Zek Dharm

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"You only live once in the game of life, why would you waste it on becoming a villian like them?"

- Zek to Tret

 was a Mandalorian Trainer and Bounty Hunter for the Republic during the Clone Wars. He was a high ranking member of Clan Dharm, earning his Jaig Eyes from it and even rescuring Jabus Dharm five times and counting.

Early Life
Zek's Early Life was an interesting one to say the least. At the age of three his parents had been killed on Mandalore, at the age of six he had been adopted into Clan Dharm. Quickly in Dharm he became a well-rounded Mandalorian and well known to the clan. By the time he was ten he could already fire a blaster of any type, fly a ship and tame wild Animals, most commonly Rancor and Blurggs.

Career
Zek's Career was simplistic. Once he became of-age, he had gone on a mission with two of his clanmates, Kalka and Tret Dharm, he had shown very quickly on this mission that he was quick minded, a talented fighter and a great leader. This was what lead him to get his Jaig Eyes. On the same mission, he had learned what his true calling was, and thus became a Bounty Hunter. Jump five years into the future, the Clone Wars began. He, and many other Mandalorians of different Clans, were banded together to train the Clones. His training was a very selective course, it's acceptance was even rarer than the Advanced Recon Commandos or even Commandos themselves. His squad of cadets were known as "Dharm Squad". Funnily enough, much like the Null-Arcs, Zek had adopted the Cadets into his clan.

Death
Zek died during a rescue mission for Tret Dharm, he was going on mission with two of his Cadets, CT-5789 "Leika" and CT-2367 "Peti". During the mission, he was on his way to extract Tret when Tret pulled a blaster on him. His final words being "You only live once in the game of life, why would you waste it on becoming a villian like them?" to Tret. Tret then shot him in the gut twice, then the neck and the head. Finishing him painlessly.

Post-mortem
After Zek's death, the Cadet's he adopted and Jabus Dharm agreed to detain and capture Tret. Doing so caused Tret to shoot himself, leaving the Dharm Clan in Chaos as now two of it's highest ranking members have been killed.

While there was chaos, there was also peace. Dharma Squad (Leika Dharm, Peti Dharm, Yer Dharm, Mezika Dharm and Geine Dharm) had followed his legacy, becoming trainers for the Mandalorian Clan and Bounty Hunters themselves. Jabus Dharm had honored Zek's death, leaving a mark in the history of the Dharm Clan forever.

Personality and traits
Zek Dharm was a strict but loving Mandalorian. He wanted to make sure his Cadets were always in tip-top shape, and wanted to make sure that they were always ready. But he also cared deeply for them, as if the five were his sons. To other Mandalorians of Clan Dharm, he showed extreme empathy and respect to them, and sparked inspiration in the children of Clan Dharm.

Behind the scenes
I came up with Zek's name by taking one of my closes friend's name and removing a C from and changing a letter (Making it go from Zack to Zek). I came up with Dharm while thinking of the religion Dharma. He was originally planned to be a Republic Intelligence Operative but many of my friends agreed with me to make him a Mandalorian. I came up with Jabus by just typing random letters together and hoping it made an interesting name. Same with Leika, Peti, Yer, Mezika and Geine. Tret is based off of an old OC of mine from the Old Republic days.