Beta-1

Beta-1 was a Kaleesh General in the New Confederacy and lived on Kalee for the beginning of his life, in which he became famous all over the galaxy as a helper for the New Republic and a pest among his people. He was born, Garma Shiiik Trath. His main goal in life was to avenge his old friend, Grith Kaya Malliaa. His biggest and first accomplishment was the Battle of the Forest in 600 ABY under the New Confederacy.

He joined the Jedi Order in 590 ABY and was also forced out the same year. After that is when he joined the New Confederacy and became a general.

He was an only child and his parents were captured by the New Republic when Garma was only a baby, so Garma never remembered them. He was raised be Grith and his parents. That is why they knew each other so well.

Childhood (500 ABY-520 ABY)
"Someday I plan on leaving this ugly rock." "Really? I like Kalee just the way it is."

- A young Garma Shiiik Trath to his best friend, Grith.

Garma had an adverturous childhood. He never thought much of his home planet of Kalee. He referred to it as "the ugly rock that I got stuck on." His best friend, Grith thought that the planet was the perfect place to be. Together they snuck on ships, spied on secret battle conferences, and even caused a skirmish on Kalee.

He and Grith were once spying on a conference. They heard the battle plans and told one of the soldiers, but exaggerated and made it seem like there was almost no chance on leaving the battle. This caused the soldiers to rebel against their commanding officers and caused a skirmish. This made them famous across the galaxy and was called by the New Republic "the heroes of the Republic" and "the scum rebels" by their people.

Adulthood (520 ABY-590 ABY)
"Still planning on growing old on this ugly rock?" "I'm starting to agree with what you said all those years ago." "I knew that you would."

- General Garma Shiiik Trath in the battle with the New Republic to his best friend, Grith.

Garma and Grith worked in the Kalee army together in the same legion. Still known as the ones to cause the uprising, no one trusted them and kept their distance in battle. In a battle against the New Republic, Garma and Grith were captured. This was a relief for everyone but terror for the two. They were taken to Dagobah where Grith was stricken down for refusal to go through an obstacle course.

This made Garma snap. He destroyed the whole course and made a cage in which he placed his captures. He stole a shuttle and returned to Kalee where the battle was won. When he landed there was a pyre for Grith in which we was the only one to attend. After that he swore to get his revenge. He carfully planned how to do this one day. He would infiltrate their main base on Felucia and destroy everything in his path. He made an attempt, but was captured. He was given a choice to join the Republic, which he accepted, and went to Coruscant to be trained as a Jedi.

Jedi life (590 ABY)
"Grith was slain and I wish to avenge him." "Vengeance is like a poison. Once you have some it will eat away at you."

- General Garma Shiiik Trath and his Jedi Master, Jarth Kri.

When Garma was reformed he wanted to become a Jedi. He decided to go ahead and pursue that. On Coruscant he found a Jedi named Jarth Kri. Jarth was the only one who would train the Kaleesh. Jarth took Garma under his wing and made him his Jedi apprentice. They were master and apprentice for many years.

They were on a mission, one day, to Boz Pity. They were to settle a riot that was happening between the natives. When Jarth and Garma landed, Jarth said that he wanted to negotiate a solution, but Garma had other plans in mind. Garma lashed out and asked what each side wants to accomplish. Then the two sides were one again, but Jarth and Garma were the ones under attack. This is where Jarth fell. Garma took the shuttle back to Coruscant where the Jedi Council was standing, armed with lightsabers. They have already heard the news and Garma was the one to blame for the fall of Jarth, a beloved Jedi among all the Council. They decided to stop Garma before he could cause anymore damage. They all dueled and Garma, heavily damaged, fell off the landing platform.

New Confederacy (591 ABY-602 ABY)
"Grith, I will avenge you. I will avenge us both."

- General Beta-1 thinking back on his past.

It was on Coruscant that he was discovered by Viceroy Gondroy the same day as the attack. Gondroy took Garma to a facility on Neimoidia where he was placed into a baccta tank to heal. When he awoke, he had a complete body. He could once again walk. He could grasp a lightsaber. He was no longer Garma Shiiik Trath, but General Beta-1 of the New Confederacy. Beta-1 spent nine years of training to prepare for the assult on Kashyyyk. He was made a general and was given his own leigon. With this legion he traveled across the galaxy to conquer it.

Battles
"Dark. Desolate. A useless and depressing planet.  Sounds like a dream."

- General Beta-1 while escourting the Wookiees to Danuta after the Battle of the Forest. Beta-1 has been known to wage battles by himself. He battled even without order of the Viceroy.

Battle of the Forest
See Main Article: Battle of the Forest

The first of Beta-1's battles was the New Confederate Raid on Kashyyyk, also called the Battle of the Forest. This is the first battle launched by the New Confederacy. Beta-1 led his legion to attack Kashyyyk, because it was a primary source of recources and infantry for the New Republic. After the battle the Wookiees were taken to Danuta to be placed in prisons.

Battle of Fire
See Main Article: Battle of Fire

The general, Beta-1, continues his advance on the galaxy going to Mustafar which the Republic newly captured. He wanted to get on the good side of the Viceroy. This assult was never ordered for.

Legion
"I will bring order to the galaxy. My legion will rule the galaxy. Grith will be avenged."

- Beta-1 on his legion.

See Main Article: Beta Legion

The Beta Legion was the legion under General Beta-1. It consisted of droids, a few Neimoidian engineers, and Geonosian soldiers. This was the legion that Beta-1 used in his conquest. It was based in the CIS with droids resembling the old ones.

Post-Confederate revenge (602 ABY-611 ABY)
"You Jedi have beaten on me for too long. You might not recognize me. I am fear.  Cower.  I am Garma no more.  I am Beta-1."

- Beta-1 before the Jedi Council.

After the fall of the New Confederacy Beta-1 kept training and eventually could even use the Force. When he was good enough he went to Coruscant to fight the Jedi once more. He revealed that he is Garma and he wins the battle. He then goes to Geonosis to rest in sleep mode for a year. When he awakes, completely rested, he goes on a conquest with his legion.

Fall (611 ABY)
"Grith, I have failed."

- General Beta-1 at his fall thinking of his old friend, Grith.

General Beta-1 was fighting on his home of Kalee with his legion. The New Republic forces were fighting there. Beta-1 joined with the Kaleesh and fought hard, but out of nowhere came a force of bombers and he was given a direct hit. He survived that but was attacked by numerous New Republic troops and just couldn't hold his own. It is there that he met his end with his last thought on his former best friend, Grith.

Rebirth (620 ABY)
"I am fear. I am darkness. I am revenge.  I am Beta-1."

- The reborn Beta-1.

Years after his death, Beta-1 was discovered by a Kaleesh medic. The medic took him and did whatever he could to heal the charred remains. As Beta-1 awoke he felt a surge in the Force and could feel life within him as if he was completely biological again. Beta-1 thanked his healer and went off into the galaxy. When he was in space he could almost see his old friend Grith. This made Beta-1 angry and sad. He flew directly to Dorin to be taught by the Baran Do Sages on Dorin.

As a Baran Do Sage (620 ABY-622 ABY)
Beta-1 became a Baran Do sage and learned their ways. He learned the power of the Force. One day he lifted a crate just by thought and placed it atop another. He underwent many training exercises until he became as good as a Jedi which was better than the oldest sage. After that he decided to leave Dorin and explore the galaxy. This was interrupted by a dream he had of the battle on Kalee that Garma fell. He became angry and went to the planet of Huk.

Huk attack (622 ABY)
"You will pay, bugs."

- Beta-1 on Huk

Beta-1 went to Huk to attack because Huk was a long time enemy with Kalee and the residents were on the side of the New Republic. After the attack the whole planet surrendered. Beta-1 decided to move on and go to Courscant for the biggest purge he has been on.

Coruscant
"Wha?" "What's wrong" "I could have sworn I saw... BETA-1!"

- Two Republic troops near the Jedi Temple. One saw Beta-1 enter.

Beta-1 went into the Jedi Temple after he landed to sabotage it. He destroyed the bookcases, and destroyed the chairs in the Council Rooms. He stayed in sleep mode for the night perched upside-down on the ceiling.

