Vaneé

Vaneé vəneɪ was a human male attendant who served Darth Vader in the Sith Lord's castle on the planet Mustafar. According to a story told by Mustafarians, he was once an Imperial Inspector, was driven mad by lava fumes, and became an obsessive servant to the Dark Lord. He, along with his master, witnessed many attacks by the Mustafarians, one by Criakan and another by Mother Sssl. In 1 BBY, Vaneé approached Vader—who was meditating in a rejuvenation chamber—to inform him that Director Orson Krennic had arrived to discuss the Death Star. Later, he was present when a group of rebels led by Lina Graf infiltrated the fortress. They escaped, but Vader captured Thom Hudd, whom Vaneé ruthlessly tortured for months. Lina Graf returned and helped Hudd, and together they escaped Fortress Vader, with Vaneé punished by Vader by being attached to the torture web.

Sometime between 3 and 4 ABY, Vaneé witnessed the Knights of Ren attack the castle, and informed Vader about the intruders. At some point, Vaneé greatly angered Vader, causing Vader to lock him in a pit, only to eventually escape after the Battle of Endor. Learning his master was dead, Vaneé got worried, only for Vader's voice to seemingly speak to him. Attempting to resurrect his master, Vaneé inflicted nightmares upon the galaxy. Eventually, all of Vaneé's enemies arrived, and Vaneé tried to sacrifice and use Lina Graf as the new host for Vader's spirit. It all turned out to be a hallucination caused by lava fumes, and Vaneé was trapped by his enemies and had to live with his nightmares for an undetermined amount of time. At some point later in his life, Vaneé escaped his trap and eventually was somehow reduced to a floating head controlling a cyborg body, living in the decaying castle. In 34 ABY, Vaneé was still present in Fortress Vader and met Supreme Leader Kylo Ren of the First Order, the grandson of his late master. Noticing that Kylo Ren was in a torn state, Vaneé proposed to Kylo Ren that he would guide Ren on exploring the past to help him achieve greater power, to which Kylo Ren agreed.

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