Darak

Darak is an Agorrian from the Energon Universe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Bass! Why must I fight you! We are not enemies!

Darak is the son of Agorrian Minister Dulin, and one of the planet's top pilots. A pragmatic survivor with a knack for thinking outside of the box, he'll do whatever it takes to get out of a tight situation—even break his civilization's longest-standing traditions by daring to work with their hated enemies, the Zertonians.

Fiction

Energon Universe

Ten years before the present day, Darak was working as an Edgewalker, helping construction projects on the edge of Agorria and the Wastelands of the Sacred Ring. After an incident careened him to the middle of the Wastelands, Void Rivals #7, Darak was delirious and barely conscious, finding an "oasis" before blacking out and waking back up in Agorria. Void Rivals #9

In the present, Darak had become a pilot for the Agorrians. When a comet containing four thousand tons of ice passed by the Sacred Ring, Director Elander ordered Darak to retrieve the comet and tow it into Agorrian space; not only would this bolster Agorria's water supplies, but doing so would also keep the comet out of the hands of the Zertonians, who were currently experiencing a water shortage. However, when Darak's ship cleared the orbit of the Sacred Ring, the vessel's autonomous systems failed to revive its pilot. While unconscious, Darak had a mysterious vision explaining the distant origins of his people—how the two races had come together once before to build the Sacred Ring, and would have to come together again—before he awoke, moments before a Zertonian starship intercepted his craft. Void Rivals #2

In the ensuing dogfight, both ships missed the comet, wound up in a distant quadrant, and crash-landed on a barren planet. Darak's handroid was able to revive its wearer; moments after regaining consciousness, however, Darak discovered that the Zertonian pilot, Solila, had also survived the crash. After a brief struggle, the Zertonian convinced him that, despite their long history of conflict, it would be better to work together to repair her mostly intact vessel. The pair set to work repairing the ship, but when Solila attached a cable the wrong way, the power surge overloaded the ship's energy core and caused a devastating explosion. All was not lost, however, as Solila returned moments later, with news that she'd found an abandoned but mostly intact starship in a nearby valley. The pair attempted to jumpstart the ship's power cells—when they did so, however, the ship revealed itself to be the Cybertronian Jetfire, who promptly transformed and flew away.

Despite this latest setback, seeing Jetfire transform gave Darak the idea of stripping their armor for parts and using them to repair the ship, ignoring their race's shared taboos against removing their helmets in the presence of an enemy. The pair did so and realized that Agorrians and Zertonians were members of the same species. Void Rivals #1

After returning to Darak's wrecked vessel, the pair spent weeks cobbling together whatever they could find into a ramshackle, semi-pressurized spacecraft—enough to get them off the planet and broadcast a long-distance distress signal. While floating through an asteroid field, their ship drifted into the path of a massive starship built into the hull of a hollowed-out meteor; when the vessel pulled them in, the two ran afoul of its owner, a fearsome Skuxxoid. Void Rivals #2 The pair engaged in combat with the Skuxxoid, and later came across a Quintesson Scorpia as they journeyed deep into the Rockeroid. Solila distracted the creature long enough for Darak to shut a door on it from overhead, destroying a claw and damaging it beyond repair. They immediately came across another Quintesson-this time a Prosecutor, who proposed an alliance to dispose of the Skuxxoid and escape the Rockeroid. However, the Skuxxoid realized Darak and Solila had no bounties and were thus worthless to him, and offered them a Nebulos spacecraft in exchange for the metals on their ramshackle craft.

Aboard the Nebulan ship and en route to the Sacred Ring, Solila expressed concern about what would happen when they returned home. Darak was more relaxed and optimistic, hoping to appeal to his father, and expecting that the Agorrians and Zertonians alike would detest being set against each other by the conspiracy they uncovered. He suggested that they part ways via escape pods to their respective worlds upon arrival, and she agreed. Solila thanked him for suggesting that they work together, and he let his guard down. Solila knocked him unconscious with her spear. Void Rivals #3

Even while Darak was unconscious, Handroid attempted to prevent Solila from taking the craft to Zertonia, but she reached the upper hand and forced it to surrender. On Zertonia, Darak was disappointed in himself for believing that they were friends. Solila rebuked him, saying that they were at best rivals, which he found wryly amusing. Even after she apologized for her attack, he still managed to display optimism towards her. He glibly assessed their situation thus far, but again Solila was upon him, suggesting that if he wanted to survive, he would keep quiet about removing their helmets, and everything else they discussed about their worlds in private. He was marched out in front of Zertonian society, and his masked appearance was revolting to the populace as he was led away to a detention cell. Not long after his imprisonment, Solila ended up in the cell with him. Void Rivals #4

