<i> "Malak had strength, and embraced it, saw his opportunity and took it." </i>
&#8213;Darth Sion

Darth Malak was a Dark Lord of the Sith during the Jedi Civil War. Before taking on the title of Darth Malak, Alek Squinquargesimus (nicknamed Squint) was a famed Jedi Knight and military commander during the Mandalorian Wars, Malak drew closer and closer to the dark side of the Force, ultimately being seduced by Sith teachings imparted to him by his friend Revan. In his role as Revan's chosen apprentice, Darth Malak helped his master hunt down the devices that led to the Star Forge and contributed to the establishment of a powerful new Sith Empire that would go on to challenge the fragile Galactic Republic and Jedi Order both. Later, having both "killed" and usurped the mantle of Darth Revan in 3,957 BBY, Malak ruled the Sith unchallenged, brutally conquering territory after territory and taking on an apprentice of his own, Darth Bandon. His reign of terror was finally ended when Revan returned to the forefront of galactic events and, now a redeemed man, engaged him in a climactic lightsaber duel aboard the Star Forge, an ancient artifact of the dark side.