Darth Acheron, born Fett Ubel Kahl in 121 ABY on Krayiss II, was a Sith Lord who was well known for his cruelty and ruthless militaristic tactics. Acheron was killed in 161 ABY when he was forty years old.
Biography[]
Darth Acheron was born in 121 ABY, on Krayiss II, a planet within the former Sith Empire, as Fett Ubel Kahl. When Acheron was seven years old, Darth Krath visited the ancient Sith temple on Krayiss II. While Krath was on the planet, he discovered young Fett, the son of a wealthy senator; he decided that he would take the boy on as his apprentice. His parents protested and were killed by Darth Krath. Darth Krath took Fett to the valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban to be trained. After sixteen years of training in the dark arts, the Sith apprentice followed in the footsteps of the great Sith master, Darth Sideous, and killed his master in his sleep. Fett granted himself the name of Darth Acheron and stole his master’s dual-phase lightsaber.
Acheron lived on Korriban for another two years until he was rejected by the other Sith Lords on Korriban. Acheron fled the planet and flew to Ziost in search of ancient Sith secrets. In the ruins of the ancient Sith library there, he found Darth Sion’s holocron. Using the instructions on the holocron, Acheron began construction on a lightsaber of his own. His first attempt at making a synthetic red crystal failed—his first lightsaber exploded in his hand, making part of his right arm lame. The second time, Acheron spent more than two months designing the saber. When he turned on the saber this time, he was rewarded with a pulsating red beam of pure energy.
For the next ten years, Acheron searched the galaxy for people to manipulate. His ship landed on Earth in 156 ABY. The planet’s surface had been badly scarred during the Yuuzhan Vong war, but nobody had the credits or time to fix it. The humans and aliens on the planet seemed to be evolving backwards, turning more and more barbaric every year. The people were so easy to manipulate, that Acheron didn’t even have to use his force powers to make them co-operate. Acheron spent the next five years as Grand Ruler of Earth until Master A’Shard Dyas, a Jedi scout, stumbled upon the outer rim planet. It did not take long for the Jedi master to discover who Acheron really was, the new Dark Lord of the Sith. Dyas confronted Acheron and the two entered a terrific lightsaber battle. Eventually, Master Dyas was killed.
Wondering what became of Master Dyas, Master Chris Tholme was sent to investigate. Master Tholme heard of Dyas’ murder and contactes the Jedi council for help. Acheron discovered Tholme and they battled. During the battle with Tholme, Acheron’s master’s lightsaber is destroyed. Minutes before the reinforcements of the Jedi council arrive, Tholme was killed by Acheron. The seven Jedi Masters who came to Tholme’s aid, including Jedi Grand Master Cade Skywalker, circled themselves around Acheron and his three bounty hunters. During the battle, Acheron killed Jedi Master Elom Zariari and Jedi Master De'ka Torev before being killed by Grand Master Cade Skywalker. Darth Acheron was often referred to as Darth Malice, due to his ruthlessness and hate towards those who opposed him.
Lightsaber[]
Darth Acheron's lightsaber used a Synthetic red crystal. The hilt was eight inches long and was made mainly of gold and Cortosis threaded durasteel. When Acheron was killed, his lightsaber was lost on Earth. Its location remained unknown.
Behind the scenes[]
- "Acheron" is a river in Hell for those who deny justice.
- "Acheron" was one of the five possible titles for Jacen Solo's Sith name.
- "Fett" in German means "fat", a humorous reflection on the author's personal looks.