Recon " Recon " was the nickname of a clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic ' s 182nd Legion . A renowned scout , Recon participated in a mission to the planet Belgaroth which was aimed at investigating rumors of the Galactic Republic Czerka factory ' s dealings with the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Recon and two other clones , Chatter and Knuckles , were killed during the mission by the native droidbreaker creature , though the last member of the team , Sergeant Marrt , successfully carried out the mission to the end . Biography . " Recon " was the nickname of one of the numerous clones created on the planet Kamino from bounty hunter Jango Fett ' s DNA to fight in the Grand Army of the Republic . During the Clone Wars , Recon served in the Galactic Republic ' s 182nd Legion , and he earned his nickname for his exceptional skills in reconnaissance duties . Between 22 BBY and 21 BBY , rumors spread that the Republic Czerka factory on the planet Belgaroth was secretly dealing with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , and the Republic responded by sending a scout team of four clone troopers — Recon , Chatter , Knuckles , and Sergeant Marrt — to investigate . After reaching the factory , Marrt sneaked inside to scout ahead , while Recon and the rest waited nearby . Marrt found out that the facility ' s head , Tarin , was secretly supplying the InterGalactic Banking Clan representative Reep Tonith with illegal FEX - M3 nerve gas grenade s , which could be used to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Confederacy . The Sergeant took one grenade as evidence and attempted to slip away undetected but was spotted by one of Tonith ' s B1 battle droids . Tarin and the droids opened fire , forcing the four clone troopers to retreat to a swamp , which was covered by a thick fog that prevented the clones from sending a transmission to the Republic . Moreover , a high screech sounded throughout the swamp , and Knuckles suspected that more battle droids had found them . Recon , however , realized that the sound was emitted by something much bigger than a droid , and that this " something " was coming their way . Before he could do anything , Recon was attacked by the native droidbreaker creature . Marrt cried for Recon to move away , but the latter was not fast enough . The beast hit Recon with its hard head carapace , throwing him into a tree . Recon died upon impact , and the droidbreaker began chewing on his blaster . One by one , Chatter and Knuckles fell victim to the droidbreaker as well , until Marrt killed the creature with the nerve grenade he had stolen . The Sergeant buried his squad under the defeated creature ' s head . Vowing to avenge their deaths , he attacked the Czerka factory alone . Receiving heavy injuries during the fight against the battle droids , Marrt managed to single - handedly capture Tarin and obtain valuable evidence from the factory before burning it down . However , Tonith managed to escape . Personality and traits . Recon ' s talents laid in reconnaissance , which earned him his nickname , and he was respected even by veteran scouts for his skills . His sense of danger was well - known among other clone troopers , but it failed him on Belgaroth . Though he sensed the incoming danger , Recon was unable to evade the droidbreaker ' s attack . Like all clone troopers , Recon stood 1 . 83 meters tall . He also had brown hair . Behind the scenes . Recon was featured in " A Trooper ' s Tale " , a short comic strip published in " " in May of 2010 . " A Trooper ' s Tale " was written by Robin Etherington and illustrated by Andres Ponce .