


In the former, their relationship was much more uneasy, mainly due to Jedi viewing the clones' Blind Obedience and My Country, Right or Wrong mentality with weariness, while clones disliked the dismissive way they were viewed and how many had died under their Jedi Commanders' watch.

While many clones continued to serve the Empire for at least five more years, they were eventually eclipsed by ordinary human soldiers, with the clones eventually becoming a rare sight even in the Stormtrooper Corps. Shortly after the end of the war, the Galactic Empire mandated the cessation of clone production due to its high cost compared to simply training conscripts and volunteers. With few exceptions - mainly among genetically defective, brain-damaged, or otherwise modified clones - this order was carried out to the letter. However, unbeknownst to all but the Kaminoan cloners and certain conspirators in the Republic, the clone troopers were also implanted with mental inhibitor chips that, when activated by the code phrase "Execute Order 66", caused them to kill their Jedi commanders and unquestioningly obey the orders of Chancellor-turned-Emperor Sheev Palpatine.
