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Shock trooper

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Custom shock trooper figure inspired by the movie character

shock_trooper_thireThe red-emblazoned shock troopers had become a familiar sight across Coruscant Galactic City, where they operated as law enforcers, patrolling public plazas and guarding government buildings and landing platforms, and the big Senate Rotunda building. These clone troopers were created by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the War Council Advisory Panel, and Homeworld Security Command. Though they wore the Phase II clone trooper armor common to all clone troopers serving in the final year of the Clone Wars, they were distinguished by red markings all over their helmet and body armor. These clones had the authority to demand anyone to reveal their identification on the spot and perform other random security checks. There were also rumors of these troopers seizing private property and violently putting down anti-war protests. As all clone troopers, they were armed with DC-15A blaster rifles, DC-15S blasters, and thermal detonators. Shock troopers occasionally used electro staffs, too. However, I do not take this as an authentic version. We all know how hard was to train a magna for this kendo fight like movement. They were also trained by Dooku, and by droid programs. Yet, they were not masters of this warfare. The clones had more difficult chances for this warfare. First, they were not droids, so their reflexes and other skills were less precize. Second, they were trained during the cloning vat phase, and no source mentions that they were taught this method. It is possible that they got a kind of basic training for this on Kamino, if they were only planned to hardeen_prison_riotguard prisoners, who don't have weapons. If a riot takes place, the troopers have to settle and calm it down, do not need to kill the prisoners, just to incapacitate them. For this purpose, a stall would do. But doesn't necessary, if the DC15 has a stun function, isn't it? The weirdest thing was seen in the fifth season, when two shock troopers ignited their staffs against Anakin, who did not wanted to let shocktrooper_electrostaff_anakinAhsoka in the prison, nor to handle his saber. I do not think a shock trooper, or even two in this case, could have a single chance against a Jedi. Not against Anakin himself, but even a Padawan, their skills would be nothing. But anyway, since this scene was seen in the Clone Wars series, we made it with KotF mod as an illustration. As with the 501st Legion, the clone shock troopers were tasked with protecting Coruscant, and answered directly to the Supreme Chancellor. Prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire, the clone shock troopers were the first armed force to be dubbed as "stormtroopers". This nickname would immediately become a title for all clone troopers upon the Republic's transformation into the Empire.





thire_jek_rys_yoda_escape_podFamous shock troopers were Fox, Jek, Rys, and thire_and_yoda_contact katuunko toydarian kingThire. Early in the war, the young Thire, serving as a lieutenant in the Grand Army of the Republic, was assigned, alongside troopers Jek and Rys, to escort Jedi Master Yoda to a diplomatic mission to Rugosa. This mission could be seen in the very first episode of the Clone Wars animated film. thire_yoda_and the other watch as battalations of droids arrive against themTheir transport ship was attacked by a Separatist Munificent-class star frigate to prevent yoda_saved_thireYoda's meeting with the Toydarian king. Yoda and the three clone troopers evacuated the ship and landed on the moon's surface in an escape pod. Thire, Jek and Rys helped Yoda with all of their skills to get past a whole battalion of B1 battle droids, super battle droids, and some Armored Assault Tanks, sent by Asajj Ventress to intercept them as a challenge to the competency of the Jedi and the Republic's forces, in order to secure a treaty with Toydarian katunko is saved by yoda and thire clone squad from asajj ventressKing Katuunko. thire_shocktroopers_watch_yoda_fight_sbd with a special kinetic trickThire was wounded by a super battle droid during the mission when the SBD fired a rocket, but his fellow clone troopers and Yoda pulled him out from the line of sight, rescuing him from the SBDs, and together they continued to fight alongside Yoda until they escorted him to the rendezvous point, and their task was successfully completed.


After promotion to shocktrooperCommander, Thire led Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's shock troopers during the height of the Clone Wars. As the war intensified, Thire's shock troopers were tasked with the protection of the capital planet, Coruscant. Thire was one of those who founded Homeworld Security Command in an effort to centralize and streamline the defense of Coruscant should an attack ever come. Thire, however, always doubted the Republic won't be able to provide a reliable defense of Coruscant. Thire's worst fears were realized when General Grievous launched a surprise attack on the capital in the early hours of a morning. Thire's men, in conjunction with Commander Appo's 501st Legion, did their best to keep the Confederacy's droid forces from taking the Senate District. While they were able to halt the Separatist advance, but they were powerless to stop the abduction of the Chancellor by Grievous and his MagnaGuards.

shock_thire_commanderThe execution of the sad Order 66 and the 501st Legion's assault on the Jedi Temple brought about the end of the Clone Wars. Just a few Jedi survived, the remaining were slaughtered by their own clones. Obi-wan Kenobi and Yoda survived, and decided to stop the Emperor and his new apprentice, Darth Vader. thireObi-wan Kenobi went to Mustafar to face Anakin-now-Darth Vader, while Yoda visited the Emperor in his office. After an epic battle in the Senate Rotunda between Emperor Palpatine and the Jedi Master, Yoda was defeated and unfortunately felt down from a floating senate platform, and escaped the building with Senator Bail Organa's help. The furious Sidious 
    tasked the late arrived Commander Thire and his men to scour the bowels of the SenateSidious tasked the late arrived Commander Thire and his men to scour the bowels of the Senate, looking for any sign of the diminutive Jedi, ironically forcing thire arrives in floating platformThire to hunt down that Jedi Master who saved his life on the Coral moon. I am curious what Thire would have done if he found Yoda alive, but I think he would have told thank you for his savior with a bullet in his head, but Thire's increased efforts to find Yoda fortunately had failed, and shocktroopershe had to report the Emperor that Yoda had disappeared, only his cloak was found, nothing else. But in the meantime Palpatine felt disturbance in the Force, and became far more concerned with the status of his newest apprentice Anakin Skywalker whom he sensed was in grave danger. And really, the Emperor sensed well that the young Sith Darth Vader was defeated by Obi-wan, and injured badly, suffering in the burning lava, fighting for his life. Thus, Thire and his shock troopers accompanied Emperor Palpatine to Mustafar, to find the gravely injured Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader. By the time they arrived at the plot Obi-wan Kenobi was gone, but shocktrooper2mustafarsoon the Emperor spotted the struggling Vader in the lava, ordering the red shocktrooper1mustafarshock troopers to bring a medical capsule for his agonizing apprentice at once. So the shock troopers rushed back to the ship for a medical capsule, and put Anakin's burned and mutilated torso into that, to protect his life till the needed surgeries became available. shocktroopers1emperorTheir shuttle quickly flew back to Coruscant, when they quickly transported Vader in a medical facility, and finished his transformation to a half-men, half machine Darth Vader.

 

 

Please take a look at my custom shock trooper!

There was not any shock troopers in that time, when I made this. Made from a ROTS clone #6, and painted with red.

 

custom shock trooper figure front view

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custom shock trooper figure from the back

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 written by: Norbert Rostas 2010.01.04. the figure was made many years before.

 

shocktrooper from rots

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