#187th battalion

[enigmatist17]

Re-watched the Boba arc and RIP Ponds :(

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They all feel it when Ponds' light in the Force is extinguished.

The voices that cry out from the 187th are the loudest, the loss of their commander a great blow.

Once all has been said and done, Mace Windu spends almost a full week out in deep space. Ponds looks like he's merely been sleeping, save for the blaster bolt in the middle of his forehead that made the Jedi sick to his stomach.

Mace sighs, and gathers up the body to place in a coffin that was stored carefully in the ship's hold. He doesn't always get a chance to bury his men, but when he does, it helps the sting of loss feel a little bit lighter.

His men are waiting when the Jedi finally returns, and he watches as Ponds is taken by his own to be buried on a small world they had been to once a long time ago.

Mace meditates in the barracks once the somber ceremony finishes, taking a page from Plo Koon's book to open himself up to the Force around his men. Their lights are dim as they mourn, and one by one Mace can feel them starting to surround him, as if drawing some strength from their general. When he opens his eyes sometime later, Mace realizes nearly all of his legion are sleeping or working, with the Jedi safely nestled in the middle as if he was the calm center of a storm.

Mace understands now why Plo loves his children, and closes his eyes once again.

He's not concerned about letting go, for Mace knows his men will be there to catch him.

[coaz-photography]

The 187th Battalion has arrived and is ready for a fight!

[rjchang122]

[fangirlforeversthings]

(And no obi wan this time see?)

[archivewriter1ont]

Thoughts on Clone Names

One of the shinies in the 212th is named Melee, because of how often Cody has seen him fighting droids with his bare hands. Obi-Wan had to Force-pull him out of a fight more times than he can count.

I also think that the highest honor in some battalions would be for their Jedi to give a clone his name. Like, Mace Windu forgets that one clone doesn't have a name and calls him "Snaps" or something in the middle of a battle, and then feels terrible about getting his troopers mixed up -- but that little shiny brags that Mace Windu named him for the rest of his life.

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Hamburger Hill (1987, John Irvin)

25/03/2024

Hamburger Hill is a 1987 film directed by John Irvin, inspired by the Battle of Hamburger Hill, which occurred during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam, 1969, a group of young paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, under the command of Sergeant Frantz, is sent to the A Shau valley to try to wrest Hill 937 from the North Vietnamese, which, following the battle, will be nicknamed "Hamburger Hill" (meat grinder hill), due to the significant losses suffered by American soldiers.

Filmed between October and December 1986, Hamburger Hill is part of the Vietnam-movie genre of the period, coming out a year after Oliver Stone's Platoon and at the same time as Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.

[masterjedilenawrites]

🌟 2024 Clone Battalion Series Master List

The fun thing about clone battalions having assigned numbers is that there's (usually) a calendar date to match them. I've decided to shower some attention on our favorite clone battalions this year by writing a little something-something for them on their corresponding dates 💜

Here's the schedule I'm planning for so far. Please let me know if I'm missing any!

1/16 - My OC Battalion, the 116th

2/1 - 21st Nova Corp/Commander Bacara

2/12 - The 212th

3/27 - The 327th

4/4 - Delta Squad (Delta is the 4th letter and there are 4 members)

5/1 - The 501st

8/7 - The 187th

9/9 - Clone Force 99

10/4 - The 104th

I'll update this master list with links as stuff gets posted throughout the year.

[todaysdocument]

Vietnam....Members of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), join the children of Ap Uu Thoung hamlet in a game of baseball.

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal OfficerSeries: Photographs of American Military Activities

This black and white photograph shows an American soldier standing behind a Vietnamese boy poised to hit a baseball flying towards him.  They are playing on a dirt road lined with vegetation.  The pitcher is partially visible on the left side of the picture.

[darth-jess]

HAH I MADE IT TO 66 FOLLOWERS!! Thank you @marvelstars for being my 66th follower!

This definitely requires a celebration, so here's a quiz for you all to see how well you know Star Wars! For the fun of it, please refrain from looking stuff up! If you don't know the answer, just take a guess! It's more fun that way, and if anyone gets judgey about someone not knowing the correct answer I will unleash the full power of the Dark Side upon them, because that's not very nice.

Share your answers in the comments!

6 QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDER 66

Question 1: Which of the following Jedi survived Order 66?

Mace Windu

Quinlin Vos

Depa Billaba

Aayla Secure

Plo Koon

Stass Allie

Question 2: Which group of clones stormed the Jedi Temple?

The 212th Battalion

The 104th Battalion

The 322nd Company

The 327th Star Corp

The 501st Legion

The 187th Legion

Question 3: What clone discovered the inhibitor chips and tried to warn everyone about them?

Echo

Bly

Fives

Cody

Rex

Fox

Question 4: What year did Order 66 happen in?

12 BBY

20 BBY

19 BBY

26 BBY

15 BBY

19 ABY

Question 5: Who was the first Jedi to ever die from Order 66?

