Darman Skirata Darman Skirata , formally known as RC - 1136 during service to the Galactic Republic , later as IC - 1136 after its reorganization into the Galactic Empire , and affectionately known as Dar , was a clone commando of the Grand Army of the Republic and member of Theta Squad , Omega Squad , and Squad 40 . He was formally adopted by his training sergeant Kal Skirata . After the Clone Wars ended he was unable to escape to Mandalore with his squad mates and remained on Coruscant with Niner ( RC - 1309 ) . They were both absorbed into the Imperial Army ' s 501st Legion after the formation of the Empire . Biography . Darman was a Republic Commando assigned to Theta Squad and trained by Sergeant Kal Skirata . During his first mission on Geonosis , Darman lost contact with his squad mates and called for each man personally over the comm ; none replied . He waited until the last LAAT / i left to see if his squad mates would return , but was forced to acknowledge that all other members of Theta Squad had been killed . Darman was re - assigned to Omega Squad along with Niner RC - 1309 , Fi RC - 8015 , and Atin RC - 3222 . He was considered their demolitions expert . He served alongside his squad members until the end of the Clone Wars , when half the squad deserted to Mandalore . Mission to Qiilura . Omega Squad was tasked with destroying a bio - weapons facility on the planet Qiilura . The Separatists were supporting Dr . Ovolot Qail Uthan , a microbiologist , in her work to design a nanovirus that would target all Fett clones . Upon insertion into Qiilura Darman was separated from his squad and was presumed dead by the other Omegas . After landing on the planet , Darman met up with Jedi Padawan Etain Tur - Mukan , who had no knowledge of the new clone army or of her new status as a commander . The two managed to work together and with the help of Jinart , a shape shifting Gurlanin , they reunited with Omega Squad . With Darman , Omega Squad assaulted the bio - weapons facility , retrieved the Clone nanovirus , and captured Doctor Ovolot Qail Uthan . Despite the mission ' s ultimate success , it almost ended in disaster . Omega ' s armor and weapons were disabled by an EMP pulse , and they were almost killed by the Dr . Uthan ' s Mandalorian minder Ghez Hokan . In addition , Dr . Uthan and Atin were critically wounded by a round from a Verpine rifle ; Atin spent a month in bacta as a result . During the mission Darman and Etain formed a close bond of friendship . Etain heavily relied on Darman ' s commando training to help them survive on the Separatist - controlled planet , and Darman in turn relied on Etain ' s Force skills to help them avoid danger . At the mission ' s end Etain offered Darman the option to stay with her on Qiilura to help her and Jedi Arligan Zey clear the planet of Separatists , but Darman chose to remain with his squad . Galactic City spaceport hostage siege . A month after the Qiilura mission , Omega Squad was stationed at the Arca Company Barracks on Coruscant , where they were called upon to defuse a terrorist siege at a local spaceport . With help from Kal Skirata and the Null ARC Captain Ordo , they were able to remedy the situation . Mission to the Corellian - Perlemian Intersection . 367 standard days after the Battle of Geonosis , Omega Squad was tasked to interdict and detain the occupants of a Gizer L - 6 freighter . After boarding the craft , they managed to subdue the crew and take some prisoners . Unfortunately their own ship , along with their pilot Sicko was shot down by a civilian freighter , Nova Crystal ( starship ) . The attack caused several hull breaches in the L - 6 and left Omega stranded . A Red Zero call was immediately issued and both the RAS " Fearless " and Delta Squad responded to the call . Delta Squad was the first to arrive in a Neimoidian shuttle and dock with the crippled craft . They successfully evacuated the prisoners and Omega Squad while the RAS Fearless provided cover and destroyed an attacking Neimoidian starship that had also responded . Darman would find himself reunited with Etain aboard the " Fearless " . Mission to Coruscant . Due to the increasing terrorist activities on Coruscant , Omega and Delta squad were handpicked by Kal for a special black ops mission . Omega and Delta united with training Sergeant Walon Vau , Ordo , Jedi Knights Bardan Jusik and Etain for the mission . The team established Qibbu ' s Hut as their base of operations . It was during this time that Darman and Etain decided to have a relationship and ignore the rules prohibiting it . Kal pretended to be a black - market explosive dealer and the terrorists soon took the bait . After several contacts with the terrorist network , an exchange was soon scheduled . Led by Ordo , the team consisted of Mereel , Kal , Omega and Delta Squad . Their objective was to neutralize the terrorist cell that would show up for the exchange while a separate team would go for the other cells . The team managed to kill fifteen out of twenty - six terrorists almost immediately , while the survivors retreated to a warehouse . The survivors made a last , final gambit and