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{{NuBox_Character
| Title=Major John Glayde
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|Setting=SW
| Image=John Glayde.jpg
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|Title=Commander John Glayde
| Name=John Verton Glayde
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|Image=John Glayde.jpg
| Codename=Playboy
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|Description=[[Resistance]] fighter on [[Corellia]]
| MilitaryRank=Major
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|Name=John Verton Glayde
| Species=[[Human]]
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|Alias=Major <small>(by [[Charlotte Tur'enne]])</small>
| Home=[[Corellia]]
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|Born=Tyrena, [[Corellia]] - [[29 BBY]]
| Year=[[27 BE]]
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|Species=[[Human]]
| Spouse=Unmarried
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|Affiliation=[[Corellian Resistance]]
| Mother=Kitara Glayde (dec.)
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|Role=Resistance Fighter, [[Corellia]]<br>Associate of [[The Exchange]]
| Father=Verton Glayde (dec.)
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|Faction=Independent / [[The Exchange]]
| Siblings=Sora Glayde (dec.)
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|Player=[http://theholo.net/forum/member.php?4345-Captain-Untouchable Captain Untouchable]
| Faction=[[Rebel Alliance]] [[Alliance SpecForce|SpecForce]]
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|Actor=Colin Farrell
| Location=[[Bothawui]]
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'''John Glayde''' is a leader within the [[Corellian Resistance|Resistance]] movement on '''[[Corellia]]'''. He is a veteran of the [[Rebel Alliance]], and of the Imperial [[Stormtrooper Corps]].
  
A veteran of the [[Imperial Stormtrooper Corps]], '''John Glayde''' is now a Major in the [[Alliance SpecForce]], and is the leader of the [[Dorn Force]] special operations team. His previous military experience includes service as a Scout Trooper, Jump Trooper, and Storm Commando with the Galactic Empire, prior to his defection to the Alliance in [[2 BE]].
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Previously part of [[Alliance SpecForce]], Glayde served as the leader of the elite [[Dorn Force]] unit, and later as the Executive Officer aboard the ''[[Novgorod]]''. While still in Imperial service, he served variously as a Scout Trooper, Jump Trooper, and Storm Commando, prior to his defection in [[2 ABY]]. He left the Alliance shortly after [[The Treaty]] with the [[Galactic Empire]] was signed, in protest over the Alliance's treatment of [[Charlotte Tur'enne]], his former second-in-command.
  
In addition to serving as the leader of Dorn Force, he is their resident Pathfinder, with experience in reconnaissance, various forms of high altitude and orbital deployment. He has also an experienced pilot, and has trained for combat in zero-g conditions.
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Glayde owns a [[YT-2400 Light Freighter]] called ''[[Last Resort]]''. Because of a bargain struck with [[Emelie Shadowstar]] and [[The Exchange]], the ''Resort'' is used to smuggle supplies to the Resistance on Corellia.
  
== History ==
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== '''History''' ==
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The son of a CorSec detective, John's youth was defined by the expectation that he would follow in his father's footsteps. That all changed when his sister Kitara was shot and killed by Corellian rebels several years before the [[Battle of Yavin]], in a failed attempt to assassinate an Imperial officer. With local authorities unable to provide him with the justice he desired, John was recruited into the Imperial military by [[Ethan Tahmores]]. John began as a scout trooper on [[Naboo]], but his aptitude for combat and leadership was quickly recognised. He underwent specialist training as a jump trooper, and was involved in a number of engagements before being severely wounded - to the extent that the Empire listed him as killed in action.
  
{{Quote|I need to help her. She's one of the few people from my old life that I have left.|John Glayde, of [[Selinica Miriya]]}}
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John survived however, though with shrapnel damage to his heart extensive enough for him to need an artificial replacement. Once rehabilitated, John was inducted into the Storm Commandos, undergoing training with [[Crix Madine]] as part of the Imperial elite. He served with distinction, but over time his orders began to jar with his personal sense of morality. When ordered to snipe a suspected rebel sympathiser while her children played in the next room, John refused his orders, and was scheduled for court martial.
  
