Bardan Jusik

"Bard'ika, I'll take that image to my grave."

- Kal Skirata, on Jusik wielding a lightsaber in full Mandalorian armor

Bardan Jusik was a male Human Jedi Padawan to Master Arligan Zey. He was also a Commander at the time of the Clone Wars and aided in briefing clone commandos before a mission. He was against the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic and even addressed his negative ideas to the Jedi Council. He was later promoted to Jedi Knight and became a General in the GAR.

Biography
Jusik took a liking to a Null ARC Trooper named Ordo, and worshipped him as a hero. Because of his rapport with Ordo, Kal Skirata selected him to be part of a black ops team whose mission was to neutralize CIS terrorist cells operating on Coruscant. For this mission, Bardan would work with Skirata himself, Ordo, Null ARC trooper Mereel, Delta Squad, Omega Squad, Mandalorian warrior Walon Vau, and fellow Jedi Etain Tur-Mukan.

Throughout the course of the op, Bardan grew steadily closer to the clones and Skirata, the former often referring to him as "vod'ika" (an affectionate form of the Mando'a word for "brother"), and the latter often referring to him as "Bard'ika" (Mando'a for "Little Bardan", expressing fatherly affection). By the end of the op he had been accepted into the fold as a Mandalorian warrior, even donning his own set of Mandalorian armor for the final battle with the terrorists.

He fought the terrorists valiantly and he and his comrades won the day. Following the battle, Bardan knew that his attachment to the Mandalorian culture would be viewed by the Jedi Council as precisely that, attachment. But he did not see it in the same light. He decided that if he were asked to choose, he would be Mando.

Bardan's conduct throughout the rest of the war and his fate following Order 66 are unknown.

Appearances

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