#omega squad

[leafdupe]

@gh0st-c0mpany you know what, you’re right, I needed to read Targets immediately (and damn right I did)

[gh0st-c0mpany]

READING GUIDE FOR NEW REPUBLIC COMMANDO READERS

I've noticed an uptick in people reading the Republic Commando books and people not knowing that there are actually 3 short stories connected to the books. 2 of them are important to the story and are definitely worth checking out. I just wanted to make a list to make it easier for people, especially since I know a lot of people are here after the game and want more clone stuff. I'll keep the description brief with no major spoilers.

Tale of the Aiwha Pod by Ryan Kaufman

This story is not important, but it's a fun story about Kaminoan mythology and why the Commandos are called Pod Brothers.

Hard Contact by Karen Traviss

The 1st book in the series and the first appearance of Omega Squad. Omega Squad is assigned on their first mission after the devastating blow of Geonosis.

Targets by Karen Traviss

The 1st important short story. Follows Omega Squad working a job with the Coruscant Security Force. The first appearance of Kal Skirata and Ordo. Good Fi moments.

Triple Zero by Karen Traviss

The 2nd book in the series. Follows Omega Squad and Delta Squad through their Black ops mission on Coruscant. First introduction to The Null Arcs (as children), Walon Vau, and Mereel (adult). Good Sev moments.

Odds by Karen Traviss

The 2nd important short story. The first appearance of Prudii. Centers around Prudii and Atin infiltrating a Separatist droid factory. Explains how big the droid army actually is, their weaknesses, and how they found Greivous on Utapau. Good Atin moments.

True Colors by Karen Traviss

The 3rd book in the series. First appearance of A'den, Jaing, Sull, and Fenn Shysa. Omega Squad finds information that waivers their loyalty to the Republic.

Order 66 by Karen Traviss

The 4th book in the series. It's about the events that lead up to Order 66 and how Omega Squad responds to it and the aftermath. Good Scorch moments.

501st by Karen Traviss

The 5th and final book in the series. Follows Clan Skirata and their adjustment to the rise of the Empire and how they survive without the Republic.

Imperial Commando #2

The last book in the series was never published, but Karen Traviss did give a brief summary of what would have happened in the book. She posted, "How would you have wrapped up Imperial Commando #2 if you hadn't pulled out of it?" to her blog in 2015.

Want to know what happened to Clan Skirata 60 years later?

In the book series, 'Legacy of the Force', a handful of characters come back to help aid Boba Fett and Jaina Solo. Such as Jaing, Kad, and Bardan. It's a long book series, and you can either read the whole series or read the books where Boba Fett is a main character, then read the summaries of the other books on Wookiepedia. There are 9 books in the main series, 10 if you count the prequel book.

Boba Fett: A Practical Man by Karen Traviss

No Repcomm characters are in this book, but it sets up Boba Fett's story on why Boba Fett led the Mandalorians to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong and establishes his relationship with his best friend, Beviin.

Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines by Karen Traviss

The 2nd book in the series. No Repcomm characters appear, but Boba is hunting one of the Repcomm characters, and another Repcomm character is a notable political figure. They are important to Boba Fett's motivations and quest to cure his terminal illness. This setup is important, and more Repcomm characters will show up in the next 2 books. (Legacy of the Force also focuses on the Skywalker and Solo families. These books aren't just about Boba Fett)

Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice by Karen Traviss

The 5th book in the series that finally introduced Repcomm characters. A continuation of Boba trying to cure his illness, coming to terms of becoming a better leader to Mandalore, and dealing with his emotions, relationships, and what kind of legacy he will leave.

Legacy of the Force: Revelation by Karen Traviss

The 8th book in the series. Boba agrees to help Jaina solo train "like a Mandalorian" so that she can catch her brother off guard and end his galactic tyranny. Boba needs to face his past and make an effort to preserve and care for the relationships he has built. Basically what I said last book, but I don't want to spoil too much.

Legacy of the Force: Invincible by Troy Denning

The 9th and last book of the series. There are no Repcomm characters in this book and I personally believe if you care about Boba Fett and the relationships he's built, I think you should steer clear of this book and just read the summary on Wookiepedia. (I will give my personal opinion on the book below)

Karen Traviss and Troy Denning were feuding during the writing of Legacy of the Force. In the final book, Troy undoes all character building and destroys any meaningful relationship the characters have built with Boba and the mandalorians. Many characters like Luke, Jaina, and Mirta become uncharacteristically mean and antagonistic, ruining emotional moments and character relationships in the previous books. Plus, the Fett gene genocide seemed really out of nowhere and was there only to fill a fantasy of killing the Clones and their descendants. It's just a really unsatisfying ending to a pretty solid series.

Thank you for reading! I hope this helps a bit. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me in the notes.

[gothic-mando]

I’m big on the whole “verd ori’shya beskar’gam” thing. Star Wars is a fictional universe, sure, but Mandalorians have always really resonated with me. I’m a lifelong martial artist & combat athlete, and I understand the idea people like Miyamoto Musashi or even Bruce Lee spoke about where they would talk about the martial arts not only as a physical means for defense or combat, but as a mindset and a lifestyle, tenets, ideals and virtues you carry with you into every aspect of your life.

“Verd ori’shya beskar’gam” translates to “a warrior is more than their armor.” Armor is an integral aspect of being Mandalorian, but it isn’t the only thing, certainly not the end all be all, and I think that… people… have lost sight of that. Being Mandalorian is about more than just wearing armor. You don’t stop being a Mandalorian once you take the armor off. Mandalorians throughout Star Wars history emphasized a level of hyper-competence both in and out of armor, on and off the battlefield. But even then, I don’t think this is solely about war or combat.

I don’t know that all Mandalorians are soldiers, mercenaries, or hunters. I can’t imagine all Mandalorians take up a trade in combat, although the ability to if the need arises has to be there, regardless of their profession. We know some Mandalorians are farmers, artisans, mechanics, engineers, business owners, cooks, metalsmiths, armorsmiths, I’m sure there are even Mandalorian artists and whatnot. But that doesn’t mean that martial capabilities are gone from their life. It’s an important part of being a Mandalorian, if not for active combat, then at least for preparedness, protection, and defense. They are a warrior culture, after all. Not to mention they have traditional rights of passage involving martial prowess. It’s not something that can be discarded from their lifestyle and culture, and still consider themselves Mandalorian.

It isn’t even just about that, though. Again, you don’t stop being a Mandalorian once you take the armor off. You need to hold close to heart the philosophies, ideals, morals and values, the cultural ethos of the Mandalorians. It’s a mindset and a way of life. It doesn’t start and end with a set of armor. That idea is something that has been heavily overlooked by both Lucasfilm/Disney (esp a certain someone) and fans alike, I think.

I think this is a really important thing to bring up, because the laws and ideas surrounding culture and identity is what separates Mandalorians from the rest of the galaxy, it’s what distinguishes a *Mandalorian* from someone who simply wears armor. This is one of the main reasons why I’m so adamantly against the Children of the Watch, or really any of Filoni’s/Favreau’s version of “Mandalorians.” Because it so blatantly either contradicts or discards major aspects of Mando lore that have been built up and established for decades. The tendency to “black and white, no nuance” and “basic, surface level” everything in Star Wars has got to stop. Filoni’s MO fr. Disney, too, yea. Disnify. Disney-ify. I don’t know.

Anyways, yea, I think a fair few of y’all can absolutely be Mandokarla despite Star Wars being fiction. K’oyacyi!

[carbon-corrie]

Sev Week Day 4: Brothers

Obviously I had to draw Sev with his most favorite vod of all time, Fi!! (Fi definitely didn't blackmail him into taking this holopic)

@rc1207week

[bones4918]

I made a clone wars timeline to combine all of canon and legends into one cohesive and somewhat manageable timeline, mainly for fanfic and ttrpg purposes but I thought people might like it, it has a full workout of the galactic standard calendar and has precise(ish) dates for events (mainly republic commando) but I want as many people as possible to be able to see it and hopefully enjoy it

You can find it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/bones4918/p/my-combined-canonlegends-clone-wars?r=6lgg52&utm_medium=ios

My Combined Canon/Legends Clone Wars Timeline

Every battle, every siege, every mission, all in one timeline.

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GOOD MORNING GEONOSIS!!! EVERYONE BE SURE TO TAKE THEIR QUAALUDES AND LETS GET THIS BREAD!!!

[loganpine]

Fi Skirata | RC-8015 of Omega Squad

Sniper. Medic. Comedian. Fi does it all!

Recommend following @nocturius8015ficore, THE #1 Fi-fan (probably)

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[gamelpar]

2nd batch of clone centric fic recs

part 1 | part 2

guess what here's more!!

Alpha-17's guide to CC cadets by @forcesensitivebantha

crack & fluff, kamino-era || Alpha-17 didn't know when he'd become the unofficial babysitter for this squad, but damnit, he was going to see it to the end. (aka Alpha-17 is a tired big brother armed with bandaids and infinite patience.)

The Dark and the Loyal by @meridiandominoes

so much angst, tw for non-graphic torture || Fives and Echo are decanted out of the same vat. The Force chooses them, as it has done thousands of times before. The Jedi don’t notice... but Darth Sidious does.

their days are darker by @calamity-aims

11/11, 23k+, au || After the death of ARC Trooper Fives, an altercation at 79's leads Wolffe to spend his leave snooping around the Coruscant Guard. Fox assumes he'll drop it and leave the Corries to their fate; it's what everyone else has done. He is very, very wrong.

Wear the Name of a Man Known Dead by @medic-kix

Clone Trooper Dogma is dead. Long live Clone Trooper Dogma. (dogma joins the coruscant guard au)

Memorials by disdainfreely

Wolffe may have gathered together a new 104th battalion, but that doesn't mean there will never be casualties again. (Wolffe finds a way to honor all those they've lost.)

Babysitting, Mando'ade edition by princessgeia

crack & fluff, set during siege of mandalore || There is a child on base. In the middle of an active warzone. Armed with sparkly markers. (Rex vs a tiny child armed with glittery markers. the tiny child is Sabine)

This Isn't How Things Were Supposed To Be by Silent__Rain

de-aged clones au || Maybe the Jedi was right. Some things were better explained in person. If General Plo Koon had told Fox over holo-call that his entire living training batch plus necessary tagalong had spontaneously regressed five standard years, Fox would have been disconnecting the call to send a strongly worded message to Stone to keep his trainees away from any possibly treasonous mischief. As that was not what happened, Fox was forced to process the fact that he was staring at Wolfe, Cody, Bly, and Rex, looking like perfectly normal clone cadets when they were supposed to look like much older commanders.

Independent Thinking by @bilbosmom-belladonna

crack || “Should I… search you for weapons?” the droid asked tentatively. Waxer had a vibroblade in his boot and another on his belt, plus a couple of droid poppers in his backpack. “Good instincts,” he told the droid. “But that rifle over there was my only weapon, so no, it’s fine.” The droid stared for a moment. “Are you lying to me?” it asked suspiciously. “Oh no,” Waxer said as sincerely as he could. “Clones can’t lie. They bred it right out of us. No good for a military, you see.” The droid slumped a little. “That’s a relief,” it said. - Waxer has a plan. Boil has a headache.

Shining Bright Above You by @kototyph

crack, 18/31, 23k+ || A string of loosely-connected one-shots in the Prequel/Clone Wars timeline. OR: Cody is #done, Rex is resigned, Bly suffers a near-terminal case of UST/URT and Fox is planning to murder of all of them.

it’s hard to be the one who survives by emrys (livingshitpost)

Fives tries to manage the guilt that comes with his brother’s return.

Lighthopping by @postapocalyptic-cryptic

Commander Fox is boxed in on all sides. (oooohh so angstyyy)

Galaxy-Saving Memes by @wreathedinscales

crack, chatfic, social media || You can only access the page if you're GAR. The Coruscant Guard decides to infiltrate it because they are tired of being ignored, and honestly? Their memes are way better. (Or, the Guard saves millions of lives through stupid internet posts.)

Four Times Kix Disregarded Bedside Manner (and one time he needed it) by Gintrinsic

(Read: 4 times Kix angrily pulled rank.) Field Medical Officer CT-6116 "Kix" swore an oath the day he graduated Kamino: to protect and support the physical and mental well-being of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, so that, in turn, freedom and justice may forever thrive in the galaxy. If he had to smack a few heads together to accomplish this, well ... so be it.

Best Place To Hide by JedimasterMegan

kamino-era || Boba picks a rather unusual spot while playing hide and seek and everyone's just a little surprised to see him.

flesh without blood by theomoros

M, tw for rape/non-con elements || There are two lessons you learn, on your first day at the Guard. First one is simple: orders are orders. The second one, perhaps, is trickier to understand. Fox knows this. But the shinies need to learn it anyway, as soon as possible. If they don’t, they’ll discover it the hard way, one which comes with bruises, beatings, treats of decommissioning or worse. No, you weren’t trained for this. No, it won’t ever feel right, nor good, you won’t ever stop feeling this dirty. No, you can’t avoid it. To be good, you have to follow your orders. The lesson is this: you’re a copy of a copy, and you don’t even own yourself.

Remedial Resistance by @stardustloki

The new shinies arriving at the 212th haven't been trained to resist torture. Cody had thought that a basic module, one that every clone had to pass in order to be deployed. After all, what would happen if they got captured by Separatists? He knows he has to rectify this mistake. He really, really doesn't want to. (aka spending your entire life growing up and training to be a soldier on kamino would actually fuck you up in ways and give you a very messed up view of some stuff.)

Republic's Heroes by DyingSucculents

A familiar face is the subject of a grade school interview project. (tup interacting with kids!!)

Nobody Listens to Kix / ffnet by @wanderinginksplot

Clone medic Kix takes his job very seriously. Too bad no one else does. (Series of lightly connected one-shots about poor Kix trying to help his brothers.)

What's in a Name by deadcowboy

7/7, 12k+, fordo & leia || Queen Breha of Alderaan appoints a new personal guard to her daughter on her eleventh birthday. Princess Leia is less than enthusiastic about the prospect, even more when she realizes her guard isn't going to be easy to fool. (captain fordo becomes leia's personal guard and im loving it so much)

Battlefield Pressure / ffnet by @shadow-pixelle

force-sensitive kix || Battlefields are no good place for Force Sensitives. The amount of pain and suffering in one area can overload a person who’s unprepared in minutes. Someone who doesn’t even know they’re Force Sensitive is definitely unprepared.

All Creatures, Great and Small by @ladysongmaster

The Mandalorian adoption gene in action (or inaction).

No Better Version of Me by antonomasia09

jango lives au || After Echo escapes from the Techno Union, Jango Fett is hired to recover their lost algorithm.

yesterday’s tomorrow by gracedbybattle

For the first time in a long time, Kix is alone in the universe. (Or not.) — Kix, on D’Qar.

Locked In With Me by @eomereadig

fox & wolffe || After the war, and after Palpatine’s crimes have been exposed, Fox retreated in on himself, locked in his own mind and wholly unable to deal with what came after.

Infectious Grooves by @postapocalyptic-cryptic

neyo & bacara || Neyo isn't fond of Dagobah.

No clones were decommissioned in the making of this fic by @stardustloki

crack || Wolffe kills a senator in self defence. It wasn't his fault! How was he meant to know the guy would be so squishy?

and then there were two by @bastardlybonkers

“Turn around,” the person says. Most likely female, older. Thick accent. Kix swallows. Anger bubbles in his throat along with the ever-present paranoia, and he debates on whether or not he should do as she says. Ithano hasn’t turned his head, but he knows he’s watching him out of the corner of his eye. Waiting. Seeing if and when he needs to intervene. He decides to comply, if only to see the face of who’s asking, and when he does, his heart palpitates. Rex, he thinks, then, no. Not him. (50 years since the Clone Wars, Kix and Omega meet.)

Is this what you wanted? by @ijustreallylovedaredevil

coruscant guard medic exchange, fix it || Stim should not have agreed to the exchange with the Coruscant Guard medic. He thought Kenobi was bad, but he's nothing compared to this nightmare.

Fortunate Son by @elthadriel

repcomm, omega squad || The war is over and Niner and Darman have rejoined the rest of Omega at Kyrimorut. Niner struggles to make sense of why the idea of marriage is so unappealing to him, his place within his squad in peacetime, and his rapidly cooling opinion of Kal Skirata. (feat. Unhealthy Family Dynamics (Kal) and Healthy Family Dynamics (Omega))

What We Left Behind by @bylightofdawn

repcomm, delta squad, sev in the rebellion || “This better be life or death, I was in a karking meeting with the general.” The years being a rebel hadn’t done a lot to soften the more jagged and sharp edges of Sev’s personality but his second in command was made of sterner stuff. “I know, boss, but we need you down at the shuttle bay now. A bunch of guys dressed up in Mandalorian armor showed up here demanding to see you.” His second in command said, sounding remarkably calm all things considered. Few things managed to fluster Arani Vane, a trait Sev greatly appreciated in his second. “Fierfek, on my way.” (based on the canceled sequel to the RepComm game, where Sev survives and plays a role in the Rebellion, and reunites with Delta Squad some years after Kashyyyk.)