RC-1257

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, nicknamed Woka, was a veteran clone commando sharpshooter of the Grand Army of the Republic. As one of the few troopers who wasn't assigned to a squad, Woka served the Old Republic in many one-man missions during the clone wars. Travelling in many planets and locations across the galaxy, he was one of the few clones to have so many battle experiences.

Woka's military career began in the battle of Geonosis. He started gaining reputation after completing a dangerous assignment in this planet. Four months later, he suffered his first serious injuries in the battle of Muunilinst, where he lost his right leg by a mine. After Muunilist, and despite his previous injuries, he was taking more and more riskful tasks, as he was considered a veteran soldier by this time, always completing them with success. In the last months of war, Woka was honoured with the Hero of the Republic, one of the highest decorations that a soldier of Republic could receive. Instead of becoming a living paradigm for the next generations, Woka unfairly found his death on the battle of Kashyyyk, where he got seriously injured by a B2 Super battle droid, dying a few hours later.

Hcontribution to the Republic became widely known many years later, when officers of the New Republic retrieved his profile information from an old database. His name was included in the Museum of fallen heroes, a museum made for the fallen heroes of the Old Republic and the Alliance to restore the Republic.

His uncommon braveness on the battlefield and his passion to serve the Republic helped him survive from many missions that he should have died. He was known as the commando who never retreated in a battle, always staying in the first line. For others, however, Woka was a cold, lethal and silent sharpshooter who was never missing a single shot, giving to the rest of the squad an unfamiliar sense of safety.

Early life
Just like any other clone, Woka was born on a cloning facility on Kamino and was codenamed RC-1257. In the first years of training in the battle simulators, it became clear that he was destined to become a sharpshooter. While he didn't have any notable physical abilities, he had many developed mental abilities. His ability to think crystal clear on combat situations and not panic, along with his amazing reflexes and his ability to aim with great accuracy were the reasons to be selected as a future sniper clone.

Woka was one of the few commandos not to be assigned in a specific squad as his roles were to accomplish one-person missions and, if necessary, assist other squads or simply take part in a war, helping other troopers in battle. While this was not something regular for a clone commando, he was not the first nor the last to have this role. Due to the large number of possible roles that Woka could have in a battle his training period was extended, giving him the chance to learn how to use medic and advanced communications gear as well.

Geonosis
The first battle that Woka fought in the Clone Wars was the battle of Geonosis, the battle in Geonosis. He was originally sent directly into the battlefield and later assisted the Vetal squad, a five-man squad with the mission to deactivate three hidden anti-air weapons. While he completed the mission with success, only he and the squad leader survived.

Deployment
Shortly after the end of his training, RC-1257 was sent in his first mission on the rocky planet of Geonosis to fight in the first battle of the Clone wars. Apart from the standard equipment he was carrying a special communications gear that was enabling him to see the vital information and position of any active squad on the battlefield and communicate with them at any given time. The first orders that were given to him were to fight on the battlefield as a regular trooper until getting further orders. After getting a brief explanation of what he had to do, Woka boarded in a LAAT.

The deployment was done half a kilometer away from the battlefield. Far away from what it was expected, the whole platoon got ambushed by a group of Geonosians, giving them a taste of what was going to follow. A succession of similar encounters followed with Woka having the role of the protector of the platoon. Upon reaching the battlefield, Woka continued alone and headed in a sniping spot, where he fought the separatist forces in this area. By the end of this short battle, and while the army was moving on, Woka stayed behind, healing injured clone troopers.

Assisting Vetal squad
Minutes after the capturement of this area, and while Woka was moving on, the advisor came in contact with him, explaining that a squad named Vetal needed his immediate assistance. His detector automatically redirected to a new position, giving him information about the location of that squad. Realising that they were almost a kilometer away from the battlefield, and were constantly moving, Woka grabbed as much ammunition as he could and moved to the position of the squad.

