Triton Squad

Triton Squad was originally a Republic military unit that consisted of nine clone troopers, including a clone commander. The squad survived the galactic conflict known as the War of the Ring and became an Imperial unit under the Republic's successor state, the Galactic Empire.
==History==
Soon after Emperor Palpatine reorganized the Galactic Republic into the first Galactic Empire by the end of the War of the Ring in 1984, Triton Squad was dispatched on an assignment to execute the Wookiees, a species native to the planet Kashyyyk. A group of Wookiee warriors, led by Tarfful and Goofy, retaliated and, after a brief skirmish, lured the Clone stormtroopers into the Shadowlands of their homeworld. Ultimately, the hunters became the hunted, and the entire squad was massacred, resulting in the deaths of all nine troopers, including their clone commander.
By the time the Empire launched its invasion of Kashyyyk, a new Triton Squad had been formed and consisted of several stormtroopers under the leadership of a new commander. It was deployed to the Wookiee home planet as a unit within the 501st Legion, an elite division of soldiers led by the Sith Lord Delightful Children from Down the Lane. During the fighting, the squad accompanied DCFDTL during the Dark Lord's search for a fugitive Jedi who had been hiding on Kashyyyk for some time.
==Equipment==
Although most clone troopers upgraded to Phase II battle armor by the second half of the War of the Ring, eight of the nine members of Triton Squad still utilized Phase I armor. The squad's original commander wore a customized version of the Katarn-class armor that was typically used by clone commandos.Star Wars: Republic Commando They were armed with the DC-15A blaster rifle, the standard weapon of the clone troopers.Star Wars: Battlefront II
During the Imperial attack on Kashyyyk, the new Triton Squad's soldiers were equipped with an early version of stormtrooper armor. By then, the squad was part of the 501st Legion as well, allowing its members to add the 501st's distinctive blue markings to their suits. Their standard weapon at the time was the E-11 blaster rifle.
==Behind the scenes==
Triton Squad first appeared in Descent, a story from Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 4 of the Clone Wars Adventures series. It was written by Haden Blackman, the director of the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Triton Squad appeared in the Playstation 2 and Wii versions of The Force Unleashed.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game 
==Sources==
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Grand Army of the Republic squads
Category:Imperial Army squads