{"id":96139,"date":"2026-10-28T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96139"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:22:00","slug":"veteran-star-wars-actor-reveals-the-trick-to-making-each-clone-feel-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96139","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Star Wars Actor Reveals the Trick to Making Each Clone Feel Unique"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dee Bradley Baker is among the most prolific voice actors out there. He\u2019s had roles in Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em>, Adventure Time<\/em>, Gravity Falls<\/em>, and many more. Star Wars fans know him best as the voice of the series\u2019 many, many<\/em> Clone troopers across animation and video games. He tells Polygon that while there are certain clones that have really stuck out to him \u2014 Fives, Mayday, Captain Rex \u2014 he \u201ccan’t really pick a favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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He doesn\u2019t keep track of how many he\u2019s voiced in total, instead leaving that to the fans. \u201cThe fans do that very well,\u201d he says with a laugh.<\/p>\n

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Those fans all have their favorites, some of whom Baker can\u2019t recognize. \u201cSometimes they bring to me [memorabilia] to sign at a convention for a clone that I don’t remember,\u201d he admits. Baker still strives to make each clone their own unique person \u2014 even if he can\u2019t remember them all.<\/p>\n

One of Baker\u2019s newest clones is Trick, an operator in Bit Reactor\u2019s Star Wars Zero Company<\/em>. Baker calls Trick an \u201cunusual guy.\u201d He was injured prior to events of Zero Company<\/em> and was slated to be decommissioned, but instead later joined the misfits that make up the mercenary group. \u201cThere’s something kind of wily and relatable and fun about the guy to me,\u201d Baker says.<\/p>\n

Baker approached Trick the same way he does all his clones: by learning what the writers are looking for. \u201cThe question of the individuality and uniqueness of a particular clone tracks back to the script,\u201d he says. \u201cBecause there’s usually a tone, a placement, an age, a character that they’re going for, and we set that very specifically before we start out.\u201d Just like his clone troopers, Baker has a mission himself \u2014 to stay true to the vision of the writers.<\/p>\n

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Trick isn\u2019t Baker\u2019s only new clone in Zero Company<\/em>. The other notable addition is CT-4646, the evil clone science officer working for the Empire who performed cruel experiments to improve the clones\u2019 inhibitor chips. Baker found voicing CT-4646 interesting because \u201cthere are very few clones that are like that.\u201d Most clones are admirable soldiers, but CT-4646 is the rare one who turned on his brothers. \u201cHe’s a creepy fellow,\u201d Baker says.<\/p>\n

To get in the evil clone\u2019s mindset, Baker had to interrogate what he\u2019s all about, his ultimate goals, and the sinister way he views his victims. \u201cYou’ve got to make sure that you’re specific enough in the mapping of who this guy is so that it makes sense with the story that you’re telling,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

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Baker has voiced clones for almost 20 years now across media. But whether he\u2019s working on an animated series or a video game, he says that \u201cultimately, your job as an actor is the same.\u201d Baker sets out to make sure his characters feel as realistic as possible, regardless of medium. Video games can be \u201ca little more challenging\u201d than animation, given the potential for branching paths and variations in storytelling (Zero Company<\/em> even features character permadeath). Even so, his goal remains the same: to have the characters connect with the audience.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s unlikely that the creepy CT-4646 becomes anyone\u2019s favorite clone, Baker says the reception to Trick and Star Wars Zero Company<\/em> overall has been \u201coverwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople want to go back into and live in this world, and to be with those who are trying to fight the heroic fight towards some kind of improvement of the world and of the galaxy,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Though Baker is deeply entrenched in the larger Star Wars machine at this point, he has a workmanlike attitude toward voicing a multitude of characters in a galaxy far, far away. Or, perhaps, a \u201cclone trooper-like\u201d attitude is the better way to phrase it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get in the drop ship, we fly off, we do our mission, they drop me off, and I’ll hang out at the cantina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Star Wars Zero Company is out now on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X<\/em>.<\/p>\n