Moving to the unknown, Woka encountered several Geonosian warriors who were scouting the area. With no information about the status or the mission of that squad he expected anything, from the best to the very worst. As he was approaching their position, that was constanly changing, Woka found the body of a dead clone commando. By the appearance and his weapon, Woka assumed that he was a sniper. Assuming that this dead commando belonged to this squad, Woka realised why he was called for help.

The squad was finally found in the depths of a canyon, where they were defending themselves from the Geonosians while they were trying to revive one of its members, but without success. By their appearance, it was clear that every soldier had sustained serious injuries and that the squad could not move deeper into the enemy lines in its current condition. Luckily, Woka reached the team, killing the nearby Geonosians. As he was informed, Vetal squad was sent to destroy three hidden anti-air weapons that were preventing the deployment of Clone troopers deeper into the enemy lines. Under the command of the squad leader, Norman he proceeded to the Anti-air first turret.

With the first ambush being a success, Woka protected the demolition expert from the few droids that were guarding the turret, giving him all the time to plant the explosives. The first turret was easily taken down but from now they had to move as fast as they could, as the separatists had been alarmed for their presence in this area. In an attempt to help the rest of the team hide from the separatists and reach the second turret with safety, Woka stayed behind to slow down the incoming forces of Geonosians.

Losing contact
Having sustained his first injuries in the battle by the Geonosian warriors, Woka retreated deeper into the canyons, now far away from his team. Realising that he was near to the third and, acoording to his information, the largest Anti-Air weapon, Woka tried to inform the team that he would attempt to clear the way for them so that they can easily deactivate the last turret but they didn't respond. Having only a couple of grenades and his sniper rifle, his decision was more a risky venture rather than a tactical move.

His doubts on how possible would be to clear the whole way for the squad by himself were confirmed by reaching the third Anti-Air mechanism. At a first glance, it seemed unapproachable as tens of B1 and B2 battle droids were not only protecting the turret but a droid dispenser as well. Despite the heavy defence and armed with determination, Woka attacked the droids, hoping that the team would reach his position soon. In five minutes of intense battle, Woka had no chance but to retreat back to his squad.

By reaching the other turret, Woka found the whole squad incapacitated, failed to detonate the bomb planted to the second turret. With two remaining droids defending the turret, Woka easily finished their job and succesfully revived its squad leader, Norman. With no other option, Woka communicated with the clone advisor, giving him the coordinations of the turret in order to perform a bomb strike. While this move would be costful to the Republic air force, it would be impossible for two commandos to complete this mission.

Escape
The two commandos retreated from their targets as fast as possible as their presence in this area was known. With a damaged armor and almost no ammo, Woka and Norman were giving their best self to avoid any further encounters. Luckily for them, when the droid reinforcements reached the area, both of them were moving to the closest LAAT's, far away from any possible danger. While this mission was a success, Woka was thinking the dead squadmates and what would happen if he hadn't stayed behind.

Personality and traits
Like any other clone trooper, Woka was loyal to the Republic, always following the orders given to him with passion and determination. This, however, wasn't making him a mindless automaton that was only executing orders. In almost all of his operations, Woka was behaving bravely, having a complete lack of fear towards death. While this characteristic was making him respected among his fellow soldiers, it costed his leg on an operation in Muunilinst. The main reason Woka was so brave was due of his mental and physical superiority towards the Confederation's droids. However, he was also willing to risk his life for the life of his squadmates as well, as he was showing an uncommon compassion to other clones, even when they were not commandos.

Inspiration
The creator of this character was highly inspired from the videogame Star Wars: Republic commando. The whole feeling of the story is identical to the one of the game. Characters or events that are considered classic for a star wars story, like lightsaber duels, are not even mentioned, as the whole article follows a strict line of realism which, however does not make the story boring, exactly like the videogame.

Contradictions to Star Wars canon
From the biography of the character, it is seen that RC-1257 has some talents that his teammates don't. This is impossible as Woka was a part of the clone army, something that should have make him have the same abilities and the same talents with the other clone troopers. However, the writer of this article has given to the character, and to other clones as well, talents that other clones may not possess. It should be noted that his distinctive personality is not a non-canon element as every clone had developed its own unique personality.