So! My 193rd Commando Trio has been on my mind and I’m gonna use this post to ramble about them! For reference- here are the babies! Smoke (She/Her), Mirror (They/Them), and Wraith (He/Him), pictured in that order.
First up- I’ve decided to call them Isu Squad, because “Isu” in Mando’a is “Gas/Cloud/Miasma” and I thought that sounded cool. Originally, there were four members, the fourth being Vertigo (He/Him). We’ll talk about what happened to him later.
So, cadet years. Smoke and Mirror were attached at the hip pretty much since decanting, hence the matching names. They’re sneaky little shits- Smoke is the most visibly feral, while Mirror prefers to hang back and observe. They’re both just as vicious, though, and unafraid to tear a bitch apart. Vertigo was always the most talkative of the bunch. He could talk someone’s ears off, and then some. His squadmates never minded, though; it was always nice background noise. And Wraith was the cuddliest, and the second quietest after Mirror. He’s a big sweetheart, but he’s got a bit of a staring problem, so he creeps people out. Vertigo and Wraith both picked their names just because they sounded cool.
Mirror’s scar was earned during this time- they got into an accident with something electrical — probably an electrostaff or something similar - that took out their eye. Since they’re a Commando and not just a regular trooper, they got a cybernetic replacement instead of just being decommissioned. There’s white hair growing near the scar due to hand-wavy reasons (I just thought it’d look cool lol). The lip scar was an impulsive add, not sure what caused that yet.
Wraith’s tattoo came shortly after the start of the war. The squad had some downtime and they all got tattoos and/or piercings, though I’m unsure what the others ended up with, other than Smoke’s ear piercings.
Not even a year into the war, one of their missions went wrong. I’m not sure of the exact details yet, but Wraith and Vertigo were separated from Smoke and Mirror for a prolonged amount of time and went through some shit. By the time Smoke and Mirrors finally got to them, Vertigo was dead and Wraith was severely traumatized. It’s where his facial scar originated from, and after that he went selectively mute. He can and will talk if needed, but much prefers to just sign if communication is needed. His squadmates don’t push him to speak, and though they coddle him a bit after it all, he has no problem with that.
Now a member down, Isu squad gets permanently assigned to the 193rd battalion, under General Adai Na’Kala and Commander Sil. The stability — well, stable relative to how chaotic the war had been so far — allowed Wraith to recover as much as he could, and the 193rd was quick to welcome them into the fold. Smoke and Mirror are as close as ever, though now both are extremely protective over Wraith, even if he’s more than capable of taking care of himself. But he doesn’t mind one bit.
And that’s them! There’ll likely be more content to come, because I love them so much <3 But for now, that’s all there is
