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<blockquote data-quote="xynthoros" data-source="post: 7039244" data-attributes="member: 6788545"><p>[ATTACH]81621[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]81622[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Rex]Rex (R3-X20) is an R3 series astromech droid who once belonged to the smuggler, Sarn Doree. Sarn had Rex fitted with numerous after market upgrades and chose not to wipe Rex for fear of losing the droids quirky nature. Working with Sarn, it was important for Rex to be able to splice so they could avoid trouble (and cause a little from time to time) and work as a back-up pilot when things went sideways. He also needed to be able to repair their ship after their more dangerous jobs. With each upgrade, he became less and less like the base model and gained even more personality quirks.</p><p></p><p>Sarn hated the politics of the New Republic almost as much as he hated the remnants of the first empire. There was money to be made moving illicit goods for the resistance (and other less reputable organizations), but it was not unheard of for Sarn to take on the odd job for the resistance. Sarn may not have been the most reputable individual, but he had a strong personal code that guided his "business" decisions. He freely shared his outlook with Rex, and those outlooks became woven within Rex's directives. It was one such delivery for the resistance that would be their final mission together.</p><p></p><p>On his final mission with Sarn, the First Order caught wind of their black market tech they were smuggling and there was no amount of splicing Rex could do to avoid their forces. The boarding party took an ask no questions policy and as far as Rex is aware killed their small crew. They caught Sarn off-guard and there was little that Rex could do to stop it. That didn't stop him from trying until they fitted him with a restraining bolt. He watched as their officer in command killed Sarn and confiscated all of the illicit goods, to include the highly Rex himself. R3's processes were disrupted by the restraining bolt and they would have wiped him, but they wanted to recover what information they could from his databanks first... big mistake. </p><p></p><p>They had loaded the cargo to include Rex on a small shipping frigate, but they didn't realize Rex was equipped with a Data Breaker. He managed to disable the restraining bolt, steal a large swath of data as to the nature of First Order operations in the region, and sent the few First Order forces on the Frigate into the vacuum of space. He probably could have gotten away with it up to that point, there were no survivors and he could wipe the ships data, but a data loop kept reminding him the First Order was responsible for Sarn's death. He couldn't help himself as he siphoned tracked down the Commanding officer's digital presence, his companion had always said the best way to hurt someone was by hitting their credit stick, and he needed to hurt the people who had ended his companion. He drained the officers credits, and did his best to do some damage to the man.</p><p></p><p>His Splicing didn't go unnoticed and the First Order placed a bounty on Rex. The commander taking personal insult the fact that he had been outwitted by a mere droid. Rex piloted the freighter to resistance space, realizing that on his own he was more or less going to be destroyed. Anyone else would turn him in for the bounty, if nothing else the resistance would not turn him over to the First Order. The Resistance was more than happy to receive the confiscated cargo, but questioned the droid's authenticity, believing it to be a ploy by the First Order.</p><p></p><p>The resistance technicians tried to wipe Rex, but after one of their technicians wound up crumpled on the ground and their systems became flooded with the First Order data he had stolen, to include the bounty on him. They seem to have come to a silent agreement of sorts, Rex will support the resistance, but they aren't touching his memory core.</p><p></p><p>With the resistance having attempted to wipe his memory core, Rex was rather weary of their technicians and preferred to go on some of their more lonely missions away from the main fleet, it was on one such mission that his ship gained a passenger, Arsinoe. It started with Rex merely observing the girl, taking note of the way she seemed so out of place, but still belonging wherever she went, somehow the natural center of attention. A particular scene replaying in the little droids processors: Sarn at one of the space ports while waiting on a client, dragging away a man who had "gotten handsy" with a girl despite her protests. "Keep an eye on the girl, I'll be right back."</p><p></p><p>Arsinoe likely takes Rex's presence for granted, but he follows her around, guarding her against the less than savory types that often wind up fighting in wars on either side. She doesn't understand his beeps and boops, but Rex feels compelled to keep her safe. An underlying chivalry that he inherited during his time with Sarn. While Rex doesn't see himself as her personal astromech droid, it is likely how his association with her has come to be viewed by any who witness the droid following her around. He is merely keeping an eye on the girl...