Slammer / Legends " Slammer " was the nickname of a clone trooper pilot who served in the Galactic Republic ' s Navy during the Clone Wars , and by 22 BBY , was serving under the call sign " Blue Three " in Blue Squadron . That same year , Blue Squadron was part of the Republic strike force dispatched to the planet Ryloth to eradicate a Confederate blockade around the world . Led by Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano , Blue Squadron was tasked with destroying the Confederacy fleet ' s flagship . However , as the squadron made its way towards the enemy flagship , the Republic fleet met heavy resistance from the Confederacy ' s Vulture droid starfighters and " Munificent " - class frigates , forcing the strike forces ' commanders — Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Admiral Wullf Yularen — to order a retreat . Blue Squadron eventually returned to the Republic ' s command ship , but not before all but two of Blue Squadrons ' ten clone trooper pilots were killed — including Slammer . Biography . A clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett , Slammer was the nickname of a clone trooper pilot born on the planet Kamino to fight for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . During his training as a clone pilot , Slammer learned how to operate a variety of starfighters for the Republic Navy . By the year 22 BBY , Slammer was serving in Blue Squadron , flying under the call sign " Blue Three " alongside squadmates Kickback , Tucker , Swoop , and squad leader Axe . In 22 BBY , the Confederacy of Independent Systems seized control of the planet Ryloth and its Twi ' lek populace , placing a strong Confederate blockade under the command of Captain Mar Tuuk around the planet . The Jedi Council dispatched a Republic fleet , including Slammer and Blue Squadron , under the command of Admiral Wullf Yularen and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker to Ryloth . The Republic flotilla was ordered to destroy the Confederate blockade , allowing Republic ground forces to land on Ryloth and liberate the planet . Blue Squadron was tasked with destroying Tuuk ' s command ship , and was placed under the command of Skywalker ' s Padawan , Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano , even though she had never led a fighter squadron into battle before . Upon arriving out of hyperspace over Ryloth , the Republic task force began to engage the Confederate blockade , while Tano , flying her Jedi starfighter , and Blue Squadron , piloting V - 19 Torrent starfighters , launched from the hangar bay of Skywalker ' s " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , the " Resolute " . As Slammer and the rest of Blue Squadron made their way toward the enemy fleet , they were attacked by a tier of Confederate Vulture droid starfighters . Despite taking several casualties , Blue Squadron pushed on , cutting a path through the incoming Vulture droids . However , as the squadron neared Tuuk ' s flagship , Confederate reinforcements arrived in the form of four " Munificent " - class star frigates , outnumbering the Republic forces . With the Republic fleet taking heavy fire from the Confederate frigates and droid starfighters , Yularen and Skywalker ordered a full retreat . The strike force commanders also told Tano to return to the " Resolute " , but the stubborn Padawan disobeyed her superiors and continued with her assault . Slammer , under pressure from the enemy fighters , was unable to help Axe when his squad leader called on him for assistance and , as Blue Squadron began to take more casualties from enemy turbolaser fire and Vulture droids , Slammer was killed . Overwhelmed , Tano finally obeyed her orders and she herself ordered the remaining members of Blue Squadron to retreat to the Republic fleet . As they headed back towards the " Resolute " , Blue Squadron was pursued by the Vulture droids , resulting in Axe too being shot down by the Vulture droids . Aside from Tano , the only survivors of the original ten clone pilots of Blue Squadron that managed to return to the " Resolute " , which fled into hyperspace as soon as the remainders of the squadron boarded the ship , were Swoop , and Kickback . Personality and traits . Slammer was a clone pilot trained to handle a variety of starfighters for the Grand Army of the Republic , but he was not skilled enough to assist Axe when the squad leader asked Slammer for help during the battle over Ryloth . He wore white Phase I clone trooper armor with blue markings on his helmet . Like all clone troopers , Slammer stood at a height of 1 . 83 meters . Behind the scenes . Slammer ' s first appearance was in " Storm Over Ryloth " , an episode in the of the . " Storm over Ryloth " first aired on February 27 , 2009 , and in the episode , Slammer is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker , who voices every clone trooper in the show .