Fives

## FivesCT-5555

> "We are loyal soldiers, we follow orders, but we are not a bunch of unthinking droids! We are men! We must be trusted to make the right decisions, especially when the orders we are given are wrong!"
> — Fives
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>

**CT-5555**, nicknamed **"Fives"**, was a clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic. Originally a clone cadet during the early phase of the pan-galactic Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, Fives completed his training on Kamino and attained the rank of trooper alongside his teammates in Domino Squad. As a newly-trained soldier, he was stationed in a Republic outpost on the Rishi moon at the time of a Separatist attack on the installation. As one of only two survivors, Fives was recruited into the 501st Legion. After the successful defense of Kamino, he joined the ranks of the elite Advanced Recon Commandos along with CT-1409 "Echo", the other survivor of the attack on Rishi Station.

Following the capture of Jedi General Even Piell, Fives was deployed with a team of Jedi and clones to Lola Sayu in order to rescue the Jedi General from an infamous fortress known as the Citadel. Though the team sustained multiple casualties over the course of the mission, resulting in the death of Piell and the loss of Echo, who was presumed dead, Fives was among the survivors rescued by Jedi General Plo Koon. Later in the War, Fives served with the 501st during the Battle of Umbara, where he played a key role in both the capture of an Umbaran airbase and the destruction of a Separatist supply ship. However, the clones ultimately discovered that their tentative General, the Besalisk Jedi Master Pong Krell, had betrayed the Republic, deceiving his own clone troopers into fighting each other. As a result, Fives participated in the effort led by Clone Captain Rex and Jedi Commander Jarik Shan to capture the fallen Jedi.

While attempting to take Ringo Vinda from the Separatists, Fives witnessed the death of Tiplar, a Jedi General executed mid-battle by CT-5385 "Tup." A chain of events was set in motion by the preemptive execution of Clone Protocol 66, leading Fives to discover a conspiracy involving inhibitor chips, a plot to destroy the Jedi Order, and — to an extent — Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's connection to it. After being accused by Palpatine as a failed assassin, Fives sought to warn Rex and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, but was confronted by Clone Commander CC-1010 "Fox" and a contingent of Coruscant Guard shock troopers, which resulted in his death.

Still suspicious of the conspiracy, especially after the revelation that Count Dooku was in fact the mysterious "Tyrannus" — the individual who played a role in the creation of the Clone Army — the Jedi Council assigned Shan to investigate into the matter with discretion, due to his skills as a slicer. Although Fives was killed before he could expose the conspiracy behind the inhibitor chips, not every clone executed Order 66. Captain Rex, affected heavily by his death, had his chip removed prior to Order 66, and at least three other clones — ARC Trooper Boil, and Commanders Wolffe and Gregor, did the same. As such, they did not turn against the Jedi unlike the rest of the Clone Army that went on to serve the Galactic Empire.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 12: ARC Troopers" (first mentioned, albeit indirectly)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 16: How to Infiltrate a Base" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 21: The Citadel"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 22: Counterattack"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 23: Citadel Rescue"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 26: Darkness on Umbara"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 27: Carnage of Krell"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 40: Front Runners" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 66: Battle of Devaron" (flashback only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 58: Remembrances" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 59: The Lost One" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 67: The Bad Batch" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 69: Unfinished Business" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 70: Getting in a Mess" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 5: Mysterious Connection" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 9: Sidious Revealed" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 74: Shattered" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 11: Operation Knightfall" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 12: The Aftermath" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 4: Clones and Clues" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 66: Remembering the Past" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 93: The Mystery of Chopper Base" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 50: Through Imperial Eyes" (indirect mention only)