

When Revan was faced with Bastila Shan, with a Battle Meditation that was as powerful as Lion's own, but not on a galactic scale, Lion was onboard Malak's ship, idling slightly above and away to the portside of the vessel. Lion watched in anger as Malak unleashed a barrage of laserfire upon the bridge of Revan's ship and almost immediately claimed his place as the Dark Lord and demanded that Lion bow to him. The Sith Lord would do no such thing, instead he cursed Malak for a coward. Enraged that he could not have Lion's allegience as Revan had, Malak demanded that the two duel. Lion obliged gladly, and in a dueling chamber on Korriban the two fought.

It is rumoured that this may have been the fight in which Malak lost his jaw, as since that bout Malak had indeed been seen without his lower mouth. Lion punished Malak in one form or another after their very brief bout, and then left the Sith, with Malak officially announcing his exile over the highest chain of command. Malak would later regret that he questioned Lion or Revan, before Revan overthrew him a single thought passed through his mind - How could the Darkside have Failed me? Lion responded through the Force from a point on the other side of the Galaxy - Because you Betrayed its True Master.

It was then that Malak repented, right before he died, a redeemed Revan pondering who's voice had contacted his former apprentice before his death.

The Dark War and Vahn's Revenge, about 3044 B.B.Y.
"If it is Revan's will, I shall see it done."

- Lord Lion

For almost a thousand years Lion wandered the great Galaxy aimlessly following the fall of Nihilus and Traya, despising the pathetic Believers and convincing himself that he was a fool for not trying to protect Revan, a fool for not foreseeing Malak's deeds. Thus Lion would stop and meditate motionlessly for years at a time, awakening quite weak and in dire need of food. One such time on Korriban he was forced to kill a Hsiss and then lightly fry the body with lightning, proceeding then to eat into the flesh, which would have been inpenetrable were it not for his powerful fangs. Lion survived like this for almost nine-hundred and eleven years, his great Meditative abilities almost one hundred times more powerful than those of the greatest Jedi in history, now.

A group of renegade Jedi calling themselves Sith again found him on Korriban, and pleaded with the ancient one to help them against the Republic, claiming that Revan had given orders for such after he returned and left for the Unknown Regions. Lion observed their fleet, at that time laughably only four ships strong with a scant crew for each. Nevertheless, he assumed the long-vacant mantle of Dark Lord and proceeded with them to Coruscant to announce that the Sith had returned. When they appeared from Hyperspace, the entire Coruscant Space Defense Force greeted them, but a great shield protected the ships and crew, and even completely immobilized the capital ships above the city-planet and their fighters, allowing Lion and his chosen vanguard to approach the surface unscathed.

They entered the senate to be greeted by a great host of guards, but the guards fell dead as Lion enterred the room, his great aura unbearably strong against them. He proceeded to the Supreme Chancellor's seat, and when asked what it was he wanted, Lion used the Force to teleport behind the Chancellor, and with a great grin he ignited the ancient Ragnarok and beheaded the leader of the Republic while a bewildered and frightened Holonet watched in shock. Lion, a single Sith Lord with four weak, outdated vessels, had just single-handedly enterred the Senate and literally assassinated the Chancellor with little opposition whatsoever, where he stood. The entire Galaxy was engulfed in turmoil, crime, and civil war, hundreds of systems immediately swearing loyalty to the Lionheart as he set his capital in an ancient orbital fortress above the dead world of Ziost, with a secondary fortress orbiting the planet of Bastion.

The Republic answered by attacking and and subjugating Rakata Prime before Lion could arrive to obtain the remnants of the Star Forge, but Lion replied in kind by cutting off all power to Coruscant when he attacked Sarapin (a move that would be mimicked by Sev'rance Tann later during the Clone Wars). The city-planet was in absolute chaos, and Lion took advantage. With seventy capital ships and thousands of fighters, Lion swarmed the space defenses while he and a number of elite troops stormed the surface. He and three 1200 Sith troopers marched up the walks to the Jedi Temple to be met with three hundred Jedi on either side, on one side led by the revered Jedi Master Duran Requiem, Head of the Council at that time. Lion shocked them by ordering three hundred out of each army to pull off their helmets, reveal their battle-skirts, and ignite their Lightsabers. The Sith had caught the Jedi in a trap that they would never escape.

Lion slew at least twelve different Jedi Knights before meeting Requiem himself, and the two dueled throughout the Room of a Thousand Fountains and beyond, ending in the Council Chambers and on a Balcony outside. Requiem did not know that Lion had merely been toying with him the entire time, and lost his sword-arm to the crimson blade of the Ragnarok as soon as he met the stunning realization. It was then that an old warrior returned to save Requiem from his fate, but he was too late. Vahn arrived in the chambers and ignited the Alora, only to find Lion beheading Requiem as he knealt. Lion, bewildered to find that not only was his brother alive, but also a Jedi Knight, leapt from the balcony and landed in the chaos below just as the fleet above began the bombardment. First the Jedi Temple was reduced to rubble, and then the Senate was absolutely annihilated.

The Sith fled from Coruscant with great losses, and Lion heard that his various subjects had taken Sollust, Rhen Var, Tatooine, and Manaan but had lost Kashyyykk to the Wookiees. Lion withdrew his forces to the fortress above Bastion and prepared them all to take the greatest prize left after the destruction of Coruscant - the great home of Heroes, Corellia.

Lion and the Dark Order assailed Corellia to be met by Vahn's great Silver Fleet, complete with a carbon-copy of the Terror that Vahn called the Salvation. The great fleets fought non-stop as the Terror and Salvation brought down each side until it was literally one-on-one. Onboard the Terror, Vahn and Lion dueled throughout the massive capital ship, ending up in the engine room where the two dueled until Lion revealed his true form - two great black wings sprouted from his back, his horns grew, and the Third Eye revealed itself in his forehead, the greatest form of the Lionhearts (or so they thought). "Look at you, brother, even the Believers are not so grotesque!"

- Vahn Leonhart

Vahn narrowly avoided his brother's mighty Crimson Lightning, knowing that in his form the attack would utterly annihilate him. Vahn finally got close enough to sever Lion's left arm with his blade, only for Lion himself to mercilessly sever Vahn's sword-arm in a rage. Vahn was almost powerless now, but through a good ploy he tricked Lion into plunging the Ragnarok into the reactor. Lion and Vahn chased each-other towards the Escape Pods on the other end of the vessel, but Vahn managed to trap Lion in a corridor for five seconds and narrowly escape, the ship exploding behind him.

Believing Lion to be gone, Vahn held a silent funeral in the mountains on Corellia that night, not knowing that Lion had indeed survived, using the Force to create a barrier around him powerful enough to protect him from the vaccuum of Space. Lion landed on the planet like a small meteor in a mountainside, and woke to find that his form had changed, and the Force no longer flowed through him... ...puzzled, Lion went into exile, into deep meditation, to rediscover his lost power. Vahn had taken his great Revenge against his brother, but did not proclaim himself the Lionheart even believing Lion to be dead. He instead claimed that he had finally closed the last chapter of his family's endless, dark history, and disappeared for thousands of years...

The Jedi Purges, Post-Clone War Years
"You can say your Master is 'great and powerful' all you please, pathetic little Believer. He is nothing more than a coward. He has no honor, and you forsook yours to join him. In the end you mourned your decision, and lost all you treasured.If you seek only power, but do not consider the consequences of having it, or you cannot control that which you gain, you are nothing more than a puppet of the Darkside, not a Dark Lord. You are no Sith Lord, mech-man. You are what I shall deem a 'False Lord', and your Master with you."

- Lord Lion to Darth Vader

Lion walked down a lonely alleyway in Coronet, the Force having almost fully returned to him over the course of three thousand years, and saw before him a Holonet broadcast of the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, deformed in a wreck and in a red robe, declaring the formation of the Empire and the annihilation of the Jedi Order. Darth Sidious, whom was recorded in Lion's personal records as the 'Lord of Deceit', had won at last, without the Jedi ever even knowing. A group of clones cornered him in the alley, but before they could lift their rifles they were ripped to shreds by one of Lion's personal abilities as he escaped across the rooftops above.

Lion decided that it was time to return to Coruscant and find his answers, but he had no transport and he highly doubted any well-knowing Corellian would allow a Lightsaber-wielding, Red-eyed rogue onto their frieghter or shuttle. Thus Lion merely waited until Han Solo was passing through on a routine Spice-smuggling operation for one of the Hutts on Tatooine, and stowed-away onboard Solo's 'Millenium Falcon' until he reached Coruscant, the dropoff point. Lion made his way through the City Planet only to find an abandoned Senate. The Emperor had disbanded the Senate in favor of the dictatorial rule of himself and his regional governers, the Moffs.

Lion wondered if this man, who had conquered the Jedi through subterfuge rather than through military might, might become his master. He later disdained the thought - it was much like the traitorous Malak, a coward who would not face his enemy directly. If his Mind's Eye was right, Lion could even speculate that Sidious had not battled Plagueis the Wise, he may have outright murdered him in his sleep. Lion pledged to face Sidious, but when he reached the Emperor's Throne the Dark Lord was gone, and Lion found instead Darth Vader.

Vader was aging within his mechanical body, and Lion almost felt sorry for the young man with such immense potential - now trapped inside a coffin that would probably literally walk him to his grave. He could not use the Force on such a scale that would have been possible were it not for these bionic parts, instead he relied on the heavy air of fear which followed his voice, his by-then terrifying breathing, and his imposing physique.

Vader sensed Lion immediately, and the two only briefly dueled before Vader's Fist, the reformed 501st Legion Elite Stormtroopers, arrived. Lion bid Vader adeu and escaped as he naturally would - he flew, baffling the troopers and Vader himself. Lord Vader would not tell his master of the encounter, fearing that the news of his failure might make Sidious angry with him, and he feared his Master's power. Instead he secretly hunted the Fifth Lionheart, before giving up his search to concentrate his full efforts on the new rebellion, again.

Solo moved from Coruscant to Tatooine, and there Lion would depart just before an old Jedi and his party would be transported off the planet by the same ship. Lion saw the Millenium Falcon escape Mos Eisley, but was gone by the time the Imperials arrived to squash a Rebel resistance on the planet.

For years he observed the Galactic Civil War, never being caught in any major battles. An encounter with the bounty hunter Boba Fett would partially change that. Fett revealed during their encounter on Zonju IV that he had been following Lion for quite some time, wondering who he was and just what was beneath the cloak which had been wreathed in Legend. Lion told the bounter hunter to be off, and that he had little mercy for his kind. Boba tried to catch Lion in his constricting rope, but the Ancient Sith easily used the Force to actually detatch Boba's wristpad, and then briefly shocked the bounty hunter with a weak jolt of lightning. Boba was dazed and stumbled shortly before falling unconscious, and Lion left Zonju IV on a taxi to a new settlement on Korriban.

The settlement was destroyed soon after Lion's arrival, and the circumstances of its destruction were never revealed. The only visitor to Korriban for the next year would be the Emperor himself, attracted by the incredible Dark Aura which Lion could not hide, even with his abilities. The Emperor never found Lion due to a number of ingenious tricks and traps, and in the end Palpatine would leave to oversee the construction of the second Death Star over Endor.

Lion meditated out of space and time, allowing the events of the Galaxy to occur around him until he found his way to Yavin IV and encountered the Jedi Master Jin Zar. He introduced himself with a name he had not used for thousands of years - Isaac Leonhart.

The Second Dark War
"Fight with me, soldiers! Fight for your homes! Fight for the Republic! Fight for the Galaxy! Fight with me!"

- Isaac Leonhart during the Great Battle over Coruscant

Unfortunately, his arrival was the beacon for his father Heiseto, who soon arrived along with his various agents and instigated the second Dark War, built to mirror Isaac's first. After participating in a number of battles, becoming the Republic's most lauded war hero, falling in love with the beautiful Jedi Master Danika Clay, and even being killed and then revived as Azrael Lionheart, Isaac disappeared from the Galaxy; leaving Hadrius, Danika, Muruader, Andrew, Zann, and other notable heroes of the 2nd Dark War to make a choice - join and let the Galaxy be at peace after Heiseto's own second disappearance, or continue the massive war for whatever reason. Apparently, with the arrival of several other great warriors on the Galactic stage, the Heroes chose the latter, and the War raged on.

For a time, it seemed the chronicles of the Leonharts had, at long last, come to an end...

The Brothers' Feud and the Crusade
"I will not help your Republic again, I have my own worries. Leave, Admiral, your words are wasted here."

- Isaac

Isaac Leonhart arrived on Faera during the aftermath of the planet's infamous 'Dark Star Rebellion', and displaying his awesome power, the entire planet pledged itself to his service. Isaac thus used his power and his connections to prepare the Faeli system for the darkness he had sensed beyond his father's own. The god Lionheart was moving, and he was moving to bring Vahn Leonhart back to the galaxy at-large. Isaac feared that his brother would return to finish what he had begun, oblivious to the good Isaac had done during their father's war.

Because of the War, Isaac had become a hero in the Republic. When he disappeared, the galaxy thought him dead - again. But when he reappeared, the Republic was eager to make contact, and they sent their brightest: Miho Armitage. Leonhart and Armitage spoke briefly, but Isaac seemed different. He was stern, he was cold, and his dark energies seemed to oppress the visitors. He did not intentionally discriminate the Republic's prized admiral, but she did not need to be involved in what was about to transpire. Armitage would leave Faera empty-handed, and Isaac would make haste to Feringa - his brother had arrived.

What happened then is lost. No one was there to see it, for the same forces under Isaac were converted into the Grey Alliance. Vahn and Isaac Leonhart simply ceased to exist. In their place with the mighty war machine known as the Grey Alliance were the mighty Force Lords, Lord Vicious and Lord Lionheart. What none knew was that Lord Vicious and Lord Lionheart were really Vahn and Isaac Leonhart, under the control of their ancestor, the Second Lionheart, Lord of Destruction, Azrael. Azrael used Isaac to kill Heiseto, who had exiled himself after the Second Dark War. He then used the enslaved brothers to launch a crusade against the Galaxy, with the intent of purging all the Jedi and Sith, and taking the Galaxy for himself.

But his ambitions would not be realized. At the final hour, when the Alliance closed on Coruscant and all seemed ready to fail, Isaac Leonhart displayed his power and broke free of Azrael's grip. He pleaded with his brother to turn back the awesome fleet of the Alliance - headed by the colossal Ultima and its planet-decimating Hyperion Beam. But Vahn, still under the control of Azrael, would not be swayed, and used his power to destroy Isaac's vessels. Isaac was onboard one of Vicious' own starships, however, and rammed it into the bridge of the Ultima. He used his power to cause the only comparable Alliance ship powerful enough to destroy any component on the monolithic vessel - the Lohengrin - to destroy the Hyperion Beam with its cannons.

Vahn and Isaac faced one-another throughout the Ultima, and unleashed the power of a great Force artifact Vicious had found on Faera - the Force Crystal. The Crystal exploded, annihilating the Ultima and forcing the brothers to create barriers strong enough to protect them from space and atmospheric reentry. Their duel continued on the ground, on the ruined surface of war-ravaged Coruscant.

The End of the Fifth Lionheart, 45 A.B.Y.
"All is clear to me now. I see no blood... ...no bodies... ...no light, or dark. All I see is you. All I feel are your arms around me, your heart beating, your breath against my cheek... ...and your tears upon this damned cuirasse."

- Isaac Leonhart

In the end, Vicious overthrew Isaac, and the Godblades - Requiem and Ragnarok - broke, their purpose fulfilled. Vahn returned to his normal self, ripped off his helmet and horns, and looked down upon his brother with shocked and tear-stricken eyes. Isaac made his peace with his brother, and also was reunited with Danika Clay for the last time - he told her all she needed to hear, and she told him all that could put his heart at peace. His final action was his gift to Danika - the ability to see into people's souls.

Isaac Leonhart passed away and became one with the Force, the greatest Lionheart, most powerful Sith, and most loved hero of the Republic. His deeds would go down in history for good at last, exposed from the Jedi Archives due to his actions in the recent years. He would live on, it seemed.

With his passing, Vahn Leonhart became the Sixth and Last Lionheart, and was worthy of the title 'Lord of the Force.'

=Brief Life Outlook= "This is the greatest weapon of Galactic conquest this galaxy shall ever see. Don't waste it when it's done, have no dreams of self-gratification and tyrrany. Remember that I'll be watching you, sensing you, and waiting for your first misstep."

