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The retired clone trooper was a member of the 501st Legion, an elite division of clone troopers.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.1.1 Training on Kamino 1.1.2 Baptism of fire 1.2 Fall of the Old Republic 1.2.1 Amongst the ruins of Mygeeto 1.2.2 Rescue over Coruscant 1.2.3 Heart of darkness on Felucia 1.2.4 Defense lines of Kashyyyk 1.2.5 Underground ambush on Utapau 1.3 Rise of the Empire 1.3.1 Operation: Knightfall 1.3.2 The beginning of a new era 1.3.3 Imperial diplomacy on Naboo 1.3.4 Preventative measures on Mustafar 1.3.5 Changing of the guard on Kamino 1.4 Strikes against the Rebellion 1.4.1 Prison break in the Death Star 1.4.2 Raid on Polis Massa 1.4.3 Invading the Tantive IV 1.4.4 Revenge of the Empire 1.4.5 The finest hour of the 501st 1.4.6 Retirement 2 Personality and traits 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

Training on KaminoEdit

One of the many clones of the renowned Human bounty hunter Jango Fett, a clone trooper was born around^[1][2] 32 BBY^[3] on the planet Kamino. Bred to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic by Kaminoan cloners, he grew up in ^[1] Tipoca City,^[2] the capital city of Kamino.^[4] During the years, the clone underwent military training, which included various simulations which mimicked real life battlefields.^[1] In 22 BBY,^[5] the clone army was introduced by Supreme Chancelor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic, to counter the threat of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a separatist movement seeking to replace the Republic as the ruling government of the galaxy.^[6] The clone trooper was a member of the 501st Legion, one of the many clone divisions sent to the planet Geonosis to engage the Separatist Droid Army in the battle which would mark the beginning of the Clone Wars.^[1]

Baptism of fireEdit

The legion arrived in Geonosis, where they received their first mission by their clone officer; to secure the Checkpoint Alpha near a downed Techno Union ship. When the legion's members arrived in the chekpoint, they spotted three B2 super battle droid scouts, which the clones swiftly destroyed with their laser weaponry. The clones then finished off a damaged IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank with thermal detonators. However, the CIS dispatched hordes of battle droids to the chekpoint, and the 501st quickly captured and fortified the Techno Union ship to serve as an outpost against the droid attack. The legion held their position, but were soon approached by a column of OG-9 homing spider droids. In retaliation, the Republic sent an AT-TE walker to eliminate the spider droids before they could annihilate the 501st's positions. As the battle lengthened, the 501st utilized many different variants of troopers, from snipers to jet troopers, who helped the legion to gain control of more areas in the battlefield. After the clones had captured a cliff bunker, lightsaber-armed Jedi Master Mace Windu arrived to aid them to capture the Northern CIS bunker, which was soon at the hands of the Republic.^[1]

The clone trooper felt that the battle was far more chaotic than anything his trainig had included. The heat and the sandy terrain of Geonosis made the battle hard to withstand, and the clone trooper would remember the screams of his fatally wounded comrades for a long time. He was amazed when the 501st finally emerged victorious,^[1] the outgunned droid army retreating from the planet. While the battle was won by the Republic, most of the Confederate forces and their leadership were albe to evacuate, ensuring that the Clone Wars would not end soon.^[6]

Fall of the Old RepublicEdit

Amongst the ruins of MygeetoEdit

Rescue over CoruscantEdit

Heart of darkness on FeluciaEdit

Defense lines of KashyyykEdit

Underground ambush on UtapauEdit

Rise of the EmpireEdit

Operation: KnightfallEdit

The beginning of a new eraEdit

Imperial diplomacy on NabooEdit

Preventative measures on MustafarEdit

Changing of the guard on KaminoEdit

Strikes against the RebellionEdit

Prison break in the Death StarEdit

Raid on Polis MassaEdit

Invading the Tantive IVEdit

Revenge of the EmpireEdit

The finest hour of the 501stEdit

RetirementEdit

Personality and traitsEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Battlefront II (First appearance) (voice only)

SourcesEdit

•  501st Legion in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (Indirect mention only)

Notes and referencesEdit