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"Shadows Six, Seven, and Ten were caught in the ray."

- Ahsoka Tano

"Shadow 6" was the call sign of a clone trooper pilot who served in Shadow Squadron, a starfighter unit in the Republic Navy. Around 22 BBY, during the Clone Wars, the pilot and his unit accompanied Jedi General Anakin Skywalker on a mission to destroy the Confederate warship Malevolence. During the mission, the trooper piloted his BTL-B Y-wing starfighter through the Kaliida Nebula, where he evaded massive neebrays with the rest of his squadron. Arriving at the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center, which the Malevolence had taken as its target, the squadron was forced to escape an ion ray launched by the warship's ion cannon. However, Shadow 6 was unable to avoid the ray, and his starfighter was left disabled in space.

Biography
The clone trooper pilot with the call sign "Shadow 6" served the Galactic Republic in Shadow Squadron, a starfighter unit in the Republic Navy, during the Clone Wars. Born on the planet Kamino, Shadow 6 was decanted from the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett. Around 22 BBY, after the loss of a Republic task force in the Abregado system, the Republic learned about the Malevolence, a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser constructed by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The warship possessed twin ion cannons that were capable of disabling enemy ships. Jedi General Anakin Skywalker devised a plan to stop the Confederate cruiser from destroying the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center, which the commander of the Malevolence, General Grievous, had taken as his next target. Shadow Squadron, under the command of Skywalker; his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano; and Jedi Master Plo Koon; would take a shortcut to the medical center and attempt to destroy the bridge of the Malevolence to kill General Grievous.

After departing from the Venator-class Star Destroyer Resolute in BTL-B Y-wing starfighters, Skywalker contacted Shadow 6 and Shadow Squadron, who checked in with their Jedi General. The squadron jumped to hyperspace, and emerged at the Kaliida Nebula. Skywalker led the pilots into the nebula, where they faced massive neebrays inhabiting it. Managing to evade the creatures without any casualties, Shadow 6 and his squadron left the Kaliida Nebula behind them, arriving at the medical center. Soon after their arrival, the Malevolence emerged from hyperspace. Grievous ordered his ship's crew to target the approaching Republic starfighters, and launched an ion ray from one of its ion cannons. Skywalker ordered the pilots to take evasive action, but Shadow 6, along with several other pilots, was unable to pilot his BTL-B Y-wing starfighter away in time. With his starfighter's power disabled, Shadow 6 was left in space while the rest of Shadow Squadron continued toward the Malevolence.

Personality and traits
When the Malevolence launched an ion ray from one of its ion cannons, Shadow 6 was unable to pilot his BTL-B Y-wing starfighter away from the ray in time, leaving his starfighter disabled.

Behind the scenes
First appearing in "Shadow of Malevolence," the third episode of The Clone Wars television series' first season, the clone trooper pilot with the call sign "Shadow 6" was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voices all clone troopers in the show.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels