CT-1566 "Ridge" (RP)

*"Eat that heat, Clanker!" - Ridge after a droid got shot and killed during the battle of Mustafar*

## Chronological and Political Information

### Affiliation(s)

* Grand Army of The Republic
* Third Systems Army
* 501st Strike Corps
* 332nd Legion (Formerly)

## Summary

CT-62-1566, nicknamed "Ridge" is a clone who was born and raised as a soldier using the DNA of Jango Fett. Ridge specifically got sent out to the 501st Strike Corps under Third Systems Army and participated in the early days of the Clone War, his first mission taking place on the very first battle of Geonosis. He got transferred into the 332nd Legion once It was formed following the promotion of Ahsoka Tano, though his time serving there came to an end when the whole Legion vanished upon leaving the 3SA Base as he was in the medbay, forcing him to return to the 501st. He took part in numerous missions both under The 332nd and The 501st. His more recent mission involved the lava planet Mustafar as he was under the 501st, having went there to take out separatist factories. He fought on the surface in a small squad containing Commanders Jax, Prophet, and 2 other low ranked clone troopers. Ridge and Jax were the more efficient ends of the squad, having taken down crab droids outnumbering them with little difficulty. Ridge himself survived 5 explosive grenades in a row from a B1V2 unit, only exiting with a burn on his leg. The 501st and special forces fell back into an underground tunnel system, having moved forward and fought droid forces on the way. Ridge and the 501st found themselves in an underground area with 2 hostile mechanical bulls, though eventually taking them out but with difficulty due to beskar surfaces. They eventually moved forward, encountering droid attacks upon crossing a bridge, but they got taken out hastily. Finally, they reached inside the droid factory, fighting Mustafarions riding animals, numerous droids, a giant lizard, and a B3 Battle Droid. After taking them down they moved forward as lava was pouring in, taking one last fight in another room. They were forced to fall back once a Titan Basilisk Droid began attacking. They were forced to go outside and surrender. The droid took over the factory and the 501st was allowed to be taken off planet, having learned The Sims II got destroyed in space the mission ended in failure. Ridge now resides on Eriadu with the 501st and Systems Army Alpha, awaiting a new capital ship the 501st can leave with. On the new planet he's on, he assisted Hitman Team in rescuing 2 501st troopers who decided to stray far from base, which got them attacked by local wildlife and injured. Now, he does occasional patrols and tries to help out as best he can as he waits to be deployed into an upcoming mission involving Commander Jax, whom gave him a position in a custom squad.

## Biography

CT-62-1566, also known as Ridge, Is one of the many clone troopers created on Kamino using the DNA of Jango Fett and trained to be a soldier for the Grand Army of The Republic. He is a Generation One clone trooper that was deployed to the front lines of the First Battle of Geonosis and Is currently a Corporal in The 501st, and Is a standard infantry trooper. He's always eager to get into action and will jump headfirst into it if necessary, even going as far as respecting his superiors and allies, which appears to be less common in his unit. He is slightly by the book and will not disobey orders, with only the exceptions of if the orders were against his teammates or they are too severe for his liking. While Ridge is occasionally friendly toward any of his allies, this does not mean he won't hold back on doing what he believes he should do to keep the 501st in order, such as reporting unstable clones to his superiors, or even executing them if ordered to. He believes the 501st should be better, and will support elimination and/or punishment of his fellow clones or Jedi Commanders if they didn't prove to be up to military standards. He's not known to get too close to his allies due to the possibilities of their deaths in war, though he does have some exceptions. He also willingly chooses to fight to his last breath at all costs unless ordered to stand down or it's incredibly obvious he can't win such as if the combat zone was about to explode, refusing to go down without a fight. His armor contains 501st body armor, with his helmet holding the design of Ahsoka Tano's 332nd Legion due to his past of being In both groups and to show respect to the late 332nd.

# **Earlier Life**

Ridge specifically got sent out to the 501st Strike Corps under Third Systems Army and participated in the early days of the Clone War, such as the first battle of Geonosis. He got transferred into the 332nd Legion once It was formed following the promotion of Ahsoka Tano, though his time serving there came to an end when the whole Legion vanished upon leaving the 3SA Base as he was in the medbay, forcing him to return to the 501st, keeping his mix of 501st and 332nd armor to show what he once was and what he is now. He remains on The Sims II, where he sat and waited for the next mission to make an appearance. Ridge has gone through many missions such as Teth, Umbara, or Christophsis, and even went through The Day of Chaos, a day everyone, including clones, on Coruscant had their minds altered into hating Jedi, causing them to suddenly feel the extreme need to eliminate them, resulting in the death of many Jedi. Since then Ridge has stopped getting close to Jedi, excluding Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker and what once was Luna Wheke, whom are his superiors. Over time he had learned to get around to them again, so his extreme guilt of the execution of the Jedi slowly faded. Though even currently he still gains moments of guilt when he's alone. Now having seen the destruction of both The Sims I and The Sims II alongside the disappearances of the 7th Sky Corps and the 332nd Legion, those times will forever be stuck in his mind.

# **Mustafar**

Ridge deployed in a battle on Mustafar against the CIS, him and the 501st leaving their LAATs and battling against local mustafarians. He and Commander Jax moved forward with a small squad, both singlehandedly taking out hostiles manning cannons. The squad moved forward to infiltrate a factory. the plan failed after alarms went off inside the base, all members being forced to battle against multiple crab droids raining fire on their cover. The squad, ordered by Jax, began unloading grenades on the droids, taking them out swiftly. Immediately afterwards a B1v2 Battle Droid spammed grenade launchers on top of Ridge, managing to evade and survive multiple grenades in a row using the various dead crab droids as cover, only leaving with a single burn on one of his legs. ARC Troopers saved his life after taking out the droid when nobody else did. The 501st and troopers were forced to fall underground, where smoke flooded the tunnels and lava was being poured in. After evading the problems, the 501st eventually fought and killed 2 droid bulls then took out waves of commando droids that followed them inside, Ridge taking one out by himself in close combat. The 501st moved forward, fighting attacking droid forces as they were crossing a bridge, though they took them out with ease before making their way into the droid factory, forcing them to fight against numerous battle droids, a giant lizard, and a B3 Super Battle Droid. Whilst it took some time, they managed to take them all out and move forward with haste as lava began taking out the ceilings. After encountering further Mustafarians, their fight came to a swift end as a Titan Basilisk Droid arrived and began forcing both sides to surrender themselves. Due to little choice, the 501st denied any chances of teaming with the CIS to defend themselves and took themselves outside, only to realize their mission had failed due to the same large droid having taken out The Sims II and taken over the droid factories. It allowed them to leave, forcing them to flee to Eriadu, the planet Systems Army Alpha resides on.

# **Eriadu**

After their loss on Mustafar, the 501st began holding out on the planet Eriadu alongside Systems Army Alpha. During their time there, Ridge and Hitman Team received a distress call incoming from Clone Troopers Bridge and Talon, whom decided it was a good idea to stray far from base and try to pet wild animals. Ridge and H-Team hopped on BARC Speeders and traveled to their location, where H-Team scared off the decently sized predators as Ridge moved in with the speeders, then drove the now-wounded troopers back to base. Later, Ridge received a promotion to the Rank of Corporal due to his skills.