Why are first order Stormtroopers not clones?

The First Order didn’t use Clone Troopers for the same reason as the Galactic Empire: Recruits were more loyal than the clones. Kylo Ren’s comments to Hux were likely meant as verbal taunting, rather than a serious consideration of replacing their Stormtroopers with a new clone army.

Why did they phase out clone troopers?

The Empire Stopped Using Clone Troopers After Order 66 In theory, the Clone Army should have been perfect for Palpatine’s purposes. He had successfully established the Empire, but he was well aware there would be resistance. Given this context, the Clone Troopers should have been irresistible to the Emperor.

Are the first order Stormtroopers clones?

Stormtroopers are not Clones. Imperial Storm Troopers are recruited from the Imperial Army, which recruits from Imperial Citizens. First Order Troopers are kidnapped as children and brought up within the First Order. The Empire swapped from Clones to Stormtroopers, as they are FAR better as foot soldiers.

Why are there no more clones in Star Wars?

Due to their accelerated growth, the remaining clones were deemed unfit for military duty and retired. By the time of the original Star Wars trilogy, most Jango Fett clones had died, and they were completely extinct by Star Wars: The Force Awakens., which was several decades after the events of the prequel trilogy.

Is FN 2187 a clone?

Born in 11 ABY during the New Republic Era, FN-2187 was part of a new generation of stormtroopers—human children conscripted into the military forces of the First Order—modeled on the Republic clone troopers and Imperial stormtroopers of the past.

Are all stormtroopers male?

Most stormtroopers are human because the Empire was extremely racist. Some stormtroopers are leftover clones, who were cloned from Jango Fett. The recruited stormtroopers have an even gender balance, but the armour makes them look and sound androgynous. Very few clone units followed through to the Empire.

Why did the clone troopers program end?

The clone trooper program was discontinued for one of two reasons, as stated by the Imperial Brendol Hux in the Servants of the Empire series. Disease – Because they are exact clones, they are very weak when it comes to responding to genetic disease.

How did the clones stay loyal to the Empire?

It seems that with cloning they were able to use a training program (and genetic manipulation) that gave them completely loyalty (other than when the Kaminoan rebellion, where the Kaminoans had sabotaged the training programs).

Why didn’t Fett use Kamino clones?

There were several reasons: Fett Kaminoan clones were considered too risky due to Kaminoan rebellion (not due to their nature but their homogeneity) Non-Kamino clones (e.g. Spaarti) were less stable Clones were too expensive (and either too slow to mature or too unstable – take your pick).

Do clones take too long to grow?

Hm, clones might actually take too long, too. From what we know, the first batch was in “production” over decades, with no or little speedup of maturation. This was no problem then because it was had to be done covertly and was planned long in advance.