Piper (CT-1005)

CT-1005, nicknamed "Piper," was a clone trooper who briefly served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Battle of Geonosis. She deserted the Grand Army after the rest of her training squad, with the exception of Nameless, was killed in the battle, and she was reported as Missing in Action. She found her way to Mos Espa, Tatooine, where she was eventually found by the Marauder Crew. She decided to join them, beginning her career as a smuggler and freedom fighter.

She was one of a number of transgender clones.

## Biography

### Cadet Training

Piper's serious nature manifested early in her life, and she became something of an authority figure to her brothers. She was often the one to chase the other cadets to their beds, or tell them off when she caught them misbehaving. When Nameless was transferred into Duneclaw Squad with her, she quickly took him under her wing, despite the fact that he was actually slightly older than her. He and the other members of the squad - Tuck, Boulder and Scanner - came to see her as a leader, of sorts, though there were often times that they didn't pay attention to her instructions.

It was around this time that she began to experience dysphoric feelings, though she didn't understand what they meant. With a little help and prompting from Nameless, she came to the conclusion that she wasn't a boy, though she had no idea what else she *could* be; clones were all supposed to be male, after all. At some point, she discovered the concept of womanhood, and she decided that suited her much better.

### Missing in Action

Piper often expressed her fear over going to war. She went with her squadmates into battle on Geonosis, and they were some of the clones to enter the Great Petranaki Arena under Grand Master Yoda's command. Boulder managed to spot a young Boba Fett behind the droid forces, and fearing one of his brothers was in danger, he broke formation to try to reach him. Piper was manning a blaster cannon at the time, and accidentally struck and severely wounded him. Tuck and Scanner were later caught in an explosion on the battlefield, which also caused the ship carrying Piper to crash. She escaped with only minor injuries. Believing she had let her squadmates down, Piper ran away and deserted the Grand Army.

Piper made it to Tatooine, and walked into Mos Espa looking for work. She made a living as an escort, and had no qualms about applying her combat training to enforce her "no-nonsense" policy. As a result, she became something of a protector to the other sex workers in her part of town. While the work was not particularly pleasant, she made good money, and she eventually earned enough to purchase a small house.

## Personality and Traits

Despite suffering from confidence issues throughout her life, Piper was a determined woman who always sought to make the best of her situation.

## 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.
* Piper is actually named after the main character of the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black.