Darth Ximus

Darth Ximus, birth name unknown, was a Human male from. Born in 3,676 BBY, he was abandoned as a child, and left to die in the streets. Fortunately for him, a smuggler named Meridan picked him up and brought him home. He took the name Ximus, and for the next twenty years of his life he helped Meridan with his job. Soon he became dissatisfied, and began to pursue a carreer as a bounty hunter. He was successful, in part because he was, and because the amount of bounties placed during the was high. Even after the the bounties were still high. It was only after the Jedi and Republic soldiers came back and crushed the Sith Empire that the bounties disappeared. Ximus blamed the Jedi and returned to Nar Shaddaa. There he met Ne-Rei Dis, a dark Jedi. She sensed that he had a Force connection, and that he had much darkness within him. She took him to where he began to train under Darth Furious.

As he grew stronger he became eager to kill a Jedi with his new. His master found this amusing, and denied Ximus the chance for, what seemed to Ximus, a long time. He trained for five more years before Furious finally allowed him the chance to kill a Jedi. He traveled to a monastery where he engaged Jedi Master Karbacca. They fought long, but Ximus came out on top, and killed the Wookiee. He then took his ship to, slaughtered the few Jedi Knights there, and built himself a lightsaber of his own.

For a long while Ximus trained and he advanced at a faster pace than Ne-Rei Dis, eventually passing her. After five years, he was acknowledged as being Darth Ximus. He then set off in search of an apprentice. He searched on many worlds but was unsuccessful. Finally, he tried Tatooine. On the desert world he finally struck gold. He found a Human male named Uzlagna who was Force-sensitive and was already using some of his powers. Darth Ximus took him back to Korriban and the pair began to train.

They trained for a long while, but Darth Furious kept them from hunting a Jedi. Ximus overheard him talking of a Jedi one night, and took Uzlagna with him to Kashyyyk where Furious had said the Jedi was. They massacred many Wookiees and killed the Jedi there, but they suffered Furious' displeasure when they returned. Ximus went to recruit the Massassi to Furious' cause. He fought them before he was able to recruit them through negotiation. Furious wanted to lead an assault on Coruscant, but Uzlagna declared it foolish. Ximus however, tricked Furious into going, and it was to Furious' death. For a year Ximus prepared. He made Uzlagna a Darth and his heir if anything went wrong, then Ximus attacked the Republic. His conquest advanced quickly, but he was attacked and soon pushed back. He fought his final battle on Korriban, in 3,617 BBY, where he died.

Early life
Ximus was born to unknown parents on Nar Shaddaa in 3,676 BBY. He was left to die in a backstreet, and would have, if the smuggler Meridan had not been running from some unhappy gangsters. He came across the baby, and brought Ximus home. From then on, he trained Ximus in the ways of mercenaries, smugglers, and bounty hunters. At some point, Ximus decided to take his name, and so Ximus was then truly born. For the first twenty years of his life, Ximus made many smuggling mission for the Galactic Republic, Sith Empire, Hutts, crime lords, or anyone else who would pay. He favored a blaster pistol as his weapon on these missions, because they were light and quickly fired. These were not the only reasons. It went back to one of his missions.

Mission for the Sith Empire
"Hello sirs. We have taken over this ship and are asking you to please get in an escape pod and get away from here. This is your new captain, wishing you a wonderful day."

- Ximus uses the intercom to tell the remaining crew to leave.

Ximus and Meridan had no issue smuggling for the Sith Empire. They were asked by the Empire to steal a shipment of weapons and armor from the Republic, for 100 credits per weapon and eagerly accepted. They hurried to the location of the shipment, and sneaked aboard while the weapons were being loaded. Revealing themselves to the guards just after the ship took off, they attacked and overpowered them, entering the bridge. As they burst into the room, more soldiers attacked them, but they defeated the attackers and commandeered the ship. They triumphantly flew to meet the Empire's representative, and handed over all of the weapons, save for a pair of blaster pistols, which Ximus kept and continued using them into his carrier as a bounty hunter.

Bounty hunting
"I'm not your average bounty hunter. I miss bounties all the time. But I take so many jobs that I win more than I lose."

- Ximus talks about his job.

Shortly before the, Ximus began to lose interest in the mild business of smuggling and parted ways with Meridan. Returning to Nar Shaddaa, he began a life of hunting. He took all of the jobs he could get, but could not complete many of them. However, he could complete enough of them to get by, and slowly began to get better and better. Unknown to him, he was Force-sensitive and was using it to aid him in his work.

During the Sacking of Coruscant, Ximus was on Nar Shaddaa purchasing a set of light armor for himself, including a helmet, which he hoped his adversaries would find intimidating, as he himself believed it was appropriate for his line of work. Later that day, he heard of the treachery of the Sith Empire and feared that the amount of bounties would go down without a war. He was proven wrong, however, and began taking jobs almost exclusively from the Sith Empire. He wore his armor, wielded his pistols, and proclaimed his allegiance to the Sith Empire with pride, becoming more boastful and prouder. He began to take only "dead" jobs, not "dead or alive". His name became a feared name among the mercenaries and scoundrels. Everything seemed to be going as good as it could be until disaster struck. The Jedi and Republic soldiers attacked the Sith Empire and swept it away. They marched into the Outer Rim Territories and did not stop. The Sith Empire was destroyed, and the level of bounties went down to a level never before seen by all but the very eldest. Ximus was furious, believing that the Jedi and the Republic were responsible. He swore revenge on them, but had no idea of how to get it, until he was found by Ne-Rei Dis.

Sith apprentice
Ximus had returned to Nar Shaddaa, lying low and waiting for a good job. One one occasion, he was in a bar, when he was confronted by a female Nautolan, who introduced herself as Ne-Rei Dis and told him she needed his help defeating the Jedi. With his oath of revenge in mind, Ximus gladly accepted the job. As the pair walked back to Ne-Rei Dis' ship, she began to explain that Ximus was Force-sensitive. Ximus was shocked. She continued to explain that he would be trained as a Sith Lord. Ximus doubted her at first, but as she began to sway him to her side, he envisioned himself leading armies against the Jedi and became wholly convinced, asking her how soon they would begin training. She laughed and said that he would start immediately, but she was not going to train him. She was silent for the rest of the trip, until they arrived on Korriban. Ximus followed Ner-Rei Dis to a temple in the wilderness, beginning to feel fear. As he did, a voice laughed and called out that Ner-Rei had chosen wisely. A man wearing a long black cloak walked into the light. His face was pale, and his eyes were yellow. Ximus almost fled, but instead he asked the man who he was. He introduced himself as Darth Furious and told Ximus to kneel before him. Ximus did as asked, and Furious ignited a red lightsaber. He proceeded to knight Ximus as his second Sith apprentice.

Thereafter, they began training. Ximus was taught how to access the Force. He then learned how to focus his fear and anger into power. Each day Ximus grew stronger and happier; he felt more alive than he ever had, and felt that he was truly getting closer to destroying the Jedi. He would train for hours on end, and then he would watch Ne-Rei Dis train and would learn as much as he could from both. Ximus began to long for the chance to kill a Jedi, but Furious simply stated he was not ready. This made Ximus all the angrier and thus stronger, fueling his desire to kill one of the Jedi. For five years, he did nothing but train in the dark side of the Force. But as his blood lust grew, his patience diminished, finally breaking during a training session. He began shouting at Furious that he was ready to take on a Jedi, and would prove himself. Furious laughed and told him that he would prove himself or die: there was a Jedi on Tatooine that he could kill.

Fight against a Jedi
Ximus immediately took the lightsaber Furious had provided him and left on Furious' starship for Tatooine. Once he arrived, he landed on the outskirts of. He made his way through the city, looking for any sign of the Jedi. He eventually found a cantina. When the barman asked what he wanted, he used the Force to choke him and asked if the barman knew where the Jedi was. Initially, he denied knowing, but as Ximus tightened his grip, the man told him the Jedi was heading to a monastery. Ximus mockingly thanked the barman and left for the location. Quickly he realized that he would need some ship to ride. It was a long way to the monastery and it was getting close to twilight. Ximus strolled into a speeder shop, ignited his lightsaber and killed the shop's owner. He took a speeder and headed into the Dune Sea. Hoping to avoid, and others like them, he pushed the speeder to maximum velocity and began to draw on his anger. He felt it flowing through him, empowering him. His mind was completely given to blood lust by the time he arrived at the monastery. He smashed the door open and burst into the building. A startled group of monks tried to stop him, but he easily killed them. He moved through the entire monastery, calling for the Jedi to fight him. Finally, a Wookiee Jedi confronted him. Ximus ignited his lightsaber and the Jedi ignited a yellow blade. He tried to redeem Ximus and turn him away from the dark side, but the Sith apprentice attacked. They fought for the entire night. They struggled on the roof, in the hallways, and outside in the sand. The Jedi began to weaken as the morning came. Ximus triumphantly disarmed him. He then used all of his hate of the Jedi to collapse the monastery on his disarmed opponent.

Slaughter on Ilum
"And I killed them all. I'm am now truly a Sith. I have slain a dozen Jedi.  I will slay more.  Continue my training master."

- Ximus tells Furious about his feat on Ilum

Ximus was then taken by his desire to kill. Remembering that the Jedi had a well known, small, sanctuary there, he took his ship and set a course for rather than Korriban. He meditated the entire way, building up his strength. When his ship landed, he got out and charged toward the small Jedi residence. Ximus burst through the door, ignited his lightsaber, and began to fight the dozen Jedi there. He defeated each of them, but he was wounded considerably. After he killed that last Jedi he fell into unconsciousness due to his injuries and exhaustion. He awoke several hours later, covered in slashes and cuts, surrounded by dead Jedi. He could barely remember the fight. All he could recall was hacking at Jedi and utilizing one of his most recently learned Sith powers, Force lightning. He lay on the floor for hours, recovering from the wounds he had received. When he had recovered enough, he gathered the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi, and along with his own, began to use the pieces to fashion himself a unique saber. He put in the red crystal from his old weapon, but took the other crystals also. Once he had practiced for a time, and felt attuned to it, he left Ilum and returned to Korriban where he discussed his triumph with Darth Furious.

Becoming a Darth and taking an apprentice
"Finally, you are a Sith. I am no longer your master. You are no longer my apprentice.  Go now and find someone for you to train.  We must continue my cause...Darth Ximus."

- Darth Furious acknowledges him as Darth Ximus for the first time.

Ximus was kept on Korriban for a long time after his display, not because Furious disapproved of his actions, but because they could not let the Jedi learn of them just yet. Ximus soon surpassed Ne-Rei Dis and began advance training. He traveled to Yavin 4 and fought the spirits of Exar Kun and, and impressed Furious with his performance much more than she had. On Dathomir he fought rancors, on he killed bounty hunters and mercenaries, and faced Furious in many sparring matches per day on Korriban. For five years he trained in such a manner. He would go out and face challenges, but nothing that might attract the attention of the Jedi. After five years, Darth Furious brought Ximus to him. He said that Ximus was now Darth Ximus, and that he had to go and find an apprentice to continue their fight against the Jedi.

Darth Ximus returned to Nar Shaddaa in search of a Force-sensitive. He searched long and hard, but his hunt was fruitless. He searched on Nal Hutta as well, but could still find no one. He returned to Korriban, but was sent back out to continue the quest for an apprentice. He decided to return to Tatooine and search there. He arrived late at night and stayed aboard the ship. As dawn came, he crept into the city and began to systematically sweep the different pubs and bars. Once more, he had no success. As he was returning to his ship, he suddenly sensed a Force-connection. He followed it, and returned to a bar he'd been at in the morning. Sitting in a corner was a Human male. He sat down next to the man. He introduced himself as Darth Ximus, a Sith in need of an apprentice. The man ignored him. As patiently as he could, he asked if the man knew that he had a Force-connection. The man responded that he did, and used it often. He also said he was not as careful as the Jedi. Inquiring the man's name, he asked if he would be Ximus' apprentice. The man stood up, paid for his drink and led Ximus out of the bar. Once they were outside, he bowed before the Sith. As he rose, he said his name was Uzlagna. The new master and apprentice returned to Darth Ximus' ship.

