Havoc Squad The Havoc Squad , also known as Havoc Squadron , was an elite Republic Special Forces squad of troopers in the army of the Galactic Republic , who fought against the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War . Originally known as infantry squad 326 , Havoc Squad soon gained its name under the leadership of its commander Jace Malcom , and it was later led by Malcom ' s executive officer Jek Kardan , Kardan ' s protege Harron Tavus , and Meteor . Havoc Squad saw action on many fronts throughout the war , from Ord Mantell to the Battle of Alderaan , and even after the Treaty of Coruscant was signed , the commandos of Havoc Squad continued to combat Sith threats during the resulting Cold War . History . Havoc Squad ' s creation was part of the larger introduction of Galactic Republic special forces commandos following the departure of the Jedi from Coruscant for the planet Tython . The squad saw action in many Cold War hot spots , including the civil war on Ord Mantell and the Battle of Alderaan . Led by the brave commander Malcom , Havoc Squad helped reclaim Alderaan from the forces of the Sith Empire under the leadership of the Sith Lord , Darth Malgus . During the battle on Alderaan , Havoc Squad fought and killed numerous Imperial troopers , assault droids and Sith alike , though the squad was considerably outnumbered . During the battle , Satele Shan arrived to aid Havoc Squad in combating Darth Malgus ' Sith forces , slaying a number of Sith Warrior s before defeating Malgus in single combat , effectively allowing the Republic to emerge victorious from the guerrilla conflict . Defection . Eventually , the squad fell under the command of Harron Tavus who led them during numerous engagements . This saw them face numerous skirmishes against the elite Shadow Fist unit of the Imperial Military . A noted incident emerged when the squad was sent by General Garza to Ando Prime to cut off an Imperial offensive . The squad encountered more enemy soldiers than expected and were forced to call for extraction . But before Garza could get a rescue operation going , the Republic Senate shut it down . Garza had sent the squad to Ando Prime " without " the Senate ' s consent or knowledge , and the senators would not allow her to risk re - igniting war with the Empire . To prevent violating the Treaty of Coruscant , the Senate did not acknowledge the squads mission as sanctioned . The squad was left stranded in enemy territory , though they managed to return to the Republic through a stolen shuttle . However , the incident left a dark scar on the team with many of its members believing that they were betrayed by the Republic . Thus , they planned to defect to the Empire and were stationed on Ord Mantell when they were making their final preparations . During Havoc Squads tenure on Ord Mantell , they were tasked with locating and recovering a stolen ZR - 57 Orbital Strike Bomb . During their mission to Ord Mantell , they were joined by a new recruit in the team who was unaware of Tavus ' s intentions to defect . After locating the bomb in a Mantellian Separatist stronghold , Havoc Squad attempted to retrieve the bomb without the new recruit . Due to a suspected communication lapse , the new recruit was sent in to extract the squad . The new recruit discovered Imperial troops organizing the defection . The recruit confronted Commander Tavus , who offered for the recruit to join them in defecting . After the recruit refused , the traitorous Havoc Squad members departed with the stolen ZR - 57 Orbital Strike Bomb . Afterwards , the recruit was made the new head of Havoc Squad and given the task of recruiting new members into the squad , being given a lead by recruiting Aric Jorgan , who was recently demoted to Sergeant , as Havoc ' s first squadmate . The new Havoc Squad . In the Cold War , the team was tasked with combating the Imperial threat and hunting down the renegade former members of the squad . At this time , the Special Forces unit was directed by General Elin Garza during their operations . In their travels , Havoc recruited defected Imperial Sergeant Elara Dorne and assault droid M1 - 4X into the squad , eventually tracking down all the traitors . Garza then promoted Havoc ' s CO to the rank of captain . Havoc was soon called upon to extract a Strategic Information Service agent on Tatooine , who had vital information on an Imperial superweapon codename Gauntlet , a powerful hyperspace cannon . While coordinating a joint military offensive , Garza required Havoc to be up to full strength with the needed specialists to destroy the Gauntlet . To that end , she dispatched Havoc Squad to recruit explosives expert Tanno Vik on Balmorra and technician Sergeant Yuun on Hoth , as well as extract the Safecrackers squad on Quesh . Participating in the assault , Havoc boarded and sabotaged the Gauntlet , completely vaporizing the superweapon . Upon returning to Coruscant , Garza commended Havoc ' s actions and promoted each member . Unfortunately , their victory was not without consequences . Imperial General Rakton declared war against the Republic and captured the heads of state of many Republic - aligned worlds to allow Imperial forces to bypass their borders . Havoc stormed the station where the hostages were being held and freed them , earning Rakton ' s ire . Garza soon dispatched Havoc to allocate forces from Belsavis , Voss and station A - 77 to turn the tide of the war . Unfortunately , a paid Imperial agent , Senator Grom Zian , under Rakton ' s orders , launched a sham inquiry into Havoc ' s activities to get the squad suspended . Luckily , the SIS had gathered evidence proving Zian ' s Imperial ties , allowing Havoc to return to the frontline . The squad soon faced off against Rakton on Corellia and defeated him . Havoc was then personally commended by Supreme Chancellor Saresh . Disbandment . During the Eternal Empire ' s conquest , Havoc Squad ' s commander disappeared , causing the squad to go their separate ways ; Tanno Vik led his own gang on the shadowport of Asylum ; Yuun traveled to Zakuul to try and understand the technology of the Eternal Empire in the hopes he could also find the Major ; M1 - 4X was reassigned to the Press Corps in recognition of his Morale Initiative ; Dorne was removed from Havoc by Saresh ; and Jorgan , the last remaining member , was promoted to Major and given command of a new Havoc Squad . His unit consisted of himself , Dengril , Abbeth , Kanner , Xaban , and Torg . Havoc Squad later went rogue in defiance of Saresh ' s draconian policies and traveled to Zakuul after being provided schematics of the Spire by the Alliance . Soon after allying with the Alliance , Havoc took in a group of Zakuulan refugees before participating in an assault on a Zakuulan outpost to plant a wiretap in their communications . Equipment . Havoc Squad ' s soldiers made use of Republic trooper battle armor , with red - orange colored markings adorning the plates . In addition , bandoliers and pauldrons were available accessories for wear with their armor . The squad made use of a number of heavy weapons including assault rifles , hand - held missile launchers , portable blaster cannons similar in appearance to the much later Clone Wars - era Z - 6 rotary cannon , and thermal detonators , along with sidearm blaster pistols and combat knives including grenade launchers .