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There are multiple answers to this question!
1. Clone troopers became stormtroopers when the Republic turned into the Galactic Empire after Palpatine had the Jedi killed.
2. In the old Expanded Universe, most Jango-Fett-clones were killed in an uprising in 12 BBY (before the Battle of Yavin). However, a small group managed to not only survive, but use stolen Kaminoan technology to extend their lives and fight the rapid aging effects common to most clones.
3. Now, in the new era canon, all we can say for sure at this point is that clones were around as late as 14 BBY. A clone sergeant appears in the novel Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno, and in there, he’s berated for bumping Vader’s meditation chamber on a doorway, and mocked about his age acceleration.
The question remains, though – were any of the stormtroopers in the Original Trilogy actually Jango Fett clone troopers? I thought I had read something a long time ago saying that they had all died out before the Original Trilogy took place…what about you? How long do YOU think they survived? Have your say in the comments!
Star Wars Fun Fact
Surprising or little known Star Wars tidbits, sometimes related to today’s Force Feature.On this date in Star Wars history, Keisha Castle-Hughes is born in 1990. She played Queen Apailana for all of one scene in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. You likely know her as the gal who was the youngest at the time to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, in 2004 for her role in the film Whale Rider. But here’s the crazy part! In 2006, Castle-Hughes starred with Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Oscar Isaac in The Nativity Story, in which they portrayed the roles of Mary and Joseph. Wild, right?
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Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Princess Leia
Today’s question: Whose first line in The Empire Strikes Back is, “That’s right”?
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Princess Leia
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Luke Skywalker
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The first line said is Luke
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If you’ve ever played star wars battlefront 2(ps2) campaign it narrarates commander codies cannon POV. The game explains that kamino made a rebellion batch of clones, the 501st we’re dispatched to execute before they’re numbers grew to frightening for the empire. Cody is still alive after the battle of hoth even and would have to be in order to tell the story.this is absolute cannon. But what doesn’t add up for me is in star wars rebels it’s 15 years after order 66 yet still before episode 4 and Rex is all gray and now revealing that all the clones have essentially been retired. Both the game, and show are considered absolute cannon so why do they contradict each other? You’re thoughts?