Star Wars Republic Commando: Order 66
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Star Wars Republic Commando: Order 66 is the fourth novel in the Republic Commando series
, written by Karen Traviss
. It is a sequel to Hard Contact
, Triple Zero
, and True Colors
; it continues the story of Omega Squad's actions during the Clone Wars
. It was released on September 16, 2008.
Skirata becomes a wanted in the Old Republic
because of him falsely stating that he killed Kaminoan geneticist Ko Sai, who played a major role in creating the Jango Fett
clones, and then stole her data. And during that time, Skirata manages to bust Ovolot Qail Uthan, Separatist scientist imprisoned three years earlier by Omega Squad for trying to create a Fett clone virus, from prison because Skirata believes that despite her actions, he sees her as the ultimate key to giving the Fett clones a normal life span, since their life spans are lengthened by double the time (e.g., if they are chronologically two years old, then they're biologically four years old, etc.). Along with busting Uthan from prison is Arla Fett, Jango Fett's long lost insane sister, and Ruusaan Skirata, Kal's biological daughter. Meanwhile, Besany Wennen, Republic Treasury agent who is now married to one of Skirata's clones, Ordo, is almost caught by the authorities for sneaking into data files to find out the Republic's plan for the clones in the near future of the war. However, the Gurlanins, whom have reclaimed their home planet of Qiilura from the colonist humans under the machinations of Etain, decide to repay the debt by framing Besany's friend, Jilka Zan Zentis, for the crime. However, under Skirata's hand, Jilka is set free from the authorities, a wanted fugitive now, and under Skirata's band.
But just when Skirata's plans for bringing a positive future for his clone adopted sons seem to come into fruition, Chancellor Palpatine
enacts Order 66, which means that all clones must kill off their Jedi commanders. Etain managed to have renounced her Jedi ways prior to Order 66's enactment and married Darman in a traditional Mandalorian way over a comm message. But Etain is trapped on a bridge on Coruscant with many other citizens of the Republic by clone troopers who are scanning for any Jedi to be killed in the crowd. Skirata, Darman and Skirata's other clones arrive to extract Etain, but Jedi are found among the crowd. And during the ensuing battle, Etain protects a clone from being killed by a Jedi wielding a lightsaber, and she is killed from the wound. Darman's fellow clone brother, Niner, is wounded from the battle when his spine is broken, and clones extract Niner to heal him up, with Darman following along to stay with his wounded brother, now that he is grieving for his lost wife.
Skirata and all the others leave Coruscant and head for the Mandalorian home planet of Mandalore just as the Clone Wars come to an end, along with the Jedi Order thanks to Order 66 and of the Republic, being replaced by Palpatine's self-promotion to Emperor of the new Galactic Empire. As for Darman and Niner, they are now Imperial Commandos.
Star Wars Republic Commando series
There have been several spinoff novels and short stories from the computer game Star Wars: Republic Commando, known as the Republic Commando Series. Although there is a degree of intertextuality between these stories, they can be split into several defined story arcs that can be read individually...
, written by Karen Traviss
Karen Traviss
Karen Traviss is a science fiction author, and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal...
. It is a sequel to Hard Contact
Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact
Republic Commando: Hard Contact is the tie-in novel to the video game Republic Commando, written by Karen Traviss.-Plot:The story begins during the Battle of Geonosis with Clone Commando Darman and his team assaulting a Separatist position. However, the entire squad is massacred in the attack, with...
, Triple Zero
Star Wars Republic Commando: Triple Zero
Star Wars Republic Commando: Triple Zero, by Karen Traviss, is the second novel in the Star Wars Republic Commando series. The title comes from the galactic coordinates of the planet Coruscant .-Plot:...
, and True Colors
Star Wars Republic Commando: True Colors
Star Wars Republic Commando: True Colors is the third novel in the Republic Commando series, written by Karen Traviss. It is a sequel to Hard Contact and Triple Zero and continues the story of Omega Squad's actions during the Clone Wars....
; it continues the story of Omega Squad's actions during the Clone Wars
Clone Wars (Star Wars)
The Clone Wars are a series of fictional intragalactic battles in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. The conflict is first mentioned in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , but no details are given , and the wars themselves are not featured until the series' fifth and sixth...
