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Fixer: Sir, are people always so illogical or I'm the weird clone here?
Vau: You're perfectly fine, Fixer. It's people who are weird.
Fixer: mhm
#star wars#republic commando#delta squad#walon vau#Fixer#walon vau and fixer#Okay hear me out the repcom prime guide stated that fixer was vau's favorite#And they both have a lot in common SO here a small bonding time while they watch from afar the whole family drama of skirata clan#Also i wrote text with pencil cause i couldn't decide which idea i should go so soon i'm gonna post alternative version#My repcom musing#My art#Vau and fixer aren't impressed not at all
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Taught myself how to use the animation feature on CSP just to do this (inspired by this post by @alabyte)
it's unpolished af but idc i love them
#star wars#clone troopers#clones#mandalorians#kal skirata#walon vau#atin skirata#fi skirata#darman skirata#niner skirata#omega squad#sev republic commando#republic commando#republic commando boss#scorch#republic commando scorch#republic commando fixer#delta squad
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Had to post that pic from that animatic I did because I just love it <3
Look how happy they are, they survived Geonosis <3 nothing bad will ever happen to them
#star wars#republic commando#repcomm#delta squad#my beloveds#clone commando sev#clone commando scorch#clone commando fixer#clone commando boss#walon vau#he’s proud of them#dies
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My thoughts on Imperial Commando and Republic Commando as a whole
RC
So, I started and finished Imperial Commando on an eight hour plane ride last night. This means I am done with the series overall and this will be me going over it and the characters. But let’s discuss my thoughts on this book first
Needless to say, I was disappointed. It’s not that it was bad or anything, it just wasn’t as good as Order 66 in my opinion, and, of course, even though it’s the last book of the series, the series was left incomplete, leaving me a bit disappointed in the end.
The author obviously planned on writing more Republic Commando books after this one, with how the Jusik and Arla plot line was set up, how the age reversing was going, and how Darman planned to kill the Jedi, but obviously, the sequel was never made, and thus, the overall story feels incomplete. But, enough about that. Let’s talk about RC as a whole.
Oh, and I’ll be completely omitting Karen Traviss from this conversation. She as a person has nothing to do with the plot or characters, which are the things I will be judging today. If you have a problem with me talking about the actual book and not ranting about the author who wrote it, then too bad.
Let’s start off at the beginning. With Omega. Omega Squad was definitely a pleasant surprise for me. I enjoyed each of their characters and liked how most of them found peace in the end. That being said, I do have some notes.
The biggest is Atin. I feel like after Triple Zero he kind of fell into the background besides when he married Laseema in Order 66. (And his relationship with her fell into the background as well) And he felt practically invisible in Imperial Commando. And I get why Niner and Dar were more in focus for that story, but it would’ve been nice to see some Atin. Also, he’s he only OG Omega member who’s POV we never got to see.
Next up, Niner. Niner got two POV’s in the series, in both the first and last books. And those books were where I enjoyed him the best. Niner was a solid leader for the squad, and was loyal to them through and through, especially in his friendship with Darman. He didn’t fade as much as Atin, but I still wish he had been a little more prevalent throughout the series.
Then we have Fi. Fi is my favorite from the squad still, and I love seeing him whenever he appears. His one liners are great, and to be honest, he’s kind of the opposite of Niner here. He was very prevalent for books 2-4, but fell into the background in the first and last book. He still appeared more than Atin in book 5, but I barely recall even seeing Parja. (Which was sad cuz I loved the two of them together)
The last of the OG Omega, Darman. Dar is definitely a strong character, and he has a very heavy theme of being used, manipulated, and lied to throughout the books. By the Kaminoans, the Jedi, and even Kal, Etain, and Niner at times! His mental resolve to protect Kad at all costs is what is barely keeping him together after Etain died, and while he does resolve to hunt Jedi at the end of the book, it’s a nice full circle moment to see that while Darman thought his one true purpose at the beginning of the series was to be a soldier, he now sees he was destined for a greater one all along. Being a father.
Next let’s move on to Ordo, Corr, the Jedi, and Mandos. We got a LOT to cover here.
Ordo- Ordo is definitely one of my favorites. Him and Besany are cute and great and I love both of them. I like all the moments he gets throughout the series. However, I do think he was focused on a little too heavily. While I do wish some of the other Nulls like Jaing, Prudii, or Kom’rk had been given some time to shine, I still loved Ordo and I think he’s great. (That being said, I will be omitting the rest of the Nulls because I really only know enough to talk about Mereel and A’den for a couple sentences)
Corr- A really sarcastic, witty, and funny guy that did not deserve what he got. Losing both of his hands was tragic, but, with lost flesh, he gained a new family in Clan Skirata. He was a nice addition to Omega after Fi had to leave, and I liked him a lot. (He and Jilka were pretty cute in book 5)
Etain- So… Etain. I like her, I really do. But sometimes, there are some choices that I cannot get behind. (Like how she purposefully went behind Dar’s back to get pregnant in Triple Zero) But even still, she is a good person, and she just wanted to be a good mother to Kad and live a happy life with Darman, and she didn’t deserve to meet the end she got.
Bardan- An all around solid character. I liked his development from bright eyed Padawan to rugged ex Jedi Mandalorian, and I think his sense of responsibility to Clan Skirata and also to Kad is very important. He made sure to put others before himself no matter the consequences, a quality with several others lack.
Walon- A hardened Mando bounty Hunter with good intentions at heart. (Probably). I mean, he did save Jilka, lend Kal credits, and he also did try to find Sev. He cares. Even if it is in his own twisted way sometimes. (Still, what he did to Atin was brutal)
Besany- Love her. Since the beginning, she was all about standing up for the clones and their rights. She cared about them as people and not as property, and she saw their differences as well, and what made them unique, and she really does love Ordo, and I think the two of them are very sweet.
Kal- Oh boy. Here we go. I know I’m gonna get hate for this. Here I go. Brace yourselves. If you need tissues to cry, grab them.
I like Kal Skirata.
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Okay. I’ll continue. I am not going to say I agree with him on everything, and I’m not going to pretend he is a saint or anything. But I like his character. He cares about his family, and he does make mistakes. Everybody does. The problem is everybody has gotten so used to pointing out Kal’s every mistake that they refuse to acknowledge anything he did right. And guess what? Kal makes mistakes. He’s flawed. He’s not perfect. And that’s the point. Characters are flawed. People are flawed. They aren’t perfect. And neither is Kal. And HE ADMITS THAT IN BOOK 5. In fact, NY ADMITS IT TOO! She acknowledges that Kal taking over the Nulls and not seeing the similarities to the Jedi taking children is arrogant! She acknowledges that! And Kal acknowledges that and his flaws later in the book! Kal is arrogant, yes, but he sees that! He knows it! So before you go around saying how Kal thinks he is some saint god or whatever. He doesn’t. And there is proof of that in the books.
So, uhh, yeah. Overall, I think the Republic Commando series was good. There were some things that definitely could have been improved upon, but I liked it. I liked the story, and I liked the characters, so yeah.
Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk.
#atin skirata#clone commando boss#clone commando fixer#clone commando scorch#clone commando sev#darman skirata#fi skirata#niner skirata#omega squad#republic commando#corr skirata#walon vau#kal skirata
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A sneak peek of the new audiobook version of @detroitbydark 's incredible Repcomm fic, Tell Me That Your Soul Lies Now!
JUST FOR YOU, BUDDY 🤣🤣🤣
#tell me that your soul lies now#republic commando#clone commando scorch#clone commando sev#walon vau#clone commando fixer#repcomm
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Delta Squad Headcanons
Focusing on Advisor
During transport and some missions, Asvisor will wear his dress grays which are actually pitch black so Admirals can distinguish commando squad advisors from the other regular clones (though most have no idea what the black means, just that it is different)
Few of the GAR know about advisors at all and those who do are very high up commanders (when I say GAR, this includes ARC, CTs, regular CCs, literally anyone but the Commandos and the Advisors)
Advisors often work with multiple squads at one time, though their missions usually don’t overlap (ie, two different missions at the same time, not two squads on the same mission)
In the beginning of the war, it was common for multiple squads in the same planet working together and the command center to be very active with Advisors working maps, intel, and avoiding the GAR
The more dangerous missions occur right before or lead to a campaign and no one is the wiser, though its about equal between those that happen before and those that happen during
In one instance, Delta squad was on a LAAT/i heading toward their ship and saw an LAAT/i heading toward the planet carrying troops
The commandos themselves have small ports on them to inject bacta into for damage and internal stress
All that’s needed is to lock a small container of bacta into the port with a click and it auto injects
There is one port per arm and one port on the upper and lower leg, then two on the front and back of their chest below the ribs
These ports are meant for long missions with little rest time, injections are saved until enough damage is accumulated or one major injury
These are inputted at standard age 2 and they all put completely out and given a week recovery before the ports can be used
All commandos have basic medical training, however there are a few specially trained medic commandos that stick to one squad and partner with others for missions
Walon Vau, while a very strict and harsh teacher, did care about Delta squad in his own way
This care continued into the instruction of the Delta squad Advisor CC-01/425
The Advisor program came along about a year after the Commando project began, however they took CC cadets with low physical score and high intelligence and processing to be the candidates
These cadets had essentially no continued combat training since age 2, with only one day a week reserved for it (half day of blasters and half day of sparring)
The rest of the days would be full of strategy, team management, intelligence collecting, map reading, etc. everything they’d need to lead a squad from an ship in orbit safe and sound
(They were never really safe and sound. They were the squads almost guide and half guy in the chair with a smidge of leader and decision maker, any and all failure in any compacity fell to them. Squad failure=their failure and just as harsh of punishment. Death)
Each Mandalorian in charge of a squad would teach a class for the advisors. Though with the amount of mandalorians, only the ones with top ranking squads would get to teach
Walon would often pass up to teach Delta, but a training accident that left three squads out of commission for a week left him and Mird restless
He decided to watch some of these advisors and CC-01/425 caught his eye
He had a look of defiance and a ‘take no shit’ attitude that was perfect for his squad
During that week, Vau rearranged the training system so each day included 3 hours of physical training as well as their full day
During these three hours, Vau had the Deltas study on their own while he took CC-01/425 for personal training
In the beginning, these three hours were spent playing strategy games and gambling, sabaac was a key game. Gambling games were used to teach how to read others who show little and how to weigh risks
He also taught him how to command and care for Mird, since Vau wanted him to learn that responsiblity (also he would get Mird if anything happened to him)
Eventually, these changed into sparring and language studies (ie, mando'a), and taught him a lot of the mandalorian customs that he taught the Deltas (so CC-01/425 could understand how the Deltas think/act and to be competable with them)
Though Vau taught CC-01/425 with the purpose of advising the Deltas, he kept them separate and did not tell them about each other (he does care for CC-01/425 just as much as the Deltas)
This choice was because he cared for CC-01/425, since if CC-01/425 bonded with them as children, his judgments would change based on his past experiences
Keeping them separate kept him unbaised and able to be brutally honest and strict with the Deltas while on missions
The only time they've interacted is on a training mission, which ended in success for the Deltas and the highest score of all the commando groups
Due to Vau's want to prepare CC-01/425 for the Deltas, he modified the Advisors training track, overall improving the quality of troopers; with their intelligence and strategy matching the command track CCs (CCs specialize in large scale attacks, Advisors specialize in small strike teams and stealth missions)
One Advisor can operate and strategize for -at most- 3 Commando Squads before another needs to step in. However, if all the squads are on the same mission, the number rises to 5 squads since the commands go to each squad instead of every member of a squad
There has been a few instances where Advisors have helped/guided GAR troopers on stealth missions. Though the Advisors are referred to a different titles (depending on the mission) and they have never truly made contact with the men they were helping
GAR troopers rarely work with Commandos, due to the animosity between the groups (especially the ARC troopers). During those times, Commando squads will defer to their Advisor rather than the ranking officer, even if the officer is a nat-born
Delta has drawn the short end of the stick the most and often find themselves working around the GAR, keeping their mission secret
There were a few training sessions were the CCs would work a Commando squad, these would often end in longer mission times and lower success rates
Vau often enjoyed watching these sessions and would have CC-01/425 analyze what the CCs were doing wrong to improve his strategies
Vau would also take Delta to watch other Commando squads training sessions to see how different squads act during a mission. He would also have them watch CTs completing sims to see the difference in techniques and approaches
Though, Vau doesn't let them interact with the non-Mandalorian trainers. This is not because of anything about them but rather Vau knows from experience that the trainers care little for improving the individual troopers but just that their numbers are met
Vau is particular with who his troopers interact with (trainer wise), not letting them interact with trainers such as Dred Priest. Despite this strictness, Delta works with Skirata's Commandos very often and will let the Nulls teach the Deltas when he goes to train with CC-01/425
The Commando barracks are on a completely separate building on Kamino with their own sim and training areas for them to learn without the distractions of the CTs and other CCs, though the Advisors are kept on the same building as the Commandos
I'm already on a part 2, who knew Tumblr had a character limit?
#clone wars#clones#sw tcw#clone training#delta sqaud#walon vau#lord mirdalan#clone commando scorch#clone commando sev#clone commando boss#clone commando fixer#clone advisor#cc-01/425#cc 01/425#clone trooper advisor#help im drowning in these boys#AND I HAVENT PLAYED THE GAME SO COME AT ME BRO#ADVISOR IS UNDERAPPRECIATED#clone cadets
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Delta Squads biggest fans Part one
The first meeting
@papanowo had the awesome idea that the Bad Batch are huge Delta squad fans. They even made this incredible art about it! I loved the idea so much I decided to write a multiple fic series on it.
I had too much fun with this first chapter, and I am way too excited to write the following ones! Stay tuned for those, and if you want a tag please let me know!
This fic and the series that will soon follow wouldn’t exist without @papanowo and their incredible art!!
Warnings: None this is just some fun and cuteness!
Being the biggest fans of the Delta Squad began early on for Clone Force 99. They were nothing more than kids when they first heard about them. Commandos, Null’s, and Alpha clones are all a bit older than most clones, even older than The Bad Batch.When they were still nothing more than young trainees, seeing the commandos and alpha’s pass by always star struck them. But one group more than others, a group of misfits with the same face, Delta Squad.
They first met the Delta Squad in a brief passing, when the Delta’s were leaving target practice and The Bad Batch was on their way to target practice. They were nothing more than kids, looking up into the faces of some badass teenagers.
Leading a small group of four commandos was a tall mandalorian, completely clad in black, an odd creature trotting by his side. The creature growled their way when it passed, drool hanging from its fierce jaws. Wrecker flinched when the six legged beast passed with the mandalorian, Hunter putting a hand on his brother's back to steady him. The mandalorian didn’t even seem to notice them, not even sending a nod in their direction.
Following the mandalorian and his beast was Delta Squad, the group that Clone Force 99 had only heard about through rumors. And by rumors, I mean what Tech had read after he hacked into Kamino’s systems. He always told his brothers about what he read, especially when it was about the Delta’s and other badass squads. The stories they heard about the Delta’s were always the best. From fights in the cafeteria to explosions caused by one grenade loving member, it was always something new and different with them! It didn’t take long for the Bad Batch to become superfans, Hunter secretly being the biggest fan.
Their dream was to always meet the Delta Squad, but they haven't yet had an opportunity.
Until that delightful day, their loaded schedules finally lining up just enough that they saw each other in passing. The Bad Batch couldn’t believe their eyes, staring up at the older teens. The commandos looked down at them, noticing the stars and awe in the young misfits' eyes. Both groups paused, the one they came to know as Boss, the cleanest and less scarred one, winked at them. He continued on after his mando sergeant, the one known as Fixer already ahead of him by then. Fixer was known by the temporary cast on his arm, which he got from an accidental explosion caused by the grenade loving Delta, Scorch.
When Boss winked, Hunter nearly passed out. As Tech tried to get Hunter to breathe, Sev ruffled Crosshair’s hair as he walked by, “Keep practicing with that sniper rifle kid, and maybe someday you'll be better than me.” His gruff voice made it sound like he growled at the words, which only made Crosshair smile more. Sev didn’t look back as he caught up with his squad, so the young misfits didn’t see the smile pulling at the scars on his face.
