Clone ordnance specialist/Legends

Bomb Squad Troopers were specialized clone troopers who carried out typical Bomb Squad duties, such as bomb disarmament and disposal. Bomb Squad troopers were used on Naboo when the Republic discovered a secret laboratory, controlled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, where Doctor Nuvo Vindi restored the Blue Shadow Virus and made an airborne version of it. Bomb Squad troopers, along with standard clone troopers, were used when Republic forces attacked Vindi’s laboratory to disarm bombs, which carried the Blue Shadow Virus. The troopers disarmed the bombs, while Skywalker and Kenobi captured Vindi. However, Vindi's assistant droid secretly stole a pipe which contained the Blue Shadow Virus, and planted it in a bomb and detonated it, leaking the virus and effecting every biological being inside the lair. Skywalker and Kenobi were able to help the clone troopers, Amidala, and Tano&mdash;which were infected by the virus&mdash;by finding a cure on the planet of Iego.

Characteristics


Bomb Squad Troopers had orange markings on their armor to signify their squad.

History
Bomb Squad Troopers were special clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic and tasked with the disarming and disposal of bombs.

Around 22 BBY, Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and Gungan Representative Jar Jar Binks discovered a secret laboratory on the planet of Naboo, where Confederate scientist Nuvo Vindi created an airborne version of the deadly Blue Shadow Virus. Amidala and Binks were captured by the Confederates, however, they were able to send the location of the laboratory to Captain Gregar Typho. Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were dispatched by Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Yoda to rescue Amidala and destroy the Blue Shadow Virus. Taking several Low Altitude Assault Transports, the Republic forces attacked the laboratory.

While Skywalker’s Padawan Ahsoka Tano&mdash;along with some clone troopers and Captain CC-7567&mdash;distracted the battle droids, while Skywalker left to rescue Amidala and Binks from Vindi. The Republic plan was successful and Kenobi and the bomb troopers reached the room were the bombs were deactivated. However, at the moment the troopers arrived all bombs were activated by the fleeing Vindi. While Kenobi left to help Skywalker in the capturing of Vindi, the clones continued disarming the bombs. After the scientist's capture, one bomb was taken by Vindi’s private droid, but Senator Amidala found the droid and took the bomb. Tano then sent the bomb troopers to Amidala, and the bomb squad successfully disarmed the bombs before Vindi activated it.



However, one bomb squad trooper found out that the Blue Shadow Virus pipe inside a bomb has been removed. Vindi's assistant droid inserted the vile in a bomb and detonated it, spreading the Blue Shadow Virus in the laboratory. Skywalker and Kenobi, who were outside of the laboratory when the explosion occurred, obtained a cure for the virus on the planet of Iego.

Weaponry
Bomb Squad members were equipped with a DC-15A blaster rifle at their disposal. As a side arm, they also are equip with DC-15s side arm blasters and grippers to cut the detonators of the bombs.

Behind the scenes
Bomb squad troopers first appeared in in "Blue Shadow Virus," the seventeenth episode in the first season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. The bomb squad troopers later appeared in the eighteenth episode, "Mystery of a Thousand Moons".

In the "Blue Shadow Virus" commentary, series Director Dave Filoni stated because of production reasons and limited resources while creating the episode, a unique suit of armor for the Bomb Squad was unable to be used. This was due to the fact that there were many new characters in the episode and for production reasons they decided to use the standard armor.