He served alongside Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his padawan Ahsoka Tano throughout the Clone Wars.

Meanwhile, the other rebels managed to reach the Liberator safely. He also warned his fellow rebels that Saw was worried about what they didn't find on Geonosis. Later, Rex was with Hera and her crew, discussing a plan to rescue the Iron Squadron captain Mart Mattin from Imperial forces. Since his introduction in The Clone Wars, he has also appeared in the 2014 Star Wars Rebels television series and in comics, novels, and video games of the Star Wars Legends expanded universe. Holding Ahsoka in high regard, Rex offered to come to her aid since Malachor was only two parsecs away. The Dismantler Droid then erupted in flames. Rex and his companions managed to make it back to the Ghost but the ship was held down by a large web woven by the Krykna. This mission was ultimately successful and Mart managed to reunite with his uncle Sato.

Rex and the other rebels managed to escape into hyperspace in the nick of time. Ezra disagreed and traveled with Chopper on a mission to find Kenobi. Fives discovers that inhibitor chips are secretly implanted into the clone troopers' brains and can be used to turn them against the Jedi. When Kanan protested, Pryce stunned him. Rex, characterized as the central personality type to which the other clones aspired, was placed in the center, and the other clones, who represented an excess of certain traits relative to Rex, were placed around the edges of the triangle.

In March 2016, Filoni supported the former fan theory of Rex being the older member of Han Solo's raiding party, previously known in Legends continuity as Nik Sant, on Endor in Return of the Jedi. Occupation/Rank For his treachery against the Republic, ARC Trooper Jesse demotes Rex to Captain and orders his execution. [34] Melching later clarified that at that time he was not aware if Rex and Sant are the same character, stating that due to the progression of the series, Rex's costume would naturally come to resemble those worn by Rebel Alliance commandos in Return of the Jedi.

Rex then took on the remaining Stormtroopers in single-hand combat only to be stunned. Near the end of the Clone Wars, the former Sith Lord Maul had taken control of Mandalore with the help of the Death Watch and A group of Criminals and Gangs that have sworn allegiance to Maul. CT-7567 (nicknamed "Rex") was a Clone Captain who was in command of the 501st Clone Battalion of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ezra then suggested that he could give them a list of bases in the outer rim.

Initial development for The Clone Wars film chose Alpha-17, featured in the Star Wars: Republic comic, to be the principal clone trooper character. While Rex and Chopper worked to establish contact with Hera, Saw and Ezra argued about Klik-Klak; who revealed that he was the custodian of the last Geonosian queen's egg. Rex was also distinguished by his use of twin blaster pistols in combat. Ahsoka started. Appearance

Rex had provided the rebels with the codes to this station. Following their escape, Commander Sato praised Rex, Kanan, and Ezra for rescuing him and his crew. Despite departing on friendly terms, Kalani thought that the Rebellion had a poor chance of success and parted for parts unknown. After freeing Rex, the two men escape on an escape pod and boarded the Liberator. While traveling inside Yarma's gassy atmosphere, the Phantom was pursued by two Imperial Dismantler Droids. Sabine and the Ghost Crew managed to free him but were pursued back to the surface by the Krykna.

Captain Drex is the thirty-ninth episode of the fifth season of Henry Danger. Still trying to convince Rex to join them, Rex believes that he's outlived his usefulness for war. Since his introduction in The Clone Wars, Rex has also appeared in comics, novels, and video games of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, also known as Star Wars Legends. Rex's actual age is around his late twenties or early thirties, though his biological state is likely closer to at least sixty years, due to the accelerated aging that was genetically installed in all Clone Troopers. As a result of the meeting, Commander Sato sanctioned a mission by the Lothal rebels to steal fuel from Horizon Base. Rex later participated in the search for Zeb, reciving the signal and landing on Bahyrn. Rex lived to serve the Galactic Republic and to protect its citizens. ", "Star Wars Rebels Concept Art Confirms Return of the Jedi Connection", "Friends, please allow me to clarify my provocative and badly-worded tweet from earlier today. [2] As a clone trooper, he was cloned on Kamino from bounty hunter Jango Fett and ages at an accelerated rate, aging twenty years in ten years. While Ahsoka and Rex were returning to Coruscant after capturing Maul, Emperor Palpatine issued Order 66 resulting in the Clones, including Rex, turning on Ahsoka. During the argument, Saw electrocuted Klik-Klak with an electro-shock device, which prompted Ezra to lunge at him. Rex kept in contact with Ahsoka as she traveled with Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper to Malachor to seek answers on how to defeat the Sith. Ezra found that Kenobi was indeed alive and that Maul was no longer a problem. Despite this, the two would maintain a deep respect for each other after the Clone Wars and came to regard each other as friends. Rex in Phase II armor. While Rex expressed shock, Kanan told Chopper to get them a fresh set of coordinates for the Chimaera since their current coordinates would only work on the light cruiser. Upon arriving, they found Dicer's helmet but saw no sign of the rebel.

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Rex tried to restrain Saw but the other rebel knocked him to the ground. "This is going to be a long day.". As Rex thought about his current situation, he heard the sound of gunships incoming, and looking up, saw laser fire above them. "But, how did you...".

They then informed Bail and Sato about their successful rescue of Saw, their acquisition of a Deflector Core, and their discovery of the Imperial genocide against the Geonosians. Meanwhile, the other rebels managed to reach the Liberator safely. Pryce saw through their Stormtrooper disguises and ordered Rex and Kanan to surrender. ", "Chewbacca highlights an epic end to third season of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars - What's to Come in Season 4", "The Lost Commanders Concept Art Gallery", "Ahsoka's Untold Tales Panel | Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016", "Ahsoka May Return In 'Star Wars Rebels' Season 3", "The Untold Stories of Ahsoka Tano Broke Our Hearts—And Ahsoka's, Too", "A 'Star Wars' Animated Character Might've Appeared in a Live-Action Star Wars Movie? ", "Yeah." When Rex and Kanan broke into an argument about whether to limit their mission to rescuing their rebel comrades or destroying the ship as well, an irritated Ezra broke off and accompanied Chopper on a mission to sabotage the Imperial Interdictor's gravity well projectors.

For their mission, Rex, Kanan, and Chopper used a stolen Sentinel-class landing craft to travel to the Del Zennis system, which they learned had been classified by the Imperial authorities as a restricted testing area. [31] However, Rex convinces Wolffe the rebels can be trusted and repels the Empire, in turn earning Kanan's trust. Allowing the Rebels into their home, Rex asked how Ahsoka was doing. Rex destroyed several of Thrawn's AT-DP walkers with detonators while Zeb destroyed the last one with a rocket launcher. The rebel mission was complicated when Thrawn requested an audience with Kallus and Lyste aboard his Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera. [8][b], Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker voices all the clone trooper characters in The Clone Wars, including Rex. Chopper used the relay navigation system to remotely pilot the other craft. [10] To aid with the vocal performance, Baker and supervising director Dave Filoni developed a "clone triangle" that arranged the characters by personality. "The Lost Commanders" At Star Wars Celebration 2016, Filoni stated that Rex participates in the siege of Mandalore, the intended final story arc before the series' cancellation. They watched in silence as Kanan and Ezra disembarked from the ship. Rex was forced to return when a third Dismantler Droid attacked Chopper, Sabine, and Zeb. The rebels landed near the Geonosian structure that Saw had last entered before losing contact with Rebel Command. https://starwarsrebels.fandom.com/wiki/Rex?oldid=96716. While Kanan was furious, Rex laughed it off and suggested that Ezra should have set his blaster to kill in case if was not them. Rex's belief in the sanctity of life led him to fight with Saw, when the latter threatened to destroy the last Geonosian queen egg. Comes out of retirement and joins the Rebellion. Despite Rex insisting that the Clone Wars had ended and demanded that he and his friends be released. During the Age of the Empire, Rex would return a favor to his friend Ahsoka by joining the Rebellion. Kallus opted to stay behind in order to continue helping the Rebellion. A force of AT-AT walkers led by Agent Kallus, landed on Seelos. [22][23] As Anakin’s Clone Captain, he goes on many missions with Anakin and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, sharing Anakin’s quick-thinking skills and recklessness at times. Of course, they had to wait until the turrets were distracted. Unknown to the rebels, two Inquisitors known as the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother were waiting for them. Later, Rex along with Sato and AP-5 were present at the Chopper Base command center when the former Imperial Senator Mon Mothma gave a live HoloNet News speech denouncing the Empire and urging the galaxy to rise up in Rebellion. Rex is distinguished by close-shaved blond hair and stylized hawk eyes adorning his helmets; like all members of the 501st, his armor bears blue markings. When Ezra was upset about the trick, Rex told the Young Padawan about a how a Jedi General he had once fought alongside became a great warrior by combining The Force with his wits. Then he frowned. However, the Empire picked up the distress signal, and Governor Pryce gave the order for the nearest Imperial fleet to deploy forces on Agamar to wipe out the rebels. Rex's fortitude led him to resist torture at the hands of the Imperial officer Brom Titus. While Chopper shot down one, Rex opened the Phantom's rear hatch and fought with the second Dismantler Droid. 1/", "Latest Galaxy of Adventures short gives us a brief glimpse at Captain Rex fighting in the Battle of Endor!

As the rebels fought to break their way out of the web, Rex and Chopper aided in the defense of the ship by fighting off a Krykna intruder trying to breach the rear hatch. However, Chopper had rigged the Interdictor's enginges to draw in everything nearby including two escort light cruisers. [25] After orders causes the 501st Legion and the 212th Attack Battalion to unknowingly attack one another, Rex leads the troopers to arrest Krell, who reveals he has turned to the dark side, admits he has been deliberately sabotaging the clones, and is later executed by clone trooper Dogma.