Darth Matas

"It's not possible for a Zabrak to be that strong! Humans should be able defeat you easily, that attack should have killed you for good". "Apparently not."

- Ado Antilles and Darth Matas

Darth Matas is a Zabrak Sith Lord and Emperor of the Galactic Empire. Darth Matas was born on Iridonia to two exiled Dark Jedi on 50 ABY as Kadrian Kolar. He was trained in the ways of the force and the nature of the Dark Side since birth. He grew up knowing only Dark Sided feelings of rage and battle and was the stereotypical warlike being of his species.

Matas was skilled in many lightsaber forms including Jar'Kai, Vapaad, Djem So and telekinetic lightsaber combat. He invented a Jar'Kai/Vapaad mix and would use it in battle. Matas was known to wield two lightsabers, one bronze and the other red. He also had a green lightwip that was used rarely.

Matas was the Supreme General, Supreme Commander, and later Emperor of the Sith Empire. Matas participated in some of the major wars in the galaxy including the Chiss War and the Force War. He married Xianna Racor, a Twi'lek Sith, and had hybrid offspring. His offspring would be next in line for the Imperial throne. He was the father to Sirak Kolar, Ja'ce Kolar, Daeshako'lar, Numako'lar, and Kun Kolar.

Early Life
"He has never seen the light. He was born of the Dark side and will die of the Dark side. He is a pure Dark Sider."

- Darth Tarna

Born on the Zabrak planet of Iridonia as Kadrian Kolar to two exiled Dark Jedi parents. Kadrian's father was Zan Kolar and his mother Mika Kolar. They both wished to train Kadrian and his two siblings, Corra Kolar and Alo Kolar, in the ways of the force and of the dark side. Kadrian was always infatuated with the Dark Side and wanted to become the greatest Dark Sided being in the galaxy. Kadrian trained very hard to perfect his skills in the force and with a lightsaber. Both of his siblings were trained exactly like Kadrian but neither of them showed much interest in the Dark Side. Because of the Iridonian Civil War, Kadrian went out and "trained" in battles. His skills greatly improved during this.

One day on 57 ABY, the Jedi appeared on Iridonia sent by the Jedi Council to try to calm the raging civil war down. The Jedi did not pick any clan's side during their "help" and caused many soldier's deaths. The Jedi discovered Kadrian's clan during one of the battles and tried to recruit some of Kadrian's siblings and cousins to the Jedi. Neither Zan nor Mika would allow the Jedi to their their offspring. The Jedi who tried to take Kadrian and his siblings were Nam'bo, Dirisa Grucha, and Tri'laru Mapapus. Kadrian's mother, Mika, attacked one of the Jedi while Zan stood protecting him and his siblings. After a fierce lightsaber duel the Human Jedi managed to stab Mika in the stomach killing her. The act enraged Zan and he attacked the Jedi who had killed his wife, Nam'bo. After another fierce lightsaber duel, Dirisa managed to place Zan into force stasis while Nam'bo fought her. Tri'laru managed to take Corra and Alo during all the commotion. Kadrian didn't notice his siblings were taken as he stared at the job of the Jedi lying on the floor. One Jedi took the unconscious Zan and another tried to take Kadrian by telling him he would be safe and have the Dark Side leave him. This angered Kadrian and with a burst of rage, he used a strong force wave causing the Jedi to go flying. Using that as a distraction, Kadrian fled the scene.

Iridonian Civil War
"He's one of the best soldiers in the northern army despite his young age. He has a special power and a dark nature that cause his enemies to be killed quick."

- Kaz Chatak

The young Zabrak was angry and his dark nature began to take control of him. While he was running, he ran into a battle of the Iridonian Civil War where the North clans were loosing. Kadrian almost was shot at since he was from the north clans. The Zabrak was enraged and used the force to quickly kill most of the south soldiers. He dodged blaster bolts, wistood the power of grenades and wiped the south in the battle. The northern soldiers saw his skills and decided to recruit him into the Army. Kadrian accepted knowing he would be presented with the opportunity to kill.

Kadrian was the best killer in the north army and caused certain events that would cause for many northern victories. Kadrian would fight and improve his tactical knowledge and his force skills. The Zabrak became known as "The Horned Killer", a nickname made by a human officer observing the War on Iridonia for his killing skills against the south.

The Sith
"You are extremely strong in the Dark Side, become my apprentice and I will show you all that your vast knowledge and warrior skills have not known yet."

