Darman Skirata

"I can't think of a better time to die than when I'm no longer the best."

- Darman

RC-1136, or Darman, was a clone commando member of the Galactic Republic's Theta Squad, and later Omega Squad.

Biography
Darman was trained by Kal Skirata, like the rest of Theta Squad. On his first mission on Geonosis, the rest of Theta Squad was killed, and Darman was re-assigned to Omega Squad.

Mission to Qiilura
On his first mission with Omega Squad, he was separated from his squad during planet-fall, and landed far away from the other Omegas. After landing on the planet, Darman later met up with Jedi Padawan Etain Tur-Mukan, and they worked together. Eventually, with the help of Jinart, a shape shifting gurlanin, they met back up with Omega Squad. With Darman, Omega Squad assaulted the bio-weapons facility, retrieved a Clone killing virus that was being worked on, and captured Dr. Uthan, who was working on the project.

Romantic relationship
While working with Kal Skirata and the rest of Omega Squad to neutralize terrorist activity on Coruscant, Darman was reunited with Etain Tur-Mukan. He fell in love with Etain, and, later on, they conceived a child ( unknown to Darman ) while the other clones were eating at a bar. This child was later raised by Kal Skirata ( who wasn't pleased with Etain.)

Behind the scenes

 * According to Karen Traviss's blog, Darman was named after Peter Darman, a military writer. "Darman" was used as a placeholder name until a better name could be thought of, but it was accidentally released into the public domain.


 * An in-universe explanation in Republic Commando: Triple Zero, explains that Darman's name, which he presumably received from Kal Skirata, is short for Dar'manda, a Mando'a term denoting someone who has lost his Mandalorian heritage, and thus his soul. Presumably, the name was given to him by Kal Skirata, out of pity.


 * It is thought "Darman" is a cheat code on the game Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Appearances

 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Omega Squad: Targets
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero