CT-6873

"They told us that we were made to serve the Republic and to sacrifice our lives for victory... On Umbara Captain Rex made me realize that we are not droids and that we are not programmed and that we should stand up against orders that are wrong""

- Brando confessing to his wife about his military career.

CT-6873, nicknamed Brando, was a clone trooper during the Clone Wars and was part of Hellfire sqaud his sqaud members where Jan Templar, Falco, Kilso, Vak and Sev. Brando later during the war became a Company Sergeant in Torrent Company a unit of the famed 501st Legion in the Grand Army of the Republic, a First Lieutenant in his service in the Galactic Empire and a Captain in the Rebel Alliance corps and later Renegade Sqaudron. Brando was a loyal tough, agressive trooper although the loyalty to his brothers and his commanders was a constant conflict in himself during the near end of the Clone Wars. After the Galactic Civil War he was diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). He had a strong friendship with Captain Rex. After the Clone Wars he then had a loyal but distrespectful relationship with his fellow non-clone Imperial Commanders but half of the Commanders failed to live to tell the tale. After Brando left the Empire he married a Human woman named Anlelia where they lived on Salucmei until Brando and his squad joined the Alliance. Brando and his squad where picked to assist X2 to search the Galaxy to find X1. The Alliance was able to stop the advanced growth in the Clones of with the help of Princess Leia and her research teams Brandos aging slowed by 45 percent.

Early life
Brando was a quiet cadet during his time on Kamino he was rough and enthusiastic when it came to the practical training sessions being hosted by Jedi Clone X2 who was extremely proud of them and saw them off when they left for Geonosis. At the beginning of their practice test unknowingly Jango Fett the Bounty Hunter who gave his DNA to be cloned was watching their performance. The practice ended with Hellfire squad failing Jango spoke to them afterwards and he offered to train them till they needed to retake the test. When they took part in the test they succeed with Jango Fetts Mandolorian combat training. After the test he personally gave them their graduation medals.

Career
Brando had been promoted to Corporal on the Battle of Geonosis after destroying a small Separatist droid foundry and crushing a whole hive of Geonosians and was promoted to Clone Sergeant on the Second Battle of Felucia for destroying a Separatist communications post during the mid of the Clone Wars and was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Galactic Empire after the death of her former Lieutenant Hotrod during the Battle of Kashyyk and after leaving the Empire, Brando had lived with a Clone named Cut Lawquene who had deserted the Republic after the First Battle of Geonosis.Brando and his squad had lived with Cut until the Rebel Alliance was formed and Hellfire joined the Alliance. Brando had been a Captain in the Alliance and its Renegade Squadron.

Training on Kamino
Brando was born in 32 BBY on Kamino. He was put in a squad alongside other side clone cadets named Jan,Templar,Falco,Sev,Vak and Kilso. Up until there Teenager years they where trained under Clone Jedi named X2 and where put through Fire arms training, Weapons training, Practical Training.Brando and his sqaud where put to the test and where going through a practical test which determined there graduation and career. They failed there first test but fortuately for Hellfire Jango Fett watchted their test and told Hellfire that he would be training them and make past the test. They past their test but Jango Fett sabotaged the test to test their soldier skills in order to complete their objective. They past the test and Jango Fett was proud to give them their graduation medals. After their training they where sent off to battle.

First Battle of Geonosis
Brando was sent to Geonosis to rescue the Jedi in the Arena although the rescue was a success but they lost one trooper during the operation which who was one of Brando's closest brothers. As they flew down to the battle to drop off Mace Windu Brando was taken to the foward Command post along wih Master Yoda. Minutes later Brando and his sqaud where needed on a high vaule target capture mission, their target was Count Dooku. Padme Amidala saw to that she was the one to capture Count Dooku as well so she volunteered to come along. Once they got there Count Dooku had already fled the building with Brando, Padme and his sqaud trying to shoot his starship down but to only have him still fleeing Geonosis. Later the 501st where mopping up droid forces on Geonosis lead by Mace Windu. While the battle commenced the 501st where reaching a small droid foundry as they where heading towards it Brando's friend Sharp was dragged down to the catacombs by a Geonosian worker. Brando and his sqaud where following the screams of his brother through the catacombs killing Geonosian troops in his path. Until the screams stopped he was just a room away, he blew the door and found Sharp dead. His chest plate filled with slashes and stab holes. Brando set detonaters and blew the foundry and it sunk to the ground. From then on Brando could never get Sharp's screams out of his head.

Battle of Jabiim
During the battle of Jabiim the 501st where sent to Jabiim and suffered heavy losses. Brando and Alpha during the battle saved a crew of clone troopers from the wreckage of a LA-AT Gunship. As they where heavily out numbered Alpha formed a two team strike force to rescue the survivors. Team One would cover Team Two while they got the survivors out of the wreckage. While they where saving the crew the enemy force where surrounding Alphas strike treams. As Alpha called a plea for LA-AT air support Brando placed a beacon on the a building that was close to the swarming enemy force. Once the LA-AT Gunships came to assit the two teams secured the survivors on the gunships. Near the end of the battle Brando constantly was in close quater combat with the Jabiim soldiers he mowed down 45 Jabiim soldiers while trying to the reach the extraction. Brando could hear the screams of fellow 501st troopers being torn apart by the Jabiim forces. He attempted to jump of the gunship to rescue them but he felt Padawan Anikan Skywalkers grip pulling him onto the evac ship.

RAS Prosecutor
Torrent Company where stationed on the RAS Prosecutor for 2 weeks to assist with preventing Separatist forces from reaching Corellian space. However Trandoshan forces attacked the ship. Brando and his squad barely survived the attack. When the squad witnessed executions of Clone troopers Brando planned to rescue Clone troopers throughout the ship. Under the floor in the ship Hellfire managed to build a small base and a medical camp from the medical bay. They managed to save 29 Clone soldiers during

First Battle of Kamino
Brando and his squad where holding off battle droids trying to land in one of Tropicas main hangers. When Brando saw that it would be a defeat a ARC Trooper squad called "Night Fury" helped Brando and his squad defeat the droids in the hangar. And Brando witnessed the deaths of young clone cadets which haunts him till his dying day.