When the Jedi arrived he jumped down for an attack. This surprised all the Jedi. They were even more surprised when he was using the Force to throw bookcases at them. The Jedi could not stand up against him, so they stood down and tried to run away. Beta-1 blocked the doors and forced the Jedi into lightsaber combat. Beta-1 was winning until heavy troopers blew the block on the door. They held Beta-1 off as the Jedi ran away.

Beta-1 left and stayed on the planet surface where the Jedi would never find him. He stayed there for a year. Then he went back to the Temple during the day and made his strike. The Jedi used the Force to throw him out, but Beta-1 used the Force to lift up the Temple and sent flying it into space. He went into the senate room and destroyed everything that he could find. Then he figured that he is done with Courscant and moves on to Kashyyyk.

Kashyyyk
Beta-1 went to Kashyyyk after Coruscant. On Kashyyyk he destroyed tree houses and a fort. He used the Force to bring the Jedi Temple to Kashyyyk and he placed a remote detonator near an oil refinery. When he was near Dathomir in his ship, he set it off. Then he went to the Dathomir surface to continue his purge.

Dathomir
Beta-1 landed on Dathomir for an attack on a Republic base in the area. He used Beast Control on a rancor and sent it into the base. The rancor did massive damage and Beta-1 left Dathomir to continue.

Dorin
"You scum. We teach you and you attack us?" "Did you think that that would matter?"

- A Baran Do Sage and Beta-1.

Beta-1 went to Dorin after Dathomir. He landed on the planet and his ship was greeted. When Beta-1 exited, he struck one of the Baran Do Sages and a battle began. Beta-1 had an advantage because the Sages were unarmed and didn't know as much of the Force as Beta-1 knew. The battle waged.

The Kel Dor soldiers were called in. Although they were attacking long ranged, Beta-1 still managed to strike them down by using Force Jump to get to them. To strike the ones running away, he used Force Speed. The battle was won quickly for Beta-1. He then found a Republic orbital shuttle used by the New Repubic that he remembered as the Bothan Gem. Beta-1 took this ship to continue on his purge. The next planet was Bothawui, the planet that the ship was from.

Bothawui
"Hey! It is the Bothan Gem!" "Wasn't that supposed to stay on Dorin?" "Maybe someone wanted to send it back."

- Two Bothans on Bothawui.

Beta-1 was in the Bothan Gem about to land. There were unsuspecting Bothans circling the landing zone. As the door opened, a Kel Dor exited. Then came Beta-1. He struck the Kel Dor and began battling the Bothans. The Bothan soldiers came, fully armed. Rockets were fired, but Beta-1 caught them with his own hands. Then he threw them at the Bothan command center and destroyed it. Beta-1 stormed the area and destroyed anything involving the New Republic. He continued his purge from there.

Kamino
"And now I continue my purge. I also hope to gain something more important."

- General Beta-1 in the Bothan Gem about to land on Kamino.

Beta-1 landed om Kamino to continue his purge on the New Republic. He captured three Kaminoans to access any clearance on the facility. Then he went to the most important area on the facility. He entered the cloning facility. He saw that the Kaminoans were making clones for the New Republic. He shut down the machines and placed in a container of DNA. He used the Force to create a Kaleesh from the DNA. The Kaleesh awoke and the container opened. Out stepped someone that Beta-1 recognized. Out stepped Grith. Grith saw and recognized Beta-1 as Garma, but didn't believe what he saw. Grith ran away to a docking bay to return to Kalee. Beta-1 became angry and continued his purge.

Manaan
Beta-1 continued to Manaan, home to the Selkath. Beta-1 kept the ship in orbit, seeing as how the planet is mostly water except for one spaceport. He opened the exit way and jumped down. He found a facility with kolto containers. He opeded it and went into the kolto.

When he felt recovered, he exited the facility and, being on the bottom of the ocean because he is metal, he ran up the wall and jumped to the surface. He swam to Ahto City and placed seismic charges which destroyed some of the sity. He then went to the Umber pod and made an attack there. When he figured that he had done enough, he left.

Corellia
"Their strength is in their navy. All I have to do is land and this is practically won."

