Ovation captain

The captain of the Ovation, also referred to as the Ovation captain, was a member of the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars, who commanded the Acclamator-class assault ship Ovation.

Biography
He was assigned as one of the sole patrol vessels guarding the Coruscant system during the first weeks of the Clone Wars. While on patrol there, the 1337 N00B5 raided the Jedi Temple, and his ship was called in to block their escape. The captain, knowing his ship could overrun their fighters in a hyperspace jump, decided to use a Hypercourse Ambush to trap the gang, but he was tricked into jumping into a system where the Confederacy of Independent Systems had just sent a reconnaissance fleet. The captain decided to fight the CIS ships, as he felt it was his duty to the Republic. Soon after, two patrolling corvettes, the Ancient and the Short, representing the Utapau Security Force, arrived to assist the Ovation, but they were still outnumbered. The Ovation captain took no notice when the 1337 N00B5 jumped into the system, and concentrated on the battle instead.

When an unseen tractor beam tugged one of the corvettes away, the Ovation captain decided to fall back, a maneuver that was critical in protecting the lives aboard both his ship and the CIS's (the Confederacy had taken several Utapauan prisoners aboard their flagship). When the 1337 N00B5 forged an agreement with Wongata Kelvin, the captain of the Ancient, the Ovation captain was attempting to lure the Confederate ships into an asteroid field. When the 1337 N00B5 successfully boarded the CIS flagship, the enemy fleet fell into retreat. Shortly afterwards, the Utapau Neutrality Pact was signed to end the battle, and the Ovation captain resumed his hunt for the pirates who had raided the Jedi Temple.

However, it was learned that by the terms of the agreement, the captain had no right to carry out the Republic's justice in the Utapau system without the explicit permission of an administrator. Respecting the laws of the Republic, the Ovation captain had his ship return to Coruscant, where presumably he continued to carry out his service to the Republic Navy.

Personality and traits
The Ovation captain was pragmatic, but stubborn. He was fiercely loyal to the Republic, but distrustful of the Jedi Order. He was a man who did his duty, following orders religiously, but not leaving out room for creativity. Though he was not a terrible tactician, he was easily deceived, as when the 1337 N00B5 charged his ship head on as a feint, and when the same gang lured him to the Utapau system.

The captain had mixed feelings about the Clone Army. Though he felt that they could threaten his career, he trusted that it was a necessary evil, and that the Senate, and the Chancellor by extension, knew what they were doing when they prepared for the war. He nevertheless looked down on the clones, seeing them as tools and "lowlifes."

Behind the scenes
The Ovation captain was created as a speculative ancestor to a stereotypical Imperial admiral.

Appearances

 * Avian Hunt