Anson Trask

"Bit of advice&mdash;forget what you know and be ready to learn if you want to survive the next few days."

- Anson Trask

Anson Trask was a Human male stormtrooper in the Galactic Empire during the Fel Insurgency. He was assigned to Joker Squad in the 407th Stormtrooper Division and fought in the Battle of Borosk.

Joining Joker Squad
As a child, Anson Trask heard his father, a stormtrooper in the 407th Stormtrooper Division talk about the honor of duty and Trask decided to enlist as a stormtrooper himself. As the son of a stormtrooper, he was given the option to join the same division and so entered service in the 407th.

Trask completed his training in 137 ABY and, only ten days later, he arrived at Yinchorr where he was to be assigned to Joker Squad. Before being dropped off he was given directions to his new squad but, as the 407th prepared to leave on a mission, his directions failed to correlate with layout of the camp. Finding little help from his fellow stormtroopers, he decided to ask for directions, though he had the misfortune to ask the Sith Lord, Darth Maleval. Maleval was irritated by Trask's apparent lack of discipline but the timely intervention of Sergeant Harkas saved him from the Sith Lord's wrath when he informed Maleval that Trask was a noob, fresh out of training.

Harkas took Trask to meet the rest of the squad, though his reception was somewhat muted. The veteran soldiers of Joker Squad had seen many new recruits arrive and were used to the fact that they rarely lived long&mdash;they even had a pool going as to how long Trask would live and thought his own estimate of a month was optimistic.

Battle of Borosk
Shortly after Trask's arrival, the squad's commander, Lieutenant Gil Cassel briefed them on their next mission. The 908th Stormtrooper Division had become stranded on Borosk after a failed attempt to defect to deposed Galactic Emperor Roan Fel. Their superiors had decided to send the 407th to confront them in an attempt to defeat the 908th while leaving the base intact.

Joker Squad was among the first to arrive at Borosk, their first orders to capture and secure gun and shield placements. At first Trask found himself overwhelmed by the noise and confusion of a real battle and, finding it hard to tell the enemy stormtroopers from their own, he froze. However, as the day wore on, the realization that he must kill or be killed overcame his earlier indecisiveness and he joined the battle, gaining his first kill. After finally securing the gun platform, Joker Squad were allowed to stand down for the night. They were soon confronted by Darth Maleval. Lieutenant Cassel had suggested a truce to give the 908th a chance to surrender but Maleval, believing that this was based on personal concern for Cassel's brother, Jared, who served with the 908th, said there would be no truce. Furthermore, he insisted that Joker Squad lead the charge the next day and, should any of them falter, he would kill the entire squad.

Breaching the main fortress at midday on the second day of the battle, Joker Squad fought on, despite taking heavy casualties, until the 908th were defeated. After the battle, Darth Maleval brought Jared Cassel to his brother and ordered Cassel to kill him. When Cassel refused, they were both executed by the Sith Lord. Hondo Karr, furious at the death of his commander, attacked Maleval only to be almost killed himself. At the last moment, Trask shot Maleval in the back, killing the Sith Lord and saving his comrade. The squad's official report listed both Maleval and Karr, who vanished after the battle, as killed in action. Trask and Harkas were the only members of the squad to officially survive.

Trask had earned the respect of Sergeant Harkas in that battle, and was no longer thought of as a "noob". As the wounded sergeant was taken for treatment he left Trask with orders to take care of the replacement troopers and Trask soon took on the role of mentor when a new recruit arrived on Borosk looking for Joker Squad. Referring to the man as a "newbie", Trask took the recruit under his wing as the process of rebuilding the squad began.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob