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|author=[[Karen Traviss]] |
|author=[[Karen Traviss]] |
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|cover artist=[[Greg Knight]] |
|cover artist=[[Greg Knight]] |
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|publisher=[[Del Rey]] |
|publisher=[[Del Rey]] |
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|release date=[[October 30]], [[2007]] |
|release date=[[October 30]], [[2007]] |
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|media type=Paperback |
|media type=Paperback |
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|pages=482 |
|pages=482 |
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+ | |isbn=0345498003 |
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|timeline=[[21 BBY]] (470-548 days ABG) |
|timeline=[[21 BBY]] (470-548 days ABG) |
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| + | |preceded by=[[Odds]] |
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| + | |followed by=[[Star Wars: The Wrath of Darth Maul|The Wrath of Darth Maul]]}} |
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| − | |preceded by=[[Republic Commando: Triple Zero|Triple Zero]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''Republic Commando: True Colors''''' is the third novel in the [[Republic Commando series|''Republic Commando'' series]] written by [[Karen Traviss]] and set [[21 BBY|nearly two years after]] the [[First Battle of Geonosis]]. It was released on [[October 30]], [[2007]].<ref>[http://blogs.starwars.com/eeusuestornii/9 Ballantine/Del Rey Fiction Schedule]</ref> It includes the short story ''[[Odds]]'' and an excerpt of [[Michael Reaves]] and [[Steve Perry]]'s novel [[Death Star (novel)|''Death Star'']]. |
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| − | |followed by=[[Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel|Order 66]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''Republic Commando: True Colors''''' is the third novel in the [[Republic Commando series]]. It was released on [[October 30]], [[2007]].<ref>[http://blogs.starwars.com/eeusuestornii/9 Ballantine/Del Rey Fiction Schedule]</ref> It includes the short story |
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==Editions== |
==Editions== |
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*ISBN 9780345498007; [[October 30]], [[2007]], [[Del Rey]], 482-page paperback |
*ISBN 9780345498007; [[October 30]], [[2007]], [[Del Rey]], 482-page paperback |
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| + | *ISBN 978-80-252-2866-1; February 2014, EGMONT ČR, 432-page, Czech paperback ''(Republikové komando: Pravé barvy)'' |
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==Publisher's summary== |
==Publisher's summary== |
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''As the savage [[Clone Wars]] rage unchecked, the [[Galactic Republic|Republic]]'s deadliest warriors face the grim truth that the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatists]] aren't their only enemy—or even their worst.'' |
''As the savage [[Clone Wars]] rage unchecked, the [[Galactic Republic|Republic]]'s deadliest warriors face the grim truth that the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatists]] aren't their only enemy—or even their worst.'' |
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| − | In the [[Grand Army of the Republic|Grand Army]]'s desperate fight to crush the Separatists, the secret special ops missions of its elite [[clone]] [[ |
+ | ''In the [[Grand Army of the Republic|Grand Army]]'s desperate fight to crush the Separatists, the secret special ops missions of its elite [[Cloning|clone]] [[Clone trooper|warriors]] have never been more critical…or more dangerous. A growing menace threatens Republic victory, and the members of [[Omega Squad]] make a shocking discovery that shakes their loyalty.'' |
| − | As the lines continue to blur between friend and enemy, citizens—from civilians and sergeants to [[Jedi]] and [[general]]s—find themselves up against a new foe: the doubt in their own hearts and minds. The truth is a fragile, shifting illusion—and only the approaching inferno will reveal both sides in their true colors. |
+ | ''As the lines continue to blur between friend and enemy, citizens—from civilians and sergeants to [[Jedi]] and [[general]]s—find themselves up against a new foe: the doubt in their own hearts and minds. The truth is a fragile, shifting illusion—and only the approaching inferno will reveal both sides in their true colors.'' |
==Plot summary== |
==Plot summary== |
