- "As sure as it is my duty to remain loyal to your command, I also have another duty. To protect those men."
- ―Clone Captain Rex, to General Pong Krell and referring to the clone troopers under his command
Clone Captain,[1] also known as clone trooper captain,[5] was a rank held by clone trooper officers.
Description[]
In the Galactic Republic's Grand Army, Clone Captains commanded companies of 144 troopers,[1] although this limitation did not apply to every captain.[6] The sixteen captains of a regiment were in turn led by their respective Clone Commander,[1] and, if they were part of such units, a Jedi General[7] and Jedi Commander.[8] Standard[1] Phase I[9] captains wore armor featuring four maroon circles on the left chest plate as well as a stripe of maroon down the length of each arm, vertically up the middle of the helmet and laterally around the visor.[1] Clone Captains also could be assigned forces in the Galactic Republic Navy.[3] The Clone Captain rank persisted into the early Imperial Era as part of the Stormtrooper Corps.[2]
History[]
Rex was a respected[10] and notable Clone Captain[11] who served as the leader of the 501st Legion[6] and the legion's Torrent Company. He often took orders directly from Jedi General Anakin Skywalker,[7] and served as Skywalker's first in command.[4] Rex also had authority over Execute Battalion and Carnivore Battalion of the 501st Legion.[12]
In the final moments of the Clone Wars, Clone Captains,[13] along with the rest of the Grand Army, were ordered by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine to betray and kill their Jedi Generals.[14] The rank of Clone Captain continued to exist in the Imperial Military during the early years of Darth Sidious' reign as Galactic Emperor as the clones continued their military service as the first generation of stormtroopers. Howzer and Wilco were two notable troopers that held the rank of Clone Captain in the Galactic Empire, though the former would eventually be arrested for insubordination,[15] and the latter would be executed by the corrupt Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart for refusing to falsify an official military report.[16]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Devil's Deal"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "R2 Come Home"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: Clone Trooper Captain) (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 501st Legion in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Clone Captain Rex in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cargo of Doom"
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Rescue on Ryloth (episode)
- ↑ Ruins of War