Naastau

"Some live on their homeworld, others live in the stars."

- —Naastau "Titan"

Naastau, also known by his codename "Titan", was a Mandalorian Human male who lived during the late Rise of the Empire era into the New Republic era and saw combat during the Great Clan Wars, the Clone Wars, and the Galactic Civil War.

Great Clan Wars
Naastau, known initially by a different birthname, began his warrior career in his teenage years after he left his homeworld of Oort and traveled to Mandalore where he joined a militia of Supercommandos; it was at this time that he took on the name Naastau and learned elements of the Mandalorian language. After being cast out from the militia around 35 BBY, Naastau used the connections that he developed with local chieftains to form a warband of his own. Upon consolidating his forces as a small-time warlord, Naastau led his warriors in raids across Mandalore and its moon Concordia as he pillaged the holdings of rival Mandalorian groups. As a result of his constant and seemingly indiscriminate raids, Naastau quickly became despised among chieftains and governors throughout the Mandalore system and in late 32 BBY was betrayed and exiled by his lieutenant, who seized control of the warband.

Roving warrior
"Several millennia worth of archives have been lost to this one Mandalorian. I shudder to think what would happen if more followed in his profession."

- A Jedi archivist's report on Naastau

Now an outcast to his fellow Supercommandos, Naastau began operating as a treasure hunter for various employers throughout the Outer Rim for the following years, which he spent hunting down valuable items such as holocrons, chronicle maps, and kyber crystals. It was during one of his treasure hunting missions that he achieved his first Jedi kill. During this time, Naastau acquired his signature starship after he and his droids hijacked a YU-410 light freighter at an orbital spaceport above Gargon, which he named the Faithful Iron and extensively modified the ship aboard the StellarTech Station. Around 24 BBY, Naastau took up a contract with the Black Sun as an assassin. Operating across the known galaxy, his targets included crime lords, businessmen, politicians, and some Jedi investigators.

Clone Wars
"Very rarely have I been disappointed by your reports, Titan. I suppose your encounters with the Mandalorians have served you well."

- Count Dooku to "Titan"

During the Clone Wars, Naastau traveled to the Coruscant Underworld to assist a local Black Sun contingent in taking over a Coruscant Guard base. During the attack, he was captured by clone shock troopers and imprisoned in the base as the remaining attackers were neutralized. The following day, he was brought before a group of Republic Intelligence agents who offered him legal immunity in exchange for service as part of a specialized unit within the Penal Corps. Under the codename Titan, he was sent to fight alongside numerous Jedi Generals, clone troopers, and other penal troopers at Metalorn and then Humbarine before being relocated to Kamino to train clone troopers as a drill sergeant. He was at Kamino when it was invaded by a Separatist force for a third time and helped defend the cloning facilities in the battle. Following the events at Kamino, Titan was briefly deployed to Bah-Rinn to help defend an ancient Jedi enclave, where he turned on his Republic commanders and became an agent of Count Dooku, who took interest in the Mandalorian's experience in combating Jedi. Under Dooku's command, Naastau sent on numerous missions to assassinate Jedi Knights on many battlefronts. He also participated in some intelligence gathering operations alongside other Separatist agents. After months of Separatist service, Naastau went to fight as a freebooter in the Mandalore campaign for the closing months of the Clone Wars. He spent much of the campaign disrupting enemy supply lines, liberating captured Supercommandos, and eliminating high-profile Republic personnel such as officers, intelligence agents, and even Jedi Generals. During Order 66, Naastau helped at least one Jedi escape from the clone betrayal.

Imperial Period
"He could never figure out whether or not he hates Jedi. First he kills us, then he helps us; I suppose Mandalorians just don't pick definitive sides."

- A Jedi Knight rescued by Naastau during Order 66

Naastau continued fighting on Mandalore until he was captured by the Imperials and transported to a remote prison station, though was almost immediately liberated by his droids. Shortly after, he helped a group of Jedi dissidents and Naboo Security Force members in a failed attempt to repel an Imperial attack on Naboo's capital city of Theed. After leaving Naboo, he turned to arms dealing and began selling stolen munitions to anti-Imperial organizations across the galaxy; Naastau often gathered his merchandise by plundering Imperial armories and convoys. During this time, he also infiltrated Imperial data centers and provided classified intelligence to resistance groups and criminal organizations. These activities caught the attention of Emperor Palpatine himself, who deployed a task force that made multiple failed attempts to assassinate Naastau. Around 10 BBY, Naastau lost interest in arms dealing and assembled a pirate gang that attacked various Imperial and merchant assets along the Hydian Way until it was destroyed by an Imperial Navy task force in 6 BBY, after which point he returned to Mandalore and continued opposing the local Imperial garrisons as part of the Journeyman Protectors.

Galactic Civil War
"This "Titan" fellow is a treacherous pirate, and that's all he'll ever be."

- A Rebel smuggler following the events at Shili

As the Galactic Civil War soon engulfed the galactic community, Naastau became convinced the Mandalorians were doomed to subjugation and once again left his adopted homeworld to fight as a privateer under the Rebel Alliance. As a Rebel privateer, Naastau partook in a number of battles and supply missions over the years and saw combat on notable fronts including Tatooine, Rhen Var, Sullust, and Hoth. During a raid on an Imperial patrol, Naastau was confronted by a Rebel starfighter pilot who revealed himself to be Naastau's son. Shortly after his participation in the Battle of Hoth, he was involved in a supply mission to Shili, during which he violated his contract and stole the supplies following a hostile confrontation with the other smugglers and Rebel personnel involved. He later returned to Mandalore once more and participated in the Battle of the City of Bone among other operations across the sector.

Legacy
Naastau was most remembered in Mandalorian records for his "barbaric" misdeeds during the Great Clan Wars, though his later actions against the Imperials did not go unrecognized by some historians. As he often made an effort to keep his exploits in the dark, most of his life remained a mystery.

Equipment
"Neutralizing him won't be an easy task. His armor's enhancements are on par with that of our best special forces, and the capabilities of his droids are not too far behind."

- An Imperial agent during his mission to hunt down Naastau Throughout his extensive combat career, Naastau wore several sets of durasteel Mandalorian armor, at least one of which having been enhanced with various gadgets and modifications. Naastau was often assisted by several droids including Artie and Tekker in his operations.