The helmets used by clone troopers in phase I armor. The armor suit also resisted vacuum environments, allowing the trooper to continue to fight outside of spacecraft for a short time (though recovery was needed). The armor could take some modular attachments, like a bacta pack for a medic or small flamethrower for Advanced Recon Commandos. It did, however, have coolant systems to prevent overheating, and also included enhanced breathing filters inside the T-visor.
Its inconvenience was due to the Kaminoans' lack of knowledge of Human anatomy. The armor was heavy, uncomfortable, and not very well liked by clone troopers, hence it being often referred to by non-clone GAR personnel as a "body bucket". Some troopers even painted unique designs on their armor and helmets according to personal tastes. A light source could be attached to the helmets to illuminate dark areas. The helmets usually had fins on the top.Īs the Clone Wars progressed, some troopers began to show individuality, customizing their armor to adapt to their needs with items such as visors, rangefinders, pauldrons, kamas, enhanced communications gear, and jetpacks. However, as the Clone Wars progressed, the colorized markings began to identify the troopers with specific units. The austere sensibilities of Kaminoan society resulted in the blindingly pristine white state of each set of armor, although command units originally had stripes of different colors, depending on their rank (yellow meaning commander, red meaning captain, blue meaning lieutenant, and green meaning sergeant).
It loosely resembled Mandalorian shock trooper armor, as a result of Jango's participation in its design. Because the armor would be used by an army of physically identical clones, only one size was needed. With some design assistance from Jango Fett, the basic armor design became composed of twenty form-fitting plates of lightweight plastoid-alloy composite, sealed to a black bodysuit and weighed just under forty kilograms.