The Dark Side has failed our empire. Exitium is right to destroy the Sith, but I plan to recreate the empire in my own image.
—Naiko
Naiko was a former Minister of Intelligence during the Jedi Civil War, First Jedi Purge and the Dark Wars. After Darth Exitium's consciousness returned in a new body, Naiko—along with Darth Namla—betrayed the Emperor to follow for Exitium's crusade. During the First Battle of Dromund Kaas, Naiko captained the Depressor above Kaas City, destroying half of the city.
After the initial battle, Naiko continued to play his role as a general for the Rogue Sith's military alongside Darth Namla throughout the entire Great Sith Civil War. However, he and Namla did not get along. The two would consistently fight. At one point, the two drew their weapons at each other, but under Darth Exitium's orders they could not actually kill each other.
During the Second Battle of Dromund Kaas, Naiko's ship, the Depressor, was breached by Byron and his group. Byron and his companions made their way to the bridge to confront Naiko. Despite being well prepared for battle, including using Energy blade shields, Naiko still stood no chance against Byron and his allies. As such, Naiko was eventually killed.
Personality and traits[]
Being the former Imperial Minister of Intelligence for the Sith Empire, Naiko was extremely intelligent and quite gifted with the art of deception, proving by the fact he could even manipulate Sith Lords. Naiko was aware of Darth Exitium's true plans, but played along to pursue an agenda of his own. During the war's final battle, Naiko had intended to completely wipe out Kaas City for good in an attempt to kill both Darth Namla and the Emperor in one stroke.
Naiko is also the engineer, and captain, of the Depressor. Because of his high intellect, Naiko was able to achieve many wins for the Rogue Sith during the Great Sith Civil War without direct combat—such as his plot to send agents in sabotaging the Kalakar Six research facility.
Naiko was also quick to pickup on Darth Exitium's manipulation but kept his role as a general for the Rogue Sith—intending to use the position for his own agenda of removing all Force-sensitive Sith in the Empire. If he had succeeded, he would had eventually turned to taking down the Republic from within.
Behind the scenes[]
Naiko's plot to destroy the Republic from within parallels to what Sheev Palpatine does in the Prequel Trilogy.
Naiko is loosely modeled after actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Fall of the Empire (First appearance)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Fall of the Empire - Returning Home (Mentioned only)