Category:Blue Shadow

Blue Shadow is a mercenary group based in a remote jungle on Umbara. The group specializes in illegal arms dealing, tech forging/dealing, and Umbaran spice smuggling.

Blue Shadow Unit (BSU)
The Blu Shadow Unit was a special force of the Umbaran Militia that used hand-held electromagnetic plasma cannons and explosives in long ranged assault to combat Republic Forces in the early stages of the Invasion of Umbara. The troops of this division whore clone trooper armor marked with blue plating and additional tech modifications made by the mercenary George Lucust using Umbaran tech. While the group maintained effective resistance, the members of the squad were generally guns for hire, namely being dis-loyal Umbarans who took the job to avoid death sentences for their criminal behavior and conspired with Lucust to be apart of a criminal organization in his own image. During the Battle of Umbara, Lucust promptly executed their assigned commander on the battlefield, making himself their new leader, after which he and the rest of the BSU destroyed their own base, Bunker Root, and moved into the jungle with gathered supplies. After successfully repelling the Clone Army, the BSU recaptured several fallen Umbaran bunkers and immediately began to modify scavenged weapons from the battlefield and bunkers to sell into the black market.

Blue Shadow
After the group officially left the ranks of the Umbaran Militia, their leader, George Lucust, had decided to rename the group as the Blue Shadow and set up a perimeter for a new criminal organization using the captured Bunkers. As the Clone War raged on Umbara, the criminals were in hiding while still reaching out to nearby traders for attention. They came into contact with a group of pirate Trandoshans operating in the jungle. The pirates were promised additional protection from military forces and agreed to set up a market with the Black Shadow, providing support for the Umbarans from off world sources. The Umbaran Militia discovered and attacked the pirates' hideout and immediately raided the group of bunkers with a squad of foot soldiers. The attack was ultimately repelled by the superior firepower of the weapon forging criminals, though it left one bunker in ruins and killed a handful of the pirates, including their leader, while none of the original BSU members were lost in the fight and the remaining pirates officially joined the ranks of the criminal militia. The Blue Shadow remained active after Umbara was officially captured by the Republic, creating a secure smuggling route to off-world markets for Umbaran spices and weaponry, while also keeping the perimeter of their bases guarded and out of sight.