CT-6116, known as Kix, is a major character of the 2008-2020 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, serving as one of the two tritagonists (alongside Tup) of the Umbara arc of Season 4, as well a supporting character in the Bad Batch arc of Season 7.
He was a clone trooper medic in 501st Legion during the Clone Wars. He served as a squad medic and was placed under the command of Captain Rex and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, and also served temporarily under General Pong Krell.
Like the other clones, he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Avatar and Momo in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Naga in Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb and Klaus in American Dad.
History[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars[]
After General Grievous crashed on Saleucami, General Obi-Wan Kenobi organized a planetary search for the sinister droid general. Captain Rex led a team that consisted of Kix, Jesse, and Hardcase to investigate the escape pods scattered across the planet. As they traveled through the fields of Saleucami, Rex was sniped by a pair of Commando Droids. As the team's medic, Kix tended to the Captain. They took shelter in a nearby farm and left Rex in the care of a local family while regrouping with General Kenobi's forces.
On the mission to Umbara, Kix served as a medic during the battle, first under the command of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and then Pong Krell, after Anakin had to return to Coruscant. While going to the capital city of Umbaran, Kix noticed that the troopers looked tired and notified Rex of this. Rex informed Krell, but Krell told him that the clone troopers needed no rest and continued with his plan. Under Krell's command, many clones died. Kix tried his best to take care of the injured troopers and stated that Krell's plan would cause too many deaths. Rex told Kix that he could help the wounded later, with Kix replying that Rex sounded just like General Krell.
Kix was later sent to Kiros after the governor Roshti decided to make a deal with Count Dooku. With troopers making their way to the headquarter, Darts D'Nar planted bombs around the city. To prove that he was not bluffing and was serious, D'Nar ordered his tactical droid to activate one of the bombs, which was located near a Republic encampment, injuring clone troopers, which Kix tended to.
After allegedly attempting to assassinate the Chancellor, Fives goes on the run and seeks the help of his friends at a clone bar on Coruscant. Fives notices Kix and Jesse, so he follows Kix into the restroom and explains that he has been framed and that there is a conspiracy. Fives convinces Kix to contact Rex and get the Captain and General Skywalker to meet him at Fives' choosing coordinates.
Along with the 501st Legion, Kix fought in the Battle of Anaxes, in which he was part of a squad along with Jesse, Cody, Rex, and Clone Force 99 to infiltrate the Cyber Centre. During the ride to the Cyber Center, their gunship was shot down, though everyone besides the pilot survived. Only Cody was seriously injured, who was stuck under the gunship. After Wrecker managed to get the gunship off him, Commander Cody was unable to fight. Kix would stay with Cody to evacuate him while Captain Rex, Jesse and Clone Force 99 finished the mission.
New Republic[]
Kix was alive sometime 30 years after the Battle of Endor. The trooper was awoken by a crew of Pirates, known as the Meson Martinet. It would be revealed that Kix was kidnapped by the Separatists. The ship would crash on a planet, where the droids' power cells would drain, leaving Kix suspended in a stasis pod until the pirates discovered him. After he was rescued by the pirates, Kix would join them.
Personality[]
Since Kix was a medic, he had a very bonding trait which came in handy when helping troopers with their wounds. As a trained clone trooper medic, Kix believed that when it came to the health of his comrades, he outranked them. Instead of worrying about his enemies, Kix cared more about the welfare and livelihood of his fellow troopers, armed with medpacs and pain stims to help out in any way he could. During the Battle of Saleucami, Kix respected Rex when the clone told him of how he had been injured after being shot by a commando droid's sniper rifle. He took great concern for Rex's health, and advised Jesse and Hardcase that in order to see the full extent of Rex's injury, he had to remove pieces of Rex's armor. After Rex handed the leading position to Jesse, Kix cooperated with Jesse's orders that were given to himself and Hardcase. He held a high sense of honor to his fallen brothers, as shown by him getting angered by and attacking a group of banshees which were feeding off of troopers' corpses. As a field medic, Kix was equipped with medpacs, as well as other first-aid commodities, to help fellow injured clone troopers during a battle. Kix also carried a blaster rifle.
Despite his loyalties to the Republic, it didn't stop him from questioning General Krell's plans to take the capital or the Umbaran airfield. Throughout Krell's dangerous plans and tactics, Kix worried about the high casualties that would be sustained. With the high number of injuries that he had to deal with, Kix would easily become distressed by not being able to help his brothers, going as far as killing Banshees that were eating bodies of dead men and firing blaster bolts at heavy ray shields in a fury.
Skills and abilities[]
Kix was a clone medic and received medical training. He was trained to handle everything from minor injuries to life-threatening wounds. He was also skilled in armed and unarmed combat, reconnaissance and military tactics.
Equipment[]
Kix initially wore Phase I clone trooper armor with customized blue markings due to affiliation within the 501st Legion. His armor continued to bear a custom blue design after the transition to Phase II, and his left shoulder plate bore a cross designed called the red sigil to indicate his medical affiliation. He carried bacta patches, a laser cauterizer and other medical supplies within his backpack, which was also marked with the red sigil. He used a DC-15s blaster rifle in combat.
Episode appearences[]
Season 2[]
- "The Deserter" (First appearance)
Season 4[]
- "Darkness on Umbara"
- "The General"
- "Plan of Dissent"
- "Carnage of Krell"
- "Kidnapped"
Season 6[]
- "The Unknown"
- "Orders"
Season 7[]
- "The Bad Batch"
- "A Distant Echo"
Trivia[]
- Kix was later incorporated in the short story "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku," written by Landry Q. Walker, which was set around the same time period as Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
- He also made a cameo, as his later self, in the short comic Star Wars Adventures Ashcan, also written by Walker. Artist Eric Jones made concept art of him for the comic appearance.
