Walon Vau

"Being hard is good, being hard with superior tech is better."

- Walon Vau

Walon Vau was one of the Mandalorian mercenaries recruited by Jango Fett to train the Clone Army. He was a Cuy'val Dar. Vau trained the commandos in Delta Squad, and gave RC-1262 his nickname ("Scorch") after a training exercise gone wrong. Walon was extremely violent, once siccing his pet strill, Lord Mirdalan, on a young Ordo.

Like Kal Skirata, he believed that the clones he trained should be brought up to be Mandalorian warriors. However, he took a different approach. Instead of treating the clones like sons, he taught the Mando way through discipline, and often violence. To teach his clones to be tough, he would often pit one against the other. He gave them a choice: fight each other or fight him. Only one clone ever chose Vau. It was for this training philosophy, among other things, that caused a deep-seeded hatred between Skirata and Vau. But, whether an individual agrees with his methods or not, Vau had an excellent record, only losing three of the commandos he trained. This he blamed on the Republic for using commandos like normal soldiers in the Battle of Geonosis.

Upon completing his contract as a Cuy'val Dar, Vau returned to civilian life. But he was recruited by Kal Skirata in his black op to destroy the CIS terrorist cells operating on Coruscant. he was selected due to his excellent interrogation skills. This mission put him back in close proximity to Atin, the commando who chose to fight him. Brutally scarred by Vau, Atin had vowed to kill Vau one day, but he set aside his hatred temporarily for the sake of the op.

In the final showdown between the terrorists and Skirata's men, Vau teamed up with Jedi Knight Etain Tur-Mukan to neutralize the terrorist leader, Perrive. Vau proved his sniper skills in a clean kill, and then used Lord Mirdalan to retrieve the body (and datapad it held). They then returned to the greater battle, and were responsible for the neutralizing of a fleeing terrorist.

After the op's success, Atin chose to take his revenge. He attacked Vau and the two fought furiously, but it was broken up by Jedi General Bardan Jusik. The matter between Vau and Atin seemed to be resolved. When the time came for the team to go their seperate ways, Vau and his strill returned to civilian life.

Vau is described as being tall and cadaverous. He seems to be sociopathic, showing no empathy or sympathy to his fellow sentients. It seems that the only living thing he truly loves is his pet strill, Lord Mirdalan, who he affectionately calls "Mird."

Appearances

 * Republic Commando
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero