CT-4040

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"Poor Cutup."
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- Echo, upon the death of Cutup

CT-4040, nicknamed "Cutup," was a clone trooper who served during the Clone Wars for the Galactic Republic. Cutup was initially stationed on the Rishi Moon during the early part of the Clone Wars. When the station was attacked by Commando Droids, the troops were forced to evacuate. Because of thus Cutup was attacked and eaten by a giant Eel.

Training on Kamino
"You're a real cutup aren't you!"

- Bric giving CT-4040 his name.

Cutup, was trained on Kamino, like many of the clones in the Grand Army by a Mercenary Bounty Hunter nicknamed, Brick. The Squad which Cutup was apart of was on the verge of being assigned Sanitation duty as their performance during tests was poor.

Cutup was blamed for the squad's failure and after a fierce confrontation with his instructor, he received his nickname. His squad, ulitmately was commissioned to fight the Separatists.

The Rishi Station
"You wanted excitement, Hevy.''" "''Right. Oo-ooh, meteor shower."

- Hevy being sarcastic to Cutup's remark

The escalating war demanded more troopers and many younger clones - including Cutup - were pushed into service in the Grand Army of the Republic. Cutup was stationed at a listening post on one of the moons of Rishi. The moon itself was ultimately attacked by the Separatists, who proceeded to hardwire the all-clear signal driving the clones to evacuate the station. Cutup was later eaten by an eel. Despite his death, the squad managed to prevail as Rex and Cody, who were inspecting bases throughout the outer rim, arrived and were caught in the middle of the battle.

Personality and traits
"Aw, leave him alone. They kept him in his growth jar too long."

- Cutup teasing Echo

As a clone cadet, Cutup showed qualities of being the clown of Domino Squad, telling jokes, teasing his fellow cadets, making light-hearted comments about other cadet squads, and mocking his trainer, Bric. Nevertheless, Cutup cared greatly for his fellow cadets, stopping to check on a wounded CT-00-2010 when the clone was shot from behind.

After being shipped out to the Rishi Moon, Cutup, like most of the other clones there, was an inexperienced rookie trooper and he was bored with working at the station. He challenged Hevy a lot, but they got along well, participating in idle entertainment like arm wrestling. He also would also join Hevy in teasing Echo, because the trooper was focused on protocols and manuals. He sported a goatee while he served on the Rishi Moon, perhaps embracing his own individuality like many of the other clones during the Clone Wars.

Behind the scenes
"Cutup" first appeared in "Rookies," the fifth episode of the first season of the the Clone Wars TV series, aired at October 24 2008. He also appeared in the first episode of the third season, titled "Clone Cadets," which chronologically took place before "Rookies." In the episodes, he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voices all clone troopers through the series. To make the clones of Domino Squad more unique from one another, Cutup was given a Scottish accent.