Ando (clone trooper)

"Captain Drayk and Sergeants Ven and Ando are coordinating what's left of our troops but I need to get back out there. It's going to take hours to clean up the mess Grievous has left behind here."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"Ando" was the nickname of a clone trooper sergeant that served in the Grand Army of the Republic. In 21 BBY, during the Clone Wars, he was part of a battle group that was sent to the planet Kothlis to stop a Confederate invasion. He fought in the following battle, which became difficult for the Galactic Republic, because the Confederate General Grievous introduced a new weapon that jammed all Republic communications. Despite this new weapon, the Republic was eventually victorious. Following the battle, Ando stayed with Clone Captain Drayk and Sergeant Ven on Kothlis to coordinate the remaining troops.

Biography
The Clone Sergeant nicknamed "Ando" was one of the many clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett who were bred on the planet Kamino to fight in the Grand Army of the Republic. In 21 BBY, the Galactic Republic dispatched a fleet of cruisers to the planet Kothlis. Ando was part of the fleet and the battle group was ordered to defend the planet from an attack from the Confederacy of Independent Systems led by the cyborg General Grievous. When the Republic fleet arrived near Kothlis, Grievous made use of a computer virus which jammed all Republic communications. Although their mission was complicated by this virus, Jedi Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi ordered a counter-attack. Aboard the Republic cruiser, the Indomitable, Ando and his comrades boarded LAAT/i gunships and landed on Kothlis, where they fought against deployed Confederate battle droids. Due to the superior number of droids, the Republic's ground troops suffered heavy losses. However, the technicians aboard the Indomitable were able to restore the communication and the Republic fleet forced Grievous to abandon his plans of capturing Kothlis. After the Confederate fleet had withdrawn, the Republic starfighters supported the ground troops and the Republic was victorious.

The attack from the Confederacy left heavy damages on Kothlis and the remaining Republic troops had to be coordinated. Because Kenobi was injured during the battle, Ando received the order to oversee the clearing work in conjunction with Clone Captain Drayk and Sergeant Ven, so that they stayed on Kothlis.

Behind the scenes
Ando first appeared in the novel Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth, the fourth novel in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel series. The novel was published in February of 2010 and written by the Australian author Karen Miller.

In the novel, Ando was mentioned in a dialogue between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi when the attack from the Confederacy was repelled.

Appearances

 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth