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The Galactic Republic
After the end of the New Sith Wars, the Galactic Republic once again enjoyed a time of peace with the protection of the Jedi Order. But this would eventually end when the Sith would return and manipulate the now-corrupt Republic into going to war with the newly-formed Confederacy of Independent Systems, supplied with a secret clone army to combat the Separatists’ droid forces. Eventually, the Jedi would be wiped out by their own troops during Order 66. In the final hours of the Clone Wars, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine used his dictatorial emergency powers to reorganize the Republic into a new tyrannical regime: the First Galactic Empire.
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The Galactic Senate
In General
- Action Politician: Has a fairly sizable amount of these. Padmé, Bail Organa, Jar Jar Bink, etc. all took a very proactive role during the Clone Wars and some of them beyond that by working on deposing the Galactic Empire later on.
Bail Organa
See his entry on the Star Wars Theatrical Legends page.
Mon Mothma
See her entry on the Star Wars Theatrical Legends page.
Clone Troopers
Species: Human (clone)
Homeworld: Kamino
Portrayed by: Temuera Morrison
Created due to the machinations of Darth Sidious, the Grand Army of the Republic consisted of legions of clones created from the template of the Mandalorian Jango Fett, trained by him and the Cuy'val Dar. While bred on Kamino to be loyal to the Republic (specifically Chancellor Palpatine) above all else, this would only contribute to its fall and the rise of the Sith. Under the Galactic Empire, the surviving clone troopers became the first generation of Imperial stormtroopers, but would later be phased out in favor of non-Fett clones and enlisted recruits.
- Badass Army: Were specifically cloned from Jango Fett due to his skill as a warrior.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Many of the clones and Jedi had problems trusting one another, due to differing loyalties and mentalities.
- Ungrateful Bastard: As Order 66 is something done of a clone's free will here, the clones en mass could be considered very ungrateful, as despite the casualties suffered, the Jedi genuinely attempted to do their best to save their men and win each trooper to victory.
- Younger Than They Look: They are genetically modified to age twice as much as normal humans. While this was rectified thanks to research done by the Kaminoan Ko Sai, few clones were able to receive the cure due to her dying and the information being secret.
Alpha-17
ARC Trooper Captain Alpha-17
“They grow up loyal to the Republic, or they don’t grow up at all.”
Appears in: Republic | Obsession
An Alpha-class ARC Trooper that often served alongside Anakin and Obi-Wan.
- Blue Is Heroic: Subverted. His main colour is blue, a standard ARC Trooper decal, but the jury's out on how heroic he actually is in spite of his allegiance to the Republic. If anything, it reflects his cold, detached approach to his work.
- Blood Knight: Alpha loves to take the most violent and destructive course of action, mostly because he believes it to be efficient.
- Breaking Old Trends: Thanks to Anakin naming him and emphasizing the importance of identity, Alpha helps set the trend for the entire clone army to get nicknames for themselves, with him naming many of them, beyond just the 501st.
- Foil: Primarily to the Jedi characters. Alpha's highly pragmatic, amoral approach to warfare frequently clashes with the Jedi's holistic, Martial Pacifist philosophy. Understandably, Alpha gets along with Anakin Skywalker, a maverick with a similarly "un-Jedi-like" approach to things, better than any other general.
- Good Is Not Nice: Like many ARC Troopers, Alpha is an absolute hardarse with barely any moral compunctions. While this makes him a cunning, ruthless soldier, it routinely puts him at odds with his Jedi superiors. Although he is on the Republic's side, Alpha's history of committing brutal war crimes with zero remorse often throws the 'good' part of this trope into question.
- Retired Badass: After he's rescued from being tortured by Ventress, he gets transferred back to Kamino as the lead training instructor for other clones. However, he did still perform field tasks such as helping hunt down Ventress during the Outer Rim Sieges.
- The Unfettered: If there's a shortcut to absolute victory that may involve committing some dodgy, morally questionable actions, Alpha-17 won't hesitate to take it.
- Uncertain Doom: He was last seen being loaded onto a transport that was commandeered by Asajj Ventress, heading off into the unknown.
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What Could Have Been: He was almost featured Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but after Lucas realised that nearly all the main characters would have names starting with "A" (Anakin, Ahsoka, Artoo, Asajj), Alpha was replaced by an original character, Captain Rex.
Fordo
ARC Trooper Captain Fordo (ARC-77)
Voiced by: André Sogliuzzo
Appears in: Clone Wars
An ARC Trooper who led the Muunilinst 10, an elite group of ARC troopers and regular clone troopers. He participated in the Battle of Muunilinst, the Battle of Hypori, and the Battle of Coruscant.
- A Father to His Men: When he is awarded a medal after the Battles of Muunilinst and Hypori, he instead bestows it upon one of his men that died at Muunilinst.
- Badass in Distress: Downplayed. While calling for back-up during the Battle of Coruscant, he pauses midway to fire at an approaching super battle droid that just shot down his men, then ram his rifle into another super battle droid while still firing, before proceeding to throw his rifle at another super battle droid, then pulls out his pistol and starts dual-wielding a fallen clone's rifle and his own pistol while ordering his men to fall back.
- Big Damn Heroes: He and the Muunilinst 10 arrive to Hypori just in time to stop Grievous from killing the rest of the Jedi survivors.
- Commanding Coolness: He has little characterisation beyond being incredibly badass (see above).
- The Faceless: The only time we see him without his helmet is from behind as he puts it on.
- Guns Akimbo: In the earlier days of the war, he carries twin DC-17 hand blasters as his weapons of choice. During the Battle of Coruscant, he briefly dual wields a fallen comrade's DC-15A Blaster Rifle while using his pistol in order to fight off some B2 Battle Droids when his sector is being overrun.
- Gun Twirling: Does it a few times, as expected for a badass with dual pistols as his weapon of choice.
- Hold the Line: Stands his ground against the hordes of battle droids on Coruscant, ordering his men to fall back as he waits for Yoda to arrive.
- The Quiet One: Rarely ever talks, even preferring to use hand signals while ordering his fellow clone troopers.
- Red Is Heroic: His main color is red, which is one of the colors that ARC troopers get to have.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: The last time we see him is fighting alongside Yoda and Windu during the Battle of Coruscant.
Bly
Commander Bly (CC-5052)
Portrayed by: Temuera Morrison
Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars, Heroes of the Republic)
Appears in: The Clone Wars | The Clone Wars: Heroes of the Republic | Republic | Evasive Action | Battlefront II | Revenge of the Sith
"Get the order and execute it. Let the generals sort out the rest."
- Ambiguous Situation: Whether or not he and General Secura were an item was unclear, all that's known is that they were very close.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: He has a scar over his left eyebrow.
- Shoot the Dog: He was in a relationship with Aayla, however, he ended up killing her in the blink of an eye upon order 66 being issued. It really stands out, considering that clones with platonic relationships with their Jedi chose to defect rather than carry out the order.
- Starcrossed Lovers: He and Aayla became increasingly close as the war went on, but unfortunately, Bly was loyal to the Republic in the end as he follows orders to gun her down during Order 66.
