What Happened to the Clone Troopers After Order 66? 

Gotta say, as a vet myself, the clones line and look hit me in the feels. Almost to real.

“Help a veteran get a warm meal…”

Everytime I see that scene I can't help but tear up and just imagine the clone saying "Thank you General."

Those homeless bums are the lucky ones. The clones who remained with the Empire either continue on to commit war crimes, are sent as cannon fodder against the Jedi, or are made into early-bird Dark Troopers, typically against their will.

The clones were truly the most tragic characters out of all the Clone Wars era characters. Just imagine being created and raised to fight in a war that was purposely engineered to allow a Sith to take control of a Republic and turn it into an Empire. Imagine having no voice and free will to protest fighting in what was essentially a sham war that did nothing but ruin a galaxy.

“He’s a soldier, he deserves better”

Even with the clones murdering the Jedi and some of my favorite characters. Seeing that trooper broken and discarded, begging in the streets. It truly hurts my heart, makes my think of a lot of my classmates from high school sold the lie of the US military. A few of them came back just as broken and have been discarded in much the same way, and those were the 'lucky' ones that got to come back at all.

Kenobi was well known general during the Clone Wars. I am surprised the veteran didn't chant "Good soldiers follow orders" when he saw Kenobi.

That has had to be my favourite scene in Obi-wan, the unpolished sword of the Republic was blunt and unkept, rather than the sharpness of clone troopers, the empire preferred the blunt force of mass numbers and conscripts. It's sad to see my favourite and many other's part of star wars tossed aside in the imperial era, alongside the beliefs of the Jedi being trampled on by Palpatine's cunning

The clone troopers reminds me of the Vietnam war veterans of my dad's generation. They came back to civilian life, only to not fit in and having a hard time getting jobs since their main craft was fighting.

Man do I feel bad for the clone troopers as they were tossed to the side.

It will be interesting to see if the Clone Rebellion is reused and becomes Canon. The ball for that is in the Bad Batch's court.

You can also tell that the tragic pursuit of individuality.... becoming a Name, not a Number, would be a cornerstone of any Clone's long-term survival once abandoned by the Empire. The rabid pursuit of conformity from the New Order and First, Order, reducing Stormtroopers to their Operating Number, rather than any Name is part of the "Lessons Learned" from the Clone Army and implemented in War Mantle's transition.

Imagine if the clone said: "Thanks general" 😭

The first few episodes of "bad batch" season 1 shows a good example of how the Clones was "altered" after the inhibitor chips was activated, they basically became uncaring and robotic in a sense.

Just like my great great grandmother generation, after serving for years in hell and trenches, millions of men left alone to die. Most of them she knew from her village would die from neglect and poverty 10 to 15 years after the war ended in 1918. This hits hard becuse ot happens now too.

I still think a big reason why the Empire failed was because they completely got rid of clone troopers. I understand cutting expenses, however you could keep a million troopers on standby for great conflicts. The clones would have decimated the Rebellion. Granted they would be fighting organics vs droids but the Rebels did not have the training clones did. Also in order to cut costs, you could research a way to only have accelerated aging up to a certain point. Then it continues naturally. That way clones can serve longer, have a future, and be able to retire.

My God was I getting choked up during this. I'm such a nerd.

Seeing that clone really hit hard and reminded me about 501st journal

In Rome, when a legion (members of which were usually recruited at the same time) finished it's term of service, the surviving members were each given land in the same area of a conquered territory, and were allowed to keep all of their armour and weapons. This meant if there was an invasion or uprising, there was a large contingent of trained legionaries, seasoned on the battlefield together, and loyal to the Roman Empire, to act as a local militia to deal with the issue. The benefits of this should be pretty obvious. The Galactic Empire would have done well to have used this same tactic. They may have even shut down the rebel scum early if they had.

When i saw that Clone. I thought of all the homless Vets across North America. I'm glad they represented that there.

the clones have always been my favorite part of star wars. their story is the most interesting, tragic and thought-provoking (to me at least). part of my love for them is also in that they feel like the only part of star wars that is truly science-fiction.

Men built for war with no war to fight.

Great video. What happened with the clone troopers is the greatest tragedy of Star Wars.

Some of us won by not making it to order 66...

If Palpatine kept the clones then the rebels never would have won.

ive been waiting for someone to do a video like this. You are one of the best in the game

While some clones are begging on the streets for some credits and scraps, hundreds and thousands of millions of Battle Droids are being scrapped, melted and reused as parts for Star Destroyers.

This is where Star Wars meets the grim reality of Blade Runner...

Rex deserted the republic shortly before it became the empire, then the bad batch deserted.

Sometimes hollywood gets reality correct and art imitates life.

The clones deserve better maybe in the Kenobi serious the Clones on the street will fight alongside the rebels

7:27 were the clones really genetically altered tho? Filoni and Lucas depiction of the clones in TCW has them appear as normal people. This painting of the clones as normal people is what forced Filoni/Lucas into the inhibitor chip story.

Clones is so many fans favorite character, and thats freakin awesome.

I loved Alan's film noir voiceover at the beginning of the video.

Phase 1 clones: heroic guardians Phase 2 clones: have eaten bees

I remember when I first watched episode 3 the thing that made me really sad was the clones turning on the jedi

This is very emotional video.

As much as this might not fit in to lore, I think it would’ve been neat if, after Kenobi walked away, the clone sighed and said to himself “I’m so sorry, General.”

What about the bounty hunters who were training the clones??? They just took there last credits and left??? No questions asked??? Or where there objections?

I thought they remained in the 'forces', as slowly conscripts and volunteers replaced them into the Imperial Era. EA had a 'Battlefield' game dedicated to the 501st which claimed this.

Very very interesting stuff, great video, definitely hope to see more Clone lore videos in the future. They are one of my highest interests in the Star Wars universe.

I liked the narrative style of the first part of the video.

As Ezra pointed out, the Clone Troopers, the Jedi and the CIS all lost the Clone Wars. The Empire defeated them all.

Very cool and very emotional nice job!

Allen, I would definitely buy any audiobook narrated by you, even if it were just „Green Eggs and Ham“.

For The Republic!!!!!!

they eat dolphins. btw, Allen. A well researched video on the clones. peace all.

Great narration ar the beginning. beautiful

Tea and medals all round

Great story telling, good job

During the war they could fly a gunship, drive a tank. They were in charge of million credit equipment. Now, they can't hold a job parking speeders!

The clone loved the war, because they got to fight a long side their brothers but after the war they got put to the side line. What a shame that the best fighting force got put to the side because palpatine was cheap

It shows that Obi-Wan isn’t so much on grudges, but is a good person at heart no matter what 1:21 😊

Very good episode.

“Spare change, spare change ma’am?”

I’m a big fan , I love your fact non bias takes !

I like videos I always Look forward to watching them every week

Man, the first 0:00 - 3:11 part made me tear up 😔

Your channel is the best and I'm generation tech

cant wait for bad batch season 2 it looks really good

Could you please make a video about all the different kinds of spices that can be bought in world of Star Wars?

Man the music is mixed waaaay to loud.

I would've loved to have seen (and would've improved upon the show) the Clone Trooper recognize Obi Wan and continue to fulfill his allegiance to the Republic and the Jedi by assisting him in finding Leia. Perhaps giving his last to protect him against the Grand Inquisitor as Obi Wan and Leia made their escape.

The best fighting force just discarded.

Cody already alive in The Bad Batch season 2 and become ally to The Bad Batch, his Own series teaser coming to D23 Expo, according to Disney, Cody will be stay alive until The Mandalorian season 3 or 4. Also there 212th clone was Crys, who was stuck in prison in Kashyyyk and clone force 99 will rescue him, much like Kix, Crys was possible that he was Frozen in at the end of Bad Batch season 2 or Star Wars: Commander Cody series.

First of all, loved that scene in Kenobi for a lot of reasons, most of which you talked about in the video. That being said, do you think it was a poor choice to use a clone from the 501st? I thought it was still canon that the 501st continued to be Vader’s fist until they all eventually died and were replaced by non-clone soldiers. If that is still true, then the only way that a 501st clone could end up like the one in Kenobi is if he got too old, but besides being out of shape that clone looks like he still has a couple years left.

What an intro

The clone troopers where the best soldiers in the Star Wars universe IMO. They had both the battle intelligence and skills needed to complete their missions and battles. They deserved much more respect after the Clone Wars ended. Also, the Jedi had it coming. We don't need a bunch of space cultists operating outside the rule of law in order to fulfill their own dogma.

at least Cut lived a happy life, with his farmer wife and kids

Great content! Awesome!