attempted to trick the commandos with a false surrender . Darman was nearly killed in their attempt by a flame projector . Fortunately his Katarn - class commando armor managed to protect him against the attack . All of the terrorists were killed during the second firefight . The two teams completed their missions without any loss . They regrouped at their base and celebrated their victory . Mission to Gaftikar . Darman traveled to Gaftikar with Omega squad to help with a rebellion against the CIS loyal government . While there , he found AWOL ARC Trooper Alpha - 30 , nicknamed " Sull " , who he and Atin captured and brought him to the commanding Null ARC A ' den stationed at Gaftikar . The Null let the AWOL ARC escape and Darman traveled to the former home of the AWOL ARC trooper to collect any signs of him being there . While he was doing so , two Covert Ops clone trooper s attempted to assassinate him , mistaking him for Sull . Darman killed them , causing himself to second - guess his actions and later creating internal guilt . Sometime later , Darman went through another emotional roller coaster when squadmate Fi was seriously injured in battle . Mission to Haurgab . On Haurgab , Darman and his squad were sent to assassinate a rebel leader by the name of Jolluc . After they killed him , they found themselves under assault by more killer rebels than Intelligence stated . They made a stand on a hill and , after a furious fire - fight , were rescued by a LAAT / i sent by Captain Maze . Return to Coruscant . When Omega returned they ended up having to go through the Battle of Coruscant . They barely made it through the planet ' s shield and a droid starfighter followed them through the gap . Their ship crashed somewhere in Galactic City where they joined the other troopers in the area to repel the Separatist invasion . Omega defended a HNE Station successfully . Etain ' s death . Etain Tur - Mukan was struck down and killed by a young Jedi Padawan when she tried to interpose herself between the Padawan and a clone trooper to keep the Padawan from attacking the trooper , who had been blocking his escape . After seeing her death , Darman told himself that she had not died , despite the fact that the sight of her being struck down replayed endlessly in his mind . He proceeded to admit to himself and Niner that she had died and then distracted himself from his loss by focusing on helping Niner , whose spine had been broken by a young Jedi who had been trying to escape from Imperial troops . Believing that Niner would be allowed to die by his superiors if no one was there to intervene for him , Darman decided to stay with Niner despite Niner ' s protests , instead of leaving him and fleeing to Mandalore with Skirata and the others . Darman summoned a medical evacuation craft to his location and , after it took off with him and Niner aboard , Darman repeatedly screamed Etain ' s name within his isolated helmet until he had worn out his vocal cords . Darman saw to it that Niner received the medical care that he needed . Both were now soldiers of the Galactic Empire and Darman ' s new duty was to train other clones to become commandos . Darman was less than impressed by the performance of the Spaarti - grown Fett clones and was exasperated by their insistence that Centax - 2 was Kamino , but he felt that they were not to blame for these shortcomings , which owed to being grown in only one or two years and being repeatedly told that Centax 2 was Kamino by their superiors . However , he had a higher opinion of the clones that populated the 501st Legion . In order to cope with the task that had been thrust upon him , Etain ' s death and the new political atmosphere , Darman felt he had to set aside his personal beliefs until he could escape from the then - current situation . He also greatly anticipated what he felt would be an inevitable confrontation between the Empire and Kamino . Working with the Empire . Three weeks after the declaration of the Empire , Vader briefed the surviving clone commandos , including Darman , Niner , and former Delta Squad members Boss , Fixer and Scorch . They were made into the Imperial Commando Special Unit within the 501st Legion , specifically selected to hunt down Jedi , deserters , and other traitors to the Empire . The list of targets was transmitted to the clones ' HUDs and Darman recognized such names as Maze and Sull , former Omega Squad members Corr and Atin , Commander Levet , as well as Yayax and Hyperion Squad . Darman ' s wife , Etain Tur - Mukan , was also listed as missing , the Empire not knowing she was dead . Niner placed his hand under Darman ' s elbow to prevent him from showing a visible reaction to seeing his dead wife ' s name and thus giving himself away to Vader , but Darman didn ' t react ; Darman blocked out the fact that Etain was dead , believing it happened to another Darman somewhere else . Darman continued to work with the newly - renamed Squad 40 , claiming it was so that the Jedi couldn ' t take Kad . Darman ' s squad eventually had a new officer , named Roly Melusar . In a mission to kill a Jedi named Jilam Kester , they were ambushed by