Clone commando

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Clone Commandos were elite and specially-trained clone troopers specialising in espionage, asassinations and black ops missions. Commandos were genetically modified to be 5-25% stronger than regular clone troopers (increased muscle mass). *Arya I* deliberately wanted the minds of commandos to be untouched, not to force complete loyalty to the Empire. As a result, commandos had far more free will and independence than regular clones and that was what made them deadly and incredibly effective, not afraid to stray away from usual protocoles. However, a negative of this increased independence was increased rates of desertion, especially among recon-commandos who were extremely independent.

The first clone commandos were developed in 2053 and trained by numerous highly-skilled US veterans. Their training was extended by 2 years and the first commandos were deployed in 2064, two years later than regular clone troopers. Regular clone commandos were divided in numerous batallions and squads being assigned as marshalls to the war-torn District 5 to halt rebellions. Other commandos were utilised by the ISB for espionage and asassination. Many clone commandos were also deployed to key Imperial facilities in which private and confidential experiments were taking place such as Tipoca City and Mount Tantis.

Only 5,000 commandos were produced each year compared to over 100,000 clone troopers due to the increased cost it took to produce them. By 2200, there were over a million commandos in the Imperial military but as time went on, they were weakened due to the decrease in budget to produce them, and as such the differences between them and regular clones thinned over the years very slowly.

## History

### Conception

In 2050, Arya Bell, who had spent billions in cloning, learnt of a beast which had ravaged the Sentinel Islands named the Zillo Beast. The Indian government had taken the beast to one of their facilities to investigate the hide of the beast which was immensely strong and completely bullet-proof. Wishing to use the hide of the beast for his clone armor, Arya used his agents to obtain the genetic material of the beast and bring it to one of his cloning facilities. His intention was to clone the Zillo Beast numerous times and use the skin of the beast as clone trooper armor.

However, there was a problem. It would take years to fully produce a clone of the zillo beast and there was a limited supply of the DNA, which could only be obtained from an original Zillo beast which was completely extinct. It was then when Arya and the Kaminoans decided on utilising high concentrations of the hide for specially-trained black ops clone troopers and lower concentrations for regular clones, with the intent to clone the beast so many times that every clone had indestructible armor.

In 2053, the first clone commandos were created and were immediately terminated due to major defects, both physically and mentally, and the cloners used the defects to further their progress by modifying the commando genes and chromosones to increase the rate of success. In the latter half of 2053, the first clone recon commandos were created who were immediately shipped off to another facility to begin their training. The first regular CC troopers were produced in 2054.

### Introduction to Empire

When the Empire was founded, clone commandos returned in training until 2064. Before their assignment, commandos were designated squads, batallions and missions they would serve. Commandos who were trained together since conception were usually organised within one squad, the aim that their bond would be greatest therefore enhancing mission effectiveness. CC troopers who were not bred within a squad would be assigned solely to other batallions of clone troopers. Their entire creation and existence was kept a complete secret from the rest of the world, with those who came across them believing they were specially-trained veterans.

The Phase I clone commando armour was immensely strong, and it had a 50% Zillo beast hide concentration, resulting in their armor quite bulletproof, taking over five shots to even render them weakened. Regular clone armor only had a 5% concentration so commandos were far more powerful and resistance to bullets than their commen bretheren. The plan was to heighten the commando armor concentration to over 90% and the clones about 15-25%. This would cause a big problem in the future, but for now, it remained on paper.

Unlike regular clones, commandos were permitted to decorate their armor with markings and it even became recommended with each commando squad having a unique insignia and color scheme. Then again, clones who decorated their armor vigorously were looked-down upon by higher ups. This portrayed the CC's independence and unique personalities compared to most clones, which was apparent in the rate of mission success for commandos. Although it was almost complete success, issues were found in commandos straying from Imperial protocol, especially when one of their squad-mates were in trouble, risking the success of the entire mission to save them. This was not the case for all commandos, some were immensely conservative and cared little for their brothers, yet many were too loving of their brothes.

The Empire responded by reassinging some members of specific clone squads to different batallions or missions with the aim to get missions back on track. This worked partially, but commandos who did not want to leave their brothers either refused to fight or deserted with their squad. Commando deserters were hunted down and almost completely eliminated by thousands of robot operatives and specially trained clone desertion units, with a purpose of solely hunting down deserters, yet a minuscule number managed to escape the Empire and began new lives, but most hated it and records stating CC deserters returning back to the empire and even comitting suicide indeed happened, albeit very rarely.

### Mount Tantiss & Phase II Armor

In 2067, over 1,000 CC and RC commandos were deployed to defend and oversee the operations on Mount Tantiss, the Empire's top cloning and experimentation facility with aims to redesign clone trooper armor using hundreds of cloned Zillo Beasts. The commandos selected to venture to the facility were grossely loyal to the Empire and not as independent as other commandos, yet still having individual thought and opinion, they were also selected from batallions and not squads. Upon arriving, these commandos were fitted with Phase II Clone Commando Armor, made with a 95% Zillo Beast hide concentration, making the commandos completely indestructible to bullet shots and quite defended against explosions. RC-1262, later nicknamed *Sorch* was appointed as Marshall and second in command of maintaining the operations of Tantis, he and other commandos would report to Dr Hemlock who was the mastermind behind the cloning of the Zillo beast.

In late 2067, RC-1262 and about fifty clone commandos were involved in the transfer of former Marshall turned traitor Gray from Tipoca City to Tantiss as he held vital information regarding the cloning project. Commandos showed hostility and subtle dislike towards Gray due to his role in the murder of many clone troopers, yet it did not hinder their reaction to orders. Months later, one shipment carrying a zillo beast was identified as missing which aggrevated Dr Hemlock and as a result, he tracked the ship to *Cochem* a village in Germany. Three venator class star-destroyers were deployed as well as 250 clone commandos spearheaded by RC-1262 to knock out and reclaim the zillo beast and deal with any villagers who saw the beast. 1262 had them executed for their role in witnessing the atrocities by the beast.