Rex (Star Wars)

Captain Rex (birth number CT-7567) is a clone trooper captain in the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), who fought alongside Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano until she left the Jedi Order after being framed for bombing the Jedi Temple and murdering Letta Turmond by Barriss Offee, the real saboteur. He was the captain and leader of the legendary 501st Legion, with Commander Appo succeeding him as the leader of the 501st by the end of the war when he deserted the Grand Army of the Republic.

He was later recuritied by the crew of the Ghost to join the Rebellion.

Personality
Rex is gruff, aggressive, and fearless captain among the Clone Troopers. Aside from his strength, he is an excellent tactician and capable of cunning maneuvers around his enemies. He also cares about his fellow soldiers and clones, recognizing them as if they were his own brothers. Despite his serious demeanor, Rex has a good sense of humor.

Abilities

 * Expert Hand-To-Hand Combatant: As a former Clone Captain, Rex is extremely skilled in armed/unarmed combat.
 * Expert Marksman: As a former Clone Captain, Rex is extremely skilled in utilizing blaster pistols and blaster rifles.
 * High-Level Intellect/Expert Tactician/Leader: Rex is highly intelligent. As a former Clone Captain, Rex is an extremely skilled tactician and a capable leader.

Armor

 * Phase II Clone Trooper armor: Rex utilizes Phase II Clone Trooper armor to protect himself from his enemies in battle.

Blaster

 * DC-15A blaster rifle: Rex utilized a DC-15A blaster rifle as his weapon of choice.

Armor

 * Phase I Clone Trooper armor: Rex utilized Phase I Clone Trooper armor to protect himself from his enemies in battle.

Blasters

 * First DC-17 hand blaster: Rex utilized a DC-17 hand blaster pistol as his weapon of choice.
 * Second DC-17 hand blaster: Rex utilized a DC-17 hand blaster pistol as his second weapon of choice.
 * DC-15A blaster: Rex utilized a DC-15A blaster as his third weapon of choice.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Rex appeared as a prominent character in the series, who is in several episodes. He is good friends with Anakin Skywalker, Cody and Ahsoka Tano. He was the only one besides Anakin who saw right away that Ahsoka was being framed and was devastated when she refused to rejoin the Jedi Order. He was also devastated when ARC trooper Fives died, as they had known each other since fighting together to save the Rishi outpost. He is tough and loyal, evidenced when Asajj Ventress interrogated him and he refused to talk. At some point after Fives' death, Rex had his inhibitor chip removed and possibly deserted the army; with Commander Appo succeeding him as the leader of the 501st by the end of the war.

Star Wars Rebels
Rex appears in the second season of Star Wars Rebels where he is the leader of a trio of Clone Wars survivors - he and clone officers Wolffe and Gregor, living on an old AT-TE somewhere in the Seelo system. Rex and his brothers are surprised by the arrival of the Jedi Kanan Jarrus, and quickly, Wolffe and Gregor quickly open fire. Kanan, however, deflects them back, but Ezra Bridger, Kanan's apprentice, stops the fighting.

As the rebels and clones bond, Kanan still has sour feelings for the troopers, but Ezra looks up to Rex. As Rex puts together a list of locations for possible rebel bases, Garazeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren, Ezra, and Kanan help Gregor and Wolffe hunt for a giant worm. However, unbeknownst to the rebels and Rex and Gregor, Wolffe contacts the Empire and gives them the rebels' location. An Imperial probe droid zones in on them, and gives their location to the Imperial command.

Rex and Kanan then confront Wolffe about his betrayal, and he replies that he simply wanted to protect his brothers. He then joins the rebels and clones as they battle the probe droid and wait for the arrival of the Imperial war machine.

Trivia

 * He was confirmed by Dave Filoni to be one of the Rebel Alliance soldiers on Endor during Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.