Unidentified clone trooper commander ( Rishi ) A clone trooper commander served in the Galactic Republic ' s Green Company during the Clone Wars . Around 21 BBY , Green Company was sent to the planet Rishi to recapture exonium mines taken by Geonosian forces . Upon Green Company ' s arrival on Rishi , Rishii Chieftain Gwarrk ordered the clone troopers to attack the exonium mines , but the assault was unsuccessful , and Jedi Master Kit Fisto soon ordered a retreat . While Gwarrk pushed for another attack , Fisto asked the clone commander for his best sharpshooter , and the commander selected trooper 2242 . After seeing Fisto weakening the enemy defenses with 2242 ' s help , the commander rallied his troops and led them in recapturing the mines . Biography . A clone trooper commander was one of the many clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett . He was born on the planet Kamino to fight for the Galactic Republic . During the Clone Wars , the commander served in the Republic ' s Green Company . Around 21 BBY , Geonosian forces invaded the planet Rishi . They took control of the exonium mines on the planet , since they needed to obtain exonium minerals for their sonic weapon ry . The clone commander and his unit were dispatched to protect the native Rishii and were ordered not to attack until a Jedi General arrived . However , Rishii Chieftain Gwarrk took command and led the clone troopers in an attack on the exonium mines because his people needed the minerals to prepare their food in frost times . Due to the well - prepared defense of the Geonosians , the attack was unsuccessful , and Jedi Master Kit Fisto ordered a retreat when he arrived on Rishi . Fisto informed the chieftain that the troops were only there for the Rishii ' s protection from the Confederacy and stated that no attack should have been made before his arrival . The clone commander informed Fisto that the Geonosians had prepared a well - entrenched defense , but Gwarrk insisted on another attack . Fisto , however , formulated another plan and asked the commander for the company ' s best sniper , and the commander directed him to trooper 2242 , nicknamed " Cooker . " Soon , Fisto went to the entrance of the mines without informing the commander or Gwarrk . When Gwarrk asked the clone commander where the Jedi was , the commander told him that Fisto had apparently begun an attack , as he was seeing the Jedi through his electrobinoculars . Meanwhile , Fisto ordered Cooker to open fire , and the Jedi deflected the shots at the Geonosians with his lightsaber . When the clone commander saw Fisto fighting , he rallied his troops and departed in Low Altitude Assault Transport / infantry gunships to assist the Jedi General . By this time , however , the Geonosians had suffered heavy casualties as a result of Fisto and Cooker ' s combined efforts . The Republic forces — along with some of the Rishii warriors — then arrived and attacked the mines , forcing the remaining Geonosians stationed there to flee . Afterward , Gwarrk acknowledged that Fisto was very powerful ; he also acknowledged the Jedi ' s fighting prowess . Personality and traits . The clone commander obeyed the orders given to him by his superior officers — Chieftain Gwarrk and General Kit Fisto . However , despite being ordered not to attack until a Jedi arrived , the commander instead obeyed Gwarrk ' s orders to begin the battle . He remained quiet when Gwarrk insulted his troops , but after the battle , the Rishii chieftain congratulated the commander on his good work in battle . Like all clones of Jango Fett , the commander stood 1 . 83 meters tall . Equipment . As a member of the Republic ' s Green Company , the clone commander wore green Phase I clone trooper armor and utilized electrobinoculars during the battle on Rishi . Behind the scenes . The clone commander first appeared in the 2009 Free Comic Book Day comic " " , written by Henry Gilroy and illustrated by Ramón K . Pérez .