Gilad Pellaeon

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## Chronological and political information

### Affiliation(s)

Imperial Royal Guard, Shadow Guard, Clone Commando, GAE, ISB, Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces

### Masters

Emperor Arya Bell

"I don't think you will ever understand the magnitude of how pleased I am with you." - Emperor Arya Bell to Gilad Pellaeon, 2179

## Biography

### Early Life

CT-7983 later nicknamed **Pellaeon** was a clone recon commando bred in the remote town of Ank, Switzerland in a cloning laboritory. He was specially engineered to be far more independent and stronger than regular clones as he was planned to be a part of Havoc Squad, an immensely powerful unit of commandos like himself. Pellaeon was bred and trained by some of the best US military veterans of all time and was trained in espionage and battle strategy. He was an intellectual thinker and often thought about how battle plans could be improved and better developed for low casualty rates. He and his brothers were provided with Imperial propaganda and he admired the order he would soon serve.

Due to his accelerated aging, in 2062, when the empire was formally declared and Emperor Arya Bell was recognized as world-wide emperor, Pellaeon was 18 biologically but 10 mentally. Nonetheless, he was very clever and the thinker and intellectual of Havoc Squad. In 2063, Pellaeon was present on the asassination mission of Vlodomir Chevin who had proven a great thorn on the empire's backside.

### Thoughts of desertion and ISB trainee

In 2064, Pellaeon grew tired of special ops missions and fighting in the battlefield, unheard of for any clone and he even had thoughts of desertion but these were quickly overweighed by his undying support for the Empire and the Emperor. Instead, he requested a transfer to work as an agent for the Imperial Security Bearau but this was denied as the agency did not accept clones. Director of the ISB Wulf Yularen however saw great potential and devotion in Pellaeon and instead presented him the offer of becoming an Imperial Royal Guard serving the Emperor directly. Pellaeon eagerly accepted and completed all combat proficiency tests prior to training to become a guard with near-perfect distinctions. He was also formally recommended by Yularen who had a very prestigeous position as director of the ISB.

### Training and Life as a Royal Guard

Pellaeon began his training as an Imperial Royal Guard when he was shipped off to the Stageon training facility in Arkansas. He performed excellently and showed valour, and fought against his own trainee brothers swiftly due to his immense loyalty to the Emperor. After 9 months at the facillity, the 5 finalists were visited by Arya himself. The Emperor took an immense liking to Pellaeon seeing part of himself in the ambitious Imperial. Arya oversaw the next phase of training and witnessed CT-3823, attempt to asassinate his overseer. He was halted, however by Pellaeon who subdued him before looking to the Emperor requesting permission to execute the traitor, in which Arya nodded slightly to which Pelleaeon accepted and killed the trooper. Arya congratulated Pelleaeon on his quick reflexes and remarked how he was one of the best he had seen at the facility.

However he also admitted, he would not allow favoritism to jeopradize the legitimacy of the trials to which he wished all remaining 4 finalists the best luck and departed from the facility. After two more months, when Pelleaon and Kir Kanos, a remarkable human and son of US Veteran Anton Kanos, where the two left finalists, they were transported to the Imperial Royal Palace in Washington, DC where they were given a tour of the beauty and luxury of the palace was. While Kanos stood in awe and admiration, Pellaeon couldn't care less as to him, the honour and privilidge of protecting and serving the Emperor directly was the only luxury worth anything. Arya once again greeted the finalists and tested one last quality their loyalty, by asking the two to fight one another who had been staying together and bonding for a year.

While Kanos was star struck and hesitant, Pelleaeon only hesitated for a brief second before he engaged Kanos in combat with a force pike. The battle was swift, as Pelleaon took advantage of his superior body and reflexes as well as training in Havoc Squad to best and slit Kanos' throat. After this, Pelleaon walked over to the Emperor and dropped himself to his knees uttering "For you, saviour". Arya grabbed hold of the Pike and inducted Pelleaon as an Imperial Royal Guard declaring his joy he had won.

For the next 8 years, Pelleaon was an immensely skilled, loyal and dedicated Imperial Royal Guard serving the Emperor in his most vulnerable state. In 2066, it was discovered a human royal guard had been surrendering Imperial data and information about the Emperor to an unknown source. Pelleaon and his fellow guards managed to deduce it was Anthony Hopkins, a senior guard. Gilad lead the charge against him and engaged him in his barracks. The clone easilly bested Hopkins as he stunned him and brought him to the Emperor himself. Arya congratulated Gilad and ordered Hopkins to be taken to an Imperial labor camp. Arya decided to gift Pelleaon with the role of Captain of the Imperial Guard as a reward for his clever actions in finding the traitor.

In private, Pelleaon asked the Emperor as to why he spared Hopkins as Arya confided in Pelleaon that he had no choice. When Gilad asked for a reason, Arya replied that Hopkins came from a line of prestigious and honorable capitol citizens and if he killed him, then the aristocrats would rebel against him in the senate. A shocked and frustrated Pelleaon said that not killing him were actions of cowardice. Arya immediately stared at him perhaps confusing the guard of what he said. After realizing what he had just done Pelleaon fell to his knees and tears began to roll from his eyes and he apologised profuessly. Arya gestured for Pelleaon to rise and he complied. Shockingly, Arya agreed with the remark made by Pelleaon and acknowledged the only way for the Empire to evolve was corruption like the senate aristocrat's must be eradicated. After this, Pelleaon dismissed himself still embarassed with what he had just said.

However, this experience only heightened Pelleaon's loyalty for Arya tenfold as he learnt that the Emperor himself was a smart and calculating man who knew his own flaws and problems within society which Gilad admired and respected. After this, Pelleaon never spoke out of turn to the Emperor in such a disregarding manor but nevertheless was always encouraged to share his opinions during his later life.

As Captain of the Guard, Pelleaon was involved in the arrest and execution of Grand Admiral Ashin-Il-Raz after it was discovered he betrayed the Emperor by aiding a rebellion in Saudi Arabia.

### Shadow Guard

In 2075, Pelleaon was approached by Arya himself and was given the opportunity to join the Imperial Shadow Guard, the most secretive and elite division of the Royal Guard. He was given the role of Director of the Shadow Guard and received orders from the Emperor himself and the Grand Vizier which usually consisted of eliminating traitors and rooting out corruption in the Empire. Pelleaon spent two years in District 5 and was tasked with the quiet and swift elimination of Arab rebellion groups and powerful tribes which denounced the Empire. In 2077, Pelleaon and the Shadow Guard eliminated SS. Nina Bonteri, who heavilly publicized her support and membership of the LGBTQ+ community and spoke against the Emperor and his policies.

During 2078, Pelleaon was placed under the command of ISB Colonel Yularen who had helped him become part of the Royal Guard over a decade prior. The two viewed each other with immense respect and both listened to eachother's advice regarding dealing with Cassian Andor and the growing rebellion amplified by HJ Mon Mothma.

### SC of Imperial Forces

In 2079, Pelleaon was gifted with the role of **Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces** by Emperor Arya Bell himself after the role was established. As Supreme Commander, Pelleaon essentially was the most powerful person in the Empire with the exception of the Emperor and Grand Vizier. He held complete authority and control of Imperial forces and the navy and with a council personally selected by him, he would dictate the Empire's military moves and deployments. He met with the Emperor twice a week to inform him of any military matters. He also became a senator in the Imperial Senate but rarely made appearances to sessions as he was too busy as SC. Pelleaon used his influence and power to push for cloning to continue and the militarist fundamentals of the Empire to stay always believing in the **More Clones = More Power** ideal.

