HOB-147

HOB-147 was a clone pilot who flew a V-19 Torrent starfighter for Light Brigade Divison in the Grand Army of the Republic. Shortly after Order 66 he was rescued by the junk salvager Hurd Coyle when his starfighter was badly damaged during a battle and he was left to drift in space. HOB returned the favor by not telling his fellow clones that Coyle was transporting Jedi younglings to a safe location.

Biography
HOB, like all other clone in the Grand Army of the Republic, was cloned by Kaminoan cloners in Tipoca City. He was trained at a early age to pilot starfighters. Eventhough he was a pilot he still staid muscular and strong. Shortly before the Great Jedi Purge and the decree of Order 66, 147 flew a V-19 starfighter in a space battle between the Galactic Republic and C.I.S. During the battle, HOB's ship sustained heavy damaged and he was sent adrift in space. Although the V-19 was badly damaged, the cockpit was not broken and life life support was still active, keeping HOB alive.

HOB flowted around for several weeks. During this time, he missed the Battle of Utapau and the death of General Grevious, along with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ordering the extermination of the Jedi. After a while, HOB's ship drifted near Hurd Coyle's ship which was on a mission to transport Jedi survivors away from the newly formed Galactic Empire. A reprogramed B1 battle droid that was working for Coyle detected clone's ship and told his master about it.

Coyle ordered the starfighter to be brought aboard, even though he was on a mission, Hurd could still make a few credits. When a group of battle droids went down to the hangar to dismantle the ship and see if anything could be salvaged, they discovered that HOB was still alive. When they told Coyle, he reluctently told [A-I-I]] to bring him to the sick bay.

When 147 awoke, he discovered that there were droids all around him. Thinking that he had been captured by the C.I.S, HOB jumped out of his bed and started to destroy the droids. When Coyle walked in he was surprised to see HOB destroying his new droids. In an attempt to stop the clone, the captain shot HOB with an electro-dart. While 147 was incapacitated, Coyle dragged the clone to a small room, and chained his leg to the wall.

When 147 was finally un-paralized, Coyle told the pilot about Order 66 and how the Jedi Order were now the Republic's enemies. HOB was surprised about this, but didn't completely belive it. When Coyle walked away, HOB sat down and started to think things through. While he was thinking, the youngling Nia showed up in the vent system on the wall. HOB saw her their and quickly ripped the cover off the vent and pulled Nia out. While HOB asked who the girl was, Coyle walked into the room and saw what was happening and shot HOB with and electro-dart again, and dragged Nia out of the room.

When 147 got back up he now thought for sure what ever was going on was a Seperatist plot, and that he needed to escape. The clone showed great strength by ripping the metal chain which kept him imprisoned off the wall. He then ran through the ship, looking for a way out. Eventually he paused at a corner and found a B2 super battle droid guarding the door to the hold. HOB destroyed the battle droid and desided to look inside the hold. Right as he went inside, he was attacked by an unknown force and passed out.

When he came back from uncounciousness, he discovered that there were Jedi younglings surrounding him. He kicked them off him a found out that Coyle had at least ten younglings aboard his ship, including Nia and Bon. Nia went up to him, thinking that he wouldn't hurt her. She asked HOB were bad or not. 147 relized that he should disobey Order 66 and help the Jedi get away form the Republic.

Meanwhile, Coyle's ship was boarded by a group of Clone troopers suspecting he was hiding Jedi aboard his ship. When Coyle went to greet them, their ARC trooper commander was about to order his men to tear the ship apart incase their were any Jedi there. HOB then walked in, saying that Coyle had saved his life and that he had been up and down his ship and had found no Jedi presense. The ARC trooper believed the pilots lie and ordered his men back to the strike cruiser. As 147 walked out he saw Nia waving to him, saying she new he was tough. What happened to HOB afterwords is unknown.

Appearances

 * Salvaged