Scorch just gave them all a grin, shooting finger guns their way before giving Wrecker a fist bump. Wrecker squealed in excitement and shook his hand in Tech’s face, “He touched me!!! Tech he touched me!!!! I can never wash this hand again!!” And Tech just grimaced and moved away from Wrecker’s hand, “That's gross!” and Wrecker just shrugged, staring at his first in pure awe
“Yeah well, Sev talked to me, so I win.” Crosshair grinned at Wrecker, walking into the practicing room with a confident swagger. Wrecker huffed and slouched in defeat, giving Hunter a sad look when he patted his back. Hunter couldn’t help but smile, Boss winked at him!!! At him!! He hoped to be as great a leader as Boss one day.
That day they were a bit distracted during target practice, all too excited by getting to meet their heroes! They all deeply hoped they would get to see the Delta’s again, maybe even get a chance to talk with them.
It was their biggest dream, and soon it would come true.
#delta squad#the bad batch#clone force 99#walon vau’s boys#republic commando#scorch#sev#boss#fixer#hunter#wrecker#tech#crosshair#my stuff#tbb#clone wars#star wars#clone troopers#Star Wars the clone wars#walon vau#lord mirdalan#mird#strill#each chapter should be posted weekly#one out of many more ;)#young bad batch#young delta squad
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"The first inter-unit adoption was when Alpha-17's CC training squad adopted CT-7567/Rex and convinced their trainer to go along with it" is actually a common misconception.
The real first adoption was when Delta Squad's RCs adopted CC-5576-39/Gregor and got their trainer's strill attached to the younger clone so Vau didn't have a choice but to accept it.
#/incoherent noises/#star wars the clone wars#star wars#clone troopers#republic commando#delta squad#rc 1138 boss#rc 1140 fixer#rc 1207 sev#rc 1262 scorch#captain gregor#lord mirdalan#walon vau#i have been so weirdly obsessed with delta squad lately#especially for knowing only approximately 0.1% of things about them
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So... Imperial Commando
I'm obsessed with this series. Like, REALLY obsessed. And I was heartbroken to find out that it remains unfinished (I'm an EU newcomer who started with Heir to the Empire during lockdown, don't judge...).
Anyway, I decided to write the last book. I'm calling it Imperial Commando: Survivor's Guilt and it follows the original Traviss plan, albeit with a Sev subplot. (whoops, spoilers ig)
I'm so excited. It might take a while, because I have a lot on atm, but it will happen.
And in the meantime, I made the cover art using soft pastels. This was meant to be Darman, but I guess since it has the blue stripe it's probably Niner in shadow-ops-IC armour. Ah well.
K'oyacyi, and see you soon!
#imperial commando#republic commando#repcomm#darman skirata#niner skirata#atin skirata#kal skirata#fi skirata#prudii skirata#mereel skirata#kom'rk skirata#ordo skirata#boss#sev#delta squad#scorch#fixer#a'den skirata#walon vau#isabet reau#death watch#star wars#rav bralor#parja bralor#fenn shysa#mandalorians#mandalore#omega squad#besany wennen#karen traviss
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Vau: I don’t care for blood ties, they are overrated anyway - especially since I have the best family I could wish for. Here is my Pride and Joy... MIRD... and of course my sons. All of them.
Boss: Aww sarge, thanks!
Skirata: You shouldn’t favor the strill over your boys!
Vau: EXCUSE ME, but Mird was there first and as the eldest, it deserves all the respect. Di’kut!
(Look, I know if I ended the comics with Mird-frame that would be 100% canon Vau but Boss, Fixer, Sev & Scorch deserve some happiness too :) Also, I’m pretty sure Mird is older than all of Deltas put together XDDD)
#star wars#republic commando#cienie's art#walon vau#delta squad#clone commando boss#clone commando fixer#clone commando sev#clone commando scorch#kal skirata#lord mirdalan#walon vau and mird#walon vau and delta squad
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The latest addition to my collection of Sev-centric stories.
But there are still plenty of days where Fixer looks at Sev and wonders how they got to the point where Delta Oh-Seven - notorious for passions that run hot and deep and a tendency for troublemaking, once upon a time - tucks himself away behind a mask of indifference.
In which Fixer contemplates and remembers and learns a thing or two.
#republic commando#delta squad#clone commando sev#walon vau#star wars#the clone wars#dar's writing#fixer is a tricky narrator let me tell you
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Anyone else feels like tbb Scorch feels like early Repcomm Vau? Especially Vau thru Kal’s eyes? No? Just me?
Posted on TikTok originally but there’s no repcomm fandom there so posting it here too lol
#star wars#repcomm#republic commando#clone commando scorch#tbb scorch#walon vau#dr hemlock#Jango fett#clone commando sev#clone commando fixer#clone commando boss#delta squad
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@fox-trot 's tags are SENDING me
Wait he did?? Did that happen in the republic commando books or in the game?
In the game 😂 when they rescue him from the cells, Boss asks him 'did you get the data' and Scorch replies 'yeah they searched me, but I hid it pretty well.'
Boss asks 'where' and the answer is 'you really don't want to know' 😂
It's here from 0:45
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Just finished True Colors
What the heck.
WHAT WAS THAT?
Just to recap:
FI WAS PUT IN A COMA,
CORR REPLACED FI,
ETAIN HAD VENKU/KAD,
DARMAN HELD HIS KID WITHOUT KNOWING IT WAS HIS,
ORDO AND BESANNY ARE CUTE,
THEY WERE SO CLOSE TO GETTING RID OF THE ACCELERATED AGING,
BARD’IKA QUIT THE ORDER,
AND THE NEXT BOOK IS TITLED “ORDER 66”???
I ain’t ready for this.
#republic commando#ordo skirata#a’den Skirata#mereel skirata#kal skirata#fi skirata#bardan jusik#etain tur mukan#darman skirata#niner skirata#atin skirata#walon vau#omega squad#delta squad#clone commando sev#clone commando scorch#clone commando boss#clone commando fixer#corr skirata
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MAMUZZY READS HARD CONTACT: Prologue
I said I would write about Prologue + Chapter 1 in one single post, but then I ended up actually having more topics to talk about in this chapter. :) It was quite a new information for me that Hard Contact (2004) came out earlier than the game itself (2005 which is also the year of the Revenge of the Sith) which means...
Hard Contact Prologue is actually the first entry of not just Darman but the Delta Squad too!
What you will find here - First glimpses of Darman - First appearance of the Delta Squad - Comparing the events of the book to the game - Commando Squad culture: Names - First differences spotted between Kal Skirata's and Walon Vau's training method
The prologue is using 1st POV in present tense while the rest of the book uses 3rd Past tense. Prologues being in this format actually became a tradition throughout the series, we see different character's povs in the beginning of each book.
I actually have personal preferences for 1st person compared to 3rd person, so I didn't find this disturbing and honestly, it really helped me to get immersed and invested in right away in the character.
This is the first appearance of Darman (RC-1136), member of the Theta Squad and we see the partial events of the Battle of Geonosis through his eyes. The chapter was short, you don't really get the details about their mission objectives, on the other hand it was a really good presentation of a soldier who only has the current task in front of him, and nothing else and using first person view was actually a good choice for this effect.
Also, the memories of the game's first level and Battlefront (classic!) geonosian mission emerged from the depth of my mind, making me reminded why I ragequit all those years ago. :D It was brutal, it was chaotic and unforgiving.
I really liked this starting sentence. Raw, no-nonsense like Darman himself.
If your are not sure about how much bomb you need, use a lot. :DDD And this P for plenty is also a returning common saying throughout the series. Later we actually get to know that Darman is the demolition expert of the team.
The events of the books and the game differ from each other, but Darman is mentioned, so does their mission objective:
Delta Squad's original mission was killing Sun Fac, chief-advisor of Poggle the Lesser, Archduke of Geonosis, and then they were tasked to finish what the Theta squad couldn't. The game is implicating that Darman's squad was already wiped out by this time.
In the books, they are actually communicating, Darman's squad is just about to break in to the Foundry and the Deltas waited for Theta to detonate. Though he wasn't named, Boss is on the other side of the line:
First conversation between clone babus and they are already bickering. :D I love them so much. Interestingly all the Clone demomen are enthusiastically loves to rearrange architechture (as Boss would say), like Scorch or Wrecker, so compared to them, Darman is actually pretty chill even under the pressure of time and an annoying Delta on his back. :D /affectionate
Because I replayed the first mission of the game just for the sole reason I got myself those quotes, while playing and rewatching the captured video, I realized something: Boss rarely called the team members by their choosen/given names or numbers. Scorch calls him Boss, Sev refered him as 'Eight, Fixer calls him Sir which is already giving away some crumbs about their personality too. But Boss always says Deltas. Clone advisors also refer them as Deltas, or Boss as Delta Lead.