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| ⚫ | [[Delta Squad]] and [[Sergeant]] [[Walon Vau]], now a civilian, begin this story on the harshly cold and barren planet of [[Mygeeto]]. Vau has come to "liberate" some funds from the bank vaults under the glaciers of Mygeeto, taking over 55 million in [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]] and other valuables from his family vault. However, their exit does not go as smoothly as planned, leaving Vau trapped and alone under several tons of ice, slowly freezing to death, while Delta Squad is forced to leave without him. |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile, Omega Squad, including [[Darman Skirata|Darman]], is shipped out to [[Gaftikar]], a Separatist held planet, to assist the [[Null-class Advanced Recon Commando|Null ARC]] [[A'den Skirata|A'den]] in training the local rebels, a lizard-humanoid species in overthrowing the human-Separatist government. [[Kal Skirata|Skirata]] haggles with a [[Rodian]] over a submersible-flight capable craft, one with which he hopes to find [[Ko Sai]], the lead rogue Kaminoan geneticist. Ko Sai, it is revealed, had defected from the Republic to the Separatists, eventually double crossing them as well, "Taking the money and running" as put by Skirata. Delta brings news to him of Vau's fate, MIA and most likely dead, under several tons of ice and snow. Together, along with the Null ARCs [[Mereel Skirata|Mereel]] and [[Ordo Skirata|Ordo]], they travel to Mygeeto and begin their long search for Vau. In a deep snow drift, they find [[Lord Mirdalan|Mird]], Vau's loyal [[strill]], hopelessly clawing its way down to where it had last seen its master. Skirata takes the submersible craft, (named [[Aay'han]], which means a time where Mandos remember the dead while being with living loved ones), and ploughs it deep into the glacier. After hours of scraping and blasting away at the ice with lasers, they finally find Vau's body, frozen, but still alive, and manage to thaw him without incident. Skirata, angered but at the same time rejoicing that Vau still lives, is shocked when Vau produces the priceless treasures he had stolen from his family's vaults, and gives it all to Skirata for the "Clone Retirement Fund". |
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| ⚫ | [[Delta Squad]] and Sergeant [[Walon Vau]], now a civilian, begin this story on the harshly cold and barren planet of [[Mygeeto]]. Vau has come to "liberate" some funds from the bank vaults under the glaciers of Mygeeto, taking |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile, Omega Squad, including Darman, is shipped out to [[Gaftikar]], a Separatist held planet, to assist the [[Null ARC]] [[A'den]] in training the local rebels, a lizard-humanoid species in overthrowing the human-Separatist government. [[Kal Skirata|Skirata]] haggles with a Rodian over a submersible-flight capable craft, one with which he hopes to find [[Ko Sai]], the lead rogue Kaminoan geneticist. Ko Sai, it is revealed, had defected from the Republic to the Separatists, eventually double crossing them as well, "Taking the money and running" as put by Skirata. Delta brings news to him of Vau's fate, MIA and most likely dead, under several tons of ice and snow. Together, along with the Null ARCs [[ |
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| − | While this is happening, [[Darman]] and [[ |
+ | While this is happening, [[Darman Skirata|Darman]] and [[Atin Skirata|Atin]] infiltrate a city on Gaftikar disguised as civilians. While there, they are shocked to find [[Alpha-30|Sull]], an [[Advanced Recon Commando|ARC trooper]] that had been Missing In Action on the planet for weeks, assumed to be dead. He is alive and well, and had become a citizen, leaving the army behind him. The duo catch him off guard, and haul him back to base unwillingly, as he struggles to escape. Back at base, they learn from Sull's interrogation that the ARC had discovered the truth behind [[Supreme Chancellor]] [[Palpatine]]'s plan - or at least the vague gist of it. Sull, unwilling to be a pawn any longer in a war with no conceivable end, had decided to go AWOL and live out the rest of his short life peacefully. Sull agrees to leave Gaftikar after providing A'den and Omega with information about the Gaftikar capital city and the location of Sull's discarded armor, which Darman retrieves. After Sull departs the planet, Darman returns to Sull's home to look for any evidence that the ARC had been there, when two [[Covert Ops clone trooper|Clone Covert Ops Troopers]] rush in, believing him to be Sull. Darman manages to [[death|kill]] them both, but is shocked and wonders why clones would be sent to kill clones. |
| − | During the assault on the capital city of Gaftikar, Fi suffers a traumatic head injury and is virtually brain-dead. He is shipped to a medical facility on Coruscant but they are unable to revive him from his coma. Besany Wennen discovers that any clone trooper who requires too much effort or supplies to be saved is simply allowed to die. Only troops who can be made fit to fight again receive medical care. Since Fi is too far gone to be saved, he is scheduled to be terminated, but Besany Wennen and Captain Jaller Obrim of CSF kidnap him from the medcenter just in time. They take him to Obrim's home, where Bardan Jusik uses the Force to heal the tissue in Fi's brain and he lives. Even so, the healing is not complete and Fi is nowhere near his old self. |
