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. In 22 BBY Obrim lived with his wife, Telti, and two sons in the Rampart Town section of Galactic City. He was a close friend of Mandalorian Sergeant Kal Skirata and the clone troopers Skirata had trained as Clone commandos and ARC troopers. Dedicated to his job, his friends, and family, Obrim worked tirelessly to protect his planet and its inhabitants.

Obrim began his career as a Senate Guard and earned a reputation as a skillful detective and hard-nosed cop. With the start of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY Obrim was transferred to the CSF. His high position in law enforcement as head of the the CSF's Anti-Terrorism Unit allowed him to divert CSF resources to Skirata's black ops missions for the Grand Army of the Republic and make their actions disappear from official records. Obrim was instrumental in providing Skirata and his team of clone troopers with support in various ways for a top secret mission on Coruscant that targeted a Separatist cell. Obrim also assisted Skirata on a personal level in retrieving RC-8015 "Fi" and Besany Wennen from an armed standoff in the Republic Central Medcenter. When Order 66 was issued, Obrim assisted the Skirata clan in escaping Coruscant. After the Clone Wars Obrim and the Anti-Terrorism Unit were transferred to the new Imperial Security Bureau where Obrim continued to provide support and information to Skirata and his clan.

Senate Guard
"Commander Obrim here, Senate Guard."

- Jaller Obrim

Jaller Obrim was a male Human who served as a Senate Guard for twenty-eight years, eventually attaining the rank of commander. During his time as a Guard he protected senators and other high ranking government officials as well as conducting criminal investigations and gaining a reputation as a smart, no nonsense street cop. In 22 BBY 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.

During the Clone Wars 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 Galactic 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 Coruscant Security Force police officers standing near it. Fi survived the blast and his actions to save the police officers were remembered by Obrim and the CSF for a long time thereafter.

Working for CSF
"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 medical droid

After the siege, Obrim was seconded to CSF's Anti-Terrorism Unit with the rank of captain. When they first met, Obrim had a professional respect for Kal Skirata and his group of clone commandos. Obrim's friendship with Kal grew not only from interactions while on duty, but also from personal meetings such as at the Kragget, a greasy food joint frequented by cops. At one of their first meetings in 21 BBY at the CSF Staff and Social Club, Obrim and Kal discussed an upcoming black ops mission by Omega Squad, Captain Ordo, and Jedi Knights Bardan Jusik and Etain Tur-Mukan to uncover a Separatist terror cell on Coruscant.

Throughout the black ops mission, Skirata was hesitant to give Obrim to detailed information for fear of having it leaked and Obrim wanted to protect his men from getting killed by unknowingly interfering with the clones who were in disguise, operating as arms dealers. In one conversation that occurred in the CSF morgue where Skirata and Fi were identifying a body they were interested in, Skirata and Obrim argued and almost came to blows over the issue of sharing information. Skirata agreed to share information on locations his team would hit or observe if only to warn off the CSF. Later at the end of the mission Skirata gave Obrim and the CSF an active part in the mission by revealing the locations of the terrorist cells while Skirata and his crew would take down the main group. After Skirata and his team were successful in neutralizing the main terrorist team, Skirata gave Obrim the all clear and Obrim along with the CSF arrested or killed over ninety other suspects.

On a mission to Gaftikar, Clone Commando Fi received 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 braindead. 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 patrol 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 about 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. Fi was later covertly moved to the planet Mandalore.

Obrim was one of the few non-clones trusted with Skirata's plans to help clone troopers desert from the Grand Army of the Republic. While he refused to hear specifics for reasons of deniability, he aided the clan by alerting Skirata that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had issued a warrant for his arrest shortly before Operation: Knightfall, which resulted in the destruction of the Jedi Order and the arrests of several people who supported them. Obrim also hastily relocated to a safe house Kad Skirata, the baby of RC-1136 "Darman" and Etain Tur-Mukan; Laseema, the wife of RC-3222 "Atin"; and Besany Wennen. Obrim and his wife also provided some of the Skiratas shelter during the Separatist attack on Coruscant.

Order 66 and the ISB
"No, the Imperial Guard can do without me. I'd never fit in the suit now. Besides, the Emperor wants fit and dedicated young stormtroopers to do the job, and I'm an old street cop at heart."

