These clones were absorbed into their new Legions, but a record of each clone's location was kept in secret, so that the entire Legion could be pulled back together when necessary. In response to this, Palpatine authorized the 'release' of members and squads of the 501st to other Clone forces, in order to spread their specialist skills amongst the fronts of the Clone Wars. The 501st Legion was kept on Coruscant until the Battle of Jabiim highlighted the level of threat the CIS posed to the Galactic Republic. During the Clone Wars, one team of Clones from the 501st was led by Captain Rex (a clone captain who led the Torrent Company of the 501st and reported directly to General Skywalker).īoth Legions were transferred to a secret facility on Coruscant, where they were retrained in advanced infantry, commando, and space-combat techniques. However, the actions of the 501st, as well as the 65th Homeworld Security Shocktrooper Legion under the command of Thire, became the center of special interest from the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Battle of Geonosis. They appeared identical to the 1.25 million clone units created by the Kaminoans. The 501st Legion had distinctive blue markings. They served in the first actions of the Clone Wars, and were the only legion to assault the Jedi Temple.

They were cloned from the genetic samples provided by famed bounty hunter Jango Fett, and bred to serve as part of the Grand Army of the Republic. The 501st Legion, like all Clone Troopers and Clone Trooper Legions, was created on Kamino.

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