Aric Jorgan

"I'll make this completely clear, rookie—when you're in the field, what I say goes. Period."

- Aric Jorgan, to Havoc Squad's sergeant.

Aric Jorgan was a Cathar male Republic soldier active during the Cold War.

Biography
A serious and sober soldier, Jorgan possessed a stoic calm in the face of danger and approached every mission with a stark determination. While many perceived him as highly opinionated and blunt, he was nonetheless completely loyal to Havoc Squad and the Republic. While respectful of authority, he did not like commanders who goofed off, flirted on the job or committed selfish acts he considered to not be in the best interests of the Republic's citizens.

Jorgan served as the commander of an elite Republic sniper squad, the Deadeyes, until he was offered a promotion to Lieutenant and relocation to Ord Mantell. Though he had no interest in fighting Separatists, Jorgan accepted to further his military career. He was blamed for the defection of all but one of Havoc Squadron's members, and was demoted to the rank of Sergeant. Following this, he was offered a position in the reformed Havoc Squad and was a key role in many important missions. During his tenure with Havoc, Jorgan was informed by Republic Command that the Deadeyes had been captured on Nar Shaddaa. What concerned Jorgan was that Nar Shaddaa belonged to the Hutts, who were neutral and suspected of foul play. He and his CO contacted SIS Agent Jonas Balkar, who had previously assisted Havoc beforehand on the Hutt moon, for information on their whereabouts. Storming an Imperial-controlled sector, Jorgan discovered that the Deadeyes had been shipped off for menial labor. He attempted to bring the data to Balkar for decryption, but walked in at a bad time, as Balkar was being hassled by Senior Agent Zane. Guessing by Havoc Squad's appearance that they were responsible, Zane warned them against future interference, desiring to get the Deadeyes back by peaceful means. As soon as Zane left, Balkar said that he couldn't help them with Zane watching him, so he directed Jorgan to a contact who could decrypt the coordinates.

Jorgan later awaited a response from his contact, Gav, only to receive an abrupt holocall from Zane, who once again warned him to stay out of his operation. Jorgan became suspicious over why Zane was so interested in the Deadeyes. He was left with three choices: ask Balkar or General Garza for aid or decrypt the coordinates himself. Either way, he located Torve and two other squad members on Tatooine. After introducing his CO to Torve, he demanded to know how exactly he got captured. This confused Torve, who asked if Jorgan hadn't been briefed by Zane. Upon realizing he knew nothing of their mission, Torve refused to say anything, but relented when reminded that he required rescuing. Torve explained that the Deadeyes were implanted with trackers and intentionally allowed themselves to be captured to scout the Imperial penal system. The plan was for the Imperials to take them to their territory so the SIS could rescue them and their comrades. However, they never anticipated that they would be split up and had been awaiting SIS extraction. Jorgan then called for a proper extraction.

After extracting Torve, Jorgan got a holocall from Zane, who advised Havoc from further interference in his mission, but wouldn't disclose what it was. A frustrated Jorgan asked his CO for permission to cut Zane off, which was granted.

The last of the Deadeyes were revealed to be on Hoth. Even more surprising was that Zane was imprisoned with them. Zane admitted that he had been allowing Republic soldiers to be captured in the vain of hope that one of them would be taken to the rumored Imperial prison and black-ops research station, Dusk 9, which Jorgan dismissed as a myth. However, the Imperials didn't consider their captives of interest, so Zane bugged himself and allowed himself to be captured, figuring that the brass at Dusk 9 couldn't resist an SIS agent. When Jorgan found out that two of his former comrades had died from the cold, he grew angry. Drawing a blaster on Zane, he accused him of making false promises to his former squad. He demanded to know how many other soldiers had died for his fool's errand. Zane smugly pointed out that Jorgan couldn't kill him with witnesses around. However, the Deadeyes stated that they would just say that the Imperials killed him. Growing terrified, Zane turned to the Havoc CO, who ordered Jorgan to stand down, promising that Zane would answer for what he had done, the right way. Jorgan then relented. Zane subsequently told Jorgan that he would see him imprisoned for attempting to murder him. The CO retorted that he would also have every soldier in the Republic gunning for him, so Zane agreed to silence. Jorgan then called for a shuttle for his remaining men.

Behind the scenes
Aric Jorgan has been confirmed as a companion character for the Trooper class of Star Wars: The Old Republic gained during the class storyline on Ord Mantell.

Once the CO of Havoc Squad is promoted to captain, the CO can recommend either Aric Jorgan or Elara Dorne to be the CO's executive officer. If Aric is chosen, he will be promoted to his previous rank of Lieutenant.

Aric Jorgan is voiced by Timothy Omundson in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

BioWare has confirmed that in Update 2.1 of The Old Republic, Jorgan's appearance will be changed to match that of the Cathar species that players will be allowed to access. Jorgan's former appearance will thus be rendered non-canon, similar to how Corso Riggs had Kiffar tattoos at one point, but had them removed.

Romance
Jorgan can be romanced by a female trooper, and eventually married.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic