BL-1707

A-1707, also known as Able, was a clone trooper during the Clone Wars.

In 20 BBY, Able was serving in the Republic forces under the command of General Shaak Ti when a squadron of droid fighters shot down his LAAT/i gunship over an uncharted planet. The crash killed most of his unit, while the perils of the forest and time killed the rest. Able, however, adapted and survived.

Seven months after the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY, Able witnessed an Imperial strike force attack the Rebel force Red Squadron and an Alliance Intelligence shuttle. Able, assuming the stormtroopers were clone troopers wearing a new form of armor, rushed to the ruins of the gunship, donned his old and battered Phase I clone trooper armor, grabbed his DC-15 blaster rifle and reported to the Imperial officer in charge as "Able One-Seven-Oh-Seven". Confused, the officer believed it to be a Rebel trick and ordered his stormtroopers to open fire, but Able escaped into the woods before they could draw a bead.



While Wedge Antilles and Zev Senesca engaged the TIE fighters, Luke Skywalker and Commander Narra attempted to local the captured Intelligence team. Hiding in the crater of a crashed TIE fighter, Skywalker and Narra were confronted by Able, who demanded information. Narra, a veteran of the Clone Wars, recognized Able's armor and asked him how long he had been on the planet. Able recalled the tale of his crash and presumed the pair to be Separatists if the white-armored soldiers were chasing them. Narra explained that they were not Separatists, that they were being chased by stormtroopers, and told the story of fall of the Jedi Order and the Republic to Palpatine's Empire. Able, overwhelmed, fell back into his indoctrinated training, and questioned who led their military forces if the Jedi were gone. Realizing that Able would be able to aid them in securing the Intelligence team, Narra told Skywalker to display his lightsaber, introduce himself as a Jedi Knight. Skywalker told Able that he had trained under "Ben Kenobi", who he would know as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Narra, to top off the illusion, said that "General Skywalker" was one of their most important leaders. Convinced, Able removed his helmet and said that if the Jedi had taken up arms against the Empire, he would serve the Jedi "general".

Able, Narra, and Skywalker disguised themselves as stormtroopers and infiltrated the Imperial holding area. Tricking the Imperial officer into believing that they had captured the rebels, the officer sped away to report his success to his superior officer, and the trio freed the Intelligence team. A firefight broke out as the Imperial officer realized the deception. While Narra and the Intelligence team took off in the shuttle with Skywalker's X-wing on escort, Able provided ground cover and disabled the Imperial's Sentinel-class landing craft with a thermal detonator. Dazed by the blast, Able was surrounded by stormtroopers. Skywalker returned to the planet's surface, blasted the Imperial soldiers and rescued Able with front landing skid.

Able was brought to Home One, where Lieutenant Camax offered him a position in Alliance Intelligence. The former clone trooper agreed, and accepted the apologies of Narra and Skywalker for glorifying Luke's role to entice his participation.

Able's fate after he became an Alliance Intelligence operative is unknown.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Empire: "General" Skywalker
 * Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War