CC-2224/Legends

"Come on, boss, when have I ever let you down?"

- Clone Commander Cody to Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi

Clone Commander 2224, nicknamed Cody, was a clone trooper commander assigned to Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Grand Army of the Republic.

The leader of the 7th Sky Corps, though he typically took personal command of the 212th Attack Battalion, 2224 was a loyal and competent soldier who always followed his orders.

Biography


CC-2224 began his life as one of countless cloned officers slated for a leadership position in the Grand Army of the Republic. Early on in his career, CC-2224 showed a flair for independent thought that often drew the always-prying eyes of the Kaminoans.

As leader of the 7th Sky Corps, CC-2224 was to be paired with a Jedi General. He was pleased to discover that he would be operating under the command of famed Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. During the Battle of Geonosis, however, 2224 found himself directing his men alone, as Kenobi was busy in his pursuit of Separatist leader Count Dooku.

Several months into the Clone Wars, CC-2224 was temporarily pulled from the fighting in order to be entered into an experimental training regimen, headed by Advanced Recon Commando Alpha-17, designed to provoke independent thought among the enrolled commanders. As a sign of his new-found independent streak, 2224 took the name "Cody," and began customizing his armor with equipment previously available only to the ARCs. Of the hundred commanders put through Alpha-17's training program, a handful were picked by Alpha-17 and assigned to Squad Seven, an elite group of cross-trained commandos made up of the Grand Army's best snipers, demolition experts, and marines whose role was to accompany ranking Jedi on any type of mission. For their stellar performances, Commanders Cody and Odd Ball were given control over Squad Seven, although Major Jorir handled its day-to-day operations.



The following months took Cody to dozens of worlds&mdash;Kooriva, Praesitlyn, Rendili, Boz Pity, Aargonar, Maramere, Bomis Korri IV, Sarrish, and Skor II, just to name a few&mdash;as the fighting intensified. Cody and Kenobi developed as close a relationship allowed after months of fighting side-by-side. In an effort to bring the war to an early conclusion, the Republic launched an assault on Cato Neimoidia, home to Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray's redoubt. As the battle to capture Viceroy Gunray's majestic redoubt raged, Cody's Squad Seven, helmed by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, managed to penetrate the Separatist's inner-defenses and fought its way into the complex. While they were unable to capture the Viceroy himself, they were able to capture vital intelligence. In his hurry to evacuate the redoubt, Gunray left behind his mechno-chair, from the which the Republic was able to learn of the coming Separatist attack on the planet Belderone.



In what was publicly announced as an effort to bring a swift end to the war, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine committed an additional 200,000 troopers to the Outer Rim Sieges. Commander Cody's 7th Sky Corps was among the thousands of divisions reassigned to the battles raging in the Rim. When Kenobi was sent to investigate a Separatist presence on Utapau, he took Commander Cody and his 212th Attack Battalion with him. As it turns out, Utapau was acting as a temporary safe haven for the Separatist Council, with General Grievous and his droid armies acting as their protectors. As Obi-Wan battled Grievous in a fierce lightsaber duel, Cody engaged his droid forces. Within the hour, the Separatists were routed and Pau City was under Republic control. As Cody readied his troops to pursue the Separatist Council, whom, in the confusion of battle, had managed to slip away, he received Order 66 via an encrypted channel from the Supreme Chancellor. Order 66 labeled Kenobi and the rest of the Jedi as enemies of the Republic.

Cody then callously proceeded to give the order to shoot him from his varactyl mount. Cody, however, all too aware of Jedi prowess, was not convinced of Kenobi's death and sent Arakyd Prowler 1000 probe droids into the catacombs beneath Pau City to look for him. Cody's fears were confirmed when he was informed by a lieutenant that General Grievous's personal starfighter had blasted into the atmosphere.

Cody's fate after the Battle of Utapau remains unknown.

Behind the scenes

 * Commander Cody was played by Temuera Morrison in Revenge of the Sith, Andrew Chaikin in the Revenge of the Sith video game, and voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon.


 * Cody's name is a tribute to the B-movie character Commando Cody, also known as the Rocket Man, hence, perhaps, his jetpack.


 * In LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, Cody assists Obi-Wan Kenobi in confronting Grievous. In the end, Cody is knocked out by Grievous, and Kenobi uses the fallen trooper's blaster to kill the General.

Appearances

 * Routine Valor
 * Star Wars Republic 59: Enemy Lines
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Chapter 22
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (game)
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game