+ | During the assault on the capital city of Gaftikar, Fi suffers a traumatic head injury and is virtually brain-dead. He is shipped to a medical facility on [[Coruscant]] but they are unable to revive him from his coma. Besany Wennen discovers that any clone trooper who requires too much effort or supplies to be saved is simply allowed to die. Only troops who can be made fit to fight again receive medical care. Since Fi is too far gone to be saved, he is scheduled to be terminated, but Besany Wennen and Captain [[Jaller Obrim]] of CSF kidnap him from the medcenter just in time. They take him to Obrim's home, where Bardan Jusik uses the Force to heal the tissue in Fi's brain and he lives. Even so, the healing is not complete and Fi is nowhere near his old self. |
On [[Qiilura]], [[Etain Tur-Mukan]] is tasked with "evacuating", by force if necessary, the human farmers who acted as a resistance movement against the Separatists. The Republic promised the planet to the native [[Gurlanin]]s, who want all humans gone forever. However, the farmers do not go quietly. Etain begins to hemorrhage after the fight and fears she is miscarrying her baby. Skirata sends Ordo with a medical droid to take care of her. After her recovery, Ordo takes her with him to [[Dorumaa]], where Skirata, Mereel, and Vau have been successful in capturing Ko Sai. Skirata takes the whole group to Mandalore and imprisons [[Ko Sai]] in his home. He wants to find out how to stop the accelerated aging in the clone troopers so that his "boys" can have a normal lifespan. However, Mereel and Vau are unable to get any information out of her until Etain offers Ko Sai a sample of her tissue and some tissue from the umbilical cord when her son is born. Eager to play around with a Jedi genome, Ko Sai accepts and gives Etain some of the data needed to reverse the rapid aging. However, Ko Sai grows more and more dejected as time passes since she is no longer known as the best geneticist in the galaxy. This loss of her reputation leads her to eventually hang herself from a beam in Skirata's house, using Etain's umbilical cord after her son, Venku, is born. |
On [[Qiilura]], [[Etain Tur-Mukan]] is tasked with "evacuating", by force if necessary, the human farmers who acted as a resistance movement against the Separatists. The Republic promised the planet to the native [[Gurlanin]]s, who want all humans gone forever. However, the farmers do not go quietly. Etain begins to hemorrhage after the fight and fears she is miscarrying her baby. Skirata sends Ordo with a medical droid to take care of her. After her recovery, Ordo takes her with him to [[Dorumaa]], where Skirata, Mereel, and Vau have been successful in capturing Ko Sai. Skirata takes the whole group to Mandalore and imprisons [[Ko Sai]] in his home. He wants to find out how to stop the accelerated aging in the clone troopers so that his "boys" can have a normal lifespan. However, Mereel and Vau are unable to get any information out of her until Etain offers Ko Sai a sample of her tissue and some tissue from the umbilical cord when her son is born. Eager to play around with a Jedi genome, Ko Sai accepts and gives Etain some of the data needed to reverse the rapid aging. However, Ko Sai grows more and more dejected as time passes since she is no longer known as the best geneticist in the galaxy. This loss of her reputation leads her to eventually hang herself from a beam in Skirata's house, using Etain's umbilical cord after her son, Venku, is born. |
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| − | Etain's son, [[Venku]], is born on Mandalore (Venku is derived from the Mando'a word for future). Skirata subtly asks Darman what he would name a boy if he had one, and Darman says he likes 'Kad'. Skirata and Jusik decide to nickname the boy Kad'ika and agree to let him stay at Besany Wennen's apartment while Etain is in the field. Etain is torn apart that Darman is still unaware that he is the baby's father. |
+ | Etain's son, [[Venku Skirata|Venku]], is born on Mandalore (Venku is derived from the Mando'a word for future). Skirata subtly asks Darman what he would name a boy if he had one, and Darman says he likes 'Kad'. Skirata and Jusik decide to nickname the boy Kad'ika and agree to let him stay at Besany Wennen's apartment while Etain is in the field. Etain is torn apart that Darman is still unaware that he is the baby's father. |
Delta Squad present [[Arligan Zey|General Zey]] with Ko Sai's head, pretending they found it on [[Dorumaa]] to fool General Zey and the Chancellor as to her real fate and the information discovered through her. |
Delta Squad present [[Arligan Zey|General Zey]] with Ko Sai's head, pretending they found it on [[Dorumaa]] to fool General Zey and the Chancellor as to her real fate and the information discovered through her. |
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| − | The book ends with a friendly limmie game between [[ |
+ | The book ends with a friendly [[limmie]] game between [[Niner Skirata|Niner]], [[Atin Skirata|Atin]], [[RC-5108/8843|Corr]], Ordo, Mereel, Skirata, and Vau. |
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==Appearances== |
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*[[Clone commando|Republic commandos]]: |
*[[Clone commando|Republic commandos]]: |
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**[[Omega Squad]]: |
**[[Omega Squad]]: |
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| − | ***[[RC-1309]] Niner |
+ | ***[[Niner Skirata|RC-1309]] Niner |
| − | ***[[RC-1136]] Darman |
+ | ***[[Darman Skirata|RC-1136]] Darman |
| − | ***[[RC-8015]] Fi |
+ | ***[[Fi Skirata|RC-8015]] Fi |
| − | ***[[RC-3222]] Atin |
+ | ***[[Atin Skirata|RC-3222]] Atin |
**[[Delta Squad]]: |
**[[Delta Squad]]: |
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***[[RC-1138]] Boss |
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***[[RC-1140]] Fixer |
***[[RC-1140]] Fixer |
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***[[RC-1207]] Sev |
***[[RC-1207]] Sev |
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| − | *[[Clone trooper]] [[CT-5108/8843]] Corr |
+ | *[[Clone trooper]] [[RC-5108/8843|CT-5108/8843]] Corr |
*[[Clone trooper commander|Clone commander]] [[CC-3388/0021]] Levet |
*[[Clone trooper commander|Clone commander]] [[CC-3388/0021]] Levet |
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*[[General]] [[Bardan Jusik]], [[Jedi Knight]] ([[Sexes|male]] [[human]]) |
*[[General]] [[Bardan Jusik]], [[Jedi Knight]] ([[Sexes|male]] [[human]]) |
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*[[Rav Bralor]], Mandalorian [[bounty hunter]] (female human) |
*[[Rav Bralor]], Mandalorian [[bounty hunter]] (female human) |
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*[[Null-class Advanced Recon Commando|Null ARC troopers]]: |
*[[Null-class Advanced Recon Commando|Null ARC troopers]]: |
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| − | **[[N-7]] Mereel |
+ | **[[Mereel Skirata|N-7]] Mereel |
**[[Jaing Skirata|N-10]] Jaing |
**[[Jaing Skirata|N-10]] Jaing |
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| − | **[[N-11]] Ordo |
+ | **[[Ordo Skirata|N-11]] Ordo |
| − | **[[ |
+ | **[[A'den Skirata|N-12]] A'den |
*[[Advanced Recon Commando|ARC trooper]] Captain [[Maze|A-26]] Maze |
*[[Advanced Recon Commando|ARC trooper]] Captain [[Maze|A-26]] Maze |
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| − | *ARC trooper [[A-30]] Sull |
+ | *ARC trooper [[Alpha-30|A-30]] Sull |
*Agent [[Besany Wennen]], [[Republic Treasury Audit Division|Republic Treasury]] investigator (female human) |
*Agent [[Besany Wennen]], [[Republic Treasury Audit Division|Republic Treasury]] investigator (female human) |
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|other characters= |
|other characters= |
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*[[Alpha-17]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Alpha-17]] {{Mo}} |
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+ | *[[CC-1138]] Bacara {{Mo}} |
*[[Barlex]] |
*[[Barlex]] |
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*[[Bek]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Bek]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Hefrar Birhan]] |
*[[Hefrar Birhan]] |
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| − | *[[CC-5052]] |
+ | *[[CC-5052]] Bly {{Mo}} |
*[[Parja Bralor]] |
*[[Parja Bralor]] |
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*[[Parja Bralor's mother]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Parja Bralor's mother]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Covert Ops clone trooper]] [[CT-6200/8901]] Moz |
*[[Covert Ops clone trooper]] [[CT-6200/8901]] Moz |
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*[[Ki-Adi-Mundi]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Ki-Adi-Mundi]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | *[[Ny]] |
+ | *[[Nyreen Vollen|Ny]] |
| − | *[[Null-5]] Prudii {{Mo}} |
+ | *[[Prudii Skirata|Null-5]] Prudii {{Mo}} |
| − | *[[Null-6]] Kom'rk {{Mo}} |
+ | *[[Kom'rk Skirata|Null-6]] Kom'rk {{Mo}} |
*[[Telti Obrim]] |
*[[Telti Obrim]] |
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*[[Covert Ops clone trooper]] [[CT-0368/7766]] Olun |
*[[Covert Ops clone trooper]] [[CT-0368/7766]] Olun |
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*[[Tor Skirata]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Tor Skirata]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Venku Skirata]] |
*[[Venku Skirata]] |
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+ | *[[Spar]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Lama Su]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Lama Su]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[RC-1133]] Taler {{Mo}} |
*[[RC-1133]] Taler {{Mo}} |
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*[[Orun Wa]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Orun Wa]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Mace Windu]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Mace Windu]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Yoda]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Jilka Zan Zentis]] |
*[[Jilka Zan Zentis]] |
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*[[Bantha]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Bantha]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Borrat]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Borrat]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Firaxan shark]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Ronto]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Ronto]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Salky]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Salky]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Sarlacc]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Sarlacc]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Strill]] |
