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| 16 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 18 | [[header:501st Legion]] |
| 19 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/501st.png]] |
| 20 | [[caption-width-right:300:Republic Era]] |
| 21 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/501st_commander_ar_1.jpg]] |
| 22 | [[caption-width-right:300:Imperial Era]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | The 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion was a battalion of clone troopers that were assigned to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars. The 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] fought in several key battles throughout the Clone Wars. At the end of the war, elements of the 501[[superscript:st]] were present on both Coruscant and Mandalore. Following the execution of Order 66, Darth Vader led the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] in the assault on the Jedi Temple, while on Mandalore, [[note]] Or the Tribunal Venator-class Star Destroyer [[/note]] Ahsoka was hunted by the clone troopers. The surviving clone troopers of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] continued to serve Darth Vader as his personal enforcers, becoming known as "Vader's Fist", until all of the remaining clone troopers were replaced by recruits. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | !!Officers |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Rex]] |
| 29 | !!Commander Rex (CT-7567) |
| 30 | ->See his entry on the [[Characters/StarWarsCrewOfTheGhost Crew of the]] ''[[Characters/StarWarsCrewOfTheGhost Ghost]]'' page. |
| 31 | [[/folder]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Appo]] |
| 34 | !!Commander Appo (CC-1119) |
| 35 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a9305461_087e_4a22_8062_ab6fabcf8a76.png]] |
| 36 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4840fef3b6d94cb2fc4f4737f660cdb5.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' |
| 39 | |
| 40 | -->''"There's been a rebellion, sir. Don't worry. The situation is under control. I'm sorry, sir. It's time for you to leave."'' |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Appo was a clone trooper who served as a sergeant (and later a commander) in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He fought in the Battle of Umbara and later participated in the attack on the Jedi Temple. |
| 43 | ---- |
| 44 | * AffablyEvil: After Order 66 goes out. He's remarkably polite and apologetic when he's talking to Bail Organa, but he interrupts their conversation by coldly gunning down Zett Jukassa. |
| 45 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: After Order 66 goes out, along with the other clones. |
| 46 | * TheCameo: He makes a few brief appearances during the Umbara arc when the situation calls for a clone with a name to interact with the main characters. |
| 47 | * CoolHelmet: His helmet has a downward facing arrow painted on the forehead. |
| 48 | * FaceHeelTurn: Along with every other clone after Order 66 goes out. |
| 49 | * GetOut: He does a variation of this to Bail Organa in ''Revenge of the Sith''. |
| 50 | -->'''Appo:''' I'm sorry, sir. It's time for you to leave. |
| 51 | * {{Irony}}: He tells Bail Organa, one of the future leaders of the Rebellion, that a Jedi rebellion was put down at the Jedi Temple and they have the situation in hand. |
| 52 | * MookLieutenant: After Order 66 is enacted, he becomes this for Darth Vader during the assault on the Jedi Temple. He takes command of the Temple's landing platforms to prevent outside interference during the assault. |
| 53 | * OutOfFocus: He's of little importance and has minor screen time in Canon, as his role as Anakin's right-hand man and leader of the 501st has been greatly regulated to Rex. |
| 54 | * RankUp: He is a sergeant during the Battle of Umbara and is promoted to commander after the battle, though Rex still has more authority despite being Captain, according to [[AllThereInTheManual Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!]]. He officially becomes commander of the 501st by the time the Battle of Coruscant gets underway, and Rex becomes commander of the 332nd Division to deal with the Siege of Mandalore. |
| 55 | * ShoutOut: During his [[TheCameo cameo]] in ''The Clone Wars'' (which is set before he gets promoted to Commander), his helmet has an arrow facing down on his forehead. This is a reference to the similarly-named Appa from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (as Creator/DaveFiloni previously used to work on it before joining ''The Clone Wars''), who has a downward facing arrow on his forehead just like the other members of his species. |
| 56 | * SchrodingersCanon: In ''Legends'', he continued to serve the Empire as part of the 501st after the execution of Order 66, gaining a measure of respect from Darth Vader and being killed in the line of duty by Jedi Master Roan Shryne sometime later. In canon, all that's known about his Imperial service is that he stormed the Jedi Temple. Also, his nickname is the product of Alpha-17 bestowing it to him. In canon, the origin of his nickname is unknown. |
| 57 | * UncertainDoom: It's ambiguous if he was killed by Yoda or Obi-Wan like the other 501st troopers present when they returned to the Jedi Temple to investigate what happened. |
| 58 | * WouldHurtAChild: He participates in the massacre of the Jedi Temple and guns down Zett Jukassa in front of Bail Organa. |
| 59 | [[/folder]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[folder:Vaughn]] |
| 62 | !!Captain Vaughn (CT-0292) |
| 63 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vaughn_sw.png]] |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 66 | |
| 67 | A captain in the 501st Legion, Vaughn became part of the newly-formed 332nd Company when General Anakin Skywalker divided the Legion in two so that they could respond to the threat of Darth Maul and General Grievous simultaneously. He participates in the Siege of Mandalore alongside newly-promoted Commander Rex and Advisor Ahsoka Tano. |
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| 69 | * MauveShirt: In spite of being named and receiving unique armor to stand out from the other clones, he dies in the same episode that he first appears in, getting about five lines and thirty-odd seconds of screen time. |
| 70 | * PaletteSwap: His armor is identical to Cody's, with a blue paint job. |
| 71 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: He's an officer and he still gets into the thick of it with his men. |
| 72 | * SorryThatImDying: Before succumbing to his wounds, he rasps an apology to Ahsoka as she holds his hand. |
| 73 | * TotalPartyKill: While Ahsoka survives the ambush that he and his squad are subject to, Vaughn and all the other clones who went with him into the tunnels get shot dead. |
| 74 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: His role in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E9OldFriendsNotForgotten Old Friends Not Forgotten]]" is to point Ahsoka in the direction where Maul's forces went, which results in him getting killed fighting said forces. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | !!ARC troopers |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Fives]] |
| 80 | !!ARC Trooper Fives (CT[=/=]ARC-27-5555) |
| 81 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/star_wars_fives.png]] |
| 82 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"We are loyal soldiers, we follow orders, but we are ''not'' a bunch of unthinking droids! We are men! We must be trusted to make the right decisions, especially when the orders we are given are wrong!"'']] |
| 83 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fives_sw_7119.jpg ''"I'm ready to do my part, General Skywalker."''[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 86 | |
| 87 | -->''"[[DefiedTrope I am not]] [[ExpendableClone just another number!]] [[ClonesArePeopleToo None of us are!]]"'' |
| 88 | |
| 89 | Fives was once a member of the dysfunctional cadet squad Domino Squad. He and Echo became part of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion after showing their ingenuity during the battle of the Rishi moon and became ARC troopers after the Battle of Kamino. He later discovered one of the most horrible secrets of the clone army and paid with his life for it. |
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| 91 | * AllThereInTheManual: Due to the changes made to the completed version of "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E1TheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]", you will have to go to the episode guide on [=StarWars.com=] to learn that, as in the unfinished story reel, Fives was involved in the creation of Rex's strategy algorithm along with Echo. |
| 92 | * AppropriatedAppellation: He was nicknamed "Fives" due to the large number of fives in his numerical designation. |
| 93 | * ArchEnemy: To Krell. The two seem to have a special loathing for each other, even before Krell shows his true colors. |
| 94 | -->'''Krell''': [[YouAreNumber6 CT-7567]]. Do you have a malfunction in your design? You've pulled your forces back from taking the capital city. The enemy now has control of this route. [[NeverMyFault This entire operation has been compromised, because of your failure!]]\ |
| 95 | '''Fives''': General Krell, in case you haven't noticed, Captain Rex just ''saved'' this platoon. Surely you won't ''fail'' to recognize that!\ |
| 96 | '''Krell''': ''[ignites his lightsaber and points it threateningly towards Fives]'' [[FantasticRacism ARC-5555,]] ''stand down.''\ |
| 97 | '''Fives''': ''[seething]'' ''[[TranquilFury Sir. Yes, sir.]]'' |
| 98 | * AscendedExtra: He was meant to be a one-shot clone trooper created for "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", but the episode and himself (along with Echo and Hevy) were so popular among fans that the creators decided to expand upon his character and it got to the point where he rose to become a {{deuteragonist}}. |
| 99 | * BackForTheDead: He was killed at the climax of the Order 66 arc, with his previous appearance being the Umbara arc. |
| 100 | * {{Bookends}}: We meet him as a rookie clone trooper wearing plain white armor. Eventually, he makes his way to being a veteran ARC trooper, complete with the [[AceCustom customized armor]]. By the time he's killed, he’s been stripped of the custom armor, and has MuggedForDisguise a set of plain white armor from a fellow trooper. He's in plain white armor the first and last times we see him on screen. |
| 101 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He shows this towards Tup during the Order 66 arc. He spends the first half of the story arc either staying on Tup's side to support him as best he can or worrying about him when the Kaminoans separate the two for quarantine. After hearing that the Kaminoans plan to simply kill Tup instead of performing proper surgery, he decides to save his brother himself with the help of AZI-3, and even threatens Nala Se with a poison syringe when she arrives at the lab. |
| 102 | * BlatantLies: In "Plan of Dissent", he tries to claim that everything is fine in the hangar as Hardcase audibly blows it to pieces with an Umbaran ship. |
| 103 | * BreakTheBadass: The Order 66 arc is one long TraumaCongaLine for him. By the end of it, he just sounds utterly ''broken'', and outright relieved when he dies. |
| 104 | * BrokenAce: He's respected and well-liked by both his fellow clones and the Jedi for his competence, intelligence, and loyalty, but he also goes through a lot of trauma over the course of the series and repeatedly loses the people he cares about to deaths that could probably have been avoided if it weren't for his corrupt superiors. By the end of the Order 66 arc, which brings his TraumaCongaLine to a head, he just sounds completely broken. |
| 105 | * CharacterDevelopment: Over the course of the series, he develops from an inexperienced rookie following the lead of his commanders to a headstrong and independent soldier who's ready to go against any authority in order to protect his brothers. |
| 106 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" (his first appearance), Fives introduces himself to Rex and Cody as CT-27-5555, while Hevy is the one to tell them his name. Later episodes, including "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets Clone Cadets]]", which chronologically takes place before "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", show that Fives absolutely hates being referred to as his CT-number and never uses it himself, telling others to call him Fives. |
| 107 | * CosmicPlaything: In the Order 66 arc, absolutely nothing goes right for Fives, and he winds up going through a massive TraumaCongaLine. |
| 108 | * ADayInTheLimelight: |
| 109 | ** Shares the spotlight with Rex in the Umbara arc. While the arc focuses more on Rex, for most of it Fives is the one who drives the plot forward, by convincing the other clones to go against Krell's orders and trying to get Rex to do the same. |
| 110 | ** He's the main character of the Order 66 arc. |
| 111 | * ADeathInTheLimelight: He's the main protagonist of the Order 66 arc, and it ends with his death. |
| 112 | * DeathByIrony: One of his defining characteristics is his UndyingLoyalty to his brothers. He's shot dead by Fox, a fellow clone. After precisely ''five'' warnings, for bonus points. |
| 113 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: After being shot, he dies in Rex's arms. |
| 114 | * DoomedByCanon: The second he starts trying to expose Order 66, it's obvious what's going to happen to him. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Which makes it even more heartbreaking]]. |
| 115 | * EliteArmy: He becomes an ARC trooper. |
| 116 | * ExpendableClone: Fives is ''very'' aware about this and [[DefiedTrope defies]] it numerous times throughout the series. |
| 117 | * FailureHero: In the Order 66 arc, thanks to it being a ForegoneConclusion. He fails to save Tup and expose the conspiracy, gets his life ruined as his friends and allies are convinced he's become a deranged fugitive, and he ultimately dies having accomplished nothing. This is later downplayed as his ramblings allow Rex to hesitate for a few seconds before executing the Order on Ahsoka, and Ahsoka later removes Rex’s chip after realizing Rex’s hint about the chips. This leads to Ahsoka and Rex surviving Order 66 after faking their deaths, with Ahsoka becoming a founding member of the Rebellion and Rex helping many other clones remove their chips. |
| 118 | * {{Foil}}: To Rex. Rex and Fives are both [[UndyingLoyalty deeply loyal]] clones who have a good degree of command of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. However, Rex is loyal to the Republic to a fault and it takes a good degree of CharacterDevelopment for him to start even considering [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight disobeying authority to do the right thing]], while Fives is instead loyal to his brothers and is perfectly happy to disobey authority to protect them. |
| 119 | * ForegoneConclusion: [[DoomedByCanon Canon dictates that Order 66 will happen,]] so it's obvious that his attempts to expose Order 66 will fail. |
| 120 | * FrameUp: Palpatine has him drugged and makes it seem that Fives has gone mad and attempted to kill him, turning Fives into a wanted fugitive. |
| 121 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: Finding out about all of the clone troopers being secretly controlled by inhibitor chips and the conspiracy against the Jedi surely shook his mental stability. He was still sane when he learned of it, but getting drugged by Nala Se only made things even worse for him. Fives' descent reached its finale when Palpatine told him something so horrible that he felt compelled to shoot the Supreme Chancellor in front of several bodyguards. |
| 122 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Fives manages to uncover the malfunctioning bio-chip that caused Tup to be hostile to Jedi and he finds out that they were implanted in every clone trooper without the Jedi or the Republic's knowledge. His persistent search for the truth threatens to expose Order 66 and the Sith's involvement right in front of the Jedi and the Republic, so Chancellor Palpatine has him drugged and branded as a crazy fugitive that needs to be shot on sight, but not before [[JustBetweenYouAndMe telling Fives the real reason behind the clone army]] just to [[KickTheDog drive him mad]]. |
| 123 | * HotBlooded: Particularly in the later seasons, Fives is deeply passionate about his ideals and whatever plans he makes. |
| 124 | * IDieFree: He seemed to be glad to die without his inhibitor chip and knowing the truth, despite being unable to properly share it. |
| 125 | * ImportantHaircut: He gets his head shaved completely bald when he gets his control chip surgically removed from his brain, indicating that he's free of the chip's influence. Justified in-universe in that AZI-3 had to shave him to perform the surgery properly. |
| 126 | * {{Irony}}: He spends the entire Clone War fighting to be recognized as an individual, rather than just another ExpendableClone. When he’s killed, he’s been stripped of his AceCustom ARC trooper armor, and is clad in plain white clone trooper armor. |
| 127 | * IronicName: He insists on multiple occasions that he's a person with a name and not just a number. His name happens to be derived from his CT-number. When AZI-3 points this out, he replies that it might appear to be just a small difference for an outsider, but that difference means a lot to him and to every clone trooper. |
| 128 | * TheLancer: To Rex, serving as the third-in-command for the [=501st=] and being more willing to operate outside the rules than Rex is should it prove necessary. |
| 129 | * ManInAKilt: As an ARC trooper. |
| 130 | * ManlyFacialHair: Grows a beard that thickens as the war drags on, emphasizing his having TookALevelInBadass since he was a rookie. |
| 131 | * MilitaryMaverick: Downplayed. He will disobey orders, but only if they're suicidal or the person issuing them is blatantly corrupt. |
| 132 | * NewMeat: He is this in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", which provides the current page quote. |
| 133 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: His attempts to expose Order 66 and save Tup results in him being branded insane, drugged into mental instability, and finally being shot dead by Fox and dying in Rex's arms. |
| 134 | * PoorCommunicationKills: This was deliberately invoked on Nala Se's part, as she drugged him before they got to Coruscant to make him seem insane. |
| 135 | * SanitySlippage: Nala Se drugged him with some sort of compound that made him aggressive and paranoid while he was being transported back to Coruscant. By the time he found someone willing to hear him out that wasn't in on it, he was too incoherent to properly relay the knowledge. |
| 136 | * SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld: Due to a string of unlikely events in the Order 66 arc, he becomes the singular last hope to prevent Palpatine from seizing dictatorial power and turning the Republic into a Sith Empire. Unfortunately, despite all of his efforts Palpatine successfully silences him. |
| 137 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When he's had enough of General Pong Krell's senseless orders costing the lives of many clone troopers, he leads a fighter attack against a Separatist supply ship using hijacked Umbaran fighters despite Krell directly forbidding it. He also goes against orders to save Tup when Nala Se wants to kill him to discover what went wrong. |
| 138 | * ShootTheShaggyDog: It's enforced by the canon. He learned the truth behind Order 66, but since the Jedi never found out in the films, [[DoomedByCanon he's destined for failure]]. Having been drugged to render him incoherent, he cannot properly make his case to Anakin and Rex before he's found and shot, and Palpatine goes on to blame his death and that of Tup on madness from a rare parasite, allowing [[KarmaHoudini Nala Se to continue her work]]. However, while he isn't able to coherently explain what he knows, his ramblings convince Rex that something sinister is at work, so when Order 66 is enacted, Rex is able to resist just long enough to give Ahsoka a hint about the chips, allowing her to free Rex. |
| 139 | * SoleSurvivor: He's the only member of Domino Squad to survive. That is until he dies towards the end of the Order 66 arc. After this, it's revealed that Echo lived, making him a subversion. |
| 140 | * SpannerInTheWorks: His desperate plea to get Rex to believe him about the control chip paid off. Once Order 66 was activated, Rex was prepared enough to resist the brainwashing for a few seconds, giving him time to prompt Ahsoka into digging up Fives' story and eventually remove Rex's chip, sparing him from Imperial control and saving his life to spend the next two decades messing up the Empire however he could, as well as ultimately helping foster the Rebellion with Ahsoka and later Rex's leadership. You could say... the dominoes fell into place. |
| 141 | * TattooAsCharacterType: He has a number "5" tattooed on his right temple. When he's being hunted during the Order 66 arc, it's this tattoo that's used to identify him among the otherwise identical clone troopers. |
| 142 | * TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: He spent much of his life idealistically pushing for his fellow clone troopers and their Jedi superiors to regard them not as numbers but as free men who can make their own choices, only to discover that they could be brainwashed at any moment thanks to a bio-chip implanted in their brains. His attempts to warn people about this end [[ForegoneConclusion obviously end in failure]] and his death, with him tragically dying in Rex’s arms after being [[DeathByIrony shot by a fellow clone]]. His last words have him imply that he’s glad to die without his inhibitor chip, a symbol of him being a ExpendableClone. |
| 143 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Echo until the Citadel arc. |
| 144 | * TragicHero: He spent much of his life pushing for his fellow clone troopers and others to regard them not as numbers but as free men who made their own choices, only to discover that they could be brainwashed at any moment thanks to a bio-chip in their brains. His attempts to warn people about this end only in failure and his death, with most of his friends thinking that Fives had gone insane. On the bright side, his efforts were not in vain as it was later revealed Rex and two others removed their control chips. |
| 145 | * {{Tritagonist}}: Despite Rex being the most frequently recurring clone trooper, Fives has a much more complex and rounded character arc built around him. |
| 146 | * TookALevelInBadass: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", Fives was just a rookie clone trooper. By the time of the fourth season, he's an ARC trooper and a bonafide BadassNormal. |
| 147 | * UndyingLoyalty: To his brothers to the very end. The later episodes make it clear that keeping them alive and well is his main motivation, and he's ready to go against the Jedi, the Kaminoans, and even the ''Supreme Chancellor'' for their sake. |
| 148 | * YouHaveToBelieveMe: [[DoomedByCanon As expected]], he can't convince anyone about what he knows about Palpatine's conspiracy. It helps that he's been drugged to incoherence and paranoia. |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Echo]] |
| 152 | !!Corporal[=/=]ARC Trooper Echo (CT[=/=]ARC-1409) |
| 153 | -->See his entry on the [[Characters/StarWarsCloneForce99 Clone Force 99]] page. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Jesse]] |
| 157 | !!ARC Trooper Jesse (CT[=/=]ARC-5597) |
| 158 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jesse_arc_sw_7.png]] |
| 159 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20200504_011425_4.png [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAgeOfRepublic Age of Republic]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheJedi Tales of the Jedi]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Literature/DarkDisciple'' |
| 162 | |
| 163 | Jesse was a veteran 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] clone trooper with a sardonic sense of humor. By the time of the Battle of Anaxes, he became an ARC trooper. |
| 164 | ---- |
| 165 | * AscendedExtra: |
| 166 | ** Jesse first appeared in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E10TheDeserter The Deserter]]", but with a minor role and little characterization. It wasn't until the Umbara arc that he returned and received a fleshed-out and expanded role in addition to appearing in some of the subsequent clone trooper-focused story arcs in the series along with ''Literature/DarkDisciple''. |
| 167 | ** He receives a good amount of screentime during Season Seven, taking part in the Bad Batch arc and the Siege of Mandalore arc. He even becomes [[spoiler:''the final boss'']] of the series, making him arguably one of the most important clones in all of Season Seven. |
| 168 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite trying to carry out Order 66 on Ahsoka, she bears no resentment for him upon his death, and even gives him and many of his brothers a proper burial. It helps that Jesse was not himself at the time, and hardly qualifies as a 'villain']]. |
| 169 | * ApologeticAttacker: Apologizes to Ahsoka for landing a stun blast on her during the events of "[[Recap/StarWarsTalesOfTheJediS1E5PracticeMakesPerfect Practice Makes Perfect]]". |
| 170 | * BadassInDistress: He fell victim to this during the Siege Of Mandalore, being captured by Maul and interrogated for intelligence regarding Sidious' plans for the end of the war. Unusually, he doesn't get rescued or rescue himself. Maul simply gives him back to Rex and company after he's done with him. |
| 171 | * BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: [[spoiler:Order 66 turns Jesse into a humorless and mindlessly loyal jackboot, the complete opposite of his usual personality.]] |
| 172 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: The instant Order 66 goes out, Jesse turns on Ahsoka and attempts to kill her. |
| 173 | * DeadHatShot: [[spoiler:In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E12VictoryAndDeath Victory and Death]]", he's KilledOffscreen when the ''Venator'' crashes, and this is indicated in the aftermath when we see his helmet at the mass burial]]. |
| 174 | * DeadpanSnarker: While most clones has a sardonic sense of humor, Jesse takes it to a whole other level. Almost everything he says is some kind of quip or witty comeback. |
| 175 | * DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Order 66 effectively erases the sarcastic, humorous Jesse, replacing him with a dead-eyed killer who's only interested in killing Ahsoka, no matter what. Even his longtime commander and friend Rex's attempt to reason with him only causes Jesse a second of hesitation, before he declares Rex a traitor and attempts to execute him as well. And unlike Rex, he never gets a chance to return to normal before he dies in the crash]]. |
| 176 | * DeterminedDefeatist: He's prone to making pessimistic quips about whatever dangerous situation the [=501st=] has been thrust into, but he still goes in to fight. |
| 177 | * DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:After Order 66 is enacted, Jesse serves as Rex's second-in-command hunting down Ahsoka. When Rex is deprogrammed from the Order 66 protocol and starts helping Ahsoka escape, Jesse takes full command of the 332nd Company and serves as the FinalBoss for Ahsoka and Rex in the series finale]]. |
| 178 | * EvilCounterpart: After Order 66 is executed and [[spoiler:Ahsoka frees Rex from his control chip]], Jesse becomes this to [[spoiler:Rex]]. |
| 179 | * FaceHeelTurn: After Order 66 goes out, alongside every other clone, though not of his own volition. |
| 180 | * FacialMarkings: He's got a Republic cog symbol tattooed on half his face. He also has said symbol on his helmet. |
| 181 | * FallenHero: By virtue of Order 66, he -- and every other clone in the series [[spoiler:save Rex, who gets his chip removed]] -- becomes this. |
| 182 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:As a result of being brainwashed by his inhibitor chip, Jesse becomes the final obstacle in ''The Clone Wars''' series finale, leading the clones against Ahsoka and Rex as they try to escape Order 66]]. |
| 183 | * HopeSpot: When Rex attempts to talk him down, Jesse initially looks like he's considering betraying Sidious, but his programming takes over and he instead accuses Rex of treason. |
| 184 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 185 | ** During the Siege of Umbara, he ends up nearly being executed by his brothers for disobeying orders issued by a Force Wielder. [[spoiler: When Order 66 is issued, he's the one preparing to execute one of his own brothers for disobeying orders issued by a Force Wielder.]] |
| 186 | ** He has a tattoo of the Republic's logo on his face, but he's generally shown to be the most critical and questioning of the Republic itself. |
| 187 | ** He apologizes to Ahsoka for shooting her during practicing against opponents who are more competent than Battle Droids, though when Order 66 is issued, he's intentionally shooting at her with no apologies. |
| 188 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's pretty snarky and an unabashed pessimist, but he's undoubtedly a good guy. |
| 189 | * KnightInSourArmor: He's very cynical about the Republic and the Clone Wars in general, but he'll still put himself on the line every time. It actually helps him during the Umbara arc, since his natural skepticism is what helps him realize Krell is bad news and at the very least dangerously incompetent. |
| 190 | * LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler: Rex tries this on Jesse by pointing out that Ahsoka is no longer a Jedi, and thus technically doesn't qualify for execution via Order 66. Jesse considers it for a minute, but the inhibitor chip takes over and [[SubvertedTrope he points out Rex ordered her executed anyway.]] Thus, he must be executed for failing to carry out the order as well.]] |
| 191 | * ManInAKilt: Naturally, he earned a kama when he was promoted to an ARC trooper. |
| 192 | * MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, "Jesse" means "[God's] gift" and "king". Rex's name also means "king" in Latin. This is {{foreshadowing}} that Jesse gets promoted to Rex's rank [[spoiler:of "commander" to replace him when Rex is relieved of Order 66]]. |
| 193 | * MookLieutenant: [[spoiler:For the 332nd after Order 66 is enacted. He's the only visually distinguishable trooper with a name that is qualified to lead them after Rex is deprogrammed]]. |
| 194 | * NotHimself: [[spoiler:After Order 66 is executed, Jesse becomes a humorless, emotionless killer, the exact opposite of his normal self.]] |
| 195 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Just to demonstrate how much of a stranglehold Order 66 has over the clones, [[spoiler:the brainwashed Jesse becomes the very antithesis of the man he used to be. He starts referring Rex as CT-7567 (something he despises Krell for doing)[[note]]Though only once, since Jesse refers to Rex by name again when preparing to demote and kill him in violation of Order 66[[/note]], sees nothing wrong with executing his fellow brother without court martial (despite being previously horrified by it under General Krell), and [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking lacks his signature humor]]]]. |
| 196 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: What he did to get promoted to an ARC trooper remains to be seen. |
| 197 | * PermaStubble: Jesse is consistently shown sporting a good amount of stubble. |
| 198 | * RankUp: |
| 199 | ** The Bad Batch arc reveals that he was promoted to an ARC trooper sometime after Fives's death. |
| 200 | ** [[GutPunch By]] [[YouAreInCommandNow virtue]] of being the only other clone trooper from the 332nd that we know left by then, he's promoted to Commander after [[spoiler:Ahsoka removes Rex's chip during Order 66. It doesn't last]]. |
| 201 | * SarcasticClapping: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E9PlanOfDissent Plan of Dissent]]", he does this after General Krell orders the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] to lock down all the Umbaran starfighters just after Hardcase properly learned how to control them... by blowing up half the hangar, including the door. |
| 202 | -->'''Jesse:''' I thought the plan was to blow up the supply ship, not our own hangar. |
| 203 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E9PlanOfDissent Plan of Dissent]]", he joins Fives and Hardcase for the attack on the Separatist supply ship for the same reasons as the former (whereas Hardcase is just a [[BloodKnight thrill-seeker]]), although he admits that he's only willing to fly an unfamiliar starfighter into a space battle because he doesn't like General Krell. |
| 204 | -->'''Jesse:''' You know, I'm only doing this because I don't like him.\ |
| 205 | '''Fives:''' That's reason enough. |
| 206 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Despite the Venator he's on is crashing towards the moon, he nonetheless orders all of his brothers onto the fight deck knowing that's where Ahsoka is. It goes to show just how little the post-Order 66 Jesse cares about anything that isn't the execution of the Jedi. Even as the ship starts exploding and breaking around him, he still tries to follow through with the order.]] |
| 207 | * TattooAsCharacterType: He sports a large tattoo of the Republic insignia on his face. [[SubvertedTrope Ironically, he's shown to be pretty cynical about the Republic itself.]] |
| 208 | * TragicVillain: [[spoiler:After Order 66 is given, Jesse is, against his will, turned into a mindless jackboot utterly loyal to the Empire, forced to become the very antithesis of the man he once was.]] |
| 209 | * YouAreInCommandNow: |
| 210 | ** He takes Rex's place in leading Hardcase and Kix on the hunt for Grievous while the Captain takes a rest at Cut's house. |
| 211 | ** With Echo having (apparently) died at the Citadel and Fives later being executed, he ends up being made an ARC Trooper in their place. |
| 212 | ** He's promoted [[spoiler:to commander after Ahsoka removes Rex's chip, relieving him of Order 66, thus leaving Jesse the only other clone around qualified to lead the 332nd against Ahsoka. It only lasts for a few hours until he ends up dead]]. |
| 213 | [[/folder]] |
| 214 | |
| 215 | !!Clone Troopers |
| 216 | |
| 217 | [[folder:Ridge]] |
| 218 | !!Ridge |
| 219 | |
| 220 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 221 | |
| 222 | Ridge was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. |
| 223 | ---- |
| 224 | * BackForTheDead: He survives the Battle of Teth and the Siege of Mandalore, only to die aboard the Tribunal at Maul's hand. |
| 225 | * BookEnds: Ridge only appears (or, at least, is identified by name) twice in ''The Clone Wars''. The first time is in the pilot movie, the first installment of the series, and the second is "Shattered", which is the second-last episode of the final season. |
| 226 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Like many Clone Troopers, he executes Order 66 to try and kill Ahsoka and Maul. |
| 227 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Keeps shooting at Maul before he gets killed. |
| 228 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In ''Legends'', he dies in the novelization for ''The Clone Wars'' pilot movie, but in Canon, he survives the whole war, before his death while Order 66 is given. |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Denal]] |
| 232 | !!Denal |
| 233 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/denal_sw_5364.png]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 236 | |
| 237 | Denal was considered one of the best clone troopers in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * CharacterDeath: He gets killed after attempting to apprehend Cad Bane, who takes his armor and impersonates him. |
| 240 | * CoolHelmet: He is distinguishable due to his unique helmet markings, which include blue strips coming down from his helmet visor and one going along the ridge of his helmet. |
| 241 | * DeadPersonImpersonation: His armour is worn by Cad Bane, his murderer, to impersonate him. |
| 242 | * JetPack: He uses one when infiltrating Skytop Station alongside Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, and several other clone troopers. |
| 243 | * MauveShirt: He appeared in a couple of episodes and was one of the first non-officer clone troopers to have custom armor prior to being killed off in his second appearance. |
| 244 | * SchrodingersCanon: According to ''The Clone Wars'' supplemental material, both he and Rex were present at the Battle of Geonosis. However, as this material was under the ''Legends'' banner, this has yet to be re-established. |
| 245 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He wasn't established to have much of a personality, only distinguished by his custom armor. Then Cad Bane offs him in his second appearance. |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | [[folder:Dogma]] |
| 249 | !!Dogma (CT-6922) |
| 250 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dogma_sw.jpg]] |
| 251 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dogma_sw_1689.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 254 | |
| 255 | -->''"Well, I for one agree with the General's plan."'' |
| 256 | |
| 257 | Dogma was a fanatically loyal rookie clone trooper assigned to the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion starting with the Battle of Umbara. His fanaticism for the chain of command became his undoing when General Pong Krell temporarily took control of the 501[[superscript:st]]. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AlasPoorVillain: He's not really evil, just fanatically loyal, but the other clone troopers appear to be saddened when he's taken into custody for killing a Jedi. |
| 260 | * AntiVillain: Dogma's not really a bad guy, just a misguided rookie who believed in the wrong person. Even his own brothers don't fault him for it, as they were all in his shoes at one point or another. |
| 261 | * AppropriatedAppellation: He's dead-set on following orders without question. |
| 262 | * BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Rex can't quite bring himself to shoot the unarmed, kneeling General Krell InTheBack, so Dogma snatches Fives's pistol and does it for him. Granted, he [[HeelRealization isn't really a bad guy anymore]] by the time this happens. |
| 263 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: He is one for the idea that clone troopers are mindlessly obedient slave soldiers that follow every order no matter what (which ''The Clone Wars'' has gone to great lengths to disprove). When placed in the command of an uncaring and wasteful Jedi general, he fanatically supports his strategies while the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] veterans see Krell as a reckless ControlFreak. Once Krell's true nature starts exposing itself (starting with tricking the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] Battalion into killing each other), Dogma's sense of loyalty starts to break down and is finally shattered once Krell reveals why he did it. After he executes Krell, he is then taken into custody for killing a Jedi. |
| 264 | * TheDogBitesBack: As Krell's actions become nastier and nastier, Dogma remains loyal to him, even after he tricks the troops of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] into killing each other. However, after Krell explains his plans to Rex and the others, Dogma grabs Fives's pistol and kills the traitorous Jedi. |
| 265 | * TheDragon: He was unwittingly one for Krell during the Umbara arc. He's the only one who remains loyal as the other clones begin to question Krell's tactics, which makes him Krell's perfect pawn. |
| 266 | * EtTuBrute: He completely loses his cool when Krell is exposed as a traitor: |
| 267 | -->'''Dogma:''' How could you do this? You had my trust, my loyalty. I followed all of your orders, and you made me ''kill my brothers''!? |
| 268 | * FacialMarkings: He has a v-shaped tattoo on his face, similar to the decal on his helmet. |
| 269 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: The other clone troopers aren't really fond of him because of his extreme loyalty to Krell and willingness to follow every order he gives, including executing his fellow clone troopers. |
| 270 | * HeelRealization: He's genuinely crushed when he realizes that his faith in Krell was horribly misplaced. |
| 271 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He trusts Pong Krell completely and doesn't question his increasingly suicidal orders at all until it's too late. |
| 272 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: After stealing Fives' blaster and gunning Krell down with it, he justifies himself this way as Krell had betrayed them. The other clones don't object to this reasoning. |
| 273 | * InTheBack: Captain Rex can't quite bring himself to shoot Krell this way. [[TheDogBitesBack Dogma can]]. |
| 274 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his sycophant nature, he genuinely wants to be a good soldier, and does care about his brothers. |
| 275 | * LawfulStupid: He maintains his stubborn belief in Krell's leadership, even when it's clear that Krell is a traitor. It takes Krell himself confessing to treason to break Dogma of his blind loyalty. |
| 276 | * MeaningfulName: A man who adheres strictly to military protocol is called "Dogma". |
| 277 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He pretty much loses it when he realizes that his loyalty to Krell was doing nothing but get his comrades killed, on purpose. |
| 278 | * NewMeat: He is a rookie who joins the highly-experienced 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] at Umbara. Unfortunately, being a rookie whose first major battle is under the command of a ruthless general -- who also happens to be TheMole -- while trying too hard to be a model soldier and make a good first impression takes its toll on him. |
| 279 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: While his usurping of Rex's executing Krell was out of line and got him arrested, his killing of the treacherous Besalisk was more than warranted. |
| 280 | * PetTheDog: When the clone troopers get attacked by Umbaran banshees, he's the one who helps a fallen clone to his feet. He's also concerned for Waxer when he's fatally wounded and goes with Rex to check on him. |
| 281 | * PutOnAPrisonBus: He last is seen being arrested for killing a Jedi, and his fate afterward is currently unknown. The Jedi eventually did learn that Krell was a traitor, but it's also noted in ''Scum and Villainy'' that clones don't get due process, so nothing can be said for sure of his fate. |
| 282 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His personality is similar to Echo's, but with his attitude towards hierarchy and orders exaggerated and later deconstructed. Anakin also notes that he seems very similar to Rex. |
| 283 | -->'''Rex:''' He's wound tight, but he's loyal.\ |
| 284 | '''Anakin:''' He kinda reminds me of you.\ |
| 285 | '''Rex:''' Maybe. Back in the day. |
| 286 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Tup during the Umbara arc. |
| 287 | * UncertainDoom: Dogma is last seen being arrested and imprisoned - justified or not, he ''did'' kill a Jedi, and he was acting well above his rank in doing so - but we never do find out what became of him. |
| 288 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Krell. It backfires -- metaphorically -- for Dogma, [[{{Pun}} literally]] [[InTheBack for Krell]]. |
| 289 | * YesMan: Deconstructed. He was ready to follow Krell's every order, without question, including the execution of Fives and Jesse. Even when Krell proved to be a traitor, he defended Krell, insisting that the clone troopers had to follow all orders. But once he learns why Krell did what he did and that there was no grand plan behind all his actions except to kill as many clone troopers as possible, Dogma becomes completely broken. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Hardcase]] |
| 293 | !!Hardcase |
| 294 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hardcase_sw_2080.png]] |
| 295 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"I prefer a good fight to all this sneaking around."'']] |
| 296 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hardcase_1.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAdventuresTheCloneWarsBattleTales The Clone Wars – Battle Tales]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAgeOfRepublic Age of Republic]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 299 | |
| 300 | -->''"Time to lock and load!"'' |
| 301 | |
| 302 | Hardcase was a veteran, but somewhat mentally unhinged 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] clone trooper with a love for battle. |
| 303 | ---- |
| 304 | * AscendedExtra: Hardcase first appears in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E10TheDeserter The Deserter]]", but with a minor role and little characterization. It isn't until the Umbara arc that he had a major role and received his BloodKnight tendencies. |
| 305 | * BloodKnight: He's rather trigger-happy and others constantly lampshade that he tends to "dive in head first" into the action. |
| 306 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E10TheDeserter The Deserter]]", he had little characterization and seemed to be levelheaded. It wasn't until the Umbara arc that he became the somewhat unhinged BloodKnight we now know him as. |
| 307 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Whenever he gets behind the wheel of an Umbaran ship, expect a lot of destruction. |
| 308 | --> '''Jesse:''' Hardcase can fly one of those things.\ |
| 309 | '''Tup:''' Yeah, it was more like trying not to crash. |
| 310 | * {{Expy}}: Of Hevy during the Umbaran arc, down to his BloodKnight tendencies and utilization of the Z-6 rotary canon. Fives even notes that Hardcase reminds him of his late comrade. And the similarities even close out with Hardcase giving his life by staying behind to detonate a bomb. |
| 311 | * FacialMarkings: He has several tattoos on his face. |
| 312 | * FallingIntoTheCockpit: In accordance with Rex and Fives's plans, he pilots an Umbaran starfighter in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E9PlanOfDissent Plan of Dissent]]". He has no pilot training and the starfighters are controlled by motion capture, which is above the galactic standard, but despite some initial difficulties, he figured out the controls rather quickly. |
| 313 | * GatlingGood: He used a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon during the Battle of Umbara. |
| 314 | * HeroicSacrifice: When a ray shield prevented him, Fives, and Jesse from blowing up the main reactor of a Separatist supply ships main reactor by firing on it, he smashed the damaged plasma-canon of his hijacked Umbaran fighter into it, blowing it up and saving the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] from being exposed to the rockets launched from it. |
| 315 | * LethalKlutz: [[DrivesLikeCrazy If he's in an Umbaran ship, anyway.]] He once managed to destroy an entire hangar because his solution to piloting the ship was to press all of the buttons. |
| 316 | * LeeroyJenkins: As described in BloodKnight, he's known to "dive in headfirst". The only reason this doesn't cause problems for his squad is that he has his fellow squadmates to restrain him ahead of time and he seems to know when discretion is required. [[AllThereInTheManual According to an older version of the online databank]] (which also described relationships between specific entries), Kix has treated him more times than any other clone trooper that's come to the infirmary. |
| 317 | * MauveShirt: He appeared in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E10TheDeserter The Deserter]]", but didn't have much of an actual role. He returned during the Umbara arc and became an important character for the first three episodes before sacrificing his life for the others. |
| 318 | * NoBodyLeftBehind: He was in the middle of an explosion that blew up the Separatist supply ship. |
| 319 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He wasn't always this, but he became one for Hevy during the Umbara arc, right down to [[GatlingGood the Z-6 rotary cannon]] as his weapon (although he's also seen using a DC-15a blaster carbine sometimes), his BloodKnight tendencies (albeit a bit more mentally unhinged while still being sane), and [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] in an explosion to complete his mission. |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Kix]] |
| 323 | !!Kix (CT-6116) |
| 324 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kix_tcw_snip_2_tv_tropes.jpg]] |
| 325 | [[caption-width-right:300:Kix's ''The Clone Wars'' design in seasons two to six.]] |
| 326 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kix_sw_1917.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 327 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see his ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 design]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kix_tbb.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 328 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see his ''Adventures'' design]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kix_swa_tv_tropes.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 329 | |
| 330 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/TalesFromAGalaxyFarFarAwayVolumeOneAliens Tales From a Galaxy Far Far Away Vol. 1]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures Adventures]]'' |
| 331 | |
| 332 | -->''"Sir, as the team medic, when it comes to the health of the men, including you, I outrank everyone."'' |
| 333 | |
| 334 | Kix was was a clone medic who served in the Republic's 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion during the Clone Wars. One set of unfortunate circumstances later, he ends up being the last clone left alive by the time of the First Order. |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | * BeardOfSorrow: According to WordOfGod, he grows out a beard after joining Ithano's crew because he can't bear to look at the iconic clean-shaven face of his brothers every time he looks in the mirror anymore. |
| 337 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: He gives Rex an absolutely ''vicious'' WhatTheHellHero after he suggests leaving several injured clones behind during a battle on Umbara. |
| 338 | * BreakTheCutie: He's pushed to the absolute breaking point in the Umbara Arc by having to watch his brothers constantly die, particularly the wounded ones. It gets to the point where he has a full-on FreakOut. |
| 339 | * CombatMedic: His main role in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. |
| 340 | * CosmicPlaything: The universe loves to make Kix suffer, especially if it's by making him watch a ton of his brothers die. |
| 341 | * DemotedToExtra: Kix appears in two episodes of Season 7 to trade a few lines with the other clones, get punched by Crosshair, and then evacuate Commander Cody... and that's it. He is then quietly PutOnABus due to ''Tales From a Galaxy Far Far Away''. |
| 342 | * DoctorsOrders: If you're injured, Kix outranks you. No arguments allowed. This applies even to his own Captain, as Rex finds out after getting shot in the chest and attempting to immediately get back to the mission at hand. |
| 343 | * DoomedByCanon: His attempts to try and warn the Jedi of Order 66 was destined to fail no matter what, resulting in his fate. |
| 344 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7, Kix grows his hair out in a way that's similar to most of the other clones. |
| 345 | * FacialMarkings: He has several tattoos on his head, including the phrase "A good droid is a dead one" in Aurebesh. |
| 346 | * AFatherToHisMen: As the main medical officer of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion, the health and well-being of the men come first to the point that he can even override his CO's authority if necessary (unless it's [[{{Jerkass}} General]] [[TheNeidermeyer Krell]] he's serving under, in which case he's forced to put up with his reckless strategies like all the other clone troopers). |
| 347 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: He is awoken from a cryo-stasis pod just a few years prior to the events of ''The Force Awakens'' and roughly fifty years after the Clone Wars ended. |
| 348 | * FreakOut: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E8TheGeneral The General]]", as the battle with the Umbaran Juggernauts keeps getting worse and casualties are growing, he eventually has a breakdown and starts screaming in rage and wildly shooting at his surroundings. Tup has to tackle him out of the way of an enemy tank to get him to stop. |
| 349 | * FromCamouflageToCriminal: After being revived from cryo-stasis, he discovers that he's long outlived both the government and military he once served. He joins the Crimson Corsair's crew shortly afterwards. |
| 350 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Thanks to Fives, he realized the Sith conspiracy behind Order 66 and tried to warn the Jedi Order and his fellow clone troopers about it. [[DoomedByCanon However]], just like Fives, his attempt was thwarted. This time it was by the command of Count Dooku, who had him cryogenically frozen onboard a Separatist ship to be personally interrogated, particularly on where he got his information and if any other clone troopers found out. The ship never made it to its destination as it ended up crashing into a remote desert world in an attempt to evade Republic forces, remaining there for over 50 years. |
| 351 | * HumanPopsicle: He is captured by Separatist droids at the end of the war and put on ice while being transported for interrogation by Count Dooku. However, the ship carrying him is ambushed and crashes on a remote planet. He is finally thawed out about fifty years later. |
| 352 | * LastOfHisKind: Given that he is awoken from cryo-sleep over thirty years after the Battle of Endor, the odds are good that Kix is the last living clone trooper by the time of the Sequel Trilogy, as all the normal clone troopers would have aged over a century by that point. As a result, he ends up being one of the few surviving veterans of the Clone Wars and perhaps the last living person to know the truth about Order 66. Technically speaking, he's one of three surviving clones--the other two being Boba Fett and Omega. |
| 353 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: You might even be spoiled by ItWasHisSled, due to JustHereForGodzilla for the "Crimson Corsair" short story.[[invoked]] |
| 354 | * MyGreatestFailure: His greatest failure is never being able to save the Jedi and the Republic from the execution of Order 66, leaving him to live in a time where that time has since been long gone and they all died. |
| 355 | * NiceGuy: He's generally shown to be rather kind, caring, and compassionate, and he's the most polite member of the [=501st=]. |
| 356 | * NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E8TheGeneral The General]]", Kix becomes extremely frustrated when Rex orders him to focus on the battle instead of trying to retrieve wounded comrades (vulnerable either to the Umbaran Juggernauts or banshees willing to feed on even half-dead clone troopers). |
| 357 | -->'''Kix:''' We gotta get these guys out of here.\ |
| 358 | '''Rex:''' Forget it. We have to leave them.\ |
| 359 | '''Kix:''' We can't just leave them, sir!\ |
| 360 | '''Rex:''' We don't have a choice. That's an order.\ |
| 361 | '''Kix:''' [[WhatTheHellHero You sound like General Krell]].\ |
| 362 | '''Rex:''' Look, Kix, it's more important to save yourself now. If we survive, you can patch up the wounded later. |
| 363 | * ShaggyDogStory: He tried to warn the Jedi Order about [[ForegoneConclusion Order 66]]. Not only did he fail and Order 66 came to pass, but he was frozen for more than half a century, meaning that all his friends and comrades he fought alongside with are either old or dead by the time he awakens and he never got a chance to fight against the Galactic Empire like Rex did to avenge the Jedi. |
| 364 | * SpacePirates: He ends up joining the Crimson Corsair's crew because he has nowhere else to go. |
| 365 | * ToBeLawfulOrGood: Like Tup, he was part of the firing squad during Jesse and Fives's execution, and like him and the rest of the squad, chose not to kill them. |
| 366 | * YouAreTooLate: By the time he's woken up from cryostasis, he's far, far too late to stop the destruction of the Galactic Republic. He doesn't even get to fight the Empire. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Tup]] |
| 370 | !!Tup (CT-5385) |
| 371 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tup_sw_6761.png]] |
| 372 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him in full armor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tup.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 375 | |
| 376 | ->''”Hey, [[HateSink ugly]]! Come and get me!”'' |
| 377 | |
| 378 | Tup was a rookie clone trooper who served in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion. During the Battle of Ringo Vinda, Tup's bio-chip malfunctioned, resulting in him executing Clone Protocol 66 early and killing Jedi General Tiplar. |
| 379 | ---- |
| 380 | * BoomHeadshot: |
| 381 | ** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E10CarnageOfKrell Carnage of Krell]]", he shoots Krell in the head with a stun-blast at point-blank range. |
| 382 | ** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E1TheUnknown The Unknown]]", he shoots Jedi Master Tiplar in the head. |
| 383 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: The behavioral control chip implanted in every clone trooper to ensure they carried out Order 66 malfunctions in Tup, causing him to execute Master Tiplar in the middle of battle[[note]]afterwards, he even lunges at Tiplee while under the chip's effects[[/note]]. His mental state rapidly deteriorates after that, and he eventually dies. |
| 384 | * BringIt: During the fight against General Krell, he stands next to a {{Combat tentacle|s}}d ManEatingPlant and lures Krell towards it by shouting "Hey, ugly! Come and get me!" at him. Krell charges at Tup and promptly steps on one of the creature's tentacles, which immediately catches him. |
| 385 | * CharacterDeath: He dies shortly after Fives and [=AZI-3=] remove his chip. |
| 386 | * DyingAsYourself: After spending two episodes in a delusional fugue state after his bio-chip malfunctions, he regains control of himself just in time to pass away. |
| 387 | * EmbarrassingNickname: In British English, "tup" may be either a ram or sexual intercourse. |
| 388 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first onscreen appearance[[note]]during which he's referred to by name[[/note]] has him nervously grabbing onto the passenger railing of the gunship he's riding with ''both'' hands when another gunship is shot down by anti-air fire (with [[AFatherToHisMen Rex]] immediately checking on him), cementing his status as a rookie. |
| 389 | * ExtremeDoormat: Initially, he goes along with the wills of people with more forceful personalities rather than make his own decisions. He starts taking some initiative after the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] finally turns on Krell, luring the Fallen Jedi into a trap. |
| 390 | * FacialMarkings: He has a teardrop tattoo. |
| 391 | * GoodCounterpart: To Dogma during the Umbara arc. Both are rookie troopers on their first deployment, but whereas Dogma remained loyal and obedient to the incompetent General Krell, Tup sides with the veteran troopers like Rex and Fives, even refusing to execute his brothers when ordered. |
| 392 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Tup's malfunctioning inhibitor chip causes him to kill General Tiplar during a crucial battle -- something Admiral Trench takes notice of and informs Count Dooku right away. Realizing that he could potentially blow Order 66 -- and thus the plans to wipe out the Jedi -- Sidious orders Dooku to intercept the medical shuttle carrying Tup back to Kamino and take him back to Serenno for examination. Anakin and his troops stop that from happening, but the truth behind those chips is never exposed until it's too late. |
| 393 | * IDieFree: The faulty inhibitor chip that was implanted into his brain contains Order 66, the protocol that brainwashes clone troopers into executing Jedi. When it's removed, he says he's happy he's freed from "the mission that never ends ... the mission in our nightmares..." before passing away. |
| 394 | * MadnessMantra: Starts repeating "Good soldiers follow orders..." when his inhibitor chip breaks down. |
| 395 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After killing Jedi Master Tiplar, he has this reaction during his mentally clear phases. |
| 396 | * NiceGuy: He's generally shown to be rather amiable, if weak-willed. |
| 397 | * PhlebotinumBreakdown: Due to a faulty inhibitor chip, he is forced to execute Order 66 a bit too soon. |
| 398 | * SpannerInTheWorks: His malfunctioning inhibitor chip is what ultimately saved Ahsoka Tano and Rex in the long run. Had it not gone off prematurely, Fives would have not become suspicious about Tup's behavior that would lead him to uncover the chip conspiracy and the means to get remove it from other clones, the latter being most useful when Order 66 is transmitted to Rex. |
| 399 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Dogma during the Umbara arc. |
| 400 | * ToBeLawfulOrGood: When he's ordered to execute Fives and Jesse, Tup, along with the rest of the firing squad, chooses not to kill them, opting to be good over lawful. It then gets painfully [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in Season 6, when the inhibitor chip that's supposed to force him to carry out Order 66 without question malfunctions, causing him to kill General Tiplar in the middle of a battle. |
| 401 | * TookALevelInBadass: He grows from an ExtremeDoormat rookie to a competent, wily soldier. It makes it even more tragic when his malfunctioning inhibitor chip locks him into a helpless state. |
| 402 | [[/folder]] |
| 403 | |
| 404 | [[folder:Sterling]] |
| 405 | !!Sterling |
| 406 | |
| 407 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 408 | |
| 409 | Sterling was a clone trooper who fought in the Siege of Mandalore as part of the 332nd under Advisor Ahsoka Tano and Commander Rex. He and his unit were jumped by Maul during the battle, leaving him one of the few survivors of the incident. |
| 410 | ---- |
| 411 | * CurbStompBattle: He was on the receiving end of this. He and his unit ran into Maul while sealing off the city. Maul chopped right through Sterling and company, snagged Jesse, and was gone as quickly as he came. |
| 412 | * HeroWorship: Subtle, but he looks up to Jesse, who being an ARC trooper, was likely the most experienced of the troops who had the misfortune of facing Maul. |
| 413 | * SoleSurvivor: Besides Jesse, who gets kidnapped, he appears to be the only survivor of Maul's rampage through the sewers. |
| 414 | * UncertainDoom: He likely died along with the rest of his brothers when Order 66 came down and Maul dealt with the situation by ''crashing their warship into a moon''. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Redeye]] |
| 418 | !!Redeye |
| 419 | |
| 420 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 421 | |
| 422 | Redeye was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He debuted in the Season 2 episode "Voyage of Temptation", alongside fellow trooper Mixer. Alongside several others, they were both stationed on the Yacht ''Coronet'' as protection for the passengers (All of them major political figures). |
| 423 | ---- |
| 424 | |
| 425 | * CustomUniform: Quite unusuall for a RedShirt he has one of these. In his case it's customised with a thick blue stripe running down each arm and his helmet has a red arrow on his forehead pointing downwards. |
| 426 | * RedShirt: His sole purpose to the story is to be killed by an assassin probe that was smuggled aboard the ''Coronet'' to generate tension. |
| 427 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Mixer. |
| 428 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: As to be expected of a RedShirt. |
| 429 | [[/folder]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:Mixer]] |
| 432 | !!Mixer |
| 433 | |
| 434 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 435 | |
| 436 | Mixer was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He debuted in the Season 2 episode "Voyage of Temptation", alongside fellow trooper Redeye. Alongside several others, they were both stationed on the Yacht ''Coronet'' as protection for the passengers (All of them major political figures). |
| 437 | ---- |
| 438 | |
| 439 | * CustomUniform: His is customised with a thick blue stripe running down each arm and both sides of his helmet. |
| 440 | * RedShirt: His sole purpose to the story is to be killed by an assassin probe that was smuggled aboard the ''Coronet'' to generate tension. |
| 441 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Redeye. |
| 442 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: As to be expected of a RedShirt. |
| 443 | * YouAllLookFamiliar: In the Season 3 episode ''ARC Troopers'', several other clone troopers with the same armor design as Mixer can be seen in a few background shots. |
| 444 | [[/folder]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | |
| 447 | [[folder:Charger]] |
| 448 | !!Charger |
| 449 | |
| 450 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 451 | |
| 452 | Charger was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He debuted in the Citadel arc of Season 3, being a member of a unit tasked to liberate several Republic prisoners from the Separatist prison of the same name. |
| 453 | ---- |
| 454 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Judging by his screams, getting fried by an electromine, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill which then proceeds to explode,]] does not seem like a good way to go. |
| 455 | * DisneyVillainDeath: Non-Villainous example. Before his unit was even able to start with their Infiltration of the Citadel, he fell down a cliff due to stepping onto a loose rock and [[HighVoltageDeath straight into a electromine, killing him instantly.]] |
| 456 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: His fall into the electromine is what alerts Osi Sebeck and his guards to his comrades' presence. |
| 457 | * RedShirt: Dies halfway through his debut episode, with very little screentime and no spoken dialogue. |
| 458 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: To be expected of a RedShirt. The only reason we even know his name is because, upon being unable to grab Charger and thus prevent his fall, Fives exclaims it in shock/disbelief. |
| 459 | * WhatMeasureIsAMook: Being a Clone Trooper RedShirt, this is pretty much the norm for the series; though [[TheStoic Obi-Wan's]] reaction (or lack thereof) to his death comes off as this. |
| 460 | --> '''Obi-Wan:''' Well, they know we're here.\ |
| 461 | |
| 462 | [[/folder]] |
| 463 | |
| 464 | [[folder:Ringo]] |
| 465 | !!Ringo |
| 466 | |
| 467 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 468 | |
| 469 | Ringo was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He appeared in the Umbara arc of Season 4. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | * LandMineGoesClick: During a march with his Platoon, he steps onto a mine, killing him instantly. |
| 472 | * RedShirt: Alongside Oz, only appears to be blown up. |
| 473 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Dies in his debut appearance with no meaningful screen time. |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Oz]] |
| 477 | !!Oz |
| 478 | |
| 479 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 480 | |
| 481 | Oz was a minor clone trooper in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He appeared in the Umbara arc of Season 4. |
| 482 | ---- |
| 483 | * LandMineGoesClick: During a march with his Platoon, he steps onto a mine, killing him instantly. |
| 484 | * RedShirt: Alongside Ringo, only appears to get blown up. |
| 485 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Dies in his debut appearance with no meaningful screen time. |
| 486 | [[/folder]] |
| 487 | |
| 488 | [[folder:Nax]] |
| 489 | !!Nax |
| 490 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/homelessclone.png]] |
| 491 | |
| 492 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' |
| 493 | |
| 494 | -->''"Spare any credits? Help a veteran get a warm meal."'' |
| 495 | |
| 496 | A lone homeless clone veteran, now left to beg on the streets of Daiyu. |
| 497 | ---- |
| 498 | * AmbiguousSituation: |
| 499 | ** It's unknown how a clone trooper that was a member of the esteemed 501st ended up in such a sorry state. |
| 500 | ** It's left unknown why he didn't attack Obi-Wan as the latter was a Jedi. His broken speech might indicate the clone might be too drunk to recognize Obi-Wan. On the other hand, he looks at Obi-Wan with sadness indicating that the inhibitor chip that made him compliant to Order 66 no longer works and he doesn't want to attack him. |
| 501 | * BeardOfSorrow: Grows a messy beard after being discarded by the Republic now turned Empire. |
| 502 | * CanonImmigrant: The ''Dawn of Rebellion'' visual guide identifies him as Nax, a clone trooper from the now Legends novelization of ''The Clone Wars'' movie. In the novelization, Nax was one of the 6 clones who survived the Battle of Teth. |
| 503 | * CareerEndingInjury: He suffers one that left shrapnel in his right leg, forcing him to retire from the frontlines. |
| 504 | * HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Ten years following the end of the Clone Wars, this once-proud soldier is struggling to survive in the streets. |
| 505 | * MundaneUtility: Due to being a homeless vet, he now uses his helmet as a bucket to place spare credits in when begging. |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | !!Pilots |
| 509 | |
| 510 | [[folder:Hawk]] |
| 511 | !!Hawk |
| 512 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawk_sw.png]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | ->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |
| 515 | |
| 516 | Hawk was a clone pilot serving in the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-]. He participated in several of the most important battles of the Clone Wars as both a gunship and fighter pilot. |
| 517 | ---- |
| 518 | * AcePilot: Aside from being able to land gunships under extremely heavy fire, Hawk is also shown to be a skilled fighter pilot during the Battle of Scipio. |
| 519 | * CoolHelmet: His flight helmet has wings painted on the front. |
| 520 | * GunshipRescue: Routinely flies a [=LAAT/i=] to drop off and pick up Jedi and clone troopers under heavy fire while providing fire support, most notably extracting Anakin and his men from the top of a building where they were cornered during the Battle of Christophsis. |
| 521 | * MeaningfulName: He's a pilot named ''Hawk''. |
| 522 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate at the end of the Clone Wars is unknown, and if he was still alive, it's unknown if he stayed with the 501[[superscript:st]] or if he was transferred to the 332[[superscript:nd]] (if the latter, [[spoiler:it would almost certainly mean that he died during the Siege of Mandalore or when their cruiser crashed]]). |
| 523 | [[/folder]] |
| 524 |
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