Arik Baraka

"The guy who led the 28th SpecOps Division to victory in a dozen campaigns? Yeah, I know him. We're best buddies. Why? Because he's me."

 was a Sahharran Army officer who led the 28th SpecOps Division through the Clone Wars, and then rose to the rank of Supreme Commander of the Sahharran Army.

Early life
Arik was born in rural Seson, to a military family. His father was the commander of the 3rd Elite Brigade's 4th Airborne Regiment, and his mother was a Sahharran Navy nurse. Through his entire early life Arik was intrigued by weapons and the Sahharran Army. It was mostly his father who influenced this love; he amazed his son with stories of his combat engagements during the Ectan Civil War. When Arik was ten his father gave him his first blaster pistol, and at eighteen Arik was given a scholarship to the Sahharran Officer's Training Academy at the request of his father, graduating with honors at the age of 22, on the eve of the Clone Wars.

Career
At the beginning of the Clone Wars, the Sahharran Military High Command decided it needed a special operations unit that could function in many different roles, unlike regular divisions, which normally had a set function. The result was the 28th SpecOps division, made up of the most experienced and highly trained units in the Sahharran Army, including the 1st Armored Brigade, containing tanks and armored vehicles, the 1st Light Infantry Brigade, containing scouts, snipers, and quick response troops, the 1st Heavy Infantry Brigade, containing more heavily armed infantry, and the 1st Support Brigade, containing gunships, military police, Pathfinder and Elite units, and engineers. After being recommended by numerous faculty at the SOTA, Arik was given command of the new unit, which soon established itself as a very crack unit. One of the units greatest achievements was its work in rescuing Jedi Knights during the Great Jedi Purge, which Arik personally supervised. It is said that this division rescued 5 out of the 10 Jedi that were rescued by Sahharran forces, with 4 out of 10 being rescued by the AS-15 Light Cruiser Archer, and the last one being rescued by the 45th Pathfinder Regiment. After his service in the Clone Wars, Arik rapidly climbed the ladder of promotion. By the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, he was the Supreme Commander of the Sahharran Army. He also assisted Luke Skywalker in building his Jedi Praxeum, and helped the New Republic in building up its special forces to a level rivaling that of Sahharran Pathfinders.

Death
Arik did peacefully in 66ABY at the age of 100.

Post-mortem
Arik was remembered for years after his death due to his work in preserving the Jedi Order.

Personality and traits
Energetic, excellent marksman, efficient pilot, strong leader, great commander, and a good guy through and through.