Nameless (CT-877)

### Affiliation(s)

The Marauder Crew, the Galactic Republic, the Grand Army of the Republic (previously)

CT-877, nicknamed "Nameless," was a clone trooper who briefly served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Battle of Geonosis, before he was dishonourably discharged. Sent back to his homeworld of Kamino to be euthanised, Nameless was rescued by the Marauder Crew, and went on to travel with them as a smuggler and freedom fighter.

## Biography

### Early Life

Like all other clone troopers, Nameless was implanted with an inhibitor chip as an embryo. However, his implant was botched, causing a piece of the chip to break off and lodge behind his left eye. Upon "birth," the misplaced part of the chip began to grow and put pressure on his left eye. Diagnosed as a brain tumour, the piece of chip was surgically removed. Nameless' eye was irreparably damaged during the surgery, and he was implanted with a cybernetic eye.

Nameless was allowed to undergo training as a cadet, but his doctors expected he would have to be either euthanised or assigned to maintenance duties. As it became apparent that he was growing slightly slower than his brothers, that suspicion only gained more traction. He was held back to train with the next batch of clones, and quickly found his feet there. He showed prowess in target practice, and caught up on theory over the next few months. By their third year of training, he was almost on a par with his classmates. He was assigned to Duneclaw Squad, along with CT-902, CT-980, CT-983 and CT-1005: Scanner, Tuck, Boulder and Piper, respectively. The boys saw Piper as their leader, even though they often disobeyed her. Since Nameless couldn't think of a name of his own, his brothers started referring to him as "the nameless guy," and later "Nameless."

Nameless surpassed all expectations during training, becoming a gifted sniper and tactician, and even highlighted as a potential commander by his trainers. However, he became more and more disturbed by his lessons as time went on. He suffered frequent nightmares about his squadmates dying in battle, and was haunted by visions of dead soldiers and civilians.

### Geonosis

When the time came to go to war, Nameless was one of the clones to enter the Great Petranaki Arena under the command of Grand Master Yoda. He quickly found that he wasn't able to fight in a real battle, and instead focussed on helping any wounded Jedi or clones get to safety. He didn't see Boulder get struck by cannon fire.

Later on, on the battlefield, Nameless fired his first and only shot of the battle; he killed a droid that was about to shoot Scanner. However, just after he had, an explosion killed Tuck, and mortally wounded Scanner. Nameless stayed with his fallen squadmate as the battle raged around them. After hours in agony, Scanner died in Nameless' arms.

Hours later, Nameless was found by Jedi Padawan Dajinta Pershuay. She walked the clone back to the nearest command post, helping him to carry Scanner’s body. She would leave the Jedi Order shortly afterwards, having realised that the Republic were sending slaves into battle, and wanting no part in it. Charged with dereliction of duty, Nameless was dishonourably discharged and sent back to Kamino to be analysed and destroyed. The Kaminoans concluded that he was “too independent;” the part of the cloning process that increased the clones’ docility had not worked properly on him, and rendered him more than able to reject his orders. He was sent to be destroyed, but was taken by Alma to escape Kamino with her, with the help of the Marauder Crew.

## Personality and Traits

Nameless was a staunch pacifist, even refusing to fight during the heat of battle on Geonosis. Severely traumatised by his experiences on the desert planet, he developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which often gave him night terrors and panic attacks. Due to his mental disorders, he became withdrawn and depressed, often retreating into his cabin for long stretches of time during his early days aboard the Marauder.

Despite his suffering, Nameless remained unfailingly kind and selfless, doing anything within his power to assuage people's concerns or misery. While he was shy and anxious, he enjoyed befriending new people, and many guests aboard the ship were charmed by his sincerity.

## Trivia

* The last two digits of the serial numbers of Duneclaw Squad correspond to the years some Star Wars movies were released. CT-877 corresponds to 1977, the year A New Hope was released, CT-902 to 2002 and Attack of the Clones, CT-980 to 1980 and The Empire Strikes Back, CT-983 to 1983 and Return of the Jedi, and finally, CT-1005 to 2005 and Revenge of the Sith.