Clone trooper

"They'll do their job well, I'll guarantee that."

- Jango Fett

Clone troopers were the clone soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic, fighting for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. The clones were created on Kamino from the DNA of bounty hunter Jango Fett, who was specifically chosen by the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus as the genetic basis of the clones; though the clones were created for the Republic, it was at the behest of the Sith, who engineered the Clone Wars to take over the Republic and destroy the Jedi. Those plans succeeded when Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, issued Order 66, commanding all clones to destroy the Jedi. Palpatine then transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Stormtroopers, the elite shock troops of the Empire, represented the latest evolution of the clone troopers. As time passed, the clones began degenerating in ability and were replaced by non-clones who either volunteered or were conscripted by the Empire.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul&mdash;Son of Dathomir 1
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul&mdash;Son of Dathomir 3
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith