- "It's settled, then. Yoda will take a battalion of clones to reinforce the Wookiees on Kashyyyk."
- ―Mace Windu, to the Jedi High Council
The 41st Scout Battalion was an infantry and armor battalion within the 41st Elite Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic that participated in the Clone Wars, a pan-galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In 19 BBY, it was decided that Jedi General Yoda would lead a battalion to support the Wookiees on Kashyyyk. The 41st Scout Battalion was then dispatched to the planet, where they participated in the Battle of Kashyyyk and later the implementation of Order 66, as part of the Great Jedi Purge.
The battalion was characterized by the green camouflage Phase II ARF armor they wore, and utilized All Terrain Attack Pods, All Terrain Recon Transports, BARC speeders, HAVw A6 Juggernauts, and Infantry Support Platforms. The battalion was under the command of Jedi General Yoda, as well as Jedi General Luminara Unduli and Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree."
Description
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The 41st Scout Battalion was an infantry and armor subunit of the 41st Elite Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic.[2] It was under the command of Jedi General Yoda, Jedi General Luminara Unduli, and Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree."[1] As a battalion of the Grand Army,[2] it was composed of four companies of 144 troopers each.[3]
The battalion was composed largely of Advanced Recon Force Scout Troopers and clone scout troopers in green camouflaged clone trooper armor.[1] The 41st Scout specialized in reconnaissance and warfare over difficult terrain, including overgrown floral locations.[4] As such, members of the unit wore Phase II ARF armor for greater mobility and flexibility. Their helmet featured a sunshield, a wider visor, and its overall shape helped to secure wider vision while traversing jungle-rainforest environments.[2] The unit's ARF troopers utilized RPC-2 Rocket Launchers that were stored aboard their vehicles.[5]
The battalion also utilized HAVw A6 Juggernauts, All Terrain Attack Pods, Infantry Support Platforms, BARC speeders, and All Terrain Recon Transports. When the battalion was deployed to the planet Kashyyyk, they were transported there via a Venator-class Star Destroyer.[1]
HistoryEdit
- "What about the droid attack on the Wookiees?"
"It is critical we send an attack group there immediately." - ―Ki-Adi-Mundi and Mace Windu, during a Jedi High Council meeting
The battalion participated in the Battle of Kashyyyk.
During the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance following the Battle of Coruscant[1] in 19 BBY,[6] the Jedi High Council settled on sending an attack group to the[1] planet[7] Kashyyyk to reinforce the Wookiee Army against a Separatist invasion. It was decided that the 41st Scout Battalion of the 41st Elite Corps would be dispatched, and shortly after, the corps assembled at a staging area on Coruscant as equipment and vehicles were loaded onto a Venator-class Star Destroyer and Jedi General Yoda arrived to command the battalion.[1]
The 41st Scout arrived on Kashyyyk and took defensive positions in[1] Kachirho, the capital city of Kashyyyk,[7] and unloaded vehicles and equipment alongside the Kachirho Wookiee Militia. While on Kashyyyk, the battalion was led by Jedi Generals Yoda, Luminara Unduli, and Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree." Eventually, the Battle of Kashyyyk began and the battalion defended the beachhead against Separatist forces. Members of the battalion positioned themselves on the beach itself as well as city structures and the large trees surrounding the city. During the battle, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic, secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, initiated the Great Jedi Purge by activating Order 66, a directive that labeled the Jedi as traitors.[1]
Members of the 41st Scout Battalion during the Battle of Kashyyyk.
Commander Gree received the message from Palpatine in the command center, and he and another clone trooper moved into position to kill Yoda. Yoda, however, sensed the betrayal of Palpatine and the deaths of his fellow Jedi across the galaxy, and beheaded Gree and the trooper before they could fire their blasters. The two Wookiees beside Yoda, Chewbacca and General Tarfful, then helped Yoda leave the city. After the battle was over, members of the battalion, including ARF troopers on AT-RTs, hunted for Yoda in the night but failed to stop him from escaping the planet in an escape pod.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
- "The 41st Scout Battalion was a group of clones from the 41st Elite Corps who specialized in reconnaissance and warfare over difficult terrain. In the final days of the war, Commander Gree and Grand Master Yoda deployed the 41st Scout Battalion to the beaches of Kashyyyk to fend off a droid attack on the Wookiees."
- ―Description from Star Wars Battlefront II
The 41st Scout Battalion first appeared, albeit unnamed, in the theatrical 2005 Skywalker saga film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[1] The name of the organization was first revealed to be the 41st Scout Battalion in Star Wars Battlefront II[2] with an update on June 26, 2019, but was first announced in a community transmissions post for the video game on May 23.[4] Like the 41st Ranger Platoon, the 41st Scout Battalion shares the number of its parent unit, the 41st Elite Corps.[2]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars Battlefront II (DLC) (First identified as 41st Scout Battalion)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Yoda – The Jedi Master" (Appears in flashback(s))
SourcesEdit
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 7
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Helmets: AT-ST Pilot) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (Databank A-Z: Saw Gerrera–Commander Gree) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 27
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Databank A-Z: Vehicles) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 30 (Databank A-Z: Locations)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 37
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 60
- Star Wars: Legion – Republic AT-RT Unit Expansion
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- On the Move on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
- Clone Trooper Armor in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Wookiee in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Yoda in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Collapse of the Republic establishes that a battalion in the Grand Army of the Republic is made up of four companies. Star Wars: Complete Locations furthermore establishes that a company in the Grand Army of the Republic is composed of 144 clone troopers.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Walke, Benjamin (2019-05-23). Community Transmission - Where Are Those Droidekas?. STAR WARS™ BATTLEFRONT™ FORUMS. Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved on April 10, 2020.
- ↑ On the Move on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the Battle of Coruscant in 19 BBY.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ultimate Star Wars
