TX - 828 TX - 828 , known to his comrades as " Torrent , " was a clone who was bred in the final years of the Galactic Republic . Following the formation of the Galactic Empire , TX - 828 served as a sergeant in the Stormtrooper Corps and worked with Imperial Security Bureau Senior Commander Alecia Beck . By 0 BBY , TX - 828 and Beck began tracking the Shrikes , special operatives in the Rebel Alliance , eventually locating the group on the planet Taanab . In 0 ABY , TX - 828 led an ambush against the Shrikes , but one , Caluan Ematt , escaped . Leading an investigation , TX - 828 tracked Ematt to the planet Cyrkon . Through bounty hunter s searching for the smuggler Han Solo , the stormtrooper sergeant discovered that Ematt was planning to be rescued by Solo and the Wookiee Chewbacca . TX - 828 and Beck set a trap for the rebels outside of their starship , the " Millennium Falcon " , and managed to capture Ematt , Solo , and Chewbacca . However , TX - 828 and Beck ultimately lost custody of the trio when rebel sympathizers aboard the yacht " Miss Fortune " fired upon TX - 828 ' s stormtrooper squad s , allowing the three fugitives to escape aboard the " Millennium Falcon " . In an attempt to recapture the rebels , TX - 828 and Beck returned to the Star Destroyer " Vehement " and briefly pursued the " Millennium Falcon " before it finally escaped into hyperspace . Biography . Early service and Taanab . Prior to the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY , Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas commissioned Kaminoan scientist s to create clone trooper s to form the Grand Army of the Republic . TX - 828 was one of the final clones to be bred on the planet Kamino , and at some point during his service , he gained the nickname " Torrent . " In 19 BBY , the Galactic Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire , and due to the accelerated aging of clone trooper s and his late production , TX - 828 became one of the last few in service . By 0 BBY , TX - 828 had been promoted to sergeant , and he served under Imperial Security Bureau Senior Commander Alecia Beck , stationed aboard the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Vehement " . During this time , Beck had been tracking the Shrikes , operatives for the Alliance to Restore the Republic , and she traced the rebel cell to the planet Taanab , where she hoped to observe their actions and learn information about Alliance High Command . The morning after the Battle of Yavin , in 0 ABY , ISB officials received a communiqué from Coruscant with an order from Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine : apprehend all suspected members and sympathizers of the Rebel Alliance . Following the new order , TX - 828 , directed by Beck , led a troop of eight stormtrooper s to ambush the Shrikes as they attempted to escape aboard an EE - 730 transport . With their E - 11 blaster rifle s set to stun , TX - 828 and his fellow soldier s engaged the rebels in a brief firefight that lasted less than ten second s . TX - 828 and his squad captured four rebel trooper s , but a Rodian rebel had eluded capture , and the alien shot the unconscious men and women before committing suicide . Beck , convinced that the action was taken to protect rebel secrets , had TX - 828 search the starship . TX - 828 believed the rebels were all accounted for , but Beck was certain a sixth , Caluan Ematt , had escaped . Following Beck ' s order , TX - 828 had an additional ten squad s from the " Vehement " search the hangar s and local cantina s , before sending a scanning crew to deliver the data to the ISB officer . When Beck received the data , she noted that the logs from the ship ' s navigation computer were absent . Beck subsequently contacted TX - 828 , who affirmed that both the ship ' s computer and hyperspace logs had been wiped . After the update , Beck was notified that three ships had slipped through the planet ' s Imperial blockade . Deducing that Ematt was aboard one , a MK I bulk transport , Beck contacted the " Vehement " captain , Hove , and a course was set for the transport ' s destination : Cyrkon , a crime - ridden planet in Hutt Space . Investigation on Cyrkon . Promenade firefight . Arriving at Cyrkon , Beck led TX - 828 and a squad to Motok , the planet ' s capital . In the city , the group began searching for Ematt , eventually arriving at a cantina . Upon Beck ' s word , TX - 828 commanded the stormtroopers to line the bar patrons against the wall and shoot if they resisted . As two of the stormtroopers began searching the patrons for weapons , Beck explained that she was looking for Ematt . When a Twi ' lek claimed that none of them had seen Ematt , Beck called the man on his lie , and she had TX - 828 take the alien out of the bar . Continuing the interrogation , Beck threatened the Twi ' lek , who began to comply . When Beck asked the alien if he knew Ematt was a rebel , the Twi ' lek said that he had suspected so . Beck stated that all rebel sympathizers were to be shot on sight , and TX - 828 fired upon the Twi ' lek . As TX - 828 moved the body , Beck learned from Captain Hove that a marked YT - 1300 light freighter under the alias " " Lost and Found " " had landed in Motok . Inferring that the ship was attempting to rescue Ematt , Beck informed the sergeant , and the squad raced to the suspect hangar . En route to the hangar , TX - 828 , Beck , and the squad encountered a firefight in the spaceport ' s promenade . When a passerby yelled that the shooters were rebels , the squad advanced , and Beck ordered the assailants to put their weapons down . However , unknown to the Imperials , the passerby was the smuggler Han Solo , owner of the suspect freighter , who was accompanied by the Wookiee Chewbacca , and the shooters were not rebels , but bounty hunter s sent after Solo by Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Without hesitation , TX - 828 ordered his troops to execute plan Sigma Four , with two stormtroopers flanking either side of the promenade , advancing , firing , and advancing again . One of the stormtrooper pairs quickly stunned a Kubaz fighter , as the other pair brought down a Gran . Only a human and assassin droid remained ; the human tried to run , but he was shot . As the droid attempted to surrender , the sergeant lifted his short - barreled DEMP gun and fired , disabling the droid . Beck praised TX - 828 for his efficiency , and the sergeant thanked his commander . TX - 828 then directed the squad to disarm and bind the suspects . Meanwhile , Beck approached the unconscious human , whom she expected was Ematt , but after finding an Imperial Peace - Keeping Certificate , she realized the four attackers had been bounty hunters and not rebels . Piecing together the situation , Beck asked TX - 828 where the human and Wookiee had gone , and the sergeant noted that the two likely had ran when the fight began . Behind them , the droid restarted , identifying itself as " Captivator " and stating that the Imperials had interfered with its mission . The droid elaborated , explaining that the man and Wookiee were the smugglers Solo and Chewbacca , and that there was a significant bounty for their capture . Seeing an opportunity , Beck asked Captivator if it could identify Solo ' s ship . The droid hesitated , before claiming that Solo flew a KLT - Kuat light freighter named " Roundabout Right " . Once given the information , Beck allowed Captivator ' s crew to leave . Believing that the droid had been lying , TX - 828 voiced his concerns to the commander . Beck confirmed his suspicions , and she explained they were searching for a YT - 1300 light freighter . Directing her attention to the owner of a nearby café , Beck told the man to remove his clothing ; Beck then ordered the sergeant to remove his stormtrooper armor , don the proprietor ' s tunic , follow the bounty hunters , and report on their progress while she advanced toward Solo ' s ship . As TX - 828 removed his armor , Beck realized that he was a clone , one of the last still in service . Beck asked TX - 828 what he was referred to in the barracks , and the sergeant replied that he was called Torrent . The clone finished dressing , and Beck told him to use " Torrent " as his callsign , handing him her blaster pistol . The sergeant then departed , tracking the bounty hunters through the crowded spaceport . Springing the trap . TX - 828 followed the four bounty hunters to a cantina aboard the yacht " Miss Fortune " . As the group departed the cantina on a landspeeder , TX - 828 acquired a swoop , tracking the bounty hunters to a low - rent hotel in the city ' s south side . While the bounty hunters entered the building , TX - 828 remained outside , taking cover and waiting . Roughly three minutes later , Solo , Chewbacca , and another human emerged , pursued by the hunters . Although unable to identify the third , TX - 828 presumed the man to be Ematt . In order to let the trio escape and enter the Imperial ambush , TX - 828 discreetly intervened , shooting the Gran and human bounty hunters . The three rebels fled aboard a landspeeder back toward the spaceport , and TX - 828 began to follow . At this time , the sergeant was contacted via comlink by Beck , who informed him that the ship had been found , requesting a report . TX - 828 retold the events , and Beck complimented his work . When the rebels were an estimated five minutes from the trap , TX - 828 contacted Beck , keeping her updated . Beck told the sergeant that once he arrived , he would assume command of the forty stormtroopers stationed on the promenade outside the docking bay . Less than four minutes later , TX - 828 arrived at his position , telling Beck that the trio of rebels was twenty seconds away . On cue , Ematt , Solo , and Chewbacca entered the docking bay , and TX - 828 , armed with his E - 11 blaster rifle , covered their exit as Beck sprung the trap . Outnumbered , the three rebels surrendered , and once they were disarmed , TX - 828 approached Beck and remained at her side . Beck then ordered for the trio to be searched , bound , and transported to the " Vehement " , so TX - 828 began with Ematt , thoroughly searching the human . However , the search was interrupted when a scuffle started between Solo and Chewbacca , resulting in several stormtroopers being knocked to the ground . Solo grabbed a rifle from one of the troopers , revealing that the fight had been a ruse , and he fired upon the generators that formed the hangar ' s magnetic field , the only separation from Cyrkon ' s hazardous atmosphere . As the toxic heat rushed into the building , TX - 828 began grappling with Ematt before being tackled by Solo . The starship " Miss Fortune " then appeared above the hangar , firing upon the stormtroopers . As the three rebels ran for the " Millennium Falcon " boarding ramp , TX - 828 got up and quickly escorted Beck to cover just as the " Miss Fortune " ventral turret fired on her previous location . The " Millennium Falcon " and " Miss Fortune " then fled from the port , leaving behind the Imperial forces , half of whom were dead or wounded . As Beck contacted the " Vehement " , TX - 828 knelt beside one of the fallen stormtroopers , before ordering his remaining troops to follow Beck into their transport , safe from the noxious air . Once TX - 828 , Beck , and the other survivors had boarded , the transport departed for the " Vehement " . As they approached the Star Destroyer , the rebel ships came into view , and TX - 828 identified the " Miss Fortune " to Beck . The commander still hoped to catch the fugitives , and when their transport landed in the " Vehement " , she ran for the bridge . However , despite all Imperial efforts , the two rebel ships escaped to hyperspace . Personality and traits . Bred from the clone template of the human bounty hunter Jango Fett , TX - 828 had black hair and stood at a height of 1 . 83 meter s . Due to the accelerated aging of the clone troopers , TX - 828 became one of the last clones in service , and by 0 ABY , he had the outward appearance of a forty - year - old with graying hair , a smooth voice , and a likeness that Han Solo vaguely recognized . Under the leadership of Commander Alecia Beck , TX - 828 followed orders efficiently and without hesitation , and he nearly always responded with enthusiasm . During Caluan Ematt ' s escape from the Motok spaceport , TX - 828 knelt beside a stormtrooper who had been killed , and Beck speculated that the soldier had been a friend of his , also noting that the sergeant was able to distinguish the stormtrooper despite the armor . Skills and abilities . TX - 828 was a skilled leader , and his squads were able to defeat enemies in a matter of seconds . The clone also had strategic insight , calling out plan Sigma Four during the firefight with the bounty hunters in the Motok spaceport , resulting in a quick victory . Following the exchange , TX - 828 successfully acquired a swoop bike and pilot ed it through the city . While observing his rebel targets exchange fire with a group bounty hunters , TX - 828 discreetly killed two of the mercenaries , allowing the rebels to believe they had eluded capture . Equipment . As a stormtrooper sergeant , TX - 828 wore stormtrooper armor with a pauldron , and he was trained to use E - 11 blaster rifles , DEMP guns , and blaster pistol s . Additionally , TX - 828 carried a comlink , which he used while following the bounty hunters through Motok . Behind the scenes . TX - 828 was created for " " , a junior novel written by Greg Rucka , illustrated by Phil Noto , and published by Disney – Lucasfilm Press on September 4 , 2015 under the publishing label . Introduced in the book ' s second chapter , " The Pride of the ISB , " TX - 828 appears throughout the story as a supporting character . TX - 828 is pictured in Noto ' s illustrations for the novel , and the character ' s design was based on a conceptual piece by Dave Seeley , which embodies the likeness of Temuera Morrison , the actor who portrayed Jango Fett and the clone troopers in the " Star Wars " prequel trilogy . After completing " Smuggler ' s Run " , Rucka was tasked with writing " " , a comic book miniseries set after . In Rucka ' s pitch for " Shattered Empire " , the story focused on Lando Calrissian and included characters from " Smuggler ' s Run " , including TX - 828 , Alecia Beck , and Delia Leighton . However , after the cover reveal for " Shattered Empire , Part I " depicted the primary heroes from the " Star Wars " original trilogy , Rucka abandoned his initial story in fear of misleading and disappointing fans .