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"Why have I been activated?"
"One of the other operatives has gone dark."
―A clone assassin and Scorch[2]

Clone assassins, also designated as Clone X troopers or CX troopers, were specialized clone troopers conditioned by the Advanced Science Division of the Galactic Empire. During the process, their identities were erased and underwent programming to be fanatically loyal to the Empire. Clone assassins were monitored with enhanced tracking to ensure they completed their missions without fail. Acting as specialized clone commandos and assassins active under their own division, they wore unique black armor and were equipped with a sniper rifle. In the event of possibly being captured, they were provided with a suicide shocker.

Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart dispatched Clone X to silence clones who knew of Rampart's involvement in the attack on Kamino. Later, the Empire sent CX-1 to assassinate Senator Avi Singh, and, when CX-1 was captured by the Clone Underground movement, sent CX-2 to silence CX-1 on Teth.

Description[]

"There is a division of clones trained as specialized operatives and initiated into a secret deep cover program run by Hemlock. Their identities are erased. They undergo conditioning. The few that make it through come out different."
―Crosshair[2]
Sniper x taking aim

The clone assassin Clone X acts as a sniper on a secret mission for Vice Admiral Rampart.

Clone X troopers, designated as CX troopers[3] and also known as clone assassins, were specialized clone troopers[4] that were activated[5] to serve as assassins[4] and clone commandos.[6] The clones were products of Royce Hemlock's deep undercover program, where captured clones were conditioned into new warriors without a trace of their old identities.[2] The conditioned soldiers served as special operatives organized under[2] a classified[7] division.[2]

During operations, Clone X troopers were equipped with black military armor that contained communications devices on the helmets, and could have a rangefinder attached. Additionally, a control panel brace could be added for direct control to their CX Dagger vessels. Clone X troopers were provided with a sniper rifle, an RK-3 blaster, and a backpack attached to their armor.[2] Suicide shockers were provided to Clone X troopers to avoid imprisonment,[1] as well as a homing device that could avoid scans and remain active while the commando remained alive.[2]

History[]

Coruscant Conspiracy[]

"You're fighting the wrong battle, brother. You're limited."
"So what does that make you?"
"A believer."
―Clone X and Rex[1]

Several months after the rise of the Galactic Empire, specialized clone troopers[4] were active when one such commando,[8] Clone X, who answered directly to Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart, was ordered to assassinate an Imperial clone trooper known as Cade, who was planning to expose Rampart for his involvement in the destruction of Kamino and its cloning facilities. Set up upon a rooftop near 79's, a cantina on Coruscant that catered to clone troopers, Clone X shot and killed Cade as he exited the cantina alongside clone stormtrooper Slip. Clone X attempted to terminate Slip as well, but the panicked clone managed to commandeer a speeder bike and escape.[1]

Soon after, Clone X managed to track down Slip and successfully assassinate him in the streets of Coruscant after spotting the trooper speaking with Pantoran Senator Riyo Chuchi. In an attempt to tie up any loose ends, Clone X proceeded to attack the senator and her bodyguards, and pursued them through a nearby warehouse. After killing all of Chuchi's men, Clone X prepared to kill the Pantoran senator but was stunned by rogue Clone Captain Rex, who had showed up to extract Slip before his demise. Clone X later awoke to find that Rex and Chuchi had brought him to Trace Martez's repair shop, on Level 1313 of the Coruscant Underworld. After refusing to answer any of Rex's questions, Clone X revealed his knowledge of Rex's name and told him that he was fighting the wrong battle, calling him "limited". The assassin then proclaimed himself as a "believer" before biting down on a suicide shocker, killing himself instantly.[1]

Some time later, Clone X's body, now on a hoversled, was shown to the rogue commandos of Clone Force 99, with Rex mentioning that the assassin's identifying number had been wiped.[9] Six months later,[10] a clone assassin was present at Mount Tantiss, briefly watching a group of clones being escorted by commandos before entering a turbolift.[11] The genetically defective clone commando Crosshair was initially admitted into the clandestine division, but their conditioning attempts were unsuccessful, likely due to his defective nature.[2]

Exposing the Clone Underground[]

Another clone assassin, CX-1, was sent to assassinate Senator Avi Singh. He was meeting with Senator Riyo Chuchi, and they were guarded by the Clone Underground as they discussed opposing the Empire when the assassin attempted to kill them. However, he failed and was subsequently stunned by another clone trooper. Not wanting a repeat of suicide, the clones successfully removed his suicide shocker and recovered a datapad containing a list of hit targets. CX-1's capture and inability to kill himself resulted in Clone Commander Scorch deploying another assassin, CX-2, to kill him off. CX-2 was able to kill some of the clones, while a group led by Clone Commander Wolffe were sent to recover Omega, who was discovered with Clone Force 99.[2]

CX-2 disregarded Wolffe's orders to capture the target alive, keeping their blaster to kill while Wolffe ordered his troopers to set their blasters to stun. Despite the animosity between the two clones, CX-2 claimed that their shots prevented the target from escaping. CX-2 later engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Crosshair, angered at his inability to become a clone assassin due to his defective nature. Crosshair ultimately defeated CX-2, though they survived the fight.[7]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Clone Conspiracy"
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Infiltration"
  3. StarWars-DatabankII Clone X trooper in the Databank (backup link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 StarWars "Truth and Consequences" Story Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 2)
  5. StarWars-DatabankII Echo in the Databank (backup link)
  6. TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Extraction" (Subtitles from Disney+)
  7. 7.0 7.1 TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Extraction"
  8. StarWars-DatabankII Clone X in the Databank (link obsolete; content only found on older version of webpage: backup link)
  9. TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Truth and Consequences"
  10. Omega tracks the days (164) that have passed since her capture in "Plan 99", which takes place sometime after "Truth and Consequences". Therefore, the events of "Shadows of Tantiss" must take place approximately six months after the death of Clone X.
  11. TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Shadows of Tantiss"
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