CT - 411 CT - 411 , nicknamed " Ponds , " was a human male clone bred from the genetic template of Jango Fett . During the Clone Wars , he served at the side of Jedi General Mace Windu as a clone trooper commander in the Grand Army of the Republic . On Geonosis , Ponds arranged for five special commando units to follow Windu ' s orders during the first battle of the war . Specializing in military reconnaissance , Ponds was the commander of Lightning Squadron , a division of Advanced Recon Force trooper s in the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps . As the conflict between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems spread across the galaxy , Ponds accompanied Windu on a Republic military campaign to the Outer Rim planet of Ryloth in order to liberate the Twi ' lek homeworld . There he fought alongside Windu with the support of Lightning Squadron , including trooper s CT - 6910 ( " Razor " ) and " Stak . " After joining forces with the Twi ' lek Resistance , Ponds and Windu led a direct assault on the capital city of Lessu , captured Emir Wat Tambor and ultimately lifted the Separatist occupation of Ryloth . In addition to the campaign on Ryloth , Ponds participated in the Battle of Malastare where he assisted Windu in the capture of a Zillo Beast . He was later stationed on the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer " Endurance " at a time when the bounty hunter Boba Fett plotted to assassin ate Windu . After the Republic warship crashed on the surface of Vanqor — having been sabotaged by Fett — Ponds was taken prisoner by Fett ' s mercenary allies along with Admiral Kilian and a clone navigation officer . He was executed shortly afterwards by Aurra Sing in an attempt to lure Windu into a trap . Despite the commander ' s death , Fett ultimately failed in his attempts to kill Windu and was sent to prison after the Jedi captured him on Florrum . Biography . Origin and debut on Geonosis . CT - 411 , also known as " Ponds , " was a Clone Commander who belonged to an army of Kamino - based clone trooper s — grown from the genetic material of the bounty hunter Jango Fett — created to serve the Galactic Republic . By modifying Fett ' s genetic structure , the Kaminoan s accelerated the clones ' aging process so that they would reach maturity within a decade of their inception . Around the same time , the Republic was on the verge of civil war due to a growing secessionist movement that ultimately led to the creation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . As a result , Ponds and his brethren were pressed into service as the backbone of the newly - formed Grand Army of the Republic in 22 BBY . Ponds was one of many clone trooper s who accompanied Yoda , the Grand Master of the Jedi Order , to the planet Geonosis where they fought the Confederacy ' s droid army for the first time in a galaxy - wide conflict known as the Clone Wars . Although his training lacked instructions on how to interact with the Jedi like the adjutant s Prime Minister Lama Su introduced to Yoda , Ponds was able to gain the trust of Jedi Master Mace Windu whom he served during the fighting on Geonosis . During the battle , he provided Windu with five special commando units . Following the Republic victory on Geonosis , Ponds remained at Windu ' s side as the Clone Wars spread across the galaxy . A specialist in military reconnaissance , he would serve as the commander of Lightning Squadron , a division of Advanced Recon Force trooper s in the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps . Battle of Ryloth . Early in the war , Ryloth — the home planet of the Twi ' lek species , located in the Outer Rim Territories — fell to a Separatist invasion led by Emir Wat Tambor , foreman of the Techno Union and a member of the Separatist Council . Though the Separatist navy formed a blockade around the planet in preparation for a Republic attack , Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan , Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano successfully created a breach in the enemy ' s defense perimeter , allowing for Ponds and General Windu to bring their ground forces to Ryloth . The ground invasion was stalled by several J - 1 proton cannon s ; located in the city of Nabat , the cannon s opened fire on the " Acclamator " - class assault ships , destroying one of them just as Ponds informed Windu that the proton bomb s had penetrated the transport s ' deflector shield s . After the cannons were destroyed by General Obi - Wan Kenobi and the 212th Attack Battalion , Windu and Ponds brought the ground forces to the surface and proceeded to march on the capital city of Lessu . En route to the capital , the Republic army was ambushed by a group of Armored Assault Tank s . At Windu ' s direction , Ponds ordered Lightning Squadron to engage the Separatists and although they succeeded in destroying the tank s , the casualties they sustained necessitated the need for reinforcements . To that end , Windu sought out Cham Syndulla to form an alliance with the Twi ' lek Resistance while Ponds remained with the main force . After discovering a local village populated by women and children , Ponds intended to provide them with some of the army ' s rations , only to witness the village ' s destruction by a group of Separatist " Hyena " - class bombers . Upon learning of the attack from the commander ' s report , Syndulla committed his resistance fighters to the Republic ' s imminent assault on Lessu . The battle for Lessu commenced with Windu leading the initial attack on the city , leaving Ponds and Syndulla to direct their combined forces into Lessu while the Jedi Master proceeded to capture Wat Tambor . Having succeeded in driving the remaining Separatists away from Ryloth , Ponds — along with Windu , Syndulla , and Senator Orn Free Taa — attended a victory parade in Lessu where the Twi ' leks celebrated their renewed liberty . Battle of Malastare . In 21 BBY Ponds followed Mace Windu to Malastare , a Mid Rim planet rich in natural fuel reserves . Working in conjunction with the native Dug population , as well as Anakin Skywalker and Clone Captain CT - 7567 ( " Rex " ) of the 501st Legion , Ponds ' clone troopers defended Malastare against an army of Separatist battle droid s . During the battle , the Republic field - tested an experimental superweapon called the electro - proton bomb , which could release an electromagnetic pulse disabling the Separatists ' droids while causing no harm to the clones . However , the bomb also had an adverse effect on the environment of Malastare , causing parts of the surface to break and form a large sinkhole in the center of the battlefield . Following the battle , Windu and Ponds led a search party into the pit to rescue survivors . In the course of their search , they encountered the Zillo Beast , a large creature that had been awoken from its slumber by the detonation of the bomb . Ponds and the clones opened fire , but the creature ' s skin proved impervious to blaster s and even lightsaber s . After Ponds and Windu escaped from the sinkhole , the Republic succeeded in capturing the Zillo Beast by using several RX - 200 " Falchion " - class assault tanks to incapacitate it . Service aboard the " Endurance " . Later in the Clone Wars , Ponds joined Windu and Skywalker aboard the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer " Endurance " , commanded by Admiral Kilian of the Republic Navy . Unknown to Ponds and the crew , however , Boba Fett — an unaltered clone of Jango Fett — infiltrated the Republic flagship by posing as a member of the Clone Youth Brigade . After failing to assassin ate Windu , who killed Jango in single combat on Geonosis , Boba sabotaged the " Endurance " in order to escape the vessel . Unable to prevent the Star Destroyer from crashing on Vanqor , the crew was evacuated in the escape pod s , although Ponds elected to stay behind as Kilian refused to leave the bridge . Capture and death . Ponds survived the crash of the " Endurance " on Vanqor , but was soon captured along with Kilian and a clone navigation officer by the bounty hunter s Boba Fett , Aurra Sing , Bossk , and Castas . By the time Windu and Skywalker arrived at the crash site to search for survivors , the mercenaries had taken their prisoner s to " Slave I " . While traveling through space , Sing executed Ponds , whose death Windu and Skywalker witnessed through a holographic transmission that was sent to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . After Ponds ' death , his body was jettisoned into space as the bounty hunters continued on their way to Florrum , where they were confronted by Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano . Ultimately , the two Jedi successfully rescued the remaining hostages and captured Fett , who was sent to prison as punishment for his actions aboard the " Endurance " as well as the taking of hostages . Personality and traits . Like clone troopers in general , Commander Ponds was an obedient soldier who followed orders . His Jedi General , Mace Windu of the Jedi High Council , trusted Ponds since the beginning of the Clone Wars . During the campaign of Ryloth , Ponds tried to provide a local settlement — populated mostly by women and children — with spare rations from his own regiment so that the people would not starve , only to witness the village ' s bombardment by Separatist bomber s . As a clone of Jango Fett , Ponds was a human male who stood at 1 . 83 meter s . He had brown eye s and his head was shaved . Equipment . At the start of his service in the Grand Army of the Republic , Ponds wore the standard Phase I clone trooper armor with the yellow markings of a clone commander . Following the Battle of Geonosis , the Jedi encouraged the clones to develop their sense of individuality . Ponds therefore customized his armor to designate his unit affiliation , which included the phrase " " some guys have all the luck " " stenciled in Aurebesh on the back of his helmet . He also wore a naval Republic uniform during the early stages of the Battle of Ryloth . In addition to the standard DC - 15 blaster rifle , which Ponds used on Ryloth , he wielded two DC - 17 blaster pistol s during his tour of duty on Malastare . Behind the scenes . Ponds first appeared in the 2002 film of the Prequel trilogy . Like every clone trooper in the film , he was voiced by actor Temuera Morrison and portrayed entirely through computer - generated imagery . He later appeared in the 2008 television series and was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker , who provided the voices of all clone troopers throughout the series ' run . In " Lethal Trackdown , " Ponds states that his clone designation number is CT - 411 . In " " , however , it establishes that his designation is CC - 6454 .