RC-2088 or Zag was a Clone Commando who served as a sergeant in the Grand Army of the Republic’s
Theta Squadron.
His incredibly brave and heroic actions prevented a devious separatist spy from infiltrating
the Grand Army of the Republic’s communications and intelligence systems, which would have
allowed him to predict every battle tactic and troop deployment that the Republic made
throughout the war, destroying their chances at victory So I’m going to break down the
heroic story of Zag’s mission to capture this separatist spy and how he eventually
went on to join the AIWHA squad.
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The story begins in the Jedi council chamber, with Master Yoda and Mace Windu questioning
Zag about exactly what happened during his valiant mission.
Mace Windu questions zag about the fresh scar markings on his face, to which he says that
he could have had them fully healed with bacta, but would rather return to the front lines
of combat more quickly.
Master Yoda then tells Zag that the council has read his report from the mission to capture
the spy, with Mace Windu adding that they don’t doubt the credibility of the report,
but they would like some details to be clarified.
As Zag begins to recount the mission, we move straight into the flashback, which is the
main story.
Zag and his squadron were providing an escort in deep space for Director Lorca Oviedo, who
was the head of Oviedo Engineering.
While providing the escort, Oviedo’s ships reported a severe and life threatening malfunction
with the life-support generator on board his ship, causing Zag’s squad to drop out of
hyperspace to make urgent repairs.
As the fleet began to slow themselves down in preparation for the repairs, a huge separatist
control ship appeared in their sector of space, flanked by several vulture droid fighters.
The Clone Commandos become slightly suspicious but brush this off as just a simple coincidence.
Zag’s wingmate was then immediately incinerated into the dark vacuum of space, while the rest
of the squadron engaged the swarming separatist forces.
Despite the best efforts of Zag’s squadron to protect their very high value payload,
the ship carrying director Oviedo was hit, and was sent plummeting through the thick
atmosphere of the planet Asturias.
Unfortunately, Zag and his brothers also plunged towards the surface, where each of their ships
crash landed on the rocky terrain.
Once he managed to escape from his burning ship, Zag quickly reported that eleven of
their men were down, including the pilot.
The captain of Theta Squadron then quickly ordered his men to leave the fallen Commandos
behind, along with any non essential supplies, taking only their ammunation.
Following this, Zag then sends out a Commando Recon Droid that allows the group to view
the area, and locate the crashed ship that they were protecting.
This is actually the same Commando Recon Droid that was used at the battle of Muunilinst
by the Muunilinst 10 in the 2003 Clone Wars series.
After the commando droid soared into the air, Zag received a transmission, but there was
too much interference for the signal to clearly get through.
After the planet’s Star transitioned into a red giant, the surface was bombarded with
intense radiation, making any life or machinery on the surface almost impossible to maintain.
Only moments later however, the squad spot the downed ship through the commando recon
droid, and begin to rapidly mobilize, rushing towards the rocky crash site.
At this point, they are very worried that they have failed to protect the Director,
but put it out of their mind to ensure that their very high value payload is returned
to the Republic at any cost.
The remaining members of the Theta squad then silently and cautiously move towards the crash
site, being incredibly careful not to alert the droid forces, which they know must be
nearby.
As Zag and the squad burst into the ship’s cold, metal interior, they activate their
comlinks and discover something truly chilling.
Every crew member on board the ship has been killed.
And not by separatists…
They were executed in cold blood.
As they are continuing to investigate the bodies of the fallen crew members, one of
the members of the Theta squad alerts the Zag to a shocking finding.
He tells Zag that all drive nodes and lightspeed motors on the ship are fully intact, meaning
there was absolutely no reason for the crew to crash land.
They now realise that something more sinister has occurred, furthering their suspicions
from earlier, but still don’t know exactly what.
As the squad continue their investigation, we cut straight to director Oviedo, where
we discover that he is alive and well after the crash and is actually working with Separatist
council member and leader of the Techno Union, Wat Tambor in secret.
Oviedo is angry that Tambor did not meet in person with him, because of the amount of
effort he went to to set up a fake crash, but agrees to continue anyway.
Wat Tambor then responds to his anger, saying that the whole reason for the charade was
because many within the senate already question the loyalty of Oviedo Engineering, and whether
or not they may already be spying for the separatists.