Second Battle of Kamino
"Mandorlorian Protecters?? Ha! more like Madorlorian Rankweeds!!"-

―Brando to Sev during the attack on the Republic Garrison

Brando and his squad where one also part of the Clone Garrison that foiled the Separatist and Mandolorian invasion how ever Templar was injured during the battle. Brando witnessed a Clone named Spar who Brando could not believe his eyes when he saw that it was a clone that was conspiring with the CIS. Before Brando could confirm if it was a clone he was attacked by a Mandolorian Protector Commander who in the end Brando killed. Hellfire squad along the other clone troopers in that garrison foiled the plans of destroying the cloning facility on Kamino they where congratulated among the high leaders of the Republic.

Third Battle of Kamino
"If the Seps are coming back again to Kamino they better bring their best droids to crush the 501st!!!" ―Brando to Fives and Echo during their land on Kamino

The 501st where sent back to Kamino which meant Brando and his squad would be back to defend Kamino. Brando and his squad held off again in a hanger against a squadron of Aqua droids soon later in the battle along with a ARC Trooper and Skaak-Ti. When the battle was reaching its end Brando ran to the aid of General Skywalker and thankfully to Brandos efforts he stole the DNA Container which Separatist Assassin Assaj Ventress stole. Hellfire squad was congratulated by the High leaders of Republic for single highhandedly saving the Republic and its Cloning Facilities for a second time.

Battle of Christophsis
Brando was part of the 501st force on Christophsis and held off the Seperatist first attack at the crippled Republic force. While fighting off the driod forces Brandos sqaudmate Templar was injured from an explosion and broke his leg. After gaining a friend from the 212th Attack Battion a Clone Private named Coltz had ordered his squad mates Kup and Dareen to extract Templar while the rest gave cover fire. After the costly battle the Seperatist launched a second attack but with a deflector shield which could withstand the force of heavy cannons General Skywalker and his Padawan Ashoka Tano sneaked behind enemey lines to destroy the deflector shield. While the Clones defended the heavy cannons Brando was in close quater combat with a Super Battle Droid which was choking Brando and was ready to blast him in the chest but General Obi-Wan Kenobi sliced the droids arm and Brandos skin was saved. Brando, Colt and their sqauds held off the opposing force and the Jedi destroyed the shield which gave the Heavy cannons a chance to destroy most of the enemey force so the rest of the clone trooper infantry can mop up the rest of the droid forces.

Battle of Teth
""All this for a hutt?""

- Brando to Sev on Teth

Brando and the 501st forces where sent to Teth to rescue Jabba's son in the monastary. Once they landed they climbed up the clif and to meet the droid resistence. Torrent Company was lost on the way up. Once they secured the monastary General Skywalker and Padawan Tano found Jabba's son. As they made contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi the CIS made their second attack Brando held off the temple but soon found himself and six other clones prisoner. Captain Rex broke free of his capture followed by Brando, Jan Templar they held off the droids at the downed AT-AT and survived until the 212th reinforcements came.

Battle of Orto Plutonia
""Whoa thats a lot of angry natives!""

- Brando

A Republic outpost on Orto Plutonia was no longer operational. The 501st where sent in to investigate to find that the Republic troopers where killed. A droid outpost was also attacked by the same forces that attacked the Republic outpost which they found out was a race native to the planet named the Taltz. Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi met the leader of the Taltz and issued a meeting between Chairman Chi Cho which ended up the with the Taltz declaring war. Brando and Templar along with a platoon of troopers where order to protect the chairman. Brando, Templar and Captain Rex where the last of the survivors.

Battle on Naboo
""No no no! some of the virus got in here! we didn't close the door fast enough!""

- Brando

When Senator Padmé Amidala and Representative Jar Jar Binks were captured while searching for a secret Separatist lab on Naboo, they find out that the Labs scientist Dr.Nuvo was creating the return of the Blue Shadow virus.The 501st where sent to stop Dr. Nuvo Vindi from releasing the deadly Blue Shadow Virus. Unfortunately, Vindi's assistant droid took one of the virus containers and put it into a bomb. The droid detonated the bomb, which quickly spread the virus throughout the bunker. Anakin and Obi-wan were outside with the scientist when the virus was released, so to save the republic forces trapped in the bunker, they went in search of an antidote on Iego. The virus almost killed everyone inside, including Rex, Ahsoka, Padmé, and Brandos squad but fortunately the antidote was found in time, and all infected were cured.

Battle of Ryloth
The 501st where sent to liberate a city on Ryloth. Brando and his sqaud where sent out on patrols to mop up outposts of Droid forces left on that sector of Ryloth.

Evacuating on Felucia
212th and 501st forces being lead by Both General Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Skywalker where at some point during a battle on Felucia where surrounded by CIS forces. The 104th Battalion being lead by General Plo Koon and Commander Wolfee rescued the surrounded forces.

Deavron
A Bounty hunter by the name of Cad Bane stole a Jedi Holocron and was being guarded by a Seperatist fleet. Captain Rexc assembled half of Brandos sqaud to get back the Holocron and was to either capture Cad Bain or Kill him. Brando and the other members along with the mission fought there way to the evacuation point when the mission went downhill. Brandos close brother Denal was killed by the Bounty Hunter and Brando realized this when the Bounty Hunter was leaking blood on to the Republic cruiser which he infiltrated aboard when Brando was in purist of Cad Bane he was in a pit of rage after the death of Denal but with Captain Rexs help he was able to let it his anger go.

The Zilo Beast of Malastare
""Rex grab my hand!!!" "Arrgh!""

- Brando reaching his hand out to Rex

The CIS planned a invasion of Malastare which prevented the Republic from gaining important fuel for its army. The Republic sent out its forces to fight the CIS forces. During this battle the men of the 501st where ordered to hold out until the Republic could test their new military experiment a EMP bomb which would win the battle over the large CIS force. When the Y-wing bombers dropped the EMP onto the CIS army it exploded and a EMP shock destroyed the droids along with setting every Separatist and Republic technology fried. Minutes later a large sinkhole erupted which dragged down a large number of clone and AT-AT infantry down. The battle was won but the Republic sent teams to rescue the fallen troopers. They soon discovered that a Zilo beast was to emerge from the sinkhole. The Malastare Military dropped fuel bombs to kill the creature but with very little success. The beast emerged causing destruction but with Anakin Skywalker they where able to tazer the Zilo beast causing it to be unconscious. They took the beast back to Coruscant where it escaped Republic custody and was killed. Brando and his squad watched the beast die from their quarters.

