How did Palpatine pay for the clone army?

Hego Damask, a leading member of the Intergalactic Banking Clan, provided Jedi Master Sifo Dyas the funds for the Clone army. Sidious first convinces Damask that the Republic must lose its faith in the Jedi.
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How did they pay for the clone army?

The Jedi Master was at first skeptical of this, but was persuaded to think about it. Not long afterwards, Sifo-Dyas approached the Kaminoans and requested a clone army for the Republic. With the funds provided by Damask Holdings, Sifo-Dyas paid the Kaminoans.
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Who originally paid for the clone army?

Fans had heard of a conflict known as the Clone Wars as early as A New Hope, but there was never any explanation as to why, or by who, the Clones were created. The Kaminoans explain to Obi-Wan that the army project was funded by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, which shocks him because he believed Sifo-Dyas was killed years ago.
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How did Palpatine create the clone army?

Using the name Tyranus, he hired Jango Fett as the template for the clones and ensured that they were all equipped with inhibitor chips — small devices implanted into almost every clone that would eventually cause them to turn on the Jedi in the Clone Wars. And that is how the clone army was created.
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How did Dooku pay for the clone army?

He ordered his apprentice, Count Dooku, to kill Sifo-Dyas. After doing so, Dooku covered his tracks by erasing Kamino and several other planets from the Jedi Archives. He then used his noble family's wealth to pay for the clone army and recruited the bounty hunter Jango Fett to be its template.
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How did the Republic PAY for the Clone Army



Is General Grievous Sifo-Dyas?

TIL that Master Sifo-Dyas, who order the creation of the Republic's Clone Army, was killed by his friend Count Dooku, who then transfused Sifo-Dyas' blood into the injured Qymaen jai Sheelal, thus creating the Cyborg General Grievous.
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Who was Sifo-Dyas Padawan?

Immediately following this, Sifo-Dyas was taken as a Padawan learner by Master Kostana, much to Dooku's initial disappointment as he had hoped to be chosen as her apprentice. During his time as a Padawan, he visited Palek with Kostana and there managed to acquire a crystal that seemed to be similar to a kyber crystal.
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How much did the clone army cost?

We decided for the final training year to then divide the total dollar amount of training a SEAL/Green Beret out by three in order to get a final year training cost of $166,667 per individual clone trooper. When all these costs are added up the typical clone class has a cost of $342,897 per trooper.
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Is Sifo-Dyas Qui Gon Jinn?

Although Qui-Gon Jinn and Syfo Dyas died around the same period, they are two different characters. Syfo Dyas was a leading member on the Jedi Council as Lama Su implied while Qui-Gon never sat on the council because of his maverick ways. They are clearly two different characters.
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Did Sifo-Dyas actually order the clone army?

Sifo-Dyas, a Jedi Master, ordered the first clone troopers for the Galactic Republic and the Kaminoans created the clone army. The Kaminoans cloned Jango Fett and created an army of them. The result was for the clones to be used for the Galactic Republic.
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Where did Sifo-Dyas get the money for the clones?

Hego Damask, a leading member of the Intergalactic Banking Clan, provided Jedi Master Sifo Dyas the funds for the Clone army.
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Who really ordered the clone army?

A decade after Sifo-Dyas' death, Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered the army he had commissioned, now ready for duty. The Jedi took control of this army on Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's orders, setting the Clone Wars in motion.
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Did Count Dooku know about Order 66?

Since Count Dooku worked closely with Darth Sidious to undermine the Republic both internally and externally, he might have known about Order 66. He could have used the Clone Troopers to destroy the Jedi himself.
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What was Count Dooku's Jedi name?

Dooku voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious' dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army.
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Did the Republic pay the Jedi?

To give a quick answer, No. Jedi do not get paid because they don't accumulate personal wealth, the republic funds them, and their basic needs are provided at the Jedi temple on Coruscant.
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Did Count Dooku know about the clone army?

In short, Dooku knew about the Clones, but was pretending that he didn't in front of the Separists, because had he revealed he knew about the Clones, the Separists would realize he was setting them up, and Palpatine's plans would basically be "terminated"*.
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What is Order 99?

Order 99 was an order arranged by Jedi Master CaptainR1. It turned the storm troopers back to side of the new Republic. During the clone wars, clone commando "Roger" refused Order 66. He was very close to the Jedi he was fighting with.
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Did Mace Windu have a Padawan?

Billaba became Windu's Padawan and trained under the Jedi Master in the ways of the Force.
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Did Palpatine create snoke?

Snoke Was a Strand-Cast Created by Palpatine

Emperor Palpatine created Snoke to be his proxy through which he could regain his power. Although Snoke was bio-engineered in a lab on Exegol, he was a strand-cast, not a clone.
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Does commander Cody outrank Rex?

Cody, though he outranked Rex, trusted in the captain's abilities, and placed him in charge on many occasions. It is unknown if the two clones ever met again after Order 66 was carried out.
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Who was the highest ranking clone?

Obi-Wan Takes the High Ground!

Clone marshal commanders were the highest rank a clone trooper could gain within the Grand Army of the Republic. They were usually in charge of Corps-level formations. The marshal commander was an equivalent to Major Generals or Lieutenant Generals outside of the Grand Army.
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When did stormtroopers stop being clones?

The Empire Stopped Using Clone Troopers After Order 66

In theory, the Clone Army should have been perfect for Palpatine's purposes.
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How did Anakin get his scar?

Origins of the Scar

In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Instead of killing him, she swipes the tip of her lightsaber over his right eye.
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Was Kamino destroyed?

The resulting Battle of Kamino between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance caused mass destruction on the ground and above the planet, and a tidal wave destroyed the city and the cloning operation within it.
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Who was Qui Gon's master?

Qui-Gon Jinn's Master was Count Dooku. The relationship between Dooku and his Padawan was largely built on respect, though Jinn often found it difficult to get a read on his Master.
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