Cut Lawquane was a clone trooper who fought for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Shortly after