Dao/Legends

"With regret, I report that my fleet will no longer be able to provide protection to the troops on Ryloth. I repeat my request that help must be sent right away."

- Admiral Dao to Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Dao was a Human male admiral who served in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. In 21 BBY, he commanded several Venator-class Star Destroyers in the Battle of Ryloth, defending the planet's Twi'lek inhabitants from a Separatist invasion fleet, while Jedi General Ima-Gun Di led the Republic's ground forces. Dao was killed during the battle when his Venator-class star destroyer was destroyed during an conversation between Dao and Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi via hologram.

Biography
"We're in trouble down here. We need those supplies immediately.''" "I understand, General, but I am in no position to help. We are critically low on fuel and ammunition." "''Contact the Jedi Council again. Tell them reinforcements must be dispatched without delay."

- Jedi Master Di and Dao during the Battle of Ryloth.

Dao was a male Human who served in the Republic Navy as an admiral during the Clone Wars. In 21 BBY, Confederate forces, led by Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor, invaded the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth. Hoping to counter this threat, the Galactic Republic sent a task force to liberate the planet. Dao was tasked with commanding a Navy group of several Venator-class Star Destroyer, while Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di commanded a unit of clone troopers. Dao and his fleet fought the Confederate blockade in space, while Di encountered the droid forces on the planet's surface. However the Republic counter-attack failed due to superior numbers of the enemy.

The battle on and above Ryloth continued for days until the Republic's ammunition, food, and medical supplies began to run out. The Admiral then was contacted by Di, who requested that Dao should try to ask for more ground reinforcements from the Republic. Dao requested for assistance by contacting Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu via holograph and repeatedly asked the Jedi for reinforcements. However, during the conversation, the Confederate warships managed to disable Dao's flagship's shields. Dao recieved a warning for one of his subordinates and shortly after the ship exploded, killing Dao.

Personality and traits
"If help does not arrive soon, the entire Outer Rim garrison will be wiped out."

- Admiral Dao to Jedi Masters Kenobi and Windu

Dao was a Human male with brown hair, blue eyes and fair skin. While communicating with Windu and Kenobi, Dao repeatedly made clear that reinforcements were needed to hold the position on Ryloth and a defeat there would have major consequences for the entire sector, desperately trying to persuade the Jedi Masters.

Behind the scenes
Admiral Dao was first seen in "Supply Lines," an episode of the third season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. Dao was voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who also voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in the episode. In a promotional video for the series' third season, Series Director Dave Filoni stated that the inspiration for Dao's name is a rearrangement of the letters of the term D.O.A., or "Dead On Arrival."

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