User:Commander Lightning/Archive 1

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"There are times when you must do not what's required, but what's right."

Victor Gamma Lightning, who was commonly known as Commander Lightning, was a Force-sensitive commander of a military organization known as the Galactic Empire, which was called the Blue Forces Coalition Military during the Great Sith War. Under his direct command, the troops complied with the orders without question.

The beginning
Commander Victor Gamma Lightning, whose real name was unknown, formed his military approximately fifty years before the formation of the Galactic Republic. He was known for his intelligence (given the fact the he was undeniably intelligent), cleverness, and instinctive responses. Some even considered his traits too exceptionally unique for human ability.

During the Great Sith War, his military was called the Blue Forces Coalition Military. Although it was a small force then, the Commander believed that it was still a formidable opponent. Lightning and his personal force of Stormtroopers, along with help from the Jedi Order, massacred thousands of Sith troops towards the end of the war. It was not known what happened to Lightning in the few thousand years that followed.

One thousand years before the Invasion of Naboo, Lightning re-named his military the Galactic Empire. The fleet grew to very high numbers, having hundreds of thousands of starships and other spacecraft rather than only thousands. Many new classes of ground vehicles introduced during that time, which also greatly increased Lightning’s forces. The next thousand years were rather uneventful for Lightning, even though in the end, it was not known what he did during that time.

During the Clone Wars, Lightning’s military had increased exponentially, having over one hundred million vessels in his fleet along with millions of troops and officers. However, they only participated in twenty different missions, most of them being highly classified. At the end of the war when Operation: Knightfall was executed, Lightning felt a harsh tremor in the Force that told him the Jedi Order was being destroyed as hundreds of Jedi and their forces were being assaulted in several ambushes. Not only that, but hundreds were also being killed by Darth Vader in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

During the Galactic Civil War, Lightning, via hologram, gave orders to ambush the crew of the Tantive IV, the consular vessel belonging to former Imperial Senator Bail Organa. Colonel Daine Jir, acting on orders from his Commander, briefed the Tempest Force Stormtroopers and ordered them to attack the vessel, eliminate the crew, capture Imperial Senator and Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa and recover plans for the Death Star. At the Battle of Yavin, the Imperial commander and his personal staff were away from the system at the time, due to construction of a new secret weapon near Kuat.

Hearing the news about the destruction of the Death Star, Lightning was infuriated. He decided that the next design of the Death Star be discussed with Moff Jerjerrod and Lieutenant Sanford Nimitz (who in 8 years would be directly promoted to Major due to a major victory in several missions on his part), who was his third-in-command.

Rogue Squadron and the Galactic Squadron
"This Rogue Squadron is one tough adversary. Interesting..." --Commander Lightning, after seeing many unanswered victories in Rogue Squadron's favor

Following the formation of Rogue Squadron, an elite Rebel fighter squadron mainly comprised of X-Wings, Commander Lightning had received several reports from the Moffs in the many sectors about the danger they posed to the Galactic Empire. When news of this came to him, it only served to enrage him even more. After the ordeal on Gerrard V, hearing about Lieutenant Kasan Moor's defection, he decided that it was time to form a "Rogue Squadron" of his very own. Enhanced cloning, advanced training, higher skills, and quicker responses compared to the average Stormtroopers were given to modified Imperial troops. Handpicked personally, they would form Galactic Squadron. Lightning became its the squadron leader, and he appointed Colonel Daine Jir and Major Sanford Nimitz as his subordinates.

"Eliminate Rogue Squadron, and we've practically won the war." --Commander Lightning discussing to Galactic Squadron about Rogue Squadron's crucial value to the Rebel Alliance

Twin Suns Transport Services and the Azzameens
"Idealists, those Azzameens. They won't hesitate to join the Rebellion when the time is right for them."

Victor's attention was not restricted to the Rebels. Twin Suns Transport Services was getting actively, yet secretly involved in Rebel activity, especially Tomaas Azzameen. Also, they had a violent rivalry with Viraxo Shipping, headed by K'Armyn Viraxo, who was a recent friend of Lightning's. The Viraxo later were ambushed at Viraxo 54 by Ace, Aeron, and Emon Azzameen, disguising the Selu as the Venix. The slick Imperial Commander was not fooled by the ruse, and sent a Victory Star Destroyer, Intruder, to supposedly "investigate" an incident of an illegal spice, or cover-up. But the Intruder's true intention was to intercept the Azzameens before they escaped. All they found was counterfeit spices and the remains of the Selu. Admiral Garreth Holtz told the captain of the Intruder on Lightning's behalf, "That's more than enough evidence of the Azzameens' involvement with the Rebellion, but we can't make our move yet." Indeed, Victor favored the Viraxo over the Azzameens, as he told K'Armyn Viraxo to send a few spies to the Rebel platform, Hospital. The Azzameens never realized that the Empire knew what they were up to all along, and had planned a trap. The Battle of Hospital was actually a trick to reveal the Azzameen's true colors. Admiral Holtz, acting on orders from Colonel Jir, staged a vicious attack on the platform. Despite the arrival of the Azzameens, 34% of the Rebel personnel including Tomaas and Galin Azzameen, were killed. Holtz then placed warrants and bounties on the Azzameens' heads, especially Ace and Aeron. K'Armyn was pleased to hear the news, which in turn pleased Lightning. He waited anxiously for their arrest. Holtz devised a two-pronged attack: The Viraxo would harass the Azzameens, while the Imperial forces would seize and/or destroy the supplies at Twin Suns Station, and the Azzameen Home Base. The plan only worked partially, as the Azzameens made off with 40% of their supplies, and escaped capture. However, Lightning's shock troops were deployed from an Assault Shuttle, which had battered and disabled the Home Base and they were sent to secure the station. Unfortunately for him, half of the squad was killed by a spiked container in the hangar. But in turn, it destroyed a section of the hangar, which amused him to see the traitors lose their home. He then had the equipment in Twin Suns Station stolen by his shock troops. After that, he ordered a special task force of ships, Star Destroyers Rage and Admonitor to, "Wipe out Twin Suns Station!! Spare no one!!!!". Within minutes, the once-proud landmark of the Azzameen family and Twin Suns Shipping was ravaged and bombarded, soon turning from a once-undaunted, glorified structure, into a dark gray hulk reduced to rubble floating in space, or in his words, as he said himself: "This will serve as an example for those who DARE to betray me!"

Further events
He appeared at the Battle of Endor, although he was not present at the decisive clash.

During 7 ABY, Galactic Squadron would compose of the main squadron and Lightning's personal guard.

Clash with Rogue Squadron
In 11 ABY, during an attempt by Rogue Squadron to destroy an Eclipse-class Star Dreadnought, the Justice, they were once again detected by Galactic Squadron's fighters.

Personality and traits
"There's no room in the Universe for iron fists!! Freedom is the only way!!"

When it came to the fate of the Galaxy, Lightning was highly in favor of democratic systems of government. He had a strong disliking of tyrants, dictators, corrupt monarchs, smugglers, crime lords, bounty hunters, and criminals. However, what he hated the most was what he called the insurgent threat of the Rebel Alliance.

While in battle, Lightning was merciless to his enemies. He was friendly towards allies. He would show contempt to those who viewed him as an enemy.

The Imperial commander also had a grudging rivalry with the famed Rebel fighter group known as Rogue Squadron.

"Let's get one thing straight. I don't like hotshots. They are overconfident, they hardly ever follow orders, and they're semi-suicidal maniacs; given to the fact that they nearly always get killed at some point! They're less likely to survive than real pilots." --Commander Lightning discussing to Colonel Jir about the incompetence of hotshots

Because of their cockiness and occasional defiance of orders, he had come to detest hotshots, especially hotshot pilots. So as a result, they were not allowed to join the Galactic Empire.

"Ckehahaha...!!!!"

He also had a habit of using his signature cackle whenever he cornered his adversary or when the moment was appropriate. Whenever someone heard the sound, most would be overcome with fear, or just stand motionlessly in shock.

Lightning's TIE Hunter
The TIE Hunter was his favorite of starfighters. After the battle of Fondor, it was used exclusively by him. Modifications to its speed, firepower, weapons, and the hyperdrive made this starfighter a threatening sight to the Alliance. In addition, an internal shield generator was installed, and the shield it projected was impenetrable to any weapons known, unknown, or discovered. The hull was refitted with an extremely dense alloy that would screen the ship from all attacks, in case the shields failed to stop the enemy weapon. In addition, there was an automated rear turbolaser turret, that would not only defend the starfighter, but also deliver the firepower of an XX-9 Heavy Turbolaser to destroy most starfighter-class ships in one shot.