Gilad and the Emperor shared opinions for most matters but despite his astronomical respect and devotion for the Emperor, they had their disagreements, particularly on the situation of District 5. Gilad wanted all Imperial troops to withdraw from the region, but Arya insisted on the Empire retaining control of all areas in the world thus not wishing to withdraw from the nation. Despite Arya's wishes, Pelleaon created a draft of a contingency plan in which all Imperial forces would withdraw from District 5 leaving the people to fend for themselves whilst retaining control of the oil reserves in the district so maximum profit would be achieved. Seven decades after this, **Arya II** would use the same plan (with some alterations) to withdraw troops from the district.

In 2080, after the execution and arrest of a thousand members of the **Delegation of 2000** who wished for the Emperor to abdicate and surrender power to the senate, Arya was the victim of an asassination attempt carried out by Alexander Mair, a man who Arya had ties to during his youth. The attempt almost succeeded if it wasn't for Pelleaon diverting all forces to the Imperial Palace to stop the asassin. Both the Emperor and Gilad decided that to show the Empire was supported by it's people, Mair would be handed over to citizens of the Capitol. The citizens raped, tortured and murdered the traitor and this garnered even more support for the emperor. As a result of this delegation, Arya signed laws and bills that would divert more emergency powers to him and reduce the little authority the Imperial senate still had. By 2100, the senate was merely a symbol of the past, not an institution that had any power to pass laws and comment on the Emperor, all because of the Delegation.

In 2086 and 2087 respectively, Pelleaon was the spearhead of the Imperial aqqusition of North Korea and Afghanistan, the two nations which had made an agreement with Arya during the early 2060s for their independence. At this point, the Empire had complete control of the world. Pelleaon and the Emperor agreed that the Empire should expand to other planets and explore different galaxies and even different universes to asatain complete control of civilization itself. Pelleaon acknowledged such plans would come to fruition millenia after his death, so instead, he ensured 4% of the military budget would be devoted to space travel and exploration beyond Earth. This spending would eventually be used to launch Outbound Flight in 2278.

In 2090, Pelleaon became a Senator in the Imperial Senate but this title was merely a bragging right and nothing more as it held practically no power compared to his role as Supreme Commander. It was merely done to strenghen the link between politics and military action.

In 2109, Pelleaon was encouraged by the Emperor to select his son, Vitiate to become part of the Imperial Military Council, suggesting he was a skilled Grand Admiral. Gilad subtly opposed this reccomendation instead suggesting Grand General Cassius Tage of the army, viewing him as far more competent and skilled. He eventually appointed Vitiate and unsurprisingly the two never really got along. Arya often took Pelleaon's side in the arguments they would often share regarding direction of troops. Vitiate was viewed by him as selfish and liberal towards Districts 5 and 6.

2116 marked the death of Director Wulf Yularen of the ISB who had helped Gilad considerably. He of course attended the funeral proceedings and spoke in his honor. Wishing for the spoilt Vitiate to be out of his attention, Gilad suggested the now vacant role of ISB Director for Vitiate in which he accepted. Pelleaon then appointed Tagge to assume Vitiate's role on the council.

From 2117 to 2124, Pelleaon and the entirity of his council were relocated to Mars to authorise and supervise the **Death Trooper Programe** which saw the development of genetically and behaviourably modified clone and human troopers with cybernetic legs arms and modifications to aid them significantly in combat to the point of deeming them invincible. Being a clone himself, Pelleaon was somewhat affected by the torture that these innocent troopers were put through and how their minds and will were brutually supressed, but his voidless loyalty to the Emperor and Empire outweighed these feelings considerably.

When Gilad returned from Mars, he was beyond shocked and nervous that the Emperor who had lived 116 years by this point was weakening in health and mental strength. Confined to his quarters and occassionally requiring life support, Pelleaon was forced to answer to Vitiate in all matters. Arya entrusted Pelleaon with not confiding the Death Trooper project to Vitiate worrying that he would change and alter the project behind his nose and he of course complied.

Pelleaon's career and life changed in 2128 when during a military conference, word of him suggesting a belief of no confidence in Vitiate's leadership was leaked to the capitol and even the districts. Moreover, his admiration and willing endorsement of Arya Bell II, the son of Vitiate growing in support also did not help his case. Viewing Pelleaon as a smart, devoted and kind man, Arya ensured that Pelleaon would not receive any sentence or suspension of his career. However, he was forced to place him on freeze meaning he had his rank, title and respect but could not do anything with it. Pelleaon, understanding the magnitude of what he had done accepted.

In the beginning of 2130 Arya miracously recovered from colon cancer and Pelleaon visited him, at this point Gilad's career freeze was halted and he was given to choose the successor for his role as SC upon his eventual demise. He chose Cassius Tagge to fufill his role despite his increasing age.

However, tragedy struck and Emperor Arya Bell succumbed to Typhoid fever in March 2130, Vitiate assumed the throne and disallowed Pelleaon from even attending Arya's funeral, let alone reading his dedicated memoir to the late Emperor. He was also removed from the grounds of the Imperial Palace, where the SC had lived for decades, instead relocating him to a luxurious, yet far smaller mansion in Manhattan. Vitiate did not want to forcefully remove Pelleaon from command but he did pull some strings so he would have no other choice than retirement. In July 2130, Pelleaon announced his retirement and ventured to his mansion to spend the rest of his days.

### Later Life

Pelleaon nearly fell into depression, but stopped himself instead feeling Arya would want him to stay strong. He was still tremendously respected in the army and by all military personell but he was no longer able to do anything involved with the military. When Vitiate began to change and rewrite the sacred Imperial ammendments, Pelleaon was absolutely furious and condemmed the Emperor at a speech. Due to the fondness shared by the late Emperor Arya and Vitiate's moral decency, he did not punish nor harm Pelleaon but let his acts of opposition slide. Instead, Gilad supported Arya Bell II and his campaign in District 5 to cut ties between the Empire and Arab tribes.

Pelleaon's chosen successor as SC was ignored by Vitiate and he chose a puppet instead, Anto Krieger. For the next few years, Pelleaon would remain at his complex not doing much in his life, his health never went sour surprisingly and he was in good health until his death. When rumor spread that Emperor Vitiate was in an affair with a former tribal Arabic girl named Mia Khalifa, Pelleaon denounced the Emperor and even called for a vote of no-confidence in the senate. The senators complied with this request, but due to the little power they had, which Pelleaon himself was partly responsible for, this vote was tossed aside.

Gilad was contacted by Arya II and informed of his plans to start an uprising against his father and Mia Khalifa in an attempt to restore the Empire to it's might before the reign of Vitiate. Pelleaon, an old frail man at this point pledged his support and financial aid but admitted that was all he could do.

After this, it is unknown what Pelleaon did, he stayed in his mansion and rarely left and had a clone brigade assigned to protect him and they of course immensely respected him. Pelleaon died on the 20th November, 2140 of natural causes. Apparently, his last words were either his wishes for Indo Zal to become the next SC of Imperial Forces or his devotion for Arya II's clame to the Imperial throne.

### Legacy

Prior to his death, Pelleaon wrote his memoir in which he expressed to Arya II his wishes for Indo Zal to become the next SC of Imperial Forces if he suceeded in ataining the throne. Unfortunately, Cassius Tagge had died at age 65 unexpectedly which deeply impacted Pelleaon, viewing him as a dear friend.

Gilad's death was announced by Vitiate as he declared a 10-day mourning period, though he did this only to heigten public respect of him and not actual sympathy for Pelleaon's service. A funeral was held in the Imperial Palace and his body was laid to wrest in the Imperial Royal Cemetary, being one of the only people not related to Arya I to rest there. Eventually, Vitiate would be asassinated in 2145 and Arya II would ascend to the Imperial throne, and he would recruit Indo Zal as Supreme Commander fufilling Pelleaon's wishes.

Shrines were built to honor Pelleaon in the Capitol Military Center, Capitol ISB Headquarters and the Imperial High Command facility. He was seen as a courageous hero who cared deeply for the Empire and it's inhabitants.