Darth Malak is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. He was introduced as the main antagonist in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) for the Xbox and PC platforms. The events of Knights of the Old Republic take place 3,956 years prior to the Battle of Yavin, depicted in the first film of the Star Wars series, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He also appears in a comic book series which serves as a loose prequel to the game.

Darth Malak was a bald, pale-skinned human. His head was adorned with a large durasteel plate that covered his face from below the nose on down. The prosthetic was made necessary by a ghastly injury that completely severed his lower jaw. (The Star Wars official databank states that he lost it in a lightsaber duel. According to Star Wars Insider #88 and a recently released toy action figure, Revan was the one responsible for slicing off Malak's jaw.[1] Malak, near the end of the Jedi Civil War, nearly destroyed his master, Revan, and usurped the title of "Dark Lord of the Sith" from him.

Darth Malak was a master swordsman, and an adept Force-user, excelling particularly in such dark side skills as Force lightning, life drain, and Force choke. He also excelled in lightsaber throw and Force stasis. Darth Malak used an improved lightsaber that produced a longer blade, if compared to the standard sabers. The hilt was identical to that of a shoto. This item can be obtained in-game through the use of the KOTOR Savegame Editor, a program used to modify game variables.

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