[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xynthoros, post: 7039244, member: 6788545"] [ATTACH]81621._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]81622._xfImport[/ATTACH] [sblock=Rex]Rex (R3-X20) is an R3 series astromech droid who once belonged to the smuggler, Sarn Doree. Sarn had Rex fitted with numerous after market upgrades and chose not to wipe Rex for fear of losing the droids quirky nature. Working with Sarn, it was important for Rex to be able to splice so they could avoid trouble (and cause a little from time to time) and work as a back-up pilot when things went sideways. He also needed to be able to repair their ship after their more dangerous jobs. With each upgrade, he became less and less like the base model and gained even more personality quirks. Sarn hated the politics of the New Republic almost as much as he hated the remnants of the first empire. There was money to be made moving illicit goods for the resistance (and other less reputable organizations), but it was not unheard of for Sarn to take on the odd job for the resistance. Sarn may not have been the most reputable individual, but he had a strong personal code that guided his "business" decisions. He freely shared his outlook with Rex, and those outlooks became woven within Rex's directives. It was one such delivery for the resistance that would be their final mission together. On his final mission with Sarn, the First Order caught wind of their black market tech they were smuggling and there was no amount of splicing Rex could do to avoid their forces. The boarding party took an ask no questions policy and as far as Rex is aware killed their small crew. They caught Sarn off-guard and there was little that Rex could do to stop it. That didn't stop him from trying until they fitted him with a restraining bolt. He watched as their officer in command killed Sarn and confiscated all of the illicit goods, to include the highly Rex himself. R3's processes were disrupted by the restraining bolt and they would have wiped him, but they wanted to recover what information they could from his databanks first... big mistake. They had loaded the cargo to include Rex on a small shipping frigate, but they didn't realize Rex was equipped with a Data Breaker. He managed to disable the restraining bolt, steal a large swath of data as to the nature of First Order operations in the region, and sent the few First Order forces on the Frigate into the vacuum of space. He probably could have gotten away with it up to that point, there were no survivors and he could wipe the ships data, but a data loop kept reminding him the First Order was responsible for Sarn's death. He couldn't help himself as he siphoned tracked down the Commanding officer's digital presence, his companion had always said the best way to hurt someone was by hitting their credit stick, and he needed to hurt the people who had ended his companion. He drained the officers credits, and did his best to do some damage to the man. His Splicing didn't go unnoticed and the First Order placed a bounty on Rex. The commander taking personal insult the fact that he had been outwitted by a mere droid. Rex piloted the freighter to resistance space, realizing that on his own he was more or less going to be destroyed. Anyone else would turn him in for the bounty, if nothing else the resistance would not turn him over to the First Order. The Resistance was more than happy to receive the confiscated cargo, but questioned the droid's authenticity, believing it to be a ploy by the First Order. The resistance technicians tried to wipe Rex, but after one of their technicians wound up crumpled on the ground and their systems became flooded with the First Order data he had stolen, to include the bounty on him. They seem to have come to a silent agreement of sorts, Rex will support the resistance, but they aren't touching his memory core. With the resistance having attempted to wipe his memory core, Rex was rather weary of their technicians and preferred to go on some of their more lonely missions away from the main fleet, it was on one such mission that his ship gained a passenger, Arsinoe. It started with Rex merely observing the girl, taking note of the way she seemed so out of place, but still belonging wherever she went, somehow the natural center of attention. A particular scene replaying in the little droids processors: Sarn at one of the space ports while waiting on a client, dragging away a man who had "gotten handsy" with a girl despite her protests. "Keep an eye on the girl, I'll be right back." Arsinoe likely takes Rex's presence for granted, but he follows her around, guarding her against the less than savory types that often wind up fighting in wars on either side. She doesn't understand his beeps and boops, but Rex feels compelled to keep her safe. An underlying chivalry that he inherited during his time with Sarn. While Rex doesn't see himself as her personal astromech droid, it is likely how his association with her has come to be viewed by any who witness the droid following her around. He is merely keeping an eye on the girl...[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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