Collecting LEGO® Clone Troopers – 2002–2025

Join us on a journey to a galaxy far, far away as we check out over two decades’ worth of out-of-this-world Clone Troopers from the LEGO® Star Wars™ archives…

Clone Trooper minifigures are without doubt one of the most exciting collections from the LEGO Star Wars galaxy. Over 100 different trooper variants have been produced since 2002, ranging from officers and pilots to specialists and commandos. Join us on the ultimate Clone Trooper collecting journey through the archives. And of course, may the Force be with you…

The Prequel Trilogy

Following a tantalizing mention of the Clone Wars during the Original Trilogy, Clone Troopers were at last introduced in Attack of the Clones™, released in 2002.

The associated LEGO Star Wars sets introduced their first minifigures, appearing in Republic Gunship (7163). These Phase I Clone Troopers wore helmets with curved fins and a slit forming their visor by showing an undecorated black head beneath. The same technique had been pioneered when the Imperial Scout Trooper minifigure was created for Speeder Bikes (7128), released in 1999.

Revenge of the Sith™ presented a much broader range of Clone Troopers onscreen, wearing specialized armor with colors denoting unit affiliation. The selection of Clone Trooper minifigures therefore grew quickly, as seven new designs arrived in 2005 alone. These troopers wore Phase II armor but included similar slits in their helmets to represent black lenses. In fact, the outstanding Kashyyyk Scout Trooper, which included rare, decorated legs, made perfect use of the helmet developed for Imperial Scout Troopers several years earlier.

With the Clone Trooper minifigures now a firmly established fan-favorite, 2007 saw the introduction of Battle Packs. The first clone offering was the Clone Troopers Battle Pack (7655), containing a selection of generic troopers and others named legions, which has continued across the eleven subsequent Battle Packs featuring Clone Troopers.

2008: An animated reinvention

With the release of The Clone Wars™ in 2008, the LEGO Star Wars theme and Clone Troopers underwent some dramatic changes! The Phase I Clone Trooper was updated to reflect the distinctive artistic style of the animated series – replacing the open visor with a printed design, simplifying the shape of the helmet and updating the torso decoration. Three detailed Clone Trooper officers were released this year as well, distinguished from standard troopers by colorful markings on their armor and unique accessories, including a visor, pauldron, kama, rangefinders and floodlights.

Sets inspired by The Clone Wars came to dominate LEGO Star Wars. In 2009, more variants were introduced, including the Clone Jet Trooper, whose jetpack element remains in use on Boba Fett minifigures today. However, most memorable was the Clone Walker Battle Pack (8014), which offered three standard Clone Troopers and a Clone Trooper Gunner, with another accessory pack allowing fans to customize their army.

Fresh faces and fresh designs

Come 2010, the original Phase II helmet with slots representing the visors appeared for the final time in Republic Swamp Speeder (8091) before a redesign. However, it was the Clone Pilot’s new open-style helmet design that stole the show! Captain Jag and his companion in ARC-170 Starfighter (8088) were the first minifigures depicting live-action Clone Troopers to include printed faces, as those based on The Clone Wars had their own animated-style heads.

The Clone Trooper momentum had a big boost in 2011 with a bounty of new minifigures. It started with a new Clone Trooper Battle Pack (7913), which introduced the Bomb Squad Trooper – identified by their orange markings – a Horn Company Clone Trooper and an ARF Trooper. The latter Minifigure included a new helmet, also used for the Shadow ARF Trooper, released to celebrate May the Fourth that year. Of course, we cannot forget Commander Wolffe and the Wolfpack Clone Trooper in the Republic Frigate (7964), while Captain Rex and Commander Cody also returned that year.

In 2012, the Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack (9488) contained another two new Clone Troopers for the collection; the ARC Trooper and Rancor Battalion ARF Trooper. Though unnamed on the set’s box, this ARC Trooper was based on a specific trooper seen during the Defence of Kamino arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This elite trooper was never named onscreen, but was known as Hammer in the production of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Commander Gree also arrived in 2012, in Geonosian Cannon (9491).

Clones, clones, clones!

