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- "We're on your tail, General Kenobi. "
- ―Davijaan, during the Battle of Coruscant
Davijaan, who flew under the call sign Odd Ball, was a clone commander and pilot, who served as leader of Clone Flight Squad Seven. Odd Ball was commissioned in the Open Circle Fleet during the Clone Wars, and participated in early campaigns such as Teth. He later was given the call sign of "Red Two" during the Battle of Coruscant, under the command of High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Biography
- "Thank you, sir. Sorry I panicked."
"That's all right, Odd Ball. It happens to everybody." - ―Odd Ball and Kenobi, during the Battle of Teth
Davijaan was given the name "Odd Ball" by Alpha-17 during his participation in the ARC program.[7]
Davijaan in Phase I armor at the Battle of Teth
In 22 BBY, he flew a V-19 Torrent starfighter during the Battle of Teth, where he was hit by a vulture droid and fell into panic. But after Obi-Wan Kenobi shot the enemy starfighter down, he regained control of himself and apologized to the general.[6]
Later in the Clone Wars, Odd Ball served under Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Umbara. When a battalion of the 501st led by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex were surrounded by Umbaran militia and forced to retreat off of the ridge, Odd Ball led a squadron of Y-Wing bombers to destroy the ridge and the enemy Umbarans.[8]
Davijaan pursues Ahsoka in his gunship.
One year later, Odd Ball was located at a Republic military base on Coruscant when Ahsoka Tano escaped from the base. Under orders from Anakin Skywalker, Odd Ball piloted a Low Altitude Assault Transport after the Jedi Padawan. Odd Ball hovered his gunship over a flight of stairs that Tano was using to try to get away. The Jedi Padawan, however, jumped onto an industrial pipe and cut her way into it, thereby preventing Odd Ball and the other pilots from continuing the chase.[9]
During the final months of the Clone Wars, Odd Ball flew the Venator-class Star Destroyer Intervention during the Battle of Boz Pity and, with help from Anakin Skywalker, broke through the Separatist blockade in orbit.[7]
Odd Ball served as Squad Leader of Squad Seven in an ARC-170 starfighter during the Battle of Coruscant, where he and his pilots launched from Ro-ti-Mundi[10] to assist Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though many of his pilots were killed in deadly dogfights with Vulture droid starfighters and droid tri-fighters, Odd Ball's mission was a success, allowing Kenobi time to reach Invisible Hand in time to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.[4]
Only days later, he would serve General Kenobi again in the Battle of Utapau as part of the task force sent to the system. However, the result of the conflict was the presumed demise of the Jedi whom he had fought alongside on numerous occasions.[4]
Behind the scenes
Davijaan, in Phase I armor
Odd Ball was portrayed by Temuera Morrison in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. He was voiced in the audio narration of both the Revenge of the Sith novel and Labyrinth of Evil by Jonathan Davis. He appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, played by Dee Bradley Baker. Temuera Morrison voiced Odd Ball in a cutscene of the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (Appears in cutscene(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars junior novelization
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara" (Fighter only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"- Obsession 4
- Labyrinth of Evil (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (and unabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 1
Sources
"Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84- Star Wars: Complete Locations (First identified as Davijaan)
"Ask the Master" — Star Wars Insider 90
Star Wars: The Clone Wars toy line (2008 Basic Figure: #11: Clone Pilot Odd Ball) (backup link)- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 32
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 35
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
ARC-170 starfighter in the Databank (original site is defunct)
clone trooper pilots in the Databank (original site is defunct)
"Darkness on Umbara" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection (Pack: #097: Odd Ball (Clone Pilot)) (backup link)- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
ARC-170 starfighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
clone troopers in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑
"Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Obsession 4
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
