The vast majority of clones complied, killing their former Generals and crippling the Jedi Order.
Clone trooper armour evolved over the course of the three-year war, first beginning with the Phase I armour, and transitioning into Phase II, which was more confortable for the troopers to wear and offered greater protection.Īs the Clone Wars drew to a close, Chancellor Palpatine, who was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and enemy to the Jedi, ordered the clone troopers to execute Order 66, designating the Jedi as traitors to the Republic who should be shot on sight. While most clones were standard infantry, some took on specilist roles, such as pilots, gunners, and bomb diffusers, however all had some degree of proficiency with handheld blaster weapons. The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Jedi Generals then managed to overcome the Confederacy droid forces on Geonosis, and the first battle of the Clone Wars was won by the clone and Jedi forces.Ĭlone troopers continued to serve as the main infantry units throughout the Clone Wars, participating in most battles throughout the galaxy-wide war. Clone troopers flew in on LAAT/i gunships with Jedi Master Yoda, evacuating the surviving Jedi.
A Jedi taskforce led by Mace Windu was initially sent in to rescue the three captives, however the large number of Battle Droids eventually wore down the small army. The troopers were first called into service during the Battle of Geonosis, when Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala were captured. In the 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack, two standard Clone Troopers were included, both with a black blasters, one of which also had grey electrobinoculars.Ī computer-generated Clone Trooper from .Ĭlone troopers were grown and trained on Kamino, cloned from the bounty hunter Jango Fett for the Galactic Republic. In 20, the Clone Troopers were armed again with blasters again made out of black megaphone pieces and transparent blue studs, however in 2007, new specially moulded blaster pieces were introduced. Black lines are also present on the sides of the breathing filters, and three black circles at the front of the filters. The helmet again features printing, retaining a horizontal black stripe and grey areas, and a mouth area but one which was reduced in size. It also included the depiction of breathing filters, and curved sections in the T-shaped hole around the place each eye would be. The major change between this trooper and the first variant was the helmet- a newly moulded piece was made for this helmet, featuring a smaller crest than the first. This minifigure retained the first's legs, torso and head, except the printing on the torso was changed from grey to a new grey that was introduced in 2004. The second variant of Clone Trooper was one based on Phase II Clone Trooper armour. In the set 7163 Republic Gunship, the studs are a transparent orange, whereas in the set 4482 AT-TE (released in 2003), the studs were transparent blue. This variant of Clone Trooper was armed with a blaster made out of a black piece predominantly used in the City theme as a megaphone, with a stud placed on the end. The Clone Trooper's head piece is plain black, so that when the helmet is placed on the head, the hole in the helmet is filled, and a black T-shaped visor is represented. A black rectangle is also placed just underneath this mouth area. The helmet has printing above the hole- a black line above the hole, small grey areas above the end of each side of the black line, and black printing below helmet's hole for the mouth area. The helmet of the first Clone Trooper variant is white, with a large crest in the centre of the top of the piece, and a T-shaped hole in the front, so that when fitted on to a headpiece, whatever is on the headpiece will show through. This black bodysuit printing is also present on the back, as is grey printing for the backplate, the continuation of the belt, and a thermal detonator. Black printing is used for two horizontal stripes on the right chest plate, and around where the middle of the torso connects to the arms and a head piece, representing the clone trooper's black bodysuit worn underneath the armour plating. On the front, plates of armour, including chest plates are outlined in grey, as well as a belt towards the bottom of the piece. The torso piece has printing on both the front and the back. This minifigure feature plain white legs with a black leg joint, and a white torso with black hands. The first Clone Trooper minifigures appeared in 2002 as part of the the Attack of the Clones subtheme, and is based on a Clone Trooper in Phase I armour.