For historic information on the former battleteam Void Squadron please see the Void Squadron battleteam wikipedia page.
- "No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great, Duty First"
- ―Void Squadron Motto
Void Squadron represents the finest in a tradition of ace pilots in Clan Arcona. They stand as the Clan’s best Starfighter personnel – the elite of the elite. Originally a battleteam, the group now stands as a collective of pilots from across the entire clan whom stand ready to defend the space supremacy of Clan Arcona and the Shadesworn. They are a Legendary Unit of the Dajorra Defense Force.
Mission
Void Squadron better known as the "Shadow Wing" can be called up at any moment for systemwide deployment in accordance with Arcona Starfighter Corps requirements. Operating amongst the other standard T-65XJ X-Wing Starfighters, the squadron provides unsurpassable support in even the most challenging of battles.
dangerous threat arenas. Among its many capabilities, Void provides Offensive and Defensive capabilities, strategic attack, offensive counterair (space-to-surface), suppression of enemy air defenses, as well as offensive and defensive counterair (space-to-space) missions.
History
Origins
Void Squadron could trace its creation directly back to the battle against the starfighter forces of the Ge'tal Gaan in 35 ABY. For many years, the Arconan starfighter forces had grown complacent without having faced serious opposition. With the campaigns for the Reclamation of Antei, there had been little to test the Arconan Navy and starfighter forces. The Invasion of Salas V and battles on Antei that followed placed a greater emphasis on ground combat at the expense of aerospace operations, further degrading starfighter readiness. The Dark Jedi of Arcona found it easy to eschew space combat in favor of more traditional martial roles. The desire to personally strike down an enemy with one’s own hand was far more tempting than starfighter drills and space combat training.
Wuntila Arconae legendary founder of Void Squadron.
During the Brotherhood’s assault on New Tython, nearly every single Dark Jedi made planetfall along with elements of the Arcona Army Corps. The few that remained behind in space were stationed aboard the various capital warships of the Clan’s fleet. Every starfighter unit deployed in the battle was made up of regular pilots lacking training with the Force. During the planning stages of the assault, this did not seem to be an issue as the Jedi defending New Tython possessed negligible space-based defenses. During the operation, however, this would change.
As the Arconan ships began to deploy their troops and Jedi to the planet below, space forces of the Mandalorian Ge'tal Gaan mercenary unit exited hyperspace nearly on top the Brotherhood fleet. The TIE Interceptors of Sin Squadron were among the very first to fall victim to the newcomers, but they would not be the last. While the combined Brotherhood forces would eventually rout the Mandalorian mercenaries, Arcona’s starfighter forces ended up taking far higher proportional losses when compared to the starfighter squadrons of the other clans and the Navy of the Iron Throne.
Creation
Upon ascending to the leadership of Arcona following the war and the death of Zandro Savric Erinos, newly appointed Consul Wuntila Entar Arconae began to examine any shortcomings to be found in the clan’s admittedly impressive performance during the battle. The loss ratios among the starfighter corps were a glaring stain on an altogether excellent campaign, and Wuntila set about correcting it. The acquisition of a full squadron of StealthX fighters gave him the tools with which to do so, and so he formed Void Squadron around them. The StealthX’s requirements for Force trained pilots also enabled him to ensure that the vanguard of the Arcona Starfighter Corps would once again be Dark Jedi. His choice to lead the new squadron was the Sith Solus Gar.
The squadron was to recruit only the best, or those that had it within them to be the best, in order to become in space what Soulfire was on the ground. The training within the squadron would be second to none in the whole of the Brotherhood for the pilots assigned to it, but also for those throughout the rest of the Arcona Starfighter Corps. The clan leadership felt it was not merely enough to have one elite squadron, so they instead decreed that Void would be the exemplar for the other squadrons. In addition to their own training and operational responsibilities, Void was tasked with developing new and innovative starfighter tactics for use by all of the Clan squadrons as well as direct training with and against their fellow pilots.
Dark Crusade
During the Dark Crusade, Void Squadron undertook a variety of assignments ranging from reconnaissance to air assaults and to acting as escorts for high priority vessels. At Krayiss II the Squadron engaged the One Sith’s fleet during most of the conflict, their efforts allowing many Arconan troops and supplies to reach the planet intact. Although Taldryan won the rights to govern Krayiss II, Void Squadron had been instrumental for the entire Brotherhood victory upon the planet.
Void Squadron performing bombing runs upon the surface of Rhelg.
When the Arconan Fleet reached their next planet, Void were briefed more extensively than usual. Now not only were they fighting in orbit, but they would also take part in strategic attacks against the One Sith’s key positions planetside. The Squadron were the first Arconan units to take part in the space battle above Rhelg, each pilot working in perfect unison with one another to eliminate wave after wave of hostile resistance without suffering a single casualty. They were also the first to streak into the planet’s frozen atmosphere, their assignment now switching to bombing One Sith targets, just like they were briefed beforehand. Void were quick and ruthless in their attacks, never once losing the element of surprise upon the planet’s defenders. By the time all the targets had been neutralized, Void Squadron had emerged successful in their mission once again, the efforts of the experienced pilots allowing the Arconan forces to land unhindered and begin the bloody assault on the ground.
Fall of SCEPTER
Void Nine vaporizes a TIE-Fighter.Their example, though, would ripple throughout the Clan’s Navy as their legend grew with each successful mission. The unit, eventually, would succumb to its own success; pilots leaving for other units or higher responsibility within Clan Arcona. Becoming just another regular Fighter Squadron within Arcona's Starfighter Corps, Void Squadron fell from the spotlight and seemed to disappear among the rest of the Corps. and With the Fall of SCEPTER, Uji Tameike and Nadrin Erinos Arconae felt it was time for the Savric Flight Academy to reopen its doors and consolidate the Aces of Arcona.
Their first act was to examine the members of the Clan whom had already proven themselves in space combat. They would also take into consideration current and previous enrollees whom had passed with flying colors. This created a short list of legendary and capable pilots to reanimate Void Squadron – not as a Battleteam, but as a Legendary Unit of Clan Arcona. Amongst the initial enlistments were Nikola Valtiere and Rayze Erinos Arconae. Their first action as a unit would be the successful defense of retreating forces within the Darjorra System. The squadron fought bravely and experienced losses, but they allowed ships to flee danger from the chase of Perdition forces.
Organization
Void Squadron was a twelve-person starfighter squadron that, throughout its history, served House Qel-Droma, the Shadow Clan, and the Dark Jedi Brotherood. It was composed of Qel-Droma's top pilots, and later, the best pilots in the Arcona Starfighter Corps. Void Squadron is the symbol of the Shadow Clan's starfighter superiority and its most effective tool against enemy aggression; their successes gave them an almost mythical presence in battle and could sometimes prompt an enemy to surrender without any shots being fired. As long as Void Squadron endured, the citizens of the Keadean Confederacy had hope that there was someone in space protecting them. Still later, the Voids became a symbol of the bravery and fighting spirit of the Shadow Clan, and in 39 ABY, they were the most elite of all squadrons in Clan Arcona.
Commanders
Pilot Roster
| Void Squadron
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| Flight 1
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Flight 2
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Flight 3
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| Flight Leader: Nadrin Erinos Arconae
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Flight Leader: Nikola Valtiere
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Flight Leader: Rayze Erinos Arconae
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- Void One: Nadrin Erinos Arconae
- Void Two:
- Void Three:
- Void Four:
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- Void Five: Nikola Valtiere
- Void Six:
- Void Seven:
- Void Eight:
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- Void Nine: Rayze Erinos Arconae
- Void Ten:
- Void Eleven:
- Void Twelve:
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In Memoriam (Deceased)
- "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return"
- ―[insert name]
Roll of Commanders