. It was released on September 16, 2008.
Characters
- RC-1136 / Darman (Jango FettJango FettJango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
cloneCloningCloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
) (Omega Squad Republic Commando) - RC-1309 / Niner (Jango Fett clone) (Omega Squad Republic Commando)
- RC-3222 / Atin (Jango Fett clone) (Omega Squad Republic Commando)
- Corr(Jango Fett Clone)(Omega Squad Republic Commando)
- Fi(Jango Fett clone) (former Omega Squad Republic Commando)
- Valaqil (male Gurlanin)
- General Arligan Zey (male human) (Jedi Master)
- General Etain Tur-Mukan (deceased) (female human) (Jedi KnightJediThe Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
) - Bardan Jusik (male human) (former Jedi KnightJediThe Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
, now Mandalorian) - Dr. Ovolot Qail Uthan (female human) (former Separatist geneticsGeneticsGenetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
expert) - Sergeant Kal Skirata (male human) (Mandalorian mercenaryMercenaryA mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
) - Enacca (female WookieeWookieeWookiees are a species of bipeds in the Star Wars universe. The most notable Wookiee is Chewbacca, a companion to Han Solo.-Inspiration:...
) - Walon Vau (male human) (Mandalorian mercenaryMercenaryA mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
) - Lord Mirdalan (Walon Vau's petPetA pet is a household animal kept for companionship and a person's enjoyment, as opposed to wild animals or to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic or productive reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful...
) - RC-1138 / Boss (Jango Fett clone) (Delta Squad Republic Commando)
- RC-1207 / Sev (Jango Fett clone) (Delta Squad Republic Commando) (M.I.A.)
- RC-1262 / Scorch (Jango Fett clone) (Delta Squad Republic Commando)
- RC-1140 / Fixer (Jango Fett clone) (Delta Squad Republic Commando)
- Laseema (female Twi'lek) (Waitress)
- Null ARC Trooper N-11 / Ordo (Jango Fett clone)
- Agent Besany Wennen (female human) (Republic Treasury Investigator)
- Null ARC Trooper N-7 / Mereel (Jango Fett clone)
- Null ARC Trooper N-10 / Jaing (Jango Fett clone)
- Null ARC Trooper N-6 / Kom'rk (Jango Fett clone)
- Null ARC Trooper N-5 / Prudii (Jango Fett clone)
- Null ARC Trooper N-12 / A'den (Jango Fett clone)
- ARC Trooper A-30 / Sull (Jango Fett clone)
- ARC Trooper A-02 / Spar (Jango Fett clone)
- ARC Trooper A-26 / Captain Maze (Jango Fett clone)
- Fenn Shysa
- Captain Jaller Obrim (male human) (Coruscant Security Force)
- Reye Nenilin
- Rav Bralor
- Parja Bralor
- PalpatinePalpatinePalpatine is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars saga, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films.Palpatine first appeared as the unnamed Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
/ Darth Sidious (male human) (Chancellor of the Republic, Sith Lord) - Kal Skirata (male human)
- Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is one of several primary characters in the Star Wars series. Along with Darth Vader, R2-D2, and C-3PO, he is one of the few major characters to appear in all six Star Wars films...
(mentioned only) (male human) (Jedi Master) - YodaYodaYoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the second and third original films, as well as all three prequel trilogy films. A renowned Jedi master, Yoda made his first on-screen appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he is responsible for...
(mentioned only) (male unknown) (Jedi Grand Master) - Mace WinduMace WinduMace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, most famously portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel films. However, Windu has also been voiced by other actors in assorted video game and animated projects....
(mentioned only) (deceased) (male human) (Jedi Master) - Tarfful (mentioned only) (male WookieeWookieeWookiees are a species of bipeds in the Star Wars universe. The most notable Wookiee is Chewbacca, a companion to Han Solo.-Inspiration:...
