CC - 1004 CC - 1004 , nicknamed " Gree , " was a Clone Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic during the galactic conflict known as the Clone Wars . Gree was born and raised on the planet Kamino as a clone of the bounty hunter Jango Fett and , under the command of Jedi General Luminara Unduli , Gree led the 41st Elite Corps in a number of battles . After Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks successfully apprehended Trade Federation viceroy Nute Gunray on Rodia , Gree was tasked with escorting the viceroy back to Coruscant . He failed , however , and Gunray escaped with the help of Asajj Ventress and Senate Commando captain Argyus . Later in the war , Gree and Unduli commanded the 41st in the Second Battle of Geonosis . Alongside the 501st Legion , led by Anakin Skywalker and Clone Captain Rex , they led an attack on Poggle the Lesser ' s droid foundry in an attempt to provide a distraction for Padawan s Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee . The distraction was successful and Tano and Offee were able to destroy the foundry and the newly - produced Separatist Super tank s . In the final days of the Clone Wars , Gree and Unduli were present on Kashyyyk where they were assisting the Wookiee s in their defense against the Separatist Droid Army . Jedi Grand Master Yoda had also arrived on the planet and he and Gree watched the battle unfold from an elevated command center . Gree received Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine during the battle , which commanded him to eliminate his Jedi Generals . He was forced to comply but before he could carry out the order , Yoda sensed a disturbance in the Force and quickly decapitated the clone commander . Biography . Early life . Grown on the planet Kamino , Clone Commander CC - 1004 was a clone of the infamous bounty hunter Jango Fett created to serve the Grand Army of the Republic . Taking his name from a tentacled alien species , Gree was given command of the 41st Elite Corps and appointed to serve under Jedi General Luminara Unduli during the Clone Wars . Clone Wars . Escorting Nute Gunray . Gree participated alongside Green Company when they rescued Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala , Representative Jar Jar Binks , and their protocol droid , C - 3PO from Separatist leader , Viceroy Nute Gunray following their mission to Rodia . They were also able to capture Gunray . Gree , along with Luminara Unduli , and Padawan Ahsoka Tano were they were stationed on the " Tranquility " to escort Gunray to Coruscant to stand trial . However , the Sith acolyte Asajj Ventress , boarded the " Tranquility " to rescue or kill Nute Gunray before he spoke a word to the Republic . Gree assisted Unduli in defeating the super battle droids . He then guarded Gunray with Senate Guard Commando captain Argyus . However , Argyus betrayed Gree and freed Gunray . Gree alerted Unduli and Tano to Argyus ' betrayal . Despite knocking Argyus out , Gree was then knocked out by Gunray . The two of them escaped . Second Battle of Geonosis . Later in the war , Gree fought in the Second Battle of Geonosis . He , Rex , Skywalker , Unduli , and their troops distracted Poggle ' s forces while Offee and Tano planted bombs in the droid foundry . Battle of Kashyyyk and Order 66 . During the final days of war , Gree commanded the Battle of Kashyyyk alongside Luminara Unduli and Grand Master Yoda . At the end of the war , the Clone Commander was given Order 66 , which named all Jedi enemies of the Republic . Upon the order he and another clone scout trooper attempted to kill Yoda , however he and the clone were instead swiftly decapitated by the diminutive Jedi Master .