| abstract | - Merillion Vir was a Thyrsian male serving in the Sun Guard who later joined the resurgent Sith Empire, eventually holding the rank Grand General for a few years. Hailing from the planet of Thyrsus in the Inner Rim Territories. Originally a member of the Thyrsian Sun Guard, a mercenary unit known for it's effectiveness and brutality, he was contracted to serve the Empire when the Guard was bought out by the Sith Emperor. After their time of working for the Sith Empire was over, Vir was offered the rank of general in the Imperial Army after displaying combat and tactical skill to his leaders. He accepted, and continued to fight the Galactic Republic in the Great Galactic War. As a former Sun Guard, Vir was a generally aggressive and violent individual. It reflected his command style, as he often used mass frontal assaults. Though he used it when he could, it was not the only tactic Vir employed. His Imperial Navy counterpart, Grand Admiral Xak Merion, thought that Vir was a mindless killer who only used human wave attacks. In actuality, he was a formidable tactician, and was appraised by the Dark Council, which eventually made him a Grand General. However, Vir's primary skill was combat itself, which he was trained in by the Sun Guard. In 3,667 BBY, he left the Empire and began his own mercenary group, using the skills he had learned in the Guard and the Empire.
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