Jaller Obrim Jaller Obrim was a lifelong police officer on the galactic capital of Coruscant . During his career , he served as a Senate Guard , a Coruscant Security Force officer , and a member of the Imperial Security Bureau . In 22 BBY , Obrim lived with his wife , Telti , and two sons in the Rampart Town section of Galactic City . He was a close friend of Mandalorian Sergeant Kal Skirata , as well as the clone troopers whom Skirata had trained as clone commandos and ARC troopers . Dedicated to his job , his friends , and his family , Obrim worked to protect Coruscant and its inhabitants . Obrim began his career as a Senate Guard and earned a reputation as a skillful detective and a hard - nosed cop . After the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY , Obrim was transferred to the Coruscant Security Force . His high position in law enforcement as head of the CSF ' s Anti - Terrorism Unit allowed him to divert CSF resources to Skirata ' s black ops missions for the Grand Army of the Republic and make their actions disappear from official records . Obrim was instrumental in providing Skirata and his team of clone troopers with support during a top - secret mission on Coruscant that targeted a Separatist cell . Obrim also assisted Skirata on a personal level in the retrieval of clone commando RC - 8015 and Republic Treasury Agent Besany Wennen from an armed standoff in the Republic Central Medcenter . When Order 66 was issued , condemning several of Skirata ' s friends as traitors to the Galactic Republic , Obrim assisted the Skirata clan in escaping Coruscant . After the Clone Wars , Obrim and the Anti - Terrorism Unit were transferred to the new Imperial Security Bureau . From this new position , Obrim provided support and information to Skirata , his clan , and other anti - Imperial resistance movements . Biography . Senate Guard . Jaller Obrim was a Human male police officer on the galactic capital planet of Coruscant . He served as a Senate Guard for twenty - eight years and eventually attained the rank of commander . During his time as a Guard , he protected senators and other high - ranking government officials . He additionally conducted criminal investigations and gained a reputation as a smart , no - nonsense street cop . By 22 BBY , he lived in a residence in the Rampart Town section of Galactic City on Coruscant with his wife , Telti , and two teenage sons . During the Clone Wars , which began in 22 BBY , Korun terrorists under the leadership of Nuriin - Ar seized the Galactic City Spaceport and took several hostages , including Senator Meena Tills and her aide , Vun Merett Jai . The terrorists demanded that the Galactic Republic withdraw its forces and cease interference in the affairs of their homeworld , Haruun Kal . The Senator ' s involvement prompted Obrim and a Senate Guard detachment to respond to the hostage crisis , as did the Coruscant Security Force , the clone commando unit Omega Squad , Mandalorian Sergeant Kal Skirata , and Null ARC Captain Null - 11 , nicknamed " Ordo . " Jedi Master Kaim attempted to negotiate with the Korun terrorists , but they killed him and threw his body , strapped with explosives , outside of the spaceport . Clone commando RC - 8015 , nicknamed " Fi , " jumped onto the Jedi before the explosion went off , an act that saved the lives of the CSF police officers standing nearby . The hostage siege was brought to an end as the commando team forcefully entered the building and killed the terrorists . Fi survived the blast , and his heroism was remembered by Obrim and the CSF for a long time thereafter . Working for CSF . After the siege , Obrim was seconded to CSF ' s Anti - Terrorism Unit and given the rank of captain . In 21 BBY , during one of their first meetings at the CSF Staff and Social Club since the spaceport hostage siege , Obrim and Skirata discussed an upcoming black ops mission by Omega Squad , Captain Ordo , and Jedi Knights Bardan Jusik and Etain Tur - Mukan to uncover a Separatist terror cell on Coruscant . Skirata ' s and Obrim ' s friendship had grown , and Skirata knew he would need the help of the Anti - Terrorism Unit in order to complete the mission successfully . Throughout the black ops mission , however , Skirata was hesitant to give Obrim detailed information for fear of having it leaked and threatening the safety of his team . Likewise , Obrim wanted to protect his men from getting killed by unknowingly interfering with the clones , who were in disguise as arms dealers . At one point , Skirata and Obrim argued and almost came to blows over the issue of sharing information . Skirata eventually agreed to share information on locations his team would hit or observe , but only to warn off the CSF from interfering with those spots . Later , Skirata revealed the locations of the terrorist cells , giving Obrim and the CSF an active part in the end of the mission . After Skirata and his team were successful in neutralizing the main terrorist team , Skirata gave Obrim the all - clear , and Obrim , along with the CSF , arrested or killed more than ninety other suspects . On a mission to Gaftikar , clone commando Fi sustained a serious brain injury and was taken to Coruscant ' s Republic Central Medcenter . Kal Skirata asked Republic Treasury Agent Besany Wennen to keep an eye on Fi , and she discovered that the medical droids intended to euthanize Fi since they had declared him brain - dead . Wennen threatened the medical droids with her blaster , forced them out of Fi ' s hospital room , and shot the lock to seal herself and Fi inside . In the resulting standoff , Skirata called Obrim for a rescue , and Obrim responded with several CSF patrol officers and half of the shift from the Anti - Terrorism Unit . In a large display of weapons and armor , Obrim and the CSF stormed the hallway and escorted Wennen and Fi out of the room . When they reached the lobby , they were stopped by a medical droid who insisted they had no right to remove the unconscious Fi . Threatening that he would release embarrassing information about the droid ' s boss , Obrim was able to secure Fi ' s release . Along with Wennen , they left the medical center under the loyal and watchful gaze of the CSF officers whose lives Fi had saved during the Galactic City Spaceport hostage siege . Fi was taken to Obrim ' s apartment , where he was cared for by a medical droid Obrim had rented . Fi was later covertly moved to the planet Mandalore . Obrim was one of the few non - clones trusted with Skirata ' s plans to help clone troopers desert the Grand Army of the Republic . While he refused to hear specifics for reasons of deniability , he aided the Skirata clan by alerting Skirata that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had issued a warrant for his arrest . He also relocated Kad Skirata , the baby of RC - 1136 " Darman " and Etain Tur - Mukan ; Laseema , the wife of RC - 3222 " Atin " ; and Besany Wennen to his apartment in case they had been targeted as well . There , Telti Obrim kept the individuals safe during the Separatist attack on Coruscant until Skirata came to get them . Order 66 and the ISB . After Palpatine issued Order 66 , condemning all Jedi as traitors to the Republic , Obrim monitored the resulting against the Jedi Order from his police speeder with the intention of ensuring that Skirata and his crew escaped Coruscant . He helped locate Etain Tur - Mukan as she made her way to the rendezvous point to escape to Mandalore , but Tur - Mukan found several clone troopers confronting a group of Jedi Padawans in the checkpoint on the Shinarcan Bridge Extension . Tur - Mukan rushed to the defense of the clones , but she was sliced by a lightsaber wielded by one of the Padawans . Obrim rushed in to help and covered Tur - Makan ' s body , but he was forced to use the stun setting on his blaster to render Skirata , who was yelling and screaming , unconscious long enough for Ordo to remove him from the scene . Obrim promised to keep an eye out for Darman and RC - 1309 " Niner " , who had been forced to stay behind after Niner ' s spine was broken during the skirmish . Obrim also guarded Tur - Mukan ' s body both at the scene and afterward , until Null - 12 " A ' den " was able to move it to Mandalore . With the end of the war and the reorganization of the Republic into the Galactic Empire , Obrim and the Anti - Terrorism Unit were merged along with elements of the CSF detective units and the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order — formerly the Commission for the Protection of the Republic — to form a new security organization called the Imperial Security Bureau . The ISB was set up as a rival to the new Imperial Intelligence and served as an internal security apparatus and a secret police dedicated to the New Order . Obrim felt little love for Palpatine or the Empire and instead preferred his life as a street cop . Due to his former status as a loyal Senate Guard , Obrim escaped Palpatine ' s purge of the government and continued to serve as a captain in the ISB . On one occasion , Darman and Niner came to the ISB information technology center hoping to recover information from a supposedly blank disc they had found while on a mission to the planet Celen . Obrim was there and officially attested to the insignificance of the present data . However , he hinted in their conversation that the disc in fact contained very valuable information for anti - Imperials , Jedi , and the underground organization Whiplash . He then secretly passed the disc back to Niner with