#Havoc Squad

[wild-saber1337]

FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!!!!

[raven-of-domain-kwaad]

Great to be part of such an awesome team. I'm sure we'll all grow closer over the rest of the class story

[enchantmen-was-taken]

SWTOR Classes as Onion headlines

[spitzobsessed]

"In today's news: Republic's special forces infantry squad 326, also known as "Havoc Squad", on an assigment to Alderaan seen assaulted by native avians in Organa Estate gardens. No bird has been harmed during the altercation. General Garza, official curator and supervisor of the aforementioned troops regiment, has refused to provide comment on the situation."

Trooper play-through going great;)

close-ups under the cut

[storageofdust]

swtor comissions ✨️

[swtorpadawan]

This wallpaper was never formally released, but apparently it was stored on the back end. (Someone posted it to reddit.) I wish I could credit the artist, and if anyone knows who did it, please let me know.

The fun part to me is the Pureblood in the back. I feel its implied that its Tenebrae, and maybe that’s why they didn’t release it: The differences between his character model and the Sith Emperor we see at the end of the Jedi Knight story kinda gives away the fact that he isn’t the “real” Emperor.

Anyone else know the story?

[alyssalenko]

OC Associations

I was tagged by @bardofheartdive to list some fictional characters I associate with my OC. I will tag anyone who wants to play!

Y'vonne Terria Vollay

Helen Parr

Beverly Crusher

Lois Lane

Dr. Ellie Sattler

Nancy Wheeler

She's a little chaotic at times, but she does her job well--unless it conflicts with what she feels is right, and will do anything to protect the ones she loves, even if that means breaking the rules from time to time. She's Havoc squads first medtec and puts others above herself much to Aric's chagrin.

[hunters-hobby-log]

In light of how death guard work now, I think I'm gonna pivot my stinkies into just stinky csm.

Here are some stinky havocs!

I'll show off my stinky collection at some point in the future.

[the-captains-whimsy]

Havoc Squad polycule confirmed?

polycules of five or more should be organized like special operations squads. you have a commander you have sexual tension with. You have the sexy one. You have one with glasses. You know what I don’t know enough about squads i think

[freyalalala]

Hey 👋🏻

I want you. But I’m going to shut up, do my thing, let you do yours and let the universe decide ‘cause I’m TIRED ☹️

[tangents-within-tangents]

Listen I just love these two sm

I love how they are chaos buddies

And yet simultaneously Omega is the only one Echo trusts to be responsible when he's gone

also their little nicknames are you kidding me that's so cute!

[raven-of-domain-kwaad]

For the NPC asks.... What about the new Havoc Squad? (I noticed there were only four coffins so I'm curious if you have a HC for why or changed something etc) Or maybe Juda? -Oliver

Thanks for the ask @voidendron / Oliver! The time has now come for me to ramble!

Ask me about SWTOR NPCs

So the whole Trooper and Republic SpecForce story during the five year gap is somewhat different in my Kine Legacy. After the Revanite Crisis, Nyra Sartori (my Trooper) was promoted to Colonel and given command of SpecForce Division while Garza faced the political fallout of the Eclipse Squad tragedy.

Aric would be given command of Havoc Squad during Zakuul's invasion as Elara Dorne (my selected XO) accepted a promotion and became part of Nyra Sartori's staff. Aric's Havoc Squad would effectively be what we see in KOTFE as Yuun transferred to study Zakuulan tech for potential weaknesses, Vik just left and M1-4X was sent to the front lines. (Wow I'm remembering just how much I didn't care about 3/5 of the Trooper companions lol. Like for a supposedly hand picked special forces squad I sure did get assigned a ton of people)

After Leontyne Saresh continued to run the Republic through Jebevel Madon, Nyra Sartori was part of the military attempt to arrest Saresh. Just like in game, Nyra and her allies were arrested but were quickly freed by Aric's Havoc Squad and other SpecForce soldiers. Having lost respect for what was effectively Saresh's Republic, Nyra Sartori led a mass desertion of SpecForce personnel which included the new Havoc Squad.

Havoc and all the other SpecForce squads would go on to run a far more organized guerilla war against Zakuul than what is presented in game as they aren't just a single rogue squad but multiple squads with a very experienced command structure to direct them.

In order to effectively run their guerilla war, the rogue SpecForce needed reliable intelligence which came from a somewhat unexpected source. My Wrath, Amarra Kine, used the spy network inherited from Darth Baras to feed SpecForce reliable intelligence both before and after they went rogue. Amarra acted as Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces during the war with Zakuul and offered a cease fire to the Republic which was officially denied but unofficially accepted by many military leaders. This ongoing relationship meant that when the Alliance was forming (Amarra worked with Lana Beniko to put it together), the invitation to join was easily accepted by the Nyra's SpecForce.

As there was no real animosity and doubts between Havoc and the new Alliance Command during the Spire incident, Havoc did not suffer such severe losses and went on to serve as part of the Alliance's new Special Forces Division

[madiebethsmind]

he’s so prettyyyy

Isn't it entertaining to imagine all the brawls Hunter mediated as a senior cadet? 😂 (as well as all the brawls he promoted lol)

[spitzobsessed]

Warning for little swearing, ooc and possible spoilers.

This is a spur of the moment fic, best described as a "what if scenario" one'd think of in the shower. Because I love my Agent and he deserves to fight the Republic in every way possible.

Bear in mind that I've never played past Coruscant of the Trooper story. So of course this fic is set on the first planet, and the spoilers refer to the end of Ord Mantell planet arc for Trooper. Oh yes, this has nothing to do with Agent's story.

aand im rambling, sorry, sorry

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That was it. The end. Some few minutes left to accept what they'd done.

They were no longer Republic soldiers and in less than an hour they will no longer be in Republic space.

Commander Harron Tavus battled his doubts in silence, not letting anything to show on his face. After all, there was no turning back now. The team seemed to be having a better time dealing with their choice.

Commander however.... Loyalty turned out to be a trickier bitch than he thought. And back when everything was clear his loyalties were clear. They haven't changed, not really. He had a Squad to keep alive and a Republic to serve. But if the choice was between his Havoc and some bastards issuing orders from the safety of Coruscant, he knew who came first.

If the Republic deemed the Havoc unimportant enough to just leave them to die, well, the Havoc would treat the Republic appropriately.

At least the Imperial officer was smart enough to keep his expression neutral. Had the fascist scum tried to gloat, Harron would not be held responsible for his actions.

...

The shuttle was ready to be boarded when the guards shouted. In a moment over two dozen blaster rifles were aimed squarely at the intruder's chest. Commander heard Fuse swear under their breath. He agreed with them. Walking right up to them, as if oblivious to all the weapons trained on him, was the newest addition to Havoc. Sergeant Aaden Challe had a complicated expression. He stopped right in front of Harron and Imperial officer, after making a show of looking around at everyone gathered. He pointedly let his gaze linger on the warhead stripped to the shuttle.

He was a dead man for coming here.

Harron felt cold at the realisation. He had no choice but to kill the new guy now, for there was no other way. He did prove to be quite patriotic. That was why Harron ordered him to stay at the base.

Why was he here?

"You should not be here,"

"You went silent. Base Command feared you were dead,"

It would be better if they were right.

Commander looked at Sergeant. There was steel in the other man's eyes. They both knew what had to happen.

Imperial officer seemed to miss how tense the situation was becoming:

"Deal with the intruder, Commander Tavus. We're on a tight schedule."

Soldiers around them did not lower their rifles. But this was a chance to keep the stupid boy alive. He will be in trouble afterwards but at least he would be alive.

"This has nothing to do with you. You should have stayed at base."

"You're defecting from the Republic. And what's this, a passage fee?" - Sergeant Challe nodded at the warhead. - "What, you think the Empire will welcome you just like this?"

Havoc tensed. They knew that warhead was their ticket to freedom. The Empire would not accept them otherwise, and that admiral had wanted the weapon badly enough to negotiate their future.

Harron saw Wraith inch closer to Challe, syringe ready in hand. Sedative, probably, she kind of liked the guy.

Just keep his attention on me.

"The Republic doesn't care about us. During a mission to Ando Prime, they simply left us to die. I have no intention of letting that happen again."

Challe twitched an eyebrow, as if forcing himself remain impassive.

One more step.

"You have a future with them. We made our choice."

Wraith lunged at Challe, and some of the soldiers startled. Which was a mistake because blaster shots were fired and as Harron with the rest of Havoc took cover to return fire, they barely noticed Sergeant catch the woman and pin her down, all in a fraction of a moment.

"Halt!"

In the following silence the adrenaline rush felt overwhelming.

Harron took in the situation: imperial officer stood proud while the rest took cover.

He turned to the Sergeant:

"Trooper. Surrender now or be executed."

The man in question sat still for a moment, holding Wraith's hands. Then, slowly, he let go of her, and put his hands up. The Officer motioned to his men and a pair immediately put away their weapons and rushed to the surrendered man. They confiscated his weapons and handcuffed him. Wraith stood up and walked toward the rest of Havoc.

It felt surreal to watch the Imperials herd - prisoner now- Challe into the shuttle while their officer simply watched. He then faced Harron:

"This concludes our business on Ord Mantel."

The man then gestured for the Havoc to board the shuttle. And so they did. Some of the soldiers followed them inside, and lastly the officer and his escort came in.

...

The atmosphere astonishingly was equally grim and awkward. At least, among the Havoc Squad.

Harron could see it in the others' gazes that they were.. worried. For the new guy, most likely, and what would become of him, and more importantly, what would the admiral do about the uncounted for Republic soldier.

The flight off Ord Mantell and from the system was not long. It felt like an eternity still.

...

Half an hour later and the telltale shudder of exiting hyperspace went through the shuttle. The grand finale, thought Harron, as the Imperials began preparing to disembark.

Then, their shuttle entered the docking bay of an Imperial Destroyer, and landed, and everything grew still in waiting.

The entrance opened and Harron was politely led out and onto the deck of the bigger ship. He noticed the others being led out similarly and as he took in the bay he understood why. There, in all his imperial glory stood the admiral who would accept their defection and the "passage fee". Harron stood in parade rest, about to greet the man, when behind him Sergeant was led out as well.

