7th Sky Corps

The 7th Sky Corps was a corps of the Grand Army of the Republic under the joint command of Clone Marshal Commander Cody and High Jedi General Samwise Gamgee. Notable units in the 7th Sky Corps included the 212th Attack Battalion which specialized in offensive scenarios, Ghost Company, specializing in reconnaissance, the 2nd Airborne Company, and Parjai Squad.
==History==
Though Commander Cody was the overall commander of the 7th Sky Corps, he later took personal command of the 212th Attack Battalion, which was also led by High Jedi General Samwise Gamgee, who developed a friendship with the battalion commander during the War of the Ring. The 212th was a well-known and effective battalion which would often be sent to participate in major battles during the War of the Ring. The 212th were often deployed alongside the 501st in missions and battles across the galaxy.
During the Battle of Christophsis, Commander Cody and the 212th aided Jedi Generals Sam Gamgee and Frodo Baggins. After being breached unexpectedly by droid forces, it was soon revealed that one of their brothers was a traitor. Cody helped Rex hunt down the traitor who was none other then Slick. During the Separatist counter attack, the 212th Battalion, along with Torrent Company, helped beat back droid forces.
In the Battle of Teth, the battalion, led by Cody, went with Gamgee to aid Frodo Baggins and the remainder of Torrent Company which had been overrun by droid forces, and later defeated the goblin forces under command of Jinx. In the Battle of Angmar, Ghost Company helped Gamgee eliminate several proton cannons to allow ground invasion forces to land. After encountering starved gutkurrs, the squad created a diversion while gamgee and troopers Waxer and Boil helped the general destroy the cannons, allowing the Acclamator assault ships to land and initiate the invasion. Republic troops would later march to the capital city of Angmar, liberating the kingdom from Separatist enslavement.
In the Second Battle of Isengard, General Gamgee, Cody and the 212th were assigned to lead the central charge upon landing. They were the first to land on Fangorn, while the 501st and Gandalf's battalion were forced to land before reaching their landing zones and rendered them unable to provide support. When Gamgee's gunship crashed behind enemy lines, Cody sent Waxer and Boil to retrieve Gamgee and return with the wounded Jedi Master. The 212th, though vastly outnumbered and forced onto the defensive, lined up their gunships and AT-TEs in a circle formation and used them as gun emplacement platforms to hold the encircling droid forces at bay. The 212th were able to hold out against the Geonosians and their droid forces, albeit with significant casualties, until Generals Baggins's 501st and Gandalf's forces finally arrived with air support. Due to sustaining numerous casualties, the 212th would not participate in the following attack on Isengard.
In the Battle of Dol Guldur, General Gamgee and the 212th spearheaded the Republic ground attack, going straight for the evil fortress while the 501st provided support by eliminating enemy supplies. Samwise called on General Pong Krell, to help aid the siege through various means, such as destroying an Umbaran airbase. While the majority of 212th forces sieged the Umbaran capital itself, Krell ordered a platoon led by Waxer to search the forests for enemy guerrillas disguised in 501st armor, unaware that the 501st were given the same order. The 212th and 501st cut each other down with blaster fire and mortars until the captain in charge of the 501st realized they were shooting at fellow clones. Waxer had been fatally wounded but was able to tell Rex that Krell gave the order. The survivors of the platoon joined the 501st in attacking and capturing, at great cost, the traitor, General Krell. Later, the main forces of the 212th successfully took down the capital and dispatched squadrons to destroy the remainder of Separatist forces on Dol Guldur, including the droid battalion which was en route to attack the Umbaran airbase captured by the 501st, effectively ending the Battle of Dol Guldur.
During the Attack on Samwise Gamgee's fleet, the 212th aided in the unsuccessful attempt of repelling Separatist forces from the Negotiator, failing due to the superior number of droids and the presence of the Mouth of Sauron. Most of the battalion escaped via escape pods after General Samwise Gamgee ordered a retreat.
The 212th was sent to Sarrish in an attempt to neutralize Separatist forces on the planet. Although the 212th initially managed to push back the enemy, the Separatist's superiority in numbers and their geographical advantage gradually forced back the 212th forces, instigating heavy casualties in the process. Clone commando Gregor was determined Missing in Action after trying to rescue his squadmates who were pinned down by enemy fire during the battle.
On Minas Morgul, General Gamgee, Commander Cody, and the elite Squad Seven breached Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray's fortress and secured vital data that began the hunt for Darth Sauron.
When General Gamgee was tasked with tracking down and eliminating the Separatist Supreme Commander, The Mouth of Sauron, he took the 212th. Cody's troopers stormed Mouth of Sauron's stronghold on the Black Gate, and kept his orc forces at bay while Gamgee faced the General himself in single combat. The clones would take heavy casualties in the battle due to the superior numbers of droids, but would eventually gain the advantage, and later destroyed all the droid forces stationed on the gate.
Although Samwise defeated Mouth of Sauron, matters took a turn when Darth Sauron transmitted Order 66 to Cody. Cody was ordered to command an AT-TE walker to open fire on the general, sending him to his apparent death hundreds of feet below. The clones went on to destroy the remaining battle droid forces on Mordor, and, as per the new Emperor's orders, destroyed the planet Middle-Earth.
==Known battles==
*Battle of Teth
*Battle of Muunilinst
*Battle of Zaadja
*Battle of Christophsis
*Battle of Juma 9
*Battle of Angmar
*First Battle of Lothlórien
*Second Battle of Isengard
*Battle of Saleucami
*Battle of Lola Sayu
*Battle of Dol Guldur
*Battle of Kiros
*Battle of Sarrish
*Battle of Skor II
*Battle of Rendili
*Attack on Samwise Gamgee's fleet
*Battle of Bomis Koori IV
*Battle of Minas Morgul
*Battle of Anaxes
*Battle of Belderone
*Battle of Nelvaan
*Battle of Ithilien
*Battle of Minas Tirith
*Battle of the Black Gate
*Battle of Jabiim
==Units within the 7th Sky Corps==
*212th Attack Battalion: Distinguished by orange markings, the 212th Attack Battalion notably helped General Gamgee during the Battle of the Black Gate.
**Ghost Company: Ghost Company notably helped General Gamgee during the Battle of Angmar.
**2nd Airborne Company: The 2nd Airborne Company made huge drops from high altitudes, with specialized armor and a specialized helmet to do so.
***Parjai Squad - Parjai Squad was part of the 2nd Airborne Company.
==Vehicles==
The 7th Sky Corps was known to field Nu-class attack shuttles, TX-130, LAAT gunships, AT-AP, AT-RT, and AT-TE walkers.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars Battlefront II 
*Queen's Hope
*The War of the Ring: Shadowed
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*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring film
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring novel
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*Republic Commando: True Colors
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*Labyrinth of Evil
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Republic Heroes
*Republic 69 
*Gollum—Son of Dathomir 3
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*Reversal of Fortune 
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*The Lord of the Rings Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
*The Lord of the Rings Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game
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===Non-canon appearances===
*"Kowakian Monkey-Lizard"
==Sources==
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Category:Grand Army of the Republic corps