Iden Versio

"I've waited thirty years for this. I still remember my last orders. The day the real war began."

- Iden Versio

Iden Versio was a female human soldier who served in the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography
Versio grew up on Vardos. Her father was an Imperial admiral, and her mother an artist, who contributed to the designs of propaganda posters. She trained her entire life to be an Imperial commander, and joined the ranks of the Galactic Empire, but was not without her criticisms of it. She participated in the Battle of Yavin as a Senior Lieutenant under the callsign TIE Sigma Three.

Sometime later, Versio of Inferno Squad was promoted to the rank of Commander.

After being captured by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, Versio escaped with the help of Del Meeko's ID10 seeker droid.

In 4 ABY, she participated in the Battle of Endor and witnessed the destruction of the second Death Star. Knowing they were defeated, the Inferno Squad looked to her for direction. Versio led her troops to avenge their Emperor, by hunting down the people responsible for his demise and the destruction of the second Death Star, namely, Luke Skywalker.

After the Battle of Endor, Inferno Squad was briefed by Iden on their next mission, to extract an Imperial ally named Gleb from her homeworld Vardos.

Upon arrival to Vardos, Iden expressed concerns for the citizens, as they were loyal to the Empire. She saw no reason for them to be exterminated. When Inferno Squad reached the Archive, where Gleb was waiting, an explosion broke off some debris from the inside of the palace, and almost hit some people. Iden saw this, and allowed some of the citizens to board her ship. Gideon Hask did not share their optimistic view on saving the citizens, and was very adamant that they follow Admiral Versio's orders. Meeko and Iden weren't having it and disabled him by shooting him in the leg. Hask informed Admiral Versio of their defection, to which he called for them to be executed. Iden and Meeko had to sneak around Vardos, to make it to the Corvus and escape. On they way, they stole an Imperial AT-AT.

After the escaped Vardos, Meeko and Iden contacted the Rebellion and surrendered. Shriv, a rebel officer, and Lando Calrissian talked with the now defected Inferno Squad, about either living a new life, or joining the fight against the Empire. Meeko and Iden join the fight against the Empires contingency plan on Naboo.

Iden and a fleet of other Rebel pilots engaged in the fight against a Star Destroyer, and the Weather satellites it was using. Iden was successful in destroying the satellites, but she knew about an Imperial protocol that called for a jump to a safe location, and in this case that was Theed

Personality and traits
Versio saw Emperor Palpatine as a great leader, and was fiercely dedicated to the Empire, due to her father's Imperial background and her planet's pro-Imperial sentiments.

After her defection from the Empire, her personality shifted slightly. She viewed the Empire as tyrants, for destroying her homeworld, and countless others. Iden took a liking to the rebels as the war continued, and eventually joined them.

Behind the scenes
Iden Versio first appeared in a teaser trailer for the upcoming 2017 video game Star Wars Battlefront II that was leaked on April 11, 2017. The character was officially revealed in the Star Wars Battlefront II panel at Celebration Orlando on April 15, 2017. She will be portrayed by Janina Gavankar. From a development standpoint, Versio is intended to be one of the "nobler heroes" of the Empire.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Battlefront II: Inferno Squad