My First Blog Post (obviously)
I got extremely bored, so I decided to write some in-universe stuff about me during the Mandalorian Wars (I am Mandalore, aren't I?)
Running log #001:
I'm starting my logs with an account of my training and first missions in the War, before Revan came into things.
The training was hard, but I expect you know that if you're reading this. What you don't know is exactly how hard it was for me personally. Because I always had to be the best at everything. Well, almost everything. Everything I enjoyed. And I was very good at almost all of that. I mean, I was the best under-Rally Master strategy planner & tactician in all of clans Bralor, Ordo & Fett. But although I liked piloting (it was seriously fun) no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't keep control of the fighter when I was distracted. Now Basilisk piloting and front line combat, now that's something different. I was easily the best non-Rally Master in Fett & Bralor, but Clan Ordo I couldn't beat. They held my rival. Canderous. Now he was really good, as good as some Field Marshals, despite being the same rank as me.
What I didn't enjoy, now that's something I hardly ever think about. Mainly *shudder* territory defence. That's the standing in a trench, shooting at the enemy from behind a wall of mud, being starving and sleep-deprived because you know that if you stop for a second, you'll be killed. On several occasions I was known to actually jump over the trench and join the front-liners in a charge.
Canderous was a different story. He had no preferences for positions, he just liked to kill Republic soldiers. He couldn't care less about the conditions he was fighting in as long as there were enemies to fire his chaingun at.
And he knew I was trying to beat him. So he studied how I fought, and he took advantage of my weaknesses. It was that that made me want to be the best at everything, but it also made me hate having someone better than me. So I did the same. He was best at killing people, but his tactics and strategy planning was generally along the lines of "just send everyone off to shoot things". So, in a full-scale battle simulation, I asked that we be in duel control of a unit, and that request was granted. That way I could show him exactly what he was awful at. To give him something to be ashamed of. It worked. I made him look like a complete idiot in front of command, and made myself look that much better than Mandalore's star recruit.
I think I've done enough. If I get round to it, I'll do something on my first real battle.
END OF LOG #001
So, what do you think? Should I do another one?
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