I remember the 501st being vader's fist but i guess that's just legends now. Really sad.

what's sad is you describing the Clones is basically like how they treat our military now, and back in the day my father who was an immigrant from Sicily came over in the late 50s at that time when he was 18 Vietnam was going on he didn't agree with the war but because of what this country gave him he felt it was his duty to serve the country that gave him so much. However when he got back people at the airport spitting on them calling him a baby killer all kinds of messed up things. a lot of Vietnam vets were homeless addicted to heroin. the VA was a joke. now fast forward my brother he wants to join the Army he is married 19 with his first child on the that way they can have a house and she'll be taken care of God forbid anything and he wants to him. join the Army my father told him something about what he went through and what he experienced and just wanted him to prepare himself. my brother was actually a war hero he got a purple heart and it's not and it's not because he just stumped his toe, it's because a roadside bomb blew up right by him and tank plate fell on his head he had to get Staples in his head and it really fractured his jaw and the doctors fucked because he healed his jaw healed crookedly. plus he has a traumatic brain injury. my brother did two tours in Iraq thank God he's okay but he was faced with of the hardest moral choices that you'll ever have to face. and 11 year old boy was shooting at HIS platoon and had him pin down and my brother had to make the choice and he ended a young kids life my father and my brother both have . so when my brother came home went to the VA they just tried to throw narcotics at them Percocet Xanax and drowning it with a bottle of whiskey a day. but eventually he got the help that he needed and he's got a lot better. my dad he's still a whack job but he's the man what's sad is even though the VA sucks still they do have some resources during the Vietnam era they had no resources whatsoever. so my brother now needs to get his jaw fixed because the doctors didn't properly wire his jaw. but now the VA will not pay for the surgery. but this is what really gets me upset if he wants to get a sex change that he could get for free and if he was an illegal alien he could get a house. I guess it all depends on who's the president at the time but yeah bye to really caught a lot of funding this wasn't supposed to be political but you it's the truth

Great video.

Yeah...

Video suggestion: what if Palpatine accidently said "execute order 65".

Honestly it's kind of sad how the clones were discarded like garbage

Gotta wonder if Mr Cut went Jedi hunting when order 66 went out.

This makes the EMPEROR all the more disgusting Bullsh!t...😠😡🤬

The Clones were HAD By Sidious Just Like the Jedi, Just Like Everyone Else! So Ya, I Have No Animosity Against the Clones Whatsoever! They were Lied to, Used and Abused then Cast Aside by Sidious Just Like Everyone! The One and Only Real Enemy in All of This is Darth Sidious! And As for Sidious, I Seriously Don't Think He Could Suffer a More Long and Torturus Enough Death! That Sick Twisted Evil Being Deserves to Suffer All the Pain, Fear, Suffering and Death He Caused Each and Every Person, Clone, Jedi or Otherwise Misery Throughout the Entire Galaxy and Generations to Come that would Still Be Suffering the Effects of What Sidious Did FOREVER!!!!! His Misery Should Be Endless and Boundless! And Only Maybe Then Would there be Justice!

Thanks!

Dude I love the narration you have a great voice

I'm sure many clones also became mercenaries

I heard somewhere that imperial shoretroopers were clone stationed on more calm and/or paradisiac post in the imperial era. Can someone confirm this?

clone troopers also had very little respect for the new civilian recruited storm troopers, believe them to be inferior soldiers

5:23 cant forget about order 67

TO ARMS! TO ARMS! THE DOLPHINS ARE COMING, THE DOLPHINS ARE COMING! TO ARMS!

"you never had the chance to be anything else"

They are and will always be our boys in white✌🏻

Did Kenobi know about the inhibitor chips?

The one reason that's not talked about for phasing out the clones is that control chip. How much is any Sith Lord going to trust soldiers that they KNOW have programming chips in their brains, made by a third party? That's why I don't like the lore about Palpatine having an ex-clone trooper as a guard. He'd always suspect that the Kaminoans might have hid some other tricks in that chip. That they could compromise the clones to get at him after he turned on them after the clone wars. I think the Emperor would DEEPLY distrust the clones, they were a necessary risk right up until order 66, then they were nothing but a liability. TBH I think the only reason he didn't mass execute them as soon as he was done with them was he still had to keep the senate on board at that time.

Alan, i appreciate your videos a lot but lately there's a sound issue in your editing, in some portions of most video released in the past 2 weeks there will be a loud "hum" or 60hz cycle humming in the background. Cheers!

Destroyed the city from the air yes… they weren’t high enough to be in orbit

Can you please continue the separatist alliance vs earth series please

What about the droid attack on the wookies?

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Nice

And then Season 2 of The Bad Batch happened, and things got WORSE for the clones.

The clones deserve their suffering for turning on the Jedi

Alan, your material gets far more serious every month. Rewatching you earlier videos, some are outright perky, compared to today. I hope you take a day off for yourself, now and again. ;)