Using this research, several other clones were also able to extend their lifespan, and though we are not told of their names, it is likely that these were the other Null ARC Troopers. Still alive at the time of the Legacy of the Force series, he was in reality over 70 years old, but biologically 140. He was one of the first Fett Clones, a Null ARC trooper who was cloned in 32 BBY, and was able to stop the rapid aging using stolen Kaminoan research. However, one exception to this is Jaing Skirata. Given the accelerated aging, not many clones would be alive even 40-50 years after their aging. No more new Fett clones were created, and as he pointed out, these eventually died or deserted. But as far as Legends canon goes, we do have a couple answers:Īs Polynomial notes in his answer, the last of the Fett clones were created about the time of the Kamino Uprising in 12 BBY, and these "anti-troopers" were all destroyed. For all we know, Sergeant Crest was the last clone stormtrooper.Ĭurrently, there isn't a Disney canon answer, as we don't know the makeup of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps at the time of the original trilogy. The Empire likely phased out the last of the Fett clones within a few years of this event. The novel takes place about 5 years after the end of the Clone Wars (14 BBY), so clone production evidently stopped at the end of the Clone Wars and within 5 years the clones were becoming too old to be useful as soldiers (due to their age acceleration). The bare-headed others comprising Vader’s squad were human regulars who had enlisted after the war. Tarkin couldn’t make sense of the remark until he realized that Crest’s was a face he had seen countless times during the war-the face of an original Kamino clone trooper. “Perhaps you are aging too quickly to remain on active duty.” “Excuses won’t suffice, Sergeant Crest,” Vader cut him off. “I warned you to be careful!” he shouted up at the trooper. Retracted hatch, Vader stamped forward with his gloved hands clenched. When the stormtrooper operating the equipment accidentally allowed theįlattened sphere to bang against the edge of the cargo hold’s Here is the relevant quote (the stormtroopers are loading Darth Vader's meditation chamber onto Tarkin's ship): It includes a scene where a group of stormtroopers are led by a Fett clone sergeant but all the other troopers are non-clone recruits. I think this or something very similar would work well And stormtroopers would very easily identify each other as well as army and navy officers would know who they were talking to.For an answer from canon, the best information we currently have is from the canon novel Tarkin. TK421 is "First" or trooper number 1 in he's Squad. TK000 is Company Commander of the "Kappa" Company Platoon.Ī 0 (zero) in the ID would symbolize leadership position. K-Or "Kappa" is one of the Companies in the "Tau" Battalion.Ĥ-He is in the "forth" Platoon of Kappa Company.Ģ-He is in the "second" Squad of 4. T-Or "Tau" is the letter designated to the trooper's Battalion. If I should make a realistic assumption on the TK-421 designation this is how I could imagine it To be honest I don’t think any one at Lucas ever gave the stormtrooper designations any thought other then it should be very military like and give the impression that they where 1 of a billion troopers.īut still ….