CC-0601 "Ignis" (RP)

## CC-0601

**CC-0601**, nicknamed "**Ignis**", was a clone commander assigned to the 555th legion of the 41st Elite Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Like his brothers, Ignis was born and trained on Kamino. Ignis was a sergeant when the Battle of Geonosis happened, losing his squad in the battle. Following the devastating Battle of Tibrin, Ignis became a lieutenant, a member of the Chronos Platoon of Systems Army Alpha. Ignis was present for the crash-landing of the Systems Army on the moon of Endor, and fought against the hostile natives, as well as bounty hunters. The Battle of Kamino left Ignis badly wounded, although he was later promoted to captain.

He was also present during the First Invasion of Mandalore and the assault on the Citadel, fighting alongside his brothers. Following the Battle of Sullust, Ignis, now a major, was once more wounded severely, and was out of action for several months. Upon his return to action, Ignis fought at the Battle of Kessel, helping to hold the line. Following an unsuccessful attack on Felucia, as well as the temporary truce between the CIS and Republic, Ignis joined Grand Admiral Tarkin in a mission in the Senex-Juvex Sector, participating in the combat over Ossel II.

Shortly afterwards, Ignis was promoted to senior commander of the 555th Legion following Fil's death. Later, Ignis led the Legion in the retaking of the Liberation. Under Jedi General Arye Prays, Ignis would take a detachment to rescue the 327th Star Corps, then a smaller group to Nar Shaddaa. Afterwards, he would rejoin with the remainder of his troops at Geonosis, before returning to the flagship, the Secura. Ignis and the Legion took to the frontlines on the planet of Kashyyyk, taking several critical ports and bases from the Confederacy and battling against a hostile Wookiee group.

## Biography

### Early Life

Born on Kamino, CT-0601 spent the early years of his life training with others, showing an abnormally strict adherence to protocol, as well as significant camouflage skills. By 22 BBY, he was ranked a sergeant, leading a squad. CT-0601 would participate in the Battle of Geonosis, where he was the sole survivor of his squad. After Geonosis, CT-0601 was assigned to the 41st Elite Corps, gaining the nickname "Ignis" shortly afterwards.

CT-0601 would later be present with the 41st Elite Corps at the Battle of Tibrin. Losing many squadmates and brothers, he adopted the double stripe to honor them, alongside many others. After the battle, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, being placed in the Chronos Platoon of Systems Army Alpha.

### Endor

When Systems Army Alpha crashed on the forest moon of Endor, CT-0601 was among the forces trapped there. Part of the reconnaissance force that encountered hostile Ewoks, Ignis utilized his skill with camouflage to blend into the forest, providing covering fire for the front line with his DC-15x sniper rifle. When the bounty hunters sent to the planet ambushed the Systems Army, Ignis moved directly to the fight, hiding among the trees and firing shots at them, until the forest was set on fire by the hunters. Retreating, Ignis defended the extraction zone, becoming stranded on the moon for a few days before being recovered by Republic ships.

### Battle of Kamino

At the Battle of Kamino, Ignis was stationed at the first corridor, near the hangar. When the rhydonium LAAT exploded, Ignis was caught in the blast and severely injured. Some time into the battle, he regained consciousness and rejoined the fray. Once the area was clear, Ignis went off, despite his wounds, to help extract wounded. For the entire Battle of Kamino, the lieutenant continued to do so, getting a good number of his brothers out safely. After the battle, Ignis collapsed from his injuries and spent some time recovering in the medbay. Some point after the battle, Ignis was promoted to the rank of captain, leading Espresso Company.

### Post-Kamino

Ignis participated in the assault on the Citadel with his brothers, helping attack the courtyard. During the battle, Ignis aided in the evacuation of injured troopers.

Ignis participated in the First Invasion of Mandalore, although he was not directly involved in the action.

### Battle of Sullust

At the Battle of Sullust, Ignis participated in the combat, leading his troops into action. Ignis accompanied the Jedi General he was serving under, Iri Camas, into the underground of the city, although Iri left to face his fate. During the combat, Ignis was severely injured, and spent months recovering from his injuries sustained in the battle. Ignis was promoted to major following the battle, serving as second-in-command to CC-3714 "Fil".

### Return to action

After recovering from his injuries, Ignis joined the 41st at the Battle of Kessel. Initially, Ignis served as a sniper, basing out of a tower at the administration building. He held the line while air support dropped napalm on the enemy lines, and subsequently repeated. From there, he served as cavalry, attacking from his BARC speeder. He engaged the invading forces for a while, but eventually retreated to the Republic base. There, he directed clones manning the defense turrets, helping end the battle in the favor of the Republic.