Though raised by a veteran CorSec Officer who was proud to see [[Corellia]] stand apart from the Empire, the loss of Glayde's younger sister Sora to an act of interstellar lawlessness ultimately led him to enlist in the Stormtrooper Corps at seventeen, hoping to prevent more families from losing their daughters. He served as a basic trooper until his eighteenth birthday, when he was transferred for training and eventual deployment with a unit of Scout Troopers, out on Naboo.
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=== Rebellion ===
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Glayde was contacted by Crix Madine, who made arrangements for John's defection to the [[Rebel Alliance]]. He joined the [[Alliance SpecForce]] as a Pathfinder, and distinguished himself as a reconnaissance officer. In [[7 ABY]], Major Glayde was selected to lead [[Dorn Force]], a cross-division team of elite SpecForce and SpecOps soldiers. The unit was controversial, and while their successes earned them allies within the military, they also earned enemies in the Alliance's political community, who felt that Glayde's team of volatile misfits might adversely affect the image of an Alliance desperately seeking political validity. In [[9 ABY]] the unit was disbanded under the supervision of General [[Torrsk Oruo'rel]], though several of it's members transferred to the Alliance Frigate ''[[Novgorod]]'' - including Glayde, who was promoted to Commander and appointed as the ship's XO.
  
Glayde proved to be a natural scout and marksman, and progressed steadily through the ranks, earning the rank of Sergeant and commanding his own Lancer by twenty-one. His status as a Scout NCO didn't last long however, as he was soon headhunted by the elite Jump Troopers, to join their ranks.
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=== Resistance ===
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During his time with Dorn Force, Glayde had developed an unprofessional affection for his second in command, [[Charlotte Tur'enne]]; one that was at least partially reciprocated. When Dorn Force was disbanded, Glayde distanced himself from her, with Charlotte becoming involved with [[Alliance Intelligence]], and [[The Wheel]]. When a severe breach of the Wheel's security allowed a darksider to attack the Jedi refugees there, Charlotte - who had been controlled and manipulated by the darksider - was used as a scapegoat by SpecForce, to help them save face. She was summarily discharged with such speed that Glayde wasn't even given the opportunity to testify on her behalf.
  
He served with distinction, but during a mission with the Jump Troopers he was badly injured, and was mistakenly recorded as killed in action. Intending to take advantage of the oversight - and his skills - Glayde was reassigned to the Storm Commandos, and given extensive additional training.
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Charlotte went to ground, and after the Alliance signed it's treaty with the Empire and brought the war to an end, Glayde resigned his commission and set out in search of her. Both found themselves travelling down a self-destructive path, Charlotte wrestling with the discovery and exposure of her Force sensitive nature, John struggling with guilt over his past Imperial actions that he did not feel he'd been able to make amends for. Charlotte's actions incited retaliation from a local gang, and in trying to save her, John was beaten to such a degree that extensive cybernetic reconstruction was required.
  
Sergeant Glayde ultimately left the Storm Commandos over a moral conflict resulting from his orders. He was sent to kill a dangerous Rebel target, before she could do harm to any innocent civilians: upon reaching her home however, he found her with her two children, and refused the order. He was reprimanded; and two days later that same woman boarded a transport carrying over a hundred passengers, and detonated a bomb. Glayde continues to hold himself responsible for each and every one of those deaths; he would have been given a dishonourable discharge from the Corps, were he not already listed as KIA.
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Feeling obligated to remain with Glayde after the injuries he had sustained, Charlotte steered them onto a path of seeking revenge against the Empire, ultimately culminating on an attempt at assassinating the Moff of Corellia, which led them to become involved with the local Resistance movement.
  
While Glayde had been in Imperial service, his parents had retired to Alderaan, and were killed when the planet was destroyed. Finding himself with no career and no family, he drifted for a while before ultimately becoming involved with the Rebel Alliance: a retired Imperial Captain named [[Vansen Tyree]] managed to convince him that, despite the actions he had witnessed and permitted to happen, the objective of restoring the Republic was a noble goal; but the Alliance would need individuals such as Glayde, with their strong moral compass, in order to keep them on the right track. Submitting his credentials to [[Crix Madine]], Glayde found himself inducted directly into SpecForce as a Sergeant in the Pathfinders.
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== '''Personality''' ==
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Having lost his entire family as a result of various tragedies, John Glayde has difficulty forming close personal relationships. Instead of friendships, he typically relates to people in terms of duty, loyalty, and camaraderie. He is fiercely protective of his subordinates - even those who are no longer part of his unit - but there are very few who he would consciously regard as "friends".
  
Though restored to NCO status, it didn't last long: during one of his early missions, Glayde's CO was killed, and he was forced to assume command of the team. In recognition of his actions he was made a Lieutenant. He ultimately found himself and his unit reassigned to form the SpecForce contingent aboard the ''[[Valiant]]'' under Captain Tyree, and he eventually earned the rank of Captain.
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While describing him as guarded would be a step too far, Glayde is conscious of the fact that his Imperial background can be a source of discomfort and animosity. Though he does not actively conceal anything about himself, he tends not to volunteer the information either, relying on a certain degree of commanding officer detachment to ensure that his subordinates only know what they need to know about him.
  
Glayde was reassigned from the ''Valiant'' to a special operations project within SpecForce, which eventually became [[Dorn Force]]. Though not initially intended as such, Glayde was soon appointed the permanent Field Commander under Colonel [[Sogan Dalgas]] and then, following the team's reassignment to SpecForce Command, now-Major Glayde was made the unit's full CO. He is currently still leading the team, operating out of the [[Bothan Spynet]] headquarters on [[Bothawui]].
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== '''Family''' ==
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John's baby sister was killed by rebels while John was in his early twenties. A few years later, his mother died under suspicious circumstances - CorSec ruled her death as accidental, but there were suspicions that it might have been suicide. John's father remained in CorSec for several years after Kitara's death attempting to solve her case, but when John was declared KIA by the Empire he retired, and spent the rest of his life in solitude, dying from medical complications before ever having the opportunity to reconcile with his son.
  
== Personality / Relationships ==
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* '''[[Verton Glayde]]''' - father, deceased <small>... (former CorSec detective)</small>
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* '''[[Sora Glayde]]''' - mother, deceased
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* '''[[Kitara Glayde]]''' - sister, deceased
  
{{Quote|If you wind up letting me down, odds are that neither one of us will be around for me to yell at you, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.|John Glayde, to [[Charlotte Tur'enne]]}}
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== '''Timeline''' ==
  
Most of the time, Glayde's emotions are carefully controlled and restrained. Partly that is a result of his commando training; but more critically, sequestering his emotions has been a subconscious way of ignoring the pain, loss, and guilt he feels over various events of his life. He is not completely devoid of emotions however, and when he begins to relax about people, he can be a kind and sympathetic individual.
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{{Timeline|
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{{Year|7 ABY| [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?18152-Ride-of-the-Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries] <small> - (appeared as NPC)</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?18524-A-Friend-in-Need A Friend in Need] <small>- Glayde and [[Amos Iakona]] travel to [[Raxus Prime]] to rescue [[Selinica Miriya]], his sister's childhood friend.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?19265-Liberation-Liberation-of-Bothawui Liberation - Liberation of Bothawui] <small>- Glayde participates in the liberation of the Bothan homeworld.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?18207-The-Doctor-and-the-Duchess The Doctor and the Duchess] <small>- Glayde leads a SpecForce team to investigate the mysterious deaths of key political figures on [[Baraboo]].</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?19902-A-New-Dawn-Dorn-Force A New Dorn] <small>- Glayde leads the inaugural mission of [[Dorn Force]], to infiltrate an Imperial Outpost on [[Ruuria]].</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?19938-Rebel-Dawn-Dorn-Force Rebel Dawn] <small>- Glayde and [[Charlotte Tur'enne|Tur'enne]] infiltrate a weapons research facility to retrieve a potential defector: none other than Charlotte's brother, [[Alexander Tur'enne|Xander]].</small>}}
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{{Year|8 ABY| [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?20372-The-greatest-enemy-is-the-one-you-know-best The greatest enemy is the one you know best] <small>- After a messy altercation between Tur'enne and Tallen, Glayde struggles to maintain discipline in [[Dorn Force]].</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?20395-Obligations-and-Necessities Obligations and Necessities] <small>- Glayde calls in back-up from [[Mara Tallen]]'s cousin, to help rein in his aggressive, shapeshifting second-in-command.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?20549-How-To-Save-A-Life How To Save A Life] <small>- After recieving the files and personal effects of Lieutenant Tur'enne's former unit, Taskforce Cresh, Glayde begins to gain a better understanding of the Lieutenant; and also begins to share her respect for Cresh and it's leader, looking for ways that he can emulate the notoriously successful unit within Dorn.</small>}}
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{{Year|9 ABY| [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?20858-Darkest-Before-the-Dawn Darkest Before the Dawn] <small>- Dorn Force, joined by [[Amos Iakona]], is sent to extract deep cover operative [[Maren Dirge]] from [[Naboo]].</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?21355-Crossed-Wires Crossed Wires] <small>- Glayde and Tur'enne absolutely, positively DO NOT have a date.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?20996-Breaking-Dawn Breaking Dawn] <small>- After a mission gone wrong, the debriefings become a witch hunt that leads to the end of Dorn Force.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?22056-Shipping-Out Shipping Out] <small>- En route to reassignment, Glayde and [[Serasai Onashi]] are trapped when their shuttle is ambushed by pirates.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?22494-Chains-of-Command Chains of Command] <small>- John comes to grips with his new role as a Navy officer.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?22381-Night-Walkers Night, Walkers] <small>- The ''[[Novgorod]]'' launches a strike against an Imperial walker factory.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?22681-Unbridled-surrender Unbridled surender] <small>- Captain Tallen requests downtime to sate her animal instincts.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?22491-9-120-The-Vanguards-Rapture The Vanguards: Rapture] <small>- The ''[[Novgorod]]'' investigates a series of mysterious disappearances on frontier colonies.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?23200-The-Vanguards-Retribution-9-121 The Vanguards: Retribution] <small>- The ''[[Novgorod]]'' joins forces with an Imperial ship to fight a [[Ssi-Ruuk]] incursion.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?55357-To-Be-Made-Whole-Again-9-170 To Be Made Whole Again] <small>- Glayde provides moral support as Cirrsseeto receives his new prosthetic.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?55680-With-Regret With Regret] <small>- Glayde tenders his resignation from the Alliance military.</small>}}
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{{Year|10 ABY| [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?55337-Last-Stop-All-Change Last Stop, All Change] <small>- Glayde and [[Alexander Tur'enne|Xander]] track Charlotte to [[Terminus]]. The reunion is far from pleasant.</small>
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<li> [http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?56181-Coup-de-Gr%E2ce Coup de Grâce] <small>- Glayde and Tur'enne enlist the aid of [[The Exchange]] in their plan for revenge against the Empire.</small>}}
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Glayde's leadership style is unorthadox. Having learned to lead as a Sergeant - "one of the troops" - he finds it difficult to establish the kind of detatchment that is expected of the Officer-Enlisted relationship, and would be much happier dropping down in rank back to being a Sergeant again, provided he could keep the same job. He tries to make himself as approachable as he can; and he also goes to great lengths to understand the personnel under his command, and treat them as individuals with their own personal approach, rather than a one size fits all manner.
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== '''Out of Character''' ==
  
'''Selinica Miriya'''<br>
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{{Untouchable}}
When Glayde lost his sister, her best friend [[Selinica Miriya]] had become extremely close to John and his parents; and while hardly a replacement for their lost daughter, she was very much part of Glayde's "family", and he watched out for her as if she were another sibling. During his years with the Empire she fell in with the wrong sorts of people, and managed to get herself in trouble. Glayde has since managed to bail her out; and he considers his absense as being to blame for her situation.
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'''Amos Iakona'''<br>
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[[Category:Alliance|John Glayde]] [[Category:Resistance (Corellia)|John Glayde]]
A former Naboo volunteer, [[Amos Iakona]] was a scout trooper assigned to the four-man Lancer that Glayde commanded: one of three "problem" troopers that Glayde was ordered to either train to an acceptable standard, or discharge. He saw a great deal of potential in Amos; unfortunately, Glayde was reassigned to the Jump Troopers, and Iakona ultimately left the Corps. Years later, Glayde encountered Iakona while working with the Rebellion, and had Amos assigned as a Sergeant in the reconnaissance unit of the SpecForce Company he commanded aboard the ''[[Valiant]]''.
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'''Jaden Luka'''<br>
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A Corellian, [[Jaden Luka]] opted for military service rather than serving jail time for a string of speeder crimes. He was one of Glayde's "problem" troopers, but was much more maverick in his attitude. Having served his requisite sentence, he was discharged along with Amos, and the two bought a [[YT-2000 Transport]] together; Glayde has borrowed this craft on behalf of [[Dorn Force]] on numerous occasions in recent years.
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'''Vansen Tyree'''<br>
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The man responsible for Glayde's joining the Rebellion, [[Vansen Tyree]] was the charasmatic sympathiser who convinced Glayde that while the actions of some individual rebels where abhorant, the cause of the Rebellion was just: and it was up to young men like him to ensure that the war was waged the ''right'' way. After Tyree joined the Alliance as a starship Captain himself a few years later, he intentionally sought out Glayde and had him assigned to his ship.
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'''Mara Tallen'''<br>
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A SpecForce officer aboard the ''[[Valiant]]'', [[Mara Tallen]] was a Heavy Weapon Specialist with whom Glayde had a brief romantic relationship. The two were separated by reassignment, but were reunited in Dorn Force. Since Glayde was her direct superior however, he was reluctant to revisit their earlier relationship: the friction that resulted ultimately contributed to Tallen's reassignment from the unit for "discipline" reasons - though not at Glayde's request, or choice.
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'''Charlotte Tur'enne'''<br>
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A fellow Corellian, [[Charlotte Tur'enne]] was assigned to [[Dorn Force]] as it's Infiltration specialist and Designated Marksman. The only survivor of Taskforce [[Cresh]], she has a reputation for being insolent and insubordinate; however, Glayde seems to have earned her trust, and respect. The sentiment is echoed to such a degree that Glayde recently selected her as his second-in-command. There have been times when a deeper personal relationship might have evolved, but Glayde is reluctant do become involved with someone under his command in that manner.
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'''Alexander Tur'enne'''<br>
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The brother of Charlotte, [[Alexander Tur'enne]] was a research scientist that Glayde and Charlotte rescued from an Imperial facility. Over the course of the rescue, Glayde was severely wounded; Xander carried him to safety, ultimately helping to rescue his own rescuer. Many people find Xander tiresome and frustrating, but Glayde has a lot of respect for, and patience with him.
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'''Torrsk Oruo'rel'''<br>
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The Supreme Commander of SpecForce, [[Torrsk Oruo'rel]] is Glayde's ultimate military superior. The two have only met recently, and that meeting was marred by Dorn Force being placed under intense scrutiny during a hunt for someone to blame in a mission gone wrong, and by the subsequent reassingment of many of Glayde's personnel. Dorn Force now answers directly to SpecForce Command, so interactions between the General and the Major are likely to become more frequent.
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== Roleplay Synopsis ==
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{{Quote|Echo Niner; this is Delta Niner. The kids are asking if we're nearly there yet; are we still go for our dinner date as planned?|John Glayde}}
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'''Ride of the Valkyries''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18152 Link])<br>
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Glayde appears briefly (as an NPC) in conversation with Amos Iakona. (His rank is erroneously given as "Lieutenant")
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'''A Friend in Need''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18524 Link])<br>
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With the aid of [[Amos Iakona]], Glayde travels to Raxus Prime to rescue [[Selinica Miriya]], his sister's best friend, and his own "surrogate" sibling since her death.
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'''Liberation - Liberation of Bothawui''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19265 Link])<br>
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Hand-picked for the mission by SpecForce, Glayde is deployed with a small team of specialists to perform essential precision strikes against key defenses, as part of the liberation effort.
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'''The Doctor and the Duchess''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18207 Link])<br>
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Placed in command of the team that will eventually become [[Dorn Force]], Glayde leads a mission to investigate the mysterious deaths of key political figures on [[Baraboo]].
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'''A New Dawn''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19902 Link])<br>
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On the first official mission of Dorn Force, Glayde leads the team to [[Ruuria]], on a mission to infiltrate an Imperial Outpost and steal vital intelligence and communications codes.
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'''Rebel Dawn''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19938 Link])<br>
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Major Glayde and Lieutenant Tur'enne are deployed alone, to infiltrate an Imperial research facility on Corellia, and extract a scientist who has expressed a desire to defect. That scientist turns out to be Tur'enne's brother, [[Alexander Tur'enne|Alexander]]. The escape turns dire, and Glayde is badly wounded, but with the assistance of both Tur'enne's, the mission is completed successfully.
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'''The greatest enemy is the one you know best''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20372 Link])<br>
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After a messy altercation between Lieutenant Tur'enne and Captain Tallen, Glayde struggles to get to grips with maintaining discipline in his highly unorthadox and volatile unit.
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'''Obligations and Necessities''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20395 Link])<br>
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Glayde calls in back-up from [[Mara Tallen]]'s cousin, to help rein in his agressive, shapeshifting second-in-command.
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'''How To Save A Life''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20549 Link])<br>
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After recieving the files and personal effects of Lieutenant Tur'enne's former unit, Taskforce [[Cresh]], Glayde begins to gain a better understanding of the Lieutenant; and also begins to share her respect for Cresh and it's leader, looking for ways that he can emulate the notoriously successful unit within Dorn.
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'''Darkest Before the Dawn''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20858 Link])<br>
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Glayde, Tallen, and both Tur'enne's join forces with Glayde's former comrade [[Amos Iakona]], in order to extract a Special Operations operative - [[Maren Dirge]] - whose deep cover assignment on [[Naboo]] has been compromised.
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'''Breaking Dawn''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20996 Link])<br>
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After a mission goes horribly wrong, Glayde and the team find themselves under intense scrutiny from none other than General [[Torrsk Oruo'rel]], the Supreme Commander of SpecForce. Not only is he searching for the root cause of the mission's failure - and if possible, a way to pass the blame off onto Alliance Intelligence, to spare the reputations of his staff - but also using the opportunity to extensively review the current status quo within Dorn Force, in search of weaknesses.
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'''Crossed Wires''' ([http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21355 Link])<br>
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When Glayde invites Charlotte Tur'enne to his quarters for dinner to "discuss something important", the situation gets horribly misconstrued, leading to awkwardness and amusement in large quantities.
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== Out of Character ==
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{{Untouchable}}
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John Glayde is a leader within the Resistance movement on Corellia. He is a veteran of the Rebel Alliance, and of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.

Previously part of Alliance SpecForce, Glayde served as the leader of the elite Dorn Force unit, and later as the Executive Officer aboard the Novgorod. While still in Imperial service, he served variously as a Scout Trooper, Jump Trooper, and Storm Commando, prior to his defection in 2 ABY. He left the Alliance shortly after The Treaty with the Galactic Empire was signed, in protest over the Alliance's treatment of Charlotte Tur'enne, his former second-in-command.

Glayde owns a YT-2400 Light Freighter called Last Resort. Because of a bargain struck with Emelie Shadowstar and The Exchange, the Resort is used to smuggle supplies to the Resistance on Corellia.

History

The son of a CorSec detective, John's youth was defined by the expectation that he would follow in his father's footsteps. That all changed when his sister Kitara was shot and killed by Corellian rebels several years before the Battle of Yavin, in a failed attempt to assassinate an Imperial officer. With local authorities unable to provide him with the justice he desired, John was recruited into the Imperial military by Ethan Tahmores. John began as a scout trooper on Naboo, but his aptitude for combat and leadership was quickly recognised. He underwent specialist training as a jump trooper, and was involved in a number of engagements before being severely wounded - to the extent that the Empire listed him as killed in action.

John survived however, though with shrapnel damage to his heart extensive enough for him to need an artificial replacement. Once rehabilitated, John was inducted into the Storm Commandos, undergoing training with Crix Madine as part of the Imperial elite. He served with distinction, but over time his orders began to jar with his personal sense of morality. When ordered to snipe a suspected rebel sympathiser while her children played in the next room, John refused his orders, and was scheduled for court martial.

Rebellion

Glayde was contacted by Crix Madine, who made arrangements for John's defection to the Rebel Alliance. He joined the Alliance SpecForce as a Pathfinder, and distinguished himself as a reconnaissance officer. In 7 ABY, Major Glayde was selected to lead Dorn Force, a cross-division team of elite SpecForce and SpecOps soldiers. The unit was controversial, and while their successes earned them allies within the military, they also earned enemies in the Alliance's political community, who felt that Glayde's team of volatile misfits might adversely affect the image of an Alliance desperately seeking political validity. In 9 ABY the unit was disbanded under the supervision of General Torrsk Oruo'rel, though several of it's members transferred to the Alliance Frigate Novgorod - including Glayde, who was promoted to Commander and appointed as the ship's XO.

Resistance

During his time with Dorn Force, Glayde had developed an unprofessional affection for his second in command, Charlotte Tur'enne; one that was at least partially reciprocated. When Dorn Force was disbanded, Glayde distanced himself from her, with Charlotte becoming involved with Alliance Intelligence, and The Wheel. When a severe breach of the Wheel's security allowed a darksider to attack the Jedi refugees there, Charlotte - who had been controlled and manipulated by the darksider - was used as a scapegoat by SpecForce, to help them save face. She was summarily discharged with such speed that Glayde wasn't even given the opportunity to testify on her behalf.

Charlotte went to ground, and after the Alliance signed it's treaty with the Empire and brought the war to an end, Glayde resigned his commission and set out in search of her. Both found themselves travelling down a self-destructive path, Charlotte wrestling with the discovery and exposure of her Force sensitive nature, John struggling with guilt over his past Imperial actions that he did not feel he'd been able to make amends for. Charlotte's actions incited retaliation from a local gang, and in trying to save her, John was beaten to such a degree that extensive cybernetic reconstruction was required.

Feeling obligated to remain with Glayde after the injuries he had sustained, Charlotte steered them onto a path of seeking revenge against the Empire, ultimately culminating on an attempt at assassinating the Moff of Corellia, which led them to become involved with the local Resistance movement.

Personality

Having lost his entire family as a result of various tragedies, John Glayde has difficulty forming close personal relationships. Instead of friendships, he typically relates to people in terms of duty, loyalty, and camaraderie. He is fiercely protective of his subordinates - even those who are no longer part of his unit - but there are very few who he would consciously regard as "friends".

While describing him as guarded would be a step too far, Glayde is conscious of the fact that his Imperial background can be a source of discomfort and animosity. Though he does not actively conceal anything about himself, he tends not to volunteer the information either, relying on a certain degree of commanding officer detachment to ensure that his subordinates only know what they need to know about him.

Family

John's baby sister was killed by rebels while John was in his early twenties. A few years later, his mother died under suspicious circumstances - CorSec ruled her death as accidental, but there were suspicions that it might have been suicide. John's father remained in CorSec for several years after Kitara's death attempting to solve her case, but when John was declared KIA by the Empire he retired, and spent the rest of his life in solitude, dying from medical complications before ever having the opportunity to reconcile with his son.

Timeline

7 ABY:
  • Ride of the Valkyries - (appeared as NPC)
  • A Friend in Need - Glayde and Amos Iakona travel to Raxus Prime to rescue Selinica Miriya, his sister's childhood friend.
  • Liberation - Liberation of Bothawui - Glayde participates in the liberation of the Bothan homeworld.
  • The Doctor and the Duchess - Glayde leads a SpecForce team to investigate the mysterious deaths of key political figures on Baraboo.
  • A New Dorn - Glayde leads the inaugural mission of Dorn Force, to infiltrate an Imperial Outpost on Ruuria.
  • Rebel Dawn - Glayde and Tur'enne infiltrate a weapons research facility to retrieve a potential defector: none other than Charlotte's brother, Xander.
  • 8 ABY:
  • The greatest enemy is the one you know best - After a messy altercation between Tur'enne and Tallen, Glayde struggles to maintain discipline in Dorn Force.
  • Obligations and Necessities - Glayde calls in back-up from Mara Tallen's cousin, to help rein in his aggressive, shapeshifting second-in-command.
  • How To Save A Life - After recieving the files and personal effects of Lieutenant Tur'enne's former unit, Taskforce Cresh, Glayde begins to gain a better understanding of the Lieutenant; and also begins to share her respect for Cresh and it's leader, looking for ways that he can emulate the notoriously successful unit within Dorn.
  • 9 ABY:
  • Darkest Before the Dawn - Dorn Force, joined by Amos Iakona, is sent to extract deep cover operative Maren Dirge from Naboo.
  • Crossed Wires - Glayde and Tur'enne absolutely, positively DO NOT have a date.
  • Breaking Dawn - After a mission gone wrong, the debriefings become a witch hunt that leads to the end of Dorn Force.
  • Shipping Out - En route to reassignment, Glayde and Serasai Onashi are trapped when their shuttle is ambushed by pirates.
  • Chains of Command - John comes to grips with his new role as a Navy officer.
  • Night, Walkers - The Novgorod launches a strike against an Imperial walker factory.
  • Unbridled surender - Captain Tallen requests downtime to sate her animal instincts.
  • The Vanguards: Rapture - The Novgorod investigates a series of mysterious disappearances on frontier colonies.
  • The Vanguards: Retribution - The Novgorod joins forces with an Imperial ship to fight a Ssi-Ruuk incursion.
  • To Be Made Whole Again - Glayde provides moral support as Cirrsseeto receives his new prosthetic.
  • With Regret - Glayde tenders his resignation from the Alliance military.
  • 10 ABY:
  • Last Stop, All Change - Glayde and Xander track Charlotte to Terminus. The reunion is far from pleasant.
  • Coup de Grâce - Glayde and Tur'enne enlist the aid of The Exchange in their plan for revenge against the Empire.
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