Harron did his best not to react as Challe was led forward, unarmed and hands bound. For such a dire situation, the younger man held himself surprisingly well.

"Release him."

What.

Harron did look around that time, but the Admiral's attention was squarely on Challe. Who was now rubbing his wrists.

"I do appreciate that, Admiral."

"Hm. We'll talk later. Adjutant, show the good man the guest cabin." - an inconspicuous man walked up and quietly instructed Challe to follow. - "Now, to tha matter of the former Havoc Squad-"

"What's going on?!" - who would- Ah, Gearbox, the one to meet and insist on the safety of their addition, was known to care about young soldiers under his command. - "Why are you taking Sergeant Challe? Where are you taking him? Wh-"

"I believe you have no authority to interrupt your superiors," - the Admiral spoke over Gearbox, sounding both annoyed and disgusted.

"Sergeant Challe is no threat, he was not supposed to even be here," - Harron tried to sound nonchalant. The situation made little sense.

"And I have no value as a prisoner nor do I possess any valuable information?" - Challe stopped half the hangar away from the group. He did not sound upset or accusatory, no, but something in his voice- "Commander Harron, are you trying to dig my grave?"

Sergeant turned to face them and those words-

He was mocking them.

Laughing at him.

"Cipher Ten, I can handle this. Thank you for your aid with the mission," - the Admiral dismissed Challe and started telling something to him but Harron heard nothing. Cipher. Cipher agent of the Imperial Intelligence. The most dreaded tool of the Empire apart from Sith. Challe was- No, no, that couldn't be.

"Is that true?" - Fuse sounded breathless, and this time Harron was certain that feeling of being hit in the gut was a shared experience. - "Were you- "

"Were you sent to spy on us? Or kill us?" - Needles finished for him. There was hate growing in his gaze, and as Harron quickly glanced at Wraith, her face too was turning into a mask.

But Challe- Cipher, Cipher Ten admiral called him, resumed his walk after the adjutant. Instead, the Admiral spoke:

"Cipher Ten was supposed to determine the validity of your promise. To ensure this defection wasn't a cowardly ruse to harm the Empire. And to make sure the warhead was not sabotaged. You understand," - Admiral then gestured for the men to follow him. - "Now, Commander Tavus, we have a lot to discuss. Let us relocate to my office."

[marionluth]

Tony coaching 3-yo-Morgan how to handle her big feelings after a tantrum, while Peter watches.

Tony: It’s okay to feel angry, Morgan. We all feel angry sometimes. But do we smash our water bottles on the item or person that made us angry? No, we don’t! Now, remember how we spoke about blowing out our finger-candles when we feel mad to help us feel calmer?

Morgan: Daddy, that’s stupid

Harley: Yo, tell him, girl. We're not blowing out finger-candles when we're angry. We flip off fingers!

Tony: * death glare at Harley before turning back to Morgan *

Baby, we don't say stupid! Stupid is a Harley word. Can you think of a mommy word to use instead?

Morgan: *scrunching up her nose in thought* The one mommy uses when you and Petey and Harley make something essplode in the lab…

Harley:

Tony:

Peter:

Morgan: Uhm… Mo… Mormonic!

Peter: *snickers*

Harley: * spurts out his red bull laughing *

Tony: *fighting to keep a straight face* “I think it’s Bluey time!”

Morgan: Yaaaay! Bluey!

Peter: I think you handled that very well!

Tony: And I think you’ll end up on manual dishwashing duty, if you don’t fix your face!

Peter: Nuh, I gotta go. Take it out on Harley.

Harley: *flips Peter off, still coughing*

Tony: I'm too old for this sh...poo.

Peter: See you later. And don’t let the kid’s brain entirely melt with the blue horror show. You know it only gives her torture ideas!

Tony: Beat it, webhead!

Harley: *still coughing up his lungs*

Tony: * to Morgan, sitting next to her to watch Bluey * What is your brother talking about, nano-hulk? Bluey rocks!

Morgan: * evil toothy grin * I wanna play mount mumanddad!

Harley: Yaaaay!

Tony: * whimpers *

[back-in-a-bit]

i'm just imagining what it must have been like being havoc in that hospital room after the Lust fight. like, you've just discovered homunculi exist and that your ex(?) girlfriend was one, and then she stabbed you. you're still processing that one because you know in a creeping realisation sort of way that it's Really Bad. meanwhile your CO who also got stabbed but proceeded to Burn Himself Alive in order to save your life, his life and everyone else's lives (by k wording your girlfriend) is in the bed next to yours.

and you're just laying there, listening as your coworker, who's the most steady, level headed person you know, confesses to your CO that she heard he was dead and just. had a complete and utter breakdown. just gave up utterly on life and was ready to let the homunculus kill her dead. because she wasn't willing to go on living if your CO wasn't alive. like, what do you even do with that?

oh yeah, and as you're laying there real quiet pretending you don't exist, your CO's response to this is basically "ok don't do it again." i mean really, what do you even do with that???