Sa Cuis

Sa Cuis
Biographical information
Died	18 BBY
Descriptive information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Bald
Eye color	Dark Brown
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Galactic Empire Emperor's Hands

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"But you'll become an entire army. How many men can say that?"

―Darth Vader

Sa Cuis was a Human Dark Jedi and an Emperor's Hand. He used two lightsabers, one with a red blade and the other with a white blade. He was extremely loyal to his Master, Emperor Palpatine, and so was selected by him for a mission to Vohai in 18 BBY. Cuis's goal was to attempt to kill Darth Vader, Palpatine's apprentice. Though Palpatine knew Cuis would fail, in reality he intended the mission as nothing more than a test for Vader. Like the Emperor predicted, Cuis was killed by the Sith Lord.

Biography

"Cuis, Lord Vader. Nothing personal, believe me."

―Sa Cuis introduces himself to Darth Vader

Sa Cuis wielding two lightsabers in his duel with Vader.

Cuis was one of the first Dark Jedi to serve as an Emperor's Hand. In addition to being a talented duelist, he was exceptionally loyal to his Master. Due to these traits, he was selected by the Dark Lord of the Sith Emperor Palpatine to eliminate Darth Vader, Palpatine's apprentice.

In 18 BBY, Palpatine asked Cuis to follow Darth Vader to the Parmel sector and kill him. However, Cuis was aware that Vader would almost defeat him, and so asked his Master why he was being sent on such a mission. Palpatine responded curtly that he expected Cuis to die, and that this was simply a test for Vader. Demonstrating his loyalty, Cuis agreed to go nonetheless, willing to sacrifice himself for his Master.

On Vohai, Cuis had several assassins attack Vader while he was inspecting Arkanian Microtechnologies. Vader, with the aid of his personal assistant Erv Lekauf, killed these assassins easily. He was now aware of the Dark Jedi's presence, and was prepared for a battle.

In the courtyard, Cuis confronted Vader. Though Cuis was skilled in the art of lightsaber combat, he was overpowered by Vader. Cuis was left defenseless and backed into a corner. Infuriated, Vader Force choked Cuis and demanded to know who had sent him. Sa Cuis refused to answer despite being close to death, and Vader realized that he had found someone thoroughly loyal to their Master. However, Vader was sure he knew who had sent the Dark Jedi—Emperor Palpatine, ever a master of betrayal.

Impressed with Cuis' loyalty, Vader allowed Cuis to live long enough for Arkanian Microtechnologies technicians to take swabs and cell samples for cloning. Once the samples were collected, Vader offered him one more chance to surrender. Cuis refused, and Vader then decapitated him.

Sa Cuis' clones would later be trained under Sheyvan, another Emperor's Hand. Sheyvan led the Cuis clones in a revolt against Palpatine onboard his Lambda-class shuttle a year later. Sheyvan and all Cuis' clones were killed in the fight.

Personality and traits

Sa Cuis was extremely loyal to his Master, Palpatine. He was willing to undertake a suicide mission simply because the Emperor commanded it of him. Even when offered a chance to live, Cuis denied it, because it would mean the betrayal of his Master. Vader was surprised by this unrelenting loyalty, and wished he could find someone who would be so loyal to him. Cuis' clones would carry on these same traits, remaining true to Sheyvan, who trained them. Cuis was also a skilled fighter and strong in the Force.

Behind the scenes

Sa Cuis was created for the Karen Traviss short story In His Image, where he was a supporting character and an adversary to the main character, Darth Vader. His clones later appeared in A Two-Edged Sword, also written by Traviss.

Appearances

• In His Image (First appearance)
• A Two-Edged Sword (Mentioned only)