Nearly everything else about the commandos-their armor, designations and even their squads-were altered to reflect the Empire's policy of Imperialization. Known collectively as the Imperial Commando Special Unit, the new organization remained comprised of genetically- identical soldiers, bred from the same clone line that produced the Republic clone troopers. With the end of the Clone Wars immediately followed by the rise of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, the remaining commandos were transferred to the 501st Legion, an elite stormtrooper unit under the command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. The New Order's first Imperial commandos were the Republic commandos of the Grand Army's Special Operations Brigade. Do not disappoint me." ―Darth Vader, to the Imperial commandos You are now the Imperial Commando Special Unit. They were your brothers once, but they are now traitors, an insult to all of you and your sacrifices. So you are the ones best placed to locate and neutralize them. " Your former special forces comrades are adept at causing death and chaos. The commandos left over from Omega Squad and Galaar Squad were merged into Squad 40. The first Imperial commandos included three of the four members of Delta Squad: IC-1138, IC-1140 and IC-1262 RC-1207 had disappeared in the line of duty. The unit was first commanded by the Emperor's Hand Sa Cuis, but was later replaced by Commander Roly Melusar after his death. With roughly a thousand commandos left by the end of the conflict, the remaining squads were reorganized as a special division within the 501st Legion, the personal stormtrooper unit that served directly under the command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader.ĭuring the early period of the New Order, the Imperial commandos were often tasked with assignments that involved hunting down and assassinating the enemies of the Galactic Empire, ranging from fugitive Jedi to clone renegades and deserters. First formed from the Republic Grand Army's Special Operations Brigade during the Clone Wars. The Imperial Commando Special Unit was a special forces division of elite operatives of the Galactic Empire. " Vader's set up a special assassination unit of former Republic commandos and ARCs within the Five-oh-first solely to hunt Jedi, deserters and sympathizers." ― Mereel Skirata
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