If necessary, they would also be capable of devising their own way for completing missions. With a greater capacity for independent thinking, the commandos would be better suited to handling delicate missions with complicated objectives. Thus, they were to be the perfect balance between two extremes. This however could not prepare them for Order 66. Unlike the ARC troopers, the Republic commandos would be more loyal and susceptible to following orders without question, yet they would still retain greater ability for independent thought than the standard clone troopers. Thus, they compromised with Fett the bounty hunter would be allowed to personally train his ARC troopers while the Kaminoans proceeded with their plan to create the clone commandos, otherwise known as Republic Commandos. The Kaminoans reluctantly agreed, although due to their disappointment in the failed prototypes, they felt little confidence that the second generation of ARC troopers would meet their expectations. As a result, he requested for a special batch of clones that he would personally train as Advanced Recon Commandos. Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter and the genetic template for the entire clone army, was confident that progeny would be engineered into the best soldiers in the galaxy, but also knew that there were situations that regular infantry was not suited for. Soon after the Kaminoans began developing the Galactic Republic's secret clone army on their homeworld of Kamino, a special forces unit was conceived as a necessary addition to the overall operational effectiveness of the new military force. For you are a commando, an elite unit, something truly special.' вЂ• Taun We You will be superior to your more common brethren. Other commandos fled to Mandalore, choosing to go into hiding rather than serve as the enforcers of the Emperor's New Order. For instance, Ion Team did not carry out the command to kill their Jedi officers, viewing it as an invalid order and not believing that the Jedi would betray the Republic, and instead opted to ensure the survival of General Roan Shryne. However, a minority of commandos refused to comply with Order 66, either out of sympathy for the Jedi or due to other personal reasons. The remaining Republic commandos were rechristened as Imperial commandos and incorporated into a special forces unit attached to the 501st Legion, under the command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. When Order 66 was issued by Chancellor Palpatine near the conclusion of the Clone Wars, the Jedi Order became targeted for extermination while Palpatine brought a swift end to the Old Republic by declaring himself emperor of the first Galactic Empire. These missions included covert infiltration, sabotage, demolition and assassination, all of which were standard tasks for the clone commandos. Often working in Squads of four, clone commandos were assigned to carry out special operations that the average clone trooper couldn't handle.

Cloned from the genetic template of the famous Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, clones selected for the commando program were trained by Mandalorian drill sergeants that were recruited by Fett himself to train them to become the deadliest soldiers in the Clone Army. You are nothing on your own, and everything together.' вЂ• Kal Skirata Д¬lone Commandos, also known as Republic Commandos and later as Imperial Commandos, were elite clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic and later the Stormtrooper Corps. Alone, a finger can't grasp, or control, or form a fist. Each of you is a finger, and without the others you're useless.

Republic commando concept art