Rom Mohc

General Rom Mohc was a Galactic Republic hero and a decorated officer in the Imperial military.

Biography
As a soldier in the Clone Wars, Mohc fought with a passion for personal combat under the command of General Locus Geen. Mohc gained a reputation for fighting battle droids in hand-to-hand combat and developed a keen understanding of cybernetics. His ability to ascertain the weaknesses of various droid designs proved invaluable at the Invasion of Coruscant.

Mohc's bravery during the Clone Wars and loyalty put him on the fast track to success in Palpatine's New Order. On many worlds, Mohc fought in Palpatine's name, earning three Imperial Medals of Valor and the Distinguished Medal of Imperial Honor. Mohc continued his obsession with droids, often pitting himself against various deadly droids. His eccentric task for combat culminated in a trophy room of battle droids that he had defeated, including a prototype IG97, an ZQ infantry droid, and several Mark IX-XI Executioners.

As a Zero-G Spacetrooper, Mohc grew frustrated with the limitations of Imperial cybernetics. Mohc knew that with his experience fighting droids and knowledge of their weaknesses, he could develop an ultimate battle droid, and "studied the designs of mechanical soldiers throughout history, from Xim to the Sith to the Iron Knights of the Old Republic." Mohc's research yielded the initial designs for what would become the Dark Trooper.



When Mohc was promoted to the rank of General, he used the resources available to him to complete the technical designs and implementation plans for the Dark Troopers. He knew his creation would please the Emperor, but Palpatine was obsessed with the Death Star project. With the failure of Death Star I at the Battle of Yavin, Mohc seized the opportunity to pitch his program to Palpatine. Infuriated with Tarkin's failure, the Emperor granted Mohc authorization to begin his program.

Moch was also one of the administrators of the Imperial Academy on Carida and was particularly impressed with the way Cadet leader Katarn handled his Omega Exercise, whom he and Inquisitor Jerec presented with an Imperial Medal of Honor.

The Dark Trooper project was given billions of credits to support the research and development of Mohc's brainchild. Mohc established a mining facility on Gromas 16 to acquire the near-indestructible metal phrik, a weapons research facility on Fest, a robotics construction facility on Anteevy, and the massive starship Arc Hammer to act as a construction and mobile launch base for the Dark Troopers. After testing the Phase II Dark Troopers on Tak Base during the Battle of Talay, the Rebel Alliance sent Kyle Katarn, who had defected the Empire and joined the Rebellion, to investigate and put an end to the Dark Trooper project.

Mohc battled Katarn in single combat aboard Arc Hammer wearing the prototype of the Phase III Dark Trooper, which Mohc intended to use to complement his droids with Stormtroopers in exosuits. Despite his prowess, Katarn bested Mohc and destroyed the Arc Hammer, atomizing Mohc and his team.

Appearances

 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Sand Blasted
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces