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Triclops

Triclops

Biographical information
Born	Between 32 BBY and 19 BBY^[1]
Physical description
Species	Human^[2] (mutant)
Gender	Male^[2]
Hair color	White^[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	New Republic era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Alliance to Restore the Republic New Republic

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"He's like two people living inside the same body—part of him good and well-intentioned; the other part an evil and dangerous genius inventor."

―Ken^[src]

Triclops was allegedly the son of Emperor Palpatine, though this relation may not have been in a strict biological sense. It is likely, though, that Triclops was the natural son of a Human woman named Niobi.

Triclops was a white-haired mutant with three eyes, one being on the back of his head, and sported scars on his temples from electroshocks administered by the Galactic Empire. He was trained to be an Emperor's Eye but Palpatine considered him a failure, and had him imprisoned. He languished for years in an Imperial prison on Kessel, fathering a son, Ken, with a former Jedi named Kendalina.

He eventually escaped from the clutches of the Empire and, betraying his supposed father, joined the Rebel Alliance with his son Ken before disappearing from the galaxy entirely.

1 Biography
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
6 See also
7 External links

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

"Triclops is the deepest, darkest secret of the Empire. The only Imperials who know of his existence are the most powerful members of the Imperial ruling class, such as the Grand Moffs."

―Ken^[src]

During the Republic, Chancellor Palpatine engaged the services of the scientists Mammon Hoole and Borborygmus Gog in secret experiments involving the spontaneous generation of life. Their first attempt was rumored to have had less than ideal results—Niobi, the female subject obtained by Sly Moore, gave birth to a three-eyed mutant.^[3] Mother and son were quickly spirited away by Sarcev Quest.^[4]

Triclops spent his early life on Dromund Kaas. Trained by the Prophets of the Dark Side to be an Emperor's Eye, Triclops was a great disappointment to Palpatine, his presumed father.^[5]

According to the false Supreme Prophet Kadann, Palpatine had also sensed that Triclops could grow more powerful than him in the Force and, rather than killing him, made his own son a common slave in the spice mines of Kessel.

ImprisonmentEdit

"The Grand Moffs refuse to admit officially that Triclops exists. They believe he's insane, and they’re terrified that if he's ever set free, he might take over as ruler of the Empire, and destroy everything in the galaxy, including them!"

―Ken^[src]

While imprisoned on Kessel, in 7 BBY Triclops produced an offspring named Ken with a nurse and "Jedi Princess" named Kendalina. Ken was taken to the Lost City of the Jedi, where he was to remain for twelve years, while Triclops remained in the Empire's firm grip.

When Palpatine died, rumors began to abound that Palpatine had a three-eyed son. Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa took advantage of this, setting up another three-eyed man named Trioculus as Palpatine's son (the Empire considered Triclops to be both insane and dangerous, due in part to his pacifistic views and calls for disarmament)

Triclops was later moved to an asylum on Duro. Ken, meanwhile, had been discovered by Luke Skywalker and was now aligned with the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Triclops finally managed to escape and joined the Alliance with the aid of his son and Skywalker, but was held under close supervision by Mon Mothma for fear that he was an Imperial spy.

DiscoveryEdit

It was around this time that the Empire's reasons for keeping Triclops alive became clear: while asleep, he would dream designs for deadly new machines of war, which the Empire would later produce. During these dreams he would often enter convulsive fits, and even the mighty Chewbacca could be hard-pressed to restrain him. He would not, however, recall the dreams after awakening, never realizing that he was aiding the Empire he despised.

On Yavin 4, Triclops, after writing an impassioned letter to Ken, escaped into the jungles of the moon. Several months later he became the slave of the false Kadann and helped him escape the Lost City of the Jedi and make his way offworld.^[6]