They proved invaluable to the war efforts on Geonosis, and thus the 501st was secretly created, quickly gaining a reputation as some of the fiercest clone soldiers in the Grand Army.įollowing Geonosis, they were transferred to Coruscant and secretly trained by the command staff of the Supreme Chancellor, creating an even deadlier fighting force.
Mace Windu personally led these troopers into battle, capturing several command posts and ensuring that the Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery vehicles had positions where they could fire on the Confederate droid army's core ships. Their advanced units established a defensive position, destroying droid forces and retrieving a Sith Holocron before successfully returning it to the staging area. During the Battle, they were merely a collection of soldiers from different units who survived the first day. The 501st was created following the First Battle of Geonosis.
