Jan Dodonna

General Jan Dodonna

Jan Dodonna

Jan Dodonna

Template: Alliance General
Species: Human
Homeworld: Commenor
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Height: 1.82m
Move: 10 meters
Hair: Black, but later Gray
Eyes: Blue

DEXTERITY: 2D+2
Blaster: 3D+2, Dodge: 4D+1

PERCEPTION: 3D+1
Bargain: 4D+2, Command: 7D

KNOWLEDGE: 3D
Alien Species: 6D, Bureaucracy 5D+2, Military History 7D, Military History: Modern Fleet Battles 11D, Tactics: Capital Ships 8D, Tactics: Fleets 7D, Tactics: Sieges 9D+1, Tactics: Starfighters 6D+1

STRENGTH: 2D+1
Stamina: 4D+1

MECHANICAL: 3D+2
Astrogration 5D+1, Space Transports 4D+2, Starfighter Gunnery: 4D+2

TECHNICAL: 3D
Computer Programming/Repair 7D, Droid Programming 6D+1, Droid Repair 4D+2 & Security 6D+2

SPECIAL ABILITIES:

• None Known
  

EQUIPMENT:
Datapad, Blaster Pistol (4D), Comlink, Holographic Map Projector and Poiter

FORCE SENSITIVE: NO
FORCE POINTS: 1
DARK SIDE POINTS: 0
CHARACTER POINTS: 6

Jan Dodonna:
Jan Dodonna was one of the first generals in the Rebellion's military.

He was one of the first captains of a Star Destroyer in the days of the Galactic Republic, having served in both the Stark Hyperspace War and the Clone Wars. Throughout his long period of service, Dodonna showed a strong grasp of tactics and strategy, and along with Adar Tallon, Dodonna wrote the book on modern space combat.

BIOGRAPHY:
Loyalist (65 BBY–19 BBY)
Dodonna was a native of Commenor. At a young age, he joined the Judicial Forces, where he began his military career fighting pirates and criminals throughout the Republic in the decades leading up to the Clone Wars.

During the Stark Hyperspace War, Dodonna served as lieutenant on the cruiser Ardent IV.

Decades later during the Clone Wars, Dodonna, along with Terrinald Screed, commanded the Victory Fleet, the first fleet of Victory I-class Star Destroyers during the Siege of Foerost in a campaign to decide control of the Core Worlds. The campaign ended at the Battle of Anaxes. Dodonna's portion of the fleet bore the brunt of the conflict, but survived long enough for Screed's portion to arrive and destroy the Bulwark Fleet. Dodonna and Screed were hailed as heroes on their return to Coruscant. He was also, along with Plo Koon, a member of the Republic negotiating team during the Battle of Rendili. Several months later he commanded the Republic fleet at the Battle of Cato Neimoidia, at which he had apparently temporarily been given the rank of commander.

Dodonna's grasp of strategy was particularly keen, and along with his old friend and fellow Republic officer Adar Tallon, Dodonna revolutionized the tactics of space combat. While Tallon's skill was in ship-to-ship warfare, Dodonna's expertise lay in logistics and siege tactics. He proposed a number of siege weapons, proposals later adopted by the Galactic Empire for their use in such operations as the Siege of Dalron 5 and Project Asteroid.

Sometime during the war, he served alongside Nejaa Halcyon. He also convinced his old friend, Sagoro Autem, to quit his mercenary ways and join the Navy.

Rebel (19 BBY–0 BBY)


Captive (0 BBY–9 ABY)
Following the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire blockaded Yavin 4 while Darth Vader waited for the Super Star Destroyer Executor to be completed. When it was, Vader brought it to finish the Rebels, but was stopped by a suicide strike delivered by Vrad. Heartbroken, Jan set up the Yavin base to explode, taking out a number of TIE Fighters and buying more time for the evacuation. He was believed to be killed in the blast, but in reality he had been captured by Imperial forces.

He was eventually sent to Lusankya. The Imperials were unable to turn him into a sleeper agent. Dodonna spent several years at Lusankya, becoming the leader of the prisoners there. Dodonna later encountered Corran Horn, a member of Rogue Squadron, and aided in Horn's escape. When offered to join him in freedom, he declined, saying Ysanne Isard would take it out on the other prisoners. He stayed at Lusankya until he was moved by Isard. Eventually, Rogue Squadron found the surviving Lusankya prisoners, and Dodonna was finally freed.

Elder Statesman (9 ABY–24 ABY)
After being freed, Dodonna served on the New Republic council, and gathered together an ad-hoc advisory body consisting of himself and other such aged luminaries as Vanden Willard, Pashna Starkiller, and his old friend Adar Tallon. Calling themselves the "Gray Cadre", they advised the New Republic during the resurgence of the Empire under the clone of Palpatine.

After the defeat of the cloned Emperor, Dodonna was given a special appointment to the Inner Council's High Command as "Executive Advisor", where he adopted the issue of re-integrating Coruscant's feral Humans into society. Shortly afterward, Dodonna returned to retirement, settling on New Alderaan, where he peacefully passed away prior to the start of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

SOURCE: The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook - Pg. 55-56 & Wookieepedia for biographical information.