With the expansion of the Star Wars universe, their popularity has grown thanks to the Clone Wars show and the Battlefront video game. These Imperial Commando teams were often tasked with hunting down enemies of the Empire, especially fugitive Jedi.Д¬ommandos were some of the deadliest clones fielded by the GAR. They were reorganized as a special division of the 501st Legion and placed under the direct command of Darth Vader. However, most commandos remained loyal to the Empire because of their genetic programming. Those that did often became bounty hunters. The fact that the council did not know what sort of threat had attacked the temple and killed a Jedi Master speaks volumes to the skills and abilities of the commandos and the confidence that their commanders had in them.ДЇollowing Order 66 and the rise of the Empire, some commandos ignored the order and defected from the army. Following the attack on the Temple of Eedit by Savage Opress, Delta Squad is dispatched directly by the Jedi Council to recover the bodies of slain Jedi Master Halsey and his Padawan Knox. These four commandos can be seen in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. Without spoiling Republic Commando for gamers who have yet to play it, the gameвЂ™s story follows Delta Squad. On their own, commandos were still deadly on the battlefield (EA)

However, when used in conventional large-scale combat like at the first battle of Geonosis, the commandos were unable to use their skills to their advantage and suffered high casualties. With Jedi strike teams stretched thin during the Clone War, commando teams were often sent instead and were very successful. Operating at the edge of what the Republic deemed morally acceptable, the commandos were tasked direct action, sabotage, and even assassination missions. The aforementioned ARC troopers also fell under the Special Operations Brigade. This was the GARвЂ™s version of USSOCOM in the U.S. Operating as a team, commandos could take on nearly every mission that the Republic had for them.Д¬lone commandos were organized under the Grand Army of the RepublicвЂ™s Special Operations Brigade. Their helmets integrated with each other so that every commando knew the location and status of the others at all times. While every commando was cross-trained in combat disciplines, the members of a squad specialized in their respective roles like marksman, demolitions expert, tech specialist, and squad leader. Commandos were exclusively armed with the DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System which they could configure for the specific job at hand. Their Katarn-class armor was expensive, extremely lightweight, and beat only by pure Mandalorian beskar in terms of strength. With their enhanced genetics and CuyвЂ™val Dar instructors, the commandos were trained on just about every weapon, vehicle, and piece of gear in the Republic arsenal. Operating as a team, commandos were nearly unstoppable (LucasArts) This was necessary to hide the creation of the clone army from the rest of the galaxy. Known as the CuyвЂ™val Dar, вЂњthose who no longer existвЂќ in the Mandalorian language, these warriors discarded their old lives to train the commandos in secret.

Moreover, the commandos were trained by a group of 100 warriors, 75 of whom were Mandalorians, hand-picked by Jango Fett. Whereas standard clones were trained extensively with simulators to save on costs, commandos were more often trained with live fire to familiarize them with battlefield conditions. They ate, slept, and trained together to think of themselves as part of a unit rather than an individual. The Kaminoan cloners modeled the commando squad structure after the aiwhas, grouping them into squads of four and training them together from birth. The water planet of Kamino is home to the aiwhas, winged whale-like creatures who hunted in pods. This made them adept to the specialized training regimen that they were put through. However, unlike their rank and file brothers, the commandos were genetically engineered to be stronger, smarter, and deadlier while still remaining highly obedient to their Kaminoan cloners and Jedi commanders. Like all clones, commandos were based on the genetic template of the legendary bounty hunter, Jango Fett. Delta Squad is one of the best-known commando teams (LucasArts)

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