During the Clone Wars, there was an elite group of Clone Troopers who were stronger,
faster and possessed more free will than the rest of the Clones.
These troopers were known as Clone Commandos and wore a very unique and specialised set
of armour into combat, including a high-tech visor that glowed blue.
So why do Clone Commandos have a blue visor?
I’m going to break down everything there is to know about Clone Commando Armour and
exactly why it has a blue visor.
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Clone Commando armour was a custom made set of armour that was used by all Clone Commandos
in the Grand army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
The Kaminoans gave the armour the name, Katarn-class Commando armour, named after the predatory
animal from Kashyyk, known as the Katarn.
Let me know down in the comments below if you know another Katarn from Legends, he’s
a pretty big deal!
The Commando armour was produced by a company called Kaminoan Armorsmiths Limited, and weighed
a standard 20 Kilograms, because of its unique production process on Kamino.
Under Republic Law, the armour could not be sold to any person or company other than the
Grand Army of the Republic, and could not even leave the surface of Kamino unless it
was being worn by a Clone Commando who had passed his training.
The Commando armour was more expensive and provided significantly more protection than
standard Clone Armour, because of the special composition of materials and chemical properties
of the armour plating.
It also included deflector shields embedded underneath the plating of the armour, to deflect
blaster fire from enemies.
On top of this, the armour was also designed for easy injection of the Bacta substance,
which allowed injured Clone Commandos to heal themselves on the battlefield.
Because of the restricted nature of this armor within the Republic, many of the Clone trainers
on Kamino smuggled the armour sets off of the planet to be sold on the black market,
where they could be bought for as much as 100,000 Republic credits from the pirate clans.
Now the reason the helmets contain a glowing blue visor inside of them is actually because
they have a heads up display on the glass, which consistently displays tactical data,
such as the location and distance of an enemy.
The blue display could also show information like the health of the Clone wearing the armour
and the remaining strength of the deflector shields.
Just like regular Clone armour, the Commando helmet also contained a high strength antenna,
which could be used to communicate with other members of a Clone’s squad and relay important
tactical information about the enemy.
Now the really awesome thing about the blue glow on this helmet, is that the display is
actually able to detect the exact model of blaster being used by the Clone and adjust
the aiming crosshair on the display.
So this meant that if a Clone picked up an enemy blaster rifle, the crosshair displayed
on the visor would change to match the one of the weapon picked up.
How awesome is that, no wonder why the Delta Squad were so incredible.
The Commando Helmet also had a built in oxygen filtration system, which could cleanse the
air from toxic environments, on planets like Dorin, the homeworld of Plo Koon.
Finally, the helmet was also designed to incorporate a zoom mode, as well as night vision technology
so that troopers could fight effectively on dark planets, like Umbara.
Moving onto the bodysuit, the armour was made using reinforced duraplast plating, designed
for defense against blaster fire and anti infantry weapons.
The Commando bodysuit also included resistance to the extreme cold and extreme heat, because
it was fully vacuum sealed.
Now this next feature is so awesome, but the knuckle plates on the Clone Commando gloves
actually featured a retractable vibroblade that was used for close quarters combat, or
when a Clone Commando had lost his weapon in battle.
That’s just so awesome, I really want to see these featured in more content!
Finally, the Clone Commando armour featured a custom made backpack.
This backpack featured specialised ammunition cartridges which held various types of ammo,
and was able to be reconfigured to store different addons, if additional ammunition was not needed.
For example, if the Clone Commandos were sent on a covert mission to an ocean world like
Mon Cala, they could attach an additional oxygen tank to their backpack, to give them
significantly longer time under water.
Inside of the backpack, Clone Commandos usually carried blast charges, small amounts of ammunition,
medical gear, stealth operations gear and either food rations or specialised gadgets,
depending on the type of mission.
To cap everything off, the backpack also sometimes featured a large display, which showed the
last two digits of a Clone’s CT serial number, to make it easier for squad leaders to organize
their men.
Throughout the Clone Wars, the Clone Commando armour was changed and upgraded.
The first major change came to the armour around four months after the battle of Geonosis,
when it was reconfigured so that it would become resistant to Verpine shatter guns and
Electromagnetic pulse weaponry of the separatists.
Following that, it received another upgrade about 6 months later, which allowed the armour
to become resistant to projectiles from laser cannons and light blast charges.
Next came a night operations version of the suit, which had enhanced night vision and
improved stealth capabilities, but this was the final version of the armour before the
tragic end of the Clone Wars.
So that is the full story of the Clone Commando Armour and why the Clone Commando Visor glows
blue!
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