) - Commander Cody (mentioned only) (Jango Fett clone)
- Jango FettJango FettJango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
(mentioned only) (deceased) (male human) - Boba FettBoba FettBoba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
(mentioned only) (Jango Fett clone) - Ghez Hokan (mentioned only) (deceased) (male human)
- Munin Skirata (male human)
- Jun Hokan (male human)
- Ijaat Skirata (male human)
- Tor Skirata (mentioned only) (male human)
- Ruusaan Skirata (female human)
- Arla Fett (female human)
- General GrievousGeneral GrievousGeneral Grievous is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an antagonist in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He was voiced by Matthew Wood...
(mentioned only) (male Khaleesh) (deceased) - K'Kruhk
- Ko Sai (mentioned only) (female Kaminoan) (deceased)
- Jolluc (deceased) (male human)
- Jinart (mentioned only) (female Gurlanin)
Species
- HumanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
- WookieeWookieeWookiees are a species of bipeds in the Star Wars universe. The most notable Wookiee is Chewbacca, a companion to Han Solo.-Inspiration:...
- Twi'lek
- Trandoshan
- Geonosian
- Kaminoan (mentioned only)
- Gurlanin
Plot
Etain Tur-Mukan finally tells Darman that her son, Kad Skirata, who is under the guise of Kal Skirata's grandchild from one of his biological children, is also Darman's son. Though Darman is angered by this initially for Etain and Skirata keeping this from him, he finally starts to spend time with Etain and Kad during their "quiet" moments when he and Etain are not out in battle in the Clone Wars.Skirata becomes a wanted in the Old Republic
Old Republic
Old Republic may refer to*Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe*Old Republic in the Star Wars universe; see Galactic Republic*Old Republic International, a Fortune 500 company...
because of him falsely stating that he killed Kaminoan geneticist Ko Sai, who played a major role in creating the Jango Fett
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
clones, and then stole her data. And during that time, Skirata manages to bust Ovolot Qail Uthan, Separatist scientist imprisoned three years earlier by Omega Squad for trying to create a Fett clone virus, from prison because Skirata believes that despite her actions, he sees her as the ultimate key to giving the Fett clones a normal life span, since their life spans are lengthened by double the time (e.g., if they are chronologically two years old, then they're biologically four years old, etc.). Along with busting Uthan from prison is Arla Fett, Jango Fett's long lost insane sister, and Ruusaan Skirata, Kal's biological daughter. Meanwhile, Besany Wennen, Republic Treasury agent who is now married to one of Skirata's clones, Ordo, is almost caught by the authorities for sneaking into data files to find out the Republic's plan for the clones in the near future of the war. However, the Gurlanins, whom have reclaimed their home planet of Qiilura from the colonist humans under the machinations of Etain, decide to repay the debt by framing Besany's friend, Jilka Zan Zentis, for the crime. However, under Skirata's hand, Jilka is set free from the authorities, a wanted fugitive now, and under Skirata's band.
But just when Skirata's plans for bringing a positive future for his clone adopted sons seem to come into fruition, Chancellor Palpatine
Palpatine
Palpatine is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars saga, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films.Palpatine first appeared as the unnamed Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
enacts Order 66, which means that all clones must kill off their Jedi commanders. Etain managed to have renounced her Jedi ways prior to Order 66's enactment and married Darman in a traditional Mandalorian way over a comm message. But Etain is trapped on a bridge on Coruscant with many other citizens of the Republic by clone troopers who are scanning for any Jedi to be killed in the crowd. Skirata, Darman and Skirata's other clones arrive to extract Etain, but Jedi are found among the crowd. And during the ensuing battle, Etain protects a clone from being killed by a Jedi wielding a lightsaber, and she is killed from the wound. Darman's fellow clone brother, Niner, is wounded from the battle when his spine is broken, and clones extract Niner to heal him up, with Darman following along to stay with his wounded brother, now that he is grieving for his lost wife.
Skirata and all the others leave Coruscant and head for the Mandalorian home planet of Mandalore just as the Clone Wars come to an end, along with the Jedi Order thanks to Order 66 and of the Republic, being replaced by Palpatine's self-promotion to Emperor of the new Galactic Empire. As for Darman and Niner, they are now Imperial Commandos.