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Grand Army of the Republic Clone Troopers are fictional soldiers from the Star Wars saga, cloned from bounty hunter Jango Fett. The precursors of the Imperial Stormtroopers seen in the classic trilogy, clone troopers first appeared in Attack of the Clones, and returned in Revenge of the Sith. In both films, the troopers are completely computer-generated; not a single clone trooper suit was ever built for either film. However, since the premiere of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, several costuming companies and fans/fangroups have begun making movie accurate replica costumes.

In the films, the clone troopers were portrayed mostly by Temuera Morrison, the actor who played Jango Fett, though younger clones are played by Bodie Taylor at age 10 (the clones look twice as old as they are, because growth acceleration. Ten year old clones resemble 20 year olds) and by Daniel Logan at age 5. Taylor and Daniel Logan mainly played unarmored clones on Kamino while Morrison voiced the armored adult troopers. In Revenge of the Sith, both Morrison and Taylor appeared as unmasked clones (wearing digitally-created costumes). In addition, a third face was created, a digital blend of the two actors to create a transitional clone.

History

The clone troopers were created by the cloners on Kamino, as part of the secret Army of the Republic commissioned by the mysterious Sifo-Dyas. The clone troopers were cloned from, and trained by, Jango Fett, outfitted with armour styled on Fett's Mandalorian battle armour, and armed with weapons and vehicles from Kuat Drive Yards.

The Battle of Geonosis marked the first engagement of the Clone Wars, and the first battle for the clone troopers. Working with precise coordination to rescue the remnants of Mace Windu's Jedi strike team, the clone army fought the Separatist forces on the rocky surface of Geonosis. Downing countless Confederate transports, the clones earned their first victory.

Following that battle, the clone troopers were spread throughout the galaxy to engage the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Also, some clone troopers with exceptional skill were placed in special commando groups and carried out special tasks for the Republic such as sabotaging Seperatist equipment, spying and information gathering, as seen in Republic Commando. After three years, the Confederacy was defeated, but the clone troopers had one more mission to fufill. When the Galactic Empire was formed, by Order 66 of Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious - who held supreme control over the clones - the soldiers of the Republic turned on the Jedi Knights. (The clone troopers in Revenge of the Sith have armor which resembles a cross between the armor worn by stormtroopers in the original films and that worn by the first clone troopers in Attack of the Clones, incorporating elements from both designs.)

By the time of the Galactic Civil War, most of the Jango Fett clones were dead or retired, but a few continued to serve as Palpatine's loyal stormtroopers. Because Jango Fett was dead and fresh genetic material from Fett was no longer available, Fett clones were no longer produced. Instead, a majority of the Stormtroopers were made up of new clones from various sources, as well as enlisted officers.

According to the Star Wars Empire #27 comic, only one survived to fight for the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War: Able-1707, formerly under the command of Shaak Ti who was stranded on a planet for 20 years after his unit was decimated in an attempt to destroy Confederate Separatist forces attacking them. He later became an Alliance intelligence agent and his fate is unknown. It is also rumored that many other clone troopers also survive in remote places.

Ranks

Initially, the rank of the troopers was determined by color worn on their helmet, arm and shoulder armor. Although the rank of each trooper was determined in the cloning process by the Kaminoans, battlefield promotions also sometimes took place.

• None - Trooper
• Light green - Sergeant; command squads, made of 9 troops
• Blue - Lieutenant; command platoons, made of 36 troops (4 squads)
• Red - Captain; command companies, made of 144 troops (4 platoons)
• Yellow - Commander, tasked with leading regiments of clones (2,304 in total, 16 companies) into battle. Many of these commanders were grown with more capacity for independent thought than their troops, and were sometimes known by names rather than numbers. Notable clone commanders included Cody, Bly, Gree, Bacara, Appo, Neyo, Odd Ball and Thire.

Toward the end of the Clone Wars, armor markings designated legion affiliation and position rather than rank. Some officers wore Rank Insignia (rank squares) on their white armor, with color schemes resembling those of the later Imperial Navy and Imperial Stormtroopers, to indicate their commanding position. Additionally, many commanders chose to distinguish themselves physically with custom additions to their armor.

Divisions

• ARC trooper Captains
• Advanced Recon Commandos
• BARC Troopers
• Clone SCUBA troopers
• Clone Shocktroopers
• Clone assassins
• Clone trooper captains
• Clone trooper commanders
• Clone commandos
• Clone trooper pilots

List of Clone Troopers

See Also

Clone commandos Imperial Stormtroopers Star Wars: Republic Commando ARC trooper

External links

• Star Wars: Databanks | Clone trooper

• Star Wars soldiers
• Fictional clones