Training Uzlagna
"Your former knowledge of the Force has made my job easier. However, there is still much for you to learn. You still think more like a Jedi than a Sith.  USE YOUR ANGER!"

- Darth Ximus trying to make Uzlagna more fully embrace the Dark Side.

Darth Ximus found that Uzlagna easily learned due to his experience with the Force. However, as time went on Ximus began to feel that Uzlagna utilized abilities such as Force push more often than Force lightning. He also rarely used his anger to fuel his power. This frustrated Ximus, as he was forced to spend much of his time explaining to Uzlagna why and how to use his anger. This all seemed to little avail. Finally, Ximus made a decision. He brought Uzlagna before him and told him that he was no longer his apprentice. As Ximus turned to leave, Uzlagna attacked him fully using his anger for the first time. Ximus and Uzlagna fought, but Ximus can out on top. He then told Uzlagna that he was still his apprentice. At least as long as he would use his anger.

He followed the example of his master, and he made Uzlagna fight rancors, bounty hunters, and the spirits of the ancient Sith. He was very pleased with Uzlagna's work and the how his apprentice grew stronger every day. During this time, Ne-Rei Dis was declared a Sith by Furious as well, and she renamed herself Darth Nereis. Darth Ximus did not mind that she had finally passed, for he had done it before her, and that proved to Furious he was greater.

As time went on, Darth Ximus began finding it easier to teach again. Uzlagna seemed determined to prove himself to Ximus, and he was finally using his anger to enhance his abilities. Ximus began sparring his apprentice, and their matches would sometimes go on for hours, as Uzlagna could not beat Ximus, and Ximus did not want to reward Uzlagna for not winning. Ximus also began to feel his blood lust again. He was being couped up on Korriban by Darth Furious and was growing sick of it. When he asked Furious if he could leave and kill Jedi, Furious' denial only made him want it more.

Massacre on Kashyyyk
Finally, as he and Uzlagna were cleaning up from a sparring session, Ximus overheard Darth Nereis and Darth Furious talking about a Jedi on Kashyyyk. He hurriedly put on his armor, and went to find Uzlagna again. At first Uzlagna was hesitant to cross Furious, but in the end he was convinced and they both set off in a ship for the jungle world. As they landed, they were confronted by Wookiees. Ximus ignited his lightsaber and killed them. He and Uzlagna had barely traveled for five minutes when they were attacked again. The two Sith stood back to back and took down all of their adversaries. Soon they were attacked for a third time. This time, however, they were attacked by an entire mini-army of Wookiees being led by the Jedi. Darth Ximus ignited his lightsaber, Uzlagna doing the same. They called upon their anger and began to fight. The Wookiees were no match for the Sith, but the Jedi was definitely competent. As Uzlagna was finishing the Wookiees, Ximus engaged the Jedi. They had hardly began to fight when the Jedi called on the Force and leapt into a tree. Ximus furiously followed, but the Jedi fled once again. As Ximus chased the Jedi he called out that the man was a coward to run from Ximus while Uzlagna killed the Wookiees. This halted the Jedi and he once again fought Ximus. Neither was a better swordsman, but Ximus called upon the dark side and smashed the Jedi through one of the trees. He lifted the man again and impaled him on his lightsaber. Ximus later mused that the red light emitted from his blade made it look like blood, something that did not occur with lightsabers.

When Darth Ximus and Uzlagna returned to Korriban, they were immediately set upon by a crazed Furious. The pair was shouted at for hours, and then Furious attacked them with Force lightning. He beat them with the Force. He smashed them into pillars and rocks. When he was finally done, he left them lying there, alone with their pain and thoughts.