*[[Strill]] |
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*[[Clone Wars]] |
*[[Clone Wars]] |
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**[[Battle of Gaftikar]] |
**[[Battle of Gaftikar]] |
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+ | **[[Battle of Mygeeto (Clone Wars)|Battle of Mygeeto]] |
| + | **[[First Battle of Geonosis]] {{Mo}} |
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| + | **[[Standoff in the Republic Central Medcenter]] |
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*[[Arkania]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Arkania]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Bogden system]] |
*[[Bogden system]] |
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+ | **[[Bogg 5]] |
***[[Mong'tar City]] |
***[[Mong'tar City]] |
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***[[Kerif City]] |
***[[Kerif City]] |
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+ | *[[Core Worlds]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Aargau]] {{Mo}} |
| − | **[[ |
+ | **[[Columus]] {{Mo}} |
| − | + | **[[Coruscant]] |
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| + | ****[[500 Republica]] {{Mo}} |
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+ | ****[[Kragget]] |
| − | ****[[ |
+ | ****[[Outlander Club]] {{Mo}} |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | ****[[Qibbu's Hut]] |
| − | ****[[ |
+ | ****[[Quadrant T-15]] |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | *****[[Unit 7860]] |
| + | ****[[Rampart Town]] |
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| − | ***[[ |
+ | *****[[Jaller Obrim's residence]] |
| + | ****[[Republic Central Medcenter]] |
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+ | *****[[Republic Central Medcenter neurology unit]] |
| + | ****[[Senate District]] |
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| + | *****[[Republic Treasury office]] |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | ****[[Shir Bank]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | ****[[Skydome Botanical Gardens]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | {{!}} |
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*[[Hapes]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Hapes]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Hutt Space]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Da Soocha]] {{Mo}} |
| − | **[[Da Soocha]] |
+ | ***[[Da Soocha III]] |
***[[Napdu]] |
***[[Napdu]] |
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*[[Hydian Way]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Hydian Way]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Kamino]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Kamino]] {{Mo}} |
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**[[Tipoca City]] {{Mo}} |
**[[Tipoca City]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | *[[Kebolar]] |
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*[[Khomm]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Khomm]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Mid Rim]] |
*[[Mid Rim]] |
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**[[Cularin system]] |
**[[Cularin system]] |
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****[[Tropix island]] |
****[[Tropix island]] |
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*****[[The Marina]] |
*****[[The Marina]] |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Geris VI]] {{Mo}} |
| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Naboo]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | **[[Jygat]] |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Qiilura]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | ***[[Braan River]] |
| − | **[[ |
+ | ***[[Imbraani]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | ***[[Teklet]] |
| − | **[[ |
+ | ***[[Tilsat]] |
| − | **[[ |
+ | **[[Surcaris]] {{Mo}} |
| + | *[[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]] |
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| − | **[[Teklet]] |
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| − | **[[ |
+ | **[[Agamar]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | ***[[Bil Da'Gari]] {{Mo}} |
| − | *[[ |
+ | ***[[Calna Muun]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Aquaris]] {{Mo}} |
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| + | **[[Subterrel]] {{Mo}} |
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| + | **[[Tatooine]] {{Mo}} |
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| + | **[[Vaynai]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Urun Five]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Urun Five]] {{Mo}} |
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**[[Coruscant Security Force]] |
**[[Coruscant Security Force]] |
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***[[Anti-Terrorism Unit]] |
