Jaller Obrim

"I did twenty-eight years in the Senate Guard before I transferred to CSF. Did I take my eye off the ball? I wonder if it happened on my watch and I didn't spot it."

- Obrim discussing the changes and moral corruption in the Republic

Jaller Obrim was a lifelong police officer on Coruscant. During his career he served as a Senate Guard, a Coruscant Security Force officer, and a member of the Imperial Security Bureau. He was a close friend of Kal Skirata and the clone troopers Skirata had trained as Clone commandos and ARC troopers. Obrim's high position in law enforcement as head of the the CSF's Anti-Terrorism Unit allowed Obrim to divert CSF resources to Skirata's missions and make his black ops disappear from official records. When Order 66 was issued, Obrim assisted Skirata in helping to escape along with the clones and their families.

Senate Guard
"Commander Obrim here, Senate Guard."

- Jaller Obrim

Obrim served as a Senate Guard for twenty-eight years during which he both protected senators and other high ranking government officials and conducted criminal investigations. His home was in Rampart Town on Coruscant where he lived together with his wife, Telti, and two teenage sons. He had extensive security installed in his home as well as in the lobby of his apartment complex due to the enemies he made in his work as a police officer.

In 22 BBY Obrim was sent along with a detachment of Senate Guards to the Galactic City Spaceport in response to a hostage siege that involved Senator Meena Tills and his aide, Vun Merett Jai. The Terrorists were Koruns under the leadership of Nuriin-Ar. They demanded the Republic withdraw its forces and cease interference the in the affairs of the planet Haruun Kal. The siege ended with the help of Clone commando unit Omega Squad, Sergeant Kal Skirata, and Null ARC Captain Null-11 "Ordo".

However, before the terrorists were taken down, Jedi Master Kaim attempted to negotiate with them. The terrorists killed the Jedi and threw his body outside of the spaceport. The body had explosives strapped to it. RC-8015 "Fi" jumped onto the Jedi before the explosion went off, saving the lives of the CSF police officers standing near it. Fi survived the blast and his actions to save the police officers were never forgotten by Obrim and the CSF.

Working for CSF
"I'm turning a blind eye to that, right? Because suspects are my part of ship to deal with. But I do have this annoying eyesight problem lately."

- Obrim to Kal Skirata

After the siege Obrim was seconded to CSF's Anti-Terrorism Unit and became close friends with Kal Skirata and his group of clone commandos. Due to his high position in law enforcement, he was able to make any of Skirata's black ops mishaps disappear from any official records. In 21 BBY a black ops mission by Omega Squad, Captain Ordo, and Jedi Knights Bardan Jusik and Etain Tur-Mukan allowed Obrim to help track down and arrest hundreds of Separatist terrorists on Coruscant. However Skirata had been hesitant to give Obrim any information for fear of having it leaked. He and Obrim had many discussion over the issue. Finally at the end of the mission, Skirata agreed to give Obrim the locations of the terrorist cells while Skirata and his crew would take down the main group. After the exchange, Skirata gave Obrim the all the clear and the Obrim and the CSF arrested or killed over ninety suspects.

On a mission to Gaftikar, Clone Commando Fi recieved a serious brain injury and was taken to the Republic Central Medcenter. Kal Skirata asked Republic Treasury Agent Besany Wennen to keep an eye on him. She discovered that the medical droids intended to euthanize Fi since they had declared him brain dead. Wennen threatened the medical droid with her blaster, forced them out of Fi's hospital room, and shot the lock sealing herself and Fi in the room. With the resulting stand off, Skirata called his friend Obrim to rescue them. Obrim responded with several CSF officers and half the shift from the Anti-Terrorism Unit. Putting on a large show with weapons and armor, Obrim and the CSF stormed the hallway and escorted Wennen and Fi out of the room. When they had reached the lobby, they were stopped by a medical droid who insisted they had no right to remove the unconscious Fi. Threatening that he would release embarrassing information of the droid's boss, Obrim was able to secure Fi's release. Along with Wennen, they left the medical center under the loyal and watchful gaze of the CSF officers whose lives Fi had saved. Fi was taken to Obrim's apartment where he was cared for by a medical droid Obrim had rented before Fi was moved to Mandalore.

Obrim was one of the few non-clones trusted with Skirata's plans to help clone soldiers desert from the Grand Army of the Republic. While he refused to hear specifics for reasons of deniability, he undoubtedly aided the clan by alerting Skirata that Palpatine had issued a warrant for his arrest. Obrim also hastily relocated Laseema, Besany Wennen, and the baby Kad to a safe house. He and his wife also provided some of the Skiratas shelter during the Battle of Coruscant.

Order 66 and the ISB
After Palpatine issued Order 66, Obrim helped Skirata locate Etain Tur-Mukan as she made her way to the rendezvous point to escape to Mandalore. He was a witness to Etain's death, and was forced to use the stun setting on his blaster to render Skirata unconscious long enough for Ordo to remove him from the scene. He promised to keep an eye out for Darman and Niner, as they were forced to stay behind when a Jedi broke Niner's spine. Obrim also guarded Etain's body until A'den, Null-12 "A'den", could safely take it to Mandalore.

Personality and traits
"Ask your chief executive about his interest in Twi'lek artistic pursuits on every fourth of the month, and if he'd like me to give police surveillance holovids of the visits to the cultural center to his lovely wife. Your call."

- Obrim dealing with an obstructing administrative med droid

Above all else, Jaller Obrim saw himself as an old street cop. He loved being a cop and performed his job with much enthusiasm. Obrim was less inclined to believe in the abilities of the Force as he was in hard data and facts. Obrim was quick to size up a situation and take action. A stocky man, Obrim gave a commanding presence and his direct, to–the–point attitude made him a respected man at a crime scene. As head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit, Obrim held a lot of sway with the CSF.

Behind the scenes
Jaller Obrim was developed by author Karen Traviss for the Republic Commando series. His first appearance was in Omega Squad: Targets published in Star Wars Insider 81 released in March of 2005. He appeared as a Senate Guard sent to ensure the retrieval of a senator from a hostage situation. Traviss would expand the character's role as the series moved to Coruscant in Republic Commando: Triple Zero published on February 28, 2006.

Appearances

 * Omega Squad: Targets
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Republic Commando: True Colors
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Imperial Commando: 501st