Jek was the nickname of a clone trooper who served in the Clone Wars under Lieutenant Thire, as part of the Coruscant Guard. He was a laconic heavy weapons specialist who preferred to let his Z-6 rotary blaster cannon do the talking. Jek was one of three troopers who accompanied Jedi Master Yoda in his Mission to Rugosa.
Biography[]
At the beginning of the Clone Wars Jek had a relatively uneventful posting in the Senate district. Probably because of the sedate confines of Senate and diplomatic escort duty Jek became obsessed with weapons as an outlet. He was an expert in all manner of small arms blaster weaponry, and had even gone so far as requisitioning and obtaining heavy weapons even though they weren't part of his mission requirements. Jek finally got the chance to test some of his favorite weapons in action when he and his fellow trooper Rys under the command of Lieutenant Thire were assigned to escort Jedi Master Yoda to a diplomatic mission to Rugosa. When their transport came under attack by Separatist frigates, Yoda and the troopers landed on the moon's surface in the escape pod.
The clones helped Yoda to get past a whole battalion of T81 Division's B1 battle droids along with Armored Assault Tanks, sent by Asajj Ventress to intercept them as a challenge to the competency of the Jedi and the Republic's forces, in order to secure a treaty with Toydarian King Katuunko. During the mission, Yoda advised Jek that his most powerful weapon was not the hardware that he lugged around, but his mind. The lesson stuck with Jek, who along with his fellow clones was able to improvise a critical rescue when Yoda was outnumbered by approaching droidekas, which allowed them to successfully complete their mission. In 19 BBY, Jek, Rys, Typhuss, Thire and his shock troopers accompanied Palpatine to Mustafar, where they brought the medical capsule to the gravely injured Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader.
After the Clone Wars Jek joined the Confederation of Free Planets. In 8 ABY Jek was one of many troopers in the Confederate Army to kill the Jedi during Order 66. Later he was with Commander Typhuss at the Jedi Temple during the Fourth Jedi Purge killing Jedi.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ambush (First appearance)
- Star Wars: A New Beginning
- Star Wars: Purge