Anyone think Malak looks cool?

[MajinMikeyX]

Well, I sure don't. Wannabe Vader with his Jaw cover thing and his crappy little cape thing. He doesn't even feel like a sith lord when I duel him. He probably thinks he's all tough with his missing jaw injury. Look at Vader, he got both arms cut off, both legs cut off, and was basically cremated. I guess I am comparing him to Vader, the most classic Star Wars villain, the first really, but wasn't Malak somewhat based on Vader? They should've made Malak more of a Bad*** IMO.

[Darth Avlectus]

We need tall imposing villain figures. Besides, lost a jaw. That was original, instead of hand or arm or leg or lung.

He's badass. Like Vader--tho vader is probably angrier.

Yeah, vader had the constant agony of the burns from 23 until death. To be calm and still able to fight almost as badass as he ever did...is impressive.

Look it up--I remember reading somewhere that, yes, Malak was somewhat inspired by vader--they got orders from lucasarts that the main villain had to have a familiar feel.

He'd be more of a wannabe if he were dressed in black.

Nihilus is more Vader esque.

[DeadYorick]

Malak was nothing compared to Revan in the appearance department. Sure Malak looked threatening enough being 7 feet tall. But Revan actually looked like you were staring into the darkside of the force. He deserved to be Dark Lord of the Sith. Though I thought Nihilus felt like an avatar of the darkside of the force. But that is a completely different topic.

Malak seemed like a homage to other major Sith Lords in the new republic era.

[MajinMikeyX]

Originally Posted by GTA:SWcity

We need tall imposing villain figures. Besides, lost a jaw. That was original, instead of hand or arm or leg or lung.

He's badass. Like Vader--tho vader is probably angrier.

I guess your right about originality, but he should've had full cape and maybe different color outfit. His outfit just reminds me of something I can't put my finger on....

So we can say badass without censoring it? I'm relatively new to forums so I don't know these rules that much.

[Trex]

Loved his head. Skintight red bodysuit occasionally looked a bit too camp though.

[Burnseyy]

I voted 'no way'.

I mean, come on, he has no chin!

And his suit was just so...

...*shudder*

[TKA-001]

I liked the fact that Malak wore red instead of black. Little details like that can make a character seem more original.

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And his suit was just so...

...*shudder*

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[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by MajinMikeyX

but wasn't Malak somewhat based on Vader?

Somewhat? He's an utter ripoff of Vader. Both are tall as you can see, harbors grieving injuries, have a scene where they purposedly scare an imperial officer and whatnot. Vader is better though, simply because Malak doesn't have sons randonly distributed throught the galaxy.

And he can go die.

[Revan 411]

Malak sucks. I hate Malak. He's your typical Star Wars villain, and he just blows up everything for no reason.

He's a typical archetype, that's it.

I voted ''He can go die''

[Burnseyy]

Originally Posted by TKA-001

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I think the less information on Malak's outfit, the better...

[TKA-001]

See above.

[Corinthian]

I liked the way he LOOKED. The only problem is that he had a mediocre voice actor, was pretty much a ripoff of Vader, and he had no motivations beyond MAIM KILL BURN MAIM KILL BURN. And frankly, Kharn the Betrayer and the Khorne Berserkers provide all the mindless slaughter in my life.

[GodsillY]

I hated Malak, he was completely unoriginal, his outfit did not do anything to make me think star wars super villian, and when I fought him he seemed like more of a pussy than anyform of badass, but that has nothing to do with him looking cool.


He can and should go die.

[MajinMikeyX]

Well, lucky for all of you people who voted, "He can go die," hooray for his death by your own hand

[Sabretooth]

I think BioWare did a fantastic job on him, but could have probably worked on his personality and voice acting to make him sound less like a pussy.

Aesthetically, I thought Malak looked awesome. Missing Jaw Injury, red tights, awesome-weird half-cape, tattooed bald head: very offbeat looks for a seemingly killer Sith Lord.

[Jae Onasi]

Moved to Republic Newsfeed from Telos Tourist Bureau.

If you think he's too easy to beat, take your uber-mods out of the game and add in one of the hard mode mods.

[Ascendant_Justice]

I love his voice :\. I think his laughing can be a little forced and cheesy at times, but hey, he's missing a jaw. Regardless, I always look forward to the scenes with him in it. I love his "pathetic planet" line at Taris.

I don't really mind his suit either. Skintight red is probably pretty fashionable in the Star Wars universe, seeing as how all normal citizens seem to wear rags.

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by Ascendant_Justice

I love his voice

I wouldn't go that far but I certainly like Raphael voice acting.

