Thire

• Appeared in:
  
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  V
  VI
  CW

• Homeworld:
  Kamino, Coruscant

• Species:
  Human

• Gender:
  Male

• Size:
  1.83 meters

• Weapon:
  Blaster rifle, blaster pistol

• Affiliation:
  Clone trooper

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The red-marked soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic were quartered on Coruscant and tasked with the protection of the Senate and other governmental facilities, as well as serving as guards and escorts for diplomatic envoys. Though such a role would suggest less exposure to frontline combat, extensive and well guarded training facilities on Coruscant served to keep the red-marked troops in fit fighting condition.

During The Clone Wars

Thire, clone designation 4477, served as a lieutenant early in the war. Alongside his troops, Jek and Rys, he was assigned to escort Jedi Master Yoda to a diplomatic mission to Rugosa. The troopers and Yoda crash-landed on the moon's surface after being shot down by Separatist frigates. They then had the get past an entire battalion of battle droids in order to secure a much needed treaty with King Katuunko of Toydaria. Thire was wounded by super battle droid artillery, but nonetheless continued to serve alongside Yoda to complete the mission.

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

During the attack on Coruscant by the Separatists, the shock troopers emerged as one of the last lines of defense against the invading droid forces. These highly skilled troops, under the command of ARC-trained and promoted Commander Thire, were able to prevent many of the droids from demolishing some of Coruscant's most ancient and revered edifices, but they were unable to prevent General Grievous from kidnapping the Chancellor.

Commander Thire was later tasked by Emperor Palpatine to scour the lower levels of the Galactic Senate to find any traces of Jedi Master Yoda. He later served as one of Palpatine's personal guards on Coruscant and during off-world trips. The shock troopers eventually became the basis of the Coruscant Guard, elite stormtroopers tasked with providing security on the Imperial capital.

Behind the Scenes

Continuing the color palette established in Episode I, the clone troopers that personally escort Palpatine in Episode III are marked with the Emperor's favorite hue: red. This became the de facto color for all things Senatorial or Coruscant executive during the Clone Wars.