Garik Antocha était dans l'une des nombreuses salles de briefing de la mission sur le Star Destroyer Tyrant, assis devant son chef d'escadron, le capitaine de vol Kael. Garik, avec plus de la moitié des autres pilotes dans la pièce avec lui, n'avait été amené que récemment pour remplacer les lourdes pertes que l'escadron avait subies pendant la bataille de Turkana. Le sentiment des survivants était palpable dans la pièce. Ils voulaient se venger, et le Commandement central impérial n'avait été que trop heureux de leur offrir l'occasion. Une grande présence rebelle avait été découverte dans l'hégémonie de Tion, un État qui avait généreusement obtenu une certaine autonomie malgré ses liens séfératistes pendant les guerres de Clone. Le Tyrant était envoyé pour attaquer l'une des bases rebelles de la région, ainsi que la planète qui les abritait. Opération Strike Fear, Kael a décrit la mission de l'escadron. « Une fois que nous sortirons de l'hyperespace, notre groupe sera responsable de l'établissement de la supériorité orbitale sur la planète. Pendant que le 1er Escadron reste en réserve, le 3e Escadron et nous serons à l'avant-garde en reconnaissance. Nous sommes la pointe de la lance aujourd'hui, pilotes. Suivez vos commandants de vol et souvenez-vous de votre entraînement. » 
Kael ne tarda pas à renvoyer l'escadron à son embarcation, et les pilotes les plus anciens commencèrent à se retirer de la salle. Les autres, comme Garik, n'avaient pas encore fait connaissance. Opération Strike Fear serait leur première mission ensemble, et une partie minuscule de Garik se sentait obligée d'avoir un bon coup d'œil sur qui volerait avec lui. Contre son meilleur jugement, il s'approcha de l'ailier qu'on lui avait assigné, le lieutenant Cora Tarneia, et l'inspecta comme un instructeur de l'Académie, peut-être un peu trop longtemps. Ses cheveux semblaient respecter la réglementation militaire, ce qui lui faisait une bonne première impression. Il a essayé de trouver les bons mots pour lui dire, mais a fini par s'estomper: "Lieutenant Antocha. Ne me fais pas tuer."
Name: Garik Antocha
Age: 27
Gender: Male


Garik is a very serious looking individual, rarely betraying any kind of emotion past anger. Physically he is a thin, slender young man who is pushing the maximum height authorized by the Imperial pilot corp. His most striking feature are his eyes, which have often been described as intense if not inquisitive. Finally, in keeping with military standards, he keeps his hair cut short and his face clean shaven.


Garik is a hard worker and an intellectual. It's what helped him become an above average starfighter pilot, because while he lacked a natural talent for flying, he made up for it by spending every waking moment training in the simulators or learning about his craft. But one thing he's always struggled in is combat outside a starfighter. He's never been able to perfect his marksmanship with a blaster or make any real gains when it comes to his physique. In addition, Garik has some deep rooted issues stemming from the sudden lose of his father, issues that will sometimes hamper his ability to think straight.


Garik lives by a sense code of honor instilled by his father at an early age, one that emphasises selfless service, personal courage and moral integrity. This will sometimes clash with Imperial doctrine, as he has a hard time placing the mission first and sacrificing his comrades, and is reluctant to follow through on orders he deems morally questionable. However, at the end of the day, Garik is a soldier, and will typically follow any order given to him.
The death of Garik's father also left a serious impact on him. In his mind, he needed to honor his memory by following in his footsteps, and became obsessed with making his dead father proud of him by tirelessly dedicating himself to the Imperial Navy. During this time, Garik also became increasingly more distant while he toiled over his studies. He shut his family and friends out. He gave up the pursuit of happiness, robbing him of a normal childhood. He bottled his emotions up and became distant, growing up to become an austere, introverted young man and leading him to lash out at others, sometimes unreasonably. It wasn't until recently, when Garik began to fly, that he found his escape.


Garik was a Generational. His father had died fighting Seperatists during the Clone Wars, his mother had been a nurse in the Republic Medical Corps, and his ancestors before him had a long and steeped history of serving in the Republic Navy. In addition, Garik was a native of the planet Anaxes. He had been raised on a world where the Empire was seen as peacekeepers and hailed as heroes by the people. Naturally this, combined with his ancestral history, inspired Garik to follow in his family's footsteps. His performance in the Imperial Sub-Adult Group and cadets reflected this desire, though it came at a cost. While other children lived a life of imaginary adventure outdoors, Garik spent much of his free time in deep study at home, and largely lived a solitary life, his only friends being the protocol droids his mother would use to tutor him.
While Garik ultimately aspired to be the captain of his own ship, because of his high marks in the Imperial Academy and the demand for high rate pilots in the face of a growing rebellion, he was enrolled against his wishes in the Tir flight school onboard the Star Destroyer Inflexible. Luckily, from the moment he first stepped into the cockpit of a real starfighter, he was hooked. No longer was his free time spent nose-deep in his academic studies, but instead in the training simulators of a TIE/IN starfighter. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being a starfighter pilot, so much so that when an opportunity to transfer out of flight school and into the command crew of a Star Destroyer finally presented itself to Garik, he denied the chance to continue his career in the Imperial pilot corp.