CT-327

"What the—"

―CT-327, shortly before being killed by BX-series droid commandos^[src]

CT-327 was a clone trooper who served as a deck officer during the Clone Wars. In 22 BBY, CT-327 and a group of clone troopers were stationed in a listening post on the Rishi moon, due to the Republic's need to observe Confederate activity in the Outer Rim. CT-327 was given the task of guarding the base exterior, while the rest of the clone troopers stayed within the listening post. During one of his patrols, CT-327 noticed a meteor shower. Unbeknownst to him, Confederate droid commandos, on board a Droch-class boarding ship, were hiding in the meteor shower. CT-327 was instantly killed when one of the droids struck him with a stun baton.

Biography

"This is the deck officer checking in. Nothing going on…as usual."

―CT-327 checks in from his post^[src]

CT-327 was a clone trooper deck officer born on the Wild Space planet of Kamino.^[3] Like all clone troopers, he was a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett.^[1] In 22 BBY,^[2] during the Clone Wars, CT-327 and a group of clone troopers were stationed in a remote Republic listening post located on the moon of Rishi, due to the Republic's need to watch for Confederate activity in the Outer Rim. While a number of the clone troopers were stationed inside the listening post, CT-327 was given the task of patrolling outside the base.^[3]

CT-327 electrocuted — CT-327 is electrocuted by commando droids.

After spotting an approaching meteor shower, the clone utilized his binocular visor to get a glimpse of the ongoing event. However, unbeknownst to CT-327, Confederate droid commandos, inside a Droch-class boarding ship, were hiding in the meteor shower. A commando droid soon appeared in front of CT-327, catching him off-guard. The clone was attacked from behind by one of the invading droids, who used a stun baton to strike CT-327, resulting in his death. CT-327's failure to report in concerned Clone Sergeant O'Niner inside the base.^[3] Troopers Nub and Droidbait were sent by the sergeant to investigate 327's disappearance.^[4] However, the droids invaded the station and successfully gained control of it, although they were later defeated after Commander CC-2224 and Captain CT-7567 arrived and led the surviving clone troopers in retaking the base.^[3]

Personality and traits

As a clone of Fett,^[3] CT-327 stood 1.83 meters tall.^[1] The clone trooper wore white Phase I clone armor and his helmet featured a red-colored binocular visor. During his patrols on the Rishi moon, CT-327 reported the status of his location to the clone troopers inside the base, and expressed that nothing occurred at the listening post. When a meteor shower began, CT-327 left his post to watch the shower. Not realizing there were commando droids inside a boarding ship hidden in the meteor shower, the clone had little time to react when a commando droid suddenly attacked and killed him.^[3]

Behind the scenes

CT-327 first appeared in "Rookies," the fifth episode of the first season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, aired on October 24, 2008. He was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voices all clone troopers throughout the series. CT-327's designation number is another appearance of the digits "327," a recurring number in Lucas' productions.^[4]