"No we can't! They'll blast us to pieces if we engage them!"
- Cole Darba to Vastil about the idea of attacking Geonosians

Cole Darba was a human male member of the Citizens' Militia during the Cold War.
In 3643 BBY, Darba and his men had been stationed at Manister Base, which had become overrun by a hive of Geonosians from the nearby planet Geonosis. He sent a distress call to the nearby settlement of Estelar and they sent help - several Militia recruits led by Vastil and a group of Republic-allied operatives. Vastil and his recruits arrived first and, along with Darba and his men they barricaded themselves in one of the buildings. While holed up in one of the base's buildings, they were found by the operatives. Darba didn't believe that he and his men would withstand another assault, but the operatives told him that they would push back the Geonosians while the militiamen fled to Outpost Largona to the south. As soon as the operatives gave the signal, Darba along with Vastil and remaining militiamen ran to the landing pad, boarded a speeder van and drove towards Largona. He and others arrived at the local hospital, where Doctor Aidarro treated their wounds.