CC-1211

"This war has brought me to two separate edges - the darkness and the light. I only manage to stay upright in this unbalance of mine by knowing that my loyalty remains with the Republic, and always shall."

- CC-1211 CC-1211, nicknamed "Boomdodger," was a Senior clone commander of the renowned 456th Marvel Legion that served under the  Viera Cacete during the. He was born from the modified DNA of the   as a  prototype, which led to him constantly being at odds as to whether or not he was a warrior of the dark or light during the war, especially during the middle of the war.

Boomdodger was an expert strategist during the Clone Wars, as well as an expert shot - he put loyalty before anything except friendship, as he cared greatly for the well-being of his soldiers in the 456th. Throughout the war, Boomdodger was constantly sure to pick the right decision, because he knew that one wrong mistake could cost the.

Prior to the closing of the war, Boomdodger had his removed on  alongside Eagle Squad, allowing him to defect against  and save the life of his. He went on to help lead a rebel cell, the Survivors. Throughout the, Boomdodger was trained by Viera and Kahar Zamet to control himself in the , and a lot of his lessons were on combat as well.

During the Rebellion, Boomdodger also became a and the chieftan of his own clan, Clan Prudii'verda, which in  meant "Shadow Warriors." He also became a of, and was often considered the new Jango Fett, because he looked just like the Mandalorian.

Training on Kamino
CC-1211 was born on 32 BBY as one of the first clones produced from the DNA of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett to become a clone trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic. He was chosen upon birth by the Cuy'val Dar sergeant Kal Skirata to become a clone commander during the war, and immediately went into special training once he was of age. The one thing that the Kaminoans had not told him, however, was that he was a Force-sensitive prototype - the Kaminoans were testing giving clones Force-sensitive DNA, in the hopes of making a Force-sensitive clone army, and they would use 1211 to see how this went.

By the time 1211 was able to stop receiving lectures from the Cuy'val Dar sergeants and enter the training simulator tests, he showed expertise and great prowess, which even further increased his already rising reputation. He was considered one of the best in the training facility, although he neglected this, saying that he did not have to be the best to be an effective commander.

After a while, 1211 had proven himself worthy to become a senior clone commander, and he was given command of a group of clone cadets that would one day be part of his legion. They were given the title of the 456th Legion, and 1211 began to place them in solo training simulators that were fit for more advanced clone troopers. While they did not all succeed the first time, he knew that they were just beginning, and gave them all more chances, and he reassured that they all succeeded eventually.

Overseeing the 456th
1211 continued to train hundreds to thousands of clones that would one day become part of his 456th Legion. They all began to show expertise after a while, and 1211 was happy with the results that all of his soldiers gave. He soon decided to fully implement them into the 456th, deeming them completely worthy to join his legion.

Kal Skirata saw the success that 1211 had, and decided to confront him. He congratulated him and asked if he wanted to become something more in the Grand Army, to which 1211 responded what he was in for. Skirata offered 1211 a place as not only a senior commander, but also as an Advanced Recon Commando - once they had been fully completed as a rank in the army. From what 1211 had heard of them, he declined the offer, saying that he did not need "tons of fancy weaponry," and that he had received better training already - and that the 456th had received training that was worthy for an ARC Trooper. Skirata then left, with not much an opinion, although somewhat disappointed at 1211's decline of the offer.

Eagle Squad
On late 24 BBY, the 456th Legion received four new members in its ranks, and these ones were already proven warriors of the Republic, as they had passed the Citadel Challenge twice in a row already, both times showing different types of expertise. They were a squad of clone troopers led by the clone trooper sergeant CT-2176, which they nicknamed "Droidpopper" because of his overuse of EMP grenades, which clones often called droid poppers. They even had a medic, which 1211 started to ponder making the 456th's lead medic. He was very sensitive about an injured comrade, and often rushed to their aid in what seemed like a blink of an eye, which was why he was called "Snapshot." The squad's heavy weapons specialist was CT-8764, and he was known for charging into the lines of fire, which was why they called him Blastcharger. Finally, there was also "Swiper," who was known for his quick maneuvering.

1211 decided to test their skill, so he placed them in the 456th's custom, private training simulator made for training the 456th troopers. Once the course began, 1211 noticed that they took things differently, as they used a different strategy than what 1211 had been giving his past troopers. Not only that, but they coordinated as a team very well, which was just what 1211 believed the 456th had t be about - because it was through teamwork that a battle was won. Once 1211 saw that the clone trooper squad had been quickly advancing, he turned up the difficulty level of the simulator's droids, and they began to fire faster at the group of clones, and also began to throw explosives. But still they pressed onward.

Eventually, the one they called Swiper got shot on the shoulderpad, and he immediately dove to the nearest cover, which was behind everyone else. Snapshot immediately stopped, and cried out to the others. They fell back to the cover Swiper was at, and by the time they were all there, Snapshot was already tending to Swiper's small wound. He told Droidpopper and Blastcharger to keep going and that they would join them, and the other two clones began making for the base of the tower they were supposed to scale.

As they got to the tower, Swiper and Snapshot ran into the lines of fire, and soon enough rejoined them. And within two minutes, they had scaled the tower. 1211 congratulated them, and agreed that they were worthy of the 456th. He decided to call them Eagle Squad, because they beat records in their physical training simulator that day - faster than any other because of their different types of strategies. He welcomed them into the 456th shortly after, and ordered them to rest.

The Truth Revealed
1211 was asked to help oversee the Citadel Challenge run by the squad known as Ultraviolet Squad, whom 1211 was not entirely fond of, because of their disrespectful behavior. When they simulator run began, 1211 noted that they were clearly trained for elite assignments such as this. He knew that they were all aiming for the rank of Advanced Recon Commando, but 1211 did not feel like they were worthy, because while they did work well as a team, they were sloppy. And their disrespectful attitude around the commanders needed to change if they were to be ARC Troopers, once they were released.

Soon enough, after maybe five minutes, their run ended once they reached their objective. When 1211 and the overseeing group went down to give them their final results, their group leader, CT-9922, asked if they were worthy of becoming ARC Troopers. 9922, who was called Roughhouser for starting fights - and then quickly escaping them - was definitely the greatest of them all, but he was the one that gave them their sloppy orders. While Kal Skirata and the ARC commander that was present, Beta, agreed that they were ready, 1211 thought otherwise. He said that their actions were sloppy, and that they had to prove themselves in real battles first. Especially 9922. Roughhouser then got in 1211's face, asking why they had to prove themselves in a real battle first, and 1211 shoved him back with great force, saying that these training simulators were too simple, in his opinion. He then turned around and left the area, heading for the mess hall.

In the mess hall, 1211 sat down with Eagle Squad and began to eat, but then Ultraviolet Squad - called so because they made some other clones shiver just when they were around - entered the room and approached 1211. Roughhouser said that 1211 had to change his mind about them becoming ARC Troopers, but he said it remained how it was until the war had at least begun. Then Roughhouser, in a wave of rage, pushed 1211 out of his bench and he fell to the ground.

Infuriated, 1211 stood up and began to shout at Roughhouser, who shoved him again. He mocked him, asking if he was going to use the Force against him. Unsure as to what 9922 was talking about, 1211 advanced on Roughhouser, but he acted serious now. He asked if 1211 even knew that he was a Force-sensitive prototype, which he did not. Roughhouser and Ultraviolet Squad immediately left, figuring they should not have said anything right then. 1211 began to question what they meant by him being a Force-sensitive prototype, and let them go, for now.

First Battle of Geonosis
On 22 BBY, all the clones that had been prepared for the upcoming war were loaded onto gunships and taken to several Venator-class star destroyers or Acclamator-class assault ships to be taken to the desert world of Geonosis, to save several Jedi Knights and Masters from the Pentranaki arena, and then to assault the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the desert itself. 1211, Eagle Squad and several other members of the 456th went onto a gunship that took them to an Acclamator-class assault ship called the Valiant, and from there they made the jump to lightspeed, towards Geonosis.

On Geonosis, 1211 and Eagle Squad got onto the same gunship and from there were taken to the surface of Geonosis, where most of the Grand Army of the Republic were already at battle with the Separatist battle droids, fighting alongside the extracted Jedi Generals from the Pentranaki arena. Once their gunship landed, they stepped off and 1211 began to fight alongside the Kel Dor Jedi Master Plo Koon. Noting that he was powerful against the weak battle droids, he took a liking into the Jedi, and continued to press onward.

After hours of fighting, the Galactic Republic won the Battle of Geonosis, and most of the clones were sent straight to other worlds, or to Coruscant - which was where the 456th was sent. Throughout the battle itself, 1211 constantly avoided missiles and whatnot from B2 super battle droids, and by the time they were on Coruscant, he was being nicknamed Boomdodger by most clones in the 456th, and directed to as "Commander Boomdodger." Therefore, he finally decided to adopt the nickname Boomdodger.

Mission to Christophsis
The 456th, about two months after the First Battle of Geonosis, was stationed at the crystalline world of Christophsis in order to gather intel for the upcoming final battle between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Already, Clone Captain Rex and Commander Cody had apprehended an apparent traitor, Sergeant Slick, only hours before, and now the only weaponry the Republic had were their cannons. Not only that, but they had also sent the Republic cruisers to Republic space, including the Valiant - which was ordered to leave once the 456th was deployed - in order to obtain supplies.

Now, Boomdodger and the 456th were placed at two of the few remaining Republic outposts, within one of the tall, crystalline towers. There, they prepared small mortar launchers for the nearing droid army, as well as sniper positions for the 456th's snipers - whom specialized in just that. Boomdodger stood at the mortar launchers with the rest of Eagle Squad, save for Droidpopper and Blastcharger, whom were at an outpost on the other side of the large gap between the crystal towers.

Once the droid army was upon them, Boomdodger ordered that the men at his tower begin their assault on the droids. They began to fire their mortar launchers at the droid army - which was not the primary one led by Whorm Loathsom - which signalled for the second outpost to also begin their assault. They managed to catch the droid army by surprise, and also destroyed one of three AATs in the process, but the other two began to fire at the outposts, forcing the clones of the 456th to take cover in order to avoid the explosions provoked by the AATs. Boomdodger stood up and scanned the area, and told Snapshot and his medics to gather any of the survivors and take them to the top of the tower, where they would try and call for a gunship to extract them.

Droidpopper then contacted Boomdodger via their wristcoms, and he told him that they had suffered heavy casualties from the AATs, and that they needed to evacuate immediately. Boomdodger told them to get to the top of their tower and await the arrival of a gunship to extract them. Boomdodger then spun around just as the entrance to the room he stood in exploded. B1 battle droids poured in shortly after, firing at the group of clones. Boomdodger and the surviving men of the 456th, save for the medics and wounded, held off the droids while the wounded were taken to the top of the tower. Eventually Boomdodger threw a thermal detonator, giving the 456th time to escape to the top of the tower. Once there, they looked across to the other outpost, where a gunship was already extracting Droidpopper and his men.

Then Boomdodger looked down at the droid army, which had thinned out, although there were still a few dozen B1 droids and the two AATs. Thinking that in order to allow the gunship to escape, they needed to take those tanks out. Boomdodger ordered the rest of the mortars to be fired at the less weakened tank, and while they were successful, one still remained. It was at that moment that a gunship arrived, and that dozens of other droids were pouring onto the top of the outpost. The remaining members of the 456th Legion got onto the gunship quickly, there were only about twenty-four of them in all at the moment, and then left, careful as not to be shot down.

They returned to the Republic base on Christophsis, where they recovered from their losses at the outposts as the real Battle of Christophsis raged on not far outside. Soon, the battle was won and the Valiant returned to orbit. Eagle Squad and three other 456th members loaded themselves onto a LAAT gunship, and returned to the Valiant, in order to prepare themselves for their next assignment.

Battle of Ryloth
About one month after the Mission to Christophsis, the 456th was deployed to the Twi'lek homeworld Ryloth to help in the effort to free many Twi'lek slaves from the Separatists' grasp. Eagle Squad landed on its surface aboard their gunship, the Flashing Falcon - which they named because it got them to their objective quickly and left in an instant. Once the entirety of the 456th was on Ryloth, their AT-TEs began moving towards the nearest city, called Vuren - which in Twi'leki meant "mountain." Their intel said that the Twi'lek citizens of this city were being held in the center of the city, supposedly mining something hidden beneath the city for the Separatists that neither the Republic nor Twi'leks even knew about. Boomdodger took Eagle Squad and two others with him towards the center of the city to see if indeed the Twi'leks were being held captive there. Once they arrived, they found that the Twi'lek citizens of Vuren were indeed being held there, but before they made a liberation attempt, Boomdodger ordered that all of the 456th spread out and make sure there were not any other Twi'leks in Vuren. If there were, they would have to hold off the attack until they were able to get those Twi'leks out of Vuren - in order to reassure their safety, which was more important than even Boomdodger's own. However, Boomdodger and four other 456th clone troopers stayed behind at the center of the town, out of sight, waiting for reports from two more units, one of which was Eagle Squad.

