- "I guess we're the best."
- ―"Boil"
Boil was a clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic as a member of Ghost Company during the Clone Wars. Boil and his fellow clone trooper "Waxer" were considered two of the best soldiers in Ghost Company.
Biography[]
Clone Wars[]
The clone trooper known as Boil served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. He served with the 212th Attack Battalion's Ghost Company—led by Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Clone Commander Cody. He developed a close friendship with a fellow trooper, Waxer.[3] Early in the war, Boil was part of squad led by Waxer during a mission to investigate whether clone POWs were being kept on Krystar. He also took part in the siege of Hisseen and helped rescue the Hisseenian parliament from battle droids.[4]
Later in the war, Ghost Company was sent to the planet Ryloth to liberate the Twi'lek prisoners from the Separatist Droid Army. While scouting the abandoned city of Nabat, Boil and Waxer came across the young orphaned Twi'lek child Numa, who led them to discover that the rest of the city's citizens were being held prisoner by Separatist battle droids in the city's center. Under General Kenobi's leadership, Boil and the other soldiers of Ghost Company succeeded in freeing the Twi'leks while also destroying the Separatists' proton cannons.[3]
Boil and Waxer continued to serve together following the liberation of Ryloth; during the Second Battle of Geonosis, the two clones were ordered by Commander Cody to rescue General Kenobi after his Republic gunship was shot down by Separatist forces. They successfully completed their mission, avoiding enemy fire and retrieving the Jedi General along with another survivor, the clone trooper known as "Trapper."[5] Boil also saw action in the battle on Kiros while still serving in Kenobi's 212th Attack Battalion.[6]
Near the end of the war, Boil joined clone troopers Threepwood and Tracker as they accompanied Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in a search for Quinlan Vos, Count Dooku, and Asajj Ventress on the planet Christophsis. After inspecting the crash site of the fugitives' ship Banshee, the clones and the Jedi determined that the fugitives were still alive but at least one of them was wounded. Shortly after, they attacked the Separatist base on the planet.[7]
Legacy[]
Years later, Numa—now a resistance fighter in the Free Ryloth Movement—wore a piece of armor on her left arm with the word "Boil" written in Aurebesh.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 3
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Innocents of Ryloth" (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Liberty on Ryloth" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Murders" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Kidnapped"
- Dark Disciple
- Dark Disciple audiobook
- Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming" (Mentioned only in writing)
- Star Wars Rebels — "Hera's Heroes" (Mentioned only in writing)
Sources[]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Innocents of Ryloth on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Landing at Point Rain on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Innocents of Ryloth" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Landing at Point Rain" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Boil in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Boil)
- Clone Commander Cody in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Numa in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Waxer in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Much to Learn You Still Have: 7 Things You Might Not Know About Twi'leks on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — LAAT/i Gunship Expansion Pack (Card: Ghost Company) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- Star Wars Inside Intel: Twi'lek Culture on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Legion — Clone Commander Cody Commander Expansion (Card: Boil)
- Clone Trooper Boil in the Databank (backup link)
- Clone Trooper Waxer in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clone Trooper Boil in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Innocents of Ryloth"
- ↑ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 3
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Kidnapped"
- ↑ Dark Disciple
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming"