They specialized in boarding and capturing enemy starships as well as planetary assault, and were deployed on many planets such as Rhen Var, Aargonar, Boz Pity and Mygeeto.īacara demanded the absolute best of his men, and would tolerate nothing less, unilaterally reassigning marines who did not meet his high standards, much to the dismay of General Ki-Adi-Mundi. The Marines were cross-trained to fight on a variety of environments in ground and space, making them extremely versatile. Under the leadership of Jedi General Ki-Adi-Mundi and Clone Marshal Commander CC-1138, the 21st Nova Corps of the 4th Sector Army was made independent and became known as the Galactic Marines. These were painted with purple markings to identify their corps affiliation. The Marines were known to utilize several walkers including the Unstable Terrain Artillery Transports, All Terrain Open Transports, and All Terrain Recon Transports. The Marines were distinguished by their unique visor gear: synthmesh designed to keep out various hazards such as snow, sand, airborne fungus, and ash.
They were usually armed with DC-15A blaster rifles and DC-15S blasters. Galactic Marines wore special body armor with maroon coloration - and a backplate of which protected them from light blaster fire.
