CC-1601

CC-1601, nicknamed Phoenix, was the Clone Commander of the 142nd Attack Regiment attached to the 69th Assault Corps (known as the  'Fighitng 69th' ). While the most troopers of the Fighting 69th were considered more free-thinking than was normal, Commander Phoenix was notoriously so. It was believed that there was no other clone in the entire Army more independently minded than Phoenix. Despite this, Phoenix still somehow managed to attain the position of Regimental Commander (how he achieved this was unknown).

During the Clone Wars, Commander Phoenix fought alongside Jedi Knight Mor Lathorne (the Jedi General assigned to the 142nd Attack Regiment). The two often butted heads due their shared bohemian tendencies. Nevertheless the two formed a strong bond of friendship. Unfortunately, during Order 66, Phoenix's inhibitor chip forced him to turn on him. During the attack on the Corellian Jedi Enclave, Commander Phoenix killed Mor's spouse but failed to kill Mor himself, who fled with his son to the Outer Rim world of Tatooine.

At some point after Order 66, Phoenix managed to have his inhibitor chip removed. Almost immediately after Phoenix dissented the Stormtrooper Corps and went into hiding. Nearly 2 decades later Phoenix was tracked down by Mor's son Maxson Lathorne. Phoenix initially assumed Maxson was there to get revenge for his mother's death, but Maxson assured him that his 'Grandfather' Zeck Lathorne (who also served alongside Phoenix) had informed him of Order 66 and the inhibitor chips. Maxson had no ill-will towards Phoenix and had actually come to convince the former Clone Commander to join the Rebel Alliance. Phoenix accepted this offer, seeing it as a way to atone for killing Mor's wife and Maxson's mother. During the Galactic Civil War, Phoenix (once again a Commander) formed a nearly unbreakable bond with Maxson like he had done with his father.