I may not be a powerful Sith lord like you, but the dark side of the Force is with me!'
—Darth Nickal to Palpatine
Darth Nickal, born Credbrah Graltosa, was a Dark Knight and an Imperial general during the Galactic Civil War, who was not very knowledgeable in the ways of the Force.
Biography[]
Clone Wars[]
Credbrah Graltosa (second from the left), and the Bear Clan younlings.
Known as Credbrah Graltosa, he was a youngling who was trained with the youngling group known as the Bear Clan by Jedi Master Yoda. His father was a Jedi general, known as Slak Graltosa, who was an infamous general during the Clone Wars and had also benefited in training Credbrah. During the siege of the Jedi temple on Coruscant, during Order 66, Credbrah, about 11 years of age had witnessed the death of his father by the clones when he and two Jedi Masters went to confront them. During the siege, Credbrah was buried under a large pillar that crashed after it was fired on. When the siege was over, the clones scouted the Temple and found him buried in the debris. Credbrah, frightened, then had hopelessly surrendered and joined the New Galactic Empire.
Galactic Civil War[]
Around 2 BBY, Nickal was sent to run the Imperial base on the mountain planet of Rinderga. About five years later, his base was destroyed by the Rebellion. After this, he was sent to meet with the Emperor and be punished. However, the Emperor had spared him and sent him on a mission to destroy the Rebel, Kyle Katarn to redeem himself. Nickal had chased him across several locations in the galaxy such as Dantooine, Coruscant, Kashyyyk, and then to Felucia where Katarn had defeated him in battle. Darth Nickal had then been a forgotten name in the galaxy by every one except Katarn himself.
Powers and Abilities[]
Darth Nickal had a strong connection to the Force but had little power in the areas of the dark side. His ability with levitation was very well trained. He was able to push and pull enemies using the Force with ease. Nickal was also able to use a grip ability and grapple enemies by the neck. Nickal was also strong with sensing the Force and knowing when his enemies were nearby. Despite his slight power ability however, he was very skilled in the arts if saber combat.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (First appearance as Credbrah)