Ralos Velense

"I may not be ya'lls brother, but I will try my best to act like it because we are a team, we are Burner Squad. We have to get the job done and in order to do that we gotta work together, we have to trust each other, protect each other."

- Ralos to his squad before their first mission

Ralos Velense was a Human male who served the Galactic Republic as an Advanced Recon Commando that went on to become a Jedi Knight throughout the Clone Wars. During the Clone Wars, Ralos led a battalion known as the 31st Nexu Battalion, only to be betrayed by that very battalion when came into play. He survived Order 66 and lived on into the Empire Era, but kept hidden on. He lost his parents, brother and sister at a young age when they were attacked by raiders on Tatooine. His uncle, John Gettow, was coming by to return something until he noticed their home on fire and the body of Ralos' dad outside, he found Ralos hiding and took him in. His uncle was a trader in a small town on Tatooine that also had a collection of blades and was a trained swordsman. He trained Ralos in sword training, up until raiders came into place again, attacking the town and killing his uncle that was defending the town along with a few other men. Ralos, who was 14 at the time, took his uncle's dark sabers from his collection and fled until he was found by some pirates who took him in, giving him gun training throughout the years spent together.

He went on to be a wanted bounty hunter until he heard of the Galactic Republic and decided to volunteer, hoping to make use of his training to prevent what happened to him when he was younger. He was on Coruscant when Order 66 was put into play, he was on his way back to one of the Republic bases along with his squad known as Burner Squad. He escaped his men when they were told of Order 66 by stealing a speeder and heading off to base to get in his. Later, now on Contruum, he learns of the Rebels and how they destroyed the 2nd, that's when he decides to notify the Rebels of his existence. He takes in a named Andrew Crelonn, of the new Jedi Order. He later is killed by an inquisitor while defending his injured padawan.

Childhood
Ralos lived a fairly simple life on as a kid. His father delivered things for a living while his mother stayed home and tended to things around the house. His sister was about 15 and his brother 14, while he was 12.

Ralos always had a strong urge to help people. All he could do was watch as people would get mugged in the middle of town. It tore him up from the inside knowing that he was in no position to help at such scenes, he was too small, too weak. The urge to help people became stronger when his home was raided.

Everyone was home, doing their own things, his father looking for deliver orders to take. None of them expected it, it happened quickly, Ralos ran off to hide due to being told by his mother. His father was the first to be killed as he ran for his gun and went to face them outside, though was immediately killed. Ralos hid in a small cramped closet, clothes covering him. He heard his mother's scream as he heard a gun shot as well. His brother and sister hid too but were unfortunately found and shot dead. The raiders luckily didn't find Ralos and left, with much of Ralos' family's possessions.

After all that, Ralos stayed hidden in the closet, crying silently. His uncle came by and found him; he took Ralos in and gave him sword training, hoping he could use the training to defend himself. Ralos stayed with is uncle for 2 years up until the point that the town that they stayed in was also raided. Ralos lost his uncle in the raid, he luckily survived this raid as well, he ran away with some supplies in a small backpack; he took his uncle's dark sabers with him, as a way to defend himself and to remember his uncle.

Ralos was found by a group of pirates, first thinking to take him in as a slave to sale, but over thought it as Ralos was quick to fend them off. One suggested to take him in as a new member and so they did; the leader of the pirates which was a Weequay named Jaluk Votch, gave Ralos gun training.

Once Ralos was old enough to fend for his own; do whatever he wants, he left the pirates. He was given a good farewell as he considered the pirates family now, Jaluk took the role of a father figure. Ralos left and decided to go into the bounty hunter business, because time with the pirates made him lose some of the thoughts of helping people, though they were still deep within him.

Career
As Ralos started off as a bounty hunter, he was pretty successful. During his bounty hunter years, he wore a dark grey exo suit with red highlights and a black cloak. He equipped himself with two dark sabers, two DL-18 blaster pistols, and a sniper rifle he managed to get his hands on.

Now 23, Ralos was doing good in his bounty hunter career. Almost every bounty he took, he got done. One bounty he was offered was to kill a tyrant king, which he gladly took and finished. As Ralos moved on in his career, he had a bounty on himself from the Republic, and a few other places.

Ralos started remembering what he really wanted to do in life, help people, prevent things such as what happened to him when he was young. Upon hearing about the battle on, he decided to join the Republic, becoming a volunteered trooper within the army of clones.

Trooper Training
Upon signing up for the Republic army, Ralos was sent to for training, though he thought it unnecessary since hes already been trained over the years. He was put in a cadet squad that consisted of two clones and one volunteer, evening the numbers. Upon their first few training sessions, they were pretty successful, Ralos seen as the leader in almost all the sessions. Him and his squad were successful upon their final training task, afterwards becoming official troopers, Ralos earning the rank of Corporal.

Battle of Lanos
After Ralos and his squad-mates were made troopers of the Galactic Republic, they were sent to the Galactic Republic controlled planet, which was under attack by Separatist forces. Ralos and his squad-mates fought long and hard throughout the battle. The effort in the end came up as pointless since the Confederacy obtained Lanos. Ralos' squad that luckily survived the whole battle, ended up being sent off-world due to the lost. Once off-world Ralos was given the rank of Sergeant and a squad-mate of his, CT-9955, was awarded Corporal.

Battle of Atraken
"I hope this is all worth it." "It's worth it, its gotta be worth it."

- CT-9955 to Ralos

A while after the, Ralos and his squad was sent to Atraken. Upon arriving on Atraken, Ralos' squad witnessed the tragedy that was happening to Atraken's population. CT-2129/14, one of Ralos' squad-mates, met a young human girl only to find out that she was dead the next day due to toxins. Ralos' squad was assigned under clone commander CT-3921 during the battle. Ralos' squad spent around 4 months on Atraken. While on the front-lines, was put into place and Ralos' squad had to follow their commander which began leading a great mass of troops towards droid forces blasting at them. They pushed on until they reached a Separatist base, to which they headed in and took over, losing a good amount of men during the push. With Operation Katabatic a success, Ralos' squad were sent off-world, Ralos earning the rank of lieutenant and CT-9955 earning Sergeant-Major. The other two squad-mates were given the rank of Corporal.

Battle of Cartao
After the, Ralos' squad was sent to Cartao to help in the battle against the Separatist. Ralos and his squad were put under the command of Jedi Knight. While under Torles' command, Ralos was placed in command of Torles' troops, CT-9955 as second in command. Ralos' showed great skill and leadership while on the front-lines of Cartao, him and his troops downing many droids and tanks. When General 's ship disabled the Separatist, Ralos' and his troops were given advance time before the Separatist could be activated. Ralos and his troops, alongside Torles, were able to successfully defeat the Separatist's forces. After the battle, Ralos was offered the chance to become an Advance Recon Commando, an offer that he took. After accepting, he was sent to Kamino to be trained in the new Advanced Recon Commando Training Program, leaving his squad behind.

ARC Training Program
While under the guidance of the ARC troopers, Ralos and a few other troopers selected for the program, honed their skills. While a couple of troopers struggled in training, Ralos excelled. With Ralos' excellence growing, so did his reputation. Many troopers of the program showed appreciation towards Ralos. saw him as a promising ARC trooper. While in the program, Ralos became friends with CC-2592, CT-3272, CC-5581, and VT-9912; VT-9912 being a volunteer trooper named "Vaser". Within a few weeks, Ralos was officially one of the most skilled troopers within the program, if not the best. He was a great shot, very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and was very strategic. He was known to be a little bit rational about things as well.

When it was time for the end of his training, he was set as an ARC trooper, was promoted to Captain, and was given a battalion to lead. Clones of the program were given nicknames by Alpha-17. The names of Ralos' friends were as followed: CC-2592 was given the name "Verza", CT-3272 was given the name "Upgrades", and CC-5581 was given the name "Avier". Upon graduation, troopers were given the opportunity to customize their armor according to their designated unit.

After graduating the program, Ralos customized his ARC trooper gear. Ralos' armor sported red markings, similar to ARC-77, but instead had a bit more red and some dark grey on it. Ralos put a red upside-down triangle with a red line forming a triangle over it on his chest-plate. Ralos ordered in for his battalion to be fitted in an armor design similar to his, minus the triangle. After equipping his newly customized gear and ordering in gear for his battalion, Ralos left off for Jabiim, alongside a few troopers of his newly founded 31st Nexu Battalion; a battalion that specialized in assault, infiltration, and reconnaisance.

Battle of Jabiim
Now that Ralos has his own battalion, him and his battalion are sent to on Jabiim, to help out with the, a battle between the Republic, the Confederacy, and the Jabiimi. During the battle, Ralos met up with his old squad-mates, which joined him and his battalion, though they weren't officially part of his battalion. Through the battle, the Republic suffered heavy losses, including one of Ralos' squad-mates, CT-9955, affecting Ralos and his other two squad-mates greatly. With the Republic losing the battle, an evacuation was due, Ralos and his remaining squad-mates, alongside some of his battalion, being evacuated. After the loss, Ralos offered his old squad-mates to join the 31st, which they accepted.

