Armon Ferro

Captain Armon Ferro is a pilot of the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps assigned to Wing II aboard the Imperial II-class Star Destroyeer 'Warrior'. He is the Executive Officer of Theta Squadron and pilots one of that squadron's distinctive TIE/d Defenders, which he has affectionately named 'Austerlitz' after a small village found on his home planet of Abregado-rae.

Biography

Armon Ferro was born six years after the Battle of Yavin on Abregado-rae, the son of saloonkeeper Gabrel Ferro; he never knew his mother, although Armon often refers to her as "a booze-soaked call girl from the parts of the spaceport even the thugs don't venture in to". During his childhood, Armon and his older half-sister Adelle were often left unsupervised while their father managed the saloon, and both grew to resent their father, although for different reasons: Adelle, being an idealistic and sensitive soul, felt abandoned and un-nurtured by Gabrel, and sought freedom and adventure; Armon, by contrast, came to detest his father's immoral and disreputable ways.

When Armon was 11 years of age, his sister secretly escaped Abregado, yearning to fulfil her poetic yearnings away from her quotidian existence as a saloon rat. Armon regarded this as a painful betrayal, and his bitterness towards his father - whom he blamed for Adelle's disappearance - only increased. As soon as he was able, he signed on with a trading company running the Rimma Trade Route from Abregado to Kal'Shebbol; during his travels, he came to realise that Abregado was not a uniquely corrupt and lawless planet, but that the so-called New Republic was already falling into decadence and corruption and was unable to impose any sort of order on the galaxy.

Learning of an Imperial remnant under the command of a talented and industrious warlord, he signed on with the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet and was assigned to Eagle Squadron, part of Wing XXII based on the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser 90 'Renegade', where he quickly distinguished himself as a 'formidable bird of prey'. Eagle Squadron, as an infiltration squadron, uniquely piloted the T65b X-Wing starfighter; Ferro affectionately named his assigned fighter 'Marengo', after a hill found on his home planet of Abregado-rae.

Shortly after his enlistment in 33 ABY, Eagle Squadron along with the rest of the Strike Fleet were despatched to the Unknown Regions to aid the Chiss Ascendancy in their fight against the Kilji Illumine; Ferro saw action multiple times during the Defence of the Tkon Rift, earning the commendation of Vice Admiral Locke Setzer as a 'true hero of the Battle at G5406'. Suffering from traumatic decompression during one of the final sorties of the campaign, Ferro's wounds resulted in a lengthy recovery period outside the cockpit - during this time he was appointed Assistant Training Officer, recognising his attainment at the Imperial University and proven leadership skills.

His return to active service occured in time for him to fly with Eagle Squadron during the 'First Encounters' campaign against a rogue imperial remnant known as the First Order. Once again distinguishing himself, he was shortly thereafter reassigned to Theta Squadron to serve as the squadron's Executive Officer, earning a promotion to Captain during the 34 ABY remobilistion exercises.

Personality and Character

Ferro's flight helmet, with the distinctive Abregado knot design on the left.

Ferro was a quarrelsome and fiery individual, fervently devoted to the Empire and obsessed with honour. This obsession sometimes led to clashes when he percieved insults that were not intended; for example, early in his career, he shot a spacer who had jocularly questioned the quality of Abregadoe cuisine. If he was quick to anger, though, he was equally quick to cool off, a quality which was sometimes characterised as mood swings. He was free with his friendship however, and although his mood could be somewhat mercurial, his loyalty once given was unwavering and he could be relied upon even in extreme circumstances.

Although Ferro was ashamed of his upbringing and his family, he was fiercely protective of his homeworld - exemplified by his wearing his hair in traditional Abregadoean braids. In addition, he customised his flight helmet with an Abregadoe Knot design which became his personal trademark throughout his career.

Ferro's subordinates were often unsure of how to deal with his hot temper, and it was frequently said that to be assigned to Ferro's squadron was to sit at a meal with a Kath hound. His peers regarded him as an effective if somewhat proud officer, and while his superiors were often glowing in their assessments of his abilities, they consistently expressed concern about his ability to "get along or play well with others".

Service Records

TIE Corps Career

Rank	Time held	Position (ID Line)
Cadet	3 days	TRN/CT Armon Ferro/IWATS
Sublieutenant	1 day	FM/SL Armon Ferro/Eagle 3-2/Wing XXII/MC90 Renegade/Battlegroup III
Lieutenant	2 months, 5 days	FM/LT Armon Ferro/Eagle 3-2/Wing XXII/MC90 Renegade/Battlegroup III
Lieutenant Commander	10 months, 11 days	FM/LCM Armon Ferro/Eagle 3-2/Wing XXII/MC90 Renegade/Battlegroup III
Commander	3 months, 16 days	FM-TOA/CM Armon Ferro/Eagle 3-2/Wing XXII/MC90 Renegade/Battlegroup III
Commander	17 days	SQXO-TOA/CM Armon Ferro/Theta 2-1/Wing II/ISDII Warrior/Battlegroup II
Captain	Present	SQXO-TOA/CPT Armon Ferro/Theta 2-1/Wing II/ISDII Warrior/Battlegroup II