CT-9/85

CT-9/85 was a clone trooper who served the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. In 21 BBY, he was stationed on the supercruiser Nexu, where he served as communications technician under Admiral Arikakon Baraka. After a clone trooper training session on Vandor-3, the Nexu was sent to Ord Cestus in order to support a mission involving Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After some time, CT-9/85 received a transmission from the planet by one of the clones who accompanied Fisto and Kenobi. The soldier ordered an orbital bombardment on his position, and CT-9/85 brought the order to Admiral Baraka, who fired on the position, wiping out the Five Families of Cestus Cybernetics, an organization which cooperated with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Biography
CT-9/85 was one of the many clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett that were born on the Wild Space planet Kamino to fight for the Galactic Republic. In 21 BBY, CT-9/85 served as a communications technician on the supercruiser Nexu, under the command of Mon Calamari Admiral Arikakon Baraka. At that time, the Nexu was stationed over Vandor-3 for a clone trooper training program on the planet.

Shortly afterward, the Nexu was dispatched to the Outer Rim world Ord Cestus in order to support a mission carried out by Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet's surface. After some time, CT-9/85 received a signal from one of the ARC troopers accompanying Fisto and Kenobi on priority sequence and informed Admiral Baraka. The Mon Calamari went to CT-9/85 and asked for the message contained in the signal. CT-9/85 stated that the Nexu should change coordinates for a orbital bombardment on a location east of the Kibo lake. After Baraka checked the position, he ordered the Nexu to open fire on the point, wiping out the Five Families of Cestus Cybernetics, an organization which cooperated which the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Fisto and Kenobi were ultimately able to end their mission successfully.

Personality and traits
CT-9/85 was a veteran communications technician and an obedient soldier. Skilled at his job, CT-9/85 was able to quickly analyze the transmission of the ARC trooper and gave it to Admiral Baraka.

Behind the scenes
CT-9/85’s first and so far only appearance in Star Wars canon was in the 2006 novel The Cestus Deception written by Steven Barnes. CT-9/85 serves as a minor character in the book.

Appearances

 * The Cestus Deception

Notes and references
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