Tucker/Legends

"Tucker on Five, waiting for Mother Bird. Over."

- Tucker checks in

"Tucker" was the nickname of a clone pilot who served in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. A pilot in the Blue Squadron, Tucker flew under the call sign "Blue Five." Around 22 BBY, Blue Squadron was part of a Republic task force sent to liberate the planet of Ryloth from Separatist control. During the battle, Tucker's squadron&mdash;under the command of Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano&mdash;made their way toward the enemy's flagship, attempting to break the Separatist fleet blockading Ryloth and allow Republic forces to land safely on the planet. However, Confederate Vulture droid reinforcements attacked Blue Squadron, as well as the rest of the Republic fleet. The taskforce's commanders&mdash;Admiral Wullf Yularen and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker&mdash;ordered Tano and Blue Squadron to retreat, but Tano refused her superiors' command, continuing the assault on Tuuk's flagship. Heavily outnumbered, Tucker was killed by the Vulture droids while attacking the enemy flagship.

Biography
"Come on, you whiners. Let's get dirty!"

- Tucker's squadmate Axe during the Battle of Ryloth.

"Tucker" was the nickname of a clone trooper pilot who served in the Republic Navy. He, like all other clone troopers, was a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, born and trained on the world of Kamino to fight for the Galactic Republic in their war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Tucker served in Blue Squadron, a starfighter squadron in the Republic's navy, and flew under the call sign "Blue Five."

Around 22 BBY, Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor seized control of the planet Ryloth and its native inhabitants. The Jedi Council dispatched a Republic fleet to Ryloth, which included Tucker and Blue Squadron. Led by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, the Republic forces were tasked with breaking the Confederate blockade&mdash;under the command of Separatists Captain Mar Tuuk&mdash;surrounding the planet, as to allow Republic ground forces to land on Ryloth. Under the command of Tano, piloting her personal starfighter, Tucker and his fellow pilots flew V-19 Torrent starfighters. After the Republic task force jumped out of hyperspace over Ryloth, Blue Squadron left the hangar of Skywalker's Venator-class Star Destroyer, the Resolute, planning to destroy the Tuuk's command ship. . As Tucker's squadron approached the Separatist blockade containing the ship, they were quickly confronted by swarms of Separatist Vulture droid starfighters, sent by Tuuk to destroy the Republic fighters.

Tucker's squadron engaged the Vulture droids, but, nonetheless, continued their assault toward the enemy's flagship. However, four more Munificent-class frigates joined the Separatist blockade as reinforcements, heavily outnumbering the Republic taskforce. Waves of more Vulture droids began attacking the Republic's Star Destroyers, forcing Skywalker and Admiral Wullf Yularen to order Blue Squadron to fall back and protect the Resolute. Instead, on Tano's orders, Blue Squadron continued their assault on the enemy flagship, harassed by swarmes of droid fighters. The fighter unit also began to take heavy fire from droid gunners on the enemy frigates. Tucker was shot down by Vultures while still being on the way to the enemy flagship, perishing over Ryloth.

Personality and traits
Tucker was a clone trooper pilot trained to fly a variety of Republic starfighters, but despite his pilot training, he was unable to escape death when his squadron encountered a large number of Vulture droids during the Battle of Ryloth, and his fighter was destroyed.

Behind the scenes
Tucker was first shown in an episode of Season One of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, entitled "Storm Over Ryloth". He was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced all the clone troopers in the show.