Daakman Barrek

Daakman Barrek was a Human Jedi Master and Senior General in the Grand Army of the Republic.

Biography
Daakman Barrek was born to highly-educated professors on Mrlsst, and it was his mother, a famed geneticist, who discovered Daakman's high midi-chlorian count through a blood screening. She contacted the Jedi Council, hoping her son would find greatness serving the Republic. Daakman was indeed trained as a Jedi, and achieved the rank of Jedi Master in his mid-thirties after successfully training his first Padawan to Knighthood.

Master Barrek later took a second Padawan, Sha'a Gi. Barrek and Gi were investigating pirate activity on the Outer Rim when the Clone Wars began, and Daakman was saddened to learn of the death of his first Padawan at the Battle of Geonosis. Daakman Barrek committed himself fully to the war effort, accepting the position of Senior General in command of a Sector Army in the Republic's military forces.

Three months into the Clone Wars, Barrek and Gi discovered a secret droid factory on the industrial world of Hypori. They alerted the Jedi Council, who dispatched an elite taskforce to assist. Barrek was to take command of the Jedi and clone trooper units upon the taskforce's arrival. However, the Acclamator-class transports were ambushed in orbit, and the survivors crashed behind enemy lines. The dreaded General Grievous led the assault to finish off the Jedi taskforce and entered into single combat with Barrek. Realizing he was no match for Grievous, Barrek contacted Obi-Wan Kenobi on Muunilinst, asking for immediate evacuation from Hypori. Grievous struck Barrek down as he was making his distress call.

Sha'a Gi was also killed by the cyborg general, though four of the remaining Jedi managed to escape Grievous' clutches when Kenobi's evac squad blasted its way through the Separatist frontlines.

Behind the Scenes
Daakman Barrek was voiced by Daran Norris in Chapter 20 of Clone Wars Series One. His name is derived from that of Darrick Bachman, Production Coordinator on the animated series.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars