Clone Marshal Commander

Clone Marshal Commander, or simply Marshal Commander, was the highest military rank that a clone trooper commander could hold within the Galactic Republic's Grand Army. As elite officers, Clone Marshal Commanders were entrusted with leading corps-level formations of clone troopers, the largest military formation that could be led by a clone trooper, and liaised directly with their assigned Jedi General. During the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Grand Army of the Republic had eighty Clone Marshal Commanders, each overseeing one of the army's eighty corps.^[2]

Within the hierarchical structure of the Grand Army of the Republic, Marshal Commanders were subordinate to Senior Jedi Generals, while Senior Clone Commanders were subordinate to Clone Marshal Commanders.^[2] Notable Clone Marshal Commanders included Marshal Commander Bacara of the 21st Nova Corps,^[3] Marshal Commander Bly of the 327th Star Corps,^[1] Marshal Commander Cody of the 7th Sky Corps,^[4] and Marshal Commander Neyo of the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps.^[5]

Behind the scenes

The rank of Clone Marshal Commander was first mentioned in "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic," an eight-page reference article written by Karen Traviss and Ryan Kaufman for the 84th issue of Star Wars Insider,^[1] published by IDG Entertainment on September 26, 2005.^[6]

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Secret Weapons"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Point of No Return"
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith video game
• Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 3
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (Appears in cutscene(s))
• Republic 79 (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (Picture only)

Sources

• "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84 (First identified as Clone Marshal Commander)
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
• Militaries of Star Wars (Sixth Scale Figure: Republic Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion Utapau)) (backup link)
• Galaxy at War (as Marshall Commander)
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 30
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 32
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 55
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Militaries of Star Wars (Sixth Scale Figure: Commander Neyo) (backup link)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 2 (2013) COD 1-4: Commander Cody

• Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Clone Commander Bacara (★★★★))
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 19 NEY 1-4: Commander Neyo
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 36 BLY 1-4: Bly
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 69 REX 1-4: Captain Rex
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 72 KEN 25-32: Obi-Wan Kenobi
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 97 BAC 1-2: Clone Commander Bacara

Notes and references