401st Division

The 401st Division was a division in the 401st Legion of the Grand Army of the Republic that was active late in the Clone Wars. The division was led by Jedi General Del Morrigan, Jedi Commander Kenan Verso and Clone Commander CC-7427 "Rayvis." During the Battle of Abrion Major, Morrigan stationed the division aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Integrity as they prepared to invade the Separatist Research Center on the planet Abrion Major. The other half of the 401st engaged in the ground assault with the battalion of Jedi General Ran-Bo Nori. During the battle, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, ordered the clone troopers of the division to execute Order 66. The pursuit of Morrigan and Verso turned into a skirmish aboard the Integrity, however, the clones were unable to execute the protocol. 
==Description==
The 401st Division was formed within the 401st Legion of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. It was led by Jedi General Del Morrigan, Jedi Commander Kenan Verso and Clone Commander CC-7427 "Rayvis." Clone Lieutenant CT-5552 "Stinger" served as an officer within the unit, which consisted of clone troopers equipped with Phase II clone trooper armor and the standard maroon markings of the 401st Legion that existed prior to the division's formation. The division also utilized All Terrain Attack Pods, All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, and Low Altitude Assault Transport infantrys. During the execution of Order 66, the division was accompanied by Clone Commander "Torch," and clone troopers from Jedi General Ran-Bo Nori's battalion aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Integrity. 
==History==
===Formation===
Three years after the battle on Abrion Bridge, Republic Intelligence received intel that the Confederacy of Independent Systems had intensified its defenses on the planet Abrion Major. To protect the Separatist Research Center, a military research center that produced advanced weapons and superweapons, General Greez Findo and his droid army were deployed to occupy Abrion Major. To further prevent the Republic from intervening, the Separatists deployed a blockade of frigates under Commander Mok Tuka. The Republic responded by sending Jedi Generals Del Morrigan and Ran-Bo Nori, Jedi Commander Kenan Verso and a contingent of clone troopers, which included the 401st Legion. 
According to the strategy proposed by Morrigan, the majority of the Republic forces would engage in a ground assault, while a smaller unit would wait to invade the Separatist Research Center. Nori volunteered to lead the ground assault, once they broke through the Separatist blockade, so Morrigan decided to divide the 401st Legion and create a new division as the invasion unit. Morrigan sent half of the 401st with Nori and Clone Marshal Commander CC-7713 "Apollo," while the 401st Division remained onboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Integrity in preparation for a rendezvous with Nori. 
===Order 66===
After Nori and his forces landed near Abrion Bridge, Morrigan, Verso and the 401st Division were onboard the Integrity, laying in the atmosphere just above the battle. As they waited for the General to break through the deployment of battle droids, Morrigan, Verso and Rayvis discussed a strategy to invade the research center and capture Findo. Unbeknownst to everyone on the Integrity, the clone troopers on the surface received Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, ordering the clones to execute the Jedi. After failing to reach contact with Nori, Rayvis also received word of an urgent message, which they all assumed was from Nori. However, it was also Sidious ordering the commander to execute Order 66. As Rayvis' behavioral chip began to activate, which caused him to believe that Morrigan and Verso were traitors of the Republic, the other troopers of the 401st Division also received the protocol. Three clone troopers in the bridge of the Star Destroyer entered the briefing room to join Rayvis in executing the order. All the clones began opening fire on the Jedi, forcing them to ignite their lightsabers and deflect the clones' shots.
As they continued to defend themselves, Morrigan Force pushed the clones, knocking them to the ground, then followed Verso out the bridge doors behind them. However, the escape from the bridge was limited as more clones of the division rushed into the bridge to help Rayvis. The troopers surrounded the Jedi and began opening fire on them, and a few fell as Morrigan and Verso defended themselves. After finishing off Rayvis' rescue party, Morrigan and Verso dashed farther down an aisle of the ship and Morrigan used his lightsaber to cut through the ceiling, creating an exit hole. Rayvis was eventually rescued by another party, and then informed all the other clone troopers onboard the Integrity that Morrigan and Verso were marked for death according to Order 66 and any soldier who refused to carry out the order would be executed for treason. He also ordered all available personnel to form search parties and fan out across the ship to locate Morrigan and Verso. The 401st Division was also joined by Clone Commander "Torch" and a few clone troopers from Nori's battalion after they eliminated him.
===Faceoff in the hangar===
After tirelessly searching the Star Destroyer for the Jedi, Rayvis finally received a lead on their whereabouts when the troopers stationed in the hangar control room failed to respond. Figuring that the Jedi had taken over the hangar, Rayvis ordered multiple units of clones to meet him in the hangar and wait for his signal. As the hangar bay doors began to open, Rayvis entered the hangar with his large unit of clone troopers, lying in wait for Morrigan and Verso to attempt an escape. The clones gathered in formation at the center of the hangar and Rayvis ordered them to stand their ground, stating that anyone trying to escape would have to go through them. Rayvis and the division focused their blasters at Morrigan and Verso as they revealed themselves and walked over with their hands up. Morrigan attempted a diversion to buy them some time, however, Rayvis stuck to his orders and ordered the clones on the hangar to open fire. In the midst of the skirmish, the astromech droid R4-P11 arrived in the hangar with a Nu-class attack/transport shuttle and began firing on the clones with the shuttle's cannons as instructed by Morrigan. Rayvis called in more reinforcements to take down the shuttle and once they arrived, they immediately shot down the shuttle.
R4 lost control and crashed the shuttle into the side of the hangar, causing the shuttle to explode. The Jedi's other astromech R3-D3 was ordered to go back and retrieve another shuttle, so they could make their escape. The remaining clones continued to pursue Morrigan and Verso, who began to slow down from exhaustion and the overwhelming blaster fire. Eventually, R3 returned to the hangar with another shuttle and fired on the remaining clones, clearing a number of their forces. The Jedi deflected more shots and then, after finding an opening, fought their way to the shuttle, narrowly escaping the persistent division. Rayvis and the remaining clones watched as their targets escaped the Integrity and fled to safety, angered by their failure.
===Occupation of Abrion Major===
After failing to successfully execute Order 66, the remaining clones of the 401st Division returned to the surface of Abrion Major and informed Apollo about what happened. Although disappointed, Apollo informed all the remaining clones that they were under orders to arrest General Findo and takeover Abrion Major for the newly-formed Galactic Empire. Rayvis led the division in the invasion of the Separatist Research Center as the troopers arrested Findo, then gathered all valuable equipment and research before destroying the facility. The clones of the division then stormed the cities on Abrion Major, conquering the planet and placing it under an Imperial occupation.
==Behind the scenes==
The 401st Division will appear in the upcoming film Star Wars: The Fallen Order.
==Appearances== 
*Star Wars: The Fallen Order 
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