Alpha-73 (Bolt)

"Gamma Squad! This is Commander Bolt! Hallway 3A is being overrun!"

- Commander Bolt during the First Battle of Kamino

Alpha-73, later nicknamed Bolt, was an Advanced Recon Commando who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. A Commander in the Rancor Battalion and and a lightning bolt on the battlefield (hence his nickname), Bolt was assigned to Tipoca City on Kamino to select potential ARC trooper candidates from squads of clone cadets nearing the end of their training. Bolt was still on Kamino when the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched an attack on the cloning facilities there. The ARC trooper participated in the defense of Tipoca City and was permanently scarred by the Confederate Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress.

Training and First Battle of Kamino
One of many soldiers cloned from the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett on the planet Kamino and trained to serve the Galactic Republic, Alpha-73 was an Advanced Recon Commando commander and a member of Rancor Battalion of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. He gained the nickname Bolt during training due to his speed on the battlefield. He was also given the task of overseeing the selection and training of new ARC trooper recruits. In 22 BBY, Bolt was reassigned to Kamino to oversee the final stages of training for clone cadets in Tipoca City, and the members of the cadet squad who performed the best in the last challenge were to be selected as ARC troop candidates. Alongside Commander Colt, he oversaw some of Bravo Squad's training as well as independently overseeing Gamma Squad's training.

Bolt remained on Kamino when the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched an attack on the planet. The commander assisted with the defense of the city, leading ARC troopers during the battle and engaging Separatist B1 battle droids within one of the city's halls, 3A. During the battle, the Confederate Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress slashed him across the face with one of her lightsabers, permanently scarring him. He remained unconscious for the rest of the battle. During recovery, he would tattoo purple streaks down both sides of the scar and have his destroyed eye replaced cybernetically.

Battle of Anzart and Death
"Verd ori'shya beskar'gam."

- Bolt's last words

In the following years of the war, Bolt participated in more battles alongside the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his 501st Legion. In 19 BBY, the last year of the war, Bolt participated in a battle on the ocean planet Anzart, during which he was shot several times. Giving his forces time to escape on LAAT/i gunships, Bolt's helmet was shot off and he lost a pistol. Uttering the words "Verd ori'shya beskar'gam," Mando'a for "A warrior is more than his armor," he fought to the last breath, getting shot in the chest by commando droids.