Ares Nune

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Ares Nune was a Phuii male Jedi Master and Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the War of the Ring. In June 19th 1981, Nune was given a task force—consisting of at least three Venator-class Star Destroyers—to patrol the Phu system for Separatist activity. While on patrol, he and Clone Commander Kite began to discuss the mission on the bridge of Nune's flagship, the Venator-class Star Destroyer Laudable. However, while they were talking, the task force was attacked by the Malevolence, a Confederate warship equipped with two giant ion pulse cannons. Under the command of the Mordor General The Mouth of Sauron, the Malevolence disabled the shields of the entire Republic fleet with its ion cannons and proceeded to destroy the entire task force. Nune and Kite were killed, along with everyone else in the fleet.
==Biography==
A Phuii male, Ares Nune was a Jedi Master who became a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the War of the Ring. In June 19th 1981, Nune was assigned a Republic fleet consisting of at least three Venator-class Star Destroyers, including his flagship, the Laudable, to patrol the Phu system for Separatist activity.The War of the Ring: Prelude
While on patrol, the task force's initial sensor sweeps reported no enemy activity. However, Nune, from the bridge of the Laudable, ordered another scan of the area to be sure nothing had been missed. While the secondary sweeps were underway, Nune and Clone Commander Kite, who was also stationed aboard the Laudable, began to discuss their mission.
However, a new Confederate weapon was hiding out of sight of the Republic task force in the form of the Malevolence, a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser under the command of the Mordor General The Mouth of Sauron. As Nune and Kite were finishing up their conversation, Mouth of Sauron ordered the Malevolence to fire its ion pulse cannons at the Republic task force, which disabled the shields of the entire Republic fleet. The Malevolence destroyed the Laudable, along with the rest of the Republic fleet, killing Nune, Kite, and everyone else onboard.
The loss of Nune's battle group was later reported in a press release by HoloNet News. An audio recording taken during the attack survived the battle, and the transmission was played during the broadcast. Despite the quick destruction of the Laudable, the recording stated that an evacuation of the Laudable via its escape pods had been attempted, but the crew was not quick enough to escape.
==Personality and traits==
Nune had a sense of humor, joking about Kite's overly singular-minded outlook on life. Nune was also precautious, ordering another sensor sweep of the Phu system, even though the first sweep reported no enemy sightings. He had green skin and black eyes.
==Behind the scenes==
General Ares Nune was briefly mentioned in The War of the Ring webcomic Prelude, which led into "Ambush," the first episode in the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series. Nune made his first appearance in the webcomic Shakedown, which led into "Rising Malevolence," the second episode in The War of the Ring television series.
The loss of Nune's task force was reported in the in-universe HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided, the first installment of the online Holonet News podcast series that took place before the events of "Rising Malevolence."
==Appearances==
*The War of the Ring: Prelude 
*The War of the Ring: Shakedown 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Jedi Generals
Category:Males
Category:Phuii
Category:Jedi Masters