Clone Blaze troopers were a specialized unit of Clone Troopers who provided support to
regular Clone Forces on the front lines of the battlefield when enemy defences could
simply not be cracked through conventional military tactics.
They were often called in to incinerate enemy front lines with their wrist mounted flamethrowers,
allowing the Republic forces to advance with ease.
So who were the Clone Blaze Troopers and why were they so effective at breaking through
enemy checkpoints.
I’m going to break down exactly what the Clone Blaze Troopers division was and the
incredibly unique tactics that they used.
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The Clone Blaze troopers division was created on Kamino on the Orders of Republic High command.
Republic command, along with the Jedi council realized that the overwhelming amount of droid
forces that were able to be placed on an enemy front line was simply too difficult for regular
Clone Troopers to break through.
Many dark and dirty sieges ravaged the Clone Forces across the galaxy in the early part
of the war, but they were unable to make much progress past their initial landing points,
because they simply could not break the separatist defence lines.
For this reason, a new infantry support unit was created and placed under the Clone Jet
Trooper division of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Each Clone Blaze Trooper carried an extremely large and heavy Mandalorian Jetpack with significant
modifications on their backs.
Although these huge jetpacks were difficult to control, each Clone Blaze trooper became
extremely proficient at using them, because they were each personally trained by Mandalorian
warriors on Kamino, who of course were well known for their great skill in using jetpacks.
Every blaze trooper was also outfitted with two large flame throwers, mounted firmly to
their wrists.
These flamethrowers were also based off of the traditional mandalorian flamethrowers,
but again were heavily modified to fit the specific needs of the grand army of the Republic.
As with their jetpacks, the Mandalorian trainers on Kamino were also used to teach the blaze
troopers how to properly use their extremely dangerous weapon, because they were of course
experts in that area.
Because of the scorching heat that radiated from their modified flame throwers, the Blaze
Clones were forced to use an extremely thick version of the Phase 2 Clone Armor, mixed
with a specialized heat resistant material, to prevent the troopers from burning themselves.
The armor was also made extremely bulky so that it could be used to overpower enemies
in Close quarters combat.
The three main groups that the Grand Army of the Republic pulled soldiers from to join
this division were the Clones who were a little bit crazier than their brothers like Hardcase,
those who love heavy weaponry like Heavy and finally, specially modified Clone Brutes who
were stronger and more reckless than their brothers.
Someone like Wrecker from the Bad Batch would be a perfect fit for the Clone Blazers division.
When the Clone Blaze troopers were first moved into active duty for the Grand Army of the
Republic, they were tasked with blazing through enemy lines with their immensely powerful
flamethrowers and clearing out any debris or blockages left behind by the enemy as they
escaped.
If the separatist droid army retreated and blocked off the path where they escaped, Clone
Commanders or Jedi Generals would call the blaze troopers in to incinerate the blockage,
allowing the Republic forces to advance.
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troopers in the Bad Series which is coming to Disney+ in 2021.
When the blaze troopers weren’t actively assigned to help out with clearing the way
for other Clone Legions, they were sometimes called upon to serve as Clone Executioners,
who specialized in hand to hand combat and large bursts of motion.
They would often attack ground based enemies by using their jetpacks to fly slightly above
the opponents reach, crushing their heads with a swift punch from the air, or even putting
the target into a tight bear hug in an attempt to suffocate them.
The crazy thing is, if the bear hung wasn’t enough to kill the opponent, they would slam
them to the ground, precisely pinning them down with their tough metal boots, and use
their flame throwers to burn their faces off, painfully killing them.
Yeah you can see why these guys had to be chosen from the crazier group of clones.
Throughout the Clone Wars, the Clone Blaze troopers were called in to serve at many infamous
battles, on planets like Rhen Var, Mygeeto, Utapau and even Coruscant during kidnapping
of the Chancellor.
After Order 66 was called by Darth Sidious, the Blaze troopers were deployed into the
Jedi temple during the events of Operation Knightfall, where they fought against Obi-Wan
Kenobi and Master Yoda as they made their way to the security recordings.
The clone blazers also assisted Anakin Skywalker in his slaughter of the Jedi inside of the
temple.
The Clone Blaze troopers later went on to become the Imperial Zego-G assault troopers
and Imperial space troopers, but the Clones who once served the Republic were quickly
phased out in favour of natural born, human soldiers, so that the events of Order 66 could
not be repeated on Palpatine himself during the galactic Civil war.
So that is the story of the Republic’s most aggressive Clone Troopers, the Clone Blaze
Troopers.
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