The helmet featured an integrated com-link,audio pick-up, two artificial air-supply hoses, and a broadband communications antenna powered by a single power cell. Their clone trooper armor and did not change during the rise of the Galactic Empire.The Phase II armor was black and grey with a red visor on their helmet. Unlike other Phase II armor, the shadow clone trooper armor granted them superior protection from blaster shots which had magnetic seals that could repel blaster bolts. The clone shadow troopers were eventually the model for the storm commandos and Shadow Stormtroopers.Ĭlone shadow troopers were equipped with superior Phase II armor. After that, around 17 BBY, a small group of clone shadow troopers went with Draco to retrieve Darth Rivan's holocron, where they encountered some Alderaanian Resistance agents working for Jedi Master Denia they were easily defeated. Later on, Inquisitor Valin Draco took the troopers as their guards because they must exceptional warriors if they could guard the Empire's secret storehouse.

Even though many clone troopers changed from Phase II clone trooper armor, clone shadow trooper kept their armor as a reminder of Palpatine's ascension to power. During that time, the Chancellor took over the Galactic Republic and created the Empire. Shadow troopers worked for Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars guarding highly valued targets such as officers of the Republic and gathering intelligence for him. They succeeded, as Obi-Wan was not noticed and neither was his group.Īt Utapau, Chancellor Palpatine assigned the shadow troopers to guard a secret storehouse there. Their mission on Utapau was to place jammers in six main sinkholes so that General Grievous, who had launched the invasion there, would not be able to notice High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi's entrance or his invasion group. They were trained to work independently or in pairs.They are far more superior than a commando when it came to operating covertly and combat due to their extensive training and armor capabilities.

Director Isard had created the clone shadow troopers to replace the ARC and commandos that were constantly dying by the hands of the Separatists.Like many of the Republic commandos, clone shadow troopers were trained to be lethal and efficient.

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