Jacklin Moore

Jacklin Moore was a military genius who fought in many pivotal battles during the dusk of Krayt's Empire. He was famous for having disappeared after the Thirteenth Battle of Coruscant in 200 ABY. He was presumed to be dead until he reappeared in 267 ABY at the remarkable age of 121 years.

Early Life
Not much is known about Jacklin Moore's childhood. What is known is that he was born to Jay and Trace Moore on Coruscant and was named for his great-grandfather in 146 ABY. At the age of 15, he ran away from home to join the Imperial Navy.

Twelfth Battle of Coruscant
"My commander is a (expletive) idiot!"

- Jacklin Moore complaining to a fellow lieutenant

By the age of 18, Jacklin Moore was a lieutenant on the Sola Imperia and had the potential to become an admiral in the Imperial Navy. However, he was slowed down by the fact that his commander was, in Moore's own words, an idiot. This would lead to a near-disaster at the Twelfth Battle of Coruscant.

Moore was sent on an offensive against the Adieu, captianed by Jacques de Fontaine. However, his orders, given by his commander, were extremely vague and impossible to follow. Furthermore, a jamming field that was set in prevented the group from contacting their commander. Moore tried his best but was nearly captured. In all, his group suffered 50% losses, cutting their size from 200 troops to 100 troops. Needless to say, Darth Krayt was unhappy.

Despite the fact that the Adieu was captured and surrendered, Krayt had the 100 surviving troops brought up on military trial for "deliberate disobeyment of orders". Moore tried to argue that the orders were unclear, but Krayt was serving as the jury and judge. He found them guilty and had them exiled to Tatooine.

Tatooine Civil War
In 175 ABY, a civil war broke out on Tatooine between the Jawas, the Hutts, and the Tusken Raiders. Moore, as the de facto leader of the group now known as the Abandoned Shock Troopers, declared that the war was illegal and vowed to stop it. However, he ended up declaring war on all three sides that were fighting.

However, this move would turn out to be disastrous for Moore. The Jawas were able to build good weapons, the Hutts used their connections to buy good weapons, and the Tusken Raiders stole weapons from both sides. After a major brawl at Beggar's Canyon (which lost the Imperials 30 men after shooting began), Moore decided to have Tatooine evacuated for the safety of its citizens. However, this would not stop the four sides from fighting. At the Dune Sea, the Imperials faced massive resistance. At one point, the Jawas and the Hutts started shooting. The Imperials were left with only 10 whole after the battle. 15 had been injured and 45 had died in the battle.

At this point, Moore decided that it was unlikely that the Abandoned Shock Troopers would survive if they continued the Tatooine war effort. Therefore, he asked Darth Krayt to send him a ship to transport his 25 living troops to Coruscant, where an epic battle was happening. Therefore, in 177 ABY, Jacklin Moore rejoined the Imperial Navy.

Thirteenth Battle of Coruscant
Immediately, however, Moore and his other troops were placed under arrest aboard the Pax Imperiana, where they would remain. The Empire's mistake, however, was allowing them to communicate.

After 15 years of confinement, the Shock Troopers attempted an escape. The time was perfect, as all of the resources were being used to fend off a Rebel invasion. The 25 men were able to secure a shuttle and escape to the surface of Coruscant. The Rebels would take this the wrong way and interpret this as an Imperial retreat to the planet. Therefore, they advanced.

Defection and Desertion
Jacklin Moore and his troops unanimously decided to defect to the Rebellion, which added plenty of experience and 25 men to a green 376,000-troop assembled army. He helped provide anti-air fire as well as anti-troop fire, which was invaluable to the Rebels.

However, he disagreed with the Rebels on many counts, especially strategy. One strategy that was employed by the Rebellion was the bombing of schools.

"What the kriff? They're bombing schools!" "Yes. Schools that indoctrinate future Imperial soldiers." "No, schools where young children go to learn!"

- Lieutenant Jacklin Moore and Captain Jonathan Kranth

After relaying this information to the rest of his 24 men, Moore asked for a vote as to whether they should serve the Rebellion or not. The vote was 25-0 against. Therefore, the troops boarded their shuttle under the guise of attempting to provide air cover. Instead, they flew back into space and fled to a Rebel Star Destroyer. They boarded it and took command. By revealing the atrocity to the crew, they were able to convince them to take off into parts unknown. Before that, they made a short announcement to all the ships.

"What is wrong with this galaxy? What's wrong is that morality has completely disappeared. The Empire--our government--has murdered its own citizens. The Rebels, however, have bombed schools. There must be some morality left in this galaxy of corruption. I am leaving in this ship, which will henceforth be known as the Freedom Heart, in order to find the truth."

- Now-Captain Jacklin Moore

With this, Moore disappeared from the known galaxy.