Ian Utides

Ian Utides was a Human male from who served in the  during the.

Biography
Having joined the just prior to 's declaration of war, Utides finished his basic training in time to join Lieutenant Ibratu'na's platoon. Fighting with the unit throughout the Iridonia-Lannik Campaign, he survived several battles with s unscathed. Two years later, his unit was tasked with carrying out the boarding action at the heart of the and 's joint effort to capture the. In preparation for the mission, the platoon was placed under the command of Marine Captain Laera Reyolé and trained in shipboard combat.

After Reyolé had deemed the 1st Marine Strike Platoon ready for battle, she assigned Utides to the unit's Third Squad. Once aboard the Sith flagship, she placed the squad under the oversight of Ibratu'na himself along with Georg Oakes, tasking them with causing as much chaos and destruction as possible in order to draw enemy troopers away from the platoon's true objective. In the intense fighting that followed, Utides lost his right hand when Third Squad ran afoul of a that was soon dispatched by Oakes before he could finish the private. Despite the seriousness of the wound, Utides stayed with the unit, finding out to everyone's surprise that he was a skilled off-hand shooter.

In the wake of the platoon's escape with the comatose Revan and the fleet's return to Republic space, Utides was fitted with a prosthetic hand. Along with several of his comrades, he accepted Captain Reyolé's offer of induction into the Marine Corps. During retraining he became highly adept at using two blaster pistols at once, earning respect as a skilled close-quarters combatant.

Appearances

 * The Last Full Measure