The remaining clones were retired from service due to their rapid aging, their legacy inherited by natural-born humans who were also trained to render total allegiance to the Emperor and his New Order.” During the early years of the Imperial Era, the cloning operation on Kamino was shut down as the Empire turned to conscription and recruitment in order to fill the stormtrooper ranks. Here’s what Wookiepedia says: “The Galactic Republic was supplanted by the Empire, and the clone troopers who formed the backbone of the Grand Army of the Republic became the first generation of Imperial stormtroopers. LucasfilmĪs I write this, I can hear knuckles cracking from hardcore fans, ready to send me a detailed explanation from Wookieepedia that answers this question with some “ well actually” fact-bombs. But the real question - and one that Star Wars canon has never answered convincingly - is more direct: Why the hell did Rey’s grandfather Palpatine decide to swap out obedient clones for human stormtroopers? In The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren backhandedly tells Hux that maybe Snoke “should consider a clone army,” since the First Order stormtroopers liked to defect. If we’re lucky, the impending new animated series - The Bad Batch - could finally answer this utterly confusing part of Star Wars history. Who was doing the dirty work in the early years of the Empire and why did they switch? The short answer: if you messed with Palps, he sent in the stormtroopers.
If your planet got out of line, Palpatine would blow it up with the Death Star. On a big-scale, we know what his long-term plan was: maintain control through fear. The biggest plot wonkiness in Star Wars is found in how Palpatine maintained it. The weirdest thing about the Empire in the classic-trilogy era of Star Wars isn’t about the rise of Palpatine’s regime. Say what you will about the guy, but, Emperor Palpatine was great about accomplishing his goals.
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