CC-1138/Legends


 * ''For Clone Commando RC-1138, see RC-1138.

Clone Commander 1138, nicknamed Bacara, was a clone trooper commander assigned to General Ki-Adi-Mundi of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Biography
From an early age, Commander 1138 showed a penchant for aggressive tactics that impressed, and in many cases worried, his Kaminoan creators.

Upon reaching combat age, CC-1138 was given command of the 21st Nova Corps, an element of the Outer Rim Sector Army. Much to 1138's consternation, the 21st Nova Corps was among a handful of GAR divisions not deployed at the famed Battle of Geonosis.

After months of fighting, CC-1138 was pulled from the front and entered into an unorthodox training regimen run by the Advanced Recon Commandos designed to bring out the independence and tactical genius innate in all clones. As he progressed through the program, 1138 adopted a name, "Bacara," just as many other clone commanders had done. Bacara was among the program's first batch of graduates. Upon graduation, Bacara received additional training from a former Journeyman Protector by the name of Cort Davin. Bacara took after Davin in that he adopted many Journeyman tendencies, as opposed to the rest of the GAR, which took a liking to the Mandalorian ways of their genetic father, Jango Fett. This alienated Bacara from the rest of his clone brethren, although he did maintain a relatively close relationship with the equally stone-cold Commander Neyo.

When Bacara returned to the war and to his men, his new-found independence quickly spread throughout the upper echelon of the 21st Nova Corps. As the war progressed, Bacara was paired with Jedi General Ki-Adi-Mundi. Together, the two transformed the 21st Nova Corps into the Galactic Marines, an elite, rapid-response task force capable of deploying anywhere in the galaxy at the drop of a hat. The Marines saw action on dozens of worlds throughout the course of the war, from the muddy trenches of Boz Pity and Aargonar, to the snow-capped peaks of Rhen Var and Mygeeto. After countless campaigns together, Bacara and Ki-Adi-Mundi developed a sense of grudging respect towards one another.



When the two were sent to the winter world of Mygeeto, a detachment of the 501st Legion was sent with them. This greatly worried Ki-Adi-Mundi, as the 501st operated outside of his control. They claimed they were there to destroy a droid energy collector. In truth, the troopers of the 501st were there to collect an experimental Mygeetan power source needed to power a top-secret tributary laser-stream project known only as "Hammertong." Bacara assured Ki-Adi-Mundi that his suspicions were unfounded, and that the men of the 501st were there to simply assist them in their assault on Mygeeto.

As the fighting for the planet's capital city worsened, Bacara received Order 66 via an encrypted channel. Order 66 labeled Ki-Adi-Mundi and the rest of the Jedi as traitorous enemies of the Republic. Bacara knew what had to be done. As General Ki-Adi-Mundi led the charge against the Separatists, Bacara and his lieutenants gunned him down in a hail of blaster fire.

Bacara's fate after the death of Ki-Adi-Mundi is unknown, although it is assumed that he and his Marines went on to capture Mygeeto and continued to faithfully serve the Emperor.

Behind the Scenes

 * Commander Bacara's numerical designation is another reference to George Lucas' first movie, THX 1138.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith