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Story

Creation

While investigating the assassination attempt on Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi arrives on the planet Kamino, where he learns that a clone army is being trained there for the Republic. The inhabitants of the planet tell him that the order for the creation of the army was placed by a Jedi named Sifo Dias ten years ago. The model for creating clones was the bounty hunter Jango Fett, who agreed to provide his DNA and train the clones for a large reward and the creation of a personal clone, Boba Fett, whom he raised as a son. Due to growth-accelerating drugs, ten-year-old clones look like adult men. The creators of the clones claim that clones have free will, but at the same time they are “programmed” to serve the republic much more effectively than droids.

First battle

Obi-Wan later learns that the Separatists have created a huge army of droids on Geonosis. While the bureaucratic system of the Republican Senate decides on this issue, Obi-Wan, Amidala and Anakin Skywalker are captured by Count Dooku and Nutu Gunray on Geonosis. Master Mace Windu and 212 Jedi rush to their aid. Meanwhile, Jar Jar Binks, a senator from the planet Naboo, persuades the Senate to give Chancellor Palpatine special powers so that he can send the newly created clone army into battle. When the Jedi on Geonosis are almost killed, ships arrive with an army of clones led by Master Yoda. The clones inflict a crushing defeat on the Separatist droids. Yoda, looking at the columns of marching clones, says “The Clonic Wars are coming...”

Clone Wars

During the five-year Clone War, clone troopers fought under the leadership of the Jedi. The military superiority of the clones allowed them to prevail over the mass production of droids. Clones participated in all battles

Order 66

According to the secret plan of Darth Sidious (aka Chancellor Palpatine), the clones, after receiving “order 66” hidden in their program, attacked the Jedi leading them. Due to the surprise of the attack, most of the Jedi were killed. Also, a group of clones of the 501st Legion, led by the newly converted Darth Vader, cleared the Jedi Temple, killing all the younglings - small Jedi children. In the Star Wars animated series The Clone Wars, it is shown that each clone had a chip implanted in their brain, which did not allow them to consciously overcome the order, but some clones (KT-7567 - Captain Rex, Anakin Skywalker's comrade in arms) were able to cut it out, remaining loyal to the Jedi.

In the animated series Star Wars Rebels (season 2, episode 2), the main characters meet an old clone of Rex, who says that after the execution of “order 66”, all the clones were sent into retirement as having fulfilled their destiny.

In the service of the Empire

After transforming the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems into a unified Galactic Empire, Emperor Palpatine reformed the clone organization, transforming them into Imperial stormtroopers, which became a symbol of the Empire's power.

A little later, the rebellion on Kamino began. During the early years of the Empire, the planet Kamino was under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine to ensure a reliable supply of new batches of clones. However, a small group of Kaminoans started a conspiracy of sorts against the Empire, which involved soldiers specially created to fight the Empire. The Kaminoans began creating their own clones, which mainly consisted of clone jet troopers and elite commandos, as well as ground-class ARCs. As a result, the brothers went against each other. The operation against the clones was led by Boba Fett, who knew the structure of Tipoka City well. The 501st Legion was tasked with dealing with the enemy's elite warriors. At the head of the stormtroopers was Boba Fett, hired as a specialist in the internal structure of Tipoka City.

The troops landed in the city on a Sentinel-class landing ship. Boba Fett undermined the locking mechanism, allowing him to successfully enter the building where the cloning operations were taking place. Inside, Fett took several canisters of clone DNA. Meanwhile, his fellow Imperial soldiers fought in the rain against countless squads of anti-soldiers. Neither side could gain the upper hand in the battle.

After receiving the canisters, Fett destroyed the clones' life support systems, and thanks to this, cloning operations were shut down, and no new clones appeared on the battlefield.

Having completed the cloning work, Fett hurried to help the stormtroopers repel the attacks of the anti-soldiers. Together with them, he began to push them back and eventually drove them onto the platform, where he dealt with them.

After destroying the traitor clones, Fett began to deal with the Kaminoans who had betrayed the Empire and tried to escape. To do this, they used two SNDCs, on which they planned to fly away. However, this was stopped by Imperial shock soldiers who fired missiles at the ships. Ground turrets also fired laser shots at the ships. As a result, the ships were destroyed along with the Kaminoan clone masters.

The remaining Kaminoans who survived the battle were placed under Imperial control and were prohibited from any attempt to begin a new cloning operation.

Specialized clones

  • Clone Trooper- an ordinary clone fighter. The main military unit of the Republic. They were the first clones. They were used to destroy large groups droids. In total, more than 3 million units were created with a total number of several billion clones. Initially, the clones were dressed in Phase I armor, but it was intended for battles on planets such as Geonosis. 2 years after the start of the Clone Wars, Phase II armor was created. It was more massive, better repelled blaster charges, and the respiratory system and communication equipment built into the helmet were also improved.
  • Clone-ARC- Elite Scout Commandos were high-ranking soldiers, usually leading various corps in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars. Also officers were roughly equivalent in rank to major general or lieutenant general. Like all clones, officers do not know how to express emotions, because fear and hatred would interfere with their ability to analyze combat operations.
  • Clone Commando- When all types of clones were created, Jango Fett persuaded the Kaminoans to create elite units. The best soldiers of the Republic. Commandos were intended only for special operations. They have expanded free will, unlike other clones.

Clone armor

The clone trooper armor is based on Jango Fett's Mandalorian armor. The developers were inspired by the idea of ​​​​creating a wear-resistant shell that completely covered the Clone’s body and maintained absolute protection, although many clones died from one shot at them, which indicates a flaw in the armor. A black body suit under the armor protects the fighter from toxic fumes and even from the vacuum of space. The helmet with a characteristic T-shaped visor was complemented by a breathing filter for operation in far from ideal combat conditions. The armor consists of 20 form-fitting plates made of lightweight plastoid composite alloys. The armor provides ideal freedom of movement in combat, but is inconvenient in driving vehicles. The ideal schematic form clearly demonstrates the Kaminoan influence. The basic color of the armor is white, but other colors were also encountered, for example, during the conflict on Kashyyyk, all clones were dressed in camouflage. Also, clone commanders and elite clone troopers had color schemes, indicating their rank: olive, blue, red and yellow. Towards the end of the war, clone soldiers were allowed to paint their armor, do any hairstyle, tattoos, which gave the soldiers hope that they were people and not soulless creatures grown and programmed in flasks.

Davijaan \"Odd Ball\"

Rank: Clone Commander
Duty Station: Team Seven's Clone Squadron Davidjan received his call sign Odd Ball while undergoing Alpha 17's training program.
During the final months of the Clone Wars, Odd Ball flew the Venator-class Interventionist Star Destroyer during the Battle of Boz Piti, with the help of Anakin Skywalker, successfully breaking the Separatist blockade in orbit of the planet.
Odd Ball was the Leader of 7th Flight during the Second Battle of Coruscant, where he and his pilots took off from the Star Destroyer Ro-T-Mundi to assist Jedi Master Kenobi. Although many of the pilots were killed in deadly skirmishes with Droid Tri-Starters and Droid Starfighters, Odd Ball's mission was successful, buying enough time for Obi-Wan Kenobi to reach the Invisible Hand.
A few days later, he served again alongside General Kenobi at the Battle of Utapau. However, the end result was the presumed demise of the Jedi he had fought on numerous occasions. His fate after this campaign remains unknown... CC-1004 "Gri"
Rank: Marshal Commander
Duty: 9th Assault Corps Commander Gree CC-1004 was respected among other races. The automated basic clone training program provided each soldier with basic knowledge of the many races that inhabited the Republic. But 1004 was so interested in studying other races that it caught the attention of the Kaminoans. Normally, such an unhealthy interest would be considered a deviation from the norm of a fighter’s behavior. But by the time CC-1004's unique characteristics were discovered, the Kaminoans had launched a special training program for unit commanders. A veteran of the ARC unit, Alpha-17 was the leader of a special clone training program. Due to Commander Gree's unusual interest in other species, Alpha created individual program training for him. CC-1004 received his name Gree for his greed for knowledge. The 1004th's knowledge of the races was not limited to the library on Kamino. Gris wore special armor that allowed him to better blend with the vegetation of the jungle. CC-1119 "Appo"
Duty Station: Vader's 501st Legion \"I have to some extent begun to get used to Commander Appo\" - Lord Darth Vader Commander CC-1119 Appo, was the commander who led and fought with the 501st Legion throughout the Clonic War. The glory of the SS-1119 falls on the last days of the war and the early days of the formation of the Empire.
When the 501st arrived on Coruscant with Commander Tyr's shocktroopers, Appo began to adjust to living outside of warfare and distinguishing the citizens he was sworn to protect.
At that time, the number of fronts was growing in the protracted war. Appo saw his clone brothers travel to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, helping lead sieges on the Far Frontier.
During the final weeks of the Clone War, when General Grievous's forces launched a surprise attack on Coruscant, Commanders Appo and Tyr were busy defending the capital, preventing Grievous's droids from taking the most important Senate District.
Several days later, the 501st, under the command of Appo, was ordered to proceed to the Jedi Temple and assist Lord Vader. The order spoke of the suppression of the “Jedi uprising.” Appo's soldiers completed the task brilliantly, destroying all the Jedi in the Temple within one hour. During the attack, Senator Bail Organa tried unsuccessfully to enter the closed Temple after noticing a fire in the Temple. The orders given to Commander Appo clearly stated that no one was to enter or leave the Temple. As soon as Organa returned to his vehicle, Jedi Padawan Zeth Jukasta attacked the patrol. Seriously wounded, Appo and several fighters began shooting, and only Sergeant Fox was able to stop the Padawan. Appo, after spending several weeks in Bacta Cell, returned to his 501st Legion.
The 501st Legion, under the command of Darth Vader, carried out the task of establishing the imperial New Order. The enemies of the Empire nicknamed the 501st "Vader's First Legion." One of CC-1119's first missions after the assault on the Jedi Temple was to support Lord Vader by eliminating a group of clone commandos who had failed to comply with Order 66.
Shortly thereafter, Appo died on the planet Kashyyyk when the 501st landed on the planet in search of Jedi Master Roan Shryne, who was hiding there.
Following the death of Commander Appo, Commander Bow took command of the 501st Bow Legion.
Duty: Vader's 501st Legion Commander Bowe is the officer in command of Darth Vader's 501st Legion following the death of Commander Appo on Kashyyyk.
Bow and his platoon rescued Lord Vader when the Dark Lord underestimated a group of renegade Jedi on Kessel, who lured him into a trap by creating false information that Obi-Wan Kenobi would be among them. Although Vader personally destroyed five of the eight Jedi. The soldiers brought significant damage to the renegades, turning the attention of the remaining Jedi from the wounded Lord to themselves. It is assumed that Commander Bowe continued to serve in the 501st, guarding the New Order. \"Keller\"
Rank: Clone Commander
Duty Station: Special Snow Clone Assault Division During the initial stages of the Far Frontier siege, General Hudorra and Commander Keller were sent to the cold planet Tuula to fight against the Separatist invading forces in the area. When Keller received Order 66 personally from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Keller and his soldiers moved against their Jedi commander. But when Kai Hudorra and young Padawan Noir Na were able to elude clone troopers and infiltrate Ithaqua Station, the clone commander made finding the fugitives his top priority. KK-7567 Rex
CC-7567 "Rex" is a clone captain of the Grand Army of the Republic. During the Clone Wars, Rex commanded Torrent Company of the 501st Legion. Anakin Skywalker's second-in-command, Captain Rex was an excellent clone officer. A freethinker, Rex allowed himself to express opinions about officers (in particular Jedi commanders) of higher rank. Rex's Phase I armor was coated with the signature paint scheme of the 501st Legion. As an addition to his armor, Rex wore a kama, a shoulder pad, the so-called. \"Eye of Jaig\" and a rocket pack (if necessary). Rex's weapons of choice were DC-17 blaster pistols, although he also used standard blaster rifles. CC-4477 \"Tira\"
Rank: Clone commander
Duty Station: Elite shock troopers of Coruscant Unlike the other units that went through the training course on Kamino, there were two that were an exception, these were the Shock Troopers marked with a red mark and the 501st Legion marked with a blue mark. Well-guarded and secretive training grounds served as their training base. The Galactic Republic had to use significant forces to move several scientists from Kamino along with cloning equipment to Coruscant. Commander Tyr led Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's Shocktroopers during the Clone Wars. As the war intensified, Tyr's soldiers were given the job of protecting the capital, the planet Coruscant.
Together with the Head of Republican Intelligence, Armand Isard, they founded the Directorate state security, to centralize and simplify Coruscant's defense against enemy invasion. Part of Tyr, always felt that the Republic would never be able to create reliable protection planets. Later during the Clone Wars, they patrolled the city streets, and the citizens of Coruscant knew that upon orders from any of the clone troopers marked in red, they were to make an identification.
Tyr's worst nightmares came true when General Grievous launched an attack on the capital in the early hours of the morning. The soldiers of Tyr, joining forces with Commander Appo's 501st Legion, made every effort to confront the Confederate forces and prevent them from infiltrating the Senate District. While they fought an urban battle against the droids, they were powerless to stop the abduction of the Supreme Chancellor by General Grievous.
The execution of Order 66 by the 501st Legion to clear the Jedi Temple led to the end of the Clone Wars. After the epic battle between Emperor Palpatine and Master Yoda, the Emperor ordered Tyr and his men to search every corner of the Senate for the tiny Jedi.
Since the Republic turned into an Empire, the troops of Tyr changed their status to the fearsome Coruscant Guard. CC-2224 \"Cody\"
Rank: Marshal Commander
Duty: 7th Airborne Corps Commander Cody was the leader of the 7th Airborne Corps, but most often he personally led the 222nd Assault Battalion into battle. He was a competent and loyal officer.
Initially just one of the millions of clones created for the Grand Army of the Old Republic, SS-2224 later showed a talent for independent thinking that could not attract the attention of the Kaminoans. As a result, he began to advance in rank and rise above his fellow brothers.
As the commander of an entire corps, Cody was required to be accompanied in his battles by a Jedi General. It is worth noting that the commander was glad to learn that his commander would be the famous Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, during the Battle of Geonosis, SS-2224 was forced to lead his men alone as Kenobi was busy pursuing Count Dooku.
After several months of participation in the Clone Wars, SS-2224 was recruited into service in an experimental regiment led by the ARC clone Alpha-17. The mission of this regiment was to increase the independence and leadership qualities of senior clone officers.
CC-2224 took the name Cody and began improving his armor in the image of the ARC clones. As a result of this, he got a small jetpack,
an additional communications antenna, a visor, a pair of antennas on the helmet, enlarged shoulder pads, and a small tool in the armband on the right forearm.
From a handful of officers trained by Alpha 17, a special unit was formed - Team Seven. Here were the best, the best, whose task was to accompany the Jedi on their missions. Cody and fellow pilot Odd Ball were appointed commanders. Their second-in-command, Major Jorir, filled in for them during their absence. CC-5052 "Bly"
Rank: Marshal Commander
Duty Station: 327th Star Corps "We rest only when our mission is completed, Our last mission is not yet completed" - SS-5052
5052 was created on Kamino. Like all clone troopers, Bly looked like Jango Fett. A clone of the second generation of commanders, Bly was trained by Alpha-17, who also gave him his designation.
Six months after the Battle of Geonosis, Bly fought in the Battle of New Holstis while the Jedi General coordinated the battle from orbit, and 5052 successfully led his troops in a ground battle against a group of Mandalores. The losses of his troops amounted to forty percent, but caused a complete retreat of the Mandalores. End of the Clone Wars: Commander Bly, what will you do when this war is over? \"
\"Whatever they tell me, of course\" - Ayla Secura and CC-5052
After Saleukami, Bly and Secura were ordered to infiltrate the Confederate base on Felucia and capture Shu Mei, the Gossam leader of the Commerce Guild. The entire armed Star Corps was transported to Felucia aboard the Venator Dauntless-class Star Destroyer.
Secura and Bly improved their friendship, and openly discussed the merits of independence and coordination. Bligh questioned the need for such a large number of troops to capture just one man. He further objected to Secura when she learned that the capital was under attack and ordered her to quickly turn around and go to defend Coruscant, thereby showing her independence. The clone commander insisted that while they considered Shu Mei a pawn and the attack on Coruscant a diversion, the mission was their primary goal. Upon their arrival on Felucia, with the help of Padawan Ekria, they freed Barriss Offee, and Zonder, two Jedi captured from the Nigoya Prison Facility.
When the team reached Shu Mei's intended location, they discovered that the Separatists had fled several days before their arrival. Their main mission failed, Bligh ordered his entire legion to engage the Confederate Army on Felucia.
While patrolling through the fungal jungles of Felucia, Commander Bly received Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Despite his growing independence and friendship with his commander, Bligh was unable to disobey orders and shot General Secura in the back. The rest of his squad then proceeded to shoot at her corpse. In Imperial Service: \"You have unfinished missions on your record, Commander. […] Would you like to reduce their number by one, soldier?\" - Darth Vader to CC-5052.
Bly remained in service with the newly formed Galactic Empire, and during its early years, was sent to Yatisk with Star Corps member Lieutenant Guile. During the dispersal of the anti-Imperial meeting, Bly and Guile received orders from Darth Vader, he asked them to find survivors on Felucia. Bligh set about carrying out the order, knowing that success would guarantee the reduction of one of the unfulfilled missions on his list. CT-55/11-9009 Jag
Rank: Clone Commander His name was likely taken from Screamhawk, which sounds like Jai'galar in Mandalorian.
At the Battle of Geonosis, Commander Jag was the commander of the 127th Assault Squadron.
However, Jag was later disgraced and demoted to captain after a tragic retreat at the end of the Battle of Kathrasia. Luckily for Jai'galar, he was picked up by Jedi General Plo Koon, who assigned Captain Jag as a test pilot for the new ARC-170 starfighter.
When Captain Jag received "Order 66" from the Supreme Chancellor, he, in his ARC-170 starfighter, opened fire on General Plo Koon's Delta-7 starfighter near Cato Neimoidia during the Second Battle of Cato Neimoidia, despite his feelings for the Jedi. . Ponds
“The droids have started bombing. Several villages in our sector have been destroyed, sir." - Commander Ponds to Mace Windu.
After Techno Union leader and Separatist council representative Vat Tambor invaded the planet Ryloth and enslaved the Twi'leks; Jedi General Mace Windu and Commander Ponds led the operation to liberate the planet. As the Acclamator-class assault ships approached the city of Nabat, the droids' surface-mounted proton cannons opened fire on them. Ponds informed Windu that the guns were penetrating the shields of their ships. Windu sent Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi to destroy the cannons so the transports could land near the city. After this, the ships left the affected area to avoid further damage. Kenobi's squad completed their mission and the transports were finally able to land. Ground troops advanced towards the capital city of Lessus.
A column of AT-TE tanks, led by Windu and Ponds, was ambushed on a narrow mountain road. Republic forces were trapped when droid tanks knocked out the first walker. Windu and Ponds led the charge against several AT-RTs. Although their advance was successful, the ambush cost them heavy losses. The Republicans needed additional forces to successfully complete the operation. CT-65/91-6210 \"Davis\"
Rank: Clone Commander
Duty Station: K Battalion Like all first-generation clone troopers, Davis's life began on Kamino.
He was originally created as a regular clone soldier and was sent to war in one of the clone groups.
During the Battle of Geonosis, Davis's battalion came under fire from a column of deadly OG-9 spider droids. Davis risked his life when he remained to provide cover for the wounded as the rest of his unit retreated. For three hellish hours, Davis single-handedly protected his wounded soldiers in a small artillery crater. It was only when the evacuation team arrived that Davis received a medal for valor, as well as further orders for the new Hero of the Republic.
During the Battle of Altir V, Davis' Jedi General was killed by enemy fire, leaving Davis to piece together his assault troops. Not only did Davis cope, but he went towards the enemy with his banner flying. Rallying the remaining soldiers together for victory, they destroyed the enemy's ion cannon.
Noticing Davis's initiative and courage, Commander Bligh placed him in charge of one of his legions. Davis was also allowed to wear a special shoulder pad and kama.
During the Far Frontier sieges, Davis was under the command of Jedi Nem Biis and was sent to extricate the Separatists from the planet Ortho. A week later, Davis received Order 66 via an encrypted channel from Chancellor Palpatine himself. According to the order, all the Jedi were declared enemies and subject to destruction, including Jedi Biis, CT-65 personally shot him, after which he went on to prepare the battle. CC-8826 "Neyo"
Neyo was marked with red markings on his armor and a command ARC belt on his chest armor. His helmet was the same as that of the assassin clones.
Neyo was created on Kamino, like his brothers, and became one of the specialists trained in the clone commander training program, created by ARC clone Alpha-17. His individualistic traits, encouraged by Alpha's unorthodox training methods, emerged in a dark
almost painful form.
Over time, his personality developed and he became cold and laconic, even for a clone trooper. This didn't endear him to his brothers, but surprisingly Neyo maintained a close relationship with the ice-cold Commander Bakara, who trained with him in intelligence tactics, just as they trained together in correct use BARC speeders.
Neyo was placed under the command of Oppo Rensis and worked on the same side alongside commanders Fae and Bligh during the Siege of the Saleuks.
After the operation, which lasted five months, Neyo remained on the planet with his reconnaissance teams to patrol the area in case of detection of remnants of Separatist forces or Morgukai warriors. While patrolling the Saleuk Plains with Jedi General Stassa Ollie, Neyo received Order 66 from Emperor Palpatine. He and his speeder troopers opened fire on the Jedi, and Ollie's speeder exploded, engulfing her in flames.
Neyo's further fate is unknown... CC-1138 \"Bakara\"
Rank: Marshal Commander
Duty location: 21 New Corps From an early age, this clone showed a penchant for aggressive tactics, which caused both satisfaction and fear of its creators. Upon reaching active age, SS-1138 was given command of the 21st New Corps, which was part of the Outer Sector Army. To his great regret, this unit did not take part in the Battle of Geonosis.
After months of battles and engagements, SS-1138 was recalled from the front and assigned to a special program led by the ARC clone Alpha-17. The task was simple - to reveal the abilities of an independent commander and tactical genius inherent in each of the clones. As SS-1138 progressed through the program, it, like many of its colleagues, took the name Bakar. After completing his participation in the program, Bakara received additional education from one of the trainers of the Mandalorian Cort Davin, who arrived to train the newly created Clone Army. Perhaps this is why SS-1138 adopted some good, but not the most outstanding Mandalorian tactics, which brought him closer to his genetic father, Jango Fett, and at the same time alienated him from the rest of his brothers. Although Bakara still had a friend, commander Neyo, cold as ice.
Having completed his training, Bakara returned to his corps, and his independence quickly spread among the senior commanders of the New Corps. As the war progressed, Jedi General Ki-Adi-Mundi was sent to him. Together, they transformed the 21st Galactic Marines into an elite, rapid response force capable of instant deployment and combat anywhere in the Galaxy. The soldiers were trained to fight in outer space and on the ground at zero temperatures. Corps members were among the first to test equipment and combat equipment in field conditions.
During the Battle of New Bornales, the Galactic Marines used prototype battlesuits, when the suits' combat systems malfunctioned, the troopers used the suits' mechanical musculature to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the droids, stabbing into the suit's manipulators and tearing the droids apart.
These events were well documented and contributed to the ferocious reputation of the Galactic Marines, a story Commander Bakara particularly relished.
The Marines fought on hundreds of worlds, from the muddy fields of Boz Pithia and Aergonar to the snowy peaks of Rhen Var and Midgeto.
After months of fighting side by side, Bakara and Ki-Adi-Mundi developed a sense of grudging respect for each other.
When they were sent to Midgeto, a small special detachment of the 501st Legion joined the Marines. Ki-Adi-Mundi received them with distrust, for this unit was beyond his competence. Although the clones of the 501st said their mission was to destroy the planet's military factory, their real mission was the top-secret Operation Hammerthong (the code name for an operation that targeted a unique Migetian crystal that would later be used in the creation of the ZS-1 superlaser). Bakara managed to convince the Jedi that the soldiers of the 501st were just supposed to help them in the battle.
The situation in the battle was difficult, but in the midst of the battle, Bakara received \"Order 66\" through an encrypted channel personally from Chancellor Palpatine himself. According to Order 66, all Jedi, including Ki-Adi-Mundi, were declared enemies of the Republic. The clones could not fail to carry out the order - this was inherent in them when they were created. When Ki-Adi-Mundi rushed to attack, deciding to lead the soldiers behind him, Bakara and his soldiers shot him from behind. Fae
Rank: Clone Commander
Duty station: Grand Army of the Republic \"You know, I don't like clones - And Fae even less\" - Quinlan Vos
Commander Fae was created and trained on the planet Kamino. He was among the first hundred clones who were selected by Alpha 17 to undergo his training program; according to observations, Faye often had disagreements with his Jedi mentors.
As the Clone War reached its conclusion, Fae was chosen to command one of three elite battalions, the other two being led by Commanders Neyo and Bly. They were assembled for the Battle of Saleukami, where Separatist forces had established a base to clone Magrukai warriors. The Republic's main forces were led by Generals Oppo Ranxis and Quinlan Vosa. As the battle against Margukai raged, large Republic warships from orbit reduced the cloning facility to dust. Their victory at the Battle of Saleukami was overshadowed by the death of General Ranxis at the hands of the Dark Jedi Sora Bulk.
Following his successes on Saleukami, Commander Fae was placed under the leadership of Jedi Quinlan Vos, and together they were sent to Kashyyyk as part of an elite force under the command of Jedi Master Yoda, and Marshal Commander of the 41st Elite Legion, Gree.
When the Separatist forces advanced on the city of Kashiro, Fae, Gree and the Jedi were already waiting for their arrival. As the battle for the city reached its climax, Commanders Grii and Fae received Order 66.
Acting without hesitation, Fae and his men moved against the Jedi Luminara Anduli and Quinlan Vos before they even realized what was happening. However, it turned out just as unexpectedly for Commander Gria, as he was beheaded while he was trying to kill Master Yoda. With Gria's death, the heavy burden of organizing the defense of Kashyyyk, as well as tracking down the surviving Jedi, fell on Commander Fae's shoulders.
The search for the fugitive Vos, who miraculously managed to survive, led Fae and his fighters from the Bugei squad deep into the jungles of Kashyyyk, where he met his fate at the end of Quinlan Vos's laser sword. Private Switch
Private Switch. Switch, aka “soft-bodied,” amazed his fellows with his knowledge of technology. And became attached to Cody after the battle on Yuma-9. He uses courage and anger in battle. His favorite phrase: “Here you need to be friends with technology, sir.” Commander Fox
Commander Fox. Fox and Ponds are like two peas in a pod because they are brothers. Fox is an excellent fighter and always serves different senators. He very rarely meets with Ponds and therefore we almost never see them together. \"newcomer\"
\"New guy\". On the first task, he was poorly oriented. But then he understood everything. 3 rules helped him gain respect among the clones and even from the sergeant. After the 1st task, he became attached to Sergeant Kano. And then he followed him all the time . Sergeant Boomer
Sergeant Boomer. Boomer gets along with Captain Rex and is devoted to him. He is endowed with a sense of humor and loves sabotage. He controls a squad that most often fights in the jungle. Boomer loves tactics of mass destruction. And most importantly, he will never say one word if he can say ten. Sergeant Kano
The sergeant is already a proven soldier and very loyal to General Keith Fisto. On the 69th mission, he got a squad of “handsome men” who had just entered the battle. He loves to go ahead and this tactic has always surprised his general. Ordo Skirata
\"Save pity for the soldiers. Nobody is using us. And a clear vision of the goal is strength.\"
?Ordo Skirata Bardanu Juisiku Zero-11, also known as Ordo Skirata, was an elite intelligence commando of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy. Independent Systems. Ordo was one of the surviving elite Zero-Class Recon Commandos, a clone of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter known for his reputation as the best in the galaxy. He and his brethren were rejected by the Kaminoans and were subject to destruction due to their unpredictability and disobedience to orders. But they were saved by a Mandalorian instructor, Sergeant Kal Skirata, hired by Jango Fett. Skirata intervened and saved the little Nulls, and later began training them himself, teaching them the traditions and culture of the Mandalorians. Skirata named the boy Ordo, after the famous Mandalore, Canderous Ordo. During the Clone Wars, Ordo took part in many successful operations against the Separatists. During one of his missions, he met and later married Besany Vennen, an employee of the Republic Treasury Department working secretly in the GAR Logistics Center. While fulfilling their duty, Ordo and his brothers secretly sought a way to stop the process of accelerated growth. They secretly stole all the data from all known cloning organizations and companies, even stole Ko Sai and Ovolot Quail Utan in order to understand the data and find a cure. After Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66, the order to kill all Jedi, Ordo defected from the GAR and flew to Mandalore with his family. Zero-11, better known as Ordo, was one of the first clones created by the Kaminoans as a prototype for the Grand Army of the Republic. Ordo and his brothers were clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, considered the best in the galaxy. Of the twelve clones survived incubation period only six. They underwent initial training and physical simulators, and showed a high level. But a psychological test stated that they were uncontrollable and not predictable for participation in battle, which forced Kaminoan quality control to assign them a class Zero. When they were almost two years old, the clones were introduced to Kaminoan scientist Orun Va in front of Fett and Kal Skirata, one of the Mandalorians hired by Fett, to train clone commandos. Django and Kal were informed by Orun Va of the Nulls' "deviation", to which Kal expressed his dissatisfaction with the murder of children and began to demand that the Nulls be given to him for training. During the argument, Ordo's brother Merel grabbed a small blaster from Cal's boot and threw it to Ordo. Ordo grabbed the blaster and pointed it at Orun Va, but did not fire. Skirata still managed to persuade Ordo to give up the blaster, and Fett agreed with the Kaminoan about the “adoption” of the Zeros by Skirata. Later, Skirata personally began training children. Under Cal's orders, the Nulls were isolated from the other clones throughout their training. The clones only saw Nulls around the city of Tipoka when they were stealing equipment or sabotaging systems. Darman, a member of Omega Squad, remembered that the Nulls studied every inch of the premises of the city of Tipoca. Sometimes, Jango Fett's unmodified clone, Boba Fett, would get angry at the Nulls and say that his father would beat Cal whenever he wanted. But Ordo took action by dunking Boba's head in the toilet. \"Ord`ika! Ordo? Been capricious again, huh? Come here…\"
?Kal Skirata tries to calm down Ordo and the Nulls After ten years of training on Kamino, Ordo and the Nulls were deployed as Elite Isle Commandos at the Battle of Geonosis. This battle marked the beginning of the main conflict between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic - known as the Clone Wars. After the battle, since no one could lead the Nulls, they were sentenced to be frozen in stasis chambers. The Nulls were afraid of being frozen, similar to the Alpha-class ARCs that were frozen before the Battle of Kamino. They expressed their dissatisfaction by locking themselves in the barracks of the Special Forces Headquarters of the SO Brigade, thus beginning an armed siege. Despite the fact that there were six of them, they were able to hold off the special forces and the CSF (Coruscant Security Service) forces. General Iri Kamas refused to destroy all the barracks in order to neutralize the six Zeros. In return, he sent Cal to calm his “children.” Cal agreed, but with some conditions. First, he asked to be returned to the GAR, and also made Camas promise that no disciplinary measures would be taken against the Nulls. Prudii Skirata
ATTENTION SPOILERS (for those who have not yet read the Republic Commandos book series) Prudii Skirata, formerly known as Zero-5 or N-5, was one of the six elite Zero-class reconnaissance commandos created to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic as a lieutenant. Thanks to genetic manipulation, Prudii, like his brothers, had stronger muscles, a photographic memory and, according to intelligence, at least 35% higher intelligence than other clones.
When he and his brothers were 2 years old, Kal Skirata saved them from destruction by a Kaminoan scientist. After this, Prudia listened only to Kal Skirata. After the Battle of Geonosis, Prudia and his brothers were frozen because they did not listen to anyone except Skirata. Cal saved them from being frozen and the Nulls became intelligence agents who served in the Special Operations Brigade under the command of Jedi General Arligan Zeya, as well as in Skirata's personal army, searching for Kaminoan cloning scientist Ko Sai to stop the aging process. Prudie specialized in sabotaging droid factories. After becoming an intelligence agent, he spent the first year of the war on missions to sabotage major droid factories throughout the Galaxy. Prudii visited 49 different planets and possibly interrogated and killed the Separatists' chief metallurgists, which gave him answers to vital questions about droid metallurgical structures. Instead of blowing up factories, Prudia developed his own method that could not be detected by Separatist quality control. Mereel called this method a "patented Prudia elimination method." Prudie wore specialized ARC armor with a stealth coating that droids could not detect, which made it easy to enter the factory undetected. He opened the main computer and slightly changed the composition of the alloy, adding 5% carvanium to it. On the battlefield, droids were damaged when hit by any weapon. His sabotage missions were so successful that the number of droids killed by clones on the battlefield increased from 1:20 to 1:50 during the first year of the Clone Wars.
460 days after the Battle of Geonosis, he trained the clone commando RK-3222, nicknamed Atin, on Olaneth in his sabotage method. Together they infiltrated a droid factory on Olanet, which was of great strategic value, and hacked into the main computer. Atin later returned to Coruscant and trained Omega Squad in a new method of sabotage while Prudia continued to work. Additionally, Prudi later joined his brothers in searching for Ko Sai.
At the end of the Clone Wars, Prudia went to live with Kal Skirata in Kirimorut on Mandalore.
\"Prudia\" means \"shadow\" in Mando'a. He speaks Mando fluently because Kal Skirata taught the language to all Class Zero ARCs, as well as the culture.
Prudie hated it when clones called him "sir" or "lieutenant" because he firmly believed that all clones were brothers, even the Alpha-class ARCs, which were always in conflict with the Nulls. Atin had the impression that Prudii was somewhat older than his brothers Ordo and Mereel.img1|/_pu/1/40049862.jpg||img2|/_pu/1/14998972.jpg||img3|/_pu/1/25909819. jpg||img4|/_pu/1/89228073.jpg||img5|/_pu/1/21626732.jpg||other_3|1299399039||other_7| [email protected]

Briefly about the article: In our reality, cloning is developing quite slowly, but for fantasy worlds, clones are something taken for granted. In some places they are no different from people, in others they are raised like animals for slaughter. What is the situation with cloning in " Star Wars"? Let's try to figure it out together with Dmitry Zlotnitsky.

All as one

Clones in Star Wars

These clones started the war.

Master Yoda

Cloning is a popular topic in science fiction, but most books and films tend to only explore one of the many aspects of this technology. Another thing is the large-scale Star Wars universe, created by many years of work by hundreds of writers, artists, and filmmakers. You won't find any kind of clones here...

We first heard about them from the wise Obi-Wan Kenobi back in A New Hope. However, his terse account of the Clone Wars is the only mention of the subject of interest in the entire Original Trilogy. For the decade and a half between the release of Episode 6 and the start of the Expanded Universe, clones and everything connected with them remained the subject of speculation and fierce debate among Star Wars fans. Meanwhile, in our world, cloning has achieved noticeable success - and in the late nineties, the authors of Star Wars books and comics were already able to rely on scientific research when telling us about clones.

Grand Army

The most famous Star Wars clones were, of course, featured in the prequels. Clone Army, created by order of the master Sifo-Dyas, who foresaw the war, forever changed the face of the galaxy.

Technopark, or rather, Technopond Kamino.

The second episode reveals to us the secret of Kamino - the planet where recognized masters of biotechnology live. Cloning became an urgent necessity and part of their culture: it was this that allowed the Kaminoans, breaking out of the boundaries of natural selection, to adapt to the harsh climatic conditions of their home world. Over time, clone makers turned their art into a profitable business. Sifo-Dyas's order was paid for by Count Dooku, who also chose the donor for the clones, although the Kaminoans offered to use the Jedi's genetic material. The last Mandalorian mercenary, Jango Fett, who became the prototype for the fighters of the Republican army, met Dooku even before he left the Jedi Order, and made a great impression on the Count.

The first fight is the most difficult.

However, being an excellent warrior, Fett would hardly have become a good soldier - his sense of individualism was too strong. Because of this, the first two years of the Kaminoans' work on the grandiose project went down the drain: the first six clones inherited the character of the original and were almost resistant to army training. That is why changes were made to Jango’s genotype, making most of the clones disciplined and selflessly loyal to the Republic. The few clones who escaped this procedure subsequently became officers and “special forces” soldiers.

To speed up the process of creating an army, the Kaminoans used technology that allowed clones to mature twice as fast as normal people. A stronger acceleration of development threatened the clones with psychological instability and even madness.

Jengo's former comrades in arms were involved in training future soldiers, so some of the clones adopted the habits of the sergeants who trained them and even joined the Mandalorian culture. Thus, contrary to popular belief, Jango's clones were not biological killing machines, but real people, albeit with crippled learning and accelerated maturation. Even the execution of the fatal “order 66” was dictated not by the program embedded in the gene code, but solely by loyalty to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Moreover, some clones considered this order a possible enemy trick and allowed their Jedi commanders to escape. In another impressive example of defiance: a clone nicknamed Spar, obsessed with the idea of ​​​​rebuilding the Mandalorian clan of militants, defected to the side of the Confederacy.

Each of the clones had not only a personal number by which the officers knew them, but also a name known to their brothers. Although to an outside observer there was no difference between the clones, they themselves could easily distinguish each other. Over time, many Jedi mastered this ability, learning to see people in their subordinates. The fighters paid their commanders with reciprocal affection: just remember the clones Cody and Bly, who were friends with their generals Obi-Wan and Aayla Secura. And at least two soldiers of the Republican army learned what love is, and even left offspring.

After the end of the war, the army became one of the main pillars of the Empire. One of the first victims of the clones were the Kaminoans, who were trying to create the next batch of soldiers to fight Palpatine's tyranny. Accelerated in development, the clones quickly aged and gradually lost white armor to stormtroopers recruited from ordinary people. Nevertheless, some of the copies of Jango Fett lived for quite a long time: already during the Rebellion, young Luke Skywalker encountered an elderly clone on one uninhabited planet.

The Grand Clone Army is the least moral variant of cloning, an example of how living and thinking beings can be turned into instruments of war. Moreover, some clones were used as “spare parts” for their comrades - after all, their organs had perfect genetic compatibility.

The Grand Army of the Republic was divided into two parts: regular and special units. At the head of the regular army, numbering up to three million clones, was the Supreme Chancellor. His orders took precedence over those of the Jedi who were in charge "on the ground." Knights of the Order led combat units - starting from armies star systems and ending with shelves. And the smallest combat unit of the Grand Army was a detachment of eight ordinary clones and a sergeant.

The special units led by Master Zei were much smaller. Only a few thousand clones were engaged in such important matters as intelligence, counterintelligence and the fight against terrorism. These “special purpose” clones were the most independent from their superiors, and sometimes even acted autonomously.

It is already clear from the films that the clones’ uniforms were not the same. The design of the armor was highly dependent on the type of troops and the conditions of the planet on which the unit had to fight. And the coloring of the armor not only and not so much served for camouflage, but rather indicated the rank of a clone.

Cynic from the highway

Only one clone of Jango escaped any genetic changes and got a chance to live a full life. Boba Fett Although he was an exact copy, without the slightest changes, he was still a copy of Dzhengo, but the latter treated him like a son.

Despite identical initial data, Boba grew up not just as a copy of his “father,” but as a full-fledged, original personality. Although the formation of both Fetts was determined by the same qualities, apparently laid down by Mother Nature: perseverance, individualism and predatory instincts. Both lost their parents early, but if Jango immediately found himself surrounded by Mandalores and grew up among loyal brothers in arms, always ready to support, then the orphaned Boba found himself alone with the entire criminal world of the galaxy. If you multiply this with the vendetta against the Jedi, it becomes clear what fate awaited young Fett. By the end of the Clone Wars, when he turned thirteen - the age of majority among Mandalorians - Boba had already become a professional bounty hunter, with more than one murder to his name.

And at work.

Over the ensuing years, his reputation grew stronger and his achievements increased, and even his fall into the jaws of the Sarlacc did not put an end to his brilliant career. Against all odds, he got out of the womb of the terrible creature, survived and was able to return to his “work.” Subsequently, the paths of Boba, Han Solo and the Jedi crossed more than once, and the matter usually ended in mutual shootouts. However, during the war with the Yuuzhan Vong, the famous bounty hunter saved the life of the captain of the Millennium Falcon. But his adventures did not end there...

Boba Fett is an excellent example of the fact that the genes embedded in a clone during creation can only serve as starting capital, and the formation of his personality depends largely on his upbringing and living conditions. But can't clones become the key to eternal life even in a distant galaxy? They can - but this requires more than biotechnology.

Vader's fist

The 501st Legion is a legendary combat unit that gained fame during the Clone Wars. It included clones grown on Coruscant - the elite, who were sent on the most important missions. Legion fighters were part of the armies that fought in the most important battles of the Clone Wars.

It was they, led by Anakin Skywalker, who went to the Jedi Temple to destroy all the knights and students. A little later, the legionnaires rescued Darth Vader from a trap on Bespin and since then were considered the personal guard of the Emperor's new disciple.

The Legion earned a dark reputation for quelling uprisings (the first victims were the Wookiees) and destroying the Emperor's enemies. The level of military training in the unit has always remained at the highest level. Thanks largely to this, the legionnaires survived the death of Palpatine and Civil War. They continued to serve the ideals of the Empire many years after that, although the legion began to accept not only people, but also representatives of other races.

Renaissance

One of the most pressing cloning questions in our world is this: if Hitler is cloned, will a new, equally bloody dictator appear on Earth? Replace Hitler with Emperor Palpatine- and you get the central theme of the comic trilogy “ Dark Empire", one of the first works of the Expanded Universe.

The Emperor Reborn.

Already from Palpatine’s Senate speech in Revenge of the Sith, one can conclude that he created the Empire in the hope of ruling it for hundreds of years. But how was the already middle-aged Sith, whose health was undermined by the battle with Mace Windu, going to live for so long? The authors of “Dark Empire” answered this question long before the Third Episode: Palpatine prepared a whole bunch of his own clones in advance, and when his “current” body wore out, with the help of the Dark Side of the Force the Sith “moved” into a new, fresh body.

This is how the Emperor returned to life several years after his death in the reactor of the second Death Star. In an attempt to regain control of the galaxy, he even managed to temporarily drag Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side. In one of his conversations with a new student, Palpatine admitted that even before Endor he had died and been reborn.

Unfortunately for the Emperor, the power of the Dark Side very quickly turned the cloned bodies into old ruins, and he had to look for new containers for his spirit. That's why most In all three volumes of “Dark Empire,” the main characters are engaged in the consistent shooting and slaughter of Palpatine’s clones. The last of them was simply shot by Han while trying to move into the body of the newborn son of Solo and Princess Leia.

The Emperor was generally a big fan of cloning and used it in a very original way - for example, for punishment. An unenviable fate befell the evil genius Bevela Lemeliska, author of several examples of imperial superweapons, including the Death Star. After each failure, the engineer faced a painful death, the “pumping” of his invaluable mind into a cloned body - and further research. Lemelisk was finally executed only after he fell into the hands of the New Republic.

The authors of the “Expanded Universe” tried to revive other heroes with the help of cloning - and exclusively negative ones. Outstanding Imperial Commander Admiral Thrawn prepared a clone so that in case of sudden death he would return ten years after death. But shortly before the appointed time, the cylinder with Thrawn's clone was destroyed by Luke and Mara Jade. In addition, Thrawn used clones in his troops, reasonably suggesting that they were much easier to control than ordinary soldiers.

Imperial official Ysanne Isard also cloned herself - but was eventually forced to team up with the Rebels to destroy her own unruly copy. Both went almost mad and, fortunately for the entire galaxy, died.

In general, a clone that does not know its origin is a terrible thing. Take, for example, the story of one Jedi. During the time of the Old Republic, Yorus K'Baoth went on an expedition to other galaxies - and died. However, Palpatine cloned C'Baoth, and the clone sincerely believed that he was the missing Jedi. Yoruus(as the clone pronounced his name) became an adept of the Dark Side and a few years after the Battle of Endor joined Admiral Thrawn. He controlled the minds of Thrawn's soldiers (among whom there were also many clones) and even tried to turn Luke, Mara and Leia to evil. Skywalker, by the way, also got it from biotechnologists: his clone Lyuyuk, grown from a hand severed in Episode Five, went over to the Dark Side, but was destroyed along with C’Baoth. It is interesting that according to the original plan Timothy Zana, the author of books about Thrawn, Yoruus was a clone of Obi-Wan, but this idea was not to the liking of the high authorities.

We can say that in a distant galaxy, the art of full-fledged personality copying died along with Palpatine. All the clones created for “consciousness transplantation” without the intervention of this most powerful adept of the Dark Side of the Force very quickly went crazy and died tragically.

Place in the galaxy

However, there were relatively peaceful uses for clones in Star Wars. A known race of humanoid aborigines from the planet Khom, which “froze” its own development and reproduced exclusively by cloning. Each Khomite performed the same social role as dozens of his copies. But even in such a society, evolution was able to pave the way for itself: copies of the Khomite named Dorsk, starting with the eighty-first bearer of this name, became susceptible to the Force.

Recently, the creators of Star Wars seem to have abandoned the idea of ​​reviving a famous hero as a clone. And this is good: the “forgotten” cloning cylinders have already become a kind of “grand pianos in the bushes” of a distant galaxy. New writers, first and foremost Karen Traviss, demonstrate new approach to the clones. Traviss's novels are dedicated to the everyday life of combat of simple, seemingly faceless clones who dedicated their lives to protecting the Republic. However, anyone who has read these books - or played a computer game Republic Commando- knows: behind the external sameness of clones lies internal individuality.

But outside of the Clone Wars, these creatures no longer appear. With one exception: we continue to be pleased with new details about the adventures of Boba Fett. The comic book series will probably also be affected by cloning. Heritage", because in it the authors promised to return to many topics from the history of the galaxy. And the clones managed to leave a very noticeable mark on it.

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There is hardly another fantasy universe in which the interesting topic of cloning would be explored in such detail and variety. The future will bring us many more interesting stories about clones - after all, both the new animated series about the Clone Wars and the game show about the events between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope are unlikely to be able to do without their participation.

Clones (Star Wars)

Fictional story

Creation

While investigating the assassination attempt on Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi arrives on the planet Kamino, where he learns that an army of clones is being prepared for the Republic. The inhabitants of the planet tell him that the order for the creation of the army was placed by a Jedi named Sifo Dias ten years ago. The model for creating clones was the bounty hunter Jango Fett, who agreed to provide his DNA and train the clones for a large reward and the creation of a personal clone, Boba Fett, whom he raised as a son. Due to growth-accelerating drugs, ten-year-old clones look like adult men. The creators of the clones claim that clones have free will, but at the same time they are “programmed” to serve the republic much more effectively than droids.

First battle

Obi-Wan later learns that the Separatists have created a huge army of droids on Jaonosis. While the bureaucratic system of the Republican Senate decides on this issue, Obi-Wan, Amidala and Anakin Skywalker are captured by Count Dooku and Nute Gunray on Jaonosis. Master Mace Windu and 212 Jedi rush to their aid. During this time, Jar Jar Binks, a senator from the planet Naboo, persuades the Senate to give Chancellor Palpatine special powers so that he can send the newly created clone army into battle. When the Jedi on Jaonosis are almost killed, ships arrive with an army of clones led by Master Yoda. The clones inflict a stunning defeat on the Separatist droids. Yoda, looking at the columns of marching clones, says “The Clonic Wars are coming...”

Troops of clones march onto the ship

Clone Wars

During the three-year Clone War, clone troopers fought under the leadership of the Jedi. The military superiority of the clones allowed them to prevail over the mass production of droids. Clones participated in all battles

Order 66

According to the secret plan of Darth Sidious (aka Chancellor Palpatine), the clones, after receiving “order 66” hidden in their program, attacked the Jedi leading them. Due to the surprise of the attack, most of the Jedi were killed. Also, a group of clones of the 501st Legion, led by the newly converted Darth Vader, cleared the Jedi Temple, killing all the younglings - small Jedi children.

In the service of the Empire

After the transformation of the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems into a single Galactic Empire, Emperor Palpatine reformed the organization of the clones, transforming them into Imperial stormtroopers, which became a symbol of the power of the Empire.

Over time, the stormtroopers were replenished with new clones, but grown not from the DNA of Jango Fett, but from other soldiers.

Also, gradually, due to the high cost of production and due to the long process of growing and training clones, ordinary citizens of the Empire began to be accepted into the ranks of stormtroopers, and by the time of the Battle of Yavin, only a third of all stormtroopers were clones. After Palpatine's death and the collapse of the Empire, nonhumans also got a chance to become stormtroopers, which Palpatine's xenophobic policy had previously prohibited.

Clone division structure

Ranks

At the beginning of the Clone Wars, color differentiation of the command structure of soldiers was introduced. Helmets and shoulder pads were marked with different colors, with the exception of the commanders of the main legions: Commander Fox and Captain Rex. Phase I Commander.

  •  White - private (ordinary soldier).
  •  Olive is a sergeant in command of a squad of more than nine soldiers.
  •  Blue - lieutenant, commander of a platoon of four squads (36 soldiers).
  •  Red - captain, commander of a company of four platoons (144 soldiers).
  •  Yellow - commander. commander of a regiment of over four battalions (2304 soldiers). Many commanders were raised to be more independent and were allowed to have names instead of serial numbers. The most famous commanders were Cody, Bly, Gree, Bakara, Appo, Neyo, Tyr, Keller and Salvo.

Due to the development and proliferation of Phase II armor, clone troopers no longer used color markings to denote rank, instead they began to be used to identify troop branches and their dispositions. The clones in Phase II armor, or at least Commander Cody, marked their weapons with color stripes to indicate the campaigns in which they participated.

Specialized clones

  • Clone Trooper- an ordinary clone fighter. The main military unit of the Republic. They were the first clones. They were used to destroy large groups of droids. In total, more than 3 million units were created with a total number of several trillion clones. Initially, the clones were equipped with Phase I Armor, but it was intended for battles on planets such as Jaonosis. 2 years after the start of the Clone Wars, Phase II Armor was created. It was more massive, better repelled blaster charges, and the respiratory system and communication equipment built into the helmet were also improved. They usually had DC-15A weapons.
  • Clone-ARC- Elite Scout Commandos were high-ranking soldiers, usually leading various corps in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Also, officers were roughly equivalent in rank to Major General or Lieutenant General. They were armed with DC-15A, DC-15S and grenades. Like all clones, officers do not know how to express emotions, because fear and hatred would interfere with their ability to analyze combat operations.

Notable ARCs: Alpha-17, Commander Cody, Captain Rex, Commander Bakara in the 21st Nova Corps, Commander Neyo in the 91st Survey Corps.

  • Clone pilot- This is the clone that pilots spaceships Galactic Republic: Venator-class Star Destroyer, ARC Fighters and V-19 Fighters. Since pilots are designed only for piloting, their equipment includes only the DC-15S blaster pistol. They are rarely on the ground, because pilots fly fighters and cruisers. Like all clones, they have accelerated growth technology. By the age of two, all types of clones had already begun to learn military skills.

Famous pilots Odd Bol, Skuakk

  • Clone guard- clones who protect everything important to the Republic: the Galactic Senate and the Jedi Order. Appeared at the very end of the Clone Wars. Armor like clone troopers. Red stripes are visible on the shoulders and knees. After Order 66, they began to protect Emperor Palpatine.
  • Clone Commando- the best soldiers in the entire Republic. When all types of clones were created, Jango Fett persuaded the Kamoneans to create elite units - these were commandos. Commandos were intended only for special operations. Unlike other clones, commandos have expanded free will.

The two most famous clone commando squads are Delta Squad and Omega Squad.

The commandos carried out deadly missions and there were many of them as more and more systems were transferred to the separatists (resp.) Delta and Omega squads were sent to the most dangerous ones.

Clone armor

The clone trooper armor is based on Jango Fett's Mandalorian armor. The developers were inspired by the idea of ​​​​creating a wear-resistant shell that completely covers the Clone’s body and maintains absolute protection, although many clones died from one shot at them, which indicates deficiencies in the armor. A black body suit over the armor protects the fighter from toxic fumes and even from the vacuum of space. The helmet with a characteristic T-shaped visor was complemented by a breathing filter for operation in far from ideal combat conditions. The armor consists of 20 form-fitting plates made of lightweight plastoid composite alloys. The armor provides ideal freedom of movement in combat, but is inconvenient in driving vehicles. The ideal schematic form clearly demonstrates the Kaminoan influence. The basic color of the armor is white, but other colors were also encountered, for example, during the conflict on Kashyyyk, all clones were dressed in camouflage. Also, clone commanders and elite clone soldiers had color schemes on their armor that indicated their rank; there were not many such colors: blue, yellow, red. Towards the end of the war, clone soldiers were allowed to decorate their armor and do any hairstyle, which gave the soldiers hope that they were people and not soulless creatures grown and programmed in flasks.

Works featuring clones

Movies

Cartoon series

Computer games

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes

Books

  • Star Wars Republic Commando
  • MedStar I: Battle Surgeons

Comics

Notes