Thank you, I was trying to keep it strictly what is on the screen and avoid the appearance of headcanon, but I suppose I overcorrected.
Ultimately, Tup is a good person, who wants to be a good solider and do the duty he and his brothers were created for. That's his main motive: to do his duty. That is a little at odds with his gentle and more emotional nature, given some of the orders clone troopers need to carry out. He wants to be a good solider, but violence and hurting people it something that weighs on him. He has nightmares and can be more emotional than his brothers. It makes sense that it's the protector part of his military service is that would most appeal to him. He likes the idea that they're keeping something safe.
I think given his young age, and given his competence and his presence in an elite team like the 501st, we can infer that he excelled cadet that excelled in his training. I think Tup's insecurity comes from learning that living up to his duty felt much easier when it was all simulations and propaganda. He's learning the real world is much more nuanced and confusing, and meeting that duty a lot harder. He'd been bright and talented and cadet training had come easily too him. That the real world comes so much harder keeps him off his stride. This is why we see him being vulnerable to manipulation. And he is vulnerable and he knows it, making him even more unsure of himself. He finds orders from an officer almost comforting because he doesn't have to second guess or wonder if he got it right.
That said, he feels close to his clone brothers. Fives says that Tup would give his life for them, and he would. When he feels lost he has brothers that he can lean on, and his compassionate nature makes him someone who will be there for his brothers to lean on too. Dogma, Rex, and obviously Fives are shown to like Tup, and by extension, he does seem someone that is generally well thought of among his companions.
I feel like this is because Tup's emotions can go both ways. Tup feels a lot of painful emotions related to his existence as a clone trooper. But, he also feels the other end of the spectrum. Tup feels lows and highs and can be affectionate, funny, warm, and kind.
Tup sees himself as a good solider and a good person, but often sets too high a standard for himself. So when he's confused or unsure, he is hard on himself. He's most insecure when making decisions for himself. He's been conditioned to take orders, so he'll second guess himself and put what someone else tells him over his own instincts at times. But, always coming down on the side of wanting to do his duty.
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Ultimately, Tup is a good person, who wants to be a good solider and do the duty he and his brothers were created for. That's his main motive: to do his duty. That is a little at odds with his gentle and more emotional nature, given some of the orders clone troopers need to carry out. He wants to be a good solider, but violence and hurting people it something that weighs on him. He has nightmares and can be more emotional than his brothers. It makes sense that it's the protector part of his military service is that would most appeal to him. He likes the idea that they're keeping something safe.
I think given his young age, and given his competence and his presence in an elite team like the 501st, we can infer that he excelled cadet that excelled in his training. I think Tup's insecurity comes from learning that living up to his duty felt much easier when it was all simulations and propaganda. He's learning the real world is much more nuanced and confusing, and meeting that duty a lot harder. He'd been bright and talented and cadet training had come easily too him. That the real world comes so much harder keeps him off his stride. This is why we see him being vulnerable to manipulation. And he is vulnerable and he knows it, making him even more unsure of himself. He finds orders from an officer almost comforting because he doesn't have to second guess or wonder if he got it right.
That said, he feels close to his clone brothers. Fives says that Tup would give his life for them, and he would. When he feels lost he has brothers that he can lean on, and his compassionate nature makes him someone who will be there for his brothers to lean on too. Dogma, Rex, and obviously Fives are shown to like Tup, and by extension, he does seem someone that is generally well thought of among his companions.
I feel like this is because Tup's emotions can go both ways. Tup feels a lot of painful emotions related to his existence as a clone trooper. But, he also feels the other end of the spectrum. Tup feels lows and highs and can be affectionate, funny, warm, and kind.
Tup sees himself as a good solider and a good person, but often sets too high a standard for himself. So when he's confused or unsure, he is hard on himself. He's most insecure when making decisions for himself. He's been conditioned to take orders, so he'll second guess himself and put what someone else tells him over his own instincts at times. But, always coming down on the side of wanting to do his duty.
I hope this helps.