- Beta-1 thinking about his landing on Corellia

Beta-1 had a small skirmish over the planet. He was in a V-wing that he found. He battled seven Corellian Gunships and ten YT-1300s. He managed to destroy a space station before he landed. He made a small strike on the planet. They gave up quickly.

Mygeeto
Beta-1 went to Mygeeto to continue his purge. He learned from data that he found on Bothawui that there was a base on Mygeeto. He battled the New Republic forces and used Force Beast on crystal worms to sent them into the base. The base was destroyed and he gathered data that said that the Repubic was preparing for an attack by Beta-1.

Kuat
Beta-1 went to Kuat to continue his purge. He knew that Kuat had a strong navy and a large shipyard. Beta-1 destroyed the yard completely. Then the navy is called in. Beta-1 destroyed the entire fleet of an Imperial Star Destroyer, five Corellian Gunships, twenty YT-1300s, and seventy X-wings. When he landed, the natives immediately surrendered. Beta-1 continued his purge.

Bespin
"Will you return to good?" "No. Never" "Very well."

- Grith and Beta-1

Beta-1 went to Bespin to continue his purge on the New Republic. Little did he know, there were forces prepared. He landed on Cloud City where he was greeted by troops. Rockets were fired at the Bothan Gem and Beta-1 was injured. Then mines were placed near the damaged entrance. beta-1 stepped on one and flew into the air. He came crashing to the ground where he was bombarded with fire and was almost destroyed.

Beta-1 got up and took out a lightsaber. He blocked some shots and was hit from behind. A Jedi came out and used the Force to send him into a building. Then he saw the Force Ghost of Jarth Kri. Jarth looked sad. Then he flashed to anger. He lashed out at Beta-1 with the Force and Beta-1 was sent through a wall. beta-1 took out another lightsaber. Beta-1 was heavily damaged.

Beta-1 was pushed back by the forces. He jumped over them and was fired at. a rocket hit him and he was knocked off balance. He landed the jump, but was too weak to stand and fell off the edge. To his surprise, Grith grabbed his arm. Grith asked if Beta-1 would return to good. Beta-1 said that he wouldn't and Grith let Beta-1 fall. This ended the purge.

Post-mortem
Beta-1 was eventually found, chocked by the air and severly damaged from the battle on Bespin. He was brought to Kalee where Grith held a pyre in which he was the only one to attend. Sometimes, Beta-1 would wander around the galaxy as a Force Ghost next to Jarth Kri. He would look happier as if he never turned evil.

Legacy
After his first death, Beta-1 was grieved and his death was celebrated. There was grief because of what he did at the end. He helped the Kaleesh soldiers. There was celebration because of what had happened in his childhood.

After his second death, he was remembered by Grith as a distant memory. Others learned to stand up for their views. Even ones from the New Republic were motivated.

Personality and traits
Garma/Beta-1 was a calm leader, but agressive. Although he would sometimes act rash, it would be made up for. He would stay calm in the line of fire. If asked a question he would make a decision swiftly, but he would think it through. Beta-1 enjoyed history and he studied and idolized Anakin Skywalker.

Likes
Beta-1 liked having things his way. If they weren't his way, he was known to make them his way.

Beta-1 liked battling and dueling with a lightsaber. He worked on his Vapaad to quickly fight.

Beta-1 liked his lightsabers. If he took any as a trophy, he would store it in a compartment in his fighter. He only used his own.

Beta-1 loved adventures. His favorite was his most famous; the one that caused the Kalee rebellion.

Dislikes
Beta-1 greaty disliked having to be closed in. He wanted his freedom and didn't like obeying any rules; one reason he is against the New Republic.

Beta-1 disliked how his droids would do anything foolish, such as going on a mission where they were sure to be destroyed. He wanted his droids to be able to think for themselves.

Beta-1 absolutely hated Huk and its natives. "Those bugs get on my nerves. If they anger me once more, I will not be afraid to destroy that useless rock."

- Beta-1 talking about the Huk natives, as well as the planet itself.

Behind the scenes

 * I got the idea from General Grievous.
 * I got the name from the battle droids of the old CIS. (B-1 = Beta-1)

Appearances

 * Star Wars: New Confederate Rebellion
 * Star Wars: New Confederate Rebellion II