Ordo Skirata Ordo Skirata , formerly known as Null - 11 , served as an Advanced Recon Commando in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars , the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Ordo was one of six surviving Null - class Advanced Recon Commando s cloned from the genome template of Jango Fett , a Mandalorian bounty hunter reputed to be the best in the galaxy . The Kaminoan cloners had scheduled the clone commandos to be terminated due to their unpredictability and insubordination , but the clones were saved when Kal Skirata , a Mandalorian training sergeant whom Fett had recruited , intervened and took it upon himself to train them . Imparting to them their Mandalorian heritage , Skirata named Ordo after renowned Mandalore Canderous Ordo . When the Clone Wars broke out , Ordo took part in many successful missions against the Separatists . During one such engagement , he met and later married Besany Wennen , a Republic Treasury Audit Division agent working undercover at the Grand Army of the Republic Logistics center . While carrying out their duties , Ordo and his clone brothers secretly searched for a way to stop their accelerated aging . They covertly stole data from all known cloning organizations and companies , while also abducting scientists like Ko Sai and Ovolot Qail Uthan to make sense of the data and find the cure . After Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued the command for Order 66 , the directive to kill all Jedi , Ordo deserted from the Grand Army and fled to Mandalore with his family , where they continued their search for the cure and provided aid for other clones who also deserted . Biography . Training and childhood . Null - 11 , or more commonly known as Ordo , was part of the first batch of clones created by the Kaminoans that were the prototypes for the Grand Army of the Republic . Ordo and his brothers were cloned from the genome template of Jango Fett , a renowned Mandalorian bounty hunter considered by many to be the best in the galaxy . Out of twelve subjects , only six of them survived the incubation period . They underwent flash instructions and live exercises , where they obtained unmeasurable high scores . However , their psychological tests indicated they were unstable and too insubordinate to be used in combat , which led the Kaminoan quality control to label them as Null - class . When they were nearly two years old , the clones were paraded by Kaminoan scientist Orun Wa in front of Fett and Kal Skirata , one of the many Mandalorians Fett recruited to train the clone commandos . Fett and Kal were informed by Orun Wa of the Nulls ' impending termination , which prompted Kal to voice his objection , and began arguing to spare them . Ordo ' s brother , Mereel , seized the opportunity to grab Kal ' s small hold - out blaster , and tossed it over to Ordo . He trained it on Orun Wa , but Kal eventually talked him down while Fett convinced the Kaminoans of the Nulls ' strategic value . Leading them back to his quarters , Kal took it upon himself to train them . Under Kal ' s supervision , the Nulls were sequestered from the other clones throughout their training . The clones only saw the Nulls around Tipoca City when they were stealing equipment or sabotaging systems . In particular , Darman of Omega Squad remembered the Nulls scaling the supports of the huge domed ceilings , swinging around hundreds of meters above the floor and placing blasterfire to within centimeters of the Kaminoan technicians . At some point , Fett ' s unaltered clone son Boba Fett angered the Nulls by saying that his father could beat Kal whenever he wanted . Ordo retaliated by sticking Boba ' s head down a refresher . Clone Wars . Arca Barracks siege . After years of training on Kamino , Ordo and the Nulls were deployed as Advanced Recon Commandos at the Battle of Geonosis . It was the start of the major conflict between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic — known as the Clone Wars . After the battle , because of the fact that nobody could command the Nulls , they were scheduled for " reconditioning , " which was the same term the Kaminoans used when the Nulls were to be terminated . The Nulls barricaded themselves in the Arca barrack against 8 squads of Republic Commandos and the Coruscant Security Force . The Nulls were terrified of being placed into stasis for flash learning " reconditioning , " similar to the Alpha - class ARCs prior to the Battle of Kamino . They showed their refusal by shutting down the Special Forces SO Brigade HQ Barracks , thereby starting an armed siege . Despite there being only six of them , they managed to hold off special operation squads and the Coruscant Security Force . General Iri Camas , Director of the Special Forces , refused to destroy the entire barracks just to neutralize six Null ARCs , and had Kal Skirata brought in by CSF to try and get the Nulls to stand down . Kal consented only after he made a deal with Camas that got Kal enlisted in the Grand Army of the Republic . He also made Camas promise that no disciplinary action would be taken against the Nulls . Galactic City spaceport hostage siege . During a hostage crisis in a Coruscant spaceport , Ordo and Kal arrived to assist Omega Squad . Jedi Master Kaim , who was also called to the scene , went in to negotiate the release of the hostages . The situation took a turn for the worse when