- Lord Lion, speaking to his head scientist, regarding the Ultima

Though he was remembered in the ancient times as a most terrible of Sith Lords, and was immortalized in the Jedi Archives for his role in both the Jedi Civil War and the Dark War a thousand years after, Isaac Leonhart would ultimately become the unlikely hero of the New Republic later in his life, even becoming a Jedi Grandmaster in the time of Jin Zar and Jaden Zin. His father's second Dark War served to mirror the first, but met with less success thanks in large part to the efforts of Isaac. He fell in love for the second and last time with Danika Clay during this period.

"I killed Isaac Leonhart. I plunged this godsaber into his beating heart and then placed his head upon my bridge's mantle."

- Lord Inquisitor Azrael Lionheart to Danika Clay

Isaac would die three times in his life, all toward his ultimate end. First due to the machinations of Thomas Darque, second technically when Azrael the Lionheart managed to assume control of him and his brother to launch the Grey Crusade, and the third and final time to his brother on Coruscant, when he finally broke free of Azrael's will, but failed to compel Vahn to do the same. With his death, the Godblades fulfilled their purpose and broke in their masters' hands, and the Ultima and Dark Fortress, both of his dark designs, were destroyed. Vahn was restored, ripping off his helmet, and with it his horns, and Danika Clay and Isaac Leonhart were finally reunited - he bestowed upon Lady Clay the power to look into others' souls, and then passed from this galaxy. He became one with the Force.

He was arguably the greatest of the Lionhearts, both in power and in his genius. He created the last great superweapons of the Galaxy, he totally conquered the Republic as Dark Lord during his Dark War circa 3000 B.B.Y., and he ultimately dispelled the spirit of Azrael Lionheart from his body - making him greater, in a sense, than the man who killed the dark god Lionheart himself.

He also perfected the ancient art of the Leonharts that delved into Midichlorian Manipulation - he was able to regenerate entire limbs, modify Force potential in others, and control bodies through the Force alone. He was also a master of the powerful ability known as Force Craft, able to create and repair or modify entire capital-class vessels and more. He not only designed the Impaler-II Force Halberd and the armor worn by his Knights, he also created them. He was a master of mechanics and fleet tactics, and coupled with his battle meditation this allowed many victories for the Sith during Revan's Jedi Civil War, and later for the Republic and Jedi during the Second Dark War. =Appearance, Attire= "Did you have trouble recognising your enemy, old man? You should have tried the eyes."

- Lord Lion

Isaac always preferred darker colors in clothing. He wore a set of ancient, heavy black cloaks that bore sigils along their design that were difficult to read, but glowed bright red in areas strong in the Dark Side of the Force. He was distinguished by his fangs and glowing crimson eyes, as well as his pale skin and white hair. However, he could change appearance at will, perhaps through his power to manipulate Midichlorians. He sometimes appeared as an old man, hooded and cloaked. Other times he simply did minor changes in coloration of his hair and eyes, but no matter what color he changed his irises to, they still bore a red undertone that could be used to distinguish him if one was close enough. =Abilities= "At last, one worthy to compare!"

- Isaac entering battle against Thomas Darque

Isaac lived up to his reputation as a demi-god of the Force throughout his life. He was a master of all the powers and branches of the Force, and even developed his own through Midichlorian Manipulation and sheer Force Power. He could summon entire ghost armies to distract and terrorize enemies, boost the morale of his men through Battle Meditation, or as aforementioned, build and rebuild entire fleets in combat.

As a duelist his only comparable rival was his brother. The ancient techniques and secrets of the style of combat known as Lionheart allowed him an edge over any opponent. Its many branches and tiers of disciplines gave him an arsenal of abilities to use in single combat, or when fighting multiple foes. Another major contributor to his skills as a single saber fighter was the Ragnarok, his godsaber, itself. Hallowed by the blood of hundreds of fallen ancient Sith warriors, the lightsaber was a powerful tool of dark influence and slaughter. It collected every soul to add power and knowledge to its user. The Ragnarok also chose its master, and so only served those it found worthy. It remained with Isaac for the better part of his life, a testament to his power. When he was worthy it chose him over a galaxy full of prospective Sith Lords - a testament to his power, for he only became more and more awesome in might and Force as he grew older.

One trademark of the Lionhearts was their mighty Crimson Lightning. Its difference in color from the blue hued Force Lightning only ever barely mastered by a handful of Sith, Crimson Lightning not only shocked its target - it disintigrated, burned, and tortured them as the user pleased. It could annihilate entire squads within seconds, and was the most feared out of their arsenal in the days of the Old Republic. Isaac used it to defeat Heiseto in single combat, and would reserve it for his most 'worthy' opponents in his later life.