- Darth Nadous

Kadrian would be very involved in the Iridonian Civil War that he became well known all over Iridonia. Due to his popularity, he was viewed by many war spies and other people. Kadrian was constantly tested to see if his power would diminish by the southern clans and it is speculated the Sith as well. A Quarren from the Sith Order was stationed on Iridonia and sensed the youngling Zabrak's dark power. He soon realized that the Zabrak had had training and he had the possibilities to become a Sith. The Quarren was Darth Nadous and he contacted the Sith Order and told them of his discovery. There was no leader in the Sith Order, but a group of high ranked Sith that formed a council. The Council told him to get the Zabrak to join the Sith and for him to train the youngling. He found an opportunity when he entered one of Kadrian's battles and killed all of the soldiers with his lightsaber and the force. Kadrian was surprised and amazed.

Nadous told him he was a Sith Lord and that if Kadrian was worthy, he could become a Sith as well. The thought of the Sith was pleasing to the red skinned Iridonian and he quickly said he would accept. It was at that moment that the Quarren ignited his lightsaber and swung at Kadrian. Kadrian reacted slowly and almost got hit by the saber. He took out his father's dropped lightsaber and began to engage Nadous in combat. Nadous overpowered Kadrian but Kadrian soon took control of the duel. It was when Nadous fell to the ground and Kadrian had his saber pointed at the Quarren's head, that Nadous unleashed the power he had been hiding. With three swings, Nadous defeated the Zabrak and Kadrian fell to the ground with Nadous' saber pointing at his throat. The Quarren disignited his lightsaber and helped the Zabrak up saying he was worthy and that he would train him to become a Sith.

An Apprentice
"You are stronger than I anticipated, but why is it you do not use Dun Möch like I taught you?" "Because master, there is no point in doing that. If you use it, all you prove is that you are just a big talker. I prefer to show my skills off in combat"

- Darth Nadous and Kadrian Kolar

Kadrian trained to his fullest when he was the apprentice of Darth Nadous. Although Kadrian had already the knowledge of lightsaber combat of a Dark Jedi, he did not know of the Sith combat. Nadous taught Kadrian all the forms and the art of Sith lightsaber combat and its uses with emotions and physical ability. He also taught Kadrian the art of Teräs Käsi and Kadrian became especially good in it. The Zabrak enjoyed using martial arts so much, he infused it into his lightsaber combat. With Kadrian being a Zabrak, he also learned of using force moves in his combat such as force jump and force speed. Kadrian became deadly in lightsaber combat and in the force. He learned the art of Djem So and of the deadly Jedi form, Vapaad. Although he was deadly with one lightsaber, Kadrian perfered to use two lightsabers and thus he also learned the form of Jar'Kai. Nadous would send Kadrian to practice his lightsaber combat in many of the battles in the Iridonian Civil War. He was still known around Iridonia but now he was feared because of his lightsaber skills and constant slaughter of the soldiers.

First Duel with a Jedi
"It was a Sith, but only an apprentice. He gave my padawan a good run and would have killed her if I hadn't intervened"

- Manduno

Darth Nadous had heard of Jedi arriving on Iridonia and thought it would be a good training mission for his apprentice. He sent Kadrian to kill the Jedi and he was off. He sensed for the Jedi's presence as he had been trained for it and found them. The Zabrak hurried to meet with the Jedi. He arrived close to some acid pools and near a battle site. The Zabrak suddenly saw a Rutian Twi'lek female be sent out of some bushes across from the acid pool. She had been shot by the clans. She stood up and looked around not seeing Kadrian until it was too late. Kadrian noticed she carried a lightsaber and knew she was a Jedi. He suddenly ignited two lightsabers and launched himself across the wide acid pool engaging the padawan in combat.

He quickly took control of the duel as his lightsaber skills were more developed and more powerful than the Twi'lek's. But later, the Twi'lek began to draw on the dark side and she began to gain the uperhand on Kadrian. The Zabrak felt the darkness emitting off from the girl and knew she could be turned. He began to use Dun Möch as he never had and started to tell her about her darkness and her skills in the duel. She said she would never turn and Kadrian turned up his skills and began to overwhelm her. He said if she won't join the Sith then she will die. Kadrian began to strike hard blows on her lightsaber and managed to drop her to the ground. Kadrian was about to launch the last strike when an unknown Rodian Jedi used force push on Kadrian sending him flying and hitting a boulder that caused rock pieces to fall on him. The two Jedi fled the scene.

Kadrian was alive and he got out of the rock pile vowing to kill the Rodian if he saw him again. He returned to his master and told him of the encounter. He did not punish Kadrian but told him to train harder. It was obvious that Nadous was familiar with the Rodian since he mentioned him by name. Kadrian's training would continue.

A new Sith is born
"You have proven to be a great Sith and you are a valued member of the Sith order. By the Sith and the power of the Dark Side I name you no longer Kadrian Kolar but you are now Darth...Matas. Darth Matas is born"

- Darth Nadous giving the formerly Kadrian Kolar his Darth name

After 7 years of training as Darth Nadous' apprentice, Kadrian Kolar was finally promoted to the next rank. He would become a Sith Warrior and be given his Darth name to replace his current name. Darth Nadous told Kadrian that he was a true apprentice and was very powerful and strong in the dark side. The Zabrak had proved himself to be given a Darth name. In his knighting ceremony, Nadous gave the name of Darth Matas to Kadrian. With his new name, the Zabrak shed his former name of Kadrian Kolar and never would use it again. Later, not many Sith or Jedi would now his birth name and only know him as Darth Matas.

The young Iridonian was ready to receive his Sith tattoos that he longed for as a Zabrak. The process was done quickly and, due to the tough skin of the Zabrak, painless. His basic appearance had changed and now the true Darth Matas had been revealed.

Return to Iridonia
"You shall be slaughtered for the pain you caused of our people and for the shame you brought with this pathetic Civil War"

- Darth Matas

With his new rank and his new persona, Darth Matas decided to complete one of his goals. When he was younger, he promised to end the pathetic war that was the Iridonian Civil War. The Zabrak traveled to Iridonia where he enlisted to fight in the war. Using his lightsaber skills, martial arts moves, force powers, and his natural strategic abilities, Darth Matas began to control the war just as he hoped. He hoped to make the northern clans defeat the south and he did just that. He used the force to manipulate the war and finally in the last battle, he killed the leaders of the Southern clans. The north had won but Matas had yet to finish. He shamefully turned on the north leaders and killed them. Matas hated to betray his own since it was against his people's beliefs but it was necessary for the future of Iridonia and the Zabrak around the galaxy.

The Sith Order had sent messages to Matas about Zabrak fighting small imitations of the war around the galaxy and he knew it had to end. He noticed how his people had grown apart and for the pride of his people to return, he had to bring all of them together. Matas wondered how and then his ideas began emerge from it's force cage. If he could build an Empire, then he could unify all Zabrak under one state. That is when the creation of an Empire began. Darth Matas organized many companies to start on Iridonia and created a restoration program of Iridonia. He sent special officials and contracted people to go around the galaxy and do as he commanded. He created the Kaz'ak position which he temporarily filled and managed to build a structured government. Next, he would contact other Zabrak controlled world and offer to join to create this Empire. Then many months after the war, the Zabrak Empire was completed.

Matas gave the Kaz'ak position to Dackur Kolar, his cousin but not considered as one by Matas. He later left Iridonia and the Zabrak Empire to Korriban where the order was about to strike.

Search for a Jedi
As Darth Matas returned to Korriban, he was called into the chambers of the Council of Sith Lords. It seemed the Council had a mission for Matas to search for a Jedi with necessary information for the Sith. It was Matas' job to find the Jedi and kill him. The Jedi's name was Kavo Grendi and he was said to be an expert in lightsaber combat. It was an apparent test by the Council for Darth Matas. Darth Matas gratefully accepted the mission and hoped to kill the Jedi quick. The first thing Matas had to do was search the archives for all information on Grendi. He found that Grendi made several travels to the planet Tatooine and that it was very likely to find him there. Thus, Matas made course to Tatooine.

When he arrived on Tatooine, he went about on his search for the Jedi. Using the force, Matas reached out for other force sensitives with the skill only a Jedi Master would have. He found that there were some force sensitive beings on the planet but not many. He searched in many cantinas and randomly killed anyone who did not provide him with the necessary information. It was the plan, terrorize the cities and draw the Jedi out, if the Jedi did not appear then it would make the Jedi Order look very bad. The plan ultimately worked and Grendi was drawn out. Speaking no words, the two beings went into combat. Kudo continuously asked Matas why he was looking for him and who was his master but no answer came out of Matas' mouth. After a fierce duel, Grendi was forced to escape even if he was severely wounded.

After consulting with the Council, it was decided for Grendi to be let go and for Matas to not follow him. Matas, being loyal to the Order and the Council, obeyed without second thought. Although he longed to kill the Jedi, he knew the Council had something planned for him. With that, Matas returned to Korriban.

