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names and titles
(originally i was only taking notes on what characters call each other to use for my codywan magnum opus fic)
jedi say...
anakin mostly calls clones by their names, not their titles
^ "trooper" when the clone is unknown/unnamed
^ calls obi-wan "general kenobi" when talking to rex (once)
^ he occasionally addresses rex as "captain"
obi-wan mostly uses names, but also often uses titles
^ obi-wan calls cody "commander" in the movie (early war?)(just sometimes?)
^ when cody greets them with "general [lastname]", obi-wan responds "cody :)"
when obi-wan and anakin are talking to each other, they don't use titles for rex and cody
^ anakin just calls him "rex" when talking to ahsoka
ahsoka almost always calls clones by their names
^ she calls rex "captain" in the blue shadow virus arc, but its life-or-death and shes giving him a direct order
aayla and luminara use titles for clones
yoda doesn't use titles, and only sometimes uses names
plo koon mostly uses titles, but occasionally drops it for wolffe
not clone related - both anakin and obi-wan use padme's name and almost never use her title, which is really funny. padme only remembers to use their titles when talking about them to a 3rd party
clones say...
clones always use titles (for jedi, and higher-ranked clones they're not close with)
"general(s)" and "sir(s)" consistently
^ anakin and ahsoka IMMEDIATELY know rex has been brainwarshed when he says "anakin"
rex DOES drop ahsoka's titles a few times - "ahsoka, it's me, rex" and "ahsoka ordered it"
cody and rex still use titles when talking about jedi that arent present
^ an unnamed clone drops anakin's title and just says "skywalker" when gossiping
cody and rex do not use titles for each other
^ rex sometimes calls cody "commander" during missions
cody knows slick by name and uses his name, not his rank. rex does too
slick calls rex by rank, and uses "sir" for him and cody
slick's men similarly use "sir" and/or rank for higher ranked clones
cody calls the squad "gentleman"
CODY CALLS ONE OF THEM "SON." SCREASMS.
rex calls either fives or echo "kid"
^ REXXXX ALSO CALLS AHSOKA KID.
cody doesn't refer to waxer or boil by rank
the rest - other language used, character notes, and setting stuff - below the cut!
language used:
CODY OUT! 🫡
fives and echo each say "hell"
cody says heck. he's a heck-sayer. my fucking goat
cody says "rex old boy" the raisin bran eating fuck
^ ahsoka also says that later? is that just a rex nickname?? or was she mimicking cody???
ahsoka also calls rex "rexster"
ahsoka also also calls someone "gramps" but i didnt write down who (probs anakin tho)
rex calls helmets "sun bonnets" (dweeb)
count dooku uses the phrase "godforsaken"
rex calls slick a "piece of rankweed"
anakin: "that sleemo"
ahsoka: "we're not gonna last a mynock minute!"
one of yoda's squad: "theres no figuring a jedi master" (shrugs and shakes head)
about cloudy atmosphere: "this soup is thick"
CLANKERS!!! its so funny how often and with how much intensity they say clankers
i hate "seppies" though. stop fucking saying that CODY!
they also call droids: tinny, tweezers, rollies (droidekas)
someone (i think ahsoka?) called Grevious "general clanker"
the lead ship in a squad of fighters was called "mother bird"
axe: "come on, you whiners, let's get dirty"
idr what a trooper said to warrant it, but when he sees that it upset ahsoka he immediately follows up with "i meant no offense, commander"
"Commander on deck!"
ANAKIN SAID POODOO. jarjar's foul influence...
character stuff:
cody makes rex fly him around
anakin calls cody boring
cody and rex often communicate nonverbally
clones consistently refer to each other as "brother(s)" as much or more than they say "clone(s)"
at one point rex kinda has to remind anakin that he has to follow ahsoka's orders (even if he doesnt like them)
anakin doesnt like ahsoka's flying. also he yells at her for talking during mission - "CUT THE CHATTER!"
