Phyllius Marks was a professional criminal that was known for the "Aldera Stranglings" and for his prominent role in the opening battle of the Great Galactic War. He was presumed to be Alderaanian, but his birth records containing his home planet and birth year were destroyed. He was a arrested in Aldera for strangling and killing ten Alderaanians, including a member of the Royal Court of Alderaan. He took part in the Battle over Telos IV as the Rear Commander and second-in-Command to Zell Coo-Neo (the person the Crisis on Telos IV and Dontamo was named after). In the heat of the battle, he betrayed his commander and destroyed Zell's flagship. Zell made it out alive long enough to tell Scott Borek who Phyllius Marks was. Marks was captured after the battle and was sentenced to life in pris