Ignis was not involved in front-line action at the unsuccessful attack on Felucia, instead serving scout duty. The encounter with Ewok-like creatures, combined with the many deadly encounters on the planet which forced the attack force to retreat, left Ignis injured for several days. Upon recovering, Ignis once more worked to hone his skills, training with Fil, who he came to be good friends with during the time.

### Senex-Juvex

Some time later, the majority of the 41st joined Grand Admiral Tarkin on his mission in the Senex-Juvex sector. Over Ossel II, Ignis fought alongside his commander, utilizing his skills with the sniper rifle against pirates. Ignis, Fil, "Yoshi", and CC-1004 "Gree" worked closely together. At the bridge of the ship, Ignis brought down the pirate captain with sniper fire, allowing for the capture of the pirate. Subsequently, Ignis would spend significant time over Ossel II. When General Luminara Unduli fell to the dark side, Ignis was one of the troops who attempted to capture her, and suffered an arm wound in the struggle. After an unsuccessful pursuit which ended with the traitorous general escaping, Ignis returned to the medical bay, where he was present when Fil died from his wounds.

Growing increasingly cold after the death of Fil, Ignis eventually struck a sort of friendship with Tarkin. Now the commander of the 555th Legion, Ignis assumed leadership, his designation changed to CC-0601. After the first assassination attempt on Tarkin, Ignis and his troops took up bodyguard and security duties over the station. When the clone claiming to be "Torrent" arrived at Ossel II, Ignis grew suspicious, and eventually brought his suspicions to Tarkin. The pair eventually discovered the identity of "Torrent" as the clone formerly known as "Bouncer", thought to be KIA.

Hearing about the tragedy on Coruscant, Ignis was less horrified than most others who heard about it, although he spoke little of it. Afterwards, Ignis and the 41st aided in the retaking of the Liberation, and was present during the capture of the pirate Dway Ne. At the arrival of "Ember", Ignis aided Tarkin in apprehending the mysterious pilot. Although his first attempt, using stealth, was met with failure, he turned on tractor beams and provided sniper fire, allowing the gunship to be felled and its pilot taken into custody. After several failed attempts to contain the pilot, Ignis was relieved when Ember was sent to be with the 322nd. After a short time, Ignis and the 555th returned to Eriadu.

### Eriadu and Rugosa

On Eriadu, shortly after settling in, Ignis was informed of the new Senior General of the 41st, Satele Shan, and the General of the 555th he would be working with, Arye Prays. While preparing for their arrival, a communication from the thought-dead 327th Star Corps was intercepted, noting their location on the moon Rugosa. Under the direction of General Prays, Ignis and a detachment of the 555th went to the moon to retrieve the surviving Star Corps members. When pirates attacked, Ignis fought alongside his men in defense of the camp, although the Jedi present made the fight fairly short. Returning to their Acclamator transport, Ignis watched the aging flagship, the Steadfast, as it was destroyed by sabotage.

After returning to Eriadu, Ignis settled down once more, using the quiet time to catch up on paperwork. Upon the arrival of the Nebula-class Secura, named for the late Jedi General of the 327th, Ignis noted how impressive the ship was. Ignis also took time while at the base there to get to know his men. Speaking with "Rushed", the Marshal Commander of the 327th, Ignis informed him of the fate of his men, before reporting on the fate of the Steadfast to Grand Admiral Tarkin. Dealing with the 415th clone known as "Neo" several times, Ignis would eventually lose his temper with him after hearing the clone compliment the former General Luminara Unduli. Later, Ignis would be contacted by General Arye Prays, informing him of a mission in Hutt Space, which a small detachment would be taken to.

### Nar Shaddaa

Accompanying the General, Ignis aided in setting up camp there. While he mainly stayed to supervise and patrol the camp and ships, he still handled paperwork remotely. Reading through reports from Geonosis, Ignis would be disappointed in the high number of losses suffered on the planet. Ignis would meet with Hunter of Clone Force 99, providing a team of engineers to help fix their ship. Later, Ignis would return to Geonosis to reunite with his troops.

### Geonosis

Upon arrival at Geonosis, Ignis immediately moved to inspect the Legion troops present, before settling in to handle necessary paperwork. Upon Arye's orders, Ignis would take a carbon-frozen Nimbus Commando, Titan, to the Secura. Ignis would meet the clone captain known as "Caffeine", approving of the captain's practical nature. While Ignis was out on an inspection of the artillery positions, a section of the base, primarily 415th troops, would be locked down due to a mutated brainworm outbreak, which he would not be aware of until afterwards. Departing the planet, Ignis learned of the death of Caffeine from reports after the survivors.

