Captain Rex Joins The War

A clone from Rico's Brigade relaxes in a cantina on Tatooine when a Tusken Raider enters the bar with a rifle, clearly looking for trouble. The clone soldier realizes that he's in trouble, as he hasn't brought a weapon, but before anything can happen, a blaster pistol points at the Tusken's head.

Knowing he's beat, the Tusken fleas, and the owner of the plaster pistol turns out to be Captain Rex, the hero of the Clone Wars. The Clone Soldier is astonished, having believed Rex was dead. Rex takes them outside, where the clone reveals that his name is Flashpoint, and that he served under Rex in the 501st briefly. Rex reveals that he's on a mission for a surviving Jedi, but has learned information that could be valuable to Rico. Rex had been following Flashpoint to get to Rico, but Flashpoint says that while he doesn't know Rico personally, his captain, elsewhere on the planet, might be able to arrange a meeting.

The two clones cross sand dunes to reach Flashpoint's LA-AT, but it's been destroyed, evidently by Tuskens. Sergeant Walters, who Rex believed was dead emerges from the sand, and reveals that his squad was the only one out there fore miles. They had two LA-ATs, now just one that the Tusken's have stolen, but Walters thinks he knows where it is. The three clones gather up Walter's three remaining soldiers to attack the Tusken's camp and take back the ship.

## Battlefield

* Tatooine
	+ Moisture-farm canyons.

## Combatants

* Rico's Brigade
	+ Elton
	+ Flashpoint
	+ Captain Rex
	+ Sergeant Walters
* Tusken Raiders

## Battle Results

The six clones will be forced to move through narrow canyons between small hills, taking out Tuskens as they go, to reach their ship. The clones go forward, Rex taking out the first Tusken, they the group taking out the second that the blaster fire attacks. Flashpoint moves forwards and grenades and shoots two more Tuskens. One clone goes forwards, but gets shot. Sergeant Walters goes forwards and avenges him.

Seeing that one of the two paths to the ship is heavily guarded, the group of five remaining clones uses a second route. Their Rocket Trooper takes out three Tuskens, but moving forward, they encounter more. Flashpoint and one unnamed clone take them on, the latter dying, but Flashpoint taking them out and moving forward despite injuries.

The remaining clones rejoin Flashppoin in a position where they're pinned down by several Tuskens. The Rocket Trooper takes one out, and they advance, to where the Tuskens have a fortified position. Rex takes the Tuskens out with grenades, then the Tusken's own ballistic weapons. Advancing again, though, Walters gets killed by a remaining sniper.

Flashpoint grenades the sniper, then Rex and the remaining Rocket Trooper, Elton, advance and take on more in the canyon between them and the ship. Rex moves forward, taking out one Tusken, then the remaining three clones advance on the remaining five tuskens. Rex moves forward, and takes out two despite heavy injuries. Flashpoint joins Rex, killing two more Tusken so that one remains. Rex patches himself up, then snipes the remaining Tusken, clearing the way to the LA-AT.

## Trivia

* The surviving Jedi Rex was working for is most likely Ahsoka Tano, who, in canon, he joined the rebellion with.
* The Rocket Trooper named Elton is a reference to singer-song writer Elton John, who had a hit-single song called "Rocketman."
* This was the first episode to focus on small group of soldier engaging another small group methodically, like a Special Forces mission. This alternative battle format would become a staple of Rico's Brigade.