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Clone troopers first appear in Attack of the Clones when Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi stumbles upon the army on Kamino in his search for bounty hunter and assassin Jango Fett. It is revealed that ten years before the events of the film, Jedi Sifo-Dyas, on behalf of the Galactic Republic, apparently commissioned the Kaminoan clonemasters to create an army. However, neither the Jedi Council nor the Senate know of this, and Sifo-Dyas went missing and died shortly after. At the time of Obi-Wan's arrival,. The clones grow at an twice the rate of human normal, and they are genetically altered to be more docile. blah blah blah In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine commands the clone troopers to execute Order 66, an order to kill all Jedi. The troopers immediately obey without question.

The Clone Wars characterizes the clone troopers as highly individualized, each with a name, distinct personality, and unique personal beliefs. Slick believes the clone trooper army to be enslaved by the Jedi and the Republic, and he sells information to the Separatists in exchange for the chance to free the clone troopers. Cut witnesses Separatist droids executing clone troopers and deserts the army, feeling that a clone troopers' life is not valued.

Season six reveals that an organic inhibitor chip has been implanted into the clone troopers at whatever stage allegedly upon the orders of Sifo-Dyas with the approval of Count Dooku and Darth Sidious and without the knowledge of the clone troopers, the Jedi, or the Republic. The Kaminoans, urged to keep the chips secret, are told it is meant to prevent the clone troopers from "violent, unpredictable action", make them "less aggressive and more compliant to order", and protect them from the influence of rogue Jedi. However, the chip's true purpose is to ensure the clone troopers to carry out Order 66. It is later revealed that Sifo-Dyas was killed by Dooku and Sidious so that they could steal his identity.

When the Republic is reorganized into the Galactic Empire, the main fighting force is renamed stormtroopers and is composed of both clone troopers and recruits. This is briefly depicted in the novels Tarkin by James Luceno and Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp. Over time, the clone troopers are entirely replaced by recruits. Clone troopers Rex, Wolffe, and Gregor appear in season two of the Star Wars Rebels television series.

Clone troopers are referenced in The Force Awakens when Kylo Ren chides General Hux for the betrayal of a rogue stormtrooper and suggests that Supreme Leader Snoke should consider a clone army.

Armor
Clone troopers primarily wear two versions of armor, Phase I and Phase II.

Variations. Kamas, pauldrons, blah blah

Reception
References on the popularity of Domino squad?

Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter felt the decision to make an army of clones is a "softening of the Star Wars ' own mythology". Noting that the films never specify that the clone troopers are replaced by regular soldiers by the original trilogy, he believed that the idea of soldiers who are created solely for war and are little more than machines makes "the high kill-rate of our heroes somewhat less objectionable" and "sanitizes the war of the franchise's title". He praised the decision of The Force Awakens to explicitly move away from clone troopers as bringing "much-needed moral complexity" to the film's conflict.

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