Another trademark of the Leonharts was their ability to read the souls of their victims by glaring into their eyes. Like books, their enemies were deprived of secrecy, and the Lionhearts knew of their every strength, weakness, doubt and fear. It was used by Isaac for a number of dark purposes throughout his career as a Sith Lord, but it found new meaning when he became a champion of the Light Side like his brother.

Isaac possessed extraordinary physical strength, like all in his family. He was faster, stronger, more agile and flexible than any human being, and when challenging a Wookiee during the Dark War he managed to overpower the beast. Many have argued their tremendous physical attributes are fueled by their unique connection to the Force. This is subject to debate, as there is no mention of whether his disconnection to the Force hindered his physical abilities at all.

One of his favorite and most remarkable abilities was his power to change his own appearance. Perhaps another facet of his Midichlorian Manipulation, he had the power to change any part of his physical persona as he saw fit. This led to frustrations during Darth Vader's hunt for him after their short bout, and also allowed him to blend in to any crowd and elude any enemy if ever he chose subterfuge over brute power. =Personality and traits Isaac was very proud of what he was. His sense of pride never left him throughout his thousands of years of study, meditation, and battle. He belittled those who called themselves 'Sith' after Revan's time, and until the New Republic he despised the Jedi as foolish pawns in the political games of the corrupted Republic Senate, or as hard-headed dogmatic zealots who refused to see the bigger picture of a situation, either acting with too little, or refusing to act when they had more than enough.

He was cold, even anti-social, in public even in his later years as a hero of the New Republic. There were rare occasions where he would smile or seem comfortable conversing with others. He had no problem issuing orders when they were needed, and was a confident leader. Still, despite his chilling demeanor, he possessed a natural charisma when he needed it, and his readings and writings lent him a wonderful way with words. It could be his charisma and influence on others is a result of his Force power.

=Appearances=
 * Knights of the Old Republic: Secrets of the Sith (first appearance)
 * Knights of the Old Republic: Betrayal
 * Star Wars, The Dark Saga: Ascension
 * Star Wars, The Dark Saga: Resistance
 * Star Wars, The Dark Saga: Hellfire
 * Star Wars, The Dark Saga: Warlords
 * Star Wars, The Dark Saga: Maelstrom
 * Star Wars Galaxy: Conspiracy
 * Star Wars Galaxy: Ancient Hatreds
 * A Galaxy Divided: Aftermath of War (mentioned only)
 * A Galaxy Divided: The Ancients' Crusade

=Behind the Scenes= =External Links= Star Wars A Galaxy Divided
 * The name 'Isaac Leonhart' was inspired by the character Isaac from the game Golden Sun for the Gameboy Advance, and Squall Leonhart from the Playstation videogame 'Final Fantasy VIII'.
 * The concept of Blood Sith was originally meant to apply to the entire Sith species, but evolved into the Leonhart clan as explained in the ongoing story of Star Wars A Galaxy Divided.
 * The character's long history is always undergoing renovations and edits. The ending is disputed because problems with internet caused the author (Ben B./Lord Lion/Lionheart) to be unable to write during the last chapter of the 'Grey Crusade'.
 * The story of Isaac Leonhart will be brought to an official end, and all matters involving the Grey Alliance settled, with the completion of 'The Final Chapter' by Ben B.
 * The concept of the 'dark god' Lionheart began during the storyline of another role-playing website called 'Role Play Central'. There Lord Lion played the role of the Sith Order's premiere single combatant and servant to the Dark Lord, but was later disillusioned with his role and joined Uchiha Saskei and Darth Raven in forming the 'Sith Triumvirate'.
 * When first writing the Crusade, Lord Vicious and Lord Lionheart were intended to be Isaac and Vahn willingly disguised, and their actions were willingly committed, believing it to be for the good of the galaxy that the Jedi and Sith be eradicated and one supreme faction in control.
 * The author unofficially retired on two or three occasions throughout his career writing Isaac's story. He has decided that all that can be told of Isaac has been told, but Vahn's story is much more capable of introducing a fresh character to further expand upon the role of the Lionhearts and their clan, and just how powerful the Leonharts really are.