Preparations for war
Darth Ximus confronted Furious, asking why what he and Uzlagna had done was wrong. Furious told him the Jedi would now know of them. He then made the bold statement that he was taking a third apprentice. Just before he left, he added that Ximus would need to go recruit the from Yavin Four. Ximus went to get Uzlagna, and the pair prepared to set off on their mission. They landed on Yavin 4 and immediately Ximus set a course for the tomb of Naga Sadow. The closer they got, the more dark energy they sensed. Ximus could tell that Uzlagna did not like being here again, and neither did he. They pushed on however, and many would have considered it brave. They only considered it doing their job.

When they arrived outside the tomb, Ximus called out for the Massassi. Although he had half-hoped otherwise, they answered his call. Out from the trees, up from holes, the Massassi swarmed toward the two Sith. Then they attacked. They fought the Sith, and they were the hardest opponents Ximus had ever fought. They fought for several hours, and right as Uzlagna was being overcome Ximus killed the leading Massassi warrior. He then explained that he and Uzlagna wanted to recruit the Massassi for a war against the Jedi. Much to Ximus' pleasure, after quick negotiations, the Massassi agreed. Ximus told the Massassi they would be back with a ship to take them to Korriban.

Assault on the Jedi
Darth Furious had been buying ships for years and storing them on Dromand Kaas, which amounted to a large fleet. Darth Ximus was angry that Furious had kept this from him, but he did not press the point, instead taking some of the ships back for the Massassi. Furious had also recruited hundreds of Humans from Korriban and Dromund Kaas. With the fleet ready, and military warriors at hand, Darth Furious ordered his empire to attack Coruscant itself. Uzlagna proclaimed this folly, but Ximus got an idea. He tried to stop Furious, saying he was to old and weak, but this made Furious want to do it more. As the fleet left Korriban for Coruscant, Ximus laughed at his plan.

Lord of the Furian Empire
"Lord Ximus, with Lord Furious' death, you are now lord of the Furian Empire."

- Darth Ximus becomes lord of the Furian Empire

Sure enough, word soon reached Darth Ximus of Darth Furious' death. He rallied his troops and began to prepare. For another year he hid away. He made Uzlagna Darth Uzlagna and told him that he would be Lord of the Furian Empire should Ximus die. Ximus took his fleet and attacked Outer Rim planets such as Ilum. He quickly pushed forward. What he had not counted on was the Republic's quick reaction. They fell on his fleet and began pushing it back. They pushed him all the way to Korriban. Where he waited for the Jedi to land and face him on his home turf. They did. For hours Ximus and his warriors fought against the Jedi and the Republic. He drew on his anger and fought harder than he ever had before, but his warriors fell. The Massassi were the last to be standing with him. He killed trooper after trooper and wounded Jedi after Jedi, but his strength began to fail. As Darth Ximus was killed, he felt the spirit of a Jedi, and noticed it was in agreement with the punishment Ximus was taking.

Legacy
Darth Ximus would not be remembered by the Jedi Order except for a few small references deep in their archives. Similarly, the Sith would all but forget him, though they did sometimes talk of him. Darth Uzlagna would go on to take the Furian empire into a "golden age", but with the deaths of Furious and Ximus, the empire that had barely begun to take shape would begin to die.

Personality and traits
Darth Ximus became more centered around death as his life went on, but was not always that way. For the first twenty years of his life he was a simple smuggler, taking jobs wherever they came from. It was only after he started a career as a bounty hunter that he began to turn. He delighted in killing his targets, going so far as to only take jobs where the victim was required to be dead.

His hate for the Jedi started when the Jedi ended the Great Galactic War, eliminating almost all opportunity for bounty hunting. He went so far as to swear an oath that he would bring the Jedi Order to and end because of their actions. At first he was unable to do so, but he was soon found by Ne-Rei Dis and began his life as a Sith.