After a little while, Droidpopper reported that they had found a Twi'lek boy of about six years of age who said, in Basic, that he wanted his mother. Boomdodger, thinking he could not get the boy out of Vuren, told Droidpopper to bring him to the town center and to rendezvous with Boomdodger. Then, Boomdodger told the rest of the 456th to move towards the center of Vuren, and to surround the town center, in order to reassure that they could liberate the Twi'leks from captivity. And after, Boomdodger wanted to find out what it was that the Separatists wanted these slaves to dig up for them - it must have been vital for the Confederacy to win the war.

Once everyone in the 456th was in position, Boomdodger scanned the center once again, and saw that the Twi'leks were not protected from their fire, and spoke into his wristcom for the members of the 456th to check their fire before firing, so that they could reassure the safety of the Twi'leks. He ordered a smaller team to free the slaves once they were locked in battle, and to tell the slaves to escape while they defeated the droids, which consisted of about a dozen super battle droids, two dozen B1 battle droids, and one AAT. Boomdodger finally told the 456th to move in, and to watch out for that tank.

Boomdodger and the members of Eagle Squad, save for Snapshot who was leading the group to free the Twi'lek slaves, moved in and immediately looked for cover behind short walls and whatnot. The fountain in the center of the square was drained, and now was a giant ditch filled with about a dozen Twi'lek slaves, who were cowering now. Boomdodger and three other clones quickly freed the slaves and told them to escape while they covered them. Boomdodger stood up and began to fire at the B2 battle droids, and one fired a missile at them. Boomdodger leaped to the side, and the rocket killed two 456th soldiers. When he came back up, four B1 droids were above him, aiming their blasters down at him, ready to fire, but Boomdodger swung his DC-15A blaster rifle at one of them, then shot it in the head, and spun to the next one, shooting it as well. He then leaped out of the ditch, kicking one droid and firing at it on the way, and then he used evasive maneuvers to avoid being shot by the final droid, and then moving behind it, and tearing off its head. He then spun around and took out a B2 droid.

The last Twi'leks had finally been freed, but the AAT was still a problem, as it was taking out half a dozen to a dozen clones with every shot. Boomdodger ordered them to take cover, but he took out two thermal detonators from his side pouch and charged at the AAT, leaping aside to avoid being shot by it. Then he leaped onto it, opened one hatch, tossed a grenade in, and then climbed up to the top hatch, tossing in another grenade. He then ran along the gun barrel and leaped off just as it exploded, causing a shock wave that threw him forwards about ten extra feet or so. He landed hard on the ground, but easily stood up afterward, turning around and facing the exploded AAT. He then turned to the Twi'leks, who had returned, and saw that the boy was with his mother again. Smiling underneath his helmet, Boomdodger ordered a perimeter sweep around the entirety of Vuren, and then ordered that they return to their flagship, the Valiant, to await further orders.

The Jedi General
After the Battle of Ryloth, the 456th was sent to help in the upcoming battle at Cato Neimoidia. On the way, they received word that they would be receiving their first Jedi General just prior to the battle's beginning. Boomdodger had no idea who their Jedi General would be, but he expected him to be a good warrior that would be a worthy leader for the 456th. Above Cato Neimoidia, Eagle Squad waited aboard the bridge of the Valiant, watching as an Eta-class shuttle landed in the hangar. After a while, they turned around, facing the entrance to the bridge.

A human female then entered the bridge, a warm smile on her face. Boomdodger raised an eyebrow and saluted to her. He directed to her as "general," although she asked that he call her by her real name - Viera. She introduced herself as Viera Cacete. She scanned each one of them, and then her eyes fell upon Droidpopper and waited there for a longer moment, then she approached Boomdodger. She asked him if he was ready for the upcoming battle, to which he replied he was.

Later, Viera asked Boomdodger what he knew about his Force-sensitivity. He said he knew nothing and that he had only heard rumors that he was some sort of a prototype. He said he first heard about this back on Kamino, from Ultraviolet Squad. She said that she would be watching out for him - since he was, after all, a test - and that it was an honor to serve with him.

Battle of Cato Neimoidia
LAAT/i gunships began to fly out of the Valiant. Viera and Eagle Squad were aboard the Flashing Falcon, their official gunship, and in no time made it past the Separatist blockade with help from the 456's Marvel Squadron, a group of nine clone pilots, and were moving down to Cato Neimoidia's surface. Boomdodger stood up on the gunship as two other clones that had come with them on the ride to the surface knelt down in front of him. He looked down at the already raging battle below, wondering how this battle would turn out. Soon enough they landed, and they leaped off of the gunship just before it left again, and they immediately made for cover, behind two cliffsides.

Droids were on the other side of the two cliffsides, and there was a small length between. Boomdodger began to come out of his cover and fire at the droids as Viera, who was on the other side, leaped out of her own cover and deflected laser shots. They were soon able to bypass the droid army, and they began to make their way to their objective: the Separatist citadel. Boomdodger turned to Droidpopper and told him very descriptively what to do, and how he would do it - he would take Eagle Squad around the battle to the citadel, where they would try to take it inside. But before he could finish, Droidpopper raised a hand and said he did not need lectures, he just needed to be told what to do and he would get it done. He and Eagle Squad then left to capture the Separatist citadel.

Meanwhile, Boomdodger and Viera led the rest of the 456th in a frontal assault on the Separatist citadel. There was only one other clone battalion helping them in the assault - the 310th Battalion - but the droid forces began to prove too much for the clones. Boomdodger called a retreat to cover, and for them to set up hidden thermal detonators on the way. Once they reached cover, the droids began to give chase, and once the first few rows of droids had passed over the grenades, Boomdodger pressed a button and activated them, destroying the first few rows of droids, but the others in the back kept on advancing. The 456th and 310th then began to fire on at the droids, beginning to bring out their supply of rocket launchers.

Eventually, the droid army had overcome them, and they were forced to raise their hands in surrender. It was at that moment that all of the battle droids collapsed onto the ground, now disabled, and the clones of the 456th and 310th cheered in victory. Boomdodger looked up at the citadel ahead of them, and managed to make out Eagle Squad waving their hands at the armies below. Boomdodger glanced at Viera, who was smiling up at them, looking primarily at - Boomdodger could clearly tell - Droidpopper.

With the Battle of Cato Neimoidia now won, they returned to the Valiant, where Eagle Squad was honored for their valiance during the battle. Once they were dismissed, Boomdodger turned to Viera and said that it was an honor to fight with her, and that he looked forward to fighting other conflicts at her side. She agreed, and they went off to do their own things, before their next mission.

Battle of Brentaal IV
The cold world of Brentaal IV was being assaulted by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the 456th Legion was being sent to repel the attack. They were receiving aid from the 310th and 684th Battalions - both of which were famed and renowned in the Grand Army. Once the Valiant, alongside the Bloodworthy and the Torrent, were out of hyperspace, they immediately began to take damage from oncoming enemy fire. Boomdodger, alongside Viera in the bridge of the Valiant, looked on at the battlefield, and saw that the enemy had been prepared for them. It seemed they had already claimed Brentaal IV in the name of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and they had established a blockade good enough to possibly hold back the Republic fleet. It consisted of four cruisers, and one Providence-class flagship.

Viera and Eagle Squad made their way to the hangar and boarded the Flashing Falcon, prepared to break through to the surface. Already, V-19 Torrent starfighters and ARC-170 starfighters were being piloted by clones, breaking a path through the Separatist blockade for the gunships to make their wy to the surface. Once they were successful, the gunships made the descent to the surface, and quickly landed, and stayed there to provide cover for the soldiers of the three clone battalions. The pilots were forced to get out as fast as possible, as not to be shot down, and even they joined the raging battle.

Already, because of the immense power of the Separatist forces, the Republic began to fail. While the droids were unable to push back the clone army, they were being shot down quickly, regardless of whether or not they actually had good cover from the gunships. After a while, Boomdodger declared to Viera that they were suffering heavy casualties and that they may have to begin retreating. Viera agreed, but said there was nowhere to go after about a hundred yards, because in that direction was a massive gorge that could cause them to become trapped inside.

Finally, in the knowledge that the Republic had lost the battle of Brentaal IV, Viera ordered that the clone pilots get into the gunships' cockpits again, and that they close the doors facing the droids. Then, the clones of the 456th loaded themselves onto the gunships and took off quickly. The 310th and 684th Battalions followed not long after - they were at other parts on the planet, not far from the 456th's location - and the Republic made the full retreat from Brentaal IV once the few surviving gunships returned to their flagships.

After the Republic retreat, the Separatists realized that they had suffered little losses, and that only one of their Dreadnought-class cruisers was damaged only slightly. Knowing that eventually they would launch another attack on Brentaal IV, they strengthened their defenses, meanwhile the clone battalions returned to Coruscant.

ARC Troopers
The remainder of the 456th from the incident on Brentaal IV received new members, building the amount of troopers in the legion to about seven thousand, therefore making them short about three thousand. Boomdodger received word from his old rival on Kamino, CT-9922, that the Advanced Recon Commando was finally completely opened to the clone troopers that had been deemed worthy enough to become one - and this rank was rare. Wanting to go see them in action on Kamino, the 456th traveled to Kamino, just as they received word of an impending attack on the planet.

On Kamino, Boomdodger was met by Roughhouser, who looked at Boomdodger uncomfortably - most likely because of his apparent Force-sensitivity - and then "welcomed" Boomdodger back to his homeworld of Kamino. Boomdodger noticed that Roughhouser was an ARC Trooper already, and this annoyed him greatly, because he told Skirata and Beta that he did not need to become an Advanced Recon Commando, at least not yet. He had not seen Roughhouser in action.

Boomdodger and Viera went to oversee the test of a squad of clone troopers who were trying to become ARC Troopers, and saw that they had received elite training that seemed to outmatch the training the 456th had received. This was probably because the Republic wanted to keep the ARC Troopers elite - and not keep it so that a whole legion of clone troopers had training reminiscent of ARC training, so they must have raised the amount of training required. Boomdodger was slightly aggravated, although was also somewhat glad the ARC Troopers were being given extra training.

Eventually, Viera and Boomdodger received word from the control room there at Tipoca City that the Separatists were beginning their invasion of Kamino. They returned to the 456th, who were currently defending a large open area outside of the military complex.

Battle of Kamino
"This was definitely a major battle during this war, but what if the Separatists had won? What would have happened then?"

- Boomdodger, after the battle

The 456th made for cover as they fired at the Trident-class assault ships that were springing out of the water, clinging onto the rounded structures of Tipoca City. Boomdodger and Viera immediately made for the nearest cover, and Boomdodger looked over the top of his short cover, and saw that the Trident ships did indeed have laser cannons. Then he noticed a droid shuttle that was coming in for a landing, right there on the large platform they stood upon. He turned to Viera, who was also watching the shuttle, then she placed a hand on his head as if she had a headache. She said she suddenly felt cold, and that whatever was on that shuttle was not good.

Viera shouted out for a heavy weapons specialist to fire their rocket launcher at the shuttle. Blastcharger, who was standing nearby, called for a rocket launcher, and a clone with a launcher came running beside him. Blastcharger ordered the clone to fire at the shuttle, and he fired at it. But before the rocket itself could hit the shuttle, it exploded in front of it, the shuttle's apparent shield showing what it could withstand. Viera immediately stood up and walked away from her cover, lightsaber activated She deflected laser shots flying at her, and watched as the shuttle landed.

Boomdodger told Blastcharger to bring out a team of minigun clone troopers, so Blastcharger grinned, laughed, and took up his own Z-6 rotary blaster cannon - which he liked to call the Terrorist - and then called for others. They then fired at the oncoming aqua droids, thinning out their lines significantly, although more kept on coming. Also, those Trident-class assault ships were becoming a problem as they continued to fire their cannons, while also trying to break through into the military facility. Boomdodger called for two rocket launchers, and ordered them to fire at the nearest Trident ship. It fell to the ground, giving the 456th extra cover to hide behind.

Throughout the battle, Boomdodger especially watched two clones' actions. Their clone numbers were CT-4892 and CT-7922, and their nicknames were Evade and Flare. Evade was known for his evasive maneuvering, meanwhile Flare was known to draw the enemy's fire. They worked well together, Flare drew their fire, meanwhile Evade took them out with ease.

Meanwhile, the droid shuttle had landed and a dark, hooded figure stepped off of the boarding ramp. He glanced at Boomdodger, his eyes glowing yellow, and Boomdodger could barely make out a human face with pale skin, although his face was very much hidden. Then he turned to Viera and reached for something at his side. His hand emerged from beneath his cloak, holding a lightsaber that glowed red once activated. He pointed its blade at Viera, and called out to her, using her name, which made Viera flinch, wondering how he knew her name. He said he had come to finish the legacy of the family of Cacete, and then he locked into a duel with Viera.

Boomdodger fired at droids as he watched the duel commence. Eventually, Viera managed to disarm the Sith-like figure, then she kicked him, making him fall to the ground. She raised her lightsaber to deliver the killing strike, but he raised his hand and suddenly Viera screamed, clearly in pain. She clutched her head as she dropped her lightsaber, a hiss sounding in Boomdodger's ears as it deactivated. Then the Sith threw Viera beside Boomdodger, where she stopped, unconscious, but not dead, thankfully.

Boomdodger looked up at the Sith, assuming that was who he was, and he cackled. Snarling, Boomdodger charged at the Sith and tackled him, but the Sith only punched him backwards. Boomdodger took his DC-17 blaster pistols, and fired at the Sith, who used the Force to bring his lightsaber to him, allowing him to deflect the shots just as they reached him. One blaster bolt hit Boomdodger in the shoulder, and he fell back. He looked up at the Sith, asking to know who he was. He stood up and aimed his pistols at him again, but did not fire.

The Sith said his name was Kawn, and that he was a secret Sith apprentice of Count Dooku. Boomdodger shook his head in disgust, and said that if Kawn was going to invade Kamino, his home, then he would need something more than just the Force and his lightsaber. Kawn laughed and said his work was done, and he walked back to the shuttle, which took off once he boarded the ship. Boomdodger sighed, looking around him - finding out that the aqua droids were all taken out, as well were the Trident ships. Boomdodger turned to Viera, who was now being put on a stretcher by Droidpopper and Snapshot.

While the Battle of Kamino was won, the 456th suffered the casualty of Viera being injured. Apparently, according to the Togruta Jedi Master Shaak Ti, Kawn had used the Force to damage Viera's mind. She had to receive cranial implants so that she could maintain her mind more easily, but it would be unstable.

Then Boomdodger was told that the Separatists were fleeing back towards Rishi, one of the nearest planets to Kamino, where they would rendezvous to try and launch a small assault on Kamino once again. Boomdodger said that he would take the 456th there now to intercept them, but figured it would be harder than before because Viera was still in the infirmary at Tipoca City.

Incident on Rishi
The Valiant came into Rishi's orbit, and immediately saw one Providence-class cruiser above Rishi, but it did not attack the Acclamator-class assault ship. Boomdodger noticed that it was slightly damaged, and figured that now would be a good time to attack, but decided not to and to just slip by the cruiser in gunships. They got onto their gunships, and then got down to the surface of Rishi, a dense jungle planet inhabited by the bird-like species, the Rishii.

Their LAAT/i gunships flew down to the surface quickly, trying not to attract too much attention, and dropped off the members of the 456th - and only a small force of about five hundred soldiers were sent. The gunships left, and Boomdodger led the 456th around the jungles of Rishi, in search of the Separatist droids that fell back from Kamino. But at first sight, they were unable to find any, and he wondered if they had even landed on the planet. His question was answered when he saw a large squad appearing on front of them, beginning to fire at them.

The 456th took cover and returned the fire, but suddenly blaster bolts appeared behind them, killing some of the clones. Some of them spun around to see aqua droids swimming out of a lake, firing at them. They returned the fire once again, and eventually they realized they were surrounded when droids appeared on the sides as well. The 456th clones got down low to avoid being shot, but it still did not help much as they only had cover on two sides. They were quickly being overrun, and they had not expected this amount of droids nor the ambush, so they did not think to bring rocket launchers and whatnot.

Eventually, the droids nearly completely overcome them, but the 456th's LAAT/i gunships appeared once again, and Boomdodger looked up into the sky. He saw that the Providence-class cruiser was on fire, and that it seemed to be growing bigger as it fell to the surface of Rishi. The droids were being thinned out, and so far the 456th had lost many soldiers, the amount of casualties had cut them down to two hundred fifty soldiers. The gunships landed, and they boarded them, quickly escaping. As they ascended into the air, Boomdodger looked down at the many corpses of clones, knowing he had made a mistake through his actions.

They returned to the Valiant, and from there jumped to lightspeed and returned to Kamino. At Kamino, the 456th Legion obtained more clone troopers to enter their ranks, and also picked up Viera from the infirmary. She now had an implant that was visible around the top left corner of her left eye. Boomdodger also decided to implement Evade and Flare into Eagle Squad, because they showed great courage through the Battle of Kamino, and the incident on Rishi.

From there, they went to Coruscant, where they rested.

Mercy Mission
Eagle Squad was sent to the desert planet Tatooine to help the spaceport Mos Halona against a group of Tusken raiders that had been recently attacking the town.

Personality and traits
"Viera: "Boomdodger? Is something wrong?" Boomdodger: "What? Oh, it's nothing, Viera. Just another one of those disturbances." Viera: "I sense it is more than just that." Boomdodger: "Well, yeah. This battle, I feel like it is going to end many lives today.""

