Axe ( clone trooper ) / Legends " Axe " was the nickname of a veteran clone trooper pilot who served in the Galactic Republic Navy . During the Clone Wars , the clone pilot served in Blue Squadron , a Republic starfighter unit attached to the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer " Resolute " , and was given the call sign " Blue Leader . " However , Axe gave the title to Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano in 22 BBY when the two participated in the Battle of Ryloth , and then took the call sign of " Blue Two . " In the engagement , Blue Squadron was tasked with destroying the Confederate Captain Mar Tuuk ' s blockade over the Twi ' lek planet Ryloth . During the battle , Axe flew a V - 19 Torrent starfighter and was accompanied by fellow clone pilots Slammer , Kickback , Tucker and Swoop , while the squadron made its way toward Tuuk ' s command ship . However , numerous Confederate Vulture droids attacked Blue Squadron , causing heavy casualties . As the droids had also simultaneously attacked the Republic force ' s three " Venator " - class Star Destroyers — the " Resolute " , " Defender " , and " Redeemer " — Admiral Wullf Yularen and Skywalker ordered Tano and her men to retreat . However , as Blue Squadron made its way toward the " Resolute " hangar , Axe was killed when his fighter was shot down by a Vulture droid . Biography . " Axe , " a clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett , was the nickname of a clone trooper pilot who served in the Galactic Republic ' s Navy . Axe served within Blue Squadron , a starfighter squadron in the Republic Navy that was stationed on board Jedi General Anakin Skywalker ' s " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , the " Resolute " . During his time in Blue Squadron , the clone trooper pilot was given the call sign " Blue Leader . " In 22 BBY , the Techno Union Foreman , Emir Wat Tambor , seized control of the planet Ryloth and its Twi ' lek inhabitants , and so the Jedi High Council dispatched Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , to destroy the Confederate blockade surrounding the planet . On board the " Resolute " , Blue Squadron was assigned to destroy the enemy blockade . For the mission , Tano was given the task of leading the squadron . Despite the fact that it was Tano ' s first time leading a squadron , Axe gave her the title of " Blue Leader , " while he himself took the call sign " Blue Two . " Under the command of Tano , who led the squadron in her Jedi starfighter , Axe was accompanied by fellow Blue Squadron pilots Slammer , Kickback , Tucker and Swoop , who flew in V - 19 Torrent starfighters . Tano contacted her pilots , and after Axe and the other Blue Squadron pilots checked in with the Padawan , the group left the hangar of the " Resolute " . As the squadron headed toward the blockade ' s leading command ship , led by the Confederate Captain Mar Tuuk , Axe and the other pilots were quickly confronted by a tier of Vulture droids . After Tano split her squadron into two groups , Axe and five other pilots separated from her group and were ordered to attack the battleship , while Tano ' s group engaged the Vulture droids . En route toward Tuuk ' s command ship , Axe ' s group cut open a clear path to the battleship . However , four " Munificent " - class frigates joined Tuuk ' s blockade , neutralizing Blue Squadron ' s attack run . Noticing this , Skywalker and Admiral Wullf Yularen , who were on board the " Resolute " , ordered Blue Squadron to fall back and protect the flagship , as it and its accompanying " Venator " - class Star Destroyers — the " Defender " and " Redeemer " — were outnumbered . Tano , however , disobeyed the direct order and followed through with her attack on the leading cruiser of the blockade . As more Vulture droids attacked the group , Axe and the other pilots took heavy fire from the droids . Soon , Tucker was shot down by a droid , and Axe ' s fighter was hit near one of its wings . When a group of Vulture droids attacked the three Star Destroyers , Yularen and Skywalker again warned Tano to retreat , as the Republic forces had been caught in a trap . Tano obeyed and turned back toward the " Resolute " , as more Vulture droids attacked the three Republic " Venator " - class Star Destroyers . The outnumbered Blue Squadron headed toward the hangar of the " Resolute " . When a Vulture droid crashed into the bridge of the " Resolute " , Skywalker ordered an immediate jump into hyperspace . Hearing of Skywalker ' s retreat over her starfighter ' s comlink system , Tano warned Axe and the remaining pilots . However , as Axe tried to keep up with Tano , his starfighter was heavily attacked from behind . Tano tried to help her second - in - command , but it was too late . Axe ' s fighter malfunctioned and overloaded before he could make it back , and he perished above Ryloth . Aside from Tano , only two out of the original ten clone pilots from Blue Squadron managed to return to the " Resolute " . Personality and traits . An expert veteran fighter pilot and a strong leader , Axe was a capable pilot who served in the Republic Navy ' s Blue Squadron as " Blue Leader . " Axe was not afraid to question his superiors during a mission and showed pride within his squadron . Prior to the Battle of Ryloth , Axe gave the title of " Blue Leader " to Ahsoka Tano , while he took the title of " Blue Two . " He befriended her and obeyed the orders she gave to him . During the attack on Tuuk ' s command ship , Axe knew that Tano had made a mistake when she failed to cooperate with Skywalker ' s and Yularen ' s order of retreating and continued her attack run toward the command ship . Axe , however , remained loyal to his squadron leader , a choice that would cost him his life . While clone troopers of Jango Fett stood 1 . 83 meters , Axe , a clone of Fett himself , was 2 . 08 meters tall . Equipment . Axe ' s Phase I clone trooper armor was sleek white . His helmet sported the colors of Blue Squadron and was detailed with blue markings . Because Axe was a starfighter pilot , his shoulder armor allowed him to perform quick maneuvers , and his elbow guards were attached to his forearm armor . Axe was equipped with a DC - 17 hand blaster . Behind the scenes . Axe first appeared in " Storm Over Ryloth , " the nineteenth episode in the of the , which aired on February 27 , 2009 . Like all clone troopers in the series , Axe was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker . Axe ' s biography was further expanded in the 2009 " " . In the " " , it was revealed that Axe ' s height is " 2 . 08 meters . " This sets up a continuity error , as the StarWars . com Databank confirms that all clones of Jango Fett should have the height of 1 . 83 meters .