Grand Army of the Republic

"As my first act with this new authority, I will create a Grand Army of the Republic to counter the increasing threats of the Separatists."

- Supreme Chancellor Palpatine

The Grand Army of the Republic was the military force of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. The army was made up of clone soldiers created by the cloners on Kamino, at the behest of the Sith who intended to use the army to destroy the Jedi Order. The army was formally introduced into the Republic by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who had been granted emergency powers to raise an army in order to combat the Confederacy of Independent Systems&mdash;which Sidious secretly controlled.

The clones fought throughout the war, under the leadership of both Palpatine and members of the Jedi Order, helping the Republic achieve victory over the Separatist Alliance. At the war's end, Palpatine issued Order 66, a command ingrained in the clones via a bio-chip that commanded them to destroy the Jedi. The Jedi Order fell, and Palpatine transformed the Republic into the Galactic 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 Episode III: Revenge of the Sith