^ he later lets her fly his starfighter....
the opening narration for the rishi outpost ep (fives + echo's intro) says "new clones are rushed into service [...] before their intense training is complete"
rex goes on a bit of a power trip during rishi outpost mission bc cody put him in charge - bossy to shinies, "thats captain to you"
the rishi crew knows cody by name before he gets there
while rex gets mad, cody starts planning
cody is a sarcastic bitch. MY FUCKING GOAT.
^ @ rex (finding spy) "what do you think, he just sat down and wrote a note?"
^ @ slick (protesting that his men will be upset abt traitor) (cuts him off) "your men are tough."
one of slick's men is nervous to talk to rex (tbf hes being interrogated) and explicitly says he's nervous bc rex is his CO
clones dont say "contraband", they say "forbidden items" (maybe bc kid audience dont know the word contraband, but if its intentional thats so fucked up and weird)
unfortunately cody gets his ass beat by slick. as does rex. my 2 flops<3
^ cody does better after he tackles slick to the ground #codyisgrapplertruther
during slick's lil sermon - cody looks so bothered and doesnt join rex in bitching him out
^ he only chimes in when slick says he loves his brothers - cody: "if you loved your brothers, you wouldn't have put them at risk."
^ bc cody loves his brothers. btw.
^ this is making me crazy
^ he was sooo bothered like i think cody is smart enough to realize slick was a little right #slickwasright . whereas rex saw the sitch in a very black-and-white traitor=bad way
^ ill never recover from this one line tbh
rex hearing one of anakin's worst plans of all times: "well, this plan is...... questionable......"
rex passes an order from mace windu to anakin and anakin gives a sassy comeback and rex immediately says "i'll tell him that 🫡"
literally everyone clowns on anakin for not following orders
padme about clones dying of blue shadow virus: "what a waste" :( rex: "all due respect, its what these men were born to do."
when obi wan finds out he's not getting reinforcements, he asks his squad "who's up for a challenge?" to which waxer replies "here we go again". the fatigue in his voice implies obi does this shit to them often
obi-wan is known for using "deceptive maneuvers"
the mando dad instinct takes longer to set in for some (boil)
i thought i was ready for the saber hand-off but nno one told me that cody doesnt even SAY anything. hes so nonchalant!!!
cody's "QUIET ROOKIE." is in response to the rookie oohing and aahhing over obi-wan. like yeah whatever our generals an awesome wizard move onnnn. hes so fucking #sickofit
numa (twilek girl) has a dad. for some reason this made my heart hurt so much more than if she had a mom
^ i think its bc waxer and boil's time with her is the closest either of them will ever get to fatherhood but it wasnt that pivotal to her because she already has a dad. its not like shes an orphan who lost her father, they get reuinited. she continues to have a dad after the episode but they. uyea h
when obi-wan tells them "nerra" means brother. do you thin k that hurt him too.
setting stuff:
lights in the LAAT go red when they're standing by to deploy, then green to jump
communication fails - "their comm-links are on a different scramble set"
luminara's star destroyer is named Tranquility (this is on the wiki im sure i just like it a lot)
there are med droids in the infirmary that presumably handle the less serious injuries (a clone went in, saw a droid, and returned to his barracks the same night)
^ during one of anakin's trips to the infirmary, he's treated only by a med droid
^ there are several other scenes in which characters are only treated by a med droid
clones killing time with arm-wrestling
some of the clones carry electric stun grenades that they call "droid poppers"
THE BARRACKS!
^ they have pinups all over the walls (i saw at least 4 distinct posters)
^ there are also pinups in the rishi outpost, including in their central operations room (boys.)
^ the same pinups appear a 3rd time on the planet iego
^they prop up their blasters against the wall and rest their helmets on top
^ everyone was still in armor except for their helmets
^ they have bunkbeds<3 they all have 1 pillow but i dont see any blankets
^ there are large metal storage crates (presumably 1 per clone but i didnt count)
clones are forbidden from taking certain items from the battlefield, which includes parts from battledroids
^ they specifically say "forbidden" and not "contraband" (as prev.)
