ARC-0079 "Ay'rn"

"CT-0079 seems to be quite aggressive and well, effective to say the least. He reminds me of the Mandalorians, being the prowess and skills he has shown during training. We'll go with "Ay'rn"." - Unnamed Training Instructor

ARC-0079, known initially as CT-0079 in the early stages of the Clone Wars, was a clone of Mandalorian Jango Fett that served in the Grand Army of The Republic, more specifically, he served with the 354th Battalion, Barret Company, until that later merged with the 373rd ArrowHead Legion due to an almost un-recoverable ambush on Ryloth

Ay'rn was initially a standard clone trooper born in the early phases of the war, being deployed at the first battle of Geonosis, miraculously surviving although he took a wound to the chest forming a scar that spanned from his right shoulder down to his bottom-most left rib. He later went on to achieve ARC status and was promoted to Captain of the Barret Company along with that

Ay'rn had extremely modified armour, even to the standards of the 373rd which already had tougher armour. This included the compound used to reinforce the 373rd's armour on everything, not just the chest plate as the rest had, though especially his left shoulder as that seemed to be a place where he constantly received wounds. He also had a helmet which had a built in rangefinder as well as thermal and night vision. Ay'rn also had a dial on the right side of his helmet which allowed him to dial into certain radio frequencies without the need to touch the comm on his gauntlet. Not only that but he sported a grapple attached to his waist and his left gauntlet, due to being ambidextrous but preferring to use his right hand for combat, and finally a vibro-knife sheathe implanted into his left gauntlet which usually housed a vibro-knife in case things got a bit too close quarters

## Biography

### Early Life

Ay'rn was originally a standard trooper created on Kamino, he was apart of the 79th clone created of the 7th batch, receiving the formal designation of CT - 07 / 0079, then receiving the nickname "Ay'rn." Ay'rn excelled in assault scenarios which mostly included things like cqc, all out warfare and tactical thinking. His preferred weapons were dual DC17B blaster pistols.

### First Battle of Geonosis

Shortly after his creation, 0079 was shipped out to Geonosis, where he witnessed the Jedi being overrun due to their incompetence and the disgusting Geonosians. 0079 Immediately got to work blasting the droids, as well as protecting his brothers and the Jedi, although he held no emotions if he saw one die due to his first impressions of them.

During the battle, an LAAT exploded nearby to 0079, shrapnel from it's wing soaring across the battlefield as it cleaved two troopers inhalf, then slicing 0079's chest apart as he back stepped to dodge, causing him to receive immediate medical aide and care to tend to this enormous wound spanning across the majority of his chest.

This was unfortunately the most 0079 served in the first battalion, however after this he was transferred into the 354th Battalion and promoted to Sergeant, serving as a sergeant in Barret Company

### No Man's Sand

As Captain of Barret Company, 0079 and Barret Company had been assigned to the planet of Geonosis again, though this time equipped with Phase II armour. They'd been tasked to set up a FOB and monitor weather patterns as well as enemy forces and locations, which they did so with the assistance of their satellite which they had newly acquired.

Shortly after their arrival, the 373rd ArrowHead Legion had arrived, much to 0079's curiosity. The 373rd had a goal separate to 0079 and Barret Company, although he was quite happy to assist by giving them weather reports and locations of CIS forces. During the mission of the 373rd a large sandstorm swept over the area, the CIS forces using that as leverage to lay an attack on the fortified 373rd, which was soon backed up by 0079 and a group of his men. Together, they held off the mass amount of scrap forces, although 0079 took a blaster bolt to the left shoulder which left his arm rendered useless for a short duration.

After the attack, the two groups got to traversing the battlefield in search of a shuttle, assisted by Sergeant-Major "Frog" they were able to find it and open it, securing any valuable info. After this it was unfortunately time for the new brotherly bond to come to an end, as 0079 and the rest of the 354th were off to Anaxes.

### Migration

After heavy losses at Anaxes and Ryloth, the 354th had arrived to a GAR allied planet to stock up on supplies ready to start a new campaign, however halfway through this, 0079 had noticed a interaction between the 373rd and the 500th, deciding to wander on over and watch and listen in for a while. Once Wasp had finished his conversation, 0079 and the Barret's being formally invited into the 373rd ArrowHeads. After a discussion, a majority of the Barret's decided to migrate into the 373rd ArrowHead Legion, reforming the Barret Company.

### Jiwo Ima Assault

After reforming inside the 373rd ArrowHead Legion, 0079 and the Barret Company moved to the ArrowHead occupied planet Krada, where they would acquire new armour in a fancy yellow instead of their old and worn maroon colour. After they had done this, the newly dubbed 'Convenient Squad' which held Ay'rn, Primer, Kanjali and Warpath set up their low-orbital satellite which would help greatly in detecting threats on the planet in the nearby sectors.

After travelling to the Jiwo Iman System, the ArrowHeads along with Barret Company would start an assault on one of the planets within the system. The Barret Company was sent down heads first with the orders to "hit the ground running" due to the heavy losses of the paratroopers that dropped and landed before them. Upon landing, the Barrets rushed out with effective, and brutal fighting force, gunning down droids and smashing metal as they battled their way towards the first major capture point, holding it down until reinforcement had arrived.

After reinforcements were here, the Barrets rushed ahead again, mowing down droids as they did so, 0079 bashing one to the ground and curbstomping it's head module, destroying it. They pushed forwards with ferocious effectiveness, taking the next point and keeping it locked down, firing at any droids which tried to oppose them and take back the area. After the rest of the ArrowHeads had arrived to provide support, O079 went to Wasp to talk tactics, then preparing for yet another rush to the next point of defence, this being done successfully.

Once they had taken the next portion of the battlefield, vulture droids attempted a run on the ArrowHeads, however 0079 acquired a rocket and managed to down one with it by firing into it's side as they flew over. After this they pushed on ahead again, reaching the beach at last where they defended until Snail tanks arrived from the depths, pushing them backwards. Around 40% of Barret Company had either been killed or wounded at this point, so retreating was harder done than said, fortunately, Fray's light cruiser had got into position by now, and was ready for orbital bombardment on their location, which was done so after all troops were evacuated to a safe range.

After the bombardment, 0079 and the Barret's were ordered to lay siege to the platforms, swiftly kicking some crab droids to the curb as they ascended, and then trekking across the suspended wood, taking out any droids they saw with lethal, unwavering force. This continued until a gang of Droidekas rocked up on them and began firing. Due to the lack of cover, the Barret's took quite a few casualties, 0079 being injured but thanks to his advanced 373rd armour, being unharmed for the most part. After the Droidekas were wiped out by Notch and Wasp, they were ordered to fall back. Complying and getting some well earned rest until the invasion was over.

### Recognition

After assisting the Arrow Head's on Geonosis when they would surely be swarmed and wiped out, as well as leading the frontal attack in the Jiwo Ima system, Ay'rn was awarded Jaig Eyes for his exceptional valor and courage in battle, fighting head on against the seppie forces and consistently charging ahead to grant his brethren covering fire when they pushed onwards after.

### Kavlian Siege

After arriving late to the major assault on Kavlia, 0079 and his company quickly regrouped with Commander "Wasp" after being picked up by Clone Pilot "Sideswipe". Immediately upon landing, they assisted with the Commander's forces in wiping out a CIS group that had besieged and locked them into a small ditch in the ground, swiftly allowing them to turn the tides and take them out, then regrouping and heading back to their main fortress to think up a battleplan.

After that was all said and done, the Arrow Head's got into their main methods of transportation, 0079 and some other Barret's clambering into the newly ordered and manufactured AT-TMT's (All Terrain - Turret Mounted Transports) which were 4 wheeled vehicles capable of holding 7 people, 4 in the front, 2 in the back and 1 on the turret. After the Barret's loaded into the 4 they were given and the Commander had ensured the rest of the men were ready, they set off, forcing their way through the main road and eventually reaching a point where they could rest for a short moment and think up a new strategy to invade the CIS occupied compound.

Wasp, before being needed elsewhere, ordered 0079 and a group of his men to loop around the right and scale their walls, 0079 doing exactly that whilst a gang of other troopers decided to go in through the drainage system, this resulting in a pincer-esque attack which allowed them to effectively take over the fortress with minimum casualties.

### Surviving Ryloth

Arriving to Ryloth for the first time after the ambush and devastation of the 354th beforehand, Ay'rn and the rest of the Arrowheads had been sent there to reinforce the 103rd Red Death Squad, remarking the place was a mass of mud, and nothing special.

He, along with Notch, Colt and a platoon of troopers were ordered to move onwards and sweep the area, doing exactly so and finding nothing of importance. The platoon continued moving onwards until they reached a large gorge, where Notch and Colt made the brave decision to check for any mines which would have certainly killed some of the troopers had they not done so. After this was done, Notch was cut off from the rest of the troopers, being caught in an pincer attacks which had scattered the lot of them.

Having received a data pad, Ay'rn decided he was going to go and assist/rescue Notch from his hidden yet pinned location, although that was promptly shut down as Notch had decided to wait it out. Returning to the Arrowheads who were now engaging with the CIS, Ay'rn alerted Wasp to a datapad which had vital CIS battleplans on it.

Ay'rn and the troopers which had returned assisted the rest of the clones there in holding off the seppie forces until LAAT EVAC's could arrive and get the wounded to safety, Wasp and Ay'rn tag-teamed their units in a forwards and flanking advance until a wrist rocket slammed into a cliffside, which squads immediately open fired on. At the same time, a shot came ringing through the gorge from a sniper squad which had acquired themselves a vantage point.

After expertly locating the sniper's location due to the glint of their scope, Ay'rn open fired and acquired himself a long-ranged weapon, he had a clone kneel in front of him, as they both fired and hit each other simultaneously, both being blasted back as Ay'rn was shot through his left shoulder,

### Kamino Invasion

After arriving to Kamino, Ay'rn and others would alert the KG to an incoming invasion, thus taking up defensive positions until the invasion finally begun. Ay'rn and others fought of the initial waves of droids, assisted by the KG honour guard who were also fighting in close quarters

This went well until the dreaded arrival of General Grievous and his Magna guard, forcing Ay'rn to throw himself off the platform and shoot a grapple onto the bottom of it, after eventually pulling himself back up to the fight, he continued to fight along side his brothers, ordering a bayonet charge to take down a majority of the current forces alongside the KG and force a temporary retreat.

Upon recuperation, Grievous returned with many B2's and Magnaguards, severing their defensive forces in two. After multiple strafing runs, Grievous had caused a horrendous wound to Notch, cutting his side open and leaving him almost unable to walk. In this moment, Ay'rn charged Grievous with his bayonet'd blaster carbine, ramming the blade through his left lung and critically wounding him, forcing a retreat from the separatist army as they may have lost their General had he stayed any longer. Allowing the Republic to yet again, successfully defend Kamino.