Clone Trooper

Identical soldiers produced in a world of clinical efficiency, Clone Troopers are created for only one purpose - battle. Every fiber of their being, every thought in their minds, every muscle in their bodies is infused with the capability and desire to be warriors. Through genetic engineering and military training, Clone Troopers are molded to be the ideal soldiers. And, indeed, the source of their genetic material comes from an extremely skilled fighter, the legendary bounty hunter Jango Fett. The clones experience accelerated growth and relentless training to shape them into superior soldiers totally subservient to authority. Devoid of individuality, identity and independence, Clone Troopers fight with complete and unquestioning dedication. They pour onto the battlefield, relentless warriors who do not falter but instead keep marching forward, without pause or pity for their fallen comrades. In a desperate hour, the Clone Troopers are called to perform the job for which they have been created, when war erupts in the galaxy. Boy, you can tell that was written before The Clone Wars, can't you? Seven seasons (plus three more of Bad Batch) and they were all about how the clones weren't devoid of individuality or identity, and how they weren't totally subservient to authority. Two decades after that bio was written, about the only thing that's still accurate in it is that the clones are based on Jango. This figure was released in 2004, a year before Revenge of the Sith, so it depicts the original Clone Trooper armor, which looks exactly like OT Stormtrooper armor, just with a sillier helmet. Although the Unleashed line was never promoted as having a specific scale, the Clone Trooper is large enough for us to say they'd be 7" - you can't put this is a Black Series diorama and have it look right, but didn't Diamond Select make a few SW figures a couple years ago? He could hang out with those. My figure is missing one of the rectangles on his belt. For molding purposes, it was a separate piece that needed to be glued in, and mine never had it. A small production error, and one that would be easy enough to fix (sculpting "a box with straight sides" is not even remotely difficult) if I cared at all. I can pretend Trooper designation TY-9433 lost it in a battle or something. The paint is interesting. The figure represents the Clones' attack on Geonosis, when they're running around on that ruddy dirty sand, so instead of just white armor over a black bodysuit, Hasbro painted the legs to look like they've been tromping around the terrain and getting crud on them. So they're brownest near the feet, and fade up to white around mid-thigh. Or, rather, not white: the armor is a pale gray, rather than the pure white Black Series troopers get. If you don't like that, this mold was also released at the same time as a Clone Trooper Captain, with some red details painted on the arms and head. Unleashed figures don't get articulation, because this line was intended to shave off some of that 2000s McFarlane Toys "plastic statue" audience. The Clone Trooper is climbing a rock, stiding forward, and holding his gun across his body rather than aiming it. The gun is a fully separate accessory that gets held in the toy's hands for real. Part of the appeal of the Unleashed line was the ornate base each figure came with. The Clone Trooper's turns this into a two-pack instead of a single, because he's climbing over the body of his fallen comrade. Taking a cue from Spider-Man Classics Venom and his Vault Guardsman, this base has a defeated Clone sprawled uncomfortably on it. He's laying in a way that you can tell isn't by choice, and there are dark blaster marks on his chest. Even the visor of his helmet is cracked! R.I.P., unknown Clone Trooper; it's gotta suck getting killed on your army's first-ever deployment. A simple Clone Trooper may not be as exciting as the other releases in this line, but getting two for the price of one makes this set more appealing than it otherwise would have been. -- 07/26/25 Does anyone like the Clone Trooper helmet best? Tell us on our message board, the Loafing Lounge.