Before the year 137 ABY, Eshkar Niin, an Imperial Knight, forsook his allegiance to the Empire, choosing to assault Empress Elliah Fel atop a building in an urban city of skyscrapers. Antares Draco, who previously served as Niin's Imperial Knight apprentice, was dispatched by the Emperor with orders to eliminate the defector, placing him at the scene. Both Draco and Fel implored Niin to recall his sworn oaths, but Niin used the Force to push Draco aside and then fatally wounded Fel. Draco, in response, attacked Niin, inflicting what he thought were fatal injuries; presuming his former mentor had died, he went back to the Imperial Knights. However, Niin lived, subsequently aligning himself with the One Sith and taking on the mantle of Darth Havok, the Sith Inquisitor.