Walon Vau Walon Vau was a Human male who became a Mandalorian . Born on Irmenu as heir to the title of Count of Gesl , he was exiled from his homeworld after a love affair with the princess of a neighboring province fell afoul of the Imperius priesthood . He joined the Mandalorians soon afterwards , and became one of the mercenaries recruited by Jango Fett to join the ranks of the " Cuy ' val Dar " and train the Clone Army . He was known for his black - colored armor . Biography . Early life . Walon Vau was born into the aristocracy of the isolated , feudal ocean planet of Irmenu . Vau ' s father , the Count of Gesl , was a domineering parent and a religious fanatic . As a youth Vau was beaten mercilessly by his father , but not all of the emotional feeling was removed . When Vau was a young man he attempted to join the Imperial Irmenu Navy , where his father was an admiral , but was told by his father that he was not good enough to join . Vau then fell in love with the princess of a neighboring province , but a marriage was refused by both his father and hers . The couple ' s star - crossed rebellion fell afoul of the Imperius priesthood , which imprisoned her in a convent and temporarily exiled Vau from Irmenu . Like many of the wandering dispossessed , Vau joined the Mandalorians . For this he was disowned by his family , and the title of count and Vau ' s inheritance passed to his cousin . Vau trained the commandos in Delta Squad , and gave RC - 1262 his nickname , Scorch , after an ordnance accident that left them both without eyebrows for a time . He also once had his arm broken in combat training by RC - 1138 , otherwise known as " Boss " . Walon was extremely violent , once siccing his pet strill , Lord Mirdalan , on a young Ordo . Also on Kamino , he allowed Mird to hunt which resulted in the death of a " menial " and " genetically inferior " Kaminoan , causing Vau to feel much the same way about the Kaminoans as Skirata . Clone Wars . Like Kal Skirata , he believed that the clones he trained should be brought up to be Mandalorian warriors . However , he took a different approach than Kal Skirata . Rather than treating the clones as though they were his own sons , he taught the " Mando " way through strict discipline - - often verging on brutal violence , possibly due to his own upbringing . To teach his clones to be tough , he would often set them to fight one another , for melee or even live - fire exercises . He , however , gave them a choice : fight each other or fight him . Only one clone named Atin chose Vau . At the end of the fight , Atin was put into a bacta tank for a month . Vau believed his men had to know true pain to be able to learn how to withstand it . His intention was to have soldiers who could overcome whatever obstacle , including interrogation . For their training , Vau took it upon himself , refusing to pass on the dirty work of training to others to protect his own conscience . He asserted that it was for the clones ' own good rather than due to sadistic tendencies that he trained them so brutally . Skirata and Vau would often disagree about training techniques - - following Vau ' s brutal spar with Atin , Skirata nearly killed Vau despite not knowing who Atin was . Skirata gave Vau the broken nose he would sport for the rest of his life . However , despite appearances to the contrary , Vau did care for the clones he trained . Sev ' s being lost on Kashyyyk would hurt him deeply Vau ' s technique was shown to be effective . A year after the Clone Wars began only three of the commandos he trained were lost , as opposed to fourteen of Skirata ' s . He blamed the high casualty rate on the Galactic Republic , and specifically the Jedi for using commandos like infantry in the First Battle of Geonosis . Upon completing his contract as a member of the Cuy ' val Dar , Vau returned to civilian life . A year after Geonosis , he was recruited by Kal Skirata in his plan to destroy the Confederacy of Independent Systems terrorist cells operating on Coruscant . He was called back due to the connections that he had with Skirata as well as his interrogation skills . This mission put him back in close proximity to Atin . Despite Atin ' s vow to kill Vau , he continued to work alongside Vau for the sake of the mission . Towards the end of the mission , Vau worked with Jedi Knight Etain Tur - Mukan to neutralize the terrorist leader , Perrive . Vau demonstrated his sniper skills by killing Perrive with a single shot , and then had Lord Mirdalan retrieve the body with the datapad that they needed to collect . Along with Mird , the two returned to the greater battle and were responsible for the neutralizing of a fleeing terrorist . After the mission ' s success , Atin set out to take his revenge . He attacked Vau and the two fought until Atin was poised for a killing blow . Before he could kill Vau , however , the two men were separated by Jedi General Bardan Jusik . The matter between Vau and Atin seemed to resolve , though on strained terms . A few months after the successful mission to Coruscant , Vau joined Delta Squad on Mygeeto where he had Delta aid him in breaking into the Dressian Kiolsh Merchant Bank . There , Vau stole his " rightful " family inheritance from the Vau family vault . To obscure who might have done it , he stole from several other boxes , acquiring more than fifty - three million credits worth in stolen goods . During their escape , Vau fell into a crevasse and nearly froze to death . He was eventually rescued by Skirata and Ordo in " Aay ' han " . Everything he acquired - - save for his own family inheritance - - was given to Skirata to aid in his search for a way to slow down the clone ' s accelerated aging . Vau later joined Skirata and Ordo on Mandalore during the time that Darman ' s son Venku Skirata was born to Etain . During this time , Vau and Null - 10 would come to an agreement that when Vau died , Jaing would take Mird . Vau had expressed his wish to leave Mird with someone who would take care of the strill and it was Jaing who offered . After Etain returned with Delta and Omega Squad after a stalemate on Haurgab , Zey asked Vau to keep an eye on Skirata who was suspected of treason . Later on , Vau privately told Skirata about Zey ' s being onto him and assured Skirata that he would never reveal anything . During the following months , Vau was instrumental in helping Kal Skirata liberate adopted members of Clan Skirata from the Republic army . He helped Ordo free Jilka Zan Zentis , Besany Wennen ' s best friend , from prison after Gurlanin spies had framed her to throw suspicion off of Besany . After the Battle of Coruscant , and Order 66 , Vau joined Skirata in his escape and defection mission , taking many clones that had joined Clan Skirata to Kyrimorut on Mandalore . There , Vau continued to aid Skirata in his work to stop the clone ' s accelerated aging . Rise of the Empire . Vau attempted once to find Sev on Kashyyyk , but was unsuccessful ; a fact that bothered Vau greatly . After his failed rescue mission , Vau returned to Kyrimorut to live with the rest of Clan Skirata . He became irritated with Skirata when the man allowed Jedi to use the same escape route that had been established for clones defecting from the Empire . While he accepted that the Kaminoan Jedi could be useful in aiding the search for an answer to the aging process , Vau was not accepting of Scout and Arligan Zey who had also been collected . During their argument , emotions escalated and resulted in Vau punching Skirata who did not fight back . Personality and traits . Vau was described as being tall and cadaverous as well as athletic . He was typically seen dressed in black armor unless otherwise was called for . He was always seen with his pet strill , Lord Mirdalan , whom he affectionately called " Mird . " Vau was rarely shown to be openly emotional . While he would show some sympathy , he did not allow this to affect his training of the clone commandos . Though he never directly stated that he loved the clones he trained , he showed signs that he did care for them . Generally , Vau cared little for those around him . He was shown to have a patrician ' s charm around those who he worked with , but generally kept conversations brief . He was shown to be comfortable and speak easily with Skirata - - indicating that the two had a mutual trust . He left little to no impression in the Force much to the surprise of Jedi Etain Tur - Mukan and Arligan Zey . He was able to also fool Jedi mind scans by careful wording and strict , almost unnatural , control over his emotional state . This kind of control would often be seen in his behavior , only broken by episodes of caring and attention that he gave to Mird .