Second Battle of Geonosis
""I was part of the first battle... i lost a brother named Sharp i went down and killed everyone single one of the those bugs!""

- Brando

The Republic where sent back to Geonosis because of Poggle overseeing a droid foundry being built. The 501st where back to oversee the fall of Geonosis a second time. the 212th, Nova and the 501st where meant to form up on the specific location but the Seperatists saw through the plan and only the 212th made it to landing point rain. General Skywalker leading the 501st and Master Ki- Mundi lead the Nova battalion.Both battalions where scattered. The 501st managed to take out a turrent wall and the Nova Corps took out a hive both forces taking heavy losses. They regrouped at point rain to see the 212th largely outnumbered and on the brink of being overrun but thanks to the air support the 212th survived. All three battalions pushed to take out a communications post. In the aftermath the 212th and Nova Corps where replaced by the 41st elite to finish the job. Both the 501st and 41st Elite pushed towards the factory. Brando was having painful memories of Sharp and other Clone troopers that where killed in the battle and the first battle. Brando and his squad met a 41st Elite squad named Wildfire there squad leader was named Derak. Derak met Brando and his sqaud after Templar was having trouble trying to fix and turret. However Derak was a weapons specialist and fixed the turret. Ashoka Tano and Barris Offee where on a mission to take out the factory without being detected. The stealth side of the mission failed so they resort to taking the factory down with them hoping to save millions of lives from being murdered at the hands of the droid foundry. Both squads saw the end of the droid factory. And was there to see Ashoka and Barris freed from the wreckage.

Mandalorian Affairs
""Redeye? report? Mixer come in!. "Captain Rex, Mixer and Redeye aren't reporting from their search, you need to come down here.""

- Brando

The Mandalorian Death Watch, a terrorist splinter group allied with the Confederacy, later emerged in opposition to Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore. The pacifistic New Mandalorians. With Kryze's life in danger, Brando was assigned with Skywalker, Kenobi, Rex and Cody to escort Kryze to Coruscant, where she intended to reinstate her people's position of neutrality before the Galactic Senate. Rex, Cody, Skywalker, and Hellfire and Chain ring squad met with Kenobi who had started an investigation into false rumors that Kryze had joined the Confederacy. En route to the Republic capital, Skywalker and Kenobi gathered their troops in the cargo hold for a briefing. The Jedi told the clones to stay vigilant for the Death Watch, which would stop at nothing to assassinate Kryze before she reached Coruscant. Rex and Cody sent their men to begin their rounds of the cargo bay, patrolling for any signs of danger, while Skywalker and Kenobi left to meet with Kryze. Brando reported to Rex that Redeye and Mixer have not reported. Rex called in Skywalker to assist and as they searched they found assassin droids on board. They found one and destroyed while the other retreated. The dead droid spawned small droids to attack the clones anmd Skywalker. a clone private named Evo was killed by the small assassins. The group defeated the small droids and continued to search for the remaining droids. Until the CIS staged an attack and Super battle droids boarded the Croyonet. A traitor had kidnapped Satine Kryze and threated to blow up the Croyonet but Anakin Skywalker impaled him with his lightsabre and Satine was safe to go before the Galactic Sate.

Frontline on Felucia
Having become a foothold of Separatist strength since the beginning of the Clone Wars, Felucia was engulfed in conflict for a second time on account of being situated near the valuable hyperlane known as the Perlemian Trade Route. The 501st went with Skywalker and Tano to repel the Confederacy from Felucia, leading a clone trooper division of AT-TE walkers into the heart of enemy territory. They encountered squads of battle droids as they went but gained much ground, eventually joining forces with Plo Koon and Commander Wolffe to capture a Confederate outpost, to which General Grievous was sending reinforcements to fortify his hold on the system. Before the main assault Torrent Company where heading in by Gunship but to be shot down by CIS artillery. Hellfire squad was close to a Separatist communications post and proceeded to destroy it. Using the environment to their advantage they took the base with nature and their weaponry. The destruction of the base cased General Greivous to lose contact with most of his forces on Felucia. When Anakin Skywalker and Ashoka Tano rescued Hellfire Captain Rex promoted them to Company Sergeants and earned the right to bare Torrent Company markings.

As night fell, the Jedi and clones moved their forces to a ridge overlooking the outpost just as a C-9979 landing craft arrived with the droid reinforcements. Koon decided on a three-pronged assault plan to secure the outpost while Koon and Wolffe attacked the base's left flank, Tano would breach the rear entrance with troops from Wolffe's Wolfpack a squad within the Grand Army's 104th Battalion Skywalker and Rex, meanwhile, would spearhead the frontal assault on the station. Once Skywalker's Felucian scouts had found them a secure way to the path leading to the outpost, Rex positioned half of Hellfire a midst the dense foliage on one side of the path, while Skywalker did the same along the other side with the other half of Hellfire. With all of their forces in place, Koon had their AT-TE walkers deliver long-range fire at the outpost from the ridge. The cannonades baited tactical droid commander TZ-33's droid defenders out of the front entrance, and Skywalker and Rex began their attack once several DSD1 dwarf spider droids had been lured out into the jungle. Rex and Skywalker cut through the battle droids and joined Koon in capturing the base's command center, eliminating TZ-33. Although the enemy station had been secured, Tano was nowhere to be found—unbeknownst to her comrades, Trandoshan hunters had captured her for hunt on the moon Wasskah. Rex and his team received orders to return to Coruscant the next morning. As they prepared to leave Felucia, Skywalker had Rex and his men search the conquered outpost and the surrounding area for Tano several times, to no avail. With gunships waiting for them, Skywalker was forced to call off the search, hoping that Republic forces or spies in the Confederacy would locate his Padawan.Tano was later rescued from Wasskah and safely returned to the Jedi Temple.

