Zozridor Slayke

Captain Zozridor Slayke was an officer in the Judicial Starfleet of the Galactic Republic prior to the Clone Wars. He commanded the corvette Scarlet Thranta.

Shortly before the start of the Clone Wars, the Scarlet Thranta was assigned to patrol the Sluis sector, near Confederate space. Angered by the Senate's unwillingness to act against the Separatists, Slayke defected, the Thranta entering the Expansion Region with intentions of waging a private war against the Separatists. Other ships, including some mercenaries and civilians, soon joined the charismatic Slayke. He named this ragtag group the Sons and Daughters of Freedom, commonly referred to as the Freedom Songs.

Although no battles were reported before the start of the Clone Wars, a 45,000 credit bounty was placed on his head by the leaders of Sluis Van, and a Judicial Department taskforce, under the command of the Jedi Master Nejaa Halcyon, was dispatched to recapture the vessel and take Slayke into custody. A large segment of the Mid Rim's populace, however, considered him a hero. Eventually, after the Clone Wars broke out, Freedom's Sons became something of an auxiliary militia for the Jedi.

In the last year of the Clone Wars, Zozridor worked with Halcyon and Anakin Skywalker to defend the planet of Praesitlyn and its crucial Galactic Communications Center from invading Separatist forces led by the Muun Pors Tonith.

The final fate of Slayke, his ship, and his crew are unknown.

Appearances

 * Jedi Trial