Dante Asana

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Dante Asana
Military Information
Callsign

Dante

Specialty

Heavy Weapons Specialist

Rank

Platoon Sergeant

Position

Assistant Squad Leader

Squad

Iron Horse

Platoon

Wildcard Platoon

Company

Phoenix

Battalion

Dragon

Regiment

Osiris

Medals

Emperor's Shield Second Class, Bronze Cross, Shield of Hast, Red Crescent of Devotion, Claw of Strak, Emperor's Will 1st Class,Gold Ribbon of Pixellito, Ring of Merit,"Quick Write McGrite", Iron Cross, Crimson Crystal of Anteevy

Biographical Information
Homeworld

Coruscant

Age

45 (Due to carbonite freezing, physical age is 23)

Species

Human

Gender

Male

Weight

186

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Brown

Cybernetics

right arm

Personal Information
Affiliation

Vast Empire, RAIDERS Squad, RDA

Profession

Stormtrooper


"Nothing like a smoldering crater to brighten someone's day..."
―Dante on the usage of explosives

Platoon Sergeant Dante Asana is a Heavy Weapons Specialist stormtrooper serving in the Vast Empire Stormtrooper Corps. An Iron Horse and former member of RAIDERS Squad, he is also involved with the RDA pirate faction. He was born on Coruscant in 36 BBY and has since worked as everything from a ship gunner to a bounty hunter before joining up with the Corps.

Biography[edit]

Early Life[edit]

Dante Asana was born in 36 BBY. His father was an officer in Coruscant Homeworld Security, and his grandfather was the former chief security officer for Kuat Giddeam Danu.

In 0 BBC, Dante was on Imperial Center during the Battle of Coruscant. His right leg was broken, but healed with no side effects. However, he lost both his parents and his grandfather to the battle. At some time between 0 BBC and 2 ABC, he had left Coruscant and found work as a bounty hunter on Nar Shaddaa. Dante would later serve with an Imperial-aligned mercenary band known as the "Helljumper Brigade". He participated in at least one HALO attack during this time, and was known to have visited both Mustafar and Kamino while attached to the group. He would meet and learn rudimentary Mando'a from retired ARC troopers during this period. He would eventually leave the Helljumper brigade for unknown reasons, and would work as an independent bounty hunter for a period of several months. His last bounty during this period was on Gorona the Hutt, a fairly powerful crimelord. The Black Sun crime lord was prewarned, however, and Dante was captured. He was frozen in carbonite and would remain in that state for over a dozen years.

Revivification and New Purpose[edit]

Dante would be found and revived by Vast Imperial troops during a raid on Gorona's palace. He would drift around for several weeks, during which he was involved in an incident on Boz Pity. He lost his arm during this incident, and would get a cybernetic replacement. Almost broke, confused, and desperate, he would sign up with the Vast Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.

Stormtrooper[edit]

Dante served with several squads over the next few months. There was an incident during this time involving a virus and a would-be petty dictator which sparked his distrust of fellow trooper Kanderin Draken due to his being knocked unconscious by the then-Lance Corporal.

RAIDERS[edit]

Eventually, Dante was reassigned to RAIDERS Squad after he came back from leave to find his last squad full. He served under both Squad Leaders Darr-Rann and Sniping101, earning several promotions and medals in the process. Soon after Sniping101 was promoted out of the squad into a Command position, Senior Sergeant Helena was appointed to the SL position. Dante didn't get along well with the former Wraith, partly because of the inter-squad rivalry and several incidents with her own former SL, and partly because of a perceived lack of discipline on her part. During the flight to the squad's first mission together, Dante got into a brawl with a new recruit over her professionalism, a brawl which would have turned fatal had Helena not stepped in. By this point, Dante felt that the RAIDERS Squad he had come into a year earlier was completely gone.

Iron Horse[edit]

After the disastrous mission to Dendros, Dante was reassigned to the newly resurrected Iron Horse as its ASL. Dante had mixed feelings about this reassignment: on one hand, the Iron Horses had more of the qualities that he felt had been removed from RAIDERS; on the other hand, he felt that the RAIDERS Squad was his home. With some regret, he made the transfer.


Personality[edit]

During the beginning of his career, Dante was fanatical about the regulations and believed that the higher-ups were to be trusted. After numerous fiascos, most notably the razing of Garg II while hundreds of VE troopers were still on it and the deaths of several RAIDERS, he no longer completely trusts any of the superiors above the rank of Squad Leader. Somewhat paranoid, he formerly believed that there was a conspiracy to destroy the squad, but eventually concluded that if there had been a conspiracy it would have succeeded and that the squad's bad luck is due to incompetence on the part of Command instead of malevolence.

Rather blunt, Dante is inclined to speak his mind regardless of situation. Obviously, this trait has gotten him and the squad in trouble several times. He also generally respects the chain of command regardless of his private opinion of the people in question, although he has bent this rule on occasion. Unprofessional behavior and stupid questions can drive him into an irrational rage, as inexperienced troopers occasionally find out.

Dante's first suit of Storm Commando Armour armour.
Positions
Position Start Until Reason
Drill Squad - Private September 6, 2006 7:37:21 PM October 20, 2006 9:55:20 AM signed up with the Vast Imperial Army, sent to Jester Squad
Jester Squad - Trooper October 20, 2006 9:55:20 AM October 30, 2006 6:31:09 PM Successfully completing the STC Academy's Basic Training, Jesters disbanded
Dark Dragoons - Trooper October 30, 2006 6:31:09 PM 2006 Jester disbanded,went on leave
Raiders - Trooper 2006 January 21st, 2009 came back from leave to find DD full.
Iron Horse - Assistant Squad Leader January 21st, 2009 current position Promotion to ASL of Iron Horse.



Ranks
Insignia Rank Start Until Reason for Promotion
Private September 6, 2006 7:37:21 PM October 20, 2006 9:55:20 AM signed up with the Vast Imperial Army
Private First Class October 20, 2006 9:55:20 AM October 14, 2007 Graduation from Drill Squad
Lance Corporal October 14, 2007 March 23, 2008 9:26:15 PM "I hear Dante's name a lot these days, and he has been put forward as deserving a promotion to Lance Corporal, which I am more than happy to award him."
Corporal March 23, 2008 9:26:15 PM n/a
Sergeant
Senior Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Platoon Sergeant Participation in '08-'09 HSC


Awards
Ribbon Award Award Name Date Received Reason
Emperor's Shield Second Class [ES:2] Emperor's Shield Second Class October 14, 2007 "an award for an Emperor's Shield 2nd Class goes to Dante for his early and active participation as well."
Claw of Strak [CoS] Claw of Strak March 23, 2008 9:26:15 PM n/a
Emperor's Will 1st Class [EW:1] Emperor's Will 1st Class March 23, 2008 9:26:15 PM n/a


Story Participation
Story Start Date End Date Type Post Count
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