Tiplar

Shaak Ti

Plo Koon

Jocasta Nu

Agen Kolar

Depa Billaba

Question 6: Is it wrong to find Anakin attractive while he's storming the Jedi Temple?

Probably

No

Definitely not

Are you insane?

He's beautiful at all times

I wasn't paying attention to the plot, did he do something wrong?

[aestariiwilderness]

Bad Batch Season 3 Juggernaut Spoilers

It occurs to me that Phee's whole: "You must be Crosshair -- Tech told me all about your sparkling personality" means that, at some point, there must have been the following conversation: Tech appearing out of nowhere behind Phee:

Phee:

And then the fellow experimental clones/sibling/soldier relationship thence described, in a series of applicable GIFs:

Crosshair to Tech:

As cadets:

Living their best lives ruining everyone's day during Clone Wars:

Both of them, to other people, about each other:

Tech trying out his first recording:

Tech @ Crosshair when he decides fascism is the new black:

Both of them, immediately, at any given time:

Tech fielding the 187th court martial request for Crosshair from various incensed reg battalions:

Watching whatever disaster of the day they directly caused in the Kamino mess hall:

Season 1:

Crosshair at any given moment:

Cadet Days Part II: Older Brother Regretting Attempts to Connect with Sibling, Regretting Letting Science-Crazed Younger Brother Play With Colanders and Batteries

Crosshair, in a high(er)-pitched voice:

Tech:

Tech to everyone:

Crosshair to Tech: How did YOU get a girlfriend?? Did you save her island or something?? Tech:

Tech going to rescue Crosshair from Hemlock after he told him this would happen and it did:

[coaz-photography]

[brightsunsmeanshello]

Giving my boys some more love 💕

[kalevalakryze]

Shatter Meet Point

@jedijune Week 1; Prompt 1 Fun/Joy

Relationships: Mace Windu & Original Female Character, Mace Windu & Original Clone Trooper Characters

Characters: Mace Windu, Chessaf're'krudo (Original Female Character), CT-00-2010; Droidbait, Original Clone Trooper Characters, Anakin Skywalker (Mentioned)

Tags: No Major Warnings, Droidbait Lives,

Word Count: 717

AO3 Link: Here!

"Master Windu!" Chess called out, violet hair impossibly to miss in the seas of white-helmeted clones. Even with all the activity around her, the young knight's voice seemed to echo through the hangar as she deftly wove between the different platoons of marching troopers.

A gap between Mace's own 187th and Skywalker's 501st opened up, allowing the Keshiri to dart between them before being trampled, sidling up to her old Master's side with a bantha-shit eating grin on her face.

"Knight Krudo." He greeted civilly, carefully eying the fresh purple and red paint streaked across the battle-worn plastoid, barely hidden by equally worn robes. His brow rose inquisitively as he focused back ahead. Large gatherings of the troopers outside of Coruscant or Kamino were rare where so many different battalions were concerned. "Have you decided which of your troopers you'll be sending to our combined vanguard?"

He didn't need eyes to know that her grin was widening to a concerning stretch, able to catch the way the dark scar across her face wrinkled as her face contorted into something worrying. "Of course, Master. My men are ready... Would you like to meet them?"

Mace hesitated- Chess only knew some of the story, and could barely seem to grasp his... distance, from the troopers who'd fought and died at his command. She'd only been conscious for part of the first disaster on Geonosis. There was a reason his battalion never removed their helmets in his presence, and it all came back to that face. And unfortunately for him, his young knight could never seem to let. it. go.

A gloved hand reached to encircle his wrist. Mace barely uttered a grunt of protest before she was pulling him away towards the fleet of crudely painted LAATs.

"Generals on deck!" A voice shouted, commanding the attention of his brothers. The 141st snapped to attention, no helmet that faced them was alike, all with varying shades of reds and purples, capturing the visage of the Jedi they served.

"At ease," Chess called, waving the hand not keeping Mace prisoner as she continued to drag her Master through the ranks of her battalion, weaving once more as they resumed what had been interrupted. Despite their ease, not a helmet was removed. Mace couldn't help the swell of warmth in his chest, knowing the knight had asked them to refrain while he was among them.

"Master Windu, these are the troopers I've selected for your vanguard." There was something dangerous in her tone- not in the danger that came with the dark side, no. Something variably worse. The danger in a youngling's voice before a Master would find themselves sitting on a cushion full of goop.

"My finest ARCs-" The two specialists stood in a modified form of parade rest, hands clasped behind their backs, chins held high with the hangar lights glinting off their visors. The trooper on the left had paint crossed throughout his armor, giving the visage of a shattering transparisteel viewport . The soldier to the right was decorated in minutely detailed star maps and arrows, etched with the same care one would take if they were bleeding the ink into skin, not plastoid. "This is Shatter, and Point."

Mace blinked... then again. Chess poorly stifled the laughter that threatened to roar through her throat. Somewhere behind Mace, Skywalker's steps paused, openly guffawing at the interaction.

"Knight Krudo." Mace monotoned, staring at the troopers before him. "I find your so-called humor... lacking." He spun on his heel, causing Skywalker to run for the hills, hiding in the throngs of his own battalion. "Droidbait!" He called, zeroing in on one of the blue-painted troopers. "Welcome to the vanguard."

Chess paused, her grin slowly twisting into a scowl. Anakin's head poked through his platoon. "Uh... Master Windu? I was just going to give you Echo and Fives..."

"No need, Skywalker. Droidbait... and Cutup will do just fine with General Krudo's troops for this operation."

"Master?" His padawan's weight pressed into his side.

Watching her from his peripherals, brow raising as mirth threatened to pull at his face. "Master, you are not dodging the funny Mace Windu accusations after this one. Not for as long as I'm alive." The Keshiri's laughter rang through the hangar- Now, it was Mace's turn to scowl.

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✨187th Battalion

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Eddy Squad Character Profiles

Trans Clone Week Day 7: Free day!

I was planning on writing another fic or two about Eddy Squad for @clonefandomevents’ Trans Clone Week, but real life got in the way, so y’all will have to settle for some Background info on the group and profiles for all 4 members. I would’ve made sketches for each of them, but I didn’t have time for them so I’ve attached ~✨Vibes✨~ images

Eddy Squad is a Clone Commando group attached to the 187th (legion or battalion? I’ll never tell), and their armor is accented with the unit’s colors (purple or maroon? You decide). Like most Republic Commando groups they report directly to their General (Mace Windu) and Commander (originally Ponds, later Silver), and have served with them since the First Battle of Geonosis. Its name comes from eddies in water currents and magnetic fields, so their logo is a spiral to match (yes I know the koru is a unfurling fern frond)

Interestingly, all four are trans (I say this as if I didn’t cook up these characters myself). Some Kaminoan scientists believe that is because all four are from the same batch of embryos, but this seems unlikely since trans clone troopers exist in multiple batches and generations.

Lieutenant Spice (RC-3120)

Spice has been the leader of the Eddies ever since they were kids. She claims the name comes from the fact that she’s “intoxicating”; her wit, charm, and swagger are just as potent as her combat skills (top of her class). She lives by the phrase “so good they can’t ignore you”, and has managed to wrangle several promotions despite most of the GAR leadership disliking her. Despite her outward persona of “flippant disregard for authority”, she truly respects her superiors and will follow their orders (usually after she convinces them to change slightly).

In addition to her leadership skills, she specializes in hand-to-hand and melee combat. Her preferred weapon is an Electrostaff she took off of a MagnaGuard she defeated.

She’s the most Femme out of all the Eddies, and has a cartoon kiss painted on her breastplate. She is extremely bisexual. She was the second member to come out as trans.

Jack (RC-3119)

Jack is the Technology Specialist and Medic of Eddy Squad; patching code and patching bodies. Her name comes from being able to slice into a computer system from any Jack (Doylist: also Gentleman Jack). In contrast to Spice, Jack actually has deep problems with authority and fully buys into the hacker ethic.

She was the first Eddy to come out as trans, and hacked her way into building a hormonal implant. She’s also a Butch Lesbian. Her armor is detailed like a circuitboard, with a notch on a wire for each kill.

Terra (RC-3122)

Terra is the designated reconnaissance and explosives technician, tho her skills are a bit more general than those titles suggest. Her sense of direction is incredibly sharp, she can memorize maps shockingly fast, and once she’s scouted a route she can navigate others along it with little difficulty. She also has expertise in all things chemical and mechanical, can seemingly make a bomb out of anything, and can disassemble one in record time. She painted her armor like a bomb squad troopers and added orange accents as an homage. She and Jack often fight over who’s the better gadget-maker.

She’s panromantic and asexual, and enjoys nightclubs just as much as Spice. She also enjoys the time she gets with nature, and has only enmity for flamethrowers.

Convor (RC-3121)

Finally we have Convor, the last of Eddy Squad to come out (in the early days of the war). They actually use They/She pronouns, but still considers themselves to be sister to the other Eddies. They’re Bisexual, and leans towards other nonbinary people. They actually prefer being alone, and she doesn’t understand why Spice and Terra always hit up the clubs on surface leave. However, despite being extremely introverted, they’re incredibly socially adept and often has to defuse arguments among the other three.

Their skills are primarily sniping (marksmanship broadly) and flying. While Eddy Squad doesn’t have a dedicated shuttle like the Bad Batch, they do pilot shuttles for the group on solo missions. This is where the name and wing motif on her armor comes from.

[enigmatist17]

I wish I could draw, but the Horizon series and the clones would be such an amazing blend of series.

Each clone battalion styles themselves like the various tribes you encounter, the Jedi their influence on the coloring and general habits.

501st - Sky Clan of the Tenakth

212th - Oseram?

104th - Nora

187th - Banuk?

Not me being a whore for the Carja look going for Fox and the Guard, they would absolutely slay

Ugh so many ideas and they would all look amazing 😩👏