2013 saw the release of an amazing fourteen different Clone Troopers – the most of any year before or since – that took inspiration from various sources, providing a unique blend of styles. Sets inspired by the animated series were still going strong, although the established Phase I Clone Troopers transitioned to their Phase II armor, requiring new helmets. Captain Rex therefore underwent some changes and was joined by his 501st Legion Clone Troopers for the first time.

New sets depicting the Battle of Geonosis were also released this year and introduced six new Clone Troopers, in Phase I armor to match their live-action design, rather than the animated figures. The selection included four Clone Trooper officers, with green, blue, dark red and yellow details denoting the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, captain and commander, respectively.

Finally began, The Yoda Chronicles™ series did… Don’t worry, we’ll stop there! Two versions of the wise little green character were released in 2013 and accompanied by the Special Forces Clone Trooper and matching commander. Uniquely, these Clone Troopers wore Stormtrooper helmets, but elaborate printing disguised their Stormtrooper shape. This year was also notable for introducing a standardized head for all live-action Clone Troopers, dubbed the ‘angry clone’ head within the LEGO Star Wars fan community.

Innovation continued into 2014, as two additional Phase II Clone Trooper Battle Packs were unleashed. Kashyyyk Troopers (75035) reintroduced Kashyyyk Scout Troopers alongside new 41st Elite Corps Clone Troopers, while Utapau Troopers (75036) presented a pair of 212th Legion Clone Troopers and Airborne Troopers. Commander Gree arrived in full camouflage to command his forces on Kashyyyk.

The dark red 91st Recon Corps Clone Trooper returned too, while the standard, non-decorated Phase II Clone Trooper was available in two sets. Two more Clone Troopers with animated styling were also produced, including printed legs, which have become a normal feature for almost every Clone Trooper minifigure from 2014 onwards.

A quiet time for the clones

In 2014, Star Wars: Clone Wars concluded, before briefly returning for its final season in 2020. LEGO Star Wars therefore moved away from Clone Trooper minifigures in the latter part of the 2010s, focusing on new films and the Original Trilogy instead. Nevertheless, vehicles from the Clone Wars era continued to appear periodically, bringing a pair of Geonosis-themed Clone Troopers in 2015 and an updated Clone Trooper Gunner in 2017. Also, older versions of Captain Rex, Commander Wolffe and a Clone Commando named Gregor become available in Captain Rex’s AT-TE (75157), after their appearance in Star Wars: Rebels™.

After a few quiet years for Clone Trooper collectors, the 2020 release of 501st Legion Clone Troopers (75280) was met with incredible excitement from fans. The set contained three 501st Legion Clone Troopers and a 501st Legion Jet Trooper, bringing a new Clone Trooper head with them. The specialist Airborne Trooper also returned, prompting fans to wonder whether a Phase II version of the Airborne Trooper’s commander, Cody, would soon follow.

A million more…

The absent Phase II Commander Cody finally arrived with the AT-TE Walker (75337) in 2022, joined by three 212th Legion Clone Troopers and another exclusive Clone Trooper Gunner. The standard Phase II helmet was updated for these minifigures, as pin holes were needed on either side for Commander Cody’s orange visor. Also, the obscure purple-armored 187th Legion debuted in the Republic Fighter Tank (75342) in early 2022, after members of the Bad Batch™ became available during 2021.

Even more Clone Troopers were released in 2023, when Disney celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Clone Wars. Several were found in two new Battle Packs, including various Clone Trooper specialists inspired by Star Wars Battlefront™ II and Ahsoka’s personal 332nd Company Clone Troopers. In addition, the famed Coruscant Guard received an update in 2023, while the huge Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser (75367) reintroduced Captain Rex, ten years after his last appearance in a set based on The Clone Wars.

The beloved captain returned in Captain Rex Y-wing Microfighter (75391) a year later, while the standard white-armored Clone Troopers also reappeared in the Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle Pack (75372), launched in January 2024. A brand-new character was also introduced as ARC Trooper Fives debuted as one of several minifigures celebrating the 25th anniversary of LEGO Star Wars, found in Boarding the Tantive IV (75387).

With the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith™ in 2025 and the continued release of both beloved and lesser-known Republic forces in LEGO Star Wars sets, I think we can safely say that we’ll be welcoming more Clone Troopers to the LEGO Star Wars ranks in the future… A million more well on the way might be optimistic, but more minifigures are always awaiting deployment!