Kaim was caught with a hidden strip - cam . The kidnappers retaliated by killing him , and planted a bomb on his body . His booby - trapped corpse was tossed out of the front door , where it exploded . Omega ' s medic and sniper , Fi Skirata , threw himself over the corpse and took the brunt of the explosion , saving the lives of all non - armored CSF personnel in the bomb ' s blast radius . This brave act endeared Fi to Ordo , and the two developed an unusual bond towards each other . With the Jedi ' s death , Ordo assumed command of the operation and began planning a rapid assault , while Kal volunteered to go in the building to deliver buckets . Unbeknownst to the kidnappers , he was secretly assigning targets to the commandos outside via a hidden comlink . When the commandos stormed in , the shooting was over in twenty seconds with no civilian loses . Mission to Coruscant . Following a string of Separatist terrorist attacks on Coruscant which took the lives of many clone troopers , Kal convinced Jedi General Arligan Zey of the necessity of a black operation , which would allow him to use GAR special forces against Coruscant civilians . In this operation , Kal chose to work with fellow Mandalorian training sergeant , Walon Vau ; clone commandos Delta Squad and Omega Squad ; Jedi Knights Bardan Jusik and Etain Tur - Mukan ; and Ordo . Another Null , Mereel , joined the operation much later . Should anything happen to him , Ordo was assigned by Kal as second - in - command of the operation . Ordo was responsible for much of the reconnaissance that was done in preparation for the mission , which included obtaining a large consignment of thermal explosives for bait . These were used to draw out the terrorists by putting them on the black market . As a fail - safe , Ordo had Mereel add a chemical mixture to the five hundred grade explosives , making them susceptible to detonation if any metal was inserted without a stabilizer compound . Among his other duties , Ordo switched places with a clone trooper named Corr , in order to infiltrate the logistics center , where a suspected Separatist mole was operating . There , he met Supervisor Besany Wennen , and was unaware that she was also working undercover . Due to her striking looks and concern over the welfare of Corr , Ordo was instantly suspicious of her . When a supposedly dead employee , Vinna Jiss , appeared in the office , Ordo and Tur - Mukan tracked her down to an alley , where they engaged her in a brief skirmish . Unbeknownst to the two of them , Wennen was also tracking Jiss . Ordo shot Jiss with a tag pellet from his Verpine shatter gun but when that proved ineffective , he prepared to shoot a lethal round . Ordo was momentarily stopped by Tur - Mukan when she yelled " Check " , an oral command that had been drilled into the commandos by Kal , to instantly make them stop what they were doing . Acting swiftly , Tur - Mukan shot Jiss and Wennen in quick succession with her PEP laser . Jiss turned out to be the Gurlanin shapeshifter Jinart , who was spying on GAR logistics for troop and armament movements to Qiilura . Ordo and Tur - Mukan took Jinart and Wennen captive and brought them into their base of operations at Qibbu ' s Hut . Ordo blamed his inadequacy that he did not figure out the fake employee was a shapeshifter , and was extremely apologetic to Kal . After interrogating Jinart , Kal struck a deal with her . She would provide information regarding Separatist spies , and in return , all clone troopers and settlers on Qiilura would be relocated within a year . Wennen , on the other hand , revealed herself as an undercover Republic Treasury agent and sympathetic to the plight of the clone troopers . Kal assured her that what they were doing was for the benefit of all clones . Wennen surprised everyone by voluntarily giving them her datapad , which contained Treasury data , codes , and encryption algorithms . This action made Ordo consider her as a potential ally , so she was allowed to live . Ordo later accompanied Wennen back to the logistics office ; before parting , she requested that should they accomplish their mission , that she be given word whether or not they all survived . Ordo , who was starting to feel attracted to her , readily consented . With the information from Jinart , Ordo targeted Hela Madiry — a female clerk who was passing information to the terror cells — for assassination . While reading a holozine during her break , Ordo calmly approached and shot her twice in the head and another in the chest . Meanwhile , the terrorists requested a sudden meeting for the sale of the explosives . The contact explained that the original arrangements for the meet - up they agreed on was no longer possible , due to one of the terrorists being arrested by CSF . Kal hastily made new plans to eliminate the terrorist cell , and Ordo led the majority of the team , which now included Corr . The operation proved to be a success when they killed twenty five terrorists in a shootout without suffering any casualties . All of them were invited by a grateful Jaller Obrim , chief of the CSF anti - terrorism division , to the Coruscant Security Force Staff and Social Club for celebration . Amidst the merry - making , Fi suggested that Kal lead the Nulls in performing the " Dha Werda Verda " , a Mandalorian ritual battle chant that incorporated dance . It involved chanting the lyrics while simultaneously beating the rhythm into one ' s armor , then striking the armor of the person beside him . All of the clones present joined in , including Ordo and Captain Maze . Through the dance , Ordo was distracted by the absence of Wennen , whom he had invited , and was hit several times in the face by Maze because of it . The repeated strikes drew blood , but Ordo let the matter drop , considering it as his payback for when he struck Maze in the nose days before . After the dance , Ordo accidentally walked into a conversation between Kal and Tur - Mukan , and thereby learned of the Jedi ' s pregnancy . Asked for his opinion on what they ought to do , Ordo agreed with Kal ' s opinion that Darman was not ready to know yet . Return to Tipoca City . Approximately sixty seven days after their successful mission on Coruscant , Mereel infiltrated Tipoca City to further aid the Nulls ' search for a cure to their accelerated aging , as well as to look for clues for the whereabouts of Ko Sai , Chief Scientist of the cloning program on Kamino . Ordo and Kal accompanied Mereel to provide backup , and extracted Mereel after he downloaded Tipoca City ' s entire database . Safely aboard their getaway shuttle , they learned the startling news of the impending halt of clone production on Kamino , including the construction of secret cloning facilities on Coruscant . Hunt for Ko Sai . Later that year , Ordo accompanied Kal to Agamar , where they purchased a " DeepWater " - class light freighter to aid their hunt for Ko Sai . Asked by Kal what they ought to name the ship , Ordo suggested the name " Aay ' han " , a Mandalorian word for missing dead loved ones to the point of pain while in the company of friends and family . On their first flight aboard the " Aay ' han " , they were contacted by Delta ' s sergeant , Boss , about Vau ' s mishap on Mygeeto , and learned that Vau had fallen into a crevasse after robbing the Dressian Kiolsh Merchant Bank . Despite their deep dislike for Vau , they risked their lives by going to the blockaded planet and fast - talking their way in . Owing to Ordo ' s eidetic memory , they were able to rescue Vau deep beneath the ice tunnels by using the technical information he remembered from the ship ' s manual . With Vau secured and safe from hypothermia , Ordo and Kal left Mygeeto and made their way to Bogg 5 . During this trip , Kal formally adopted Ordo in a brief Mandalorian ceremony , making him the first of the Nulls to be formally adopted . They rendezvoused with Mereel in the Mong ' tar Cantina and Brasserie , and were introduced to TK - 0 and Gaib , a droid and a Human who were hired by an anonymous employer to procure untraceable laboratory equipment to beat the cloning ban . Suspecting that the employer was Ko Sai , Mereel bribed them into looking for the pilot of the freighter that delivered the items to Dorumaa . When news of Tur - Mukan ' s worsening pregnancy condition reached Kal , Ordo was sent to Qiilura to take care of her , despite having no knowledge on gynecological matters . He requisitioned a 2 - 1B medical droid to help him , but when he arrived , it became clear that Tur - Mukan was going to be fine . He wiped the droid ' s memory of the event and took Tur - Mukan to Dorumaa to help with the search for Ko Sai . When he arrived , the group had already captured her . Ordo was faced with Sai once more since his early days on Kamino . Prior to this encounter , Ordo had already been angry , and radiated more fear in the Force than Tur - Mukan could remember . His troubled frame of mind was exacerbated when he heard the news of Fi ' s injury in the Battle of Gaftikar . Even with Tur - Mukan ' s help in the interrogation , Sai refused to divulge information on how to stop the clones ' accelerating age growth . Ordo finally snapped , and shot the datachips containing all of Sai ' s research with his hold - out blaster . When asked by a devastated Kal on why he did so after all of their hard work , he reasoned that she once held the power of life over them and was doing so again by withholding information . Refusing to live under her terms , he took away her power for good by destroying the datachips . With the loss of Ko Sai ' s research , the group went to Kyrimorut in order to hide Tur - Mukan ' s pregnancy , as well as Sai . The house was a bastion - like home that Kal had commissioned Rav Bralor , a female Cuy ' val Dar colleague , to prepare for him on Mandalore . The Cuy ' val Dar was the title given to the one hundred training sergeants , of which seventy - five were Mandalorians , Jango Fett recruited to train the clone commandos . Ordo and Kal soon left Kyrimorut after Wennen started an armed siege on the Republic Central Medcenter . Fi was being treated at the medcenter after suffering a serious head trauma during a mission , and a medical droid had pronounced him brain - dead and attempted to euthanize him . Wennen refused to allow this act to happen and threatened the medical droid with a blaster , guarding Fi until help arrived in the form of Obrim and his men from the CSF . Tur - Mukan and Mereel continued to interrogate the devastated Sai ; what the Kaminoan scientist did not know was that her research still existed . Ordo had destroyed a different set of datachips and hid the real ones in order to break Sai ' s resolve . Knowing that Kal ' s genuine reaction to the research ' s loss would convince Sai of the reality of the situation , Ordo decided not to tell his adopted father of his plan . On their way to Jaller Obrim ' s residence where Fi was relocated after his extraction from the medcenter , Ordo received the message from Mereel , stating that Sai was beginning to cooperate . Ordo immediately confessed the truth to Kal and apologized for the deception , and was quickly forgiven by Kal . While Fi was being healed by Jusik over the next few days , Ordo started spending more quality time with Wennen upon Kal ' s insistent prodding . They went back to Mandalore after Tur - Mukan gave birth to Venku Skirata , just a few days before Ko Sai committed suicide by hanging herself in her makeshift laboratory . Ordo , along with Mereel and Jaing Skirata , dissected her body for vital organs intended for Delta Squad , which , at that time , was tasked with finding her by orders from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine himself . Marriage to Besany . Worried about Wennen ' s safety , Ordo kept a close eye on her , and rescued her from a Republic Intelligence agent who was tailing her on Coruscant . He surprised the agent from behind , and forced him to board the speeder procured by Enacca , a Wookiee associate of Kal who specialized in transportation and supply procurement . Aboard the speeder , Ordo interrogated the agent , whose name he learned was Arbian J . Lemmeloth ; a very highly placed intelligence agent who was two promotions shy from reporting directly to the Chancellor . He made sure Wennen would not be implicated by accessing Lemmeloth ' s secure comm system and sending a message stating Wennen made no contacts and went straight home . He promised Lemmeloth a clean death before killing him with a quick blaster shot to the temple , disposing his body on the lower levels for the borrat s to consume . Enacca later dropped them off at Wennen ' s apartment . They discussed the nature of Ordo ' s job , and he tried his best to placate Wennen ' s uneasiness with it . Over dinner , Ordo asked Wennen if she would like to marry him , presenting her with the Shoroni sapphire s Vau gave him the day he and Kal rescued Vau on Mygeeto . She consented to the proposal , and the two were wed by reciting a short Mandalorian marriage contract . Reunion of the Nulls . The news of Kal ' s missing biological daughter , Ruusaan Skirata , and the matter of his brother Kom ' rk being out on the field for a long time , prompted Ordo to call all the Nulls together . They met aboard the Republic Fleet Auxiliary Support Vessel " Redeemer " , which was readying for an assault at Thyferra . It was there that Ordo first encountered Callista Masana , an unconventional Jedi belonging to a splinter sect of the Jedi Order . Noticing her attractive appearance , he was immediately plagued by guilt , and felt disloyal to Wennen by looking at another female . He made a mental note to ask Kal whether it was natural . The Nulls and Kal gathered at one of the engineering spaces aboard the ship , one of the rare occasions that all of them were together . The Nulls forced Kal to have his ankle fixed , and offered to find his missing daughter , in order to protect Kal in case she planned to extort credits from him . The reunion was later moved to the ship ' s wardroom upon Kal ' s suggestion . They celebrated their reunion over nerf steaks and Chandrilan wine , over which Kal formally adopted the rest of the Nulls ; an act that quelled the guilt inside Ordo , as he didn ' t want to be seen as the favorite and wanted to be on equal terms with his brothers . Their celebration was noticed by Ensign Luszgoti , an unpopular officer who was also part of COMPOR . Luszgoti insulted Ordo by calling him a " clone " instead of his rank , and also referred to Kal as hired help . Luszgoti further protested Kal and A ' den ' s presence in an officers - only area . Ordo tried to be civil by pointing out his rank to Luszgoti , and cited a subsection in the regulations , stating that an officer could bring guests to the wardroom . Luszgoti refused to apologize , and threatened to have Ordo court martialed , which earned him a head - butt and a broken nose . Ordo forced him to apologize to Kal , and charged him for insubordination . When Luszgoti finally left , the whole wardroom applauded Ordo ' s actions , and he even received a jug of ale , compliments of an amused bystanding commander . Hours later , Ordo and Mereel stood with Kal while he contacted Tor Skirata — his estranged biological son — for information regarding his missing daughter . When it appeared to be too emotional for Kal , Ordo interrupted the conversation , purposely calling him father in front of the holographic image of Tor . Kal was certain Ordo was not jealous of his biological son , but reassured him just the same . All of the Nulls would meet again months later at Laseema ' s apartment when Jaing ' s spy program — created to crawl through every linked Republic computer system , to copy and send supply data back to him — was discovered in the Treasury computer networks . Aside from discussing the possibility that General Zey already knew it was Jaing ' s handiwork , they held a small meeting , where Kal outlined their current objectives . They needed to plan his daughter Ruusaan ' s rescue , find the cure for the clones ' accelerated aging and establish a new source of information , now that Jaing ' s spy program