With the new Clone Wars Battle Tales Comic releasing, set before Clone Wars Season 7,
many of us have one massive question.
Why does commander Wollfe Change his armour from Red to Grey?
Why is Commander Wollfe’s helmet different later in the Clone Wars?
I’m going to break down exactly why the Wolfpack and the 104th battalion changed the
colour of their armour from Red to Grey, and why it was also changed to a mysterious third
colour in between.
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After engaging in an intense space battle with General Grievous’ heavy cruiser, the
Malevolence, Plo Koon and his 104th Battalion fell victim to a devastating separatist ion
cannon blast aboard their own Republic Cruiser, called the Triumphant.
The blast from the Ion Canon left Plo Koon and the Clone Troopers floating in space,
with no power or communications active.
Once General Plo Koon realized that his fleet was lost, he ordered an immediate evacuation
of his Republic cruiser, into the escape pods.
Wollfe, Plo Koon and Clone Troopers Sinker and Boost managed to make it into one of the
escape pods, being ejected into space only moments before their ship exploded into a
huge fireball.
Unfortunately for the group, General Grievous had managed to destroy the entire rest of
the fleet, killing every other member of the 104th Battalion.
Despite many Clones in the Battalion managing to escape the initial explosions and destruction
of the fleet, Grievous sent specialised droids to hunt down and capture any Clone who managed
to make it to an escape pod, guaranteeing a total victory in the battle.
In the aftermath of this battle, Plo Koon had lost of three quarters of his entire 104th
battalion, forcing them to order an entirely new batch of Clones from Kamino, to replace
the lost Clone Troopers.
Initially, Wollfe and the other surviving Clones from the incident were not on good
terms with the replacement Clones sent from Kamino, because they did not share the same
history, experience and brotherhood that the old Wolfpack and 104th battalion did.
Despite this, Wollfe personally tasked himself with training the newest members of the battalion,
taking some of them under his wing, which would eventually turn into the newest members
of the Wolfpack squad.
Originally, the Dark Red, Maroon paint scheme on the armour of the Wolfpack was intended
to represent the fierce and predatory nature of a Wolf, and the blood left behind after
a successful hunt.
After the loss of most of the Wolfpack members in the attack by the Malevolence, Commander
Wollfe decided to change the Wolf imagery and the paint colours to that of a dark blue
shade, darker than the markings of the 501st, which represented the memory of his lost brothers.
Wolffe was incredibly emotional when creating the markings on his armour, but knew that
he had to do it to honour the fallen men of his Wolfback and Battalion.
Leave a comment down below if you prefer Wolffe’s Red, Blue or Grey colour scheme.
Personally, I absolutely love the Red, but the Grey also does look amazing.
After the change to the Blue painted armor, many veterans of the 104th battalion were
forced to mix into new squads, with shinies and experienced troopers fighting side by
side.
Many were even forced to create new squads of their own.
After completing the massive restructuring of the 104th battalion with a variety of new
squads, the Wolfpack re-formed and Commander Wollfe once again changed the painted markings
for the rest of the Clone Troopers.
This time, he changed the Wolf symbol to Grey, along with the rest of the painted markings.
He also placed a depiction of a wolf on the shoulder pads of each of the Wolfpack members.
At this point, the Wolf pack had been transformed into a unit of the most elite veterans of
the previous battalion, with every other squad also carrying the Wolf symbol somewhere on
their armour.
These new markings fostered a sense of brotherhood within the Wolfpack and the rest of General
Plo Koon’s troopers, helping them turn into one of the most fierce fighting forces in
the Grand army of the Republic.
The 104th continued to restructure as the war went on, adapting to the numerous challenges
of warfare against the Separatist alliance.
This began with the troops themselves.
Because the Plo Koon’s battalion was permanently scarred by the loss of most of its original
members, each of its new members were transformed into elite combat fighters and battle hardened
soldiers, ready to lead their squids with ferocity.
Teamwork between the units was stressed more than ever before, leading to long lasting
brotherhoods forming on the battlefield.
Under Commander Wollfe and Plo Koon’s new style of leadership in the aftermath of the
loss, every Clone Trooper had a role to play and leadership was a more important trait
than ever.
Trooper’s Boost and Sinker became serious soldiers, who took their roles extremely seriously,
and were promoted to the Rank of Sergeant.
Admiral Barton Coburn also took over as the space leader of the battalion alongside Plo
Koon, after Wollfe’s transfer into the ground forces.
Admiral Coburn was respected for his coordination and strategic ability during space warfare.
Following that, the battalion further adapted, incorporating Pilot clone trooper units into
their ranks, providing aerial support for ground assaults, where needed.
Pilot trooper Warthog was one of these new members, and was prepared at any moment to
provide support from the air.
Warthog also flew side by side with General Plo Koon on many occasions, likely including
the battle of Cato Neimoidia, where Plo Koon was killed during Order 66.
So that is the heartbreaking story of Why Commander Wollfe Changed his armour from Red
to Grey.
The story of the Wolfpack and their survival from the Malevolence incident is one of the
saddest, but most inspiring in the Clone Wars.
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