Why Did Commander Gree Not Call for Backup Before Executing Order 66 on Yoda?

We all know the moment: Yoda, resting on his cane inside the Kashyyyk command post, suddenly twitches, whish-whip, whish-whip, and two blaster bolts rip past his ear. Before you can blink, the little green legend somersault-decapitates Commander Gree and the trooper beside him. 

Now compare that to what happens everywhere else in Order 66: Ki-Adi-Mundi is mowed down by half a platoon on Mygeeto, Aayla Secura gets an entire firing line on Felucia, even Stass Allie’s speeder is boxed in by a squad of clones on Saleucami. 

Yet on Kashyyyk, Gree never calls in the dozens of troopers a stone’s throw away, no comlink burst, no warning shout, just two clones trying to drop the greatest swordsman the Jedi Order ever produced. Why walk in with so little backup when everyone else brought a small army?

Calling a Squad Up Would Tip Yoda Off Instantly

Freeze-frame the scene a heartbeat before the betrayal and you’ll see how isolated everyone actually is. Yoda is standing on a above the Wroshyr canopy—basically a catwalk with just enough room for three people. Beside him are only Chewbacca and Tarfful, the two Wookiee leaders who’ve been acting as his bodyguards. Every other clone unit is well below, spread through the treetop bunkers and beachhead trenches, where the main battle is raging. Calling them up would mean waiting precious seconds for a lift platform or rappel lines, time Gree’s inhibitor chip simply wouldn’t allow.

From Gree’s point of view, the math is brutal but simple:

• Distance to reinforcements: Hundreds of meters of vertical forest. Even if he barked into his comlink, troops wouldn’t reach the perch fast enough to keep Yoda from reacting.
• Space to maneuver: The catwalk can barely fit four beings shoulder-to-shoulder. A larger squad would clog the platform, block clear firing lanes, and—most importantly—telegraph hostile intent long before anyone fired.
• Surprise factor: The chip’s directive is immediate elimination. Two silent shots at point-blank range are faster and safer (on paper) than issuing orders over an open channel, which would give a Jedi Grand Master those split-second danger vibes he’s famous for sensing.

So, Gree chooses the quick draw. Suppose the first volley drops Yoda, job done. If not, the plan is already a failure, no realistic backup will arrive in time, and the narrow perch offers no cover once a green lightsaber flashes to life. 

In short, hauling a whole squad up there would have wasted time, cramped the kill box, and tipped off the most perceptive Jedi in the Order. Calling no one felt like the best (and only) shot Gree had, he just misjudged how fast that little cane-leaning Jedi could move.

Captain Jek Backed Gree in the Attempt on Yoda

Commander Gree wasn’t acting alone—he had Clone Captain Jek with him, forming a two-man execution squad. It’s a subtle but important detail: this wasn’t a rushed solo act, but a planned, synchronized strike. Gree and Jek clearly believed two close-range shots would be enough to bring down the Jedi Grand Master before he could react.

But what they didn’t count on was that Yoda wasn’t just standing there—he was already sensing what had happened across the galaxy. The second Gree received the Order, Yoda felt a disturbance. The pain of Jedi deaths—Plo Koon, Aayla Secura, Ki-Adi-Mundi—reverberated through the Force. That’s what made him grip his chest and drop his cane just seconds before the clones fired.

Unlike other Jedi, who were taken by surprise, Yoda’s powerful Force sensitivity gave him just enough warning. Ki-Adi-Mundi, Bacara’s squad, and the rest didn’t get that same instinctive alert. But Yoda did—and that tiny head start was all he needed.

Order 66 Was Hard-Wired for Instant, Silent Obedience

The whole point of Order 66 was speed and silence. Palpatine’s single line, “Execute Order Sixty-Six”, flipped the inhibitor chip in every clone’s head, turning hesitation into a crime and discussion into a risk. The chip’s code screams one directive: eliminate the Jedi right now. No huddles, no radio calls, no “bring in more guys.” 

Gree, like Cody and Bacara on other fronts, obeys the moment the hologram blinks out—weapon up, trigger squeezed.

Any extra step, even tapping a wrist-com, would slow the strike and give a Jedi those precious milliseconds of precognition. Order 66 was meant to be a scalpel, not a siege: quick, quiet, and simultaneous across the galaxy. That’s why we never hear a warning shout on Kashyyyk, Utapau, or Felucia; the clones aren’t weighing tactics, they’re acting like living triggers that have just been pulled.