Clone Commander
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Clone Commanders wereclone troopers bred onKamino for leadership roles in theGrand Army of theRepublic or they worked themselves up in battle. They fought in the galaxy-wide conflict known as theClone Wars.
Sometimes, however, smaller regiments andbattalions were led by clonecommanders, likeCommander Cody, who led the212th Attack Battalion. WhenJedi needed a group of clone troopers, no matter what size, a clone commander would usually join the group to assist theJedi Generals.
Rank Differences[]
Clone marshal commander - He commanded an entirecorps of 36,864 soldiers along with aJedi General.
Senior clone commander - He commanded alegion of 9,216 soldiers along with aJedi General and is subordinate to the clone marshal commander.
Clone regimental commander - He is in command of aregiment of 2,304 soldiers and is under the orders of a senior clone commander.
Clone battalion commander - He is in command of abattalion of 576 soldiers and is under the orders of a clone regimental commander.
They all wore the same yellow color markings and badges of rank in the form of four yellow dots on their left armor breastplate on theirPhase I armor.
Commander training[]
A clone commander in Phase I armor.
Clonecommanders receivedflash-training to fulfill their advanced roles and were also bred with extra capacity for autonomy, tactical thinking, and coordination. In combat, they were often assigned to field command centers but participated with their fellowclone troopers in combat if the situation required it. Their equipment training included the standardclone trooper armor as well asblasters such as theheavy blaster rifle.[2]
ARC training[]
After success withAdvanced Recon Commandos, some ARCs, likeAlpha-17, returned toKamino to retrain clone commanders with ARC skills, making the commanders more independent than they once were. After the commanders were trained, they earned the title "ARC commander," then returned to their legion to train their best clones and assistants in their new skills. Their new, independent training led to distinct personalities among the commanders.
Personalization[]
In the beginning of theClone Wars, the cloneofficers were distinguished by yellow markings on their armor and helmets. The retrained ARC commanders often added more items to their armor, like ARCtrooperkamas andpauldrons. Commanders would also don other peripherals likemacrobinoculars or CommanderBacara's cheek plating. Some commanders allowed their best troops to also wear ARCarmor.
Behind the scenes[]
InStar Wars: Battlefront II, clone commanders are shown asGalactic Marines with a shoulder-mountedchaingun and aprobe droid.
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
"Kowakian Monkey-Lizard" onLEGO'sofficial website(backup link) (original link is obsolete)(Posted on StarWars.com)- "Giant spiders are awesome...." onLEGO'sofficial website(backup link) (original link is obsolete)(Posted on StarWars.com)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 film
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
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Notes and references[]
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