TK - 571 TK - 571 , nicknamed " Clutch , " was a clone trooper commander in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars . Like all clone troopers , Clutch was cloned from the genetic code of Jango Fett — a Human male bounty hunter who served as the template of the Kamino clone army . As such , he was trained to fight as a soldier of the Galactic Republic . By the second year of the conflict , Clutch was serving as a commander in the forces led by the Jedi generals Tyffix and Tyr , both of whom were killed by Sephi insurgents during the campaign on Thustra . Command of the clone army on the Sephi homeworld defaulted to the Jedi commanders Cal and Pix , whom Clutch assisted until the arrival of Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order . Pix was left in command by Yoda , who journeyed to the capital city with Cal at his side , in order to negotiate with King Alaric . Although the general gave Pix instructions to not engage the Sephi during his absence , Clutch advised his Jedi commander to launch a preemptive strike before their enemies could attack the Republic army ' s position . Ultimately , Senator Navi deceived Clutch and Pix into believing that the king executed her fellow Jedi . Pix deployed her forces in a full - scale assault on the capital , with Clutch relaying her orders to the clone troopers . Following the battle , he returned to the galactic capital world of Coruscant with Pix and Yoda . Navi ' s deception was revealed before the entire Galactic Senate , resulting in his arrest by the clone commander and two Senate Guards . Biography . Origin . Created on the ocean - covered world of Kamino , Clutch was a clone of the bounty hunter Jango Fett . Using Fett ' s DNA as a genetic template , Kaminoan scientists engineered millions of clone troopers for the purpose of creating a vast army for the Galactic Republic . The clones were officially commissioned as the Grand Army of the Republic by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 22 BBY . By that time , the Separatist Crisis had escalated into full - scale rebellion ; various planetary and sectoral governments seceded from the Republic and formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems . The Battle of Thustra . Approximately seventeen months after the First Battle of Geonosis , Commander Clutch and an army of clone troopers were dispatched to the planet Thustra with orders to suppress a growing secessionist movement amongst the native Sephi race . It was believed that the presence of a military garrison would be sufficient enough to dispel further notions of insurrection . The assumption was proven false when the Sephi launched several surprise attacks against Republic troops . By dawn , the Republic sustained many casualties , including the deaths of Jedi Generals Tyffix and Tyr . With both Jedi Masters dead , command fell to their padawans , Jedi Commanders Cal and Pix respectively . Unwilling to accept the repercussions of Thustra ' s alliance with the Separatists , Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order journeyed to the rebellious world in hopes of renewing its allegiance to the Republic through diplomacy . Shortly after Yoda ' s arrival , he and Cal made their way to Thustra ' s capital city to negotiate with King Alaric ; Pix was left in command of the clone troopers with explicit orders to avoid a fight with the Sephi . During Yoda ' s absence , Commander Clutch remained at Pix ' s side as her second - in - command . Both Clutch and Pix were ultimately manipulated into disobeying Yoda ' s orders . Loyalist Senator Navi of Thustra sought to foil his homeworld ' s rebellion by forcing the Republic to take action . Hence , he secretly traveled to the Republic base and falsely claimed that Yoda and Cal had been executed by the order of King Alaric . The deception worked ; Pix launched a full - scale assault on the Sephi capital . Clutch remained at the Jedi Commander ' s side during the Battle of Thustra and oversaw the fighting from an LAAT / i gunship on the frontlines . As the Republic stormed the capital city in full force , Clutch directed the clone troopers to concentrate their efforts on capturing the King ' s palace . According to Senator Navi , the capture of the palace and its main occupant would destabilize the rebels ' cause , thus ending the conflict on Thustra with a decisive victory for the Republic . The attack ultimately backfired , as Yoda anticipated . Clutch and Pix had not expected that King Alaric ' s suicide , combined with the Republic ' s assault on the capital , would invigorate the Sephi to double their efforts at resistance . Furthermore , neighboring systems within the Sumitra sector became motivated by Alaric ' s martyrdom to send armies in support of the Sephi ' s cause . The combined resistance of various systems within a sector forced the Republic out of Thustra , hence resulting in its alliance with the Separatists . On Coruscant , Senator Navi was reporting the events on Thustra to his peers in the Galactic Senate when Yoda and Mace Windu arrived to reveal Navi ' s deceitfulness . Clutch and Pix were both present as the Senator was arrested for treason by two Senate Guards . Armor and equipment . As a clone trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic , Clutch was outfitted with the standard Phase I battle armor and armed with a DC - 15A blaster rifle . Although Clutch held the rank of commander , his armor sported the red color patterns of a clone trooper captain . During his time on Thustra , the clone used electrobinoculars to spy on Sephi troop movements . Personality and traits . As with the other clones of Jango Fett , Clutch was created to be an efficient soldier , programmed with absolute loyalty to the Galactic Republic . He displayed a keen attention to the details of a battle , as demonstrated when he took note of the specific causes behind the Sephi ' s successful tactics . He was particularly impressed by the enemy ' s willingness to resort to suicide via Kamikaze bombings . In Clutch ' s opinion , it was an effective strategy , so long as it could be maintained . Although Clutch was a loyal adherent to the command structure of the Grand Army , he possessed enough independent thought to suggest circumventing a superior officer ' s order if absolutely necessary . While serving under Pix , Clutch advised the young Jedi Commander that a preemptive strike — in defiance of General Yoda ' s instructions — on the enemy was the only efficient way to end the conflict with minimum casualties on the Republic ' s side . Nevertheless , Clutch ' s ingrained sense of obedience prevented him from acting without the consent of his immediate Jedi superior officer . Behind the scenes . In the " Star Wars Galaxies " , there was an Imperial Stormtrooper identified as TK - 571 taking part in the Empire Day festivities of 2009 through 2011 . This stormtrooper had not been explicitly identified as Clutch .