The Shadow of Umbara
"Fives.. if what you say is true then you have my full support but to say that Krell send us off to kill our own brothers! that's a bit out of hand!" "Brando he just ordered us to kill our brothers can you not see that?" "But our duty?" "Our duty as soldiers Brando is to do whats right... he is not a Jedi nor our General he has committed treason and forced you to kill your own brothers.. are with us"                                                    "Sir yes sir"

―Fives convincing Brando about the acts of treason Pong Krell had committed before the arrest on Umbara

As the Confederacy strengthened its control of vital but isolated supply routes throughout the galaxy, a major point of contention became the planet Umbara The Umbaran people had recently driven from the Republic and were arming the Confederacy with their extremely advanced military weaponry. The Republic responded to Umbara's defection by sending a full invasion force from the Grand Army to secure the strategic Umbara system, which was located in the Expansion Region's remote Ghost Nebula. As part of the numerous units dispatched to Umbara, Rex and the 501st Legion joined Skywalker and Kenobs 212th Battalion aboard one of the Republic fleet's lead Acclamator-class transports. After Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee breached the Separatist blockade of Umbara, Skywalker and Kenobi's assault ship moved in on the Shadow World so named because the Ghost Nebula eternally shrouded it in night. While their troops prepared to land on Umbara, Skywalker and Kenobi held a briefing in the hangar bay with Rex, Commander Cody, and other troopers to outline the plan for capturing the capital city. Jedi Generals Saesee Tiin and Pong Krell would be supporting Kenobi and Cody's battle group in their southward attack on the Umbaran capital, while Skywalker, Rex, and the 501st Legion were tasked with intercepting enemy reinforcements to the north of the city. Opposing the Republic forces would be the heavily armed Umbaran Soldiers of the Umbaran militia. Brandos squad where given orders to destroy Umbaran Artillery that where firing rounds into the sky bring down their LAAT Gunships and their mortar rounds on the ground troops. They completed their objective killing Umbaran Soldiers on the way.

Brando learned the his old friend ARC Trooper Fives would be assisting in the Battlefield.When the 501st secured a trench line forward the the capital the Umbarans where ready to attack but first sent a Millicreep droid to pick some other 501st troopers. While Hellfire stood their ground fending of the attackers Captain Rex noticed an opening on the south ridge they could fall back and Rex would call in and Airstrike on the Umbarans positions. When they fell back Brando met up with a Rookie trooper he had met a month beforce named Sling who was a AT RT Driver. When the 501st where recovering from the attack General Krell told General Skywalker that he was ordered to inform General Skywalker to go back to Curoscant on urgent matters and that General would take over for the time being.

Krell a hard leader who strictly observed protocol dismissed his words as mere flattery and made it clear that his command style was of a much different temperament than that of Skywalker. Despite recognizing that Krell would be difficult to work with, Rex readied his men to move out with their new general for the capital. Rather than sticking with Skywalker's original plan for a myriad of surgical strikes, Krell opted to pit the entirety of the 501st platoons against the city's defenses in a full frontal assault a plan that Rex saw as misguided, as it would surely engender high casualties. Despite Rex's concerns that they did not know the extent of the Umbaran defenses, Krell refused to let his orders be questioned and ordered the captain to lead the 501st toward the capital, explicitly instructing him to continue marching regardless of Umbaran resistance. Rex reluctantly obeyed Krell's directives and led the 501st platoons and AT-RT walkers on the route to the city, while Krell remained behind to command them from a distance. Sev,Kilso, Jan, Tup and Fives saw the plan as reckless, but though Rex acknowledged that he, too, disagreed with Krell's strategy, he focused his men on staying alert on the battlefield. They soon encountered mines that had been planted along the road, and Ringo and Oz died in the detonations. While everyone else laid low, Rex had Fives execute a sensor sweep of the road ahead to root out any more waiting mines.

There where more explosions followed by a Umbaran ambush. More troopers where killed Rex ordered his men to maintain their position on the road. As the Umbarans surrounded them Brando along with Fives where forced to use hand to hand combat with Brando killing six with his blaster and two with hand to hand combat. Rex ordered a retreat so that they could draw the Umbarans out of the darkened jungle that they used to their advantage. Although the 501st's rear flank endured heavy losses, Rex's plan worked, and his platoons were able to return many of the casualties to the Umbarans, forcing them to abandon their pursuit. Immediately thereafter, Rex was confronted by a greatly displeased Krell, who was outraged that the captain's retreat had ceded control of the road to the Umbarans. Fives protested to Krell's accusations, only to have his defiance silenced when Krell ignited one of his lightsabers and ordered him to stand down. Yet Rex stood his ground, stating that he had followed Krell's orders and, as a result, had lost many men, whose well-being it was his duty to defend. Noting Rex's opinion, Krell acquiesced, deactivating his lightsaber and dismissing him. The Umbarans had meanwhile regrouped and resumed their assault, and Rex mobilized his men to defend their position.

The 501st where able to hold off the attack at the checkpoint. Upon entering the jungle to combat the Umbarans, Rex and the 501st Legion were faced with the further threat of Umbaran starfighters, whose ray shields effectively repelled their blasterfire. One of the starfighters moved in low to strafe them, and Rex and his men were unable to shoot it down before it pulled out of the vegetation. Rex elected to press toward the Umbaran lines before more starfighters could assail them. When Kix called for support to save some of the wounded, Rex led his men forward to cover Kix's position, having Jesse take Jan, Templar and Sev protect their right flank and Dogma, Brando,Vak,Kilso their left. Kix rescued several of the fallen troopers and administered temporary stimulants until they could receive proper medical treatment. In the midst of the fighting, Krell received word that Kenobi was unable to secure the capital due to its overpowering defenses, which were being resupplied by an Umbaran airbase to the west of the city. Before his battalion could advance on the capital, Kenobi required the 501st to capture the airbase so that the city's supply lines would be severed. Krell obliged, and Rex and his men set off with their general for the airbase, stopping when they reached a steep cliff overlooking the ravine that led to the enemy encampment. Rex examined the Umbaran defenses with a set of electrobinoculars and observed that the base was heavily guarded, with at least three tank divisions and a plethora of cannon installments contributing to its fortifications.

