Ijaat Aka

Itaaj Aka

Biographical Information

Homeworld


 * Unknown

Born


 * 36 BBY

Physical Description

Species


 * Human

Gender


 * Male

Height


 * 6 Ft

Weight


 * 150 Lbs

Hair Color


 * Dark Blue

Skin Color


 * White

Chronological and Political Information

Affiliations


 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi Temple Guards
 * Hutt Cartel (as a mercenary)
 * Clan Kryze
 * Sons of Mandalore

Biography

Early Life and Time in the Jedi Order

“The greatest teacher, failure is. Learn to accept this you must. If not, progress far you will not

Grand Master Yoda speaking to his student the boy who would later become Itaaj Aka

As a child Itaaj was abducted into the Jedi Order and became a youngling. He was trained under the Jedi Grandmaster Yoda before obtaining the rank of knight under him. Fascinated and inspired by the Jedi Temple Guards he became one as well after reaching knighthood.

Itaaj was present for many important moments including the fight that broke out between Anakin Skywalker and Barris Offee and the attack on the Jedi Temple. Having heard the marching troops and spotting them from a distance coming up the massive stairway leading to the entrance he ran inside only to see the Guard that would later become the Grand Inquisitor cutting down many Jedi inside already. He took a bypass and went into the vent systems and was able to steal a Jedi Starfighter from the Hangar.

He then flew off from Coruscant rushing and imputing random Hyperspace coordinates eventually leading him to Nal Hutta.

Rescue by the Hutts

Emerging from his crashed Starfighter he looked up through the cracks in his mask and the blood spattered across his face underneath. Not knowing how the locals would react to a Jedi he hid his lightsaber and any part of his robes marking him as one but refusing to let go of his cracked mask.

Trekking his way through the swamps he eventually came across the Hutt Cartel headquarters there. Seeing him half starved and about to die from exhaustion but also recognizing him as a former Jedi the Gamorreans Guards took him in thinking he’d be worth something to the Empire.

Inside Itaaj awakens after collapsing upon reaching the fortress and starts pleading to the Hutt Council to not sell him to the Empire. They refuse at first but then he brings up the point of being a former Jedi on the brink of death with nothing left to lose making him desperate. He then offers his services as a mercenary for the crime network and the Hutts accept his offer. From there on out he worked on several jobs from them.

Mission to Eriadu

After becoming successful enough to pay his way out of debt from the Hutt Cartel based upon the price the Empire would have payed for him he went on a mission to Eriadu. After being ambushed by Grand Moff Tarkin on a return route to Nal Hutta from a raid on an Imperial weapons plant the Hutts sent him out in compensation to Tarkin’s homeworld of Eriadu to kidnap his family. He then did so slipping pas the blockade and kidnapping them from his palace on the planet. He took them back as hostages where the Hutts then ransomed them back to Tarkin who payed the ransom himself.

Mission to Mandalore

After becoming a very successful mercenary Itaaj was eventually sent out on a mission to Mandalore to attack an important Imperial convoy arriving there. Attacking the Gozanti-Class cruiser above the surface in his VCX-100 Light Freighter named The Revival. He attacked the Star Destroyers in orbit taking out the fleet one by one after taking out the TIE fighters allowing for him to be able to enter and subsequently bomb the Star Destroyers one by one. Taking it down to the surface he battled against the Imperial forces taking heavy damage until he was forced to land. Facing a full legion of stormtroopers he kept cover behind rubble firing against them with his A280C until it eventually overheated and ran out of power. With still half of the legion left he was forced to resort to his hidden weapon: his Yellow Temple Guard lightsaber. He battled without mercy letting into his hate for the the Empire fuel him as he tapped I to the Dark Side. Eventually he started wearing down though but not before fully giving into the Dark Side and Force Choking over a dozen stormtroopers at a time. Still faced with twenty soldiers though he completely gave in and used Force Lightning to electrify the remaining ones before collapsing on the ground out of exhaustion and wounds. The last thing he saw before he passed out was a blue Mandalorian helmet.

Awakening he looked around spotting a medical droid over him and bleak white walls. Fearing he had been captured by the Imperials he violently Force pushed the droid against the wall breaking it. He runs through the fortress and runs out a back door planning to make his escape but being greeted by a small garden with several Mandalorians in it conversing. They all lifted their blasters at him who had his retrieved lightsaber raised and pointed at the warriors. A lone Mandalorian walked up to him who pointed it at her who then gripping his hand lowered his lightsaber and took it out of his hand.

She then inspected it and looked at him remarking that he was no Jedi. She then lifted her helmet and introduced herself as Bo-Katan of Clan Kryze and asked for his name. She told him he had forgotten over time between the anonymity of his past as a former Temple Guard and his numerous crashes. She then handed him back his lightsaber asking giving the signal to lower the weapons of the Mandalorians behind her. She then asked what he was doing there, to which he replied that he was intercepting an Imperial shipment for the Hutt Cartel. She then asked if he enjoyed his services to which he replied no. She then thought for a moment before finally asking if he wanted to join their ranks to which he responded yes.

Time with Bo-Katan’s Mandalorians

He then went on to train not only in more advanced hand to hand combat and how to manage his new armor, which he painted silver and black for his new beginning and his dedication to justice, he also trained more aggressively with his lightsaber. At first he was troubled with his bout using the Dark Side against the Stormptroopers but when this started showing Bo-Katan comforted him emotionally healing him too. The two practiced together and quickly formed a romantic relationship. The Mandalorians also salvaged and repaired The Revival, along with this he also started using a DC-17m Blaster Rifle he found in the base along with a Z-6 Jetpack. His quick adoption of the Resol’nare and his honor earned him the name of Itaaj Aka meaning Honor Mission.

He went on several missions against Imperials quickly rising through the ranks to become First Lieutenant. His and Bo-Katan’s relationship only deepened over time. Though on one mission to Sundari city he let his emotions colloid his judgement and he ended up saving Bo-Katan in place of five Mandalorians lives. This ended their relationship and they grew cold towards each other.

On his last mission he went against several Imperial forces including several AT-STs and AT-DPs. Believing him to be dead on the battlefield the group left him after the battle. He awoke bleeding and wounded but managed to find the hiding spot of his ship which they luckily hadn’t stolen and tended his injuries with the help of a medical droid onboard. He then left the planet and went wandering into space.

Time as a Rebel

From there he roamed space not knowing what to do until one night he saw an Imperial broadcast about an insurgency called the Spectres. Inspired by them he decided to start stealing from the Empire to give food and a portion of the medical supplies to the oppressed citizens while keeping the weapons, ammunition, and ships for himself to eventually create a droid based army. He went like this for about five years. Early one he found an abandoned Lucrehulk-Class Battleship for storing his supplies. He started storing ships there including ships like: an N-1, a Pyke Patrol Ship, an HMP Droid Gunship, four LAAT/le Gunship, two UT-60D U-Wing Starfighter/Support Craft, a few LAAT, a Firespray-31-Class Patrol and Attack Craft, an AD-1S Modular Multi-Role Starfighter, several ARC-170s. He also collects weapons such as his Last Bo-Rifle he found while trying to help on the massacre on their homeworld.

Weapons and Equipment

Itaaj wore standard Jedi Temple Guard robes and a mask during his time as one but gave up the mask and robes later. He also used a yellow lightsaber pike standard of his role as a Temple Guard. During his escape from the Jedi Temlle on Coruscant he piloted a stolen Delta-7 Aethersprite-class Light Interceptor but later used his own VCX-100 Light Freighter and its VCX-Series Auxiliary Starfighter. During his time as a bounty hunter he also wore a durasteel chest plate and his repaired mask now painted black with traces and lines of red and blue over the surface and an A280C Blaster Rifle.

Once he started working with the Mandalorians he started wearing silver and black Mandalorian armor with Mandalorian Vambraces, a Z-6 jetpack, his older ship, and a DC-17m Blaster Rifle that could also be used as a grenade launcher.

Though not for any tactical purpose on his travels Itaaj found a white Loth-Cat and adopted it. Additionally on his wandering in space he collected several things including a Lucrehulk-Class Battleship abandoned in space which he made his personal space station, and a Lasat Honor Guard Bo-Rifle, on storing them in compartments throughout his VCX-100 Light Freighter.

Skills and Abilities

Training as a Temple Guard and under Master Yoda at the Jedi Temple served him well as he was able to develop a strong usage of the Force. He was able to use force powers such as Force Speed, Precognition, Telepathy, Force Jump, Force Push, Levitation, Mind Trick, and Telekinesis. He also tended to use Form VII in combat situations.

His time as a mercenary showed him how to successfully use a blaster and pilot a starship.

His Mando training improved on his combat skills tremendously. He learned how to use a Jetpack effectively. He also learned how to use two blades effectively configuring his lightsaber to be able to split at a moments notice. He also tremendously improved on his hand to hand combat as well and his usage tactically with armor.

His hatred for the Empire eventually spilled over accidentally leading him to turn at least slightly to the Dark Side while unbeknownst to him. He was able to learn to use Force Choke and Force Lightning effectively though not with the power of other actual Sith Lords.