To prevent the ship from ever falling into enemy hands, Lightning installed a code-lock and fail-safe system with an indecipherable code that Lightning did not even confounded with the most intelligent droids; it was a code that only he knew.

The Thunder Bolt
The Immobilizer 418 Cruiser's ability to prevent the enemy from jumping into hyperspace was remarkable in Lightning’s eyes, and therefore, Lightning's command ship was one. It was frequently guarding the flagship of the Imperial Fleet, and it also presented itself as a command ship, creating a difference between the terms "flagship" and "command ship". It underwent extensive modifications to fit his needs, and he would dub it the Thunder Bolt. The long-lost Vor'Na'Tu that had been crushed into fine dust by Luke Skywalker soon caught his attention. He would soon suppress the Vor'Na'Tu back into its solid original form. The artifact was then used to power the new main weapon of the Thunder Bolt's hyperlaser. He also knew about the dangers of the Hypermatter Annihilator, and the extreme inefficiency of its power supply. Therefore, he would use a secondary Holocron as the ship's energy source. The Heavy Turbolasers not only were powerful, but they were modified to be highly accurate, even downing the quickest starfighters with a single shot. The bridge was defended by a prototype Turbolaser, and the command deck was swarmed with TurboMissile Turrets and Heavy Turbolasers. These additions made this deadly ship a threatening sight for any Rebel pilot.

Talents and abilities
His powers and skills were considered high in the eyes of his peers. In fact, they were believed unmatched even by Anakin Skywalker or Yoda. What really set him apart from the others was his ability to use both a lightsaber and a ranged weapon, such as a blaster, at the same time, with uncanny accuracy, which made him a dangerous adversary on both terms. Despite being Force-sensitive, no other Force-sensitives are able to sense his presence or pinpoint his strikes. This may be due to an unknown ability that no one else had posessed. Also, another unique ability was the enhanced Plant Surge, which allowed the ability to affect other lifeforms as well. In addition, the presence of Dark Side energy had no effect on him; in fact, even using Dark Side associated abilities or channeling fierce emotions, such as anger or hatred, did nothing to corrupt him. Another trait that set him apart from other Force-sensitives was the advanced Mind Trick that allowed him to confuse even the strongest-minded individuals.

Force Lightning was his favorite of all of his abilities, and occasionally he would combine them with other similar powers, such as Force Chain Lightning, Force Storm (lightning), Electric Judgment, Force Drain, and Force Storm (weather).

Below lists many (but not all) of his abilities:
 * Force Flight
 * Force Lightning
 * Force Chain Lightning
 * Mind Trick
 * Force Blind
 * Electric Judgment
 * Force Storm (wormhole)
 * Force Storm (lightning)
 * Force Storm (weather)
 * Midichlorian Manipulation
 * Invulnerability
 * Invincibility
 * Force Jump
 * Force Push
 * Force Speed
 * Force Pull
 * Force Choke
 * Force Grip
 * Force Crush
 * Excellent Intelligence
 * Extreme Force-sensitivity Factor
 * Force Illusion
 * Force Clone
 * Force Healing
 * Force Meditation
 * Incredible Agility
 * Force Stealth
 * Force Shock
 * Force Stun
 * Force Orb
 * Force Destruction
 * Force Blow
 * Force Repulse
 * Force Wave
 * Force Whirlwind
 * Force Light
 * Force Fear
 * Force Horror
 * Force Insanity
 * Mind Control
 * Force Persuasion
 * Force Corrupt
 * Force Projection
 * Control Pain
 * Force Sense
 * Spear of Midnight Black
 * Force Form
 * Force Weapon
 * Force Confusion
 * Force Burst
 * Bolt of Hatred
 * Shape-shifting
 * Lightsaber/Blaster Dexterity
 * Torture by Chagrin
 * Dopplegänger
 * Force Phantom
 * Resist Stun
 * Force Resistance
 * Force Purification
 * Force Immunity
 * Deadly Sight
 * Force Armor
 * Force Reflex
 * Force Blinding
 * Force Blast
 * Force Suppression
 * Force Breach
 * Force Call
 * Sith Magic
 * Alter Image
 * Alter Environment
 * Alter Damage
 * Phase
 * Create Force Wraith
 * Ray
 * Quey'tek
 * Plant Surge (enhanced)