Darth Malgus was a Human male Sith Lord of the resurgent Sith Empire during the time of the Great Galactic War to the third Galactic War. He was born under the name Veradun, and raised by his adoptive father. While still young, Veradun killed a Twi'lek servant on his father's estate, revealing the dark will behind his sensitivity to the Force. The young boy was sent to the Sith Academy where he became a Sith Warrior and a successful commander of the Imperial Military.