Cutup
Cutup, also known as CT-4040, was a clone trooper who fought for the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. As a member of Domino Squad, Cutup received his training on the planet Kamino before being assigned to a listening post located on the Rishi Moon. In the year 22 BBY, Rishi Station came under attack from Separatist commando droids, forcing the troopers to evacuate. During their attempt to escape, Cutup was ambushed and consumed by a massive Rishi eel.
Biography
Training on Kamino
CT-4040 was born on the planet Kamino, as a clone derived from the bounty hunter Jango Fett.
CT-4040, along with his clone trooper comrades in Domino Squad, including CT-00-2010, CT-5555, CT-782, and CT-1409, were nearly relegated to sanitation duty due to their consistently poor performance during training exercises. Despite the individual weaknesses of each squad member, Bric, a Siniteen drill instructor, placed the blame for the squad's failures squarely on CT-4040. One evening, prior to their final attempt at the Citadel Challenge training exercise, CT-4040 encountered Bric in the hangar. Bric reprimanded him, stating that he treated everything as a joke and was incapable of taking his training seriously. However, CT-4040 simply laughed and decided to embrace the nickname "Cutup," which Bric had used derisively. Despite his apparent indifference, this conversation, along with similar moments of reflection for his brothers, motivated Cutup and his squad to unite and commit to completing the challenge. They made excellent progress initially, but Cutup and his squad eventually discovered that their ascension cables, necessary for scaling the citadel, had been sabotaged. Although Bric was responsible for the sabotage, the squad utilized their combined resourcefulness to overcome the obstacle and successfully complete the challenge. Ultimately, Cutup and his squad received their commissions and were deployed to fight in the ongoing Clone Wars.
Rishi Station
Due to the increasing demands of the war, many inexperienced clones, Cutup included, were rushed into active service before their training was fully complete. Cutup and his Domino Squad colleagues were stationed at a listening post known as Rishi Station, situated on the Rishi Moon. In 22 BBY, as part of their strategy to invade the clone troopers' homeworld of Kamino, the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched a surprise assault against Rishi Station. As BX-series droid commandos invaded the listening post, Cutup, along with CT-5555, nicknamed "Fives," CT-1409, known as "Echo," and CT-782 "Hevy," were forced to escape through a ventilation shaft. After exiting the outpost, they found themselves on the surface beneath the station. However, a Rishi eel emerged and attacked Cutup, resulting in his death. The surviving clone troopers were eventually successful in alerting the Galactic Republic to the Separatist assault, thereby preventing a potential invasion of Kamino.
Behind the scenes
The character "Cutup" made his debut in "Rookies," which was the fifth episode of the first season of the animated television series The Clone Wars TV series, and was originally broadcast on October 24, 2008. He also appeared in the first episode of the third season, titled "Clone Cadets," which, chronologically, occurs before the events of "Rookies." In both episodes, he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who provides the voice acting for all clone troopers throughout the series.