Unidentified clone trooper (Thrawn)
A clone trooper functioned as a stormtrooper within the ranks of the Imperial Army circa 15 BBY. The trooper was rendered unable to act by the exiled Chiss warrior Mitth'raw'nuruodo, who then donned the trooper's armor to gain entry onto the Venator-class Star Destroyer known as Strikefast.
Biography
The clone trooper's creation occurred on the planet Kamino, brought about by the Kaminoan cloners. Around the time of 15 BBY, he held a position within the Imperial Army as a member of a squad of stormtroopers. This unit was dispatched aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Strikefast with the purpose of investigating reports of smugglers operating on an unidentified world located within Wild Space.
Captain Voss Parck was in charge of the reconnaissance operations targeting smugglers on the planet. This was the same planet where the Chiss strategist Mitth'raw'nuruodo, known as "Thrawn," was living in exile away from the Chiss Ascendancy. Thrawn shot down an Imperial V-wing starfighter and commandeered the pilot's comlink. This act prompted Colonel Mosh Barris to order two squads of stormtroopers to capture the alien, under the assumption that he was responsible for the attack. Barriss mistakenly thought that two stormtrooper squads would be sufficient to handle Thrawn. However, Thrawn surprised and subdued the clone trooper, seizing his clone trooper armor and weaponry. Thrawn utilized the trooper's concussion grenades and power packs to disable several other Imperial troopers sent by Barriss. Following this, Thrawn put on the trooper's armor and successfully boarded the Strikefast during the Imperials' retreat, blending in seamlessly with the other stormtroopers.
Personality and traits
Being a clone derived from the bounty hunter Jango Fett, the trooper was a human with a height of 1.83 meters (equivalent to 6 ft).
Equipment
From birth, just like all other clone troopers, the clone was subjected to the implantation of a behavioral modification biochip by the Kaminoan scientists. This was done to ensure the trooper's compliance with specific orders. The trooper was equipped with Phase II clone trooper armor, which Thrawn later stole in order to infiltrate the Strikefast. Moreover, the trooper carried a blaster rifle, a collection of blaster power packs, and concussion grenades.
Behind the scenes
The clone trooper received a mention in the novel titled Thrawn, which marked the initial entry in Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: The Imperial Trilogy. The novel was launched on April 11, 2017. He made an appearance in the first issue of Star Wars: Thrawn, which served as a comic adaptation of the novel. This particular issue was penned by Jody Houser, brought to life through the illustrations of Luke Ross, and released under the banner of Marvel Comics on February 14, 2018. The trooper's initial depiction was revealed in a StarWars.com preview for the comic on November 17, 2017.