Tarc Rethcoe

{{NKSCF character infobox |image= |bgcolor=green |fgcolor=white |name= Tarc Rethcoe |homeworld= unknown |birth= 11 ABY |death= ??? |species= Human |gender= Male |hair= Black |eyes= Blue |height= 1.85 meters |allies= Jedi (originally), Red Dawn, The Sith |enemies= Galactic Alliance, Yuuzhan Vong, Bryn Fulcron |fightingstyle= 1 Red Saber |profession= Jedi, then Dark Jedi |position= Padawan (before he left the order), then self-proclaimed Dark Lord of the Sith |era= NJO, Legacy |affiliation= Red Dawn

Tarc Rethcoe was a Human Jedi, turned Dark Jedi, who lived during the Yuuzhan Vong war.

Early Life
Tarc was born on an un-specified planet in 11 ABY. As a young boy he was singled out by the Jedi for his massive Force-potential. He was taken to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant at the age of 5. He trained there as a Jedi until 25 ABY.

Yuuzhan Vong War
Tarc, and his master Markre Medjev, rarely fought in the war, opting instead to help Luke Skywalker establish his Great River. During this time (unspecified, possibly during 36 ABY) Markre founded an orginization to assist the Jedi. He called it Red Dawn. At first, the Dawn was a non-profit orginizstion which attempted to help the downtrodden. In a matter of months, however, it was corrupted by greedy businessmen. Before the end of the War, Red Dawn was under control of a Sith, Lumiya. This was unbeknowst to Tarc, who assumed his master was just becoming ruthless in his trials to keep the business open.

The First Agent
Tarc, at the young age of 16, became the first field operative of the Red Dawn. He was sent out to assist his Jedi comrades in any way possible. Tarc stroke up a friendship with Bryn Fulcron, a Jedi who would play a major role in the war. The two became fast friends, even though Bryn was a Jedi Knight and Tarc a Padawan. Tarc accompanied Bryn throughout 36 ABY, helping him escape capture many times. Unbeknowst to Bryn, tarc had a growing resentment to Bryn, they were nearly the same age, but Bryn had already surpassed Tarc in almost all Jedi disciplines, despite the fact that Fulcron had been a Jedi for 10 years less. Another reason for Tarc's hatred was Bryn's close relationship with the Solo children, something Tarc had wanted for years. After the death of Bryn's real apprentice, Nyanni, Tarc left the Jedi order and pledged himself full time to the Red Dawn.

Cracks in the Foundation
Markre Medjev hired a Mandalorian bounty hunter, Arkoan Faim to assist Tarc in his struggles to break down the Jedi order. The two were a key element in many New Republic/Galactic Alliance failures, often bribing politicians and leakin gkey info to the Yuuzhan Vong. Despite his infidel status, Tarc's ruthlessness and cunning was well-respected among the invaders. After his attempt to destroy the Jedi refuge on Eclipse was foiled by Fulcron, his nemesis, Tarc went berserk and attempted to kill the Solos and Fulcrn on Bakura. He was also present on Dac, where he and Fai faced off against Fulcron and Rygar Frost. they were defeated, and Arkoan Fai swore his alliegiance to the Jedi. Tarc disappeard from Galactic sight.