The Essential Guide to Force Exile/Alpha-21

Alpha-21 “Twone” was an ARC (Advance Recon Commando) trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic. Like the rest of his ARC brethren, he was personally trained by Jango Fett and first activated at the Battle of Kamino. Records indicate that Twone fought valiantly, saving the lives of several hundred adolescent clone troopers by fighting a delaying action against battle droids and Separatist commandos. His citation from the battle indicates that he lured a dozen destroyer droids into an armory and destroyed them with land mines, then persuaded twenty commandos into thinking he was part of a large clone patrol led by Jedi Knights, which caused them to withdraw. This would be in keeping with Twone’s documented twisted sense of humor with which he viewed the galaxy.

Twone’s service record is incomplete, but it is known that he saw action on some of the toughest battlefields of the Clone Wars, including Dantooine, Bal’demnic, and Drongar. He was wounded in action no less than seventeen times, earned two Chancellor’s Service medals, three Republic service medals and numerous other accolades. His particular specialty was close-range combat and he was known to wield an energy multiblaster shotgun on Drongar and Bal’demnic. His psychological profile indicates that he preferred action to inaction, in order to help him forget about the horrors of war he had experienced.

However, at the end of the war, Twone retired from what had become Imperial service, tiring of the incessant carnage; though it is also suspected that peacetime might have been too boring for the restless soldier. Teaming up with another ARC retiree, Alpha-28 “Spectre”, Twone and Spectre started their civilian lives on Boz Pity, but Twone soon acquired them employment as private security guards on Commenor. Due to their similar backgrounds, the two became good friends and their partnership eased their transition from the regimented nature of military life to the dynamic flow of civilian living.

As employees of Durashield Securities, Twone and Spectre were assigned along with the head of the company, Bwilor, and Drelve Tlaleo, his Tunroth companion, to provide protection for the Kraen family on Commenor. The Kraens had come under attack by Mistryl attack and the family had hired Durashield to fend off the marauders. Working with planetary law enforcement, the Kraens and their guards were moved to a safe house. Furthermore, Twone and Spectre received clone commando armor from one of the Kraens, granting them an advantage over the Mistryl. However, the Mistryl eventually located the safe house and attacked in the middle of the night. Twone was on duty and managed to sound the alarm even after being injured, but while the Mistryl attack ultimately failed thanks to his efforts, Twone expired from his injuries. He was buried with full military honors on Commenor in the Veterans Final Resting Place, Clone Wars segment, but efforts to exhume his remains have been unsuccessful; galactic turmoil has apparently launched the last remnant of Alpha-21 into final oblivion.

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Twone was not present in the original draft of Smuggler. He was introduced later in the drafting process in order to provide more character interaction with Spectre following Spectre's retirement from the military. Twone was characterized as more of a jokester than the typically somber Spectre. He also served to provide some more martial proficiency to the Durashield Securities team protecting the Kraen family. Twone's character was tied back into the characters of Force Exile I by establishing him as the individual who had personally slain a Jedi Knight and friend of Selusda Kraen's, Bairdon Jace. Twone's feelings about the matter and his discussing them with Spectre helped clarify and resolve his own position on the Jedi Order.

Twone's death was included in the first drafts where the character appeared, and served as part of an ongoing process to divest Spectre of his military ties. Also, his sacrifice was meant to exemplify those made by countless military members in the line of duty, protecting others from harm. His service in the defense of the Kraen family was such that Selusda was able to forgive him for his killing of Bairdon after Palpatine had ordered the Jedi killed. Finally, Twone also imparted the knowledge of Selu's identity and plan to Spectre, though the other ex-ARC had already known the former.

Appearances

 * Force Exile II: Smuggler