Darth Maleval, born Kepor Vram, was a Sith Lord who served in the Sith Order of Darth Vorath.
Biography[]
Born on Nar Shaddaa, Kepor Vram was abandoned by his mother at an early age and grew up working for a Black Sun Vigo. When he turned nineteen, Vram was sent to assassinate Rumun Inrull, an information broker whom was one of the Vigo's many rivals. Unbeknownst to either Vram or his employer, Inrull was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Mordus. Upon entering the Duros' apartment, Vram was about to kill Inrull when the Duros stopped him. Sensing the Quarren's strong Force potential, Darth Mordus offered to take Vram under his wing and give him a better life on the condition that he kill his Vigo employer. Having always desired more to life, Vram accepted the offer and performed the deed, killing the man whom he had long look up to as a father. He was then taken to Dromund Kaas and trained as a Sith acolyte.
During the Imperial Sith War, Mordus was executed by Darth Vorath for his failure at Dantooine, leaving Vram without a master. However, as the Order was beginning to run low on Sith, Darth Scythe decided Vram had received sufficient training and elevated the Quarren to the rank of Lord, giving him the name Darth Maleval. After Vorath perished at Coruscant, Maleval retreated to Korriban with Scythe and the remaining Sith while the New Republic dealt with renegade factions led by the likes of Jerec.
Nine years later, the Republic finally made its way to Korriban and launched an assault on Darth Scythe's faction. While Maleval led the others in defending themselves against the Jedi, Scythe proceeded to activate a device which had been left behind by the Glorian Empire. This device ended up transporting the entire Korriban system to the Unknown Regions, where the planet was subjugated by the Glorians. Maleval attempted to resist against these invaders but was easily overwhelmed and killed by the shape-shifters.
Appearances[]
- The Lost Hero (First appearance)