full knowledge that it would help Skirata and others , while verbally expressing that he would log it as evidence . Later , the disc was found to contain information on ships , locations , comm codes , and arms caches . Personality and traits . Jaller Obrim was a Human male with light color skin , black hair , brown eyes , and a comlink on his left ear . Above all else , Jaller Obrim saw himself as a street cop . He loved his job and performed it with great enthusiasm , involving himself in the grittiness of police work on Coruscant . His abilities to quickly analyze a situation and take action were traits that served him well as a lead police officer . A stocky man , he had a commanding presence , and his direct , to - the - point attitude earned him respect at crime scenes . As head of the Anti - Terrorism Unit , Obrim held a great deal of sway with the CSF that expanded to other units such as the Organized Crime and Forensics Unit s . Obrim ' s reputation as a street smart , hard - nosed cop — even by CSF standards — seemed to others in contrast to his skills as a computer technician . Characteristically , he rarely demonstrated his substantial computer abilities . A strong believer in hard data and facts , Obrim was less inclined to believe in the powers of the Force . However , he did recognize its usefulness as a tool , although only to a certain extent . Due to the enemies he made in his work as a police officer , Obrim had a very suspicious nature and trusted very few people . He had an extensive security system installed in his home as well as in the lobby of his apartment complex to protect himself and his family . Though he sometimes came across as cold and uncaring , Obrim was loyal to his close friends and family and valued them above and beyond a sense of patriotism . From their first meeting , Obrim had a professional respect for Kal Skirata and his group of clone commandos . The friendship grew not only from interactions while on duty but also from personal meetings at places such as the Kragget , a greasy food joint frequented by cops , and the CSF Staff and Social Club . Though they sometimes disagreed and were fiercely protective of their own men , Obrim ' s and Skirata ' s friendship was solid , and they trusted each other explicitly . Skirata ' s level of trust went so far that he included Obrim in his plans to help clone troopers desert the GAR and for the Skirata clan to escape to Mandalore — Obrim was one of only a few non - clones who were told of the plans . While working with Kal Skirata , Obrim leaked classified information , went selectively deaf , made people and information disappear , and diverted CSF resources , all to help Skirata ' s missions . Obrim even went so far as to risk his life and career to help Skirata and the clan escape Coruscant during Order 66 . In response , Skirata trusted Obrim with his life and the lives of his extended family . Behind the scenes . Jaller Obrim was developed by author Karen Traviss for the " Republic Commando " series . His first appearance was in " " , a short story published in " Star Wars Insider 81 " and released in March of 2005 . He appeared as a Senate Guard sent to ensure the retrieval of a senator from a hostage situation . Traviss expanded the character ' s role as the series began to take place predominantly on Coruscant in " " , published on February 28 , 2006 . The " " novel , published on October 30 , 2007 , presented details about Obrim ' s personal life , including the location of his home and his wife ' s name . While Obrim played a more notable part in the following " " , published on September 16 , 2008 , by allowing Skirata ' s clan to escape and by taking care of Tur - Mukan ' s body , his role was diminished in the last novel , " " , published on October 27 , 2009 . However , in both novels , the theme of Obrim ' s characteristics as a loyal friend yet still a good cop was strongly present . With " Imperial Commando " , Obrim ' s last appearance left him as a man who performed his job but who also risked his career and life to help out those he felt deserved his true loyalty . He all but officially turned traitor to the Empire in passing on vital information to assist resistance movements . The storyline was planned to continue and conclude in a second " Imperial Commando " novel , but the series was cancelled . In an e - mail , Karen Traviss revealed her tentative plan for the conclusion to Obrim ' s story , stating that with the assistance of Kal Skirata , Obrim and his family would flee Coruscant and likely join the Skirata clan . An image of Obrim in 2012 ' s " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " shows him with an ear implant identical to that of Tan Divo , who is also an officer in the Coruscant Security Force .