mamuzzy | [HARD CONTACT] Chapter 2: Names (Reply)

|| Republic Commando: Hard Contact || 2004 || Book series || Military, Sci-Fi || 18+ for violence and harrowing themes ||

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Jusik stopped at a door at the end of the passage and turned to them.“I wonder if I could ask the rest of you to remove your helmets.”

Nobody asked why, and they all obeyed, even though it wasn’t phrased as the unequivocal order they were expecting. The helmet seals made faint ssss sounds as they opened.
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“Do you have names? I don’t mean numbers. Names.”

Now, that was a very private thing. You kept your name to yourself, your squad, and your training sergeant. Darman was embarrassed for him.

“My squad called me Atin,” the wounded commando said.

Niner glanced at Fi but said nothing. Atin was Mandalorian for “stubborn.”
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Okay so I mentioned here in this entry how we see the Jedi as god-like entities through Darman's eyes but we arrived at one spot where Darman and even Niner and Fi is also draws the line at obeying: THEIR NAMES.

We learn here that Skirata commandos treat their name something sacred, something only to be shared with close people. Darman also emphasised that it is only to be shared with their TRAINING SERGEANT. Therefor this rule doesn't apply to Jedi Generals, nor Jedi Commanders (Jusik), nor Kaminoans, other training sergeants or even other commandos.

While you have Atin here and he just shares his name like it's the most natural thing in the world. We know that Sergeant Vau named his commandos, gave them names. Or more like, I want to imagine Vau a ~~tsundere~~ a man who says this is for practicality, like you would give callsigns to soldiers on the battlefield so they won't mistake each other, but under the surface he had the same idea like Skirata, giving them names and with it, giving them a chance to gain an identity. After all Vau also suggested for the paint for the Delta Squad too to boost moral if I know correctly. Vau was just more normal about it, less ritualistic, compared to Kal who is a hardcore fanatic Mandalorian.