Malek Krayk was a Mandalorian male Bounty hunter, and later a member of the Galactic Empire's and the Galactic Alliance's military. He was raised on Mandalore, but, at age 16, he fled the planet because his town was taken over by a rival clan of Mandalorians. Malek then became a bounty hunter for about a year, traveling the galaxy in pursuit of his targets. Eventually, one of his clients was paying him the most money he was ever offered for a certain member of the Rebel Alliance, but the target got away. When Malek returned with the bad news, the client was so angry he ordered his guards to kill him. Malek survived unscathed, but he was determined to get revenge on the Rebels for that ordeal. He ended up traveling to Coruscant, selling his ship, and join the Empire's military.