Denal/Legends

"I could always hotwire it, sir."

- Denal upon R3-S6 not opening the door.

Denal was one of the most experienced clone troopers in the elite 501st Legion, having survived many campaigns alongside Captain Rex and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker. At the start of the war, he saw action on Rodia, Tatooine and Orto Plutonia. He rescued a battalion of clone troopers from the Separatist ambush, recovered lost Republic cargo and helped a Jedi in distress. On one occasion, he even saved Anakin Skywalker's padawan Ahsoka Tano from a Separatist prison on Tatooine. He was involved in the discovery and destruction of the new Confederacy super-weapon, that could prevent Republic radars from detecting enemy armies.

Later in the war, he accompanied Rex, Skywalker and Tano on a mission to destroy a Separatist listening post. Of the five-man squad of clones that was sent there along with the Jedi, only he and Rex survived the mission.

Clone Wars
"I'm taking charge."

- Denal

Denal was a clone trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic who served in the 501st Legion's Torrent Company during the Clone Wars. He was one of the most experienced troopers in the 501st, having survived many campaigns alongside Captain Rex and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker.

At one point during the war, he was dispatched along with a battalion of clone troopers to the planet Rodia. While on Rodia, his battalion was ambushed and surrounded by overwhelming droid forces, after droid artillery took out most of their transports. Denal took charge of the battalion and ordered his men to call for reinforcements. However, they soon discovered that the droids had been jamming their signals, so they needed to capture a comm relay station in order to contact the fleet. After successfully capturing it and defending against droid counter-attacks, Denal and his battallion managed to contact the fleet and escape into safety on a LAAT/i gunship. For his heroic efforts, Denal was promoted to sergeant.

Soon, Denal was contacted by Captain Rex who ordered him to make way for reinforcements by destroying all droids in the nearby jungle clearing. Denal quickly completed his objective, allowing the Republic to land additional forces on Rodia. He was then once again contacted by Rex with the order to destroy a transport factory. This factory could only be destroyed by hacking the console that triggered the self-destruct mechanism. Instead of using the shortest way to the console, Denal chose to go through the hidden path in the swamp, destroying an MTT with grenades along the way. He then activated the self-destruct mechanism and left with his squad on a LAAT/i. He recieved a promotion to lieutenant after this mission.

After that, Denal was called to assist a Jedi in distress on the frozen world of Orto Plutonia. His squad helped the Jedi to defeat the droids and evacuated him from the planet. Near the evacuation LAAT/i they met Ahsoka Tano, a padawan of Anakin Skywalker, sent by her master to help Denal. Denal then participated in two more missions on Orto Plutonia, involving the recovery of lost Republic cargo and the rescue of a downed LAAT/i crew. During these missions Denal grew suspicious of a large separatist presence on a previously deserted world.

Denal was then dispatched to Tatooine to investigate a seemingly deserted separatist base, which was in fact swarming with droids. After clearing it from the hostiles, Denal grew even more suspicious as he was informed about the droid presence in the desert. His suspicions finally proved true as the Republic discovered a hidden Confederacy research station. There they found a message from General Grievous, who claimed that the Republic would soon be finished. After downloading the plans to the secret separatist super weapon hidden there, Denal barely escaped the installation.

The data retrieved from Tatooine revealed a new separatist super-weapon capable of clouding entire armies from Republic radars. Denal was sent to invistigate further to Rodia. He infiltrated the local Trade Federation HQ and stole another set of data. Returning to Tatooine, Denal got information about Ahsoka being held in the separatist prison. After infiltrating it, Denal's troops encountered a Jedi, who joined them in a quest to free Anakin's padawan. With his help, Denal was able to free Ahsoka.

It was decided to attack the main separatist headquarters and steal the super-weapon's plans. But in order to weaken it's defences, Rex ordered Denal to destroy several Confederacy bases that supplied the main base. Once again reuniting with the Jedi, Denal destroyed the construction yard on Tatooine, and later a weapons factory on Rodia. Denal later infiltrated the research station on Orto Plutonia and stole the plans. He later destroyed the main separatist base, bringing an end to the construction of the weapon.

Mission to Skytop Station
Under the command of Captain Rex, he participated in a mission to neutralize a Separatist listening post and to rescue Anakin Skywalker's droid R2-D2. Infiltrating the station with jetpacks, Denal, Rex, Ahsoka Tano, astromech droid R3-S6 and three clones soon separated from Skywalker, who ordered them to plant charges, while he was searching for R2. Denal and the others then reached a door that was ray-shielded. Ahsoka instructed R3-S6 to disable the shield, but the droid, who was in fact the Separatist spy, only stalled them until battle droids arrived. Denal was the first to hear them coming and warned Rex and Ahsoka. He suggested to hot-wire the door, but R3 blocked it. The group was outnumbered, but used EMP grenades to disable the battle droids. Then, General Grievous arrived and engaged them, quickly knocking Ahsoka unconscious. He then killed three clones and stunned Rex and Denal. As the droid general was about to strike a killing blow to Rex, Ahsoka came around and blocked the attack. She then ran off drawing Grievous after her, allowing Rex and Denal to set charges on the repulsorlift generator for the station. Later, in the landing hangar, they met with Skywalker, who managed to rescue R2 and call his ship, the Twilight. When they informed Skywalker of Ahsoka's actions, he ordered them to go with him to assist his padawan. But as they set off on a rescue, R3 appeared, sealed the hangar and activated several Vulture and B2 super battle droids. Rex, Denal, Skywalker and the Twilight pilot hid behind some shipping crates, firing at droids. Skywalker then ordered to trigger the explosives and soon Ahsoka appeared. Together, they destroyed all enemies and with the help of R2, who opened hangar doors and destoyed R3, escaped the doomed battlesphere aboard the Twilight.

Personality and traits
Denal was an expierenced trooper and a talented commander, as indicated by many successful missions his squad completed. He usually didn't question any orders from those who had higher rank than him. He was known for being able to "hot wire" a control panel, which would indicate he was a proficient slicer. Denal wore a custom helmet, most likely of his own design and preference, marked with the blue color scheme of the 501st Legion. During the Mission to Skytop Station he utilized a DC-15S blaster. Denal also showed proficiency with a jetpack during the infiltration of the station.

Behind the scenes
Denal was created for the 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars project and appeared in the seventh episode of the series, titled Duel of the Droids. He later appeared as a main character in the cell phone game The Clone Wars. In this game, he starts as a mere trooper and recieves promotions throughout the game, eventually making it to the commander. Given the fact that he served under Rex in the TV series, who was a captain, Denal must have had a lower rank than him, making him either sergeant or lieutenant.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (mobile)

Notes and references
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