Barton Coburn
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Barton Coburn
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Barton Coburn was ahumanmaleofficer who held therank ofadmiral in theGalactic Republic Navy. He commanded atask force during theBattle of Lola Sayu and later helmed theArquitens-class light cruiserHand of Justice during theBattle of Kadavo. He later became a part of theGalactic Empire following theend of the war and therise of the new regime. In around18 BBY, he participated in asummit on theplanetEriadu and theRaven's Peak facility.
Biography[]
In service to the Republic[]
Coburn commands the Republic rescue fleet from his Star Destroyer at Lola Sayu.
Ahuman male,[1] Barton Coburn was a part of theGalactic Republic Navy during theClone Wars, serving as anAdmiral.[3] During the War, he served under the command ofJedi GeneralPlo Koon.[5] Admiral Coburn served with distinction during the many battles he fought in the Clone Wars. Coburn was in command of the Republictask force sent toretrieve thestrike team that freedCaptainWilhuff Tarkin andJedi MasterEven Piell from theCitadel onLola Sayu.[3] He also commanded the operation torescue theTogrutaslaves from theZygerrian slaving facility onKadavo. Captaining theArquitens-class light cruiser[5]Hand of Justice,[6] Coburn waited until Koon and thestarfighters eliminated the turrets before moving in, maneuvered the ship underneath the Zygerrian facility and helped to rescue the Togrutas.[5]
Under the Empire[]
- "And what happens if they become aware of what's happening and take up arms against us?"
- ―Barton Coburn voices his concern with a potential clone rebellion[4]
Admiral Coburn defended the clone troopers' skill and fierce loyalty.
Following Koon’s death and therise of theGalactic Empire in the Republic's stead when the War ended, Coburn continued to serve under the new government and remained a high-ranking respected Admiral.[7] Around18 BBY,[8] he joinedGovernor Tarkin at asummit at theRaven's Peak onEriadu alongside two other fellow Clone War veteransGeneralHurst Romodi of theImperial Army and Tarkin’s rivalCommanderOrson Krennic of theImperial Weapons Division, andChief ScientistDoctorRoyce Hemlock of theAdvanced Science Division of theImperial Science Bureau.[4] Coburn was considered one of the Empire's high-level leaders.[9] When Doctor Hemlock spoke about his and the Advanced Science Division's progress on the previouslyKaminoan-supervisedcloning project which was of great importance toGalactic EmperorSheev Palpatine, using decommissionedclone troopers as test subjects to aid in his research, Coburn voiced an objection as he shared the unease Romodi had but for a different reason, referencing their powerful skill and loyalty during the War since he served with them for many years. Tarkin told him the clones had shown a concerning level of individuality under the leadership of theJedi Order. Coburn then posed his fear of the clones taking up arms against the Empire if they were to discover Hemlock'sImperial cloning program, to which he warned the Admiral some already had and Tarkin promised the rogue clones would be dealt with swiftly and unilaterally to quell any threat of a clone uprising before ordering Krennic to enlighten them to the status ofProject Stardust.[4]
Coburn was secured in the conference room with the other members of the summit.
As the summit continued,insurgents led by Clone War veteran CommanderSaw Gerrera infiltrated Raven's Peak and placed thermal explosives, which were detonated and destroyed much of the compound.[4] Coburn and the others were secured in the conference room with Hemlock being the only one to believe in Tarkin as the chaos happened around them and Gerrera and the surviving forces escaped according to the team ofLieutenantMaylur. Unfortunately Coburn’s fear came to a much worse reality a few months later when the rogueClone Force 99 killed Doctor Hemlock and several troopers of the Advanced Science Division and caused various wings of hisbase to sustain heavy damage due to releasing theZillo Beast which caused Tarkin to posthumously punish the brilliant officer by ordering CaptainBragg to shutter the base indefinitely and redistribute all funding and remaining assets to Project Stardust when he went there to give his assistance insistingly.[10]
Personality and traits[]
- "If I may, I served with the clones for many years. They are cunning warriors. Loyal to the end. Are we willing to just dismiss them out of hand?"
- ―Barton Coburn[4]
Admiral Coburn
Barton Coburn was ahuman male with grayinghair, light skin, andblueeyes. He was a composed leader that had the trust of the men serving under him.[5] During his service to the Empire, he remembered theclone troopers that he had served with and had praise for their bravery and skill. However, ultimately, he allowed Tarkin and Hemlock to quell his doubts about using them as test subjects in cloning experiments.[4]
Equipment and uniform[]
Barton Coburn used the standard-issue gray uniform consisting of anImperial officer's tunic, a pair of flared/normal pants, a blackutility belt, and a pair of blackdurasteel-toedboots. As admiral, he wore a single rowrank insignia plaque of six blue squares.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The character of Admiral Barton Coburn was created for theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series. He made his first appearance inMarch2011 in the episode "Citadel Rescue," which aired as part of the series'third season.[11] He was later featured in thefourth season episode "Escape from Kadavo," which was released onJanuary 5,2012.[12] As part of his appearance in the latter episode, he received an entry in theStarWars.comEncyclopedia.[2] Coburn was voiced by voice actorDee Bradley Baker in "Citadel Rescue,"[11] but his voice actor for "Escape from Kadavo" has yet to be attributed.[5] Coburn's first name—Barton—was created byTim Veekhoven as part of the lore he introduced while writing theBuild the Millennium Falcon magazine.[13]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"(First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Escape from Kadavo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Point of No Return"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Summit"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99"
Sources[]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Citadel Rescue onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
- "Citadel Rescue" -The Clone Wars Episode Guide onStarWars.com(original link is obsolete)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Three
- "Escape from Kadavo" -The Clone Wars Episode Guide onStarWars.com(original link is obsolete)
- "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Admiral Coburn in theEncyclopedia(original site is defunct)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 35Starship Fact File:Venator-class Star Destroyer(First identified as Barton)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 60Starship Fact File:Arquitens-class Light Cruiser
- "The Summit" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Admiral Coburn in theDatabank(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.3
Admiral Coburn in theDatabank(backup link) - ↑2.02.1
Admiral Coburn in theEncyclopedia(original site is defunct) - ↑3.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.7Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"
- ↑4.004.014.024.034.044.054.064.074.084.09Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Summit"
- ↑5.05.15.25.35.4Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Escape from Kadavo"
- ↑Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 60Starship Fact File:Arquitens-class Light Cruiser
- ↑ Glyn Dillon (@glyn__dillon) onInstagram (post):"I sometimes get asked, on Twitter, about certain things to do with the details of Star Wars costumes, especially Imperial costumes. I try to answer as best I can but I can't always remember… 'ranking' is something that crops up every now and then ...so I've been meaning to post this on here for a while. My co-designer, David Crossman is a military expert, much like John Mollo was, so this is something he put together, after studying all the OT films and working out what he thought John Mollo was doing with the Imperial ranking. It was devised for Rogue One... and if there are any Imperials in Solo, we would've have used this system again... But obviously I can't say if we did 😜 I hope it's useful for all the cosplayers and costumers out there"(backup link)
- ↑Per the reasoninghere, the seventh and eighth episodes ofThe Bad Batch Season 2, "The Clone Conspiracy" and "Truth and Consequences," can be placed in18 BBY. Therefore, all Season 2 episodes proceeding "The Clone Conspiracy" occur between19 BBY, which features the end ofThe Bad Batch Season 1 according toStar Wars: Timelines, and 18BBY. TheGalactic Empire, theformation of whichStar Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, sentMayday's squad toBarton IV over ayear prior to the events of the twelfth episode, "The Outpost." As it occurs over a year into theImperial Era and is set shortly after the events of "Truth and Consequences," the events of "The Outpost" occur around 18 BBY. Following that logic, the ninth through eleventh episodes ("The Crossing" through "Metamorphosis") are also set around 18 BBY because they occur between the events of "Truth and Consequences" and "The Outpost." Finally, all season 2 episodes set after "The Outpost" occur shortly after its events, thereby placing those episodes around 18 BBY as well.
- ↑ "The Summit" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)
- ↑Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99"
- ↑11.011.1 The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Citadel Rescue onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
- ↑ "Kidnapped" -The Clone Wars Episode Guide" onStarWars.com(original link is obsolete)
- ↑Social media correspondence withTim Veekhoven(screenshot)