Krell decided that they would besiege the airbase in another full forward assault, as they had without success against the capital's defenses. As Rex pointed out, the narrow ravine would force them into single squads, which would make them easy targets for enemy fire. Although Rex recommended that they look for a more secure route, Krell decreed that they did not have time to do so because Kenobi was urgently depending on their success. Despite again disagreeing, Rex heeded his orders. While 501st Sergeant CC-1119, nicknamed "Appo," remained with Krell, Rex gathered his men at the bottom of the cliff and organized them into two divisions, one that he would personally lead and another that Fives and Hardcase would oversee. Many of the troops including Jesse, Kix, Tup, and Fives objected to Krell's tactics, and though Rex tried to defend Krell's recklessness by citing Skywalker's similar traits, Fives remained opposed to their interim general's decisions. Taking Fives aside, Rex tried to convince his comrade to ease the others' minds. Brando was able to keep the crowd calm and manage to follow Rex's ordered. When Fives argued that Krell's plan was too costly and not worth following, Rex reminded him that their duty was to follow orders, even if that meant sacrificing their lives for victory.

Rex led his men into the canyon, and after stopping to survey the airbase's defenses one last time with Hardcase and Fives, he split the 501st squads into the two groups. While Rex and his team marched along the outskirts of the canyon, Fives took his division through the other side of the gorge. Fives's detachment was the first to meet Umbaran resistance in the form of an Impeding Assault Tank, a deadly crawler tank that burrowed out of the ground to ambush them. Slings squadmates named Hill and Ringshot where killed in the explosion. As several of the ray-shielded tanks surrounded them, Fives requested rocket launcher support from Rex, who sent one of his men forward with an RPS-6 launcher. When another Impeding Assault Tank injured that soldier, Kix tended to the fallen trooper while Hardcase took up the rocket launcher. By firing a missile directly into the cockpit of one of the tanks, Hardcase set off a chain reaction that blew apart the vehicle. There were still four more Impending Assault Tanks to contend with, however, and Rex ordered his men to regroup and take cover from the mechanical monstrosities. With only a few seconds' lead over the tanks, Rex had his troops plant thermal detonators along the ravine corridor through which the tanks were advancing. The soldiers then retreated into the bottleneck, luring the crawlers into the booby-trapped passage.Rex detonated the detonators and the tanks where destroyed.

Rex and his men continued on in a single group, making their way through the seared wreckage of the tanks, one of which was still active. At Rex's word, Hardcase blasted its cockpit apart with a missile, and Rex made quick work of its Umbaran pilot. The clones also cut through several banshees that had been picking at some of their slain comrades.As they neared the airbase, Rex and his men halted when they felt the ground shudder from doubtlessly more Umbaran forces. Sure enough, when Rex surveyed the area ahead with electrobinoculars, he saw that a far more deadly threat had been unleashed upon them titanic six-legged juggernauts known as Umbaran mobile heavy cannons, each fitted with a powerful electromagnetic plasma cannon. He hurriedly ordered his men to fall back as the mobile heavy cannons opened fire, but the 501st platoons suffered severe casualties. Sling was blown off his walker, Brando cried out to Sling on his Com but all he got was groaning sounds of pain. Brando ran out to carry him back Rex ordered Brando back but then sent out Sev to help him carry Sling. Rex was told by Krell on a communicator that the rest of the 501st was guarding the entrance to the gorge so that his men could press forward to the airbase. Kix was ordered to keep the wounded quiet while Rex and his men attack the Juggernauts. Brando was ordered by Kix to help him get the wounded out while the rest of his squad stayed back to defend the wounded. As they did get the wound the tanked knocked over fallen tank remains which trapped Brando. Rex and Kix grabbed him out and carried him out to the wounded. Tup was losing hope that they would be able to hold out, Rex, surveying the airbase once more, had an idea about how to destroy the juggernauts. He sent Fives and Hardcase to commandeer two of the base's Umbaran starfighters, which would provide some much-needed air support. Krell was infuriated when he learned of Rex's alternative plan and ordered him to continue his frontal strike under threat of being relieved of duty. Rex did so with the intention of distracting the Umbarans long enough for Fives and Hardcase to complete their stealth incursion, placing his trust in them. Brando and his squad where defending the wounded an Umbaran scout attacked them but Sev made quick work of the scout. Brando went out and ordered his squad to stay behind and that he would come back. Brando stumbled upon a team of Umbarans. Brando got some grenades and started using them against the team. He made work of the wounded and as he was heading back to the rest of the squad he heard Fives and Hardcase on his com and watched the troopers destroy the juggernauts.

As Krell gave the order the 501st attacked the airbase although there was mortars and anti-artillery defending the airbase preventing the 501st from entering the base. Fives found an underground bunker which lead into the base and there where some tanks that they could use against the artillery and motars. Rex assigned Hellfire to help Fives to take the bunker and use the tanks. They blasted there way through and hijacked the tanks blasting anything in there way. after the battle Brando investigated the tower where he found Umbarans hiding and firing sniper shots onto the 501st troopers. He took them out and was forced into hand to hand combat with a Umbaran Commander who he killed. While reporting their hard-won success to Krell, Rex recalled the fact that many men had died to take the enemy facility, to which Krell dismissed the captain as myopic, replying that he had yet to understand the price of victory. None of his comrades approved of Krell's sentiment, and as the general walked away, Rex agreed with Fives that it was Krell who would never comprehend the depth of the clone troopers' sacrifices.

Against Krell
"I cant believe what I've done.. why where they shooting at us!!...."

Brando as he looks down at his fellow brothers

The 501st Legion established a staging area at the Umbaran airbase, making use of its barracks and attempting to crack the Umbaran starfighter access codes so that they could be converted for Republic use. However, the capture of the base had come at high casualties, further sowing mistrust with Krell's leadership within the 501st ranks. Furthermore, Krell and Rex soon discovered from Kenobi that the seizure of the airbase had not, ultimately, severed the capital's supply lines as they had hoped. Holographically conferring with Kenobi at the airbase's command center, Rex and Krell learned that the Umbarans had begun to receive arms shipments from a Separatist supply ship in orbit. With that new source, the Umbarans were continuing long-range missile attacks on Kenobi's position, preventing him from reaching the capital. When Rex inquired after the possibility of destroying the orbital supply ship, Kenobi stated that they had been unable to do so thus far due to the Separatist fleet's greater strength, leading Krell to resolve to take the capital regardless of the threat of the missiles. Before Kenobi could respond, the connection was severed due to enemy interference. Proceeding to ground level, Krell ordered that the 501st Legion be ready to move out in twelve hours for an assault on the capital, ignoring Rex's concerns that they should coordinate their attack with Kenobi's battalion even as the Umbaran missile strikes targeted an area adjacent to the airbase.

After the heroics of Fives,Jesse and Hardcase destroying the supply ship Sargent Appo ordred Brando,Kilso, Tup,Kix and Vak to execute Fives and Jesse. However just before they fired Fives convinced them that they should stand up against orders that they don't think is right. They fired the shots above their heads. They dropped their weapons but Dogma leading the execution ordered them to execute Fives and Jesse. Rex told Dogma "Good luck finding anyone to do it".

Krell called Rex and Dogma back to the command tower, where they faced his extreme displeasure at their disobedience. Rex stood up to Krell a second time, meeting his threats for retribution with stoic determination of his own. Their standoff was interrupted by an incoming transmission from trooper Waxer of Cody's 212th Attack Battalion. Rex was unaware that the message had been forged. Waxer alleged that the Umbarans had ambushed a clone platoon and had pilfered weapons and armor, warning that they could be gearing up for a devastating attack. Postponing Jesse and Fives's punishment and ordering them back to confinement, Krell had Rex mobilize his men to preempt the Umbarans with a preliminary strike, making a point to warn the clones not to be confused by the enemies' armor. Rex then set off with Tup, Dogma, and a forward platoon into the briar fens of the forest. As they marched through the forest they where ambushed by Waxers platoon. The fight continued until Rex found a member of Waxers platoon who they thought where Umbarans. Rex ran through the fire yelling out that they shooting at our own men. Brando had his blaster on his fellow long time close brother Colt but Rex got in range. Rex tackled Colt pulling his helmet off showing both platoons their killing clones. Brando was in shock after what he had done. But he had some doubts that Krell arranged this but Fives and Rex convinced him that he did with evidence of Waxer saying before he died that Krell said Rex's platoon where Umbarans. They all proceeded to the command tower, where they stormed into the control room and surrounded Krell, training their blasters on him. Rex informed Krell that he was being relieved of duty and demanded his surrender, though Krell responded by proclaiming the clones' inferiority and releasing a massive Force pulse against his would-be captors. Krell activated his double-bladed lightsabers and used them to great effect, cutting through many of the soldiers in a matter of moments; Rex narrowly avoided being hit by a corpse that Krell kicked in his direction. Refusing to let Rex and the clone troopers undermine him, Krell broke out of the command tower, smashing through the viewing window and forcing his way through the troops who confronted him below. By the time Rex made it to ground level with Jesse, Fives, and the others, Krell had escaped into the forest, leaving behind a long trail of carnage. Before they could pursue, Rex and his comrades were challenged by Dogma, who tried to retain his loyalties to his general, proclaiming that all of the clone troopers were traitors for turning on Krell. Dogma hesitated, then lowered his blaster, and several other troopers subdued him. Ordering that Dogma be taken to the prison block, Rex led the remainder of his men into the jungle after Krell, splitting them into groups to search for their rogue general. After a while, Rex checked with the other squads to see if anyone had found any sign of Krell. One of the other units had encountered him, and Fives spotted them up ahead; all of them fell to Krell's blades. Approaching Rex and his squad, Krell jumped into the trees and used the Force to magnify his voice, taunting the clone troopers and their loyalty to him. Krell then revealed himself and attacked, dealing a great number of losses. While Rex tried to hold the line with Fives and their rapidly diminishing troops, he was contacted via comlink by Tup, who had a plan to defeat Krell that required the general being lured toward him. Rex observed Tup's request to trust him and ordered everyone to circle around Krell and lead him in Tup's direction. They soon saw Tup's idea: to maneuver Krell into the waiting tentacles of a ravenous vixus, a threat that even the Jedi Master did not expect to encounter. As Brando and the others moved in for the kill Krell forced push them and freed himself from the creature but was stunned by Tup.

Krell was executed and after then Brando truly saw the uniqueness in himself and his Clone brothers and bleached his hair blue and gained a goatee.

The Missing People of Kiros
"Arrgh man am i alright???" "yeah brother your alright" "is Rex there?" "Yeah im here" "Well Rex,Kix i guess im arrgh out for this one"

Following the Confederacy's invasion of the Togrutan artisan colony of Kiros a peaceful society that had, up until that point, avoided being in the war the Jedi High Council sent a Grand Army detachment led by Skywalker, Tano, and Kenobi to liberate the world. Troops from Rex's 501st Legion and Cody's 212th Attack Battalion were assigned to the joint task force, which arrived at Kiros aboard a Republic Navy fleet ten rotations after the Separatists' takeover of the world.The Republic troops transferred to an Acclamator-class transport, whereupon they departed for the surface with AT-TE and AT-RT walkers aboard LAAT gunships. Upon landing in the capital city, They patrolled the city for Separatist activity on BARC speeders. As they proceeded through the city streets. Rex and his comrades were surprised to encounter an utter lack of Togruta colonists, who Skywalker and Kenobi assumed were hiding to wait out the fighting. Kenobi believed that they would have an easier time repelling the Separatists without having to worry about the risk of civilian casualties, but Rex was apprehensive about the situation, noting that the Separatists had never hesitated in the past to exploit civilians as living shields. As they headed for the city center, the silence from the absent colonists was broken by the appearance of Separatist forces ahead, taking the form of BX-series droid commandos riding Flitknot speeders. Rex and his men quickly returned the approaching biker droids' fire with their BARC speeders' repeating blasters, and they cut through a number of the droid commandos before passing by them. When the battle droids caught up with them again from behind, Rex and Tano revolved their sidecars and focused their blasterfire on the enemy units; between the two of them, they eliminated the remainder of the droids. As the Republic dug in Kenobi went into the after the hologram message from a Zygerrian salve owner who detonated a bomb injured most of the troopers including Kup and Brando.

