ARC-887

ARC-887, alternativley known by his nickname of Hound was an lieutenant who fought in the 179th Legion. After years of service, he perished on his homeworld of during the, when he sacrified himself in order to prevent the escape of a gunship load of s.

Battle of Tatooine
During the, Hound was first deployed during the Recapture of Tatooine, in order to test the ARC troopers. He was placed under the command of and clone commander Torch. When the Republic forces came across the settlement of, the locals pleaded with them to exterminate a nearby tribe of Tusken Raiders who were threatening the nearby town. Agreeing to do so, Torch sent out ten clone troopers, believing that a small team of highly trained soldiers could easily wipe out the primitive natives. However, when they reached the Tusken camp, the Tuskens ambushed the clones, managing to kill four of them. Thinking quickly, Hound managed to lead the other clone troopers out of the canyon and into the open, but was attacked by a massiff as he was retreating. Although Hound managed to kill the animal, he lost his right hand in the process. When reinforcements arrived, they found a badly injured Hound standing over the massiff. They took him back to the safety of Mos Osnoe, where he was seen to by an. Shen-Jon applauded Hound's bravery, but scolded the recklessness of Torch, who had been indirectly responsible for the deaths of the others and the maiming of Hound. Hound was later fitted with a prosthetic right hand to replace his lost one. Hound's injuries delayed the deployment of ARC troopers until the.