Republic Gunship

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The Republic Gunship is an armored aircraft capable of holding several Clone Troopers at once. Some versions of the ship are able to transform into gigantic robot Clones.

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Their Republic Gunships were in use during the battle of Geonosis, blasting the Separatist forces with their armament of missiles. A clone pilot could land in the middle of a fierce battle between enemy droids and clone troopers and convert the gunship into a heavily armed combat mecha that went straight for droids.<ref>Star Wars Transformers Clone Pilot Republic Gunship package</ref> As the Clone Wars went on, clone pilots and their powerful transforming vehicles were present in many battles, including an attack on Muunilinst.<ref>Star Wars Transformers Clone Pilot Republic Gunship package (blue redeco version)</ref>

Toys

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Hovering like some vast, predatory bird.
  • Clone Pilot / Republic Gunship (2007)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, clone pilot figure
The second Star Wars Transformers clone pilot toy transforms from a winged robot into a Republic Gunship. Like the ARC-170, it's armed with twin missile launchers in both modes and comes with a little pilot. The vehicle mode features clips on the bottom of the fuselage which are designed to attach 4 pilot figures included with a Star Wars Transformer figure.
The toy's head is sculpted from a shiny white plastic that doesn't mesh particularly well with the beige-ish color of the altmode.


  • Clone Pilot / Republic Gunship (2008)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, clone pilot figure
  • Known designers: Brian Parrish (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}<ref name ="TripleParrish"/>
Like the ARC-170, the Republic Gunship toy was also given a new head and redecoed in blue, white and red.

Crossovers

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  • Republic Gunship to Clone Pilot (2008)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles
Just like the ARC-170, the "tigershark" Republic Gunship toy was re-released during Crossovers without its pilot figure.


  • Clone Pilot to Republic Gunship (2008)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles
Most similar to the original deco of the Republic Gunship mold, this version features remolded side doors, closing the passenger compartment and deleting the two spherical gunner pods. The shoulders have been remolded to fill the gunner pod arm attaching sockets, and portray closed forward ship doors. This version also features distinct nose art of a Kowakian monkey-lizard wielding a bomb, identifying the vehicle mode as being the specific ship "Crumb Bomber." The Aurebesh lettering reads "Laugh This Off".
Since the figure does not include a pilot minifigure, the cockpit glass has been molded in opaque blue to cover the empty pilot's chair. Also, unlike the previous release, there is no platform to connect other figures.


  • Clone Commander Wolffe / Republic Gunship (2011)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles
Commander Wolffe is a redeco of the 2009 retool of the Clone Pilot/Republic Gunship toy, transforming from a robot into a Republic Gunship. He's armed with two firing missile launchers that detach to form handheld guns in robot mode. Though his cockpit can be opened, no pilot figure is included and the windows are molded in opaque plastic. Wolffe's blue and white deco and markings identify the ship as part of the Wolfpack squad.

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