When did they stop cloning Stormtroopers?
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When did they stop cloning Stormtroopers?
One of the biggest questions about the period between the Star Wars prequels and the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is the Empire’s unspoken transition in its military which saw the Clone Troopers replaced with the (non-clone) Stormtroopers from Episodes IV-VI and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Why did the Empire stop using clones and droids?
Significantly, Rafa and Trace leave Corellia with the data from an old Separatist tactical droid, intelligence designed to help fight the clone army. This, then, is likely the ultimate reason why the Empire decommissioned the clones; because they ceased to be of use.
Why are first order Stormtroopers not clones?
The First Order didn’t use Clone Troopers for the same reason as the Galactic Empire: Recruits were more loyal than the clones. Kylo Ren’s comments to Hux were likely meant as verbal taunting, rather than a serious consideration of replacing their Stormtroopers with a new clone army.
What happened to the clone troopers after Order 66?
Originally Answered: What happened to all the clones after Order 66? The. Clones they continued on as they were doing before, but instead of working for a republic they worked for an empire in the role of stormtroopers.
Why doesn’t the first order use clones?
In order to find the explanation for why the First Order does not simply use clones, and for why the Empire itself did not exclusively use clones, Star Wars fans need to turn to the canon background provided by the oft-overlooked Star Wars: Battlefront II.
What happened to stormtroopers during the Clone Wars?
During the galaxy’s transition from democracy to despotism, the stormtroopers retained the Phase II battle armor they customized with unit colors and markings during the Clone Wars. But the alterations that the New Order introduced soon affected the Empire’s shock troopers, particularly their armor and weapons.
Are stormtroopers trained to be loyal to the first order?
They are trained from a very young age to be Stormtroopers and don’t remember much of anything beyond their loyalty to the First Order. This has not been a full-proof process, though, as FN-2187 aka Finn (John Boyega) is one of the known defectors from this program.
He originally had a mass army of Clone troopers under his command and used them to execute the Jedi as part of Order 66, which helped him seize control of the galaxy. While they served their purposes, the Clone troopers were slowly phased out of operation by the Emperor.