Forris

"Head up and see Lieutenant Forris when you get a chance. He'll show you how to survive in this craziness."

- Sergeant Jaynes directing a Republic sergeant to Lieutenant Forris

Forris was a male Human who served in the Republic Army during the Cold War fought between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. He was stationed on the planet Ord Mantell during part of the war where he fought against the Mantellian Separatist Movement in the Ord Mantell Civil War.

Biography
"Command's sending out new tactics all the time."

- Lieutenant Forris Forris was a male Human who served in the Galactic Republic's army during the Cold War, a conflict between the Sith Empire and the Republic. During the war he held the rank of Lieutenant and was deployed on the Republic held planet of Ord Mantell in the Bright Jewel system of the Mid Rim. While stationed on the planet he and all Republic forces aided the corrupt local government in fighting the Mantellian Separatist Movement.

While stationed on Ord Mantell Forris worked out of Fort Garnik, a Republic stronghold on the planet. Whilst in the Fort, Forris acted as a trainer for other Republic Troopers who passed through the area.

Personality and traits
"Even Havoc Squad could learn from a veteran."

- Lieutenant Forris

Forris had fair skin, green eyes, and brown hair. By the time he served at Fort Garnik, Forris knew enough about combat tactics, training, and combat technology to instruct others in their use. Sergeant Jaynes believed that Forris and the other instructors at the combat instructor academy had given him the training that allowed him to survive the war on Ord Mantell.

Equipment
While at Fort Garnik, Forris wore the blue-colored chest armor, light-colored pants, and brown boots that were worn by many of the Republic soldiers serving on Ord Mantell. In addition, Forris wore a pair of black gloves and a blue helmet with a visor that covered his eyes but left the rest of his face exposed. While at the fort, Forris carried a blaster cannon on his back. He also carried a device that was capable of projecting a spherical shield that could envelop his entire body.

Behind the scenes
Lieutenant Forris first appears in Star Wars: The Old Republic, a 2011 MMORPG produced by BioWare. He is located in Fort Garnik, the central location for beginning Republic characters starting on the planet Ord Mantell. In the game, Forris is the first skill trainer for players of the Trooper class and is featured in the Trooper quest "Best of the Best," in which Sergeant Jaynes directs the characters to Forris for training. While the player is not required to take the quest and can train with Forris without completing it, this article is written with the assumption of 100% game completion.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic