Admiral Liu Bao Rui

Born on the fortress world of Anaxes, which was once known as the defender of the core, Liu Bao Rui was expected ever since birth to join the Guard d'Azure as his forefathers had before him. His family was one of the most influential and storied on the planet, with their family name synonymous with naval service. Like many families with a rich naval history, they owned an estate in the Sirpar hills. Due to their family's history, influence, personal brilliance, his father was a commodore within the Guard d'Azure. His flagship, eternal peace, was one of three Procurator class star battle cruisers that were active in the Guard d'Azure. The ship had been apart of their family for nearly one hundred years. His mother was an instructor in the College of Planetary Security Forces, which is on the Anaxes Citadel. His elder brother was a student in college by the time Liu Bao Rui turned 5. Like his father, his elder brother was considered a skilled naval commander and tactician. Growing up, Liu Bao Rui was feed stories about his ancestors, who helped defend the Republic from the sith and various other threats. His father, when he was home, would always tell him stories about his adventures, such as fighting off pirates when he survived in the judiciary forces of the Republic.



As a teenager growing up on Anaxes, his parents taught him much about the history of the planet and its proud naval traditions. During his off time, he would practice sword fighting. Since he was a regular human, this was a hobby more than anything serious. After all, what could a human vibrosword user do against a crowd or mob armed with slugthrower or laser weaponry? Despite his informal training, he would become talented enough for his family to hire an instructor to train him in using a vibrosword. During this period, his skills with the vibrosword improved leaps and bounds. By the age of 16, he was one of the most talented duelists in the nearby region. It was during one of these training sessions that he would suffer a horrendous injury. He had left his guard open due to arrogance. Due to that arrogance, he failed to see a strike aimed at his chest. The excruciating pain caused him to faint, and when he awoke, he was in his family's estate. The gash had healed by the time he awoke, but it left a permanent scar and taught a lesson to the young man.

In 34 BBY, the same year that he would enter the College of Planetary Security Forces, the battle of Malastare Narrows occurred. For Liu Bao Rui, this showcased just how weak the Republic had become, and as an adult, he would support the military creation act. During his time in the academy, he was a diligent student, listening and taking notes during every lecture and lesson. During exams and mock battles, he would consistently rank among the top of his class, and by the time graduation came, he was ranked number five in his class. He joined the Guard d'Azure as a Junior Lieutenant serving aboard a dreadnaught heavy cruiser. His family's political influence and his skills helped him quickly move through the ranks, reaching the rank of captain by the age of 26. He was to command a CR90 Corvette. The corvette would be his flagship until he became a Lieutenant Commander at the age of 28. After that, he would be given the command of a Dreadnought class heavy cruiser. Despite the militaristic traditions of the planet, he had little to no real combat experience before the outbreak of the clone wars. He would occasionally stop smugglers, but other than that, the core proved to be a peaceful place. During this time, the separatist movement was increasingly becoming more worrisome. He did not understand how loyal Republican citizens and planets were willing to break away from the Republic and pledge allegiance to another man. It was treason, and he was not the only one that felt that way. It was no surprise to him and his family when the first battle of Geonosis happened. His father would pay for the Eternal Flame back to the Kaut drive yards for it to be refitted for war, while Liu Bao Rui and his brother were commissioned as a Lieutenant Commodore and Rear Admiral respectively. His father would send the procurator to be refitted at the Kaut Drive Yards.

Liu Bao Rui would be a part of several major engagements during the Clone wars including the battle of Christophsis, where he would be apart of the relief forces sent to aid Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Admiral Wullf Yularen. He would perform admirably during this battle and would be promoted to the rank of Commodore. His father's procurator would be finished refitting in 20 BBY. His new flagship, Swift Winds, would take part in the Malevolence campaign. These battles gave the young commodore the experience he needed, along with showing him the truth about war. In 19 BBY, with the establishment of the Empire, Liu Bao Rui felt betrayed by the chancellor that he had once supported. Despite this, in the same year, he was promoted for his actions during and after the malevolence campaign. The Jedi, while no friends of his, were a stabilizing force in the galaxy, and he failed to see how they would revolt against the very Republic that they had fought for and defended for several millennia. He was further outraged when many generationals were demoted or outright replaced with what he saw as incompetent naval officers. He would continue to serve the new Empire, as it was his duty, but the longer he served, the more disgruntled he became. In 10 BBY, he would be contacted by a local rebel cell asking him to desert. Despite, his dissatisfaction with the Empire, he still believed in the Empire and the peace and stability it brought with it.

In 5 BBY, his dissatisfaction with the Empire reached a boiling point, after he was demoted for refusing to fire on a civilian convoy after his superior ordered him to. After returning to his homeworld of Annaxes, he took all the credits he could, before contacting the local rebel cell and officially joined the alliance to restore the republic. That same rebel cell would leave He would be given one of the few CR90s. In 3 BBY, they would meet up with the main rebel fleet, and he was promoted to the rank of commodore and was given command of a dreadnaught class heavy cruiser. His dreadnought class heavy cruiser was destroyed during a skirmish against an Imperial patrol in 2 ABY, and he was one of the lucky few who managed to escape. With the destruction of his ship, he would lay low for a while, before reestablishing contact with the main alliance cell in 3 ABY. During the battle of Endor, he would lead an MC75, but due to the foreign design, he didn't know how to operate the ship effectively. During this battle, he would relegate command of the ship to his XO, who was more familiar with the ship. He would witness the destruction of the second death star from his bridge. After the battle of Endor, he would be given the command of Emancipator, an Imperial Star destroyer 1, after which was captured by general Han Solo during the Battle of Endor.