Jesse

CT-5597

> "This is what I was bred for. But it's also my choice."
> — Jesse
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**CT-5597**, nicknamed "**Jesse**," was an Advanced Recon Commando Lieutenant who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. A soldier of the 501st Legion, Jesse served under Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Clone Captain Rex while fighting the Separatist Droid Army from the Battle of Mimban to the Battle of Anaxes. During his service, he was promoted to the rank of Clone Lieutenant in the final days of the galaxy-wide conflict.

Bred from the genetic template of Jango Fett, a human bounty hunter, Jesse was a hard-fighting patriot who proudly wore the crest of the Galactic Republic on his helmet. He was elevated to the status of ARC trooper by the time of the Battle of Anaxes; following the Battle of Yerbana, Jesse joined the 332nd Company, a detachment of the 501st Legion that had been sent to Mandalore, to overthrow the former Sith apprentice Maul.

   Following the battle, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, enacted Order 66 while they were en route with Maul to Coruscant. Jesse became completely loyal to Sidious as a result of his inhibitor chip's programming. He attempted to execute Ahsoka Tano, a former Jedi Padawan, and arrest Clone Commander Rex for being suspected of not obeying the Order, although his inhibitor chip would be removed by the combined efforts of the two. Freed from his programming, Jesse ultimately gave his life to ensure that Tano and Rex survived the doomed *Venator*-class Star Destroyer *Tribunal*, which crashed on the Caduto moon. His body was then later recovered and buried by Tano and Rex, as were the rest of his men, including Clone Sergeant Ridge, with their helmets being placed above their graves to to mark the troopers' final resting place.

## **Personality and traits**

The clone known as "Jesse" was a hard-fighting patriot who proudly wore the Republic crest on his helmet. Like his fellow clones in the tight-knit 501st Legion, Jesse was loyal to his Jedi General, Anakin Skywalker. Among his fellow clone troopers, Jesse was well known to have a sense of humor, and Fives referenced it prior to their planned execution, believing that Jesse had simply made another joke.

After the execution of Order 66, Jesse turned against the Jedi Order and became blindly loyal to Darth Sidious. As a result of his programming, Jesse lost all parts of his personality that allowed him to distinguish himself from the others. He tried to apprehend Rex for acts of suspicion and ceaselessly attempting to kill his friend Ahsoka Tano, both without a second thought. However, after the chip was removed Jesse regained his true personality, and was more than willing to die in order to ensure the safety of his two Commanders without a second thought.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 6: The Deserter" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 16: How to Infiltrate a Base"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 27: Carnage of Krell"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 67: The Bad Batch"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 69: Unfinished Business"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 72: Old Friends Not Forgotten"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 74: Shattered"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 11: Operation Knightfall" (2018 edition only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 75: Victory and Death"
* *Rylla's Bounty* — "Reprise" (hologram only)