Drayk (clone trooper)

"Captain Drayk and Sergeants Ven and Ando are coordinating what's left of our troops but I need to get back out there. It's going to take hours to clean up the mess Grievous has left behind here."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"Drayk" was the nickname of a clone trooper captain in the Grand Army of the Republic. In 21 BBY, during the Clone Wars, he was part of a battle group sent to the planet Kothlis to stop the Confederacy of Independent Systems invasion. Drayk participated in the following battle, which became difficult for the Galactic Republic, because the Confederate General Grievous introduced a new weapon that jammed all Republic communications. Despite this new weapon, Drayk and the Republic forces were eventually victorious. After the battle, Drayk stayed with the clone trooper sergeants Ando and Ven on Kothlis to coordinate the remaining troops.

Biography
The clone trooper with the nickname "Drayk" was one of many clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett bred on the planet Kamino to fight in the Grand Army of the Republic. In 21 BBY, the Galactic Republic dispatched a fleet to the planet Kothlis to stop a Confederate planetary invasion led by General Grievous. When the Republic fleet arrived near Kothlis, the Confederacy made use of a computer virus that jammed the communication systems of Republic starships. Although their mission was complicated due to the virus, Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker ordered a counterattack. Aboard the Republic cruiser Indomitable, Captain Drayk and his comrades got on their LAAT/i gunships and landed on Kothlis' surface, where they fought against Confederate battle droids. The Republic's ground troops, however, took heavy losses due to the unexpected large number of droids.

As Drayk continued to fight alongside the other Republic forces on Kothlis, the technicians aboard the Indomitable restored their communication systems, and the Republic fleet forced General Grievous to leave the system. After the Confederate ships had withdrawn, the Republic starfighters led by Skywalker supported the ground troops and the Republic forces defeated the battle droids. Because Kenobi was injured during the battle, and Skywalker was needed elsewhere, Captain Drayk received the order to oversee the clearing work. The clone trooper sergeants Ven and Ando supported him in this task, so that they stayed on Kothlis.

Personality and traits
"Drayk's a good officer."

- Anakin Skywalker

Drayk was a clone trooper captain raised and trained on the planet Kamino to be an above average soldier, highly trained for combat just like all his fellow clones. Like all clone troopers, he stood 1.83 meters tall and looked like his genetic model, Jango Fett. He fought for the Galactic Republic's Grand Army and had the reputation of being a good and reliable officer, so Jedi General Anakin Skywalker trusted him.

Behind the scenes
Drayk first appeared in the first novel of the Clone Wars Gambit duology, Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth. The novel was published in February of 2010 and written by the Australian author Karen Miller. In the novel, Drayk was mentioned in a dialogue between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi when the Battle of Kothlis was over.

Appearances

 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth

Notes and references
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