Jedi Master Rakashir

''“Compassion, Viper…..compassion. Without it, we may as well be the enemy. Have you truly asked yourself what you’ve been fighting for this entire time? For these civilians? The ones we were sent here to free? Or is it for your own reputation?”''

- Rakashir to Viper

Jedi Master Rakashir was an Iktotchi male Jedi Master who served on the Jedi Order as a Jedi Master up until the final years of the Clone Wars. As a Jedi General, Rakashir served in the Grand Army of the Republic that fought against the Separatist Droid Army and later the Anarchy Collective during the Clone Wars. Throughout the course of the Clone Wars, Rakashir fought many battles alongside the 451st Legion commanded by Clone Commander Viper. Eventually he'd take in Reina Takori as an apprentice. During the final days of the Clone Wars, Rakashir would be killed during the Battle of the Red World where Protocol Order 66 was given out to the clones of the 451st and Enigma Battalion by Chancellor Palpatine.

Early Life
Rakashir was born on the planet of Iktotch in the year 79 BBY. Due to being a force sensitive individual, he was found by the Jedi at a young age and brought to the Jedi Temple to be trained to become a Jedi. During his years as a Jedi Padawan, Rakashir went on various missions alongside his master to assist worlds in need. As the years went by, Rakashir was assigned to retrieve a force sensitive child in the planet of Iridonia. Unfortunately, the child's mother would refuse. In order to retrieve the force sensitive child, Rakashir would resort to stealing him from the hands of his mother and bring him back to the Jedi Temple. Rakashir would eventually become a Jedi Master and take on an apprentice named Kep'lar, a young Zabrak that was often temperamental, and the same child Rakashir had stolen from his mother and brought to the jedi temple at a young age. The two would form an unbreakable bond as master and apprentice.

Eventually, Kep'lar would become curious in regards to his parents, often asking Rakashir whether or not they were alive, and if they were, where were they. Rakashir didn't want Kep'lar to go after her at the time, he wanted him to focus on his training to become a jedi. Attachments would do him no good. So Rakashir came up with the only way to stop Kep'lar from thinking of his past, his parents, and his home. That day, Rakashir made the biggest mistake of his life, he told Kep'lar his mother had sold him to the jedi. In his rage, Kep'lar tracked down his mother and killed her. In her dying breath, she told him how much she had actually loved him and finally, the fact that the jedi had stolen her son from her. Rakashir then went to confront Kep'lar in his mother's house, and that was the final straw as Kep'lar unleashed the dark side within him and fought Rakashir. During the battle, the house would burn down, leaving a huge burn scar at the side of Rakashir's face, damaging his eye, and forcing him to replace it with cybernetics. In the end, Rakashir came to realize Kep'lar's fall was his own fault. This would impact Rakashir greatly throughout the remainder of his life.

Becoming General of the 451st Legion
''“It’s an honor to be here. Viper, correct?”''

"CT-1378, sir"

"CT-13....8...? I think i'll settle with Viper. Easier to remember, plus, an actual name suits you better"

"With all due respect....sir. I've never been given that name, only CT-1378"

"Well now you have"

- Rakashir meeting Viper for the first time At the start of the Clone Wars, Rakashir was assigned to the 451st Legion under the command of Clone Commander CT-1378. Upon his arrival and meeting the clone commander, Rakashir decided to give the clone the name: Viper, much to the clone's dismay. At the same time, Rakashir decided upon the color scheme the 451st legion would sport on their armor, the colors of red and grey. Viper would be instantly surprised by Rakashir, he had never expected to be treated this way, much less given a name, and even more surprisingly given a color scheme to his legion. Even though the both of them had already disagreed on numerous topics during their first conversation, Rakashir would already take a liking to the clone, but it was clear to him that Viper viewed himself only as a soldier and a pawn, nothing more. He had no individuality and no humanity. That was something Rakashir promised himself to change in Viper.

The Massacre on Rayando
“We were sent here to free those civilians from the Separatists, we weren’t here to kill them all!”

“There were 2 million survivors, sir”

“The city had a population of 10 million!"

