That’s an illusion mainly caused by how much time more high-ranking clones spend with the main characters (Jedi). Since they spend a lot more time on-screen, they’re the clones we see the most and as such require names to easily identify them.
To a certain extent. Armour add-ons like shoulder pauldrons tended to be reserved only for commanders (though not all commanders wore them). Waist capes were primarily used by higher-ranking troopers but could also be seen on cold weather troopers and flame troopers.
All that being said, as the war progressed more and more clone troopers seem to individually customize their armour. However, it’s been pretty inconsistent across the various canon mediums.
There needs to be a spin off series, that fallows a single clone squad. It would be about different missions they go on, make references to the higher ups, (Jedi) and maybe even have a few slice of life episodes.
They actually kind already did that with the old Republic Commando video game and novels. The picture they paint of the Clone Wars is very different from what is established in current canon but they’re very good reads/plays nonetheless.
Hmmm, I dunno about using the TCW style. It might feel a bit too similar to the The Clone Wars show.
That could be cool. I’m not sure it’d be able to convey a dark enough tone though.
They were never assigned names though. Clone Cadets showed us that troopers adopt names for themselves based upon specific characteristics they have (or probably just what they think sounds cool).
Well the last two shows, (TCW and Rebels) use the same style, though I can really see Disney doing something like this with the 03 style, or at least something similar to it. (Wow. I did’t realize it was from 03 until I had to google it. No wonder I never saw it on TV)
Holy cow, you’re right. He was a murder machine, wasn’t he? Being the Captain of the Malevolence, Gha Nackt and Nadar Vebb in Season 1, a whole bunch of clones in Season 2, more clones in Season 3, General Tarples and a bunch of Nightsisters in Season 4, more clones and a few Weequay in Season 5, and that poor little con artist in the Utapau Crystal animatics. I thing Grievous wins the Clone Wars kill count award.
I can see that argument since he did engineer the war, but if we’re going by actually PHYSICALLY killing a person, and not just being responsible, Grievous still wins that I think.
Ha, yeah, I’m quite familiar with the micro series. Have both volumes on DVD from back in the day. I agree, forget TCW Grievous, the micro series Grievous was even more vicious! If anyone ever says “I want to see Star Wars as a horror movie” they need to be directed to that scene on Hypori. That’s basically a horror movie with laser swords.
so i was just thinking today about a sequil to Star Wars Republic Commando, and i then though that, a better sequil would be a “star wars Commando”. were in players do not just play as a Commando group for ither the Empire or the Rebels, but can play on both sides and see different stories and see the different view points from both sides.
Hmmm, interesting idea. However, Imperial/Rebel mechanics would need to be a fair bit different.
Imperial Commandoes in Legends utilize Katarn armour which features energy shields and advanced HUD systems (which are core elements of the original Republic Commando gameplay).
Rebel commandos on the other hand have almost always been portrayed in simple fatigues (most likely to clearly differentiate them from Stormtroopers).
