CC-3714

|type=Galactic Republic
|image=
|name=CC-3714"Fil"
|homeworld=KaminoStar Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia
|death=July 17, 1981, third moon of Vassek
|species=Human (clone)
|gender=Male
|height=1.83 meters
|affiliation=*Galactic Republic
**Grand Army of the Republic
***CC-3714's squad
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CC-3714, nicknamed "Fil," was a veteran Clone Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic who was assigned to recently promoted Jedi Knight Nahdar Vebb during the War of the Ring. In July 17th 1981, he led a squad of clone troopers on a mission to the third moon of Vassek, in the Outer Rim Territories. Accompanied by Vebb and Jedi Master Legolas, the group searched for Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, who had been recently freed from Republic captivity. Unbeknownst to the group, Gunray, along with Confederate Head of State Saruman the White, had laid a trap for the Jedi, using a homing beacon to deceive the Jedi and make them believe that Gunray was hiding in a castle on the moon.
After the group realized that they had fallen for a trap, the Confederate General The Mouth of Sauron arrived at the castle, which was in fact his personal retreat. The Jedi and clone troopers tried to capture Mouth of Sauron, but after a short brawl with the Republic squad, the Mordor general fled to the stronghold's secret command center. After Mouth of Sauron opened a molten incinerator pit trap, which was under Fil and the Jedi, the Mordor general released his pet roggwart, Gor, to attack them. Fil was caught by the beast, which used its tail to grab the commander. The Jedi tried to free him, but Fil was killed when Gor slammed the clone on the ground. Vebb was later murdered at the hands of Mouth of Sauron, leaving Legolas as the only survivor of the mission.
==Biography==
===Third moon of Vassek===
Clone Commander 3714, nicknamed "Fil," was born on the planet Kamino to be commissioned for the Grand Army of the Republic during the War of the Ring, a galaxy-wide conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Fil was assigned to recently promoted Mon Calamari Jedi Knight Nahdar Vebb, and served under him in several battles during the War of the Ring. In July 17th 1981, Fil was the leader of a clone trooper squad that participated in a mission to the third moon of the Outer Rim world of Vassek.
During the mission, Fil and his squad accompanied Vebb. Vebb's former Jedi Master, Legolas, joined Vebb and his men to capture Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, who had recently been saved from Republic captivity by the Dark Witch Jinx, laid a trap for the Jedi in a building on the Vassek moon. Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and Jedi Padawan Eowyn, who had been escorting Gunray to the galactic capital of Middle-Earth aboard Venator-class Star Destroyer Tranquility before the viceroy escaped, told Legolas that they had tracked Gunray to the Vassek system.
Fil ordered fellow clone troopers Bel and Niner to look after their Nu-class attack shuttle, while he went with the rest of the squad and followed the Jedi into the castle. Legolas denied Fil's use of a thermal detonator to open the lair's door, and instead pressed a secret stone that activated the entrance. After they entered the castle, the group made their way to a room called the "sanctum overlook," where a faint voice was heard. A number of B1-Series battle droids were talking to Gunray, who, unbeknownst to the Jedi and clones, was in holographic form in order to lure the Jedi into the trap. Once the group dispatched the droids, however, Vebb used the Force to turn Gunray's chair around, revealing the hologram of the Viceroy. After Gunray activated a homing beacon near his chair, his hologram faded away. Saruman contacted the Jedi, telling the group that while Gunray was unavailable for capture, he offered them an unnamed alternative prize. Legolas and Vebb knew that they had been tricked into the lair, and it was some form of a trap. Fil was worried about the current situation after the group walked down a dark hallway. Upon witnessing Kaleesh statues and replacement cyborg masks, Legolas indicated that they were in the lair of the Mordor General The Mouth of Sauron. The group soon realized that Mouth of Sauron would arrive at any moment, and that an opportunity to capture the Mordor general—which could turn the tide of the war—had presented itself.
====Death====
After Mouth of Sauron landed in the castle's secret hangar, he was ambushed by the group. Fil and his men drew their blasters, but Mouth of Sauron did not comply with Legolas's demands for surrender and ignited four lightsabers. The Jedi managed to contain the former Mordor warlord, severing one of his cybernetic claws. Fil ordered his men to use grappling hooks to hold Mouth of Sauron, while Vebb and Legolas tried to finish Mouth of Sauron off. Mouth of Sauron released himself from the clones, and the Mordor general fled from the area and entered the lair's secret command center. The battle with Mouth of Sauron had resulted in the loss of two clone troopers, leaving only Fil and one last trooper alongside the Jedi.
Fil and the other survivors tried to flee from the castle, but Mouth of Sauron trapped them by shutting the outer doors. Fil contacted Bel and Niner, who were guarding their shuttle, and ordered them to contact their fleet, which was near the Inner Rim planet of Bestine IV, for reinforcements. However, a group of Mouth of Sauron's IG-100 MagnaGuards discovered where the shuttle was, and used a missile launcher to destroy it once Bel and Niner went inside to use it's long range transmitter, killing them. In the command center, Mouth of Sauron revealed a trap to the surviving Republic squad and opened a molten incinerator pit, which was under Fil and one remaining clone trooper. Fil and the remaining trooper fell into the pit; the other clone was killed, but the commander fired his grappling hook, and with the help of Vebb and Legolas, managed to save himself.
Mouth of Sauron then decided to release his pet roggwart, Gor, to attack the group. Upon seeing Gor, Fil fired his blaster pistol at the beast's head, which was deflected from Gor's head armor. The roggwart disarmed Legolas, and Vebb ordered Fil to shoot and distract Gor while he himself Force Jumped onto the creature. However, when Vebb stabbed Gor in the back with his lightsaber, Gor used his long tail to lift Fil off the ground. As Gor held onto Fil with his tail, both of the Jedi tried to save the clone commander, but it was too late. Legolas slashed at the roggwart's face with his lightsaber; Fil was slammed onto the floor by Gor and was instantly killed on impact. Eventually, Vebb was murdered at the hands of Mouth of Sauron, and soon the cyborg fought Legolas, though the Jedi Master escaped and departed the moon.
==Personality and traits==
Fil was a veteran clone trooper, and explosives expert, who was assigned to the newly promoted Jedi Knight Nahdar Vebb. While serving under Vebb, Fil aided him in several battles prior to the Vassek mission. During the mission to find Gunray on the third moon of Vassek, Fil was determined to find the Trade Federation viceroy. When Mouth of Sauron revealed his hidden molten incinerator pit to the Republic group, Fil knew the pit would be a trap. Though he lost all of his troops during the mission, Fil set his concentration on protecting Vebb and Legolas while they engaged Mouth of Sauron' pet roggwart, Gor. However, Fil was unable to defend himself and was killed by the roggwart. When he, Vebb, Legolas, and his clone trooper squad spotted the front door which led into Mouth of Sauron' castle, Fil was determined to destroy the door with a thermal detonator, but Legolas denied his request to use it. Fil was trained in ranged and close combat.
==Equipment==
Fil's Phase I clone trooper armor was detailed with lines and sported the color red. The clone commander wore a kama, a skirt-like anti-blast armor that was wrapped around his waist, and a pauldron for shoulder armor. His polarized-visor helmet was equipped with dual flashlights. Fil carried and used DC-17 hand blasters, and also carried a thermal detonator, which he displayed on the third moon of Vassek. Along with his squad, Fil carried a grappling hook–equipped DC-15A blaster rifle.
==Behind the scenes==
Fil was first featured in "Lair of the Mouth of Sauron," the tenth episode in the first season of the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series, which aired on December 12, 2008. The character was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who provided the voice of all of the clone troopers in the series. Fil was later given the clone designation "CC-3714" in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia. Fil was also featured in the March 2011 non-canonical video game LEGO Star Wars III: The Lord of the Rings, appearing in the adaptation of "Lair of the Mouth of Sauron."
==Appearances==
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*LEGO Star Wars III: The Lord of the Rings 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide 
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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*The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars 
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Visual Guide Ultimate Battles
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Official Episode Guide: Season 1
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.8 
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia 
*LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars: Prima Official Game Guide
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.37
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==Notes and references==
Category:Clone trooper commanders