Clone shock trooper/Legends



Clone shock troopers were specialist clone troopers, commanded by Clone Commander Thire, introduced towards the end of the Clone Wars to increase security and order on Republic worlds.

Following increased threats to Coruscant in the wake of the Battle of Jabiim, the shock troopers were raised and trained on Coruscant itself, rather than the sterile environment of Kamino.

Characteristics
These red-emblazoned troops had become a familiar sight across Galactic City, where they operated as law enforcers, patrolling public plazas and guarding government buildings and landing platforms. These deadly clone troopers were created by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the War Council Advisory Panel, and Homeworld Security Command.

Though they wore the Phase II clone trooper armor common to all clone troopers serving in the final year of the Clone Wars, they were distinguished by red markings all over their helmet and body armor. These clones had the authority to demand anyone to reveal their identification on the spot and perform other random security checks. There were also rumors of these troopers seizing private property and violently putting down anti-war protests.

As all clone troopers, they were armed with DC-15A blaster rifles and DC-15S blasters.

History
As with the 501st Legion, the clone shock troopers were tasked with protecting Coruscant, and answered directly to the Supreme Chancellor. Prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire, the clone shock troopers were the first armed force to be dubbed as "stormtroopers." This nickname would immediately become a title for all clone troopers upon the Republic's transformation into the Empire.

Lieutenant Thire served under Yoda during the Battle of Rugosa, with his men, Jek, and Rys.

A number of shock troopers accompanied Palpatine to the Senate after Mace Windu attempted to arrest the Chancellor, and later unsuccessfully searched the Grand Convocation Chamber for Yoda's body. The clone shock troopers would, during the time of the Galactic Civil War, become the dreaded and feared Coruscant Guards. These deadly stormtroopers were distinguished by their crimson armor and were also tasked with enforcing law on Coruscant.

Known members

 * CC-4477 (Thire)
 * Fox (clone commander)
 * Jek
 * Rys
 * Stone (Commander)

Behind the scenes
While all canonically-seen shock troopers had red armor highlights, a promotional card for Official Pix sent with the 2006 Star Wars Hyperspace Fan Club membership kit depicted a shock trooper with blue paint instead of red, but otherwise identical in appearance. The canonicity of this color scheme, and of whether those who wore it were indeed part of the shock trooper corps, remains ambiguous.

Appearances

 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
 * ''Millennium Falcon
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * ''Millennium Falcon
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader