Bio
Captain Fordo (AKA ARC 77 or Alpha 77), is a Clone trooper Captain under the position of ARC Officer, or simply being an ARC Trooper.
ARC Captain Fordo in his original Phase 1 armor.
History
Captain Fordo was an experienced warrior who fought in many battles during the beginning of the Clone Wars Era with his own squad known as Muunilist 10, which was made up of Standard Phase 1 Clone Troopers, and several Phase 1 ARC Lieutenants. He was originally under the command of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, and eventually became under his own command, only to be assigned to other Jedi Generals and Masters, such as Yoda, Mace Windu, and Saesee Tiin.
But because of new specially-trained Marshal Clone Officers being developed (as a result of Alpha 17's training program), Captain Fordo and his squad members retired after his very last battle with the once young rookie clone officer Captain Rex and the newly formed 501st Torrent Co.
As a result, he served in the reserves and was only commissioned when necessary towards the end of the Clone Wars, thus becoming a Veteran Clone Officer, and replaced Commander Fox as being the lead officer for the Coruscant Elite Guard.
His later fate is unknown, but many speculations have revolved around his assumed disappearance.
Personality
Fordo was often very stealthy around the battlefield, to whom he often carried his custom supressed, or silenced DC-17S blaster pistols to avoid enemy attention.
He was also considered to be a great leader amongst other Clones.
Appearance
Captain Fordo's Phase 1 Armor consists of standard Phase 1 ARC Armor and gear, only with supressed DC-17 blaster pistols, to whom he invented or created, as well as an enlarged wrist communicator with a stun feature. He also, of course, has the original Captain rank
Captain Fordo in Phase 2 Armor.
markings for the Standard Phase 1 Clone Officers and ARC Officers.
His Phase 2 Armor consists of having a BARC helmet with "Jaig eyes" markings, an ammo belt with a small pauldron, and a blaster pistol holster. It also has lighter red markings.
His Phase 2 Armor is designed after Commander Neyo's armor.
His facial appearance consists of having wavy hair, and a goatee beard or mustache (from comics, graphic novels, and Hasbro's recent figure from the Vintage Collection line).
Appearances
Star Wars: Clone Wars (Microseries) (First Appearance)
Star Wars: Republic (comic book/graphic novel series)
Trivia/Facts
Captain Fordo was first introduced in the Clone Wars Microseries created by Genndy Tartakovsky, to whom he is most prominent in the series.
His "Jaig eyes" markings resemble him being experienced and brave, and were supposedly inspired after his last original battle with Captain Rex.
The battle with Captain Rex is mentioned on the bio for the ARC Troopers battlepack action figure set created by Hasbro.
Captain Fordo with his original squad.
Fordo briefly battled with Experimental Phase 2 ARC Troopers shortly before he retired. (Hence the action figure battlepack.)
He is often mistakenly referred to as a Commander or, Sergeant throughout the Clone Wars Microseries.
Hasbro also incorrectly refers to Captain Fordo as being the; "ARC Trooper Commander", yet he is a Captain, and Commander's originally had yellow markings.
Hasbro's mistakes may result with their expired contract with Genndy Tartakovsky, because of the fact that the series has been long over, and the current Clone Wars series is the main focus for merchandising.