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this Rodian was once a member of Zozridor Slayke's crew, serving aboard the Scarlet Thranta after Slayke defected from the Old Republic, just prior to the onset of the Clone Wars. Grudo himself volunteered to serve with Slayke, since he was working as a soldier-for-hire at the time. He didn't volunteer because of any loyalty to the Sons and Daughters, but because they were acting illegally, and the prospects for exciting combat looked good. When Slayke was apprehended on Bpfassh by Nejaa Halcyon, it was Grudo who agreed to meet with the Jedi Master. Sergeant Grudo's primary objective was to challenge Halcyon to one-on-one combat. If Halcyon won, he could have Slayke. If he lost, Slayke was free to go. Halcyon, being an honorable man as well as a Jedi Master, agreed to the terms. He then shed his lightsaber and swore to fight without the use of the Force. Grudo found himself evenly matched with Halcyon, and their fight went on for hours. Ultimately, despite the fact that the fight was a draw, Halycon lost the war with Slayke. Slayke had counted on his honor, and used the fight as a distraction to sneak behind Halcyon's forces and steal the Jedi's ship, the Plooriod Bodkin. After stranding Halcyon, Slayke and his forces fled into space. Grudo accepted the fact that he would be left behind, and allowed himself to become Halcyon's lone prisoner. Halcyon, however, knew his embarassment would be that much greater if he returned with a single prisoner. So, when the arrived on Coruscant, Halcyon asked Grudo to go underground and remain hidden until he was needed. So, Grudo posed as a bounty hunter, working from the seedy underworld cantinas of Coruscant. It was in the Golden Slug that Halcyon located Grudo a few years later, in the hopes of recruiting him for the mission to liberate the Intergalactic Communications Center on Praesitlyn. Grudo was initially wary, but the inclusion of Anakin Skywalker on the mission convinced him to join up. Grudo was fascinated by the young man's abilities, both as a military tactician and as a Jedi Padawan. Their plans were later combined with those of Slayke, whose forces had been the only ones near Praesitlyn when it was attacked by the Separatists, and the battle was begun. Their initial plans failed due to poor intelligence, and they set out to gather more data before launching a second plan. It was during one of these scouting missions that the team encountered Odie Subu and Erk H'Arman, who had been buried beneath a bunker in the fighting. Odie thought they were enemies and fired without thinking, catching Grudo in the head with a blast. Anakin rushed to his side, and never truly forgave Odie for the blast. References to grudo being shot by "friendly fire" didn't sit well with the young Padawan, but made him that much more determined to see Grudo survive. Unfortunately, Grudo's wounds were too grave, and he later died.