Clone Trooper Hardcase - Blog Posts

A little late to the party. Was hoping to get this out for May the Fourth, but eh, such is life...

Just a continuation of a ridiculous little comic that I made last year and was recently reminded about. Don't mind my scuffed sense of humor, feel free to just keep scrolling. XD

Part #1 - May the Fourth Be With You 2023

Part #2 - Revenge of the Sixth 2023

Part #3 - May the Fourth Be With You 2024:

Do you think this matches their dynamic?

My favorite Star Wars characters in no particular order, categorized clone to non-clone; lemme know yours!

Kix

Hound

Fox

Dogma

Echo

Tech

Crosshair

Rex

Howzer

Gregor

Hardcase

Grey

99

Waxer

Boil

Odd Ball

Gearshift

The clone with Gearshift

Numa

Din Djarin/The Mandalorian

Finn/FN-2187

Kanan/Caleb

Ezra

Cal

Plo Koon

Quinlan Vos

Kallus

When rewatching this arc this scene is my favorite before disaster hits

I realize I’ve been a fool in not turning more Supernatural quotes into incorrect TCW quotes. A fool, I tell you.

Echo: Fives. You’re my brother, and I love you. But you are a great big bag of dicks.

——

Dooku: But I forget, you two are, at best, functional morons.

Anakin: Hey, you’re functioning... morons... moron...

Obi-Wan: -_-

——

Rex, after getting his chip out: What’s happening?

Ahsoka: Oh nothing. Just the end of the world!

——

Fives: Plan C tanked.

Echo: Maybe you should try Plan D for Dumbass

Fives: D:<

——

Boil: ‘Kids are the best’? You don’t even like kids!

Waxer: I love kids!

Boil: Oh yeah? Name three children that you even know.

Waxer: ...

Boil:

Waxer: I’m thinking!

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Hardcase: I can’t do this, man, I can’t live on rabbit food! I’m a warrior!

Dogma: Hardcase. You’ll be fine.

Hardcase: You don’t know that!

Late-nite clone musings…

You ever notice how when someone teases Hardcase, he just kind of looks at the floor and goes quiet? Like, he seems like the kind of guy who can give a good ribbing and take it right back. But it’s very obvious he doesn’t like it. When Jesse razzes him about looking sick after coming out of the Umbaran fighter, he gives Jesse an annoyed look (which could be read as amused annoyed, I’ll concede, but…), and when Tup points out that Hardcase wasn’t flying so much as “avoiding crashing”, he grimaces and turns away (very obviously upset). He gets defensive and apologetic when Fives tells him to take it easy.

Actually, Hardcase gets teasingly cut down a lot in the Umbara arc. Jesse does it for sure, Fives a little (even though they’ve only just met!), Tup does it because he’s trying to fit in, and even Captain Rex gets a jab in there. Hardcase puts on a show of bravado––”We can do this.” “It wasn’t so tough.”––and there’s evidence that he really does enjoy the adrenaline rush, but I think many of his reactions are just that: a show. I think he’s afraid of not being good enough, capable enough, and tries to cover that by being overly enthusiastic and daring. He grumbles when Fives tells him to figure out how to use the tree to get over the sensor wall, like it’s something he doesn’t want to do, but is he really just covering his anxiety that he might not be able to adequately do what Fives is asking?

This is just a thought, but it makes me wonder: Would Hardcase have pulled the stunt that he did in the supply ship if he’d gotten a little more support from his battalion? That was, really, the biggest way to prove he was in fact good enough.

SOOO I was rewatching the Clone Wars like you do when your depressed and I saw this :D

Note to anyone who needs it: don’t let your lesbian friend who’s never watched Star Wars rate clones

(they will be brutal)

Posting this here because people on tiktok got really mad

For example:

Story behind the contact name: in high school they forgot how to spell diesel and wrote ‘desil’ instead

Hey, I didn't have the motivation to make a full illustration or do anything the may the 4th, but wanted to doodle. So I thought it would be fun to make some Chibis. I've never really done this style before but had fun with it, and have a bunch of sketches of other clones. These were super inspired by @lychgate and I would recommend checking them out! Anyways enjoy mah 501st doodles.

I really banged this one out in one sitting. I sat down and began this illustration  in the morning, and now its night time. The results are worth the wrist pain. 

I've never drawn a 79s scene before and I honestly think I've gotta draw more battalions chilling bc this was so much fun, and gave an excuse to play with different filters and layer tricks. I'm just happy to draw happy clones, circle of happiness. 

edit: I now realize that the boys look a little paler than intended so ill probably come back and fix that next time I get some free time. consider this a WIP now :)

Clone Wars characters as things I’ve heard people say

Pt.10

“Talking about peoples future working in a bowling alley” - Thire

“Holy you actually filled them in and payed attention,must have been a good day” - Fox

“You passing this course your commanders will be very impressed” - Alpha 17

“Holy crap balls” - Padme

“Mummy and daddy giraffes” - Hardcase

“I having a bad day and I’m going to murderer my” - Wolffe

“I disappreciate you” - Sinker

“Wowo we don’t call people turdnuggets” - Plo Koon

“I want to learn how to make crystal meth” - Jesse

“Rex do you want to know the three times I almost died today?” - Echo

“My knuckles are on crack” - Bly

“My lines are straighter than a gay person” - Ponds

“If I had 9 lives I would utilize one of them to kill myself in front of all of you” - Rex

“When a law bills a sign” - Fives

“It’s not mail man anymore it’s Amazon delivery man” - Anakin

“Don’t question the woman’s choices just help her find the daddy” - Ahsoka

“Honest to god” - Obi-Wan

“I keep thinking their jerseys say cocaine” - Quinlin Vos

“Back in my day we made posters out of cool aid man” - Yoda

“That’s kind of fruity in a straight way” - Cody

“I have it in the back of my head but I can’t get it to the tip of my tongue” - Tup

Clone Wars characters as stuff I’ve heard people say

Pt 2

“How did I get spaghetti on my hand?” - Kix

“You can’t stay mad at Tup.” -Fives

“See I can’t speak… I no English” - Hardcase

“Captain, Jesse is verbally abusing water” - Echo

“… I have a cougar at my house” - Jesse

“This looks like my 7th grade badminton tournament” - Ahsoka

“Don’t mess with an emo” - Anakin

“Fuck…ow” - Obi wan

“I have pizza coming and I’m high” - Fox

“I hate Americans so much” - Cody

“Where do babies come from?” - Tup

“Bad parenting.” - Rex

I don't need to explain this masterpiece

Remember how adorable Hardcase was? Ahhh good times.

fives: *excited* hardcase, jesse & I have a joke for you

hardcase: i’m ready

fives: the council finally found out who’s been committing crimes, but it was a tough case to crack

jesse: *face palms*

hardcase: i don’t get it

jesse: HARDcase to crack, fives, we went over this A HUNDRED TIMES

“Fives, I need you to go to sleep early tonight” Rex said lowly as he had pulled the bearded man aside. “As you wish, Captain. May I ask why?” “We’re taking the boys on a surprise vacation and I need to count on you to drive us tomorrow” the blonde clone grinned. 

AKA Rex decides to take his boys on a break and plans the whole night for their leave

SONG and GIF Version under the cut

[Song: I Hate Me - Mosimann] GIF Version: 

trouble in the medical bay

Kix walked back into the medic bay after waking for from his force mandatory nap only to see a group of people, vod and Jedi alike all covered in smoke and clothes or armor was tattered.

Kix: "what in the maker did YOU ALL do."

Fives: Well... you se-

echo: it was fives's fault!

fives: ECHO! your the one who suggested the idea to hard case

Jesse: kix I'm innocent in this I swear!

Kix: Jesse that's banthrashit and you know it

hardcase: fives you and Jesse and echo helped! if I go down you come down with me!

anikin: in my defense I didn't know that's why they asked me for all that before they pulled the stunt I swear!

Rex: I simply got caught In the blast when I went to confront them.

WHILE this is going on ashoka just escapes through the vents as she is namely why echo got the ideas as well as the reason her master was to distracted to truly use his one and a half braincell to think it through and why it took rex so long to get there. KIx meanwhile just deals with the other idiots in his medbay and refuses to let any of them our not even for paper work or a Jedi council meeting only later would he realize ashoka is not there...oh well togurta hunt later.

501st Shenanigans -Incorrect Quotes Rex: A mouse!

Jesse, pulling out a knife: Go back to where you came from or I'll stab you.

Hardcase, pulling out a frying pan: It'll make a nice meal!

Kix, giving the mouse cheese: You deserve a treat, little guy.

Echo, gasping: It's Ratatouille!

Fives: His name is Remi, dummy.

Rex: ...I was going to say to just trap it and throw it out the window... what is wrong with you people.

Rex: So, did everyone learn their lesson?

Fives: No.

Echo: I did not.

Hardcase: I may have actually forgotten one.

Kix: Also no.

Jesse: Oh good, neither did I.

Rex: *Exhausted sigh*

Echo: Fives and I have the kind of easy chemistry where we finish each other's-

Fives: Sentences.

Echo: Don't interrupt me.

Fives: If there's going to be a big dramatic scene, wait until I get back.

Echo: Of course. I can't flip this table by myself.

Hardcase: I've already sent good vibes your way… they’re coming. There’s nothing you can do to stop them.

Dogma: This is the most threatening way I’ve ever been cheered up.

Fives: Don’t worry, I know exactly what I’m doing. Everything is going to be fine!

Tup: How can you still say that?

Fives: Because sometimes, when things get tough, denial is all we have.

Kix: Sorry it took me so long to bail you out of jail

Jesse: No it’s my fault, I shouldn’t’ve used my one phone call to prank call the police

Echo: Remember! Curiosity killed the cat!

Fives: Yes, but you forget that satisfaction brought it back. So yes, Hardcase, go find out if that thing can catch fire!

Echo: You're a bad influence.

Fives: And you don't know your sayings.