### After Geonosis

Following the taking of Geonosis, Ignis would remain on the Secura while some of the 41st went on a classified exploration mission. During the time, Ignis would continue doing his duties as necessary, although Grand Admiral Tarkin minimized his paperwork load.

### Kashyyyk

Ignis and the 555th would go with the rest of the 41st, the 327th, the 415th, and the Clone Assassin division on the Kashyyyk campaign. After securing a landing site, Ignis and the 555th would spearhead the campaign, taking the lead in a march to the Wartaki Sea. Following a few skirmishes with the CIS, they would encounter resistance when a band of hostile Wookiees attacked a Clone Assassin and several 555th troops on a peaceful mission. Initially, Ignis would hold back to see if peace could be negotiated and to let the Clone Assassins operate, but after the collapse of the first Republic base by Wookiee saboteurs, he and the 555th engaged the warriors of the village in their home tunnels, slaughtering them to the last Wookiee over several days of brutal warfare. Afterwards, Ignis would lead the siege of the largest CIS base in the region, then begin to work alongside a village of Wookiees opposed to the CIS control of the planet. Ignis would promote CT-4444 "Clubs" to the captain of Espresso Company, replacing the late Caffeine, and begin examining one CT-1974 for membership in the same company, trusting both with sensitive missions. The siege of the northern CIS port, their final objective, did not go as well as planned, but numerous clones were saved by the actions of Clubs, who Ignis would give a promotion to Major. Additionally, he would promote CT-1974 to a lieutenant of Espresso Company, turning the promising clone over to Clubs' command. Ignis would ask Arye for training in hand-to-hand combat, beginning to accept not calling the man "sir".

## Skills and Abilities

As the commander of the 555th Legion, Ignis was trained in the use of many weapons and tools, as well as military strategy and tactics. Although he had training in hand-to-hand combat, Ignis was primarily a sharpshooter, preferring the use of ranged weaponry. Ignis specialized in the usage of sniper rifles and blaster rifles, routinely taking on enemies from a considerable distance. When forced to engage enemies at closer range, he preferred to use dual DC-17s, but would prefer to fight from a distance, as close combat was not his preferred range. As a commander, Ignis also had gone through training, although he didn't have the same level as the first-generation commanders. A member of the 41st Elite Corps, Ignis was noted to have considerable skill with camouflage and stealth. Utilizing various camouflage and disguises, Ignis fought most of his battles out of sight of the enemy. Even his own troops were known to have trouble seeing him when he didn't want to be seen. Through his time on several planets, Ignis was notable in surviving in different conditions, notably his time stranded on Endor. Additionally, Ignis was noted to have used grenades in combat. On several occasions, Ignis was known to command ground vehicles, such as UT-ATs and SPHAs.

## Equipment

Ignis owned and used various weapons throughout his service. For very long-range combat, he kept a DC-15X, while at any shorter range he would use a DC-15 with an underbarrel grenade launcher. In combat, he also sometimes wielded dual DC-17 blaster pistols. Alongside his other weaponry, he carried smoke grenades, EMP grenades, and thermal detonators into combat regularly.

Ignis wore numerous sets of armor, depending on the location and occasion. Normally, he would wear standard issue clone armor, although the specific type varied throughout his service. However, in cold or dangerous environments, he also possessed a set of snowtrooper armor. Often, his armor would be camouflaged in accordance to the environment, although when not camouflaged, it was green and silver-grey. He also had a cloak for protection from the elements and for use in camouflage or simply hiding. Ignis also possessed a standard officer's uniform and a utility belt.

## Personality and traits

Ignis was fanatically loyal to the Republic, as well as very by-the-book. He would follow Republic regulations to the letter in almost every scenario, although he would be more flexible in some combat situations and preferred unorthodox tactics and strategies. After Endor, Ignis would show some mental scarring from the battle and being stranded, particularly a distinct hatred towards Ewoks and similar creatures, keeping an Ewok-fur rug and coat. Ignis believed that the purpose of the clones was to live, fight, and die for the Republic, never thinking of another life. Even when other clones died, so long as they died serving the Republic he considered it honorable. After the betrayal of General Unduli, Ignis is very distrustful towards the Jedi, only trusting a select few. Having seen other Republic groups in action, Ignis feels some disdain towards several corps who he sees as less than competent. Mercy is not something Ignis considers, and he has no qualms about executing soldiers when necessary and allowed by regulations. Ignis kept a collection of plants from various planets he visited in his office, as ways to remember and learn from past experiences.