had been discovered . Rescue of Jilka Zan Zentis . When Jilka Zan Zentis — a coworker and friend of Wennen — was arrested by the Republic Domestic Security ; Wennen fretted over her condition , appalled that her own digging through sensitive information concerning the Chancellor caused this to happen to her friend . Ordo tried his best to calm her by rationalizing Zentis as collateral damage . It was at this moment that Valaqil , a Gurlanin spy and the mate of Jinart , entered the apartment and provided information regarding the status and size of Palpatine ' s secret clone army . He also admitted to framing Zentis , in order to cover Wennen ' s tracks . Before he left , Valaqil recommended that their clan should put their escape plan into effect , as too many people were starting to become suspicious of Kal . Ordo called Kal , and relayed the situation before taking Wennen to Laseema ' s apartment . There , they met up with Kal , Vau and two of their Cuy ' val Dar colleagues , Mij Gilamar and Wad ' e Tay ' haai ; the four were already discussing how to extract Zentis . Ordo volunteered for the operation , along with Vau and Tay ' haai . They first sent an immediate prisoner transfer request to the RDS headquarters using a bogus authority code from Republic Intelligence . The ploy worked , and Zentis was scheduled to be transferred . She was taken aboard an unmarked speeder , which Vau and Ordo tailed while Tay ' haai covered them . They made their move when the speeder entered the Gimmut sewage tunnel , forcing it to stop using their own speeders . Vau quickly shot the guards while Ordo freed Zentis from the prisoner hold . They made their escape and Ordo assured a wary Zentis that it was indeed a rescue . Battle of Coruscant . When an arrest order for Kal was issued , Ordo made sure that Kal was safe on " Aay ' han " before going to the Arca Barracks . He intended to appear and play along with the illusion that he still received his orders from Zey . As soon as he arrived , the Separatists launched their attack on Coruscant . As an ARC Captain , Ordo began ordering units to defend strategic locations , sending Yayax Squad over to the HNE Headquarters . Ordo joined Kal , Fi and Jusik in extracting Doctor Ovolot Qail Uthan from her imprisonment at the Valorum Center . After Ko Sai ' s suicide , Uthan was Kal ' s next choice to work with all the cloning data they had accumulated . It was all due to Uthan ' s experience with the Fett genome , when she had previously sought to create a clone - killing nanovirus under the Separatists before being captured by Omega Squad and Tur - Mukan . Using the battle as an excuse , Jusik showed the nursing officer on duty a fake clearance , stating that they need to move the Uthan in case the Separatists took her . The extraction was successful and along the way , Jusik deviated from their plan and unexpectedly took another prisoner based on a hunch he had . Safely aboard their shuttle , Jusik explained that the prisoner was none other than Arla Fett , the missing sister of Jango Fett and generally thought to be already dead . After the battle , Ordo was partnered with CSF personnel to patrol certain areas and prevent widespread looting . He received a call from Jaing , and learned that General Grievous — Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies of the Confederacy — had returned to his hideout on Utapau . After a short discussion , Jaing agreed that it was time they shared the information with Zey . Ordo went to the barracks and informed Zey of Grievous ' s location , and along with his report , gave a scathing remark regarding High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi . When Zey sincerely asked him why he did not like the Jedi Order , Ordo criticized their command structure : how they willingly accepted command of a slave army , and their policy of taking Force - sensitive infants to be trained as Jedi without giving them a choice . When he left Zey ' s office , Ordo found that Maze was following him . Testing their comradeship , Ordo offered Maze a piece of ruik root , and commented on his lack of retaliation to Ordo ' s tirade against Zey and the Jedi Order . Maze explained that his loyalty was not to the Order but to the Republic , ultimately to the Supreme Chancellor ; whom Zey criticized as having outstayed his tenure . Before the two ARCs parted , Ordo offered Maze his help for relocation , in case he ever decided to desert from the army . Order 66 . On the day their group was scheduled to desert and leave for Kyrimorut , Ordo was brushing his teeth when he received the command Order 66 execution . He acknowledged the order to kill all Jedi , and began discarding his GAR - issued armor , copying and erasing all the data on his helmet into his Mandalorian one . He also inspected the quarters of Omega to make sure that they left no clues or trail back to Kyrimorut . Ordo was in the process of doing the same thing on Zey ' s computer when Zey stumbled in , half dead from blaster wounds and confused as to why the clones had turned on them . Maze entered the room , armed with a blaster . Ordo helped Zey to his seat as he sarcastically reminded him of the all clones were drilled with . Before leaving , Ordo confirmed with Zey that Master Mace Windu , a Jedi High Council member and second only to Grand Master Yoda , had tried to dispose of Palpatine . As Zey was not part of the close