But also referring the other squad as Theta, while Darman calls him Delta.
It really got me thinking about this chapter-starting quote later in the books:
It really got me the thinking that Clone Commandos are not particularly taking pride in individuality or at least it's not the priority.
As four-people they are squad. Alone, they are nothing. If you think about it, the Commando squad are highly elite soldiers and their purpose was together team being basicly a four-men-army and do the jobs a regular trooper can't. They were trained to act together, work together, think together, and encouraged to look after each other. Refering them as a whole is not considered as an insult to their individuality.
Meaning, there is no "I", there is no "you", there is only "we" and "us" as a whole.
I want to talk about this topic in the chapter 1 further because in there there is actually mentioning what is the difference between a Clone Commando and a regular trooper, but regarding names it is already an interesting discovery.
But there is already a difference between Delta and Theta. Though you won't know it from this chapter, but Delta is trained by Walon Vau while Thetas are Kal Skirata's trainees and they are known to had entirely different views on how clone cadets should be trained and handled.
Darman refers the member of the Delta Squad as Delta, but his own squadmates by their names even in the narrative, that's why we know the other Thetas are called Taler, Vin and Jay.
This is implicating a less hierarchical structure within their squad and the only way you know that Taler is the sergeant because he gives the shots. Darman also didn't refer Taler as sergeant.
Out of curiosity I checked if wookiepedia has something more about them, and I was able to find their designation numbers:
- RC-1133, Clone Commando Sergeant Taler - RC-1134, Vin - RC-1135, Jay - RC-1136, Darman (SQUADBABYSQUADBABYSQUADBABYSQU-)
Speaking of designation numbers, Boss's number (1138) is actually an easter egg, a constantly recurring number in the Star Wars universe.
Chapter 1 will have another heartbreaking relevation about the names, so I will continue this there.
As for the rest of the chapter? Darman stays behind with E-Web and watches the rest of the Theta die. :'))))
I hope you enjoyed the first entry of my blogging! ^^
I really didn't think I could actually gather content for the prologue but when I saw on the wiki that Darman's name mentioned in the game, I really got inspired to include the game content as well!
Thinking about collecting and mentioning instances of when Dave Filoni smuggled aspects from Repcomm into the TCW or Bad Batch too.
#republic commando#repcomm#theta squad#delta squad#darman skirata#rc taler#rc vin#rc jay#rc boss#walon vau#kal skirata#clone advisor#mamuzzy reads repcomm#mamuzzy reads hard contact#star wars
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Rynn: I’d like to meet him—
Scorch: You’re so hot when you’re overprotective, but no I’m not telling ☺️
Scorch knows that giving Rynn that name means that she's going to hunt Walon Vau down and probably murder him. And he doesn't want her to do that.
Sev releases a low whistle as he crouches next to the massive hole in the basement floor, "That's a deep hole. I can't even see the bottom." "Well, I'm sure Rynn made sure that they're not too terribly hurt," Fixer points out, as he checks his grappling gun, "I'm more worried that we won't have enough wire to get us to the bottom." "We'll use ropes instead." Boss decides after a moment. "Better to not risk it." "How much rope do you think we'll need." Sev asks as he moves away from the hole. "Better get the longest rope they make and then double it, just in case." Fixer says thoughtfully, "Rynn won't be at the bottom to catch us if we don't have enough rope." "Worse case scenario, we have our jet packs." Boss reminds his brothers, before he turns to the rescue team, "Right, so we need ropes." An hour later, the three remaining members of Delta squad step into the dimly lit cavern deep beneath Palpatine Manor. "Now all we need to do is find Scorch and Rynn." Sev says dryly, "Hopefully they didn't wander too far." "It's Scorch and Rynn...of course they did." Fixer points out with a grin in his voice.
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