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CT-65/91-6210, also known as Deviss, was a clone trooper captain and later clone trooper commander who led K Company out of Commander Bly's 327th Star Corps in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. In 22 BBY, Deviss served in the the first battle of the Clone Wars on the Outer Rim planet Geonosis. During the battle, Deviss risked his life to protect two injured soldiers and was promoted to commander after being rescued by Republic troops. CT-65/91-6210 went on to serve in the war, fighting on Altyr V and Cato Neimoidia. In 19 BBY, Deviss was dispatched to support Jedi General Nem Bees on Orto. During the battle, the commander received Order 66&mdash;an order branding the Jedi as traitors to the Republic, which called for all clone troopers to execute their Jedi officers&mdash;and personally shot down Bees on the front lines.

Early life and Geonosis
CT-65/91-6210, nicknamed Deviss, like all clone troopers, was born on the Wild Space planet Kamino as a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett to fight for the Grand Army of the Republic. Deviss was flash-trained as a captain and assigned to the 327th Star Corps as leader of K Company. In 22 BBY, when the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems broke out on the Outer Rim planet Geonosis, Deviss served in the ensuing battle. During the fight, his battalion was ordered to march directly into the withering fire of a Separatist spider droid column. The battalion was almost completely wiped out, and Deviss risked his life to stay behind in a shallow bomb crater, tending to two critically injured soldiers. He defended their position as spider droids passed overhead and, after three hours, the casevac team arrived. His men were rescued, and Deviss received an medal and a new command.

Later service
Later during the war, Deviss took part in the battle of Altyr V. During the fight, Deviss' Jedi General was vaporized by enemy fire, leaving Deviss to improvise a new plan of attack. Deviss rallied the remaining companies, but he also destroyed a Separatist ion cannon emplacement, opening the battlefield to aerial bombardment and winning the battle for the Republic. For this act of bravery and initiative, Clone Commander CC-5052 promoted Deviss to the rank of Commander. Deviss was allowed to don the red ARC pauldron and a kama, as well as the special macrobinocular helmet attachment. In 19 BBY, Deviss served in the conquest of the Separatist-controlled Colonies world Cato Neimoidia, which ended with a Republic victory.

Order 66
During the Outer Rim Sieges near the end of the war, Deviss was dispatched to the planet Orto in order to support Jedi Knight Nem Bees in the upcoming battle. Bees managed to get access to a HoloNet transceiver with which he established contact with the Republic forces, and Deviss was ordered to arrive with his battalion of clone soldiers in-system at a designated time. Bees had disabled the shield generator of the planet just as the Republic strike force emerged from hyperspace. Deviss rendezvoused with Bees as the Republic forces landed, and together they began the task of removing the entrenched droid armies. Only a week into the campaign, however, Order 66&mdash;an order branding the Jedi as traitors to the Republic, which called for all clone troopers to execute their Jedi officers&mdash;was issued, and Deviss cut down Bees as he led an assault on enemy lines.

Personality and traits
Deviss was a veteran of many battles and a capable commander. Even after his commanding officer was killed on Altyr V, he managed to rally his troops and win the battle. The commander also showed his bravery when he single-handedly defended wounded comrades on Geonosis and was promoted for his actions. Deviss was ultimately loyal to the Empire when he gunned down his commanding Jedi General during Order 66. He was equipped with a kama, macrobinoculars, a red ARC pauldron, a DC-15A blaster rifle and two DC-17 hand blasters.

Behind the scenes
Deviss was first mentioned in the Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic, an article in Star Wars Insider 84. He was further mentioned in the databank entry of Nem Bees and received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. Deviss was named by Ryan Kaufman after author Karen Traviss. A picture of Deviss was published in Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary.

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