the 707/ the scorpions, andromache’s clone unit.
consisting of 3 specialty clones and their jedi general, the 707 was a squad that specialized in missions that more moral jedi wanted to believe weren’t a part of the war. while not all were gory and violent, most missions involved some form of blackmail and deceit, which was why andromache (strong in persuasion, negotiation, jedi mind tricks, the innate emotional control belonging to her species and loose in moral boundaries) was chosen.
originally, amera was working in a larger group of clones for this time, but i found this more fun to write tbh. this concept might continue to change.
MY BOYS RUNDOWN:
GEM: unit sniper/ weapons specialist. laidback and reliable.
name was chosen for him by those who recognized his talent in shooting (“this ones a gem!” etc etc) but has tried to reclaim it by collecting first shiny bits and bobs on kamino and rocks on his travels since he doesn’t like the pressure his name forces him to live up to.
he is the main reason for amera’s later skill in being a sniper. originally, they figured she’d find more use healing with tihaar, but it very quickly became evident he was not up to the task of teaching a pre teen. they concur that some weapons knowledge will likely prove useful in the field, and thus her training begins. (her skill as a sniper becomes almost mythic by the rebellion era) he’s a good, steady influence on amera all around, even if he’s a bit less friendly with her than vormur due to her jedi status.
VORMUR: the commander of their squad. a good guy who has never been chill for a second in his life. someone give him a break. he keeps them together and keeps them moving.
in the harsh lights of kamino, born from a tank, he became interested in the unpredictable growth of plants. it’s the one uncontrollable aspect of life he finds peaceful. vormur are a species of wildflower native to mandalore. he has them (and other plants) tattooed.
even with his reputation as a friendly nice guy, vormur is not chill, and doesn’t hesitate to be demanding when necessary. he works hard to be friendly because it’s more effective than constant vigilance, but when being harsh is more efficient he will switch. that being said, amera is a key part of their group. he takes strides to become friendly with her as he would any other member of their squad, and finds the jedi power imbalance less of an issue in part because of the image he has cultivated for her, and the fact that andromache has given him title of commander in lieu of amera.
TIHAAR: tihaar is the medic of the squad, and the most unpredictable. he’s a bit off the rails. it’s partly because of how no one tells him anything ever when they’re hurt, and partly because it’s part of his charm.
tihaar is also known as bubbles to those he doesn’t want knowing he’s literally named after an alcoholic beverage, even if bubbles are a reference to carbonation (and his fickle personality). tihaar is a strong mandalorian alcoholic beverage. (and if, after he’s the only living member of the 707, he becomes a bit too familiar with it. well. he doesn’t think that’s anyone’s business but his.)
he has a good relationship with amera in small dosages. their personalities of amera being headstrong, tihaar predisposed against the jedi (a result of the “always save jedi first” mantra present in his medical training) and tihaars general vibe, they tend to steer a bit clear of each other. if you catch them both on a good day though, they’ll join forces to mercilessly make fun of everyone else and are more alike than they’d like to believe. after tihaar is the only one left and amera loses andromache, they become a lot closer, meeting together to drink.
a random line of dialogue i’ve had forever of them:
“you’ll take care of me right?”
“always ‘mera. for the general.”
“to the general.”
“and my boys.”
around a year into the clone wars, the 707 meets its end beside their general save for tihaar.
i’ll go more in depth abt that later, but i wanted it to be a seperate post since this is already way too long :)