His blood lust was then fueled by his new abilities as a Sith. He wanted to charge into the heart of the Republic and slaughter all. He was restrained by Darth Furious, but not completely. His blood lust would take over him sometimes, including his attack on Ilum.

Meridan
Meridan was the smuggler that was ultimately responsible for Darth Ximus living. Ximus was forever thankful for this. He worked with Meridan for twenty years, helping him smuggle. Eventually Ximus felt he wanted a more dangerous occupation and he left Meridan for a life of bounty hunting. He never learned what happened to the smuggler. He was considered a father by Ximus, and the smuggler was the only person the Sith ever cared for.

Darth Furious
Darth Furious was Darth Ximus' Sith master. As most master-apprentice relationships of Sith, Ximus was thankful for Furious' training, but ultimately viewed Furious as an obstacle that would need to be overcome. Regardless of how he felt, he took his time and trained. He did not show any signs of conspiracy against his master, even when he took his own apprentice. He became more distant with his master, especially as time went on. After the massacre on Kashyyyk, Furious beat Ximus with the Force and Ximus never forgave him. In the end, Ximus worked to get Furious killed in his assault on Coruscant.

Darth Nereis
Darth Ximus became a Sith because of Darth Nereis. She found him on Nar Shadda and sensed his Force-connection. She brought him to Korriban where he began his life as a Sith. He was never very fond of his master's first apprentice and was not at all saddened by her death.

Darth Uzlagna
Darth Uzlagna was the first apprentice of Darth Ximus. Ximus was rather fond of him and knew that he would be a good inheritor after Ximus was dead. The two spent time plotting to kill Darth Furious occasionally, but they were not overly obsessed with becoming the lead Sith. Darth Ximus knew that eventually Uzlagna would kill him if he did not die from other causes, but other than tightening his watch, this did nothing to their relationship. Uzlagna was the closet person to a son for Ximus, but he was never loved by the Sith as Meridan had been. It took quite some time and effort from Darth Ximus to make Uzlagna embrace the dark side and this further separated the two.

Powers and abilities
Darth Ximus was neither invincible nor invulnerable, and he was wounded on more than one occasion. That is not to say that he was weak. He possessed many powers, Force related and otherwise.

Non Force Powers
Darth Ximus had many powers that did not require the Force. He was a skilled shot with blaster pistols. Ximus was also proficient in hand to hand combat. He and Meridan easily overpowered Republic guards when they commandeered a Republic ship. They used nothing other than their hands and blasters.

Force Powers
Darth Ximus had unconsciously been using his Force-connection for years before he began training as a Sith. Once he started he found it easy to learn. He demonstrated powerful use of Force lightning and Force choke on more than one occasion. He could also use, however his anger would sometimes become more than a Force enhancer and could completely take him over.

Lightsaber Combat
Darth Ximus did not find lightsaber combat easy. As he practiced it came much slower than other things. He ended up good at it, but he could rarely beat an opponent with saber skill alone. He used a lightsaber Darth Furious had provided him with until he created his own weapon on Ilum using the lightsabers of the Jedi he had just killed.

Weapons
Darth Ximus used a variety of weapons over the years. While he was a smuggler and bounty hunter he favored a specific pair of blaster pistols. When he began to train as a Sith, Darth Furious provided him with a red lightsaber. On Ilum he created his own unique lightsaber from his old one and the weapons of the Jedi he had killed. He continued to wield this weapon until his death, where it was taken by the Jedi.

Armor
Darth Ximus bought himself a set of light armor while he was a bounty hunter. He rarely was without it since he viewed it as both intimidating and protective. His armor was ultimately destroyed during the battle in which he died. It is unknown from whom he bought it and if any other sets like it were made.

Behind the Scenes
Ximus was originally going to be portrayed by the character from, but the author decided against this and Darth Ximus' appearance was based on the character Maximus Decimus Meridius from the  instead. The name Ximus was then chosen because of this. Ximus is Maximus without the ma. He was created to be Darth Furious' second, more potent, and important apprentice. Darth Ximus' legacy might be explored further by the author, SavageOpress1138.