ARC-77

"Three life signs. One in the rubble. Another in the rafters. Everyone else, with me. Move out!"

- Fordo during the Battle of Hypori

Alpha-77, known as ARC-77 and more commonly known as Fordo, was an Alpha-class ARC trooper captain in the Grand Army of the Republic who led his squad, later known as the "Muunilinst 10", into combat at the Battle of Muunilinst during the Clone Wars. Fordo preferred solving problems through heavy weapon use, as oppossed to complex tactics.

Muunilinst
Fordo and his squad were instrumental in the attack on Muunilinst, infiltrating the city and disabling a massive artillery cannon, even after their LAAT/i was shot down. As the bulk of the Republic forces took advantage of this to breach the city, he aided Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi in a surgical strike on the enemy headquarters, leading to the capture and surrender of key members of the InterGalactic Banking Clan leadership, including Chairman San Hill. Shortly thereafter, Fordo helped defeat the formidable bounty hunter Durge, despite being injured in the fight.

Hypori
In response to a distress signal received from Jedi Master Daakman Barrek after the end of the Battle of Muunilinst, Kenobi sent Captain Fordo and a unit of ARC troopers to Hypori to rescue a doomed Jedi task force on the planet from the clutches of the dreaded Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies, General Grievous. Despite taking casualties, he and his men held their ground and succeeded in driving the fearsome droid commander away with a hail of heavy weapon fire. Their efforts undoubtedly saved the lives of three of the four surviving Jedi&mdash;Ki-Adi-Mundi, Aayla Secura, and Shaak Ti&mdash;while the fourth, K'Kruhk, was left for dead, although he survived his serious wounds through a healing trance.

For his great efforts, he was awarded the Chancellor's Service Medal, which he refused and instead gave to CT-43/002, a fallen member of the Muunilinst 10. He was also given Jaig eyes, bestowed to clone troopers for particular acts of bravery.

Coruscant
"Sector Four needs reinforcements. We are being overrun. Repeat, we are&mdash;"

- Fordo during the Battle of Coruscant



Later in the Clone Wars, Fordo helped defend Coruscant during the Battle of Coruscant, destroying many droids with dual weaponry. His position was being overrun by Separatist forces, and he was ordering a retreat when Jedi Masters Yoda and Mace Windu arrived to reinforce the beleaguered clones. With the Jedi aiding in defense on the left, the captain and his men focused fire on the right and turned the tide on the battle droids.

Behind the scenes
Fordo was created for Star Wars: Clone Wars as a commander of the clone troopers. Fordo has had at least two action figures and one maquette. Two are based on his appearance in the cartoon, one is what he would have looked like in the films. Fordo's name bears a strong resemblance to the notorious ARC trooper, Ordo.

Fordo is voiced by Andre Sogliuzzo.

Appearances

 * Clone Wars Chapter 2
 * Clone Wars Chapter 3
 * Clone Wars Chapter 8
 * Clone Wars Chapter 9
 * Clone Wars Chapter 20
 * Clone Wars Chapter 21
 * Clone Wars Chapter 23
 * Clone Wars Chapter 25