Battle of Cerea
After the Battle of Jabiim, Ralos, now leading Coal Company of the 31st, alongside his newly formed Burner Squad (his old squad-mates), is sent to. Upon Ralos' ship arriving in orbit, LAATs containing 31st troops were launched. Ralos got on a LAAT with Burner Squad, also accompanied by a platoon of 31st. While on route to Cerea's atmosphere, the LAAT was hit, crashing not far from a battlefield. Ralos and his squad survived, but most of the platoon was killed, only four 31st troopers left when they had up to nine. After checking to see if the pilot survived (which didn't), Ralos and his remaining troopers rushed to where they heard gunfire. They met up with the other 31st, at fire with droid forces.

After a few minutes of firing, the 31st took out half of the droid forces they were currently fighting. Ralos ordered for the troops to move up, him and 31st troopers running straight towards the remaining forces and taking them out. After pushing through more droid forces, Ralos and his troops were nearing to a city. Ralos met up with while leading his troops towards the city. Upon entering the city, they are involved in a big battle against droid forces and forces. After the two hour long battle, Republic forces set up camp and helped civilians caught up in the mess.

Ralos and his troops remained at the city, defending it and tending to the civilians. Ki-Adi-Mundi and his troops left, leaving Ralos in control of the area. While at the city, a large unit of droid forces appeared. The 31st went on into a hour long battle with the droids. While blasting droids from the front, a unit of commando droids sneaked in to flank the 31st while they were distracted. Upon realizing, Ralos had to take a platoon to deal with the commandos, leaving a now smaller number of troops at the front-lines. Ralos and the platoon were able to defeat the commando droids, with a few casualties. Ralos and the platoon immediately rushed back to help the remaining troops deal with the droid forces at the front. After the battle, Ralos had orders to remain stationed in the city. With a few more attacks every now and then, the 31st survived through the month long, which ended with the assassination of.

Battle of Ansion
When the planet was invaded by Separatist forces, the Galactic Republic sent the 31st Nexu Battalion to push the droid forces off-world. The 31st's Coal Company took charge during the battle. Ralos participated in the battle, his squad alongside him. While CIS and Republic ships fought in orbit, LAATs were deployed, making their destinations the planet's surface. Most LAATs landed near the planet's capital, 31st troops having to be deployed outside the city due to droid forces occupying the inside. Other LAATs went over the city to drop off jet troopers. Burner Squad joined the jet troopers, jumping alongside the 31st's Jump Squad. Troopers that survived the jump landed within the city's streets, having to quickly find cover in buildings.

Ralos and his squad joined up with Jump Squad after the jump, making their way to the city's center. While making their way towards the city's center, they joined up with more troops. When nearing the center, they were met by a large unit of droids. Ralos had two members of his squad follow him while the rest stayed to hold off the droids. Ralos, alongside CT-5601 and CT-7090, made their way to the city's center, where the city's main building was located. Within the building was the planet's leaders, under the capture of a tactical droid, the droid leading the invasion. Ralos had CT-5601, snipe the tactical droid, they then continued to enter the building, take out most of the droids, and free the leaders. Republic forces that landed outside the city have now pushed through the droid defenses, entering the city to take out remaining droid units. The 31st that were with Ralos earlier finally met up with him and the other two, helping them secure the area. The Republic had some 31st stationed on Ansion after the battle.

Personality and traits
Ralos was usually a very stoic seeming person, led on to be so through his past which he had a hard time forgetting. Though he had a hard life, he always tried make the best of things, by trying to look on a brighter side of things and joke around at certain times. In battle he would try thinking a little more strategic on the what to do, but this wouldn't always be the case as he would be seen going head on into battle at times. Whenever Ralos had a chance, he would try to help others to the best of his abilities. Often jeopardizing a mission, as well as his life.

Powers and abilities
Ralos was a highly trained swordsman, due to his uncle and his jedi master later on in his life both being greatly skilled swordsmen themselves; the ones that trained him. He was also a great marksman, able to shoot a bird down with a pistol of his if he wanted to. His connection with the force was very weak through most of his life, which is why he was a trooper through most of the clone wars. He only ever tapped into the force through a at an ancient tomb, that tomb belonging to an ancestor of his which was a sith. He was able to surpass the hold of the dark side and later become part of the jedi order, where he honed his force abilities.

Equipment
He wore a few different sets of armor during the. Through the beginning wearing phase 1 ARC trooper armor, then upgrading from then on. He had worn two sets of phase 2 ARC trooper armor due to one of his sets getting so busted that he had to get a new set.