Darak tried to understand what would happen next, and Solila told him that the situation had changed: Zalilak had become aware of their secret, and now they would not only both be killed, but Darak himself would be tortured for more information. Right on cue, Zertonian guards entered the cell, sedated him, and dragged him away for interrogation. He managed to be flippant in the face of torture for three days, never revealing more than his name and that he was a pilot. When his interrogator took a reprieve, a mysterious Zertonian child named Ultum approached him and freed him. Through a tortuous path, Ultum led Darak away from the interrogation chamber and they snuck around just out of sight until they arrived at a secret meeting place of Unifiers, a group of Zertonian underground resistance members. The Unifier Kanela wanted Darak's help in reuniting the Agorrians and Zertonians, but Darak refused to even listen to her proposal unless they also agreed to rescue Solila. Void Rivals #5

Kanela agreed to these terms and shortly returned with a surprised Solila. Darak kept things light, but he was unaware of the large distrust between Solila and Kanela. Since Solila was rescued, Darak agreed to uphold his end of the deal: reach the Unifiers' counterpart in the Agorrian resistance and deliver data to them so that communications could be reestablished between their camps. Solila joined him again, with nothing but death remaining for her on Zertonia. Darak embarked on the journey unmasked, tying a cloth around the gem on his forehead as a disguise.

The group moved out onto the streets of Zertonia, heading towards a Blastwing that had been prepared for them. Solila told Darak that everything she had done—including her betrayal of him—had been done to alleviate the poverty and destitution around them. Darak sadly reflected that conditions were not this dire in Agorria. Upon reaching the Blastwing, the group was besieged. The junior Unifier Ultum, whose mother was missing, had betrayed the group under the promise that she would be found. Solila and Darak quickly commandeered a Slip Rider, escaping further into the north. After another sighting, they were forced to reach the wastelands that separated Zertonia and Agorria. Darak asked if she trusted him, and she said yes. Void Rivals #6

Handroid notes that their quickest path across the Wastelands would take three months, but they have only weeks' worth of supplies. Darak tells Handroid and Solila that they just need to make it halfway, and the duo begin their long trek. During their journey, they discuss Darak's vision, with Solila believing he was chosen by Zerta. After camping for the night, Void Rivals #7 Solila tells Darak that there is someone Zalilak could send after them, and asks what awaits them in the center of the wastelands. Darak says his memory is hazy, but calls it an "oasis" of sorts. Later, an energy arrow lands in front of them and explodes. Solila panics as she sees Proximus approach. The pair try to fend off the hunter, but Solila tells Darak to simply run, as she doesn't believe either can survive facing Proximus. Darak refuses but is swiftly knocked out. A solar windstorm sends all three across the wastelands, sending the two rivals away from Proximus. Proximus throws a spear (which had been impaled in his chest by Solila during the earlier conflict) into the wind, striking Solila. Void Rivals #8

Darak rushes to the aid of Solila, who has miraculously survived getting impaled with her spear. The two continue their journey, but Solila collapses from blood loss, and Darak nearly collapses himself before realizing they've made it to the "oasis" — a small shelter with discarded bits of technology and a green and yellow vehicle - that transforms into the Autobot Springer, offering aid, although when he realizes they're organics, he's unsure how to assist. Proximus attacks once again, causing Springer to grab his sword. The two duel each other while Darak tends to Solila, causing Darak to discover the green key Mistress Vill gave to her, Void Rivals #9 a key that Handroid reports is "very, very old". Solila springs to life and throttles Darak, telling him not to touch the key before collapsing again. Using his transformation ability and his built-in arsenal, Springer keeps Proximus on the ropes, but ultimately defeats him by stabbing him into the ground with his sword; however, when Darak once again asks Springer to help Solila, Proximus escapes, leaving behind an arm and a leg.

Springer takes the two to his underground lab, built from the remains of his ship and scavenged parts. When Darak removes his helmet, Springer is shocked to see the mind eye crystal on his forehead, which he recognizes as an Energon port. Realizing Solila has the same, Springer pours some of his Energon supply into the crystal. Solila awakens to find herself glowing pink as her body absorbs the Energon, to the astonishment of Darak and Springer. Springer explains that Energon is the fuel and food of the Cybertronians and that while the Agorrians and Zertonians are indeed organic, their physiology has elements of a synthetic nature that appears to be Cybertronian in origin. He also reveals that the Sacred Ring itself is an engine that generates its own Energon, though he doesn’t know why. Darak recognizes the name "Cybertronian" from their encounter with Jetfire. Springer tells them how the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons and their ever-dwindling resources led him to seek out the legend of Zerta Trion, who rebelled against her fellow Cybertronians and set out to "forge a new path." Solila asks Springer to tell her everything about Zerta Trion, but their conversation is interrupted by the sound of an explosion on the surface: an entire squadron of Zertonian soldiers and weaponry has just arrived. Void Rivals #10

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