#488th

The Phoenix Battalion is led by Jedi General Ehres Dien (design pending...) and CT-8108 who, upon making a full recovery from his injuries, gave himself the name 'Pyre'.

Given its special circumstances, the 488th does not often get sent out to the forefront of battle and instead specializes in clean-up operations such as driving out remaining enemy forces, and small scale operations like securing checkpoints, sabotage and on occasion, infiltration.

Commander Pyre was among the first to be 'reborn', after having been rescued from a bomb site on the Capital Planet. The incident led to the loss of his left eye and multiple limbs; his right forearm and the entirety of both his left arm and leg having to be replaced with prosthetics. Given his condition, the fact that he'd been given the chance to keep serving despite it is something he feels quite strongly about.

But in what sense?

Jedi Knight of the Republic, Ehres Dien (He/They) was taken into the Order by Jedi Master Kyris Sirvos upon being discovered on the planet Nerumadai in the Outer Rim during a retrieval mission. At first, they had been met with a significant amount of reluctance and resistance from the Council. Not for the usual reason of him being far too old to train, though that was certainly the case here as well. The most pressing issue of the matter was not how he was, but what he was.

An Evereni.

None would have thought that such a thing was possible. After all it's been several centuries since the war between the Nihil and the High Republic. But regardless, there he stood before them. It took several grueling days but with Master Sirvos' unrelenting insistence, the Order finally agreed to have him trained by none other than her.

However, despite all the hardships one can face, nothing is quite like being met with the scornful gaze of prejudice. It is for this reason that their master gifted them a mask to hide that which they were born with.

Having passed the Trials, Ehres would eventually go on to undertake missions of the covert variety, utilizing their negatively-dubbed inherent skills and developed instincts to their utmost advantage.

Later on, after conducting an investigation of the creation of clones on Kamino (as tasked by his master), Ehres would uncover the extent of the decommissioning and reconditioning procedures. Upon presenting their findings to the Council, Ehres, alongside Master Kyris, proposed an intervention called the Phoenix Initiative.

And from it, the 488th 'Phoenix' Battalion was born.