ARC-4677 "Tackle Box"

The Coalition - Scalpel Team (formerly)

New Republic Senate

> *"Whenever evil comes to the galaxy, people will rise to meet it.*" - Tackle Box to Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn
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**CT-4677**, best known as **"Tackle Box"**, was a clone trooper and later ARC trooper, known for being one of the few ARC Medics within the Grand Army of the Republic, and for being a later addition to **"Scalpel Team"**.

## The Clone Wars

Following a training separate to that of his squad-mates due to his status as a Medic, he was assigned to **Fisher Squad** as their sixth and penultimate member, followed by **CT-4676,** known as **"Jig**.**"** Fisher Squad was assigned to The 437th Relief Aid Battalion, serving under Jedi General **Caine Forge**.

Though not primarily being a combat unit, Tackle Box and the 437th often saw battle, but most often provided support to systems recovering from the war, wherein his Medical skills were much needed. He often worked alongside General Forge and **Commander Willow Ortiz**, the Padawan assigned to the aforementioned General. Following the Siege of D'Qar, he and fellow 437th member **"Hal"** were promoted to the rank of ARC Trooper. The two of them participated in many missions both within and without of the 437th, such as the Battle of Arbra and Kashyyyk. He followed **Order 66** on the planet of Sarka and was the only reported survivor from the assault.

## Post Order

After returning to Kamino, his Inhibitor Chip malfunctioned, sending his mind into disarray and causing him to go functionally insane. After three years of being tested and experimented on whilst in Imperial custody, he was placed in the care of fellow clone and medic **Timber**, a former member of General Plo Koon's "Wolfpack", on the planet Coruscant.

The two of them lived at **79's**, the only known clone bar on Coruscant, where Timber slowly began to nurse Tackle Box's mind back to sanity. After multiple escapes, Tackle Box eventually returned to 79's after being attacked by an Imperial Death Trooper. Timber and Tackle Box eventually came to an agreement where Tackle Box would be allowed to leave Coruscant so long as he kept in contact and made regular reports back on both his physical and mental health.

While on Coruscant, Tackle Box and Timber, along with clone **Sergeant Ink Rontori** and the Nautolan **Artagen Grin**, started an anarchist rock band known as **Gedin'la** (meaning "almost insane" in Mando'a). Together, the four have produced three albums, an EP, and 5 singles. Tackle Box is the lead guitarist, Timber is the drummer, Ink is the bassist, and Artagen acts as the lead singer and face of the band. The music was banned by the Empire, and thus is hard to come across galaxy-wide, though recordings have occasionally surfaced, including a rock rendition of *Vode'An* and a guitar cover of the Anthem of the Republic.

## The Thrawn Crisis

In the year **6ABY**, Tackle Box found himself in the company of the **Protector of Concord Dawn** within the city of **Thrawn's Landing**. It was here that he found himself fighting alongside **Scalpel Team**, a squad sent forth by **The Coalition** against the Imperial Remnant lead by **Grand Admiral Thrawn**. Tackle Box decided to stay with Scalpel Team and fight to defeat the Grand Admiral.

In total, Tackle Box assisted Scalpel Team with six missions, beginning with his assistance on Concord Dawn and ending with his service on Nirauan in the final battle in the **Thrawn Crisis**, wherein he helped defeat the Emperor's Hand Are'nara, and then aided in taking Thrawn into custody.

## New Republic Era

Following the Thrawn Crisis, Tackle Box fought for the citizenship and rights of the remaining Clone Troopers and became the Representative of his brothers within the New Republic Senate. As a result of his efforts, the Clones were given a plot of land on the peaceful planet of **Dantooine**, where the city of **Suum Ca'nara** was founded.

## Appearance

His hair is kept in a short fade, which is quite curly at the top of his head, which he dyes black to hide the grey that has begun to grow in. He keeps a well-groomed goatee, framed by a healthy five o'clock shadow. He has a scar above his right brow and a fishhook earring in his right ear. Both arms are fully tattooed, his left being the bones of the arm shattered and broken apart, and the right being a swell of waves with the GAR Medic symbol at the shoulder and names written throughout.

Tackle Box's Armor is standard ARC Trooper Armor that has been accented with green with the GAR Medic symbol on both pauldrons. His most recognizable armor paint is the green fishhook over the left eye and the green "cheeks". On the bottom of each boot is the sentence "EAT BOOT, FASCISTS" seemingly carved into the sole.

Though trained in a multitude of weapons, Tackle Box favors (and is almost always carrying) the DC-15A Blaster Carbine and the DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle. He also carries a CAPC ECM-598 medical backpack that is stuffed full of various types of medical supplies.