***[[Anti-Terrorism Unit]] |
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| − | **[[ |
+ | **[[Department of Defense]] |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | ***[[Grand Army of the Republic]] |
| − | ****[[ |
+ | ****[[212th Attack Battalion]] |
| − | ****[[ |
+ | *****[[2nd Airborne Company]] |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | *****[[Parjai Squad]] |
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+ | ****[[35th Infantry]] |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | ****[[Cuy'val Dar]] |
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+ | ****[[Delta Squad]] |
| − | ***[[ |
+ | ****[[Director of Special Forces]] |
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+ | ****[[Galactic Marines]] |
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| − | ***[[Republic Mobile Surgical Unit]] {{Mo}} |
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| − | ***[[ |
+ | ****[[Republic Mobile Surgical Unit]] {{Mo}} |
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+ | ****[[Theta Squad (Grand Army of the Republic)|Theta Squad]] {{Mo}} |
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**[[Jedi Order]] |
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| − | *[[Arkanian |
+ | *[[Arkanian Microtechnologies]] |
| − | *[[Bounty |
+ | *[[Bounty hunter]] |
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] |
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] |
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*[[Corellian Baji Brigade]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Imperial Institute of Military Medicine]] |
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*[[Kuat Drive Yards]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Kuat Drive Yards]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Mygeeto Traffic Control]] |
*[[Mygeeto Traffic Control]] |
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*[[Nar Hej Shipping Company]] |
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*[[Rothana Heavy Engineering]] {{Mo}} |
*[[Rothana Heavy Engineering]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Sniper]] |
*[[Sniper]] |
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*[[Tropix Resorts]] |
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| − | *[[Acclamator |
+ | *[[Acclamator-class assault ship|''Acclamator''-class assault ship]] |
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**''[[Leveler]]'' |
**''[[Leveler]]'' |
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*[[Air taxi]] |
*[[Air taxi]] |
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| − | *[[AT-TE]] |
+ | *[[All Terrain Tactical Enforcer|AT-TE]] |
*''[[Core Conveyor]]'' |
*''[[Core Conveyor]]'' |
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*''[[Core Guardian]]'' |
*''[[Core Guardian]]'' |
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| − | *[[Crusher-class starfighter]] |
+ | *[[Crusher-class starfighter|''Crusher''-class starfighter]] |
| − | *[[DeepWater-class light freighter]] |
+ | *[[DeepWater-class light freighter|''DeepWater''-class light freighter]] |
**''[[Aay'han]]'' |
**''[[Aay'han]]'' |
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*[[Hydrosphere Explorer]] |
*[[Hydrosphere Explorer]] |
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*[[Railcar]] |
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*[[Sail barge]] |
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*[[Unirail]] |
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*[[V-19 Torrent starfighter]] |
*[[V-19 Torrent starfighter]] |
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| − | *[[V-Fin]] |
+ | *[[V-Fin submersible ice breaker]] |
*[[Wavechaser]] |
*[[Wavechaser]] |
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*[[Docking ring]] |
*[[Docking ring]] |
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| − | *[[EMP grenade]] |
+ | *[[Electro magnetic pulse grenade|EMP grenade]] |
| − | *[[E-Web]] |
+ | *[[E-Web heavy repeating blaster]] |
*[[Fibercord]] |
*[[Fibercord]] |
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*[[Flamethrower]] |
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*[[Heads-up display]] |
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*[[Hydrocutter]] |
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*[[Hyperspace transceiver]] |
*[[Hyperspace transceiver]] |
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*[[Identichip]] |
*[[Identichip]] |
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+ | *[[Jetpack]] |
*[[Katarn-class commando armor]] |
*[[Katarn-class commando armor]] |
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*[[Laser cannon]] |
*[[Laser cannon]] |
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*[[LJ-50 concussion rifle]] |
*[[LJ-50 concussion rifle]] |
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*[[Mandalorian armor]] |
*[[Mandalorian armor]] |
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| − | *[[Repulsor chair]] |
+ | *[[Power chair|Repulsor chair]] |
| − | *[[Respirator mask]] |
+ | *[[Breath mask|Respirator mask]] |
*[[Sanisteamer]] |
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*[[Ale]] |
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+ | *[[Aurodium|Aurodium ingot]] |
*[[Bacta]] |
*[[Bacta]] |
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*''[[Behot]]'' |
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*[[Beshavo ancestral icon]] |
*[[Beshavo ancestral icon]] |
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| − | *[[Bolo-ball]] |
+ | *[[Limmie|Bolo-ball]] |
*[[Caf]] |
*[[Caf]] |
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*[[Flimsiplast]] {{Mo}} |
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*[[Gold]] |
*[[Gold]] |
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+ | *[[Grav-ball]] |
*[[Hazmat]] |
*[[Hazmat]] |
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*[[Heart]] |
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*[[Midi-chlorian]]s |
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*[[Military Creation Act]] |
*[[Military Creation Act]] |
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*[[Milk]] |
*[[Milk]] |
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+ | *[[Moss chips]] |
| + | *[[Naasad'guur mhi – Mhi n'ulu]] |
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*[[Neuvian sundae|Neuvian ice sundae]] |
*[[Neuvian sundae|Neuvian ice sundae]] |
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*[[Silica]] |
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*[[Sitrep]] |
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*[[Stomach]] |
*[[Stomach]] |
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+ | *[[Tapcafe|Tapcaf]] |
*[[Tatsushi]] |
*[[Tatsushi]] |
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*''[[Tihaar]]'' |
*''[[Tihaar]]'' |
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| + | File:True colors.jpg|Paperback |
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| + | File:True_colors_pl.jpg|Polish cover - ''Komandosi Republiki: Prawdziwe barwy'' |
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Revision as of 18:40, 6 March 2014
Template:Infobox Book Republic Commando: True Colors is the third novel in the Republic Commando series written by Karen Traviss and set nearly two years after the First Battle of Geonosis. It was released on October 30, 2007.[1] It includes the short story Odds and an excerpt of Michael Reaves and Steve Perry's novel Death Star.
Editions
- ISBN 9780345498007; October 30, 2007, Del Rey, 482-page paperback
- ISBN 978-80-252-2866-1; February 2014, EGMONT ČR, 432-page, Czech paperback (Republikové komando: Pravé barvy)
Publisher's summary
As the savage Clone Wars rage unchecked, the Republic's deadliest warriors face the grim truth that the Separatists aren't their only enemy—or even their worst.
In the Grand Army's desperate fight to crush the Separatists, the secret special ops missions of its elite clone warriors have never been more critical…or more dangerous. A growing menace threatens Republic victory, and the members of Omega Squad make a shocking discovery that shakes their loyalty.
As the lines continue to blur between friend and enemy, citizens—from civilians and sergeants to Jedi and generals—find themselves up against a new foe: the doubt in their own hearts and minds. The truth is a fragile, shifting illusion—and only the approaching inferno will reveal both sides in their true colors.
Plot summary
Delta Squad and Sergeant Walon Vau, now a civilian, begin this story on the harshly cold and barren planet of Mygeeto. Vau has come to "liberate" some funds from the bank vaults under the glaciers of Mygeeto, taking over 55 million in credits and other valuables from his family vault. However, their exit does not go as smoothly as planned, leaving Vau trapped and alone under several tons of ice, slowly freezing to death, while Delta Squad is forced to leave without him.
Meanwhile, Omega Squad, including Darman, is shipped out to Gaftikar, a Separatist held planet, to assist the Null ARC A'den in training the local rebels, a lizard-humanoid species in overthrowing the human-Separatist government. Skirata haggles with a Rodian over a submersible-flight capable craft, one with which he hopes to find Ko Sai, the lead rogue Kaminoan geneticist. Ko Sai, it is revealed, had defected from the Republic to the Separatists, eventually double crossing them as well, "Taking the money and running" as put by Skirata. Delta brings news to him of Vau's fate, MIA and most likely dead, under several tons of ice and snow. Together, along with the Null ARCs Mereel and Ordo, they travel to Mygeeto and begin their long search for Vau. In a deep snow drift, they find Mird, Vau's loyal strill, hopelessly clawing its way down to where it had last seen its master. Skirata takes the submersible craft, (named Aay'han, which means a time where Mandos remember the dead while being with living loved ones), and ploughs it deep into the glacier. After hours of scraping and blasting away at the ice with lasers, they finally find Vau's body, frozen, but still alive, and manage to thaw him without incident. Skirata, angered but at the same time rejoicing that Vau still lives, is shocked when Vau produces the priceless treasures he had stolen from his family's vaults, and gives it all to Skirata for the "Clone Retirement Fund".
