Mag ( clone trooper ) " Mag " was the nickname of a clone cold assault trooper commander in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , he and his squad were stationed at Glid Station , a Republic outpost on the ice planet of Orto Plutonia . Mag and his squad were assigned to field - test an assortment of subzero gear , including the CK - 6 swoop bike . However , the squad was beset by many problems , including an elusive and deadly sentient species that they encountered , which the squad nicknamed the " ice men . " The " ice men " killed any clone patrol they encountered , leaving no witnesses . One night , Mag and a clone trooper under his command , Shiv , were attacked and killed by the " ice men " while inspecting one of the station ' s outer sensors . After the death of Mag and Shiv , the remaining clones stationed at Glid Station were killed by the " ice men , " along with all the battle droids at the nearby Separatist base . The Republic later sent a search party to Orto Plutonia to investigate what had happened to Glid Station . The party discovered that the " ice men " were , in fact , a colony of Talz that had been attacked by the Separatists . In the resulting conflict , the Republic base was caught in the middle of the fighting between the two factions . Biography . Orto Plutonia . Mag was the nickname of a clone of the bounty hunter Jango Fett . He was born and trained on the planet of Kamino to be a cold assault commander in the Grand Army of the Republic . In 22 BBY , during the Clone Wars fought between the Republic and the Separatists , Mag and his squad were stationed at Glid Station , a Republic outpost on the frozen world of Orto Plutonia . The planet was orbited by the sovereign moon of Pantora , populated by the Pantorans , which had remained allied to the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . While there , Mag and his squad were tasked with testing an assortment of experimental cold weather devices , including the CK - 6 swoop bike , nicknamed the " Freeco bike . " While on Orto Plutonia , Mag ' s squad was met with several difficulties . The squad ' s rations were not shipped in insulated canisters , and due to the extreme cold , the rations were frozen solid . This forced the clones to boil their food , which took away what little flavor the rations had . In addition , the Freeco bikes required perpetual attention for they froze up if not constantly maintained . Compounding matters , Mag ' s squad continued to encounter a large , mysterious , and deadly sentient species they called the " ice men . " All the patrols that happened upon the " ice men " were killed , leaving the true nature of the species unknown . Although there was a nearby Separatist base on the planet , Mag and his squad never encountered any battle droids . However , the clones attempted to stay in fighting shape by building snowmen that resembled B1 battle droids , B2 battle droids , and General Grievous — the Supreme Commander of the Separatist Droid Army — using them as target practice . Death . One night , while Mag and one of his men , Shiv , were inspecting an outer sensor , their Freeco bikes froze up . This left the two stranded until dawn , when Glid Station could send an LAAT / i gunship to pick them up . The two clones built a small camp , set a tent , and prepared to wait out the night . However , while Mag and Shiv were discussing a letter Shiv was writing to a hatchmate of his , Flanker , the two clones were attacked by the " ice men . " The " ice men " ripped open the tent and killed Mag , and next killed Shiv while he was reaching for a blaster pistol . Later , both Glid Station and the nearby Confederate outpost were attacked by the " ice men , " and all of the clone troopers and battle droids present at both bases were eradicated . When the Republic lost contact with Glid Station , the Galactic Senate sent an investigation party , led by Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , to Orto Plutonia to determine the fate of the outpost . The team was accompanied by representatives from Pantora : Chairman Chi Cho and Galactic Senator Riyo Chuchi . The Jedi ' s investigation discovered that the " ice men " were in fact a peaceful tribe of Talz that had been attacked by the Separatist battle droids . In the resulting conflict , Mag , Shiv , and the rest of Glid Station had been caught in the middle of the fighting between the two factions . Personality and traits . Like all clones of Jango Fett , Mag stood 1 . 83 meters tall . Mag was not amused finding Shiv writing letters instead of sleeping and chastised his subordinate for it . Equipment . On Orto Plutonia , Mag wore cold assault trooper armor with red stripes on the helmet and the shoulder pads . He also piloted a Freeco bike . Behind the scenes . Mag made his first and only appearance in the six - page " " webcomic " " , which led directly into " Trespass , " an episode in the of the . "