In case anyone is on the fence about reading the Republic Commando book series:
It’s fantastic. Seriously. I’m about halfway through the second book and I’ve been grinning like an idiot for most of the half I’ve read. And if you - like me - feel like the clones need more in-universe love, just know that Kal Skirata (pictured below) is going to be your hero.
Here’s a direct pull from the book:
Then he [Skirata] leaned across the table, seized Ordo two-handed by his shoulder pauldron, and gave him a noisy and exaggerated paternal kiss on the top of his head.
(Triple Zero, Page 102, para. 3)
And if you want a little backdrop to make it even better, they’re in a public place, Kal just bought his adopted murder son a greasy breakfast, and they are both highly trained and willing to kill people. But Ordo had a good idea, Kal was proud, and a true Mandalorian isn’t ashamed to show feelings.
Not only is Kal Skirata Dad Goals, he’s one of the few characters in the prequel trilogy era we see care* about the clones - and without the fear of attachment we see in most of the Jedi characters.
(*Granted, I could be horribly wrong about this since I have so much of the series still to read, but I’m just so happy that I had to share this!)
I’ve seen a lot of posts about why these books are problematic, and there are definitely some not-great parts, but I would still say they’re worth a read!