While this is happening, Darman and Atin infiltrate a city on Gaftikar disguised as civilians. While there, they are shocked to find Sull, an ARC trooper that had been Missing In Action on the planet for weeks, assumed to be dead. He is alive and well, and had become a citizen, leaving the army behind him. The duo catch him off guard, and haul him back to base unwillingly, as he struggles to escape. Back at base, they learn from Sull's interrogation that the ARC had discovered the truth behind Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's plan - or at least the vague gist of it. Sull, unwilling to be a pawn any longer in a war with no conceivable end, had decided to go AWOL and live out the rest of his short life peacefully. Sull agrees to leave Gaftikar after providing A'den and Omega with information about the Gaftikar capital city and the location of Sull's discarded armor, which Darman retrieves. After Sull departs the planet, Darman returns to Sull's home to look for any evidence that the ARC had been there, when two Clone Covert Ops Troopers rush in, believing him to be Sull. Darman manages to kill them both, but is shocked and wonders why clones would be sent to kill clones.
During the assault on the capital city of Gaftikar, Fi suffers a traumatic head injury and is virtually brain-dead. He is shipped to a medical facility on Coruscant but they are unable to revive him from his coma. Besany Wennen discovers that any clone trooper who requires too much effort or supplies to be saved is simply allowed to die. Only troops who can be made fit to fight again receive medical care. Since Fi is too far gone to be saved, he is scheduled to be terminated, but Besany Wennen and Captain Jaller Obrim of CSF kidnap him from the medcenter just in time. They take him to Obrim's home, where Bardan Jusik uses the Force to heal the tissue in Fi's brain and he lives. Even so, the healing is not complete and Fi is nowhere near his old self.
On Qiilura, Etain Tur-Mukan is tasked with "evacuating", by force if necessary, the human farmers who acted as a resistance movement against the Separatists. The Republic promised the planet to the native Gurlanins, who want all humans gone forever. However, the farmers do not go quietly. Etain begins to hemorrhage after the fight and fears she is miscarrying her baby. Skirata sends Ordo with a medical droid to take care of her. After her recovery, Ordo takes her with him to Dorumaa, where Skirata, Mereel, and Vau have been successful in capturing Ko Sai. Skirata takes the whole group to Mandalore and imprisons Ko Sai in his home. He wants to find out how to stop the accelerated aging in the clone troopers so that his "boys" can have a normal lifespan. However, Mereel and Vau are unable to get any information out of her until Etain offers Ko Sai a sample of her tissue and some tissue from the umbilical cord when her son is born. Eager to play around with a Jedi genome, Ko Sai accepts and gives Etain some of the data needed to reverse the rapid aging. However, Ko Sai grows more and more dejected as time passes since she is no longer known as the best geneticist in the galaxy. This loss of her reputation leads her to eventually hang herself from a beam in Skirata's house, using Etain's umbilical cord after her son, Venku, is born.
Etain's son, Venku, is born on Mandalore (Venku is derived from the Mando'a word for future). Skirata subtly asks Darman what he would name a boy if he had one, and Darman says he likes 'Kad'. Skirata and Jusik decide to nickname the boy Kad'ika and agree to let him stay at Besany Wennen's apartment while Etain is in the field. Etain is torn apart that Darman is still unaware that he is the baby's father.
Delta Squad present General Zey with Ko Sai's head, pretending they found it on Dorumaa to fool General Zey and the Chancellor as to her real fate and the information discovered through her.
The book ends with a friendly limmie game between Niner, Atin, Corr, Ordo, Mereel, Skirata, and Vau.
Appearances
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Miscellanea
Behind the scenes
Cover art by Greg Knight is based on one of his concept arts for the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando.
Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variation of Republic Commando: True Colors.
Paperback
Polish cover - Komandosi Republiki: Prawdziwe barwy
Notes and references
External links
Karen Traviss: Tracing Bloodlines on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- First Look: True Colors on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
In other languages