Iri Camas , who was staying with Kester at the time . Kester escaped hours before Squad 40 arrived , and Camas killed a trooper named Bry in the ensuing battle before being killed himself . Another trooper , Ennen who was in an earlier squad with Bry , demanded to have a traditional Corellian cremation . Squad 40 ' s new commanding officer , Roly Melusar , had Bry cremated , and was shown to be as honest as Jaller Obrim . A new member named Rede was assigned to replace Bry . On a later mission , the four of them were sent into Coruscant ' s undercity after a suspected Jedi . Ennen killed the man , disgusted to find the supposed Jedi was nothing more than a common thief who happened upon a lightsaber . Later that day , Ennen committed suicide . Darman felt responsible for this , as he intended to tell Ennen about Kal ' s place on Mandalore in time in the event he wanted to desert . By then , Darman found out that the Nulls could contact Niner on a secure link through his helmet . After Ennen ' s suicide , the remaining three members of Squad 40 were sent to deal with the Jedi Borik Yelgo , who was killed by Rede . Darman was furious when he later got the same secure link installed in his helmet , and was told that Jedi were at his home on Mandalore - all the work he had done to protect Kad and Kal allowed the Jedi into his home , where Kad lived . He even threatened Bardan Jusik that he would track him down if the Jedi took Kad away , showing how far gone he was from his original self . Eventually , he let go of both his anger and released his emotions over Etain ' s death , and devised a plan in the refreshers to go to Mandalore . He convinced Commander Melusar that he could find a Jedi on Mandalore named Djinn Altis , planning to use it as an excuse to desert . He surprised Niner by saying that he was intending to hunt down the Jedi on Mandalore , all in the name of Kad ' s safety . Personality and traits . Like all the clones of Jango Fett , Darman had the nature of a young child despite his commando training . The loss of his original squad affected him greatly but he nonetheless came to consider Omega his new family . Darman was known as being the calm one in Omega squad . To his squad mates , especially Fi , Darman seemed to be able to relax and sometimes even sleep before missions . He even once seemed to be sleeping - from Fi ' s point of view - during a TIOPs mission where they were to retrieve prisoners and a hull breach limited the squad and prisoners oxygen supply . However , regardless of being calm , he could have a nasty temper , which was shown when he attacked Kal Skirata for not informing him about his son , Kad . Trained by Kal Skirata , he adopted the Mandalorian culture wholeheartedly . Due to his guilt of killing whom he considered his brothers , he decided to memorialize CT - 6200 / 8901 and CT - 0368 / 7766 by saying their name everyday , as part of a Mandalorian custom . He was also quick to defend any cracks or rude comments aimed at Etain . After Etain ' s death , Darman ' s heart was broken . He was within reach of his perfect family , Etain , Kad , Kal , and his comrades , only to have his wife die in front of him and the rest of his squad desert from the GAR . Niner did his best to keep Darman focused , but Darman became extremely unstable , sometimes lashing out for no reason , such as when he returned from turning down the Null ' s offer to take him back to Mandalore . Also , like all clones of Fett , Darman was claustrophobic , but had to crawl in a Gdan tunnel on Qiilura . Darman ' s favorite weapon was the bowcaster . Romantic relationship . During the mission to Coruscant , Darman ' s relationship with Etain Tur - Mukan blossomed and they became romantically involved . They also privately spent most of their free time together . Darman is most likely unique in his relationship with Etain , as a clone - Jedi affair was utterly unheard of at the time . Etain , out of pity and desire to give him a future and out of respect for Mandalorian culture , conceived a child , without revealing to him that she carried his child . The two wed via comm messages during the Battle of Coruscant . Behind the scenes . According to Karen Traviss ' s blog , Darman was named after Peter Darman , a military writer . " Darman " was used as a placeholder name until a better name could be thought of , but it was accidentally released into the public domain . An in - universe explanation in " " , explains that Darman ' s name , which he probably received from Kal Skirata , is short for " Dar ' manda " , a " Mando ' a " term denoting someone who has lost his Mandalorian heritage , and thus his soul . Presumably , Kal Skirata gave him the name out of pity . " Darman " is a cheat code on the PC version of the game " " enabling the player to complete the level being played immediately without having to do anything . Theta Squad is mentioned in " " after the player eliminates Sun Fac . " As you know , 36 ' s squad has been incapacitated . " This could be a reference to Darman ; even though he was not the leader of Theta , he was the only survivor which would explain why they mention him .