Captain Rex Captain Rex is a minifigure from the " Star Wars " theme , based on the Clone Trooper from the " Star Wars " universe . Captain Rex has the standard Clone Trooper leg piece - white legs with a black leg joint , and also has the same printing design on the torso piece as most Clone Troopers in " " subtheme , however the arms are blue instead of white . Rex ' s headpiece is unique with five o ' clock shadow and a scar under his lower lip in addition to the standard " The Clone Wars " Clone Trooper face print . Description . Captain Rex wears a white clone trooper helmet , with blue stripes above the visor and one stripe running vertically across the faceplate . Also printed are blue lines near the top of the helmet , resembling jaig eyes , an award earned by Rex in the " Star Wars " universe , along with grey printing at the bottom of the helmet ' s crest , yellow dashes above the visor , and the standard clone helmet printing . Rex comes equipped with two grey Commando pistols , a grey pauldron and kama , a grey rangefinder , which can also be switched for a visor or floodlights . In 2013 , Rex was redesigned , and is based on his Phase II armour . His helmet is a new mould , larger than his old one . It has two large , tube - like breath filters at its base and the crest on top is rounded instead of straight . The visor printing is similar to his old helmet ' s , with the T - visor lined with blue and Jaig eyes above it . Two brown lines , one on each side , run from his visor to the base of the helmet . Tally marks are present on the sides of his helmet . Rex ' s new pauldron is made of cloth . It ' s black with several large blue printings covering his left shoulder . The top of his torso has printing of the pauldron underneath where the cloth piece lies . It has three ammo cartridges on the dirt - spattered armour as well . The back has a belt with a cylindrical thermal detonator printed on along with a rectangular panel with several dots and lines inside . Grime printing is also present here . Rex has blue arms and black hands . He has the same head as his Phase I minifigure but with some minor changes . The kama is also cloth , this one black and unprinted . It is identical to the ARC trooper battle pack released in 2012 . His hips are black and the legs white with printing of blue kneepads and tally marks . Age of the Empire variant . In 2016 , Captain Rex returned into the Star Wars universe in the Star Wars : Rebels T . V . series , and with this , Rex was also given a new design with a new LEGO minifigure showing his older self , with most of his blue 501st markings on his armor faded away . There was also dirt and grime added on his chestplate and had standard grey LEGO legs . In the Video Games . Captain Rex appeared as a playable character in the video game " " . Rex ' s appearance in the game is much like his physical minifigure ' s , and is armed with two commando pistols . Rex has the ability to single jump , throw EMP grenades and plant bombs in specified Clone Trooper areas . Captain Rex can also command squads of Clone Troopers on battlefields , and in some dark areas , he automatically lights up areas with floodlights that he attaches to his helmet . Background . CT - 7567 , nicknamed Rex , was a Clone Trooper Captain ( later commander ) in the Grand Army of the Republic . Throughout the Clone Wars , Rex was in command of Torrent Company , a unit within the 501st Legion . At some point , Rex was awarded the Jaig Eyes , a battle honour given to him by Mandalorians who trained clone officers during the Clone Wars . Rex worked closely with Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano , both of whom he assisted on several missions including battles on Christophsis , Orto Plutonia , Umbara , Ryloth , Teth , Geonosis and Lola Sayu . He was also known to work with Clone Marshal Commander Cody on many occasions since Skywalker also commonly worked with High General Obi - Wan Kenobi . He fought with the Republic until late into the war , when clone trooper Tup ' s inhibitor chip activated prematurely and Tup executed Order 66 , killing a Jedi General . Tup was transported to a medical station along with ARC Trooper Fives , who escorted him . Tup died , and Fives found the inhibitor chip in his brain , removing it . Fives was killed by Commander Fox while trying to tell Rex and Anakin Skywalker the truth about Chancellor Palpatine . Rex , who had been close friends with Fives , became disillusioned with the Republic , removing his inhibitor chip along with Clone Commando Gregor and Commander Wolffe , the three clones subsequently retiring from the Republic and living on the planet Seelos in an AT - TE . He was replaced in the Army by Seargeant Appo . He was later found by Kanan Jarrus ' crew with help from Ahsoka , and eventually joined the Rebellion , notably befriending both Kanan and Garazeb Orrelios .