2242 2242 , nicknamed " Cooker , " was a clone sniper in Green Company , a Galactic Republic clone trooper unit , during the Clone Wars . When Geonosian forces captured the planet Rishi and its exonium mines around 21 BBY , Green Company was dispatched to the planet in order to protect the native inhabitants and reconquer the mines . After an unsuccessful attack , Jedi Master Kit Fisto formulated a plan to defeat the Geonosians and ordered Green Company ' s clone commander to provide him with his best sharpshooter . The commander selected Cooker , who took up position opposite the canyon that led to the entrance of the mines . Following Fisto ' s instructions , Cooker aimed at the Jedi ' s shoulder and fired continuously ; Fisto used his lightsaber to deflect Cooker ' s shots into the Geonosians . After all of the Geonosians in the canyon had been killed , the Geonosian troops inside the mines attacked Fisto with an LR1K sonic cannon , knocking the Jedi to the ground , but Cooker destroyed the cannon with a well - aimed shot . The rest of the Republic forces — along with some native Rishii warriors — then arrived and attacked the mines , forcing the remaining Geonosians within to flee . Biography . Clone trooper 2242 was a clone sniper with the Grand Army of the Republic . 2242 was born on the planet Kamino as a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett . During the Clone Wars , 2242 was known by the nickname " Cooker " for being able to consistently hit the power cells of Confederate battle droids , resulting in the combustion of the droids . Around 21 BBY , Geonosian forces invaded the planet Rishi and — in order to get the mineral needed to power their sonic weapon s — took control of the exonium mines on the planet . The unit to which Cooker belonged , Green Company , was dispatched to protect the native Rishii and was ordered not to attack until a Jedi General arrived . However , Rishii Chieftain Gwarrk ordered the clone troopers to assail the mines , because his people needed the exonium to prepare their food when the ground began to frost . The clones ' attack was unsuccessful due to the Geonosians ' better position , and soon a retreat was ordered by Jedi Master Kit Fisto , who had just arrived on Rishi . Fisto then developed a plan to defeat the Geonosians and ordered Green Company ' s clone commander to provide him with his best sharpshooter ; the commander chose Cooker for the task . After inquiring after Cooker ' s nickname , Fisto approved the appointment . The Jedi then went to the entrance of the mines , and Cooker , positioned on a ledge opposite the entrance , told Fisto that he could not help him , because he had no line of sight to the well - entrenched enemy from his position . Fisto answered that Cooker was supposed to target the Jedi himself and fire continuously at his shoulder . Cooker was shocked and told Fisto that he could not shoot at him , but the Jedi explained to him that he would deflect Cooker ' s blaster shots with his lightsaber at the Geonosians , since he couldn ' t deflect their sonic weapons . When the Geonosians began to attack the Jedi , Fisto ordered Cooker to open fire . Cooker complied , and with their combined efforts , all of the enemy troops in the canyon were soon killed by the deflected shots . Fisto then noticed the massive doors of the mines opening and hoped that this meant a surrender of the Confederate forces . This proved not to be the case , as the Geonosians revealed an LR1K sonic cannon and attacked Fisto with it , knocking him to the ground . At that moment , Cooker contacted Fisto via comlink and told the Jedi to stay down . Demonstrating his sniping skills , Cooker fired a single shot directly down the barrel of the Confederate weapon , destroying the cannon . The rest of the Republic forces and the Rishii warriors then attacked the mines , forcing the remaining Geonosians to flee . Afterward , Gwarrk acknowledged that Fisto was very powerful , to which the Jedi replied that two factors had made this victory possible : the power of his mind and Cooker ' s help . Personality and traits . Cooker was considered to be a talented sharpshooter , able to consistently hit power cells of Separatist droids ; he mentioned enjoyment at watching the droids subsequently burn . Kit Fisto found Cooker ' s skills exceptional and commended him for that . Cooker did not want to shoot at his general and later saved Fisto ' s life when the Jedi was targeted by a sonic cannon . As a Jango Fett clone , Cooker stood 1 . 83 meters tall . Behind the scenes . Cooker first appeared in Dark Horse Comics ' 2009 Free Comic Book Day issue " " , which was written by Henry Gilroy and illustrated by Ramón K . Pérez . In 2012 , 2242 was mentioned in " " , a reference book written by Ryder Windham .