Magnum Rockwater

Magnum Rockwater was born on Bestine IV in 61 BBY. He grew up to become Senator of Bestine and the Supreme Chancellor not long after that. He was known for supporting and allying with the Jedi Order in his political career. He passed several bills including Galactic Healthcare, the Food and Spice Administration, Blaster Registration Act and the Blaster Control Act. He allied with the Jedi during the Coo-Neo Crisis and Great Galactic War. He was a known Jedi sympathizer and those in his closest circle knew that he tried to make decisions and act the way he thought a Jedi would act. He was known for his calm and peaceful demeanor as well his ideology to seek out a diplomatic solution over a militant one. He also had an aggressive streak and was willing to fight if the situation called for it. Because of his many anti-weapon reforms, he was nearly assassinated in 24 BBY.

Early life
Magnum Rockwater was born on Bestine IV in 61 BBY, to fairly influential parents. His father was a Galactic Senator and his mother was an aid to the Leader of Bestine IV. He grew up in less than challenging conditions, and because of his parents position in society, he was able to go to the most prestigious schools in the galaxy, including the Political wing of the University of Alderaan. He graduated Summa Cum-laude in 40 BBY.

Seat on the Senate
Shortly after graduating from University he became an Aid to the Senior Senator of Bestine. Soon thereafter he became increasingly appalled and disillusioned with the policies and stance of the Senator. He realized after careful observation that the senator was corrupt, he would regularly take bribes from Corporate officials and slave traders to vote against motions to restrict or illegalize their illicit activities as well as conceal and deflect attention of their activities on Bestine IV.

His mistrust of the Senator caused him to accelerate his own plans and aspirations for the Senate Office of Bestine. He along with fellow delegate Brutus Cassio created a campaign to expose and bring down the corrupt senator and bring Magnum Rockwater in his place. The plan was a rousing success, and he ascended to the seat in 36 BBY. He quickly gained a reputation among his fellow senators as the 'clear, just and weighted hand of Democracy'.

He gained particular acclaim for advocating the creation of the Republic Defense Space Force, to patrol Coruscant space and air for illegal activities, as well as allow them to use it in defense of just governments and Republic interests. Unbeknownst to him, this became the first step in militarizing the Republic.

He also grew in popularity for leading the cause for creating the Food and Spice Administration, which regulated the quality and legality of food and certain medicinal drugs. This would help him become 'one of the most influential Senators of this era' according to then-Chancellor Orasco.

First bid
Magnum rode this recent wave of success and ran for the Chancellery. He had a majority of the Senate's votes, until a senator named Kinaya Madrid stopped his bid cold, and convinced the undecided to take the incumbent's side. Rockwater lost by a margin of 3% of the vote, the closest in the Senate's history.

More reforms
Two reforms he hoped to enact, with wide senate approval, were the Blaster Control Act and Blaster Registration Act, making it much more difficult to obtain and legally own a projectile or light firing weapon. He also hoped to pass a law concerning assault blaster prohibition in the general civilian sector of the population, this passed, but records showed very few busts regarding that law. One other act that passed thanks to his leadership was the Blaster Owner's Protection Act, this protected civilians from being prosecuted falsely under the blaster laws, and also created guidelines for civilians and security to follow, for legal purposes. Because of his anti-blaster stance and the bills he had passed, an assassination attempt was placed on his life. He escaped into the with  protection before the attempt had become successful. He was later escorted out of the building with Jedi bodyguard protection.

He called for Galactic Healthcare reforms, which gave everyone in the galaxy the right to medical services, without being billed. This called for higher taxes and trade tariffs to compensate for the cost of funding such a large action. Though the bill was rejected and passed over numerous times; in 30 BBY a vote concluded with a total of forty-nine percent in support. It finally got passed and enacted on 25 BBY, after more than half the Senators elected to vote in support..

Coo-Neo Crisis
Rockwater was in office during the whole of the Coo-Neo Crisis. Some said due to his stance on the Jedi and his relationship to them he was able to be present during the decision to send Scott Borek, Shyla Spearrunner, and Bruce Jammer to to deal with the situation. Several historians argued that this was the most important decision of the last 1,000 years, since the, and paved the way for future events.

He was also present during their return to Coruscant to report on the mission to Dontamo. He and fellow Senator Kellen Varundle vowed to arouse support for Borek, Jammer, Spearrunner, and the Shadow Vengeance in the Senate, by promising to have military support on by battle's end.

True to what he promised, he was able to garner support and send the Republic Defense Space Force and the Coruscant Guard, by the end of the battle to give the Republic victory. This crisis eventually led to the Great Militia Debate.

Personality and traits
He was a sincere and just politician, according to the Jedi and fellow politicians, they were traits that many fellow government officials said were hard to find. He was very reverent of the Jedi Order and followed their counsel very closely. He often came to them for advice, and this led to them allowing him to sit in on their Council meetings, soon he brought Kellen Varundle into the mix. He said he tried to model himself after the example the Jedi had set, and tried to pass and present bills the Jedi would create or try to pass themselves. He was a man of upstanding and high morals, and would not deviate from them to make a quick credit, much to the chagrin of many. Historians believed him to be one of the most important beings in the galaxy during his lifetime, because of his personality and traits, which could influence and help create a new generation of politicians like him to govern the galaxy.

Though he was a peaceful man that looked to solve things in a diplomatic manner, he was not afraid to take up arms and fight. His more aggressive and militant side was on display during the Great Galactic War. Coincidentally this helped him gain more popularity and power among the Senate and the civilian population.

Abilities
Rockwater had the ability to sway his fellow Senators to his cause by talking with them. Some suspected this was due to a passive Force connection, that was unrefined. They thought his ability to sway his coworkers was a crude form of Force Persuasion or a Mind Trick. Jedi and some Senators thought that his strong leadership qualities were augmented via the Force connection that he possessed.

He also had a decent ability to wield and shoot a gun, but was not known as a sharpshooter among his military colleagues.

Behind the scenes
likeness was used to portray Magnum Rockwater. Magnum's rise to the Senatorial seat was caused by illegal activities, ironically, exposing illegal activities is what got him enough influence to usurp the seat from his corrupt predecessor.

Many of the bills and acts he pushed to pass were based on real-world bills and acts that have been passed or are close to passing in the United States, such as the Health Care Bill, and the Firearm Regulation Act.

Naming and origins
Magnum Rockwater's name was originally Brandon Rockwater in a completely different draft of the Epic of the Star Wars saga; Brandon was originally a Jedi with a mentality similar to. Skywalker's last name was the inspiration and basis for what eventually became the last name "Rockwater". He was meant to play the role that Alec Prime does in this universe. Once the story for the saga evolved into a movie era saga about the Chosen One, he was scrapped.

When it came time to develop political characters to interact with the Jedi and serve as an ally to the Jedi, Rockwater's name popped up. By this time the creator decided to drop the name Brandon because it sounded too Earth-based and the author felt that "there were too many earth-based names in the saga already."

Rockwater's story was created and the character would serve as the principle politician in the Epic of the Star Wars; several supporting characters would be built around him. He was meant to be the "honest" politician that works his way up in power until he takes the Chancellor's seat. Unlike he was not a power hungry and Jedi despising leader. He was meant to be an honest leader in a time of dishonesty and make the fall of the Republic that much harder to bare.

After his personality and history was sorted out, he needed to be given a first name. While coming up with names, many of which are used in the current incarnation of the saga, he was watching. Thomas Magnum, the show's main character served as the inspiration for Rockwater's first name.