circle of individuals Ordo bonded with , he left him to his fate as Maze shot at him . Ordo was present with Darman , Niner , Corr , Obrim and Kal on the Shinarcan Bridge Extension , where they tried to escort Tur - Mukan in sneaking through the checkpoint . All was going smoothly , until a couple of Jedi Padawans were discovered . A short skirmish ensued , and Tur - Mukan was fatally injured when a lightsaber strike cleaved her from shoulder to spine . Ordo tried to resuscitate her , but to no avail . Ordo later spoke with Obrim about his Null brother A ' den picking up Tur - Mukan ' s body , and also thanked Obrim for all the help he had given their group , before leaving the scene . Their clan arrived on Mandalore without further losses to their group , and Kal decided to hold a simple Jedi funeral for Tur - Mukan the following day . While preparing the funeral pyre , Ordo was informed by Kom ' rk that they no longer had access to the GAR mainframe , due to a system overhaul when the Republic turned into the Galactic Empire . With the clan gathered , Ordo sparked the flames , and they all witnessed Tur - Mukan ' s cremation . Birth of the Empire . Desertion from the Army . About three weeks after deserting from the army , Nyreen Vollen — a contact of A ' den and the freighter pilot who brought Tur Mukan ' s body back to Clan Skirata — returned to Kyrimorut with two Jedi , Tallisibeth Enwandung - Esterhazy , a young Human female who preferred to be called Scout , and Kina Ha , a Kaminoan whose genes were genetically altered to survive long hyperspace journeys . Kal hoped that with her genetic material , Uthan would be able to use it to stop the accelerated aging of the clones . Over dinner , Scout and Ha were introduced to the entire clan , and despite hating Kaminoans , Ordo and the Nulls were mesmerized by Ha , who proved herself different from the Kaminoans the Nulls grew up loathing . She agreed to provide her genetic material as payment for staying hidden in Kyrimorut . When T - KO and Gaib , who by then had set up a hardware company that liaised with Imperial Procurement , managed to locate Darman and Niner , the Nulls began planning a mission to extract the two commandos . During one of the planning sessions , Ordo decided to confront his uneasy feelings towards Ruusaan , whom their clan rescued from a Republic prison . Ordo had conflicting feelings about her , unsure whether he felt jealous of her with regards to Kal ' s attention or was trying to protect Kal from further emotional pain . When she explained that she just wanted to get to know her father after all these years , and that she had no other ulterior motive , Ordo tried harder to reign in his instinct of not trusting other people . The Nulls rendezvoused with Gaib and T - KO on a freight terminal on the planet Ralltiir , aboard Vollen ' s ship " Cornucopia " . During the trip , Ordo was irritated by the rest of the Nulls when they kept dropping unsubtle hints to Vollen about marrying Kal . Though he also approved of the match between the two , he was worried that it was too soon for Vollen , who just learned that her husband , Terin Vollen , was dead . Vollen assured Ordo that it was all right and asked the Nulls to give her some time to think it through . After arriving on Coruscant , Ordo contacted Niner through a secure connection Gaib and T - KO installed in Niner ' s helmet . Niner asked for some time to prepare Darman for the news , as Tur - Mukan ' s death has left him unpredictable . Putting the extra time to a good use , the extraction team went to the Core Comestible Warehouse , a store said to be larger than the city of Keldabe on Mandalore , and purchased much needed supplies for Kyrimorut . When Niner filled Darman in on the extraction , Darman decided to stay in the army to gather intel as a spy . Knowing that his son Venku , now commonly referred to as Kad , was protected by the others , Darman believed that he could protect his son best by providing information from within the Empire . Despite having been told by Ordo that his son kept asking when he was coming home , Darman refused to change his decision and made his way back to the Special Operations barracks . Niner made it to the extraction point , and Ordo asked him for his commando armor . Ordo planned to slip into the barracks and extract Darman even if it meant physically dragging him out . But Niner surprised him by declaring that he too was staying to keep an eye out for Darman , and that he only came to the extraction point to give the Nulls a datachip secreted to him by Obrim , who was now part of Imperial Security . Ordo tried to reason with Niner but was interrupted by three thieves stealing vehicles in the freight park . When two of the thieves boarded the " Cornucopia " , they were killed quickly by Ordo and Niner , prompting the last thief , who was a Bothan , to panic and flee . Accepting that the extraction was now a failure , Ordo agreed to let Niner go back and the extraction team returned to Kyrimorut . On the trip back , Ordo blamed himself for the mission ' s failure despite Vollen ' s explanation that Darman and Niner chose to stay on their own , and were exercising their free will even though the rest did not like it . Ordo resolved to take the blame and explain to Kad how it was his fault for not bringing Darman home . On their return to Kyrimorut , Jaing discovered and informed the rest that the datachip Niner delivered contained information on how to hide refugee Jedi . It had lists of resources , ship names and contacts that would be willing to give aid to refugees . Without her knowledge , Vollen ' s name was included in the list . The news only furthered Kal ' s hatred of the Jedi ' s willingness to involve anyone in their crusade , while Ordo and A ' den reassured Vollen that it wasn ' t her fault . With the rest of the datachip ' s information , they learned that renegade Jedi Master Djinn Altis was heading a refugee group . Kal decided to gather more information on them , preparing for the possibility that the information might come in handy . Further surprising news came when Jusik returned to Kyrimorut after extracting Maze , who also deserted from the Empire , and brought back Arligan Zey , whom Ordo thought already dead . It appeared that Maze had a change of heart and did not go through with his execution , deciding instead to help him escape the Empire . Kal was shocked at seeing another Jedi brought to his secret refuge , and Ordo took charge of the matter by herding everyone inside the bastion . A small terse meeting ensued and Ordo almost got into a physical fight with Maze but was stopped by Jusik . Ordo ushered Kal out of the room to cool off but another fight began a few hours later between Kal and Vau , the latter incensed at the news that Kal was still accepting Jedi refugees . When the argument was over , Ordo asked Jusik if Zey was inclined to rebuild the Jedi Order , and if so , that Ordo was prepared to kill him . A decision regarding the Jedi on Kyrimorut was forced when Darman learned of their presence . Afraid that they would take Kad then train him as a Jedi , Darman took the news badly and severed his comlink connection to Kyrimorut . Kal felt guilty about the situation and thought of a way to make the Jedi leave without compromising his clan ' s security . Ordo and Wennen suggested that they have Jusik erase the Jedi ' s memories through the Force then pass them over to Altis . Kal considered the plan but Ordo was adamant about doing it , so much that he promised to do it himself without Kal ' s consent . Ordo believed that risking his life for a Jedi was a mockery of everything he and his clone brothers went through . Around this time , Uthan developed an immunogen that would act as an antidote from the virus FG36 , which was also her own creation and was used by Palpatine to subdue her homeworld of Gibad . Seeking revenge , Uthan was convinced by Gilamar , who developed a relationship with her , that the best way she could hurt the Empire was to create an antidote for the virus , in case Palpatine decides to use the virus again . Uthan had Ordo and Kom ' rk gather the entire clan inside their home where Uthan gave them all hypospray shots with her immunogen . She then tested the immunogen by exposing her own body to the FG36 virus , as Ordo , Gilamar and Scout watched . When Uthan survived the virus immersion , Kal immediately contacted Mandalore Fenn Shysa , who was the leader of the Mandalorian clans , and asked permission to spread the immunogen around Keldabe . With Shysa ' s consent , Kal , Gilamar , Vau , Jusik and all the Nulls went to Keldabe in pairs to cover as much ground as possible . Paired with Gilamar , Ordo watched over him as they walked through the streets of Keldabe , knowing that Gilamar was out looking for fellow Cuy ' val Dar Dred Priest and Isabet Reau , both of whom Gilamar hated due to their leanings towards the Death Watch , which was a faction within the Mandalorians that believed they should conquer and rule over everybody else . While checking the other pairs progress via comlink , Ordo was momentarily separated from Gilamar . When Ordo managed to find him , Gilamar had already found Priest and was having a conversation regarding Priest ' s invitation to join the Death Watch . Gilamar introduced Ordo as his nephew — not wanting to reveal that Ordo was a clone deserter — and opted to move the conversation to a private place . The three of them continued the discussion near the Kelita river ' s side , and having heard enough information from Priest , Gilamar killed him by severing his femoral artery with a knife . Priest died in mere minutes due to severe blood loss and his body was disposed by Ordo and Gilamar by throwing it into the river . Later in the day , Ordo accompanied Kal in meeting Altis to discuss the turnover of their Jedi guests . Deciding to meet out in space rather than land on a planet , Ordo docked their Aggressor assault fighter along side Altis ' s own ship the " Wookiee Gunner " and welcomed the Jedi aboard . After the successful discussion , where in both Kal and Altis agreed to help each other out , Ordo programmed a course back to Mandalore . Personality and traits . With all the modifications the Kaminoans performed on the Jango Fett genome , Ordo was emotionally unstable , like the rest of the Nulls . Their capacity for loyalty was greatly enhanced ; they were either one ' s best friend or worst enemy . An example was their unshakable devotion to their adoptive father , Kal Skirata , who was the only man from whom they ever took orders . Ordo had fixed ideas on what a man should be ; living his life according to Mandalorian customs and Kal ' s philosophy , as surmised by Besany Wennen when Ordo married her in a short Mandalorian ceremony . He