Clone Trooper

The Clone Trooper is a minifigure based on the Clone Troopers from the Star Wars universe.
== Description ==
The first Clone Trooper mini-figures appeared in 2002 as part of the the Attack of the Clones subtheme, and is based on a Clone Trooper in Phase I armour. This minifigure feature plain white legs with a black leg joint, and a white torso with black hands. The torso piece has printing on both the front and the back. On the front, plates of armour, including chest plates are outlined in grey, as well as a belt towards the bottom of the piece. Black printing is used for two horizontal stripes on the right chest plate, and around where the middle of the torso connects to the arms and a head piece, representing the clone trooper's black bodysuit worn underneath the armour plating. This black bodysuit printing is also present on the back, as is grey printing for the backplate, the continuation of the belt, and a thermal detonator. The helmet of the first Clone Trooper variant is white, with a large crest in the centre of the top of the piece, and a T-shaped hole in the front, so that when fitted on to a headpiece, whatever is on the headpiece will show through. The helmet has printing above the hole - a black line above the hole, small grey areas above the end of each side of the black line, and black printing below helmet's hole for the mouth area. A black rectangle is also placed just underneath this mouth area. The Clone Trooper's head piece is plain black, so that when the helmet is placed on the head, the hole in the helmet is filled, and a black T-shaped visor is represented. This variant of Clone Trooper was armed with a blaster made out of a black piece predominantly used in the City theme as a megaphone, with a translucent blue or orange stud placed on the end. In the set 7163 Republic Gunship, the studs are a transparent orange, whereas in the set 4482 AT-TE (released in 2003), the studs were transparent blue.
The second variant of Clone Trooper was one based on Phase II Clone Trooper armour. This minifigure retained the first's legs, torso and head, except the printing on the torso was changed from grey to a new grey that was introduced in 2004. The major change between this trooper and the first variant was the helmet- a newly moulded piece was made for this helmet, featuring a smaller crest than the first. It also included the depiction of breathing filters, and curved sections in the T-shaped hole around the place each eye would be. The helmet again features printing, retaining a horizontal black stripe and grey areas, and a mouth area but one which was reduced in size. Black lines are also present on the sides of the breathing filters, and three black circles at the front of the filters. In 2005 and 2006, the Clone Troopers were armed again with blasters again made out of black megaphone pieces and transparent blue studs, however in 2007, new specially moulded blaster pieces were introduced. In the 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack, two standard Clone Troopers were included, both with a black blasters, one of which also had grey electrobinoculars.
== Background ==
Cloned from the genetic template of bounty hunter Jango Fett, the clones would be tasked with serving the Grand Army of the Republic. Every Clone Trooper was fitted with an Inhibitor Chip; organic chips built into the troopers heads designed to make them obedient to every command when activated. The troopers were first called into service during the Battle of Geonosis, when Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala were captured. A Jedi taskforce led by Mace Windu were sent to rescue the three captives, however the large number of Battle Droids eventually wore down the unprepared army. Clone troopers were deployed on LAAT gunships with Jedi Master Yoda, evacuating the little surviving Jedi. After a long and bloody battle, the Republic forces would emerge victorious.
Clone troopers continued to serve as the main infantry units throughout the Clone Wars, participating in most battles throughout the galaxy-wide war. While most clones were standard infantry, some took on specialized roles, such as pilots, gunners, and bomb diffusers, however all had some degree of proficiency with handheld blaster weapons. Clone trooper armour evolved over the course of the three-year war, first beginning with the Phase I armor, and transitioning into Phase II, which was lighter and more maneuverable, but provided less protection. It is also of note that the second phase held more resemblance to the Imperial Stormtroopers, the trooper type that replaced clones during the Empire's reign.
As the Clone Wars drew to a close, Chancellor Palpatine, who was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and enemy to the Jedi, ordered the clone troopers to execute Order 66, designating the Jedi as traitors to the Republic who should be shot on sight. Upon the order, the clones Inhibitor Chips activated, forcing the soldiers to comply with the order, crippling the Jedi Order. Shortly after, clone troopers of the 501st Legion would accompany Sidious' apprentice, Darth Vader, formerly Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker during the march on the Jedi Temple. After Palpatine reformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire and declared himself Emperor, he ordered his apprentice, Vader, to eliminate the Separatist leaders who he knew were stationed on the planet Mustafar. After Vader completed this task, he broadcasted a signal obtained from the Separatist base, causing the majority of confederate droids to deactivate, ending the Clone Wars.
Under the rule of the Empire, clone troopers were transitioned into Imperial Stormtroopers before being rapidly phased out of the Empire's ranks.
== Notes ==
* Dee Bradley Baker voices Captain Rex, Commander Cody and Clone Troopers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and voices Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb. He also voices Mr. Fantastic in LEGO Marvel Superheroes and Brainiac in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
== Appearances ==
* 4482 AT-TE 
* 7163 Republic Gunship 
* 7261 Clone Turbo Tank 
* 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack 
* 7675 AT-TE 
* 7676 Republic Attack Gunship 
* 7679 Republic Fighter Tank 
* 7681 Separatist Spider Droid 
* 8014 Clone Walker Battle Pack 
* 8018 Armored Assault Tank (AAT) 
* 8019 Republic Attack Shuttle 
* 8091 Republic Swamp Speeder 
* 8098 Clone Turbo Tank 
* 10195 Republic Dropship with AT-OT 
* 30006 Clone Walker 
* 75000 Clone Troopers vs. Droidekas 
* 75007 Republic Assault Ship & Planet Coruscant 
* 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid 
* 75016 Homing Spider Droid 
* 75021 Republic Gunship 
* 75028 Clone Turbo Tank 
* 2856077 Brickmaster Star Wars 
* Comic-Con Exclusive Clone Wars Set 
* LEGO Star Wars Collectible Display Set 1 
* LEGO Star Wars Collectible Display Set 2 
* 75056 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 
* 75206 Jedi and Clone Troopers Battle Pack 
=== Video Game Appearances ===
* LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
* LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
* LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
* LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
* LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DLC)
* LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
* LEGO Fortnite
=== TV Appearances ===
*LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
=== Comic Appearances ===
* A droid in the hand is worth two in the asteroid belt....
* A clone by any other name....
* A clone trooper always obeys orders....
* All good clones must come to an end.
* Always count your clones before take-off....
* Always trust secret strategy #3....
* Clones are famous all across the galaxy....
* Clones don't even know the meaning of the word surrender....
* Clone troopers are excellent diplomats.
* Day 1
* Day 38: The Frozen Planet of Orto Plutonia
* Do clone troopers dream of electric mynocks?
* Every brick has a beginning....
* Giant spiders are awesome....
* It's probably not a Kowakian monkey-lizard....
* Orders are orders....
* Sith make the best pancakes....
* Spinning isn't always a good trick...or is it?
* That's no space station....
* You can't hit the brakes in space....
== Gallery of Variants ==
==References==
== Gallery ==
2013 Clone Head.png|2013 Clone Trooper Head (Episode 2), used until 2020.
Clone Trooper Ep. 2 with Orange Gun.jpg|The first Clone Trooper in LEGO
Clone Trooper Ep. 2 with Blaster Rifle.jpg|2013 Clone Trooper
SantaClone.jpg|Santa Trooper with a cup
CloneJetpack.jpeg|Clone Trooper (2009) with a jetpack
Clone trooper.jpg|Phase II
Clone trooper.png|Clone Trooper in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
40558 alt3.png|2022 Clone Trooper
File:Clone Trooper (LEGO Fortnite).png|In LEGO Fortnite
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