- Viera and Boomdodger prior to the Invasion of Corellia Boomdodger was courageous on the field, and considered one of the greatest leaders the Republic ever had. He usually acted like a leader should on the field of battle, he was often strict and would make sure an order was carried out, but in reality, he was often soft to his soldiers in the 456th, and was usually calm when not in battle, because there were often times during the Clone Wars when his Force-sensitivity, which was somewhat unstable because he was a prototype, when he felt unbalanced between the light and the dark, as both sides of the Force were pulling at him, pulling him deeper into the abyss of despair, but he often managed to come around, especially with guidance from his Jedi General, Viera Cacete.

Boomdodger disliked the idea of ARC Troopers - although he did not dislike them as a whole - mostly because it was just as easy to give any other clone trooper of the Republic special training as complex as ARC Trooper training - which he believed was not that complex in reality. He also disliked their armor, because Boomdodger believed that with less armor, he could be more mobile and effective during battle, which was why he declined the offer for a shoulder pauldron just prior to the Battle of Geonosis.

While Boomdodger believed that to be an effective commander, he had to befriend his comrades in arms, he also thought he needed to get to know the Jedi he worked with more, so that he knew how to coordinate with them and whatnot. All throughout the war, he and Viera Cacete would often exchange talks on their past, although Boomdodger's - in his opinion - was mostly dull as he had only trained on Kamino as a prototype clone, and fought through the ongoing war.

Phase I
Boomdodger's Phase I clone commander armor was not that unique when it came to the actual armor, but he was creative with his bright blue armor markings. Both chestpieces on his armor had blue lines running diagonally down towards his stomach, and then they stopped. His shoulderpads were completely blue, and on his left shoulder he wore an attached antenna. He wore a bandoleer around his torso, which he sometimes did not wear since he felt it wore him down. His helmet was equipped with a blue fold down rangefinder, and another antenna on the left side of his helmet, to help with communication signals. His helmet was also equipped with a night vision system within the helmet, which would allow him to see in the dark without needing a floodlight, which he felt could give his position away when against enemies.

Below his waist he wore a kama, which was lined with blue markings, and also gave him extra protection on his upper legs. Boomdodger usually felt that his top half was more mobile when in a battle, and that his bottom half was not as much as his legs were limited as to how much they could move and bend, which was the reason he wore a reinforced kama, which did only protect his thighs mostly - although it did the job well.

Boomdodger also thought that the lack of extra armor on his upper half would help with being more mobile during battle, which is why he neglected the offer for a shoulder pauldron before entering the war, thinking he would be better off without it. This was also part of the reason he sometimes did not wear his bandoleer throughout the Clone Wars.

Phase II
Boomdodger's Phase II equivalent of his senior clone commander armor was very similar to his Phase I variant. The armor markings were almost the exact same. He still wore a bandoleer, and had the antenna on his left shoulderpad, as well as two antennas on his helmet - one of which was his rangefinder. His night vision was improved with his Phase II variant, and with his Phase II armor came a holoprojector, allowing him to speak more "directly" to his generals and other comrades in arms. Keeping the same beliefs that his legs were less protected than his torso and head, he continued to wear a kama, however this time it was more reinforced with a tougher leather, and parts of his armor - mostly his boots, kneepads, and gauntlets, were reinforced with stronger plastoid as well - although it was not entirely visible, as it all looked the same.

His helmet was also a bit different, as it was a completely different design from not only the Phase I helmet, but also the Phase II equivalent. While it was still a Phase II helmet, he kept aspects of the Phase I version, and had a unique visor and improved life support system. He painted the breathers blue as well, because his helmet felt dull in his opinion, and he also painted lines within the indented area at his cheek area. This further showed his creativity when it came to his armor.

Behind the scenes

 * Boomdodger's clone trooper number as of March 14, 2016 is "CC-1211," although for the entirety that he existed prior, his CT number was "CC-1121." The author felt that 1211 felt more "striking," and also seemed easier to pronounce.
 * CC-1211's character has gone through many changes over the years since May 2012. Originally, he was a clone commander of the "374th Lead Battalion," and eventually he became a lieutenant in the 501st Legion. His most recent change, which is now final, is him being the senior clone commander of the 456th "Marvel Legion." In the early stages of development in 2012, he became a rebel leader, and later started training as Jedi, even though there was no mention of Force-sensitivity prior to that point in his story.
 * Boomdodger's clone trooper armor has gone through many changes. Originally, it was gear from the Clone Wars Advenures game by Daybreak Games, which he was originally based off of. Eventually, he received more custom armor designs, and recently, since late summer of 2015, received armor designs that are completely unique from other clone armors.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Republic 
 * The Clone Wars: Shadows of Darkness
 * The Clone Wars: Fires of War