Matt Talon

"I did this to a Xeno on Raskane IV. He squirmed for three days until he died. How long do you reckon you'll last?"

- Matt Talon while dealing with an unsavory individual.

Matt Talon was a Human male who served as a light scout trooper in the First Sun Mobile Regiment. During his time as a First Sun trooper, he was wounded during a battle which left him with a distinguishable scar on his face, which ran from his right eye down to the right corner of his mouth. After the company he served in was almost completely wiped out in an Imperial attack, he became disillusioned with his mercenary service, and began wandering the galaxy. During this time he continued to wear his First Sun Mobile battle armor, and found work as a bounty hunter. He was also a member of The Most Honourable Guild of Armourers, which included such famous members as Boba Fett, and Dengar.

He eventually made contact with the Rebel Alliance, and he was assigned to work with the Sullustan named Thila, aboard the ship Arkanian Dawn. This decision turned out to work in his favor, and through his work with Thila, he developed a deep-seated loyalty for her. His work with the Alliance helped him channel his rage and disillusionment into something productive, and he was able to become an effective soldier in the fight against the Empire.

Life as a mercenary
Talon was born into an impoverished family on a minor agricultural planet. When he was old enough, he left his home world in search of adventure and eventually found work as a mercenary. He joined a company of the First Sun Mobile Regiment, a mercenary unit that hired itself out to the highest bidder, which was usually the Empire&mdash;the unit's specialty was Search, Locate, Annihilate Missions, otherwise known as SLAMs. However, after the Battle of Endor, the First Sun Mobile came across an outpost which had been accused of harboring Rebel sympathizers. Talon's company was tasked with destroying the settlement&mdash;this decision, however, angered Imperial Intelligence because they had not had the opportunity to interrogate the settlers. As a result, Moff Nile Owen ordered the destruction of the company which perpetrated the assault. The massacre was brutal, and virtually the entire company was killed by the Imperials&mdash;only Talon, and roughly a dozen other mercenaries, managed to survive the encounter. This event left Talon jaded against both the Empire and the First Sun Mobile Regiment, and he decided to abandon his life as a mercenary.

Wanderer
For several years Talon wandered the galaxy working as a bounty hunter, and doing his best to avoid the attention of the Empire. During his time as a mercenary with the First Sun Mobile, Talon had developed his share of wounds and scars&mdash;the most notable being a long scar which ran from his right eye down to his mouth, and which Talon refused to have surgically fixed due to its intimidation factor. Along with his distinguishing scar, Talon also continued to use the armor which he had used a member of the First Sun, and even decided to keep the units emblem on his right shoulder pad. Both of these factors helped contribute to his new role as a bounty hunter, though it was his brutal and vicious nature which allowed him to truly succeed in his new profession. During this time, Talon was made a member of The Most Honourable Guild of Armourers, an organization which gathered together the foremost weapons specialists throughout the galaxy. His membership in the Guild combined with the stories of his past activities, both as a trooper in First Sun and his exploits after leaving the regiment, created a reputation that often preceded him. However, although he had found a job which provided him a steady income, Talon was unsure of what to do next. That was, until he inadvertently made contact with the Rebel Alliance and made the decision to join its ranks.

Fighting the Empire
Upon joining the Rebel Alliance, Talon's superiors decided to team him up with a Sullustan known as Thila, the captain of the ship Arkanian Dawn. Thila was an undercover agent who operated in the Outer Rim as a slaver&mdash;though in reality the slaves that she apparently butchered, were in fact deposited on Alliance safe worlds where they were awarded their freedom, and offered the chance to join the Rebel forces. Talon joined Thila in the undercover operation as her bodyguard, and took up residence on the Dawn.

Through his work with Thila, Talon came to respect the Sullustan and developed a deeply-rooted sense of loyalty to her&mdash;so loyal, that Talon would not hesitate to sacrifice his life if it would save hers. Talon's pre-Rebel life had led him dangerously close to falling into darkness, but upon being assigned to work with Thila, Talon was able to see a different side of life&mdash;one that did not revolve around massacres, killing, and hunting criminals of the galaxy. Through her efforts in the Outer Rim, Thila was able to build on Talon's jaded opinion of the Empire, and prove the inherent evil that ran throughout its organization. Since he regularly witnessed the slavery that was often perpetrated by the Imperials, Talon came to realize what the Empire truly represented, and decided to turn his anger and passions against his one time employers.

Personality and traits
Talon was known to have an ill-concealed sense of violence about him, which often helped in both his career as a bounty hunter, and later while serving as Thila's bodyguard. When dealing with Thila, slavers often chose not to interfere or look too deeply into her operations, for fear of repercussions from Talon.

During his time as a mercenary with the First Sun Mobile Regiment, Talon demonstrated his abilities as a natural soldier and excelled at the position given to him, that of a light scout trooper. His skills as a soldier were also evident during the massacre of his company by the Imperials, which saw Talon fight his way through to be one of only a dozen First Sun soldiers to survive the attack.

He was also skilled with the use of exotic weapons, which earned him a spot on the roster of The Most Honourable Guild of Armourers.