Marek "Wampa" Vaiken Stele, originally designated OS-233-09 but later OS-147-02, temporarily going by the callsign Black Seven then Cloak Leader, was a human male ace TIE pilot in the Galactic Empire's Imperial Navy. Marek was a descendent of Odile Vaiken, a Grand Moff in the Sith Empire and the founder of the Sith Imperial Military, as well as Krayk Vaiken, a general in the Sith Imperial Army. Hailing from the industrial planet of Metalorn, he was originally conscripted to become a stormtrooper. However, after taking a turn in a flight simulator, his superiors noticed his potential as a pilot and transferred him to the Bastion Military Academy to train for the Navy as a combat pilot. Upon graduating at the top of his class with the rank of lieutenant, he was first assigned to the 233rd Im