^ one clone had strung together battledroid fingers as a necklace, and was (at first) willing to lie and be suspected as a traitor rather than admit it
theres a ruined head of a buddha statue on naboo??
when rex receives opposing orders from anakin/obi-wan and chairman cho (leader of a republic member world), he has to obey the chairman. im. im not sure why
sometimes the jedi have cute lil backpackies
the LAAT used by obi-wan and the squad containing cody, wooley, waxer, and boil has beautiful nose art of Salacious B. Crumb (or a member of his species)
boil pulls a ration of some kind out of his pouch that looks like a cheese stick
cleaning R2 units is mentioned as a punishment
i wrote these notes on half-sheets of 8.5x11s (old bills, papers from class, etc). at one point i had four of these half-sheets on my desk at once. which is a normal way to watch a television show.
ok so i went back to season 2 to clip the scene that made me truly love commander cody (subtitles were out of sync, so transcription is under the cut)
cody is not an ARC. he doesnt really do cool stunts or sweet flips or badass takedowns of a much stronger opponent - and yet he holds the highest rank a clone can achieve in the GAR, and is one of only 4 marshal commanders shown in TCW (the others being fox, bly, and neyo)
he's a coordinator. his job, and what he excels at the most, is directing and redirecting his forces. the surviving LAATs land to form him a square, and once they're down he's not really fighting. he's not using the binoculars, he has a soldier scanning the field and summarizing for him. he gets intel on survivors, directs footsoldiers to them, then arranges coordinating cover fire from their heavy canons. in these scenes he's not even holding a goddamn blaster. he later picks his back up only when they're overrun and need to retreat from the square.
i love clowning on his silly little antennae, but i also love them as part of his design. no frilly ARC gear - no decorative elements at all, aside from his paint. just an antenna on his helmet and a backup on his pauldron. because he's here to do his fucking job.
transcript (by me, so apologies if i make any mistakes):
CLONE: Not good. The bugs are splitting up.
BOIL: Boil, reporting as ordered, sir.
WAXER: Waxer, reporting as ordered, sir.
CODY: We got a downed gunship five clicks east. Believe it's General Kenobi's. I need'ya to get out there and check for survivors.
BOIL & WAXER: Sir, yes sir!
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CLONE: They've got the General.
CODY: ATT*-636, lay down cover fire at point-three-five.
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CODY: Are you injured, General?
OBI-WAN: No... no, nothing too serious. What's the situation here?
CODY: We've got no air cover, two generals on the ground beyond our position, and a mess of bugs surrounding us. The enemy was more than prepared for our attack, sir - they knew our every move.
*could've been AAT, i can't tell. doesn't super matter.
i think the most compelling thing about cloneshipping to me is the fact that nat-borns in universe would think its weird.
cody constantly adjusting the collar of his blacks to make sure its covering the marks he picked up on leave. fives trying to explain what echo meant to him, but he cant tell the truth, not to his jedi. jesse having to come up with an obvious lie when ahsoka asks why he hangs around the medbay so much. boil watching over an injured waxer and trying to play it off until general kenobi gives him a knowing look and his stomach drops.
a vod fresh from kamino being chastised for saying "riduur". vode at 79s who get drunk enough to forget there's nat-borns there and have to be reminded they can't kiss in public. vode that stop touching when they step outside. vode sneaking back to their own bunks before sunrise. vode who's assignments separate them from their partners, who have to scan the list of KIAs, who can't mourn openly when they see their partner's number. vode covering for each other. vode lying for each other. vode pulling away when their jedi walks into view - but never fast enough.
cody headcanon: he haaaates chatter in official channels and is ready with a CLEAR COMMS. if you so much as cough into your mic. it becomes a meme for the 212th
never been much of an obianidala enjoyer before but it would be really funny if sideous tried to play the affair angle and instead of getting jealous anakin gets so hard he gets nauseous and just. doesnt hear any of the sith stuff after that