The Battle of Ringo Vinda
"Tup you okay buddy" "Rex let me in there" "Brando everything under control" "But General!" "Brando get back to your post Tup will be okay"

When the Republic set its sights on seizing the planet Ringo Vinda, 501st infantry that was assigned to the campaign where lead by Rex and Skywalker. The Republic and Separatist forces clashed for control of the orbital space station that encircled the entire world, eventually becoming based out of opposite sections of the facility. Rex and his comrades became locked in combat with the Separatist battle group for at least five rotations,but it was not until the arrival of reinforcements under the command of twin Jedi Generals Tiplee and Tiplar that they began to make headway toward breaking the ongoing stalemate. As part of their renewed offensive, Rex and Skywalker led the 501st in pressing through one of the station's hallways, while Tiplee and Tiplar's men focused on repulsing the droid forces in the passage. Once they had reached the communications center, Rex and Skywalker regrouped with the twin Jedi Generals and claimed the facility so they could use it. They next set their sights on a command center up ahead, out of which the Separatist commander, Admiral Trench, was operating.the Jedi initiated phase two of their battle strategy: while Tiplar and Tiplee would each lead their men to Trench's command post via the outer two of three passageways, Rex and Skywalker would oversee a 501st advance through the middle corridor. Upon learning from Tiplee and Tiplar's clone officer, Commander Doom,that his men were severely depleted, Skywalker transferred Fives, Tup, and Brandos squad and some soldiers from the 501st to Doom and Tiplar's squad. With that, Rex joined Skywalker in spearheading the 501st's push, blasting through a number of B1 battle droids in the central passage. The hallway eventually opened into a large room in front of Trench's post, and Rex and the others were faced with DSD1 dwarf spider droids and super battle droid rocket troopers. As they made progress toward Trench's position, Tup in a trance-like state executed Tiplar at point-blank range. Tup's shocking exploit, combined with the appearance of a squad of droidekas, crumbled the Republic's advance, and Skywalker ordered a full retreat, with Fives taking Tup into custody. Once Rex and the others had fallen back to the communications center, they welded shut the blast doors to cut off the pursuant battle droids. As they investigated Brando and his squad tried to help and see what was wrong with Tup but Skywalker denied them entry but assured them that Tup was okay.

As they took Tup to Kamino Captain Rex allowed Brando to be his security detail and Brando was able to hear the medical reports about Tup and watched Tup pass away. Fives later starting having virus symptoms the same as Tup and caused enough problems to be executed by Commander Fox. With Fives death Brando couldn't carry on the fight but Rex convinced Brando that he could carry on Tups,Fives and many other fallen brothers legacies throughout the new generations of the 501st.

Battle of Mygeeto
"How do we hide this from a Jedi?"

Brando taking the Laser Steam Hammertong to Commander Appo

he 501st, according to Mundi, were dispatched to Mygeeto to destroy an energy collector which powered Separatist facilities in the area. However the true intent of the mission was to secure the Separatist power generator, and to acquire the ancient Mygeetan crystal powering it. The crystal was an experimental power source that the Chancellor required for a top-secret tributary laser-stream project codenamed "Hammertong".As they landed they moved through the city they took the town hall and pushed forward and where losing troopers to auto turrets defending the HammerTong.Once they took down the ray shields preventing the 501st moving in they secured the lab. Taking down force fields that guarded the entrance. They destroyed the generators and moved in taking the Hammertong and giving it to Commander Appo on the LAAT.

The Battle of Curoscant
"Hellfire i need you to hold of the CIS Droids until X2 arrives" "Yes sir!"

Master Ferroda reassigning Hellfire squad

In the invasion of Curoscant the ground based legions where ready to fly in the cockpit of an ARC 170. Brando and his unit ordered by Commander Appo to destroy a CIS crusier preventing the ground reinforcements to get to space to board enemey crusiers. However Master Ferroda reassigned Hellfire to hold off the Cruiser so X2 can use its cannon to destroy CIS Gunships and tanks overruning Mace Windus ground forces.X2 got on-board he helped Hellfire clear the hangar and the heavy cannons sector. X2 completed his mission and told Brando good luck and Brando gave the same as X2 left in a escape pod. Hellfire destroyed the cruiser and headed off to help the rest of the 501st to destroy a flagship to get Chancellor Palpetine back.

Battle of Felucia
"Damn these things are EVERYWHERE!!"

Brando fighting off the Acklay

The third battle for Felucia was being fought by the 182nd battalion and the CIS forces, the CIS managed to fight off several major offensives by the 182nd battalion. The 182nd where spread thin and needed reinforcements. The Seperatists dug their heels and dard the Republic to come in after them. The 501st where sent in and where lead by Jedi General Alaya Secuera and for months the 501st where fighting the CIS. The morale among the ranks of the 501st unit on Felucia where sinking but for the iron will of Alaya Secura they made the final push and where able to kick the Seps off Felucia with just one AT-TE and at least 100 plus troopers. Brando lead teams in to save troopers that didn't report in on their search. Most of the time Brando would find remains of a dead trooper either by the droids or torn apart by the native deadly creatures. Alaya Secura saw off the 501st and called the most bravest soldiers shes ever seen but the men of the 501st could

not bear to look her in the eye.

Battle of Kashyyk
"Oh my.. that Wookie just pulled that Super Battle Droid apart with his bare hands"

After the deadly space battle above kashyyk the 501st moved their efforts to the ground and assisted the Wookie resistance. Despite the droids number and weaponry advantage the 501st where ordered to hold the beach for 3 minutes no retreats and no excuses. When the 501st could not hold out much longer they ordered a retreat behind the sea wall and with the Wookies giving cover fire. They where then ordered to protect a fuel silo strong enough to blow the place to kingdom come. The 501st held off the droids until Master Yoda arrived and he assisted the 501st with retaking the beach. The Wookies celebrated and the 501st left as heroes.

Battle of Utapau
"Finally that droid is dead!"

The Clone Wars was coming to an end and Clone spies had seen General Grievous on Utapau. The Jedi Counsel sent Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi to lead the 212th army in a force large enough to capture three star systems to capture Grevious. The 501st where given orders to eliminate CIS forces in the below levels to let the 212th attack without being flanked from behind. They had captured the lower level and Brando had witnessed General Kenobi and General Grievous chasing each other through the level and then they battled in the upper levels. Commander Appo had ordered his men to destroy artillary that has shooting down 212th heavy troopers on

LAAT Gunships. They took out the artillery and proceeded to crush the droid resistance. An hour later the report came in that General Greivous was killed. But they where also given another order that would cancel any sort of celebration.

Operation KnighFall Order 66
"The Jedi rebellion will be put down by my boot" The 501st where ordered back to Curoscant to eliminate the Jedi Order. Brando had killed at least 100 plus Jedi most where at least Padawans. Brando had witnessed the many death of Jedi under the blade of Lord Vader. Brando was ordered to take the Jedi Library of Knowledge and to hunt down and execute Jedi Masters. The Battle raged all night but for Brando and his squad it was a night of confusion and anger.

The Old Teacher and Friend
Brando was ordered along with the 501st to hunt down a Jedi named Falon Gray and a rouge Imperial and Brandos long time friend X2. The Clone Imperials lead the attack on Dantooine but with no success on killing the traitors. X1 X2s brother ordered Brando,Jan,Kilso to help him corner X2,Falon Gray and the Miltia in a Hangar. X1 opened fire on the Milltia along with Brando,Jan and Kilso at his side. X1 shot X2 injuring him but at the blink of an eye Falon Gray force punched the ground sending the three clones flying in the air. X1 and Falon dueled until with a swift stroke Falon became victorious. Falon told X1 that you only defeat your enemies by making peace with them. X1 wounded Falon and told him you only make defeat your enemies by destroying them. The three Clones watch X1 finish of X2 with Falons Lightsabre and shot Falon as he tried to get up. X1 and Hellfire left on the LAAT gunships.

The Search for Jedi on Kashyyk
"Appo NOOOOOOO RARRRRRRRGGGH!!"

-Brando

In 19BBY the Empire found the location of three Jedi. Roan Shryne, Siadme Forte and Iwo Kulka. The 501st landed demanding the Wookies to hand over the Jedi but the angered wookies attacked the troopers. As the 501st pushed past through the Wookie resistance. And caught Lord Vader in a duel with the Jedi. The 501st Commander named Appo was caught in the fight and Brando witnessed as Roan Shryne decapitated Appos head. In his rage Brando roared blaster fire into Shryne but he force pushed Brando into a tree and was going to kill him but Lord Vader forced push Shryne and saved him. For brief minute Vader stared at Brando. He thought Lord Vader would kill him for his foolishness but Vader gave a slight nod and continued to slaughter the Jedi.

The Second search for a Jedi on Kashyyk
"Hotrod hold on buddy just hold on helps coming"

-Brando

On Kashyyk there was Intel that another Jedi was hiding out on Kashyyk by the name of Kento Marek. The 501st where sent in to kill the Wookie rebellion and distract them long enough to kill the Jedi. The 501st managed to hold off against the Wookies Brando saw a Lieutenant in his company named Hotrod slashed by a Wookie tribal leader. Brando avenged Hotrod and saw to his injuries but in his arms Hotrod died of his injuries.Brando and his squad where stationed in trenches that was on constant threat of being overrun but with the hard fighting and reinforcements they where able to push back the Wookie forces.

The Slave Uprising on Tatooine
When the slaves declared war on Jabba the Hut and the Imperial forces on Tatooine Lord Vader sent the 501st to crush the revolutionaries. Imperial Spies where also able to find out that the slaves weaponry where being supplied by the Mon Calamari military and they would also be sending their troops to assist the slaves. They landed on Mos eisely to find that most of Jabbas forces where eliminated. They surrounded the city and the battle went on for hours with the Imperials barely reaching the slaves leader Abollio Himryas position. They fought for two hours against the slaves and the 501st had gained more ground and where surrounding Abollio and Commanders. Brando shot Abollio and killed his Mon Calamari security guarding him. They secured Mos eisley and the 501st and Lord Vader executed the survivors and took them for interrogation.

The Imperial Diplomacy of Naboo
"I'm sorry milady but your rule is at an end!"

-Brando as the 501st surround the Queen

The newly appointed Queen of declared Naboo as a Military power and where keeping Jedi hidden in their city of Theed. The 501st where sent in to destroy the Naboo guard and kill the Queen. They captured half of the city but where stopped by the auto turret system. The 501st destroyed the auto turret system which left the Queen vulnerable. The 501st where ordered to kill the Queen no matter the cost before she could leave the planet. The Queen was trapped by Brandos squad, she tried to shoot them but Brando pulled the trigger on her ending her rule.

The Second Droid Rebellion
"I never liked bugs"

-Brando while killing Gizo Delso

The Separatist leader Gizor Delso avoided the fury of Lord Vader on Mustafar and continued to work on the CIS Droids and a new model to begin the Clone Wars 2. The 501st fought the Rebellion in space and ground. Brando and the 501st reached the ground and where ordred to destroy to computers containing the new plans for a new Battle droid. They destroyed the computers and headed to put a beacon that would destroy the factory. The Geonosians ambushed them and Gizor Delso lead the attack. Jan clipped Gizors wings and Brando executed Gizor ending the second droid rebellion. The Changing of the Guard

"I can't do this anymore.. i can't kill my brothers or innocents"

-Brando to his squad on the shuttle to the Star Destroyer

The Cloners on Kamino had made a Clone Army to fight the Empire. Lord Vader had hired a young Bounty Hunter named Bobba Fett lead the attack. Brando was his second in Command for the mission they retrieved the DNA for the clones and took it to the shuttle. There next orders where to destroy the life supports for the next Generation of Clones Brando was able to find the blaster he kept in his old garrison back in his childhood training. For Brando this caused him to defect from the Empire with his squad and live Salucimea until the formation of the Alliance.

Behind the scenes
==Copyright and Bibliography

== All the pics i do not own nor did i make. The Clone Wars pictures are from StarWars The CloneWars Season 2 to 5. The Pics are also from StarWars Attack of Clones. There are StarsWars Battlefront 2 PC and Force Unleashed 1 PlayStation 2 pictures.