TA-1313

TA-1313 was a T-series tactical droid who served the Confederacy of Independent Systems under Count Dooku.

He participated in the early stages of the Battle of Ryloth, leading Dooku's fleet from aboard the Serennian Pride. Luring Admiral Dao's Venator-class Star Destroyer Valiant into the open, TA-1313 called in several Munificent-class star frigates behind it. With the Republic fleet mostly destroyed and its remnants occupied with the Separatist ships, the Valiant remained to fend for it itself, allowing the Serennian Pride to make quick work of it. The red sensor-eyed tactical droid intercepted a transmission between the Jedi High Council and senator Bail Organa, which the crew was able to unscramble. He then informed Dooku of the Organa's mission to turn Toydaria into a humanitarian base to aid Ryloth, before being ordered to contact senator Lott Dod.

TA-1313 would participate in the occupation of Kiros together with his master and Zygerrian slaver Darts D'nar, where his services would be employed to submit the Togrutas to the Confederacy of Independent Systems and thus enforce the policies and laws of the Zygerrian Slave Empire. D'nar would also have him place a number of bombs to key locations in case of an incoming arrival of the Grand Army of the Republic. Unknowingly, the slaver would also put such a device on the tactical droid's back as a surprise weapon should the battle come to him. Indeed, when all the bombs in the capital city were deactivated by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalke and Padawan Ahsoka Tano, D'nar activated the one on TA-1313's back to buy time for his escape. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi Force-pushed the panicked droid out of the window, exploding only a few seconds after.

He would be reconstructed and return to serve aboard the Serennian Pride, from where he would command during the battles over Maramere, Pantora, Toydaria, Felucia and Maridun. TA-1313 was one of the few T-series tactical droids on active duty following the development of the Super tactical droid model and participated in the Battle of Coruscant, during which the Serennian Pride was destroyed, though he was able to flee its destruction in an escape pod. At the orders of General Grievous, the Supreme Commander of the Separatist Droid Army, TA-1313 was assigned as second-in-command of Task Force 462 aboard the Veteran under senator Lott Dod. In this capacity, he participated in the Second Battle of Cato Neimoidia, leading his fleet against the Republic navy led by Jedi Master Plo Koon and Commander Lazarus Bast. The skirmish ended with a crushing defeat for the Confederacy, with the Veteran itself being severely damaged.

The Veteran and its droid crew would be reconstructed and see service in the Imperial navy in the Veteran fleet under Admiral Bast, with TA-1313 as second-in-command, during the Galactic Civil War. The tactical droid would live up until the year following the Battle of Endor, which saw the fall of the Galactic Empire. He was named Joint Chief in the Imperial Remnant led by Bast, which saw its end during the Liberation of Sullust, which marked TA-1313's final destruction after a long career.