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Clone Troopers are identical, genetically modified soldiers and Clones of Jango Fett for the Jedi and the Galactic Republic to fight along side during the period of the Clone Wars in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, in the 2008 spin-off film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and in the follow-up TV show of the same name. They were created by Sifo-Dyas to combat the the Separatists in the last years of the Republic. Near the end of the Clone Wars, the Clones were ordered by Darth Sidious (The Sith persona of Chancellor Palpatine) to follow Order 66, which activated their secret inhibitor chips that compelled them to view the Jedi as traitors to the Republic that needed to be executed, leading to them betraying and/or killing Jedi Knights, some survived by going into hiding.
They later became the first Stormtroopers, before being replaced by human recruits.
Many Clones Troopers were decommissioned from the Empire and went to retirement while some were able to disobey Order 66 and fought alongside with the Rebel Alliance against the Empire.
In the films, they were portrayed by Bodie Taylor and later Temuera Morrison, who portrayed their genetic template: Jango Fett, while in the TV series, they are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Avatar and Momo in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Naga in Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb. Klaus in American Dad and in the 2003-2005 microseries they were voiced by André Sogliuzzo, who also voices Hakoda from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Personalities[]
The clone troopers are loyal and obedient, and they usually follow orders from high-ranking officials, such as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Despite this, most clones, like Rex, have individual traits and personalities, and do not always follow orders without question.
Unlike the stormtroopers, the clone troopers are skillful soldiers, being very good at aiming for their targets and have been trained in hand-to-hand combat.
Due to the clone troopers having inhibitor chips implanted into their brains during their growth cycle, the moment they hear the words "Order 66", their individual identities will be completely overridden, and they will unwillingly turn against their Jedi comrades and kill them, having no control of their actions.
The activation of the inhibitor chips had a long-term effect on the clones after carrying out Order 66. While they still retained their personalities to an extent (seen when the normal clones got into a food fight with the Bad Batch), they became blindly loyal to Palpatine. When Palpatine ended the Republic and replaced it with a totalitarian Empire, the clones all cheered for the new Emperor despite the fact that the galaxy then erupted into chaos.
The clones themselves then became much more aggressive and violent than before. They became a sort of police force and returned to wearing all-white armor without any markings, discarding the individual appearances and personalities that they developed during the war.
Within a year, the inhibitor chips began to wear off and many clones gradually regained their personalities and capacity for independent thought.
Abilities[]
- Marksmanship: Clone troopers are trained at very young ages to be skilled in utilizing blaster pistols and blaster rifles. Many clone troopers are very good at shooting their targets, especially compared to the infamously bad aim of their Imperial successors.
- Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Clone troopers are trained at very young ages to be skilled in unarmed combat. Many clone troopers are very effective unarmed fighters.
Weapons and Equipment[]
- Blasters: Clones had various blasters ranging from blaster pistols and blaster rifles.
- DC-17 hand blaster: A common sidearm used by the Clones.
- DC-15A blaster carbine: A standard issued weapon used by clones in tighten spaces.
- DC-15A blaster rifle: A standard issued weapon used by clones in wider areas.
- 773 Firepuncher rifle: A common weapon used by the Clone assassins and Crosshair.
- DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System: A common weapon used by the Clone commandos.
- DC-12U beam rifle: A blaster rifle that can be used underwater like Mon Calamari.
- Z-6 rotary blaster cannon: A rotating blaster canon that can be used for heavy operations.
- BT X-42 heavy flame projector: A flamethrower weapon.
- Clone mortar: A portable weapon that can be set up to fire or drop explosive projectiles on enemies at a close distance.
- Thermal detonators: Clones also had thermal detonators. They had various models including the standard Class-A thermal detonators, a cylinder one on their belts, the Pyro denton explosives in the form of discs, and sticky bombs.
- Macrobinoculars/Electrobinoculars: Clones Troopers had binoculars to observe things from afar, and provided additional information on the distance and altitude of the object under observation. Unlike the Jedi binoculars, the Clones had bigger handheld binoculars that could be fit in their backpacks.
- Datapads: Clone troopers also had datapads that contain information for them. They come in various shapes and sizes. Datapads were equipped with various common tools like a built-in comlink, a cargo manifest, scanners, navigation, analysis and research purposes, a remote control of vehicles, droids, or other devices, built-in security protocols to protect sensitive information, entertainment features, and various other functions. Datapads can connect with other equipment like a datachip, a datarod, a computer spike to hack into other devices.
- Comlinks: Clone troopers also carried various models of comlink to communicate with allies. One was the regular C1 personal comlink and wrist comms, wrist worn comlinks with multi-function features like a chronometer and had a holoprojector built in, and the Jedi Hush-98 comlink.
- Holopucks: The Clone assassins carries holopucks, simple holoprojectors that had a highly encrypted target registry.
History[]
Clone Wars[]
They were created in secret on Kamino, and discovered by Obi-Wan Kenobi when he followed a clue to a murder. These clones, being genetically engineered for battle, with accelerated growth, were all cloned from Jango Fett, a well-known and feared bounty hunter.
Clones served in the GAR, the Grand Army of the Republic, alongside the Jedi. When Darth Sidious commenced Order 66, the control chips within the troopers activated and the clones fired upon and killed the Jedi.
Imperial Era and Legacy[]
After the order, the clones either became stormtroopers or were replaced by them for the first Galactic Empire. Almost immediately, Sidious phased out the clone troopers as his soldiers during his reign as Emperor due to the activation of the inhibitor chips rendering them inferior fighters (as it took away their creativity and improvisation and rendered them more bloodthirsty), the expense of the cloning process, and their vulnerability to genetic diseases that could render them useless. Within a few years, all of the clones were removed from active service except for a select few. They were instead replaced by normal human recruits, which in turn were eventually replaced by children kidnapped from families throughout the galaxy and programmed from birth when the First Order rose to power sometime after the Empire's downfall.
Types[]
Clone Trooper Commander[]
Clone trooper commanders were an advanced breed of clone troopers that specialized in commanding clone regiments and battalions in the Grand Army of the Republic. These commanders usually served as the second in command to the Jedi Generals aiding them in battle.
Advanced Training[]
Clone Battalion Commander[]
Clone commanders received a higher degree of training than that of the other clones. Their training allowed for them to be quicker in thinking and coordination, and as a side result, gave them more individuality than the other clones.
Clone Regimental Commander[]
Clone regimental commanders were commanders placed in charge of regiments, in addition to Jedi Commanders.
Senior Clone Commander[]
A Senior clone commander, such as Gree, was a high-ranking clone trooper commander, only 320 of which existed, who was usually placed in charge of a legion alongside a Jedi General.
Clone Marshal Commander[]
Being at the highest possible rank of a clone trooper, Clone marshal commanders, such as Cody who was in charge of the Third Systems Army, received even further advanced training than their standard counterparts and often led large battalions or Corps with High Jedi Generals.
Distinction[]
Normally, clone trooper commanders wore standard clone trooper armor with yellow markings on their gloves and boots. However, this was seldom seen for most of the war, as color more frequently signified unit affiliation, not rank. Most clone commanders had a certain distinction from the regular clones, and that their armor was customized to show their status as a high ranking clone. At first, the commanders were distinguished by colored markings on their armor. Add-ons such as kamas and pauldrons became more prominent along with personalized markings and equipment such as DC-17 pistols, grenades, and ammo belts.
Members[]
Notable Clone Commanders[]
Specific rank and type denoted where known.
- CC-1119 "Appo" (Senior Commander; Deceased)
- CC-1138 "Bacara" (Marshal Commander)
- CC-1226
- "Blackout"
- "Blitz" (ARC Trooper)
- CC-5052 "Bly" (Marshal Commander)
- "Cards" (ARC trooper)
- CC-2224 "Cody" (Marshal Commander)
- "Colt" (ARC Trooper; Deceased)
- "Deviss"
- "Doom"
- "Faie" (Deceased)
- CC-3714 "Fil" (Deceased)
- CC-1010 "Fox" (Deceased)
- CC-1004 "Gree" (Senior Commander; Deceased)
- "Havoc" (ARC Trooper; Deceased)
- CC-1993 "Jet"
- "Kickback"
- "Mayday" (Deceased)
- "Monnk"
- CC-8826 "Neyo" (Marshal Commander)
- CC-2237 "Odd Ball"
- CT-411 "Ponds" (Deceased)
- CC-5869 "Stone"
- CC-4477 "Thire"
- "Thorn" (Deceased)
- "Trauma" (ARF Trooper; Deceased)
- CC-3636 "Wolffe"
Clone Trooper Captain[]
A Clone Trooper Captain was the rank of a highly experienced clone trooper, one of the most prestigious positions for a clone officer to reach in the Grand Army of the Republic, leading companies of troops. The captain was below the commander and above lieutenant.
Rex was a clone captain of the legendary 501st Legion.
Known Clone Captains[]
- Alpha-77 "Fordo"
- "Breaker"
- "Burner" (ARC trooper)
- "Carg" (ARC trooper)
- CC-5576-39 "Gregor" (Clone commando Captain; Deceased)
- CC-10/994 "Grey" (Deceased)
- "Howzer"
- "Jek" (Deceased)
- "Keeli" (Deceased)
- CC-4142 "Lock"
- CT-7567 "Rex"
- "Scraps" (Commandos)
- "Silver"
- CT-0292 "Vaughn" (Deceased)
- "Wilco" (Deceased)
- "Zak"
Clone Trooper Lieutenant[]
Clone Trooper Lieutenants were clones who were promoted from Sergeant. Lieutenant was a common rank, especially among ARC Troopers, and the second rank of Clone officers, the first being Second-Lieutenant.
Gear[]
Clone trooper lieutenants wore distinguished blue Phase I clone trooper armor during the first years of the Clone Wars; later they wore armor that distinguished them by division and not by rank. ARC trooper lieutenants sported ARC trooper armor, which optionally provided some of these units with additional weaponry, such as hidden flamethrowers. These ARC lieutenants also wore skirt-like kamas that dampened blasts, had rangefinders attached to their helmets, and wore command shoulder pauldrons. However, the markings on the ARC lieutenants' armor remained blue.
Notable Clone Trooper Lieutenants[]
- CT-6734 "Galle"
- "Hawk"
- CT-5597 "Jesse" (ARC trooper; Deceased)
- "Stec" (ARC trooper)
- CL-9632 "Trap" (Tango Company) (Deceased)
- "Waxer" (Deceased)
- Unidentified ARF Trooper Lieutenant (Teth)
Clone Trooper Corporal[]
Clone trooper corporals were clones above privates and troopers, but below clone sergeants. Their tasks were often not as difficult on the battlefield, being placed as seconds-in-command of squads.
Appearance[]
Clone corporals initially wore standard white armor. Some corporals were permitted to customize their armor, especially to signify membership of their squad or battalion.
Notable Corporals[]
- "Comet"
- "Spanner"
- "Draa"
- CT-1409 "Echo" (Former ARC Trooper; Clone Force 99)
Clone Trooper Sergeant[]
Clone trooper sergeant was one of the lower ranks of the clone troopers rank designation system. Sergeants lead small groups of clone corporals and privates into battle, and were usually in charge of keeping their squads in shape. Sergeant Appo was a sergeant of the famous 501st Legion.
Identification[]
- CS-2207 "Boomer"
- "Barlex"
- "Boost"
- "Coric"
- "Crasher"
- CT-0000/1010 "Fox" (501st) (Deceased)
- "Fury"
- "Hound" (ARF Trooper)
- "Hunter"
- RC-1138 "Boss" (Commandos)
- "Joker"
- CS-1004 "Kano"
- "O'Niner" (Deceased)
- "Pulsar"
- "Racket" (Commandos)
- "Sinker"
- "Slick" (defected to the Separatists)
- "Stew" (Gunner Sergeant)
Clone Cadets[]
Clone Cadets were clones who were still training to who were still training to become soldiers.
Other/unorganized[]
- "Aeon"
- "Arkat"
- "Axe" (Deceased)
- "Bammer" (Deceased)
- "Barrage" (Commandos)
- "Bel" (Deceased)
- "Bellow" (Deceased)
- "Big-Mouth" (Deceased)
- "Boil"
- "Buzz" (Deceased)
- "Broadside"
- "Cade" (Deceased)
- "Cameron" (Deceased)
- "Chaos"
- "Charger" (Deceased)
- "Chopper"
- "Clone X" (Clone Assassin; Deceased)
- Cut Lawquane (retired)
- CT-4040 "Cutup" (Deceased)
- CT-9904 "Crosshair" (Clone Force 99)
- "Crys"
- CX-1 (Deceased)
- CX-2 (Deceased)
- "Denal" (Deceased)
- "Dogma"
- "Draa"
- CT-00-2010 "Droidbait" (Deceased)
- "Edge"
- "Engle"
- "Evader" (Commandos)
- "Fireball" (Deceased)
- CT-27-5555 "Fives" (ARC Trooper; Deceased)
- RC-1140 "Fixer" (commandos)
- "Flash" (Deceased)
- "Gearshift" (Deceased)
- "Green Leader" (Deceased)
- "Greer" (Deceased)
- "Gus"
- "Hammer" (ARC Trooper)
- "Hardcase" (Deceased)
- "Havoc" (Tango Company; Deceased)
- "Hawkeye" (Deceased)
- CT-782 "Hevy" (Deceased)
- "Hexx" (Deceased)
- "Jester"
- "Kickback"
- "Killer" (Deceased)
- "Kosmos" (Deceased)
- CT-6116 "Kix"
- "Koho" (Deceased)
- "Longshot" (Deceased)
- "Lucky" (Deceased)
- "Mack" (Deceased)
- "Matchstick" (Deceased)
- "Mixer" (Deceased)
- "Mortar"
- "Nax"
- "Nemec" (Deceased)
- "Niner" (Deceased)
- "Nova" (Deceased)
- "Nub" (Deceased)
- "Oz" (Deceased)
- "Parsec" (ARF Trooper)
- "Punch"
- "Razor" (ARF Trooper)
- "Redeye" (Deceased)
- "Ridge" (Deceased)
- "Ringo" (Deceased)
- "Rod"
- "Rys"
- "Samson" (Deceased)
- RC-1207 "Sev" (commandos)
- "Sketch"
- "Scope"
- RC-1262 "Scorch" (commandos)
- CT-9544 "Scythe"
- "Slammer" (Deceased)
- CT-0409 "Slip" (Deceased)
- "Spark"
- "Sprint"
- "Stak"
- "Sterling" (Deceased)
- "Swoop"
- "Tech" (Clone Force 99; Presumed Deceased)
- "Throttle" (Commandos)
- "Trapper" (ARF)
- "Trigger" (Commandos)
- "Tucker" (Deceased)
- CT-5385 "Tup" (Deceased)
- "Veetch" (Deceased)
- "Vik"
- "Warthog"
- "Wooley"
- "Wrecker" (Clone Force 99)
- "Wyler" (Deceased)
- RC-2088 "Zag" (Commandos)
- X1 (Deceased)
- X2
- CT-6/298
- CT-327 (Deceased)
- CT-1477
- CT-3423
- CT-7687
- CT-8508 (Deceased)
- CT-99 "99" (Deceased)
Audio Samples[]
- most clones' Wilhelm Scream before being hurt
Trivia[]
- While most clones are identical to their template: Jango Fett, some had defects (ex. 99) or were given experimental mutations to heighten their abilities (ex. Clone force 99) however the clone brothers X1 and X2 were cloned from the DNA of Jedi Falon Grey resulting in both of them being force sensitive, however neither were given inhibitor chips, with X1 following order 66 due to his hatred of the Jedi, while X2 followed it out of confusion, whilst X1 believed in the empire’s way, X2 became disillusioned by it on a mission to Dantooine to exterminate a Jedi who was being protected by a local village, only to learn that X1 intended to kill not only the Jedi but all of the villagers, including the ones who were not involved, resulting in X2’s desertion from the empire and eventually he would join the rebellion.
- One clone of the 7th Sky group was trans gender. Her brothers gave her the name Sister, to show they accepted her. Anakin and Obi-Wan helped Sister adjust, given jedi are very accepting.
