RC-1138

"He liked to lead by being first."

- RC-8015

RC-1138, or Delta-38, was a clone commando in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. He was nicknamed Boss by his fellow clones, and was the commander of Delta Squad.

Biography
Boss, along with his commando brethren, received heightened independence and greater initiative than standard clone troopers. On Kamino, Boss was separated from his clone brethren to train in a special class, where he developed into a strong and capable leader. He consistently ranked highest in his squad for accuracy and all-round fighting ability and even managed to break Walon Vau's arm in training.

The Kaminoan cloners ensured Boss was allowed to develop extra intelligence and a capacity for tactical thinking, in addition to the ability to coordinate and work alongside a four-clone commando unit. Boss was personally trained by Mandalorian Sergeant Walon Vau; and while his squad-mates developed varying accents speech patterns, Boss inherited the accent and speech patterns distinctive to regular clone troopers, Concord Dawn natives, and Jango Fett himself.

Boss took command of Delta Squad in the opening stages of the Battle of Geonosis. During the battle, the squad was instrumental in ensuring victory for the Republic by eliminating Geonosian lieutenant Sun Fac, and disabling an underground jamming device. As the battle died down, Boss led Delta Squad on a daring raid inside a Trade Federation core ship.

After victory was assured on Geonosis, the Deltas were deployed across the Galaxy. Boss and his commandos became veterans of many engagements. Midway through the war, Delta Squad was tasked with investigating the assault ship Prosecutor, which had reappeared after vanishing while out on patrol. Prosecutor had been Delta's first base of operations, and had been captured by Trandoshans with Separatist support. With the help of the Arrestor, Delta were able to repel the boarders and destroy a CIS Droid Control Ship.

Immediately following this mission, Delta were called to assist Omega Squad, who were trapped on a freighter they were investigating. After the rescue, Delta and Omega were placed under the command of Kal Skirata for his undercover mission to locate terrorist cells on Coruscant. Despite rivalry between the two squads, made worse by the arrival of Walon Vau, the commandos were able to root out and destroy a cell of Jabiimi terrorists.

In the final stages of the war, Boss led the Deltas into combat on Kashyyyk, first to rescue the Wookiee commander Tarfful and eventually helping to repel the Separatist invasion of Kachirho.

During the Battle of Kashyyyk, Boss's squadmate Sev was reported missing in action. Despite the loss of their comrade, the Deltas continued to fight vowing that they would find their missing brother.

Behind the scenes

 * Boss' numerical designation (RC-1138) is another homage to George Lucas' first film, THX 1138 (see 1138 (number)).


 * RC-1138 was voiced by Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett himself.

Appearances

 * Hard Contact
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero