Havoc (ARC trooper)

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"99, get out of here! This is no place for you!"

―Havoc's last words^[3]

Havoc was a Clone Commander and Advanced Recon Commando who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars as a member of Rancor Battalion. He served as part of the Galactic Republic's military leadership during the Battle of Kamino, in which he perished.

Biography

Early life

Havoc (front left), with other members of Rancor Battalion ambush a column of B2 super battle droids.

Grown on the planet Kamino from the DNA of Jango Fett, a bounty hunter who became the template of the Kaminoan clone trooper army, the clone who became named Havoc served as a clone trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic. During his service, Havoc proved himself as a soldier and was rewarded with a promotion to become an Advanced Recon Commando, or ARC trooper.^[1] He eventually came to obtain the military rank of Clone Commander.^[6]

As an ARC trooper, Havoc^[1] was trained in the ARC program,^[7] and received experimental clone trooper armor. Havoc participated in the galactic-wide Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance,^[3] serving in Republic's Rancor Battalion alongside Clone ARC Commanders Colt,^[1] Blitz, and Hammer.^[3] At some point, Havoc joined Colt, Blitz, and another ARC trooper in a mission to a forested environment, where they hid from a group of B2-series super battle droids and prepared to ambush them.^[8]

Cadet training

Commander Havoc wore Phase I ARC trooper armor.

Early during the Clone Wars, in 22 BBY,^[9] Havoc was stationed on Kamino alongside Colt, Blitz, and Hammer who oversaw the training of clone cadets. The commando once stood alongside Blitz in a hangar at Tipoca City where Domino Squad, Bravo Squad, and two other cadet units were present, and listened to speeches given by Master Chief Bric and Commander Colt.^[10]

Havoc then accompanied Commander Colt, Blitz, and the other trainers to oversee the final examination of the clone cadets, beginning with Bravo Squad, and subsequently Domino Squad. After the class of clone cadets graduated, Havoc was present in their deployment to an Acclamator-class assault ship, leading a section of the class while Colt led another. Following a speech by Jedi General Shaak Ti, overseer of all clone training, and a call to attention by Blitz, Havoc and Colt led the recently graduated clones to the assault ship.^[10]

Battle of Kamino

Havoc assigning Echo and Fives to be sharpshooters for the upcoming battle

Havoc and Commander Colt continued to serve on Kamino. When the Separatist leader, General Grievous and assassin Asajj Ventress launched their surprise attack on Kamino, Havoc assigned troopers Fives and Echo as snipers. He and other clone troopers then fought off the Trident-class assault ships and the aqua droids. During the firefight, he told 99 to keep away, saying it was not his place. While 99 was running Havoc was shot twice by aqua droids. He survived the first blast that hit his shoulder-plating pauldron armor, but a few seconds later, he was shot again in the face and died. Despite his death, the clone troopers were able to fight the Separatists off Kamino.^[3]

Personality and traits

A human clone of Jango Fett, Havoc was 1.83 meters (6 ft) tall^[1] and weighed eighty kilograms.^[4]

Skills and abilities

Havoc had received ARC training at one point prior to serving as an ARC trooper,^[1] and achieved the rank of Clone ARC Commander.^[10] He was trained in armed and unarmed combat as well as military tactics.^[11]

Equipment

At birth, like the other clone troopers, Havoc was implanted by the Kaminoan scientists with a behavioral modification biochip to ensure that the trooper would not resist certain orders.^[12] As an ARC trooper, Havoc made use of white Phase I ARC Trooper Armor with blue markings, which included a helmet with a rangefinder; a kama; a double pauldron; additional gray armor plating on the chest, arms, and legs; a survival pack; and two holsters for DC-17 repeater hand blasters. Additionally, Havoc was armed with a DC-15A blaster rifle.^[3] He also had ammunition cartridges on top of his chest plates.^[1]