[MajinMikeyX]

I think I'll download that one mod that makes Malak like, super-uber or somethin, with his stats being boosted VERY high. Then me and him will be even(I made my own items or edited other items to make my PC very strong)
Even though, I don't think Malak is even worthy of a Mod that makes him super-strong. He's not the type to be all-powerful to me. He's more like the talk the talk but can't walk the walk kinda guy IMO.

[Arátoeldar]

Originally Posted by Corinthian

I liked the way he LOOKED. The only problem is that he had a mediocre voice actor, was pretty much a ripoff of Vader, and he had no motivations beyond MAIM KILL BURN MAIM KILL BURN. And frankly, Kharn the Betrayer and the Khorne Berserkers provide all the mindless slaughter in my life.

Agreed I am however not a fan of the missing jaw look. I actually did like his role in TSL.

[DarthVandar205]

I really dont like villians that just mindlessly kill things for no reason. If theyre gonna do something bad at least do it for a reason. Also Revan was the better sith because at least he was a better military tactician and he planned things better and destroyed things for specific reasons. Also he didnt have any appearant injuries besides the whole mind wipe thing and he could fight with two lightsabers and actually had a costume that hid his whole face. Least if he was gonna face Malak he would do it face to face and not just try to blow him up on his ship.

[Corinthian]

To be fair, the whole Evil For Evil's sake is kind of par for the course when it comes to Star Wars.

[Pwnzor326]

Malak was pretty badass

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by DarthVandar205

I really dont like villians that just mindlessly kill things for no reason. If theyre gonna do something bad at least do it for a reason.

I was under the impression that Malak did what he did to become the supreme ruler of the galaxy.

[Rachel_Ewok]

I always thought he was cool....

But he needed to lose the wierd head tatoos (made him look like that kid in that kid's show on Nickelodeon)... He also needed to lose the bright orange, and ditch the purple... He needed to develop some Sith-Lord-Style-Sense.

I liked his voice though, and the fact that it was his *jaw* missing is pretty flippin sweet.

Originally Posted by DarthVandar205

Also Revan was the better sith because at least he was a better military tactician and he planned things better and destroyed things for specific reasons.

Uhm... Revan was a *girl*.... =P (Just kidding with you... of coruse. XD)

[Astor]

Originally Posted by Rachel_Ewok

He needed to develop some Sith-Lord-Style-Sense.

He was brave enough to break the mould in that regard.

He wanted to set himself apart from all the other boring, black-clad sith lords - so why not go completely opposite with a nice orange?

[Rachel_Ewok]

Originally Posted by Astor_Kaine

He was brave enough to break the mould in that regard.

He wanted to set himself apart from all the other boring, black-clad sith lords - so why not go completely opposite with a nice orange?

It made him kinda look like he just escaped from prison, and decided to keep his jumpsuit but add some purple cloth.

[Astor]

Originally Posted by Rachel_Ewok

It made him kinda look like he just escaped from prison, and decided to keep his jumpsuit but add some purple cloth.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I hate the character, and most elements about him - but at least it was nice to see something other than black robes.

[Sidias.R]

I like Malak. First, he has awesome looks, plus, he's tall.
As for his skills, he might be easy to beat, but he does have skills of a real warrior. Malak is no match for Revan anymore however.

To all who dislike Malak; *Very silent*.. no comment.

[Rachel_Ewok]

Originally Posted by Astor_Kaine

Oh, don't get me wrong, I hate the character, and most elements about him - but at least it was nice to see something other than black robes.

Fair enough.




But I'm still not likin' the head tattoos. =P

[Zerimar Nyliram]

Malak is my favorite villain in the series, and one of my favorite Dark Lords of the Sith. Revan is overrated.

And yes, he looks wicked awesome.

[DarthVandar205]

I was under the impression that Malak did what he did to become the supreme ruler of the galaxy.

Seems like they all have that goal but there are other better ways of doing that than destroying everything because if you blow up everything, what is left to rule over? I would think itd be better to scare people and make them "think" youre gonna blow them up most of the time and just pick and chose when it would be best to actually destroy something, like when it would benefit you somehow. Thats why these badguys who show no mercy and kill/destroy everything for the sake of it dont last. Its better to just keep people guessing about your intentions or make them at least think youre doing everything for a good reason and their benefit.

[Allronix]

He was probably more interesting before he went Dark. He's has brute strength, and is a wicked fighter, but something of an idiot. His tactical sense appears to go no further than "take club; smash obstacle."

Take Telos for example. The place was a potential hiding spot for Jedi, was crawling with failed apprentices and their FS descendants, had some impressive military structures, and was on a moderately-traveled Outer Rim hyperspace run.

Revan? Okay, plant a handful of spies among the Agri-Corps and send some "recruiters" to sniff out anyone else with ernough anger and Force potential to be useful. Then, stratigically hit the cities, send HK-47 to nail the local government, and activate that fifth column you've put in place to convince the locals that signing on is a good idea.

Malak? Bomb planet to ash. No military salvage, no infrastructure. No Dark Jedi recruits. Just a useless ball of poison rock. Total waste. Worse, the Republic has an atrocity to rally around and inspire their troops. Malak proves he's good for brute force, but that's the ONLY thing that guy can do. He's good as an enforcer, but as the one who will carry out the Big Plan? Not so much.

I'm betting Revan was at least shopping for a second apprentice, if not already training one (see the most excellent Brotherhood of Shadow mod...Matilda would be an excellent choice), and Malak's attack on Revan's ship was part to usurp the titla, but primarily to save his hide.

[Sidias.R]

Originally Posted by Allronix

Malak? Bomb planet to ash. No military salvage, no infrastructure. No Dark Jedi recruits. Just a useless ball of poison rock. Total waste. Worse, the Republic has an atrocity to rally around and inspire their troops. Malak proves he's good for brute force, but that's the ONLY thing that guy can do. He's good as an enforcer, but as the one who will carry out the Big Plan? Not so much.

Well, maybe Malak did not need all those worthless people on Taris, as there weren't any force sensitives on Taris except for Bastila, the Sith apprentice and your PC.

As for Matilda, I agree with you.

[Corinthian]

Of course, most of this Revan love is based off of stuff that's stated in TSL which pretty much consists solely of unabashed Revan fanboyism.

[Allronix]

Originally Posted by JM_Bane

Well, maybe Malak did not need all those worthless people on Taris, as there weren't any force sensitives on Taris except for Bastila, the Sith apprentice and your PC.

As for Matilda, I agree with you.

Telos, friend. As in Carth's homeworld, and the spot Atris was slumming in. Not Taris as in "jerks on top, rakghouls below." Though, with the Padawan Massacare backstory, who knows?

[The Betrayer]

Malak is a barbarian Sith Lord. Pretty unique in the sense that he's one of the few who rely on lightsaber skill, not wisdom nor force.

Plus he wears red and looks awesome.

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by Allronix

Malak? Bomb planet to ash. No military salvage, no infrastructure. No Dark Jedi recruits. Just a useless ball of poison rock. Total waste. Worse, the Republic has an atrocity to rally around and inspire their troops. Malak proves he's good for brute force, but that's the ONLY thing that guy can do. He's good as an enforcer, but as the one who will carry out the Big Plan? Not so much.

Analyzing Malak's past, one could easily identify his eagerness to blow particularly diffcult to remove obstacles to smithreens. However, despite his recklessness and lack of subttlety, even Malak must have enough tactical sense to stay on top of the Sith food-chain for the time he did.

That's just a guess, though. I think he wouldn't blow Coruscant of the space charts if he had the chance to. He'd much rather invade the planet with his natural brutality, but would try his best to conservate the economy of the place. Of course, the Star Forge might have been the reason as to why he could keep his throne.

[Corinthian]

You're judging a lot about Malak based on the fact that he nuked Telos and Taris. Considering, according to TSL, Malak destroyed Telos on Revan's orders, and Taris was a useless world that was harboring two of Malak's greatest enemies, obliterating the planet seems like the most logical thing to do to me.

[Allronix]

Well, those and Dantooine are the only examples we get to see in-game.

As for how he was able to keep it? Well, it's an example of a fundamental flaw in the Sith before Bane said "Screw this, two only." Namely, that the title was held by not whoever was the most clever or devious, but whoever could kill the last guy. This type of succession favored folks who were really good with brawling at the expense of the expense of the long-term planners.

And while Revan wanted Telos, the way it was taken is not Revan's style. As we saw in the Mical conversation, Revan's style was very surgical. Kill politicians, hit a few cities, and keep the infrastructure intact. Furthermore, Atton admits that the war would be won by whoever had the most saber-swingers. Telos would have been a goldmine with all those Sensitives the Jedi discarded. And even a (at the time) low-level merc like Canderous knew that Malak gave the order. If such a thing was common knowledge, it definitely implies that Revan and Malak had a disagreement over it.

Yes, Revan wanted the planet. Yes, Revan told Malak to take the planet. However, I'm of the theory that it was a test to see if Malak had any tactical sence or grasp of the Big Picture. Malak's carpet bombing proved he didn't, and Revan (being the tactical brains of the operation) probably told him in no undertain terms what a fool he was and how much was wasted.