Dragomir Jovanović

Dragomir Jovanović, nicknamed "Dragi" by his comrades, was a Human male who fought as a mercenary pilot for various navies. Considered a talented pilot by many, Dragomir was a flying ace with 392 kills by the end of his career. He fought at the Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, and fought his final time in 29 ABY, at the Liberation of Coruscant from the Yuuzhan Vong. Born in 44 BBY on the Inner Rim Territories planet of Iseno, he was raised to eventually join the large army that the planet maintained due to it's military traditions. Dragomir specifically trained to serve as a combat pilot, though when he was eighteen years old, military age, in 26 BBY, Dragomir quickly joined the Republic Navy. He had no intention of staying on his homeworld, wanting to, in his words, "see the galaxy".

He served the Galactic Republic until 23 BBY. During his three year career Dragomir attained the rank of warrant office second class and became an ace with eight kills, which he achieved against pirates during the. However, Dragomir often got into arguments with senior officers. His piloting skill was the only thing that kept him from being dishonorably discharged, and, to the surprise of his superiors, he got along with Jedi. However, while on leave in the Outer Rim Territories, he was approached by a Separatist recruiter. Dragomir initially refused to deal with him, but then was persuaded by the recruiter to join the CIS. During the conversation, the recruiter told him various examples of corruption within the government of the Republic. Dragomir joined the Confederate Navy, and was given the rank of group captain.

Early life


Dragomir Jovanović was born in 44 BBY on the planet of Iseno in the Inner Rim Territories. His parents were both affiliated with the Iseno army, which was not uncommon. The planet maintained a large army, having a military tradition. His father was an artilleryman while his mother was a nurse. Dragomir was raised by them to succeed them in the military. He began fitness training at an early age, and learned to shoot blasters, martial arts, tactics, and several other subjects in his teenage years. Dragomir became a "good shot" in the eyes of his father and several of his army friends, but typical army roles did not interest the young man. He saw various starfighters leaving an airbase nearby and had a dream of becoming a combat pilot.

At the age of thirteen, his father bought him a. He did not know how to fly it, and his father did not expect him to at that point. Dragomir and him spent about a year getting it to work (as it did not have complete parts) and then modifying it heavily, in order to upgrade it's speed and maneuverability. His father also removed the armament, not trusting him with it yet. Dragomir began to fly the craft, and trained for many hours. Over time, he mastered controls of the fighter, and was able to preform various maneuvers. Later, they added the guns back and he began target practicing in the more remote mountainous parts of their province.

By the time he was fifteen, Dragomir already had plans of leaving his homeworld. He had learned about politics when he was fourteen, and soon afterwards wanted to see the greater galaxy. Other than his two parents, he only had a few distant relatives and virtually no friends; as he did not go to normal school and did not convene much with other teenagers. He spent much of his free time either reading, exploring the countryside, or watching the HoloNet for galactic news, which seemed to greatly interest Dragomir. In 27 BBY, he attended an aerial acrobatics demonstration by a Republic Navy fighter squadron. It greatly impressed him, and afterwards, Dragomir asked several nearby officers on enlistment information. They handed him documents with basic navy enlistment information. He read it over carefully, and prepared to enlist the next year, when he turned eighteen.