Tambor continues to insist that the whole operation was necessary so that the republic
would not figure out that he was a separatist spy, but Oviedo is still incredibly angry,
believing he is going to die on the desolate wasteland of a planet that he is standing
on.
For the final time, Wat Tambor assures him that he will be returned to the republic as
a hero, and that nobody would dare to question his loyalty to the Republic after the incident.
We then learn Oviedo’s true plan.
He wants to win the manufacturing contract for all republic weapons and vehicles, so
that he can spy on Republic forces, and determine where they are deploying their forces, making
it impossible for surprise attacks to take place.
With this shocking amount of inside information, he would then sell all republic military strategy
and intelligence to the separatists for a hefty price.
Following this, he is finally convinced that he will be safe and begins to insult the Clone
Troopers, calling them vat-grown, motherless killers, and hopes to destroy every single
one of them.
HIs communication is quickly interrupted however, as the Clone Commandos of the Theta squad
rush onto the scene, taking the heads of the battle droids cleanly off with their blasters.
Once Oviedo realises that these are Clone forces, he reverts back to his rage and fury
towards Tambor, saying that he thought there would be no witnesses.
Wat Tambor quickly assures him that they will be dealt with swiftly, and orders his droid
forces to kill all witnesses and to leave absolutely no survivors.
Despite this, the Clone Commandos are able to detonate HX2 Blast charges on most of the
droid forces, and capture Oviedo red handed.
Dread fills his mind, as he realises that the Clone Commandos were listening in to the
whole conversation and will now report that fact that he is a spy to the Republic Senate
and Jedi council.
As they are escorting the Separatist spy from the site, one of the Commandos is tragically
hit directly in the chest with a forceful blaster bolt, killing him instantly.
The Droid forces eventually lose the position of the Clone Commandos, causing Wat Tambor
to become increasingly panicked.
Because of this, he orders his droid forces to kill Oviedo if there is even the slightest
chance that the Clone Commandos will be able to take him off world.
Wat Tambor is hoping that there will be absolutely no evidence of his separatist spy program.
The spy struggles to keep pace with the Clone Commandos, as they drag him towards their
own ships, but they quickly pull the man forward as vulture droids begin to swarm around them
once more.
Moments later, a massive blast rings through the area, injuring Zag, but his captain confirms
that he is going to be ok.
While this is happening, Oviedo attempts to bargain for his freedom with the commandos,
telling them that he is a very wealthy and influential man that can offer them a life
of freedom, away from the Clone Army.
The entire squad quickly refuse the offer, telling him that they have already seen how
badly he treats those loyal to him.
The spy again begins to taunt the Clones, saying that nobody will mourn their deaths
and nobody will hold them in their memories, but they do not fall for the trap.
They are completely loyal to the republic, and being a brave soldier on the front lines
of the war is enough for them.
Oviedo continues to tell the Clone Commandos that they won't escape the planet, but they
refuse to give up, vowing to fight until their last breath.
The commandos eventually move their captured spy through the final hordes of separatist
battle droids, protecting him from ferocious blaster fire from all sides.
The droids push the Commandos all the way back to their ship, but they successfully
manage to escape from the rocky surface of the planet, jumping to hyperspace the moment
they leave the atmosphere.
Following this heroic rescue, we cut straight back to the meeting from the beginning with
Zag, Master Yoda and Mace Windu.
Zag continues reporting the events of the mission directly back to two, telling them
of the strong effort it took to extract Oviedo.
Just as Mace Windu was about to dismiss Zag, he told him that his sacrifice will not go
unnoticed, and not be forgotten, but that the man they were bringing back to the Council
had unfortunately died on the way back.
After Zag leaves the room, Mace Windu and Yoda discuss how they never wanted the Clone
Army at first, but despite that, the Clones still put their lives on the line and sacrifice
themselves to uphold and protect the republic.
Windu respects this dedication, but Master Yoda on the other hand is very concerned that
these men follow any orders given to them, for good or for bad.
He realizes that while the Clones fight for the Republic right now, that might not always
be the case.
And that was how Zag and the Theta squad heroically extracted a separatist spy from a rough, barren
planet.
After the mission, Zag actually went on to join the AIWHA squad, which I also have a
video on, so click on screen now if you want to see that.
The AIWHA Squad was the group of clone commandos who were forced to execute Order 66 in front
of a young boy, so a very tragic ending to the story of Zag there.
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