Antares Draco
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Antares Draco was the leader of the Imperial Knights during the reign of the Fel Empire by 137 ABY. Draco was known to be a formidable lightsaber duelist and an ace pilot, and was loyal to Emperor Roan Fel, who had been his master.
His most trusted friend was Ganner Krieg, a fellow Imperial Knight.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Attack on Roan Fel
Before the attack on Roan Fel, Draco and Krieg captured Grand Moff Nyna Calixte, who had been snooping around Roan Fel's quarters on Coruscant. She warned of the upcoming assassination attempt on Fel, allowing a decoy to take the place of the real Fel at the upcoming meeting of the Moff Council.
As the attack took place, Draco fled off-planet with the Emperor.
[edit] Reclaiming Bastion
In 137 ABY, Master Draco accompanied Emperor Fel in his move to reclaim Bastion, which had served as the capital of the Empire before it was transferred to Coruscant seven years earlier.
While there, he received word that the Imperial Mission on Socorro had been attacked, endangering Fel's daughter, Princess Marasiah Fel. Draco proposed a rescue mission in order to save her, but the Emperor declined the suggestion on the basis that it was a trap for himself, and that responding would only reveal to Darth Krayt that they had seized Bastion.
Although loyal to his Master and monarch, Draco showed increasing unease with the situation. He defied Fel's orders and attempted to rescue the Princess with several other Knights following him. His logic behind his decision was "Is loyalty always the same as obedience?"
[edit] Conflict on Vendaxa and aftermath
- "That the person I cared about more than my vows as a Knight, than my fealty to your father, more than my loyalty to the Empire was in danger. I was thinking of you. I love you, Sia."
"I know." - ―Draco and Marasiah Fel[src]
When Draco and the other Knights arrived at Vendaxa in Predator-class fighters, they were shot down by the Sith. However, they managed to survive the crash, and the battle with the Sith had so begun. When reunited with Marasiah, she condemned Draco during their fight with the Sith for coming, knowing that her father would have never sent a rescue mission. She told him that he should better hope the Sith kill him, so he wouldn't have to face her father's anger.
When Marasiah was mortally wounded while trying to save Cade Skywalker, Draco couldn't understand why she would do such a thing for him. After everyone was on the Mynock, Draco was told that Marasiah was dying. When Cade said he could help her, Draco furiously attacked him, saying it was his fault that she was dying. But he eventually conceded and witnessed Cade's power to revive the dead, saving Marasiah's life.
Draco and Krieg were both scolded by Fel, but instead of handing out any punishment to either of the two, Fel granted them medals at a ceremony as the information of Imperial Knights disobeying the Emperor would undermine his authority. Shortly before the ceremony took place, Fel told Draco that he could forget about marrying Marasiah.
[edit] Further service to the Emperor
- "I know the feelings you have for me -- as well as your sense of duty. And thus, you're conflicted. I am not. I have no intention of letting my father run my personal life."
- ―Marasiah Fel to Antares Draco[src]
In addition, Fel sent them to protect Captain Mingo Bovark on the Wheel while the captain negotiated with Galactic Alliance Admiral Gar Stazi to form an alliance between Fel's Empire and the Galactic Alliance Remnant. However, the negotiations we're sabotaged by Jor Torlin and Morrigan Corde, and the Imperials were forced to leave the Wheel.
After Darth Kruhl attempted to kill Fel in the Pellaeon Gardens on Bastion, Draco rushed to help him, only to see that Fel had shot Kruhl dead with a blaster.
Sometime later, Marasiah was fully knighted and Draco was forbidden to fraternize with her. He started spending time to himself and refused to respond to the Emperor's calls. In the Pellaeon Gardens, Marasiah told him that despite her father's decision that he couldn't be with her, she had no intention of allowing her father to run her personal life, and showed him her true feelings by kissing him.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Antares is a star in real life, and the heart of the constellation Scorpius—the name is Greek, and means "counter to Mars", in reference to this star's striking red color—appropriate for a red-armored Imperial Knight. In other languages, Antares has also historically been known as "the heart of the scorpion".
- "Draco" is the Latin word for "dragon", and gives its name to a constellation of the northern sky. Draco was also the name of an Athenian ruler, supposedly of the seventh century BC, whose association with a harsh early penal code gave rise to the word "draconian", meaning "severe".
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
- Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3 (First appearance)
- Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
- Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
- Star Wars Legacy: Trust Issues
- Star Wars Legacy 13: Ready to Die
- Star Wars Legacy: Loyalties
- Star Wars Legacy 25: The Hidden Temple
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Legacy 0 (First mentioned)
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- Star Wars Miniatures: Legacy of the Force
