Sharick Salihans

> We are out in the middle of nowhere, as we can see - as you can plainly see.
>
> Sharick Salihans, on Tatooine.

Sharick Salihans

Sharick Salihans was a Human male Imperial Officer of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.

## Background

Sharick Salihans was born on 30 BBY on the Ecumenopolis planet of Axxila. He was the third son of a middle-class family from Corulag. His father, Waldemar Salihans, had been an officer in the Republic Judicial forces, and then eventually an officer in the Republic Navy during the clone wars, serving as a Captain. His father retired after the wars had concluded. One day on the planet in 16 BBY, his parents were both murdered in cold blood by a known gangster organization on the planet. His Uncle, Colonel Von Salihans would take him under his wing, instilling a sense of nationalist pride within the young boy who had lost his parents. Wanting to keep the galaxy safe and to prevent other kids like him from losing his parents, he decided he would enlist in the Imperial Army. When he was finally of age to enlist, he entered the Imperial Academy and then was eventually selected for Imperial Army service.

Displaying a unique prowess and aptitude during his training and typically finishing at the top of his class, Sharick was suddenly selected one day to report to the academy's All Terrain Armored Transport detachment. Though, during his training, he found himself at odds with his AT-AT instructor, eventually resulting in him being dropped out of the course. After he was kicked out, he was tapped by a Stormtrooper Recruitment Officer to personally attend the course for it. Eventually deciding that he didn’t wanna serve as an Infantryman in the Army, he settled on the Stormtrooper Corps. Embarking upon a 2-year training journey set on the toughest place to train on, the planet of Carida. Given the designation, TK-9409, he usually ended up in the top half of his class once again, he soon found himself a graduate and now, an Imperial Stormtrooper. Given the option to now attend officer cadet school, he went with it and reported to the officer training school on Carida. Mostly finishing in the top half of his classes once again, he found himself a Stormtrooper Officer with the rank of Lieutenant.

Once finished, he was deployed to the unit of Desert Sands on Tatooine as a Sandtrooper. However, in 0 BBY, when Mod Terrik was killed, Sharick found himself as the executive officer of DSS-0956. Forming a somewhat close bond with his superior, the two would continue their deployment on Tatooine for years. Before the Battle of Hoth, TK-9409 was transferred to Blizzard Force, taking part in the glorious battle. Upon the battle being finished, he was sent back to Desert Sands, now a Captain, and led his own Company within the unit.

## Warlord Era

> I admit willingly that after the Endor battles, my unit was composed of young fanatic soldiers. Many of them had lost their parents, or brothers and sisters in the war. Their hatred of the enemy was such that I admit that I could not always control them. On Goroth, there were, no doubt, some excesses.
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> Sharick Salihans, 20 ABY.

A year later, most of Desert Sands was deployed to the Battle of Endor under the 332nd Vanguard Armor Regiment. With the ensuing chaos that followed and the destruction of the Death Star, he and along with DSS-0956 took command of the 332nd Vanguard Armor Regiment. Eventually escaping Endor with their lives, and b-lining for a secluded planet while being pursued by Rebel ships. Soon after, they discovered the planet of Goroth and helped the Imperial Gorothite government smash the insurgency on the planet. A few years after that, he found himself in the command of Task Force Turak. A task force DSS-0956 had put together for Moff Lankin’s campaign.

During the battle of Sluis Van, the fleet had to abandon most of the Imperial units fighting there. Wanting to preserve the Regiment, he and two repulsorlift companies took out a shield generator and bought enough time for the regiment to escape. Now holding out, they did the best they could, but eventually ran out of ammo and had to surrender. Upon being captured, the Rebels initially charged him as a war criminal and sentenced him to 10 years of hard labor at Labor Camp 11A. Being starved to death, he found himself almost coming close to death multiple times. But eventually held out for rescue by an elite Imperial Special Forces unit, called Unit 10. Once rescued, he would take part in the evacuation from Goroth, organizing a defense to hold out and buy time for most of the regiment to escape. Succeeding in doing so, the Regiment would make it to the Sector of Arlenia, an outer-rim colony sector.