Denal / Legends " Denal " was the nickname of a clone trooper in the elite 501st Legion . Considered one of the most experienced members of that unit , he survived many Clone Wars campaigns alongside Captain CT - 7567 — nicknamed " Rex " — and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker . At the start of the war , Denal accompanied Rex , Skywalker , and Skywalker ' s Padawan Ahsoka Tano , on a mission to destroy Skytop Station , a Separatist listening post located on one of the three moons of the planet Ruusan . The group successfully completed their mission , blowing up the station with several explosive charges . Of the five - man squad of clones that was sent there along with the Jedi , only Denal and Rex survived the mission . Denal also saw action on Rodia , Tatooine and Orto Plutonia , conducting many missions on those planets . He rescued a battalion of clone troopers from a Separatist ambush , recovered a lost Republic cargo , and helped a Jedi in distress defeat a force of battle droids . On one occasion , he even saved Tano from a Separatist prison on Tatooine . Denal was also involved in the discovery and destruction of a new Confederate superweapon — one that could prevent Republic radar from detecting enemy armies . Under the command of Skywalker , Denal participated in a Republic attack on the forces of the bounty hunter Cad Bane above the planet Devaron . The Republic hoped to rescue the Jedi Master Bolla Ropal from Bane and retrieve two valuable items stolen by the bounty hunter — a Jedi holocron and the Kyber memory crystal , which contained information on every Force - sensitive child in the galaxy . Denal was one of the clones who infiltrated Bane ' s " Munificent " - class star frigate , which slowly began to tear itself apart , having been set on the self - destruct mode by Bane . The Republic did not manage to rescue Master Ropal , whom Cad Bane had tortured to death . Aboard the frigate , Denal confronted the bounty hunter himself , but was killed by him . Bane donned Denal ' s armor in order to disguise himself as the clone trooper . Still in possession of the holocron and the Kyber crystal , the bounty hunter escaped from the crumbling starship with the Republic troops . Biography . Clone Wars . A clone of bounty hunter Jango Fett , the clone trooper nicknamed " Denal " was born on the planet Kamino to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic . During the Clone Wars , Denal was a member of the famed 501st Legion . He was one of the most experienced troopers in the 501st , having served on the planet Geonosis alongside Clone Captain CT - 7567 — nicknamed " Rex " — and later surviving many campaigns beside him and the Jedi General Anakin Skywalker . Denal ' s service was such that Rex came to rely on him and his expertise on a number of missions against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Denal was assigned to patrol the feared Outer Rim region , a lawless and dangerous region of the galaxy that put his skills to the test . Mission to Skytop Station . In 22 BBY , under the command of Captain Rex , Denal participated in a mission to neutralize the Skytop Station , a Separatist listening post floating in the sky of the Ruusan moon . The secondary objective was to rescue Anakin Skywalker ' s astromech droid R2 - D2 , who had fallen into the possession of the Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt and was later transported to the Skytop Station . There , Nachkt hoped to sell the droid to the Separatist General Grievous . Infiltrating the station with JT - 12 jetpacks , Denal , Rex , Skywalker ' s Padawan Ahsoka Tano , astromech droid R3 - S6 , and three clones soon separated from Skywalker , who ordered them to plant charges while he went in search of R2 - D2 . Denal and the others soon reached a door that was ray - shielded . Tano instructed R3 - S6 to disable the shield , but the droid , who was in fact a Separatist spy , instead stalled them until battle droids arrived . Denal was first to hear them coming and warned his teammates . Denal suggested hot - wiring the door , but R3 ' s seeming ineptitude blocked it . The group was outnumbered , yet were able to use EMP grenades to disable the battle droids . At this point , Grievous arrived and engaged them , quickly knocking Jedi Tano unconscious . He then killed three clones and stunned Rex and Denal . As the droid general was about to finish off the two clones , Tano recovered in time to block the attack . She then ran off , drawing Grievous after her and allowing Rex and Denal to set charges on the repulsorlift generator for the station . Later , in the landing hangar , the clones met with Skywalker , who managed to rescue R2 and call his ship , the " Twilight " . When they informed Skywalker of Ahsoka ' s actions , he ordered them to accompany him to assist his Padawan . But as they set off on a rescue , R3 appeared and sealed the hangar , revealing itself to them as a Separatist spy by activating several Vulture droids . A moment later , several B2 super battle droids arrived . Rex , Denal , Skywalker and the " Twilight " pilot hid behind several shipping crates and fired at the droids . Skywalker then ordered Rex to trigger the explosives just as Tano rejoined the group . Together , they destroyed all enemies , and with the help of R2 , who opened hangar doors and destroyed R3 , they escaped the doomed battlesphere aboard the " Twilight " . Superweapon . At one point during the war , rumors about a new Confederacy secret project in development somewhere in the Outer Rim led the Galactic Republic to send entire legions of clone troopers to the region in order to investigate . As part of a battalion of clones — 576 troops — Denal was dispatched to the planet Rodia . While on Rodia , his battalion was ambushed and surrounded by overwhelming droid forces , after enemy artillery took out most of the Republic transports . Denal took charge of the battalion and ordered his men to call for reinforcements . However , they soon discovered that the droids had been jamming their signals , so Denal and his men sought to capture a comm relay station in order to contact the fleet . After successfully capturing it and defending against droid counter - attacks , Denal and his battalion managed to contact the fleet and escape to safety on a LAAT / i gunship . Soon , Denal was contacted by Captain Rex , who ordered him to make way for reinforcements by destroying all droids in a nearby jungle clearing . Denal quickly completed his objective , allowing the Republic to land additional forces on Rodia . He was then once again contacted by Rex with the order to destroy a transport factory . The factory could only be destroyed by hacking the console that triggered the self - destruct mechanism . Instead of using the shortest way to the console , Denal chose to go through the hidden path in the swamp , destroying an MTT with a grenade along the way . He then triggered the base ' s self - destruction mechanism and left with his squad on a LAAT / i . Following the completion of that mission , Denal was called to assist a lone Jedi in distress on the frozen world of Orto Plutonia . His squad helped the Jedi to defeat the droids and then evacuated him from the planet . Near the evacuation LAAT / i , they met Tano , who was sent by her Master to help the Jedi . Denal then participated in two subsequent missions on Orto Plutonia , involving the recovery of a lost Republic weapons shipment and the search for a missing LAAT / i and its crew . During these missions Denal grew suspicious of a large Separatist presence on Orto Plutonia and of droids that could somehow evade being detected by Republic radar . Denal ' s squad was next dispatched by Rex to Tatooine , to investigate a seemingly deserted Separatist base , which was in fact swarming with droids . After clearing the base of the hostiles , Denal grew suspicious , as he was informed by the scout team about the droid presence in the desert . After completing yet another mission there , Denal was told by Rex that the Republic had discovered another base deep in the desert , a hidden Confederacy research station , that was suspected to be related to the rumored new Confederacy project . Since the station was already in the process of evacuation , Denal was ordered to act quickly , before the enemy could destroy all evidence of the project . His suspicions finally proved true , Denal led his clones into the station , only to find a message from General Grievous , who claimed that the Republic would soon be finished , and to be attacked by a complement of droids , including a DSD1 dwarf spider droid . After downloading secret plans hidden inside the station , Denal and his men escaped the installation by calling a gunship with the enemy console , but not before disarming a bomb planted on it . The data retrieved from Tatooine revealed a new Separatist superweapon , capable of clouding entire armies from Republic radar . Denal was sent to investigate further on Rodia . He infiltrated the local Trade Federation base and stole another set of data . Returning to Tatooine to investigate a small droid encampment , Denal received intelligence from High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi about Tano being held in a Separatist prison . Once inside , Denal ' s troops again encountered the same Jedi they had rescued earlier on Orto Plutonia . The Jedi joined them in a quest to free Skywalker ' s Padawan . With his help , Denal was able to rescue Tano . It was then decided to steal the superweapon plans and attack the main Separatist headquarters . Denal was ordered by Rex to destroy several Confederacy bases that supplied the main base in order to weaken its defenses . Once again reuniting with the Jedi on Tatooine , Denal destroyed a construction yard that produced droid fighters , then infiltrated the research station on Orto Plutonia and stole the superweapon plans . Later , he destroyed a weapons factory on Rodia . Dropped behind enemy lines , Denal then reached the main Separatist base on Orto Plutonia , where the superweapon was being developed . After receiving some help from Tano , who cut a way through the ice with her lightsaber , Denal infiltrated the base and created a massive short - circuit in the superweapon ' s mainframe . A chain reaction began , bringing an end to the construction of the weapon . After he returned to the fleet , Denal was congratulated by General Kenobi , only to be sent by Rex to another mission soon thereafter . Devaron . Later in the war , Denal was among the Republic troops that participated in a battle above the planet Devaron . The Republic task force under the command of Anakin Skywalker traveled to the planet to confront the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane — who had recently stolen a Jedi holocron from the Jedi Temple on the galactic capital Coruscant — and had also abducted Jedi Master Bolla Ropal on Devaron . Bane hoped to force Ropal to open the holocron so he could read the data stored in the Kyber memory crystal — a repository of every known Force - sensitive child in the galaxy . In an attempt to prevent Bane from accessing this vital information and delivering it to the Separatists , the Republic fleet attacked " Munificent " - class star frigates under Bane ' s command . After the Republic destroyed the engines of the frigate that was carrying Ropal and Bane , Skywalker decided to board it and recover the holocron and the crystal , as well as rescue the captive Jedi Master . The Republic " Venator " - class Star Destroyers , however , were not equipped with any kind of boarding craft , so the Jedi planned to use the pressure - sealed and magnetic feet - equipped AT - TE walkers in the assault on the enemy ship . Along with Skywalker , Ahsoka Tano , R2 - D2 , Captain Rex and three brigades of clone troopers , Denal boarded one of the walkers , which were then dropped onto the dorsal hull of Bane ' s frigate . After a brief battle on the hull , the Republic forces infiltrated the frigate itself , though their relatively easy victory was due to the fact that Cad Bane did not send reinforcements , wanting to lure Skywalker and Tano inside the ship and force them to open the holocron ; Ropal had refused to do so and had been tortured to death by the bounty hunter . The Jedi , Rex , Denal and the other clones quickly reached and secured the ship ' s bridge , although Bane had already fled to the other part of the vessel . Skywalker then ordered Rex to destroy all escape pods so that Bane could not escape with the holocron . At this moment , explosions started to tear the ship apart ; Bane had initiated the self - destruct sequence . Although Admiral Wullf Yularen told the Republic troops to leave the doomed vessel , Skywalker refused and the strike team continued their mission , eventually finding Master Ropal ' s dead body , which was transferred to Skywalker ' s flagship , the " Resolute " . Moving further into the frigate , Skywalker , Tano , Denal and the clones spotted Bane running through one of the corridors and followed the bounty hunter to the gunnery deck , only to be confronted by a force of B1 and B2 battle droids . As a firefight ensued , Bane used his wrist gauntlet controls to deactivate the ship ' s artificial gravity , making the Jedi and the clones lift into the air . Noting that the clones had been trained for such situations , Denal advised them to activate the magnetic gripsoles on their boots . R2 - D2 , however , soon reactivated the gravity and Bane fled with the holocron with Tano pursuing him . Skywalker tried to follow the two and assist his Padawan , but was stopped by a blast door . As he started cutting through it with his lightsaber , one of the battle droids accidentally fired at an ammunition shell , triggering an explosion , as a result of which , debris fell , separating Denal and the clone troopers from Skywalker . Nevertheless , the Jedi set off to find his Padawan and ordered the clones to reach the hangar bay , find a ship which could be used to escape and wait for him and Tano . The troopers complied and reached the hangar , where they found a Separatist " Sheathipede " - class transport shuttle guarded by a detachment of battle droids . As Denal and the other troopers engaged in a battle with the droids , the explosions throughout the frigate intensified , and Admiral Yularen told the clones to hurry with their escape . Rex then dispatched Denal and fellow trooper Koho to find General Skywalker . The first person whom Denal and Koho found at an upper level of the hangar was Bane himself , who had managed to evade the two Jedi . Denal ordered the Duros not to move , telling him that he would not get away . Denal , however , was not able to subdue the bounty hunter and was killed by him . Bane then disguised himself as Denal by putting on his armor . As Skywalker and Tano reached the shuttle and were boarding it together with the clone troopers , Bane faked his own death ; he made it appear to the Republic troops as if Denal and Bane struggled at the upper level of the hangar , and Bane was killed by the trooper , his body falling on the floor of the lower level . After witnessing this , the shuttle picked up the disguised Bane , still in possession of the holocron and the Kyber crystal . Thinking him to be Denal , Skywalker asked the survivor if he was able to recover the holocron , and Bane answered that he could not . Because the frigate was about to destroy itself , the Jedi did not return to pick up the holocron from " Bane ' s " body , and the shuttle departed the frigate , right before it exploded . Alongside the Republic forces , Cad Bane returned to the " Resolute " , where his deception was discovered by Tano . Nevertheless , Bane managed to steal a V - 19 Torrent starfighter and escaped by making a jump to hyperspace . Personality and traits . Like his genetic template , Jango Fett , Denal stood 1 . 83 meters tall . He had brown eyes and black hair . Denal was an experienced trooper and a gifted leader , as indicated by the many successful missions his squad completed . He was very by - the - book , and as such , he usually did not question any orders from those of superior rank . A veteran of the war , Denal served alongside Captain Rex numerous times , and his proficiency was such that the Clone Captain came to both rely on him and trust his experience and instincts in their shared missions . Denal was known for being able to " hot - wire " a control panel and found himself forced to improvise after R3 - S6 ' s deliberate attempts to stall the Republic strike team . Denal considered the battle droids ' appearance in the Tatooine desert to be strange , and he grew suspicious of the droids constantly evading detection by Republic radars . After the gravity aboard Bane ' s frigate was deactivated , Denal was quick to figure out to use magnetic boots and advised the other clones to do the same . Denal was bold enough to confront and attempt to subdue Cad Bane , who was considered to be one of the deadliest bounty hunters at the time . Denal was not skilled enough to stand up against Bane , however , and he was ultimately killed by the bounty hunter . Denal was skilled in combat , recon , and military tactics , and he additionally had some expertise in jetpacks . Equipment . Denal wore a custom helmet marked with the blue color scheme of the 501st Legion . During the mission to Skytop Station and the battle above Devaron , he utilized a DC - 15S . During the latter mission , Denal also made use of night vision goggles and a magnetic cable built into his blaster , while showing proficiency with a jetpack during the infiltration of Skytop Station . His own jetpack featured a built - in missile launcher . He also used a DC - 15A blaster rifle in combat . Throughout his service , Denal frequently used explosive and EMP grenades . Behind the scenes . Denal was created for the " " project . He appeared in the seventh episode of the series ' , and the second episode of the , titled " Duel of the Droids " and " Cargo of Doom , " respectively , but ultimately was confirmed to be killed off in " Children of the Force " . Like all clones in the show , Denal was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker . He later appeared as a main character in the wireless telephone game " " . While most of the missions shown in the game can be completed in different order than presented here , this article represents the best possible way of completing them , which allows the player to use all mission bonuses , such as reinforcement points and air strikes . Denal later appeared as a playable character in the Nintendo DS version of the 2009 video game " " . Aside from his appearances in the television series and the two video games , Denal was referenced in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " written by Steve Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo . A of Denal was also released by in 2008 , exclusively in . An action figure of Denal was later released in 2009 by Hasbro Inc . , providing his first visual depiction without his helmet . Inconsistencies . A picture of Denal was incorrectly captioned as " Clone Commander Rex " in " " . Throughout the wireless game , instead of his own trademark armor seen in " Duel of the Droids , " Denal wears what seems to be the standard blue - colored lieutenant variant of the Phase I armor . In " Duel of the Droids , " the markings on Denal ' s armor tend to disappear from time to time , most notably in a scene after one of the droids gets his head torn off . The online episode guide for " Cargo of Doom " mistakenly claims that Denal appears in the episode " Downfall of a Droid " instead of " Duel of the Droids , " though the latter episode is still linked in the guide . There is a notable discrepancy between the wireless game and the television series regarding Denal ' s rank . During the game , Denal receives several promotions for his performance on the battlefield , eventually becoming a commander . This , however , conflicts with " Cargo of Doom , " where Denal takes orders from Captain Rex , even though commanders out - rank captains in the Galactic Republic Army . In fact , Denal continues to take orders from Captain Rex after his promotion to commander in the wireless game itself . Because of such conflict between the game and the series , Denal ' s rank is not established in this article , although his promotions — or at least some of them — may still be canon . Additionally , there is a conflict between " Duel of the Droids " and " Republic Heroes " regarding the portrayal of the mission to Skytop Station . In the game , the Republic strike team splits up into two groups at the beginning of the mission and approaches Skytop Station ' s main reactor from two separate paths . Skywalker deliberately takes the wrong direction and goes to search for R2 - D2 along with Tano , leaving Denal and Rex to destroy the reactor . Soon , the Jedi find themselves in Sector AA - 23 , where all systems are suddenly shut down . Skywalker contacts Rex and Denal , requesting assistance . On their way to the reactor , the troopers find a control panel and reactivate all systems , allowing the Jedi to continue their way and free R2 . Denal and Rex then destroy the reactor and set off to rendezvous with the Jedi at the hangar . The destruction of the reactor , however , triggers a failsafe lockdown of the hangar ' s doors , which can only be deactivated via two computer terminals . Tano and R2 - D2 head to the hangar to deactivate the terminal located outside of it , while Skywalker moves through the station to the second one . Denal and Rex reach the hangar first , fight off several battle droids and prepare the " Twilight " for takeoff . Tano and R2 soon arrive there as well , and the astromech successfully deactivates the first terminal . Several IG - 86 sentinel droids then pin down Tano , R2 , Rex and Denal inside the " Twilight " . Skywalker , however , manages to deactivate the second terminal , returns to the hangar and defeats the IG - 86s . Denal , Rex and the Jedi then escape from the station .