- Jaller Obrim discussing law enforcement on Coruscant

After Palpatine issued Order 66 condemning all Jedi as traitors to the Republic, Obrim monitored the developments from his police speeder as well as making sure Skirata and his crew escaped Coruscant. He helped locate Etain Tur-Mukan as she made her way to the rendezvous point to escape to Mandalore. Obrim saw Tur-Mukan's death on the Shinarcan Bridge Extension along with Skirata. Obrim rushed in to help, covering Etain's body. However, Obrim was forced to use the stun setting on his blaster to render Skirata, who was yelling and screaming, unconscious long enough for Ordo to remove him from the scene. Obrim promised to keep an eye out for Darman and RC-1309 "Niner", who had been forced to stay behind when a Jedi broke Niner's spine. Obrim also guarded Tur-Mukan's body both at the scene and later on until Null-12 "A'den", could safely take it to Mandalore.

With the end of the war and the reorganization of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, Obrim and the Anti-Terrorism Unit were merged along with elements of the CSF detective units and the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order, formerly the Commission for the Protection of the Republic, to form a new security organization called the Imperial Security Bureau. The ISB was set up as a rival to the new Imperial Intelligence and served as an internal security apparatus and a secret police dedicated to the New Order. Obrim felt little love for Palpatine or the Empire, preferring his life as a street cop. However, due to his former status as a loyal Senate Guard, Obrim was able to escape Palpatine's purge of the government and continued to serve as a captain in the ISB. On one occasion, Darman and Niner came to ISB headquarters to see if they could recover any information on a supposedly blank disc. Obrim was there and revealed to them that the disc contained some valuable information. He then secretly passed the disc back to Niner, knowing it would help Skirata, while saying aloud he would log it as evidence.

Personality and traits
"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

Above all else, Jaller Obrim saw himself as a street cop. He loved his job and performed it with great enthusiasm, involving himself in the grittiness of police work on Coruscant. He also had skills as a computer technician though he was careful not to reveal it. Obrim was a strong believer in hard data and facts and when it came to the Force was less inclined to believe in its abilities as an investigative tool. He did recognize its usefulness, although only to a certain extent. Obrim was quick to size up a situation and take action, a trait that served him well as a cop and a commanding officer. A stocky man, he presented a commanding presence and his direct, to–the–point attitude made him a respected man at any crime scene. As head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit, Obrim held a great deal of sway with the CSF that expanded to other units such as the Organized Crime Unit and the Forensics Unit. Though a hard-nosed cop even by CSF standards, Obrim was also loyal to his close friends and valued them and his family above and beyond any sense of patriotism. While working with Kal Skirata, Obrim leaked classified information, went selectively deaf, made people and information disappear, and diverted CSF resources, all to help Skirata's missions. Obrim went so far as to risk his life and career to help Skirata and the clan escape Coruscant during Order 66. In response, Skirata trusted Obrim with his life.

Behind the scenes
Jaller Obrim was developed by author Karen Traviss for the Republic Commando series. His first appearance was in Omega Squad: Targets a short story published in Star Wars Insider 81 and released in March of 2005. He appeared as a Senate Guard sent to ensure the retrieval of a senator from a hostage situation. Traviss expanded the character's role as the series began to take place predominantly on Coruscant in Republic Commando: Triple Zero published on February 28, 2006. The True Colors novel published on October 30, 2007 presented details about Obrim's personal life including the location of his home and his wife's name.

While Obrim played a more notable part in the following Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel, published September 16, 2008 by allowing Skirata's clan to escape and taking care of Tur-Mukan's body, his role was diminished in the last novel, Imperial Commando: 501st, published October 27, 2009. However, in both novels, the theme of Obrim's characteristics as a loyal friend yet still a good a cop were strongly present. With Imperial Commando, Obrim's last appearance leaves him as a man who performs his job but also risks his career and life to help out his friends.

In an email, Karen Traviss gave a possible non-canon conclusion to Obrim's story stating that with the assistance of Kal Skirata, Obrim and his family would flee Coruscant and join the Skirata clan.

Appearances

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