Metal Squad

"We used to believe that being a good soldier meant doing whatever you were told to do, no matter how bad it may seem. Look where that got everyone."

- CT-4792



Metal Squad is a small unit of Clone Troopers who were part of a group of Clones from the 314th Assault Battalion who didn't comply with Order 66, instead choosing to buy enough time for their Jedi general to escape the rest of Clones hunting him. Metal Squad suffered heavy casualties in the following battle, and the four survivors barely escaped alive. They continued to fight the forces of the Empire using guerrilla tactics. The four defiant Clones served under the New Republic after the Galactic Civil War, still wearing their Clone Trooper armor.

Metal Squad used to be composed of fully ten Troopers, but was reduced down to four during Order 66. The current members are Sergeant CT-4792 Stoner, CT-0851 Hopper, CT-7563 Riker and CT-8963 Fill.

Clone Wars
The members of Metal Squad were assigned to the 314th Assault Battalion led by Captain Marco. They were thrust straight into service after their training along with their entire battalion, and sent to the world of Okaza to battle Seperatist forces supporting the planet's resistance fighters terrorizing Republic holds on the planet. Metal Squad was part of several engagements early on in the Okaza War, serving side by side with Captain Marco on most battles, earning the officer's respect for their unquestionable loyalty.

The squad was present during the final battle on Okaza, where the Republic had finally managed to corner the last bits of Seperatist and insurgent forces into a small gorge near an area known as Gzyrkun after eight months of constant battle. Captain Marco personnally lead the company in which Metal Squad was assigned in a charge against the enemy fortifications. Dodging blaster bolts and explosions, three members of Metal Squad went down, but the remainder managed to reach the fortifications and breach the enemy stronghold. Soon, dozens of Clones poured into the enemy base, and quickly overran the insurgents and their Seperatist allies.

After Okaza, the 314th was sent down to the barren desert world Kulama, where they were placed under the direct command of Jedi Knight Vreezan Koln. The Jedi Council had been scouring the ancient Jedi ruins on the planet for weeks, and had caught the attention of Count Dooku, who now had an army of battle droids on the ground, ready to seize the ancient temple. Metal Squad was slightly skeptical about fighting for an old ruin in the middle of nowhere but, as did the rest of the battalion, they carried out their orders nonetheless. The battles that followed were brutal and costly for the 314th. Trench warfare and urban combat in the old Jedi ruins caused many Clones to lose their lives. Metal Squad, already hardened soldiers from the Okaza War, managed to inspire many of the younger and newer Clone Troopers to fight on, and they served as rallying beacon for many other Clones, which was something their Jedi commander grew to admire about them. Knight Koln personnally reported their valorous actions to the Senate and the Jedi Council.

After almost a month of fighting, and heavy casualties, the 314th managed to break the droid forces and force them offworld in full retreat. The Clone Troopers chased down several of the retreating battle droids, determined to let as little of them escape as possible. Soon, the deserts around the Jedi ruins were filled with the shattered bodies of hundreds of battle droids. The battle had been costly though. Almost 50% of the entire 314th had been wiped out, and most of the survivor's were wounded, some even critically. A part of those wounded would never make it home. Metal Squad had lost three members, getting off easy compared to most other squads who were utterly wiped out. Metal Squad and Captain Marco entered deeper into the Jedi ruins with Knight Koln, where dark chambers contained pieces of valuable technology that could be used in the war. There were indeed several pieces of dormant Jedi tech found within the ruins that had been locked away for centuries. However, as Marco had his combat engineers inspect the items, it was quickly determined that the majority of them were useless, having exhausted their power supply hundreds of years ago. Nonetheless, finding these ancient ruins caught the interest of the Jedi Council, and ordered Koln to remain on Kulama to examine the ruins. The 314th was also left on the planet to help with the excavation.

Metal Squad continued the rest of it's service on that barren sand-ball, and were assigned as part of the security detail, but doing little mre than picking up rocks or scanning for seismic disturbances. Soon, the Clones of the 314th began to call themselves the "Vacation Battalion", feeling that they were utterly useless excavating ruins. Metal Squad leader, Sergeant Stoner, personnally asked Marco to request a transfer. Marco willingly complied, but the Senate turned down the offer, claiming that knowing that the Seperatists were interested in the ruins, they could be coming back at anytime, and that protection would be needed for the Jedi tech found inside. Marco quietly expressed his disdain for the order, but complied anyway.