- Rakashir arguing with Viper upon his arrival to Rayando

After being sent back to the Jedi Temple, Rakashir returned to Rayando where the 451st was tasked to liberate the planet from Separatist control. Upon his arrival, Rakashir would be informed that the enemy capital had been successfully invaded by the 451st but unfortunately with a civilian death toll of 8 million. Angered upon realize this, Rakashir would confront Viper who was in charge of the entire operation. Viper would argue that it was a necessary sacrifice for the greater good. As much as Rakashir tried to make Viper see differently, it simply was not feasible. The Clone Commander had no doubts nor guilts of his decision. That was the first time Rakashir felt doubt on whether or not he'd truly be able to change Viper's views. After the Battle of Rayando, the battle would later come to be known as the Massacre on Rayando. But this battle was immediately sweeped under the rug by Republic high command, knowing that if this information ever got out, they'd face huge protests.

The Liberation of Arka'sas
The Republic was given a transmission by the king of Arka'sas, informing them of the planet's take over by the Separatists. The transmission was a call for help. The Republic would respond to this sudden occupation by sending the 451st alongside with the famed Enigma Battalion to liberate the watery planet from Separatist control. Once the Republic Venators reached Arka'sas they'd find themselves attacked by the Separatist fleet led by Grievous. Enigma and the 451st then launch a ground assault on the Separatist Outposts guarding the perimeter of the Capital City which is located underwater. Before the assault, Rakashir and Viper would participate on a meeting with Clone Captain Evo of Enigma Battalion. The three of them discuss their plan of attack where both Evo and Viper present their plan of attack on the Separatist outposts surrounding the capital. Ultimately, Rakashir would choose Evo's plan over Viper's, much to Viper's disappointment.

During the assault, Evo's LAAT would be shot down over the ocean and Evo alongside Shatter squad would be marked as KIA. As the battle ensued and Enigma, being led by Jedi General Rakashir and Arc Lieutenant Vermillion, landed on the ground where they'd be attacked by droid snipers on the city wall that surrounded the outpost. Fortunately they'd be able to breach this wall and get into the city where they encountered more defenses. Enigma would split up into three groups. One group led by ARC Sergeant Cobalt would launch an assault on the rear side of the outpost while Rakashir's group would launch a frontal assault on the front entrance of the Outpost. Vermillion would also take a squad to liberate the captured civilians on the park square. Both these groups would be successful in taking over the outpost. Although they did suffer a lot of loses including Clone trooper Zap.

Meanwhile in the space battle above the planet, General Grievous would receive a transmission from Dooku ordering him to retreat upon it was clear that Grievous forces would not stand a chance against the combined force of Enigma Battalion and the 451st. The fleet was far to valuable to lose, the fleet was to be used for the Separatists attack on Kamino. Grievous would then retreat leaving the remaining Separatists stuck on the ground, led by Riff Tamson, surrounded by the Republic. Rakashir would then be able to reestablish communications with the Victorious. After the first siege, Enigma and the 451st would take control of all the outposts surrounding the capital.

Enigma Battalion would remain stationed on the southern outpost. While they were stationed there, Rakashir would receive word that ARC Captain Evo was presumed dead during the attack on the enemy outposts. Evo's men alongside their jedi commander, Egathon, would ask Rakashir to send a team out to search for him considering the possibility that he may still be out there alive. Rakashir declined their request, reasoning that he was simply one soldier and they couldn't afford to waste time and effort to look for him. Rakashir would also recieve information from Commander Viper that the western outpost was destroyed by some sort of kraken, since the witnesses stated they saw some sort of spiked tentacle destroy the outpost. Rakashir would then organize a group to retrieve the prince who was being held captive i the city of Shand'sari. This team would consist of Jedi Padawan Egathon, Arc Trooper Vermillion, Commandos Wyvern and Thunder, and troopers Rage and Dat. This team would successfully retrieve the prince and bring him back to the outpost.

The Republic would then launch their next strike against the separatists by attacking Shand'sari city and the Capital. Enigma Battalion would attack Shand'sari city led by Jedi General Rakashar while the 451st legion launched an attack on the capital led by Clone Commander Viper. The attack against Shand'sari city was a success at first as they drove the droids to a retreat and soon cornered them. The droids were quickly destroyed until a beast known in Arka'sas legend as the Schakin Kraken was unleashed by the Separatists, led by Riff Tamson, on the city. The Republic forces were quickly forced to retreat from the kraken as it destroyed the nearby architecture. Fortunately thanks to their numbers, and Rakashir's help using the force and his lightsaber to distract the Kraken, the republic forces managed to corner the kraken and various explosions placed on the body of the Kraken would cause it's defeat and eventual death. The Republic now has full control of Shand'sari city, unfortunately 80% of the city was destroyed by the kraken attack. Rakashir would then receive word from Viper that they were forced to retreat from attacking the Capital. Viper would explain that they were forced to retreat because of a kraken, a second one remained alive and was guarding the Capital. Rakashir decided to lead half of their remaining forces to the capital in order to aid Viper and his men on their battle against the Kraken and the remaining Separatist forces.

After a few more days, Enigma would then send an attack against the capital where they were successfully able to defeat the kraken defending the gates to the capital. Once inside, they regrouped with Rakashir and Viper's forces. The republic forces would then split up into three groups, one group led by Rakashir would head to the park square to save the king from being executed by Riff Tamson. The other two groups would be tasked to release the civilians from the prison camps and take over the king's palace. All three operations would be a success, though unfortunately the effort to save the king failed once Tamson uses him as shield for escape. Once his escape was secured, Riff Tamson would immediately kill the king. After the battle, the prince of the Aquarians would then become king and ally himself with the Republic.

As both the 451st and Enigma Battalion prepared to leave the planet, they'd recieve a transmission from Evo informing them that his was still alive. Rakashir goes with a team to Evo's location, an island named Fazavir. Upon arrival to this island, Evo presents Rakashir to a force sensitive girl named Reina Takori who he had found on the village located in the island. Ever since she was a little girl, Reina had wanted to become a jedi. Even though she was 15 years old, considered too old to be trained by the Jedi Order, Reina somehow was able to use the force almost flawlessly. This would give Rakashir some suspicions as to whether or not she had actually been trained before. Nevertheless, Rakashir decides to take the girl back to the Jedi Order to be trained in the ways of the jedi.

Reina Takori's Jedi Training
Once Reina Takori's youngling training was completed, which had been rather short since she had already known all the fundamentals needed to become a Padawan, Rakashir would take her in as an apprentice. In doing so, she'd also be made a commander of the 451st legion, from then on participating in many battles alongside Rakashir and Viper. One of these many battles was the Battle of Caitor where the 451st forces defended the Republic port on the planet from Separatist attack. Using Reina's rather unorthodox tactics, the battle would end as a Republic victory, later followed up by another Republic victory, led by Rakashir, against the Separatist's Solar Fleet on the planet's orbit. As the Master and Apprentice participated in many more battles, the two would form a bond, a bond which reminded Rakashir an awful lot of his past apprentice, Kep'lar. This time, he'd promise himself not to commit the same mistakes with Reina.

Finding Out the Fate of His Old Apprentice
As the Clone Wars dragged on, and Enigma Battalion continued to have encounters with what appeared to be a splinter faction, they'd report back on their findings. Among these findings was a Zabrak sith acolyte, Kep'lar himself. Upon discovering the fate of his old apprentice, Rakashir would keep this information from Reina. For years Rakashir had wondered what became of his old apprentice, not a day went by that he hadn't thought of him, and what Rakashir could've done differently. Perhaps now, he had a chance of bringing his old apprentice back, even though the chances were slim. At this point in time, Reina would also begin to show interest on the fabled Heart of Kyber, often asking Rakashir questions in regards to it. He'd often find her studying holocrons that contained information and legends of the Heart of Kyber. This would raise a couple of doubts within Rakashir, making him wonder whether or not she was to be chosen to find the Heart of Kyber.

The Battle of Umbara
Upon recieving word of the 501st, the 212th, and Enigma Battalion's predicament on Umbara, the 451st Legion would be sent as additional reinforcements to aid Enigma Battalion and the 212ths efforts in retaking the Umbaran Capital. During the battle, Enigma Battalion would find themselves surrounded by Calvara who came down from the battle happening in orbit just to eliminate Enigma personally, and the Hooded Man himself. As Enigma was surrounded, the Hooded Man would reveal his true identity, revealing himself as Chronwe. Chronwe then tosses Calvara into the group since he had now used up his worth and had no idea of Chronwe's true intentions, his intentions to make up a new faction, a new faction against both the Republic and the Separatists. Chronwe then orders their execution, luckily Calvara would activate a temporary shield to protect himself and the clones. As the B2s began firing at the shield the city lights would go off and the 451st would drop in as reinforcements lead by Egathon, Rakashir, and Reina. As the two sides fought head on, Commander Viper of the 451st would order a y wing bombardment on their area to destroy the remaining enemy, little did they know that Chronwe had already retreated. As the bombardment got closer to their position Evo orders a retreat back to the city walls. The siege of the Umbaran Capital ended with a Republic Victory. After the Battle of Umbara, Enigma Battalion was absorbed into the 451st after suffering heavy losses, Reina Takori would be placed in command of the battalion.