Captured
As Darth Matas returned to Korriban, the ship in which he was traveling on was captured by an Anti-Sith organization called the Almighty Peace Kings. Being a Zabrak, no fear entered Matas thoughts and he merely awaited for the "fools" to enter his ship. After his ship was docked into the King's hangar bay, Matas' ship was finally boarded. Matas used his lightsabers to duel the group but they were using cortosis blades which caused Matas' lightsabers to shorten out. Matas then used his martial arts skills to continue the duel along with the force but in the end, Matas was somehow outwitted and captured. A Ysalamir was placed around Matas' neck and he was taken aboard the larger ship. Along the way to the bridge, Matas was taunted at and made fun of but his frightening appearance and skilled Zabrak nature managed to scare them away.

Matas' met with the leader and was asked many things about the Sith Order but Matas did not answer. He was thus sent to a torture room where they stuck small needles into every part of his body. Matas was very resistant to the pain and they had to place needles in every part of his body before he felt pain. The needles released a strong chemical which contained strong electric charges. Although he was in pain, he refused to say anything. In frustration, the leader let the Zabrak Sith down but that was his mistake. Matas now had a free use of his arms and we used that freedom wisely. He managed to overwhelm and kill many of the APK using his natural strength. After recovering his weapons, he went on a slaughter spree and killed the leaders. After that, he escaped recovering his ship and headed to Korriban where he told the Council of what had happened.

Sith/Remnant Crisis
When the Council decided to expand and take control of the Imperial Remnant many Sith were sent to Imperial Space to try to take control of the planets. Darth Matas was one of the Sith sent to Imperial Space.

Bextar
The council sent Darth Matas to the planet Bextar along with Darth Reyna, Darth Yutenn, Dinacca, and Darth Tav. The objective of the mission was to try to take control of the gas mines that the Amber Sun Mining Corporate mined. The Sith arrived to the mine stations impersonating Imperials who were to pick up some of the gas that the corp. had mined. Darth Matas was the one responsible for "picking" the gas packages up. He would walk to the officer and ask for the gas. After the officer scanned his security clearance, he would be able to pick the gas up. But, Matas did not allow for the officer to scan his card and instead choked him to death. This act was the signal that had been planned for the conquest. There weren't many Stormtroopers stationed on the mines so it was easy to take them out. The Sith used sneak attacks and the force to kill the majority of them to allow the officers and workers to think it was still safe.

After the troops were killed, the Imperials were next. Matas now went on a full attack and killed many in full view. It was an easy fight due to the lack of weapons and security Bextar had but there was still resistance. Some slaves were sent to attack the Sith but due to the superior skill with a lightsaber, the Sith brought them down easily. After the Mining leader was killed, the Sith called the Council declaring it was captured.

Iotra
Darth Matas was sent to Iotra along with Darth Eden, Darth Vanathre, and Darth Glamdring to take part in the squad necessary to conquer the planet. The planet was very industrialized so the only way to take control of the planet the Sith figured was to cause economic and physical problems for the Iotrans and Imperials. Darth Matas would hide his presence with the force and randomly strike Iotran police officers and cause murder cases which would lead to the government to send and investigation which would cause the other Sith to follow with the plan. He would also use the force to destroy major economic buildings and their archives as to destroy records which led to the planet’s economic stability to weaken.

As the government began to fail many Iotrans blamed the Imperial Remnant for their problems and began forming small riots and rebellions against them. The Sith joined those groups and continued their plan. After various riots and attacks upon Imperials, the Imperial Officers agreed to meet with certain members of the rebel groups. The ones who were chosen were the Sith. Within the conclave of the Imperial Remnant, the Sith went on a slaughter spree of all Imperials within the building. When they had killed all the leaders, they revealed themselves to the remaining Imperials and ordered them to join them or be killed. The numbers of Imperials allied with the Sith order increased. They became heroes to the Iotrans and concluded their mission was complete. Darth Matas and the other Sith returned to Korriban leaving officers to overview the planet.

Muunilinst
The Council of Sith lords decided that their “Empire” needed to finance itself and the Imperial planet had the planet named Moneyland or Muunilinst. All Sith near the Muunilinst system were ordered to try to take the planet for the Sith Order. Only three Sith were available, Darth Matas, Darth Forge and Darth Ricas. The three were sent to Muunilinst and started with the invasion directly. They mapped out all the Imperial centers within the planet and planet to launch an attack against them. Matas stole high level artillery from nearby military bases and killed the people within them. He brought the artillery and began to blast the Imperial bases with them. As the military began to zone in on the crisis, the Sith would use the force and their superior lightsaber skills to destroy their forces.

Matas managed to kill over 300 Imperial officers and 600 stormtroopers. Matas had ability with Teras Kasi and his survival skills learned from being Iridonian helped him survive the massacre without being vaped. The stolen artillery weapons and vehicles helped a lot with their conquest of Muunilinst. The conquest lasted over 5 months but using superior skill, they managed to kill every Imperial within the bases to cause the m to surrender. Muunilinst was taken.

Bastion
Matas was one of the seven Sith to go to Bastion in the final mission to take over the Imperial Remnant. On Borosk, other Sith managed to acquire a Super Star Destroyer which the Sith traveled upon arriving Bastion. They had a plan and were to execute it. Unfortunately, Bastion would give them clearance to land on the planet so an idea was conjured. The Sith disguised themselves as Imperial officers in order to gain clearance. Using stolen Imperial codes the Sith were allowed to land on the planet. Once on the planet they had to get the Imperials to trust the Sith so they used Imperial information and Imperial strategies to force the true Imperials to think of them as real Imperials. They were almost uncovered when Matas was asked of his Sith tattoos but Matas used the force to convince them they were his clan tattoos.

When one of the Imperials gave a certain document containing restricted information the Sith knew that was the signal. Before they had placed their lightsabers in a small box and waited to get them when the time was right. They opened the box and quickly force pulled the lightsabers and it was now realized who they really were. It was too late now and the Sith were not stopped. Matas went on a slaughter of all the Imperials within the building using his skills with a lightsaber and the force. They died quickly being sliced in half with only a few swings. It seemed that Matas enjoyed the slaughter and tried to use skill to take many more at the same time. Having two blades, it was easier than one would expect. Only the three leaders remained, Stilo Majurs, Zeklen Frigate, and Grog Fren. After three pleaded for their lives, Matas showed them no mercy and killed them all. A few Imperial officers had witnessed the slaughter and began to warn all of Bastion what had happened.

The Sith went onto the open surface and were attacked by Stormtroopers, Imperial Officers and artillery. The rampage and wrath of the Sith was felt once more. Matas seemed to be great in his battle against the stormtroopers since he would defeat them quite easy. They would offer the Imperials and chance to join them or to die. A small percentage joined with the Sith and attacked their own but a large portion remained faithful to the Imperial Remnant and was forced to fight their own brothers and the Sith invaders. At the end of the battle, only ¼ of the Stormtroopers were left alive. Darth Tarna surprised all when he forged the Declaration at Bastion that stated the creation of a new Empire with both Sith and Imperials and that he was the Emperor of his Empire. Now a new capital need to be found.

Characteristics
Darth Matas was known to be a rageful and angry Zabrak which increased his dark sided power and his natural strength. Although some of this is true, he was also known to be stoic in most situations including battles to not allow the opponent to predict his actions. He had a very strategic mindset and was known to be the best Military officer to command a military. This was seen when he issued two Star Destroyers into an apparent suicide mission to slide past each other but it turned out that their position allowed extra protection and a 360 degree position of attacking the enemy. He was known to be proud of his people and many of his social and combative actions where based on the Zabrak personality mind set and culture. When he became Emperor, Matas focused more on the Imperial faction of the Empire rather on the Sith knowing that Imperials were the majority and more in the public eye than the Sith.

Darth Matas was a Jar'Kai practitioner but he also mixed in Vaapad and Teras Kasi. This unusual combination made Darth Matas one of the best if not the best lightsaber duelist in the galaxy. He could surprise enemies and with his sabers and martial arts combat. He was known to use very advanced force attacks such as torture by chagrin, force sight, force destruction and spear by midnight black although he was also seen to use force repulse.

Behind the Scenes

 * Darth Matas never considers anyone to be his friend but considers to have many bonded allies.
 * Unlike Sith from the Rule of Two era, Darth Matas considers the constant betrayal of Sith with other Sith a pathetic blasphemy that shall end. He sees all who betray their own to rise to power as impatient, pathetic, cowards and weakling fools who could not do it themselves so they had to steal it from someone else.
 * Darth Matas is very prideful considering his species and is not afraid to say it
 * Emperor Matas is the main admin at the Galaxy of the Force site

Appearences

 * Galactic Terror
 * Battlefields of the Chiss War
 * Unison