RC-2460

"Get the explosives out! I didn't betray the Republic just so some wannabe clones can bring me down without a fight."

 was a Republic Commando who turned against the Republic when the rest of his squad was killed by Jedi while executing Order 66. Becoming a mercenary, he was reliable, but purposefully did not make a name for himself. Eventually, though, he became a soldier for the Rebel Alliance. His actions at the Battle of Ghereff II cost him his life, but earned him a posthumous medal of honor.

As Clone
RC-2460 was one of the first clone commandos, and fought in numerous missions for the Republic. Stationed on Alderaan when Order 66 was enacted, he and his squad immediately cut the communications from the base off. Six Jedi and their apprentices were there, and although the commando squad fought hard, everyone in the room but two died: RC-2460, the slicer and tech expert for the squadron, and Rek Sohmell, a Jedi Padawan. Both were stunned by the grenade which had taken out the last few Jedi, and RC-2460 took this moment to launch a stun grenade, which knocked the boy out. Stealing a shuttle, he flew off the planet, plotting a course for the first planet that came to mind: Tatooine. As the Padawan came to, he discarded his armor and decided to rely on his scarred appearance to complete his disguise as a member of the Security who had shot down the clone and was "Loyal to the Republic and the Jedi, both." Sohmell believed the disguise, and when they landed on Tatooine they parted ways.

As Mercenary
"Yeah, I saved your life. Go become a farmer and disappear. I think I'll become a mercenary with this sweet armor I took off of that dirtbag clone."

- RC-2460, as "Malkere"

Sohmell ended up becoming a moisture farmer, and RC-2460 took up the name Malkere. Looking for work, he decided on using his military ability as a mercenary. Walking right up to Jabba's Palace, he demanded work. In order to prove himself, he had to fight two Reeks at once. After doing this, he was told that he must be a clone deserter and that the Empire would pay handsomely for him. Forced to escape with a bang, he instead took up a job as head of security for Uthal, a human crime boss who managed to not cross paths with Jabba for quite some time. Unfortunately, Uthal didn't pay off the Imperials quite as well as Jabba did, and in 14 BBY stormtroopers came knocking on Uthal's front door. Malkere put up a furious fight, but Uthal was captured.

As Pirate
On course to become just another slave at Kessel, Malkere noticed a tiny break in the shield wall. Using it to take off his cuffs, he then proceeded to redirect a power surge into the engines, shutting them down. Uthal convinced him that the two should become honorary pirates of a sort, and after taking down the few guards, Malkere agreed. That small shipping lane and the two next to it were necessary to get out of the Arkanis Sector. Collecting a small amount of every cargo that came by - with the promise that any Imperial ships would not trouble those who went those routes - Uthal and Malkere ended up becoming members of Tarkett's Pirate's Guild, and Uthal even became a Pirate Lord. Uthal, however, was unwilling to share in this success, and betrayed Malkere, sending him spinning out into space in an escape pod in 5 BBY.

As Rebel
Malkere was picked up by a smuggler who happened to have Rebel connections, and through a long series of dead ends Malkere managed to become a rebel captain in an area just North of Uthal's kingdom. Malkere turned around the few troops he had from a ragtag group with ambition but no skill into a capable force. Running several raids on Imperial shipments, he continued his job for four years.

Death
In 1 ABY, he received orders to protect a shipment of proton torpedoes being sent to Yavin. His force continued to travel for an entire sector before they were ambushed by a Star Destroyer and shot down onto barely-inhabitable moon Ghereff II. Malkere discovered a rebel communications base that had been abandoned for almost a year, and managed to get it working again. When the Stormtroopers came (the Star Destroyer had left but two gunships remained to check out the wreckage) a signal had already been sent out to come pcik up the much-needed torpedoes. Captain Malkere defended the base until a Nebula-class frigate pulled out of hyperspace and destroyed the gunships. The capable Rebel Captain was shot by a stray blaster shot during the firefight, and it became infected quickly. No amount of bacta could heal him, and he made a deathbed confession of his past to his lieutenant.

Post-mortem
Some of the torpedoes Malkere died to save would eventually be used on Yavin IV on X-wing fighters... even Luke's. Although he received a Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions, few would realize the role he had to play in destroying the Death Star.

Personality and traits
RC-2460 was a dedicated, if slightly unstable, soldier. When he saw all of his squad die, he snapped, and betrayed the Republic. Becoming a mercenary and later a pirate, he was prone to nightmares and other torments. When Uthal betrayed him, he realized that he had been going about it all wrong. When he heard about the Alliance to Restore the Republic, he jumped all in - no way could he betray the Republic again. In appearance, he was scarred. His nose was one of the few features on his face not affected by a Geonosian sonic cannon that caught him in the head in the First Battle of Geonosis, and due to the medical droids' hasty reconstruction of his face, he bore little resemblance to his clone brothers.