Here's where it gets interesting. ARC troopers didn't have to stick to one strict pattern. Alpha-class ARCs might have kept their old rank colors for a while, but promoted ARCs and ARC Program graduates had room to experiment.
They could add their own stripes, helmet designs, gear attachments - basically, they could make their armor their. ARC Troopers commonly customized their armor for identification purposes and were known to have intricate designs on their equipment, particularly their kamas. Traditionally, like standard Clone troopers, the color of an ARC Trooper's armor depended on their rank.
However, this practice was abolished as the war progressed. The ARC troopers each customized their ARC Trooper armor, with Colt and Hammer customizing it in red and gray color schemes, Havoc customizing it in blue markings, and Blitz in yellow and gray. What is ARC? Advanced Recon Commandos, also known as ARC troopers, were an elite variant of the clone troopers that served the Galactic Republic.
ARC Troopers aren't actually part of any specific clone battalions so the colors they choose to paint their armor in is personal preference. That's why you see really out there color schemes like "Umbra Operative" and "Lambent Seeker" and no consistency like the various ARCs we saw in Rancor battalion. Advanced Recon Commandos, also known as Advanced Recon Clone troopers, or simply ARC troopers, were an elite variant of clone trooper in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
Although much rarer than other clones on the galactic scale, they were also among the most skilled soldiers in the galaxy. During the early stages of the clone army's planning and development, Jango Fett. ARC, Standard Class, Clone Trooper ALL, Clone Troopers, Expanded Universe CHARACTER DESCRIPTION Advanced Recon Commandos, also known as Advanced Recon Clone troopers or simply ARC troopers.
ARC colors Is there a system for what color armor ARC troopers used? I see the box art has red/orange and blue markings on them. I'd like to try to stick to canon when I paint the ARCs that will be used with my upcoming 501st and 212th minis, respectfully. ARC Troopers commonly customized their armor for identification purposes and were known to have intricate designs on their equipment, particularily their kamas.
Traditionally, like standard Clone troopers, the color of an ARC Trooper's armor depended on their rank. However, this was practice was rescinded as the war progressed. It seems like ARC troopers were given pretty free reign over the paint patterns on their armor, but I'm curious if that was universal for all ARCs, or if there were some limitations, such as membership in a battalion or squad.
We see several ARCs stick to the colors of their battalion; examples being Rex, Fives, Echo, and Jesse sticking with the 501st blue, but even then, their patterns are. Advanced Recon Commandos, also known as ARC troopers, were an elite variant of the clone troopers that served the Galactic Republic. Chosen from the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic, the status of ARC trooper was bestowed on clones who served with distinction on the battlefield, such as Echo and Fives.
The training of clone cadets also served as a means for identifying particular cadets.