Two years ago, Archer Sykora was the assistant director of the ISB on the Imperial planet of Kuat. His main project was to act as an advisor to the Comp Force Assault Squad which was working to extinguish a rash of pirate raids on the outskirts of Kuat. As a result of his involvement and assistance, many would-be pirates met their end at Kuat.

A well-known local pirate/terrorist faction-leader named Billy Dee Stone had lost lots of business and employees in these raids. He knew that the Empire would have a much harder time fighting his operation if Sykora was eliminated, so he took the task upon himself.

On a clear-blue sunny day, Sykora and his son were having a grand old time in a local amusement park. From atop a nearby building, Stone watched Sykora through the lens of his sniper scope. He quietly deactivated the safety, and brought his finger to rest snugly on the trigger.

Sykora reached down, and picked up his son, Artus (who was only 4 at the time). They laughed as the repulsor-go-round spun them at a slow, but uncomfortable speed. He was completely oblivious to the inherent danger, as the blaster bolt ripped through his flesh, shattered his collarbone, and dropped him to the ground.

He looked around feverishly, but he was in severe shock, and could see nothing. Nothing that is, except his son's motionless body, and the gaping hole in the back of his head.

Five months later, in a raid on a stronghold in Kuat's underworld, Archer Sykora (and the Comp Force SWAT) captured Kerri Dee Stone, the twin sister of his arch-enemy. Billy Dee Stone's whereabouts were unknown at the time, so Sykora called a press conference, and announced that he would be willing to trade Kerri Dee for Billy Dee himself.

One of Billy Dee's slicers broke into one of the local holo-vid station feeds, and got him an open channel. Billy Dee responded on inter-galactic television, and expressed no interest in accepting the deal.

He also had a few choice words for Sykora. One of them in particular was about his son. In a fit of anger, Archer Sykora drew a blaster, and executed Kerri Dee Stone in front of 10 trillion viewers.

Sykora spent six months in a maximum security prison on Noisrev III, before he managed to escape.

He gets by doing handiwork as a bodyguard, mercenary, or as a spy. He also has extensive skills in First Aid, since he spent 3 years as a field medic in a Comp Force unit. He is content with his current life, but longs to rejoin his wife and two daughters after he has killed Stone. Sometimes he debates which one he wants to do more and never comes up with a clear answer.