shared Kal ' s empathy , especially in regards to the welfare of clone troopers . After Ordo encountered a wounded Arligan Zey after Order 66 was issued , he found out he could not summon any compassion for the Jedi , as he was not part of the small circle of individuals he cared about . Ordo could also be indifferent , yet merciful , when he performed assassinations , as shown by his promise of a clean death to Republic Intelligence agent Arbian J . Lemmeloth before quickly killing him . Ordo had the habit of saying the most unexpected things on his mind , making Kal realize that he did not always know what Ordo was thinking . Ordo was very outspoken , having no problems saying things plainly and undiplomatically . There would be times when Kal was not certain how Ordo would react to situations , either surprising him with unexpected compassion and diplomacy , or becoming physically violent . When agitated , Ordo frequently balled one fist at his side . Of all the Nulls , Ordo was the only one who slept with a blanket covering his head , as if he wanted complete darkness . Kal later explained to Wennen that it was due to being exposed to live fire exercises when they were young . Ordo tried to accompany Kal as much as possible , never having been assigned to long missions like the other Nulls . This caused him uneasy feelings , as Ordo wanted to be on equal terms with all his brothers , preferring not to be seen as the favorite . Even though the rest of the Nulls had no problem acknowledging Ordo as the leader of the group since their birth . During times when there might be trouble , Ordo would always pair with Mereel — who would fall into a sidekick role — and take charge . Amongst all the Nulls , Ordo was the most serious one , never joking around like Mereel or Jaing . During missions , he would always be in constant alert and checking every detail . Nyreen Vollen once thought that Wennen suited Ordo perfectly as both of them shared the same traits , though any child of theirs would be unsmiling perfectionists that would need to have jokes explained to them . Despite being lethal and confident of his own skills , Kal observed that Ordo was vulnerable to his approval . Ordo tended to be very hard on himself whenever he made a mistake , as if failing would mean a death sentence , in spite of Kal ' s repeated assurances and encouragements . Wennen , in particular , thought that this was because Ordo and his brothers were almost killed by the Kaminoans for failing to reach their standards . Ordo knew that he lacked a certain awareness — social blind spots — that most Humans had and took for granted , though he was careful not to offend the feelings of those he cared about . Observing Darman ' s blossoming relationship with Etain Tur - Mukan , Ordo realized that the other Nulls could step beyond the community of clones as well without feeling adrift , while he personally found it distressing . He rationalized that it was due to his traumatic childhood experience with Ko Sai that he felt incapable of trusting a female . Ordo ' s favorite food was roba sausage , and his favorite color was dark red , choosing it as the color for his Mandalorian armor . Ordo had strong feelings of dislike for the Jedi Order , as he was raised not to think of them as his superiors . However , when Tur - Mukan was accidentally killed by a Jedi , his hatred of them grew , and he resolved to kill any remaining Jedi he encountered . Through the Force , Bardan Jusik felt Ordo ' s impression in the Force as someone with complete physical confidence and possessing an agile mind , coupled with a teenager ' s wild emotional swings ; while Tur - Mukan described him as a disjointed turmoil of emotions , held in place by a ferociously intelligent logic . Amidst all the violence and anger , Tur - Mukan sensed the dark side in him , and it scared her . Skills and abilities . Being a Null - class clone of Jango Fett , Ordo had all the skills and physical prowess of an Advanced Recon Commando . Owing to the experimental genotype the Kaminoans first developed , his build was slightly heavier than the troopers and commandos . His intelligence score was thirty - five percent higher than commando types and he had an eidetic memory which allowed him to remember facts with perfect recall . During Walon Vau ' s rescue on Mygeeto , he knew how to push their recently purchased ship to its limits just by reading the manual once . Even before reaching two years of age , Ordo and his Null brothers had already undergone flash instructions and live ordnance tests . Their training was furthered by Kal , who taught them how to handle a wide assortment of weapons ; ranging from blaster rifles to Verpine sniper rifles . As someone specializing in black operations , Ordo was a skilled slicer and assassin . He took pride in living up to Kal ' s label on them as " instant death on legs " . Behind the scenes . Ordo Skirata first appeared in " " , a short story written by Karen Traviss and illustrated by Robert Hendrickson for " Star Wars Insider " 81 in March 2005 . Ordo continued to make appearances in the succeeding " Republic Commando " series novel series . Although the " Star Wars " Legends continuity did not establish whether Ordo managed to slow his accelerated aging process , his brother Jaing Skirata admits to Boba Fett and Mirta Gev in the 2007 novel " " , set in 40 ABY , that they did find a cure .