Delta Squad Headcanons

Delta Squad Headcanons

Focusing on Advisor

During transport and some missions, Asvisor will wear his dress grays which are actually pitch black so Admirals can distinguish commando squad advisors from the other regular clones (though most have no idea what the black means, just that it is different)

Few of the GAR know about advisors at all and those who do are very high up commanders (when I say GAR, this includes ARC, CTs, regular CCs, literally anyone but the Commandos and the Advisors)

Advisors often work with multiple squads at one time, though their missions usually don’t overlap (ie, two different missions at the same time, not two squads on the same mission)

In the beginning of the war, it was common for multiple squads in the same planet working together and the command center to be very active with Advisors working maps, intel, and avoiding the GAR

The more dangerous missions occur right before or lead to a campaign and no one is the wiser, though its about equal between those that happen before and those that happen during

In one instance, Delta squad was on a LAAT/i heading toward their ship and saw an LAAT/i heading toward the planet carrying troops

The commandos themselves have small ports on them to inject bacta into for damage and internal stress

All that’s needed is to lock a small container of bacta into the port with a click and it auto injects

There is one port per arm and one port on the upper and lower leg, then two on the front and back of their chest below the ribs

These ports are meant for long missions with little rest time, injections are saved until enough damage is accumulated or one major injury

These are inputted at standard age 2 and they all put completely out and given a week recovery before the ports can be used

All commandos have basic medical training, however there are a few specially trained medic commandos that stick to one squad and partner with others for missions

Walon Vau, while a very strict and harsh teacher, did care about Delta squad in his own way

This care continued into the instruction of the Delta squad Advisor CC-01/425

The Advisor program came along about a year after the Commando project began, however they took CC cadets with low physical score and high intelligence and processing to be the candidates

These cadets had essentially no continued combat training since age 2, with only one day a week reserved for it (half day of blasters and half day of sparring)

The rest of the days would be full of strategy, team management, intelligence collecting, map reading, etc. everything they’d need to lead a squad from an ship in orbit safe and sound

(They were never really safe and sound. They were the squads almost guide and half guy in the chair with a smidge of leader and decision maker, any and all failure in any compacity fell to them. Squad failure=their failure and just as harsh of punishment. Death)

Each Mandalorian in charge of a squad would teach a class for the advisors. Though with the amount of mandalorians, only the ones with top ranking squads would get to teach

Walon would often pass up to teach Delta, but a training accident that left three squads out of commission for a week left him and Mird restless

He decided to watch some of these advisors and CC-01/425 caught his eye

He had a look of defiance and a ‘take no shit’ attitude that was perfect for his squad

During that week, Vau rearranged the training system so each day included 3 hours of physical training as well as their full day

During these three hours, Vau had the Deltas study on their own while he took CC-01/425 for personal training

In the beginning, these three hours were spent playing strategy games and gambling, sabaac was a key game. Gambling games were used to teach how to read others who show little and how to weigh risks

He also taught him how to command and care for Mird, since Vau wanted him to learn that responsiblity (also he would get Mird if anything happened to him)

Eventually, these changed into sparring and language studies (ie, mando'a), and taught him a lot of the mandalorian customs that he taught the Deltas (so CC-01/425 could understand how the Deltas think/act and to be competable with them)

Though Vau taught CC-01/425 with the purpose of advising the Deltas, he kept them separate and did not tell them about each other (he does care for CC-01/425 just as much as the Deltas)

This choice was because he cared for CC-01/425, since if CC-01/425 bonded with them as children, his judgments would change based on his past experiences

Keeping them separate kept him unbaised and able to be brutally honest and strict with the Deltas while on missions

The only time they've interacted is on a training mission, which ended in success for the Deltas and the highest score of all the commando groups

Due to Vau's want to prepare CC-01/425 for the Deltas, he modified the Advisors training track, overall improving the quality of troopers; with their intelligence and strategy matching the command track CCs (CCs specialize in large scale attacks, Advisors specialize in small strike teams and stealth missions)

One Advisor can operate and strategize for -at most- 3 Commando Squads before another needs to step in. However, if all the squads are on the same mission, the number rises to 5 squads since the commands go to each squad instead of every member of a squad

There has been a few instances where Advisors have helped/guided GAR troopers on stealth missions. Though the Advisors are referred to a different titles (depending on the mission) and they have never truly made contact with the men they were helping

GAR troopers rarely work with Commandos, due to the animosity between the groups (especially the ARC troopers). During those times, Commando squads will defer to their Advisor rather than the ranking officer, even if the officer is a nat-born

Delta has drawn the short end of the stick the most and often find themselves working around the GAR, keeping their mission secret

There were a few training sessions were the CCs would work a Commando squad, these would often end in longer mission times and lower success rates

Vau often enjoyed watching these sessions and would have CC-01/425 analyze what the CCs were doing wrong to improve his strategies

Vau would also take Delta to watch other Commando squads training sessions to see how different squads act during a mission. He would also have them watch CTs completing sims to see the difference in techniques and approaches

Though, Vau doesn't let them interact with the non-Mandalorian trainers. This is not because of anything about them but rather Vau knows from experience that the trainers care little for improving the individual troopers but just that their numbers are met

Vau is particular with who his troopers interact with (trainer wise), not letting them interact with trainers such as Dred Priest. Despite this strictness, Delta works with Skirata's Commandos very often and will let the Nulls teach the Deltas when he goes to train with CC-01/425

The Commando barracks are on a completely separate building on Kamino with their own sim and training areas for them to learn without the distractions of the CTs and other CCs, though the Advisors are kept on the same building as the Commandos

I'm already on a part 2, who knew Tumblr had a character limit?

AHHHHHH SO CUTE

illustration the fic "Surviving on Coruscant, or The Case about Sith Lords and the Importance of Names." by @tinnaris

✨Part one✨

🦎Part two🦎 (you're here)

🐟Part three🐠

🐞Part four🐞

I never caught it at first but honestly the most relatable line in the whole show.

Everyone has felt that ‘oh my god’ at one point. The pure annoyance and disdain

"Oh my God" canonical in Star Wars. Sir you are so sick and tired im so sorry

Bossk and Boba Fett is hilarious. Bossk, having no idea about human needs and is just born able to survive, raising the Boba Fett, who can kill a man in many ways while also being a pre-teen and very traumatized, is just such a funny concept.

Their shenanigans would be legendary. Their trying to navigate their familial relationship while being business partners only really bound together by a dead guy.

Anyway some headcanons now:

Jango took Bossk (only Bossk) to Kamino to meet Boba several times over the years

Bossk, who was friends with Jango for a while, was/is very out of his element with Boba is every way

Their first meeting when Boba is a baby goes like the meme, 'wanna beer?' 'hes a baby!' 'idk, what am i supposed to do with him!'

The second time they meet, Boba is four and at the age where fear is not a thing so he, after staring at Bossk silently for 5 mins, asks 'what do different species taste like? what do *i* taste like?'

Bossk did actually explain everything and Jango was a def taken aback

They meet several more times and Bossk has looked after Boba on an occasion or two

At some point Jango tells Bossk that if something were to happen to him, Boba should stay with Bossk and he has an account set up with money to pay Bossk for doing so

Bossk does accept this and Jango hands a communicator with only Boba's number, he carries it with him at all times, and they don't mention it again

Bossk gets a call on it and heads to Geonosis

During the whole thing with the Endurance, Boba and Bossk decide on Florrum that they don't want this kind of heat and leave Aurra there

Over the course of many years, Bossk becomes Boba's uncle(?) figure

Bossk teaches Boba how to effectively kill Wookies and some Trandoshian weak points which do come in handy on jobs

The first time Boba kills a Wookie alone, Bossk is very proud and keeps it in his trophy room

The Slave 1 is usually left with Hondo during their jobs unless they need more firepower because the upkeep is a little more than they can afford and still make profit (tho as the jobs get more advanced they use the Slave 1 more)

They do get arrested and end up on Coruscant for a short period where they end up owing Stone for sorta letting them escape (there was a massive riot and Stone had priorities)

Bossk does enjoy scaring people from time to time through looming over them

Bossk, being a member of the bounty hunters guild, is able to sponsor Boba for his own membership. However, Bossk makes it clear that Boba has to earn the other requirements on his own skills

Post War Clone Careers

Some of them bc I’m full of ideas:

Up first, personal trainer

While they may not know much, they know how to stay fit and mostly healthy. Many who are very sociable and extroverted take up this career as a chance to help others better themselves

Some of these clones, while not personal trainers, have taken to vlogs of their workout routines.

Many started this to keep up a challenge with brothers but it ended up becoming for everyone

Different type of clones posted different workouts and routines for their speciality

Stuntmen:

You’re perfectly training for fighting and taking a hit. Stuntman is the way to go for some of the more adrenaline junkie clones that gave up fighting but wanted action

While they don’t stunt double often, when a character is faceless and in need of some badass moves, a clone is the way to go

They became quite popular with many directors wanting their expertise and experience not only on the stunts but also the realism of some plot points

One clone even managed to become a stunt coordinator and worked with many famous directors

Another clone took to vlogging bts of his days and how stunts were done

Many of the Scuba Battalion worked in Aquariums or Scuba tours on different planets. Though most stayed with the Jedi and worked on escorts on water worlds

Vlogging:

While most clones used vlogging to record for their brothers while building a new life, some were able to do it full time

A group of the Coruscant Guard were forced to retire after the war and had to look for work. These four decided to live together in an apartment

One, Jax, wanted to film his journey building his life. He looked for jobs, made dinner, bonded with his brothers, etc

He gained lots of support and his roommates were happy to be filmed.

There was Jax, Marker, Deadshot, and Sunshine. Jax remained the main clone but all were featured and were able to find jobs and Jax pursued vlogging and ended up streaming as well

Another Coruscant Guard was still in active duty, Runt (an exotic breed of massiff) and Trigger were the main focus

Since they were active, they mostly did fun trick videos and information

Once a week they post two videos. One of funny moments of Runt either interacting with civvies or being his dorky huge self. And another of chase moments, petty theives, small time tracking, and crowd control. These are voiced over and the commands for Runt are edited out

In the Scuba Battalion, a trooper named Jellee who’s still active, records different water worlds and his surroundings. Often providing information of the species he sees through his audio. Other troopers wave and help record.

He has a collection of pretty rocks and sea glass

Food!:

The troopers never got real food in the army so they try all different sorts when they can

Three troopers, Seville, Mort, and Risk, document their new experiences

Whether they end up eating the whole meal or gaggin halfway through, their goal is to try every for and flavor combination!

From pickled meats, exotic fruits, animal guts, odd pastries, or the finest of sweet treats

Once they get popular and do it full time, many fans send them foods to try, ranging from recipes to snacks

The trio will also go on trips to different planets and learn to make the food

They end up getting to spend a week trying food on Mandalorian with some of the Royal chefs

They have to take public transport for the first time and vlog the whole experience

‘How bad could it be?’

The transport is 5 hours late, and they left after three (the trip was supposed to be at 10 pm)

They go ‘we can fly our own damn plane!’ And borrow one from the jedi and fly themselves

Turns out the spice tolerance is genetically transferred and they are able to enjoy all the spice!

I LOVE IT!!!!!

Written thanks to the wonderful prompt by @tesalicious2 : 'The Caf machine is sacred, and the commanders get first pick of the day'

_____ The caf machine gurgled. Hacking up grounds and its plastic vibrating slightly as water was pushed through its filter. The brown sludge, diluted and gritty with grounds too fine to be caught by the flimsy filter, no matter how often it was changed, dripped down into the caf pot. It was already half full and only slowly filling with the weak stream of caf from its spout.

Spittle had been eyeing it for the past 15 minutes, having been the one to start this pot. his shift was nearing closer and closer yet, his mug remained far too clean and empty.

See, as a lieutenant, Spittle knew the rules. He was the first one in their recreational-slash-break room, and so, he was obligated to start the first pot of caf. He was also privileged to the second cup of caf today. The first, no matter how much he itched to grab the pot and finally stave off some of this exhaustion, was reserved for whichever commander managed to force their way to the caf machine first.

It hadn’t been such a big deal for the first year of the guard, but a few too many caf induced burns by exhausted troopers prompted a rule from Commander Fox. He had said that they, the commanders, could at least be trusted to be punctual and calm over the beverage.

Spittle’s eye twitched as the clock above the door ticked on. 16 minutes had passed. He knew damn well both Commander Stone’s and Commander Fox’s shifts started at the same time as him.

The metal door finally slid open. Eyes flicking down from the clock and Spittle was privileged to the sight of Commander Stone elbowing Commander Fox right in the cheek. 

He let out a surprised laugh as Stone forced his way in front of Fox with the action, thundering steps carrying him to the caf pot. It let out one last shutter, the sludge coming to a stop as Stone grabbed for the pot, attention pulled away from it as he opened the cabinet above the pot, pulling a white mug off of the middle shelf.

Commander Fox leaned up against the counter, foot tapping against the ground, arms crossed against his chest, and glaring daggers into Stone’s back.

“Gonna survive, C’mander?” Both Fox and Stone swung their heads to look at Spittle as he spoke. Fox had tensed, letting out a sigh a moment later. Stone just smirked and finished pouring his caf, lingering in front of the machine as he blew across the steaming liquid before taking a sip. They all learned to choke it down, no matter how hot, at some point.

“Probably. Hurry up trooper.” Fox waved to the machine as Stone stepped away, slouching into himself as he did so.

Nearly leaping out of his seat, mug in hand, he stepped over to Stone. Finally handed the pot, barely holding his mug over the counter, he filled it up. Slotting the pot back into its place on the machine, he held his mug with two hands, taking the time to inhale the sweet, sweet scent of liquid energy. About damn time.