CT-5555/Legends

"We call him Fives."

- Echo, introducing Fives to Cody and Rex

CT-27-5555 was a clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Because of his assigned clone number, he was given the nickname "Fives." Around 22 BBY, Fives stood guard at Rishi Station, a listening post located on the moon of Rishi, where he and other rookie clone troopers were stationed. Under the command of Sergeant O'Niner, the group of clones maintained the listening post to warn the Galactic Republic fleet of any attacks on Kamino by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The troops were present during a surprise Confederate attack on the station, when BX-series droid commandos took over the base and fortified themselves inside. After three droid commandos shot and killed O'Niner, Fives and the other rookie troopers evacuated the listening post through a ventilation shaft. Outside the base, the clones witnessed two clone officers, Commander Cody and Captain Rex, arrive at the listening post's landing pad shortly after the attack for a routine inspection.

The two met up with Fives and the remaining clone troopers and organized a plan to attack the droids. Upon regaining control of the base with the other clones, Rex ordered the station's destruction in order to turn off its all-clear beacon and alert a nearby Republic fleet to the imminent Separatist attack. Since the rookie clones were assigned to protect the listening post, Fives and trooper Echo objected to Rex's order. When Rex dismissed their objections, Echo suggested using liquid tibanna, which was being stored in several plunk droids, to destroy the base. When the remote detonator to the liquid tibanna was unable to be connected to the explosives, trooper Hevy decided to stay behind and fix the problem before joining the others, while the other clones left the base through a ventilation shaft. Soon after Fives and the others evacuated the base, it exploded, resulting in the destruction of the droid forces and the death of Hevy, who had been unable to make it out. A LAAT/i gunship soon arrived and picked up the surviving clone troopers. On board the Venator-class Star Destroyer Resolute, Fives and Echo were rewarded with medals for their service and were inducted into the 501st Legion.

Service on the moon of Rishi
"It's no good. Their comlinks are on a different scramble set."'' ''"I'll signal them with this flare."

- Fives and Hevy, trying to contact Cody and Rex

CT-27-5555 was a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett born on the Wild Space planet Kamino to fight in the Grand Army of the Republic. Around 22 BBY during the Clone Wars, he was stationed at a listening post located on a moon of the planet Rishi. Under the command of Sergeant O'Niner, CT-27-5555&mdash;along with clone troopers Cutup, Droidbait, Nub, CT-327, Echo, and Hevy&mdash;maintained the listening post to warn the Galactic Republic of any impending Separatist attacks on the nearby Kamino. During his time at the station, CT-27-5555 earned the nickname "Fives," due to his assigned clone trooper number.

At one point, when troopers Fives and Echo joined the other stationed rookie troopers in the control room of the listening post, Sergeant O'Niner entered the room and alerted the clone troopers of a routine inspection that was planned to soon commence. Unbeknownst to the group of clone troopers, however, the Confederate General Grievous planned to attack Kamino in order to end the Republic's production of clone troopers. Grievous knew that if he attacked Kamino, the Rishi moon listening post would detect the attack, and the stationed clone troopers in the listening post would turn off the base's "all-clear" signal, which would alert the nearby Republic fleet. Grievous therefore deployed BX-series droid commandos in Droch-class boarding ships to take over the listening post. Meanwhile, a clone trooper raised the listening post's shield to protect the base against what appeared to be an approaching meteor shower, which was actually a group of Droch-class boarding ships. The droids soon left their transports and began their attack on the Republic base. After three commando droids shot and killed O'Niner and three other clones, the remaining clone troopers&mdash;Fives, Echo, Hevy, and Cutup&mdash;evacuated the command center by exiting through a ventilation shaft, which led them outside the listening post.

Leaving the ventilation shaft, the four troopers were disheartened when a Rishi eel attacked and devoured Cutup, leaving only Fives, Echo, and Hevy to defend themselves. Eventually, the remaining rookie clone troopers sighted the Obex, a Nu-class attack shuttle flown by Commander Cody and Captain Rex. The clone officers had arrived for the inspection of the listening post and were unaware of the droid attack. After the two were attacked by the invading droids, they escaped and met with Fives and the other rookie troops. Having encountered a droid commando disguised in clone armor during their skirmish with the droids, Rex demanded that the rookies remove their helmets to verify that they were indeed clones. After the three rookie troopers obeyed and removed their headgear, another Rishi moon eel attacked them. Rex used his DC-17 hand blaster to kill it with one shot to the eye, a feat that impressed the rookies. When talking with the rookie troopers, Rex dubbed them "shinies," a derogatory term referring to the troopers' spotless armor that had not yet seen action in battle.

Rex and Cody gave Fives and the other rookie troops their DC-15S blaster carbines, and Rex suggested a plan to retake the listening post. The group of clone troopers hid near the entrance of the base while Rex impersonated commando droid unit 26 by using the droid's decapitated head. The Clone Captain successfully tricked units 07, 08, and 09 to open the listening post's main door, allowing Fives and the clone troopers to ambush the remainder of the commando droids inside the base. The clones defeated the droid units, including their vibroblade-wielding leader.

Induction into the 501st
"Well, buddy, you've always said you wanted to be on the frontlines."

- Fives to Hevy

Nevertheless, their victory was cut short when the clone troopers noticed that General Grievous's fleet had arrived above the moon. Due to the lack of response from the commando droids, Grievous sent more battle droids to the listening post. The clones, inside the command center of the listening post, were unable to turn off the "all clear" signal because the droids had hot-wired it. Soon, a droid landing craft descended through the moon's atmosphere and landed at the listening post. With the battle droid reinforcements outnumbering the clone troopers, Rex&mdash;to the surprise of the rookie troops&mdash;ordered the complete destruction of the base.

When both Fives and Echo told the Clone Captain that the clones' duty was to protect the base, Rex dismissed their objections, stating that if the base was destroyed, it would turn off the all-clear signal and alert the nearby Republic fleet of the impending Separatist invasion. To destroy the base, Echo offered the use of highly explosive liquid tibanna, which was used as a fuel source at the station when the Rishi moon entered its freezing cycle. While Rex and Echo went to retrieve the plunk droids that stored the liquid tibanna, Fives, Cody, and Hevy grabbed weaponry from the listening post's supply room. With their new supply of weaponry, the clones attacked the invading battle droid forces, buying time for Rex and Echo to wire the three plunk droids together. However, the remote activator to detonate the tibanna inside the plunk droids did not function properly.

Hevy offered to stay behind and correct the problem before joining the other clones as they fled the listening post through a nearby ventilation shaft. Once outside, Rex found&mdash;to his surprise&mdash;that Hevy hadn't yet evacuated the listening post. The Clone Captain contacted Hevy via comlink, but Hevy refused to evacuate the listening post until he was able to repair the detonator. Unwilling to accept Hevy's decision, the clones ran to rescue the rookie trooper. Before they were able to reenter the facility, however, Hevy manually detonated the explosives. The listening post exploded, killing Hevy and all of the droid forces inside. Shortly thereafter, Rex, Cody, Fives, and Echo were picked up by an LAAT/i gunship that carried them off the moon. On board the Venator-class Star Destroyer Resolute, Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker awarded Fives and Echo medals for their service. Following the presentation of the medals, Rex inducted the two clones into the 501st Legion for their part in helping the Republic to thwart the Separatist attack.

Personality and traits
"Permission to take point, sir?''" "''I'm always first, kid."

- Fives to Rex

Unlike the other rookie clone troopers stationed at Rishi Station, who had been there for some time, Fives was sent to the base directly prior to Grievous's invasion. When he learned of his first assignment, he was proud to serve at a listening post that was critical to the defense of Kamino. At Rishi Station, Fives became acquainted with the rookie clone troopers and Sergeant O'Niner. He was able to cooperate with the other clone troopers when commando droids invaded the station. Fives showed eagerness to be on the frontlines of battle, and when the clones spotted the commando droids inside the control center of the listening post, he asked Rex if he could attack the droids first. As the clones attacked the droids, Fives's eagerness almost caused him to become injured, with a blaster bolt almost hitting his arm.

Fives's dedication and service to the Republic earned him a spot within the Republic's prestigious 501st Legion. Like all rookie clone troopers, Fives's armor was sleek white and had no dust or damage from fighting because of his lack of combat prior to the Rishi moon battle. He had a "5" tattooed on his forehead.

Behind the scenes
Fives was first featured in "Rookies," the fifth episode in the first season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, which aired on October 24, 2008. Like all clone troopers throughout the series, he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Fives's clone designation number&mdash;CT-27-5555&mdash;was revealed in the episode's accompanying guide. Fives was given an entry in the The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, and in the 2009 visual guide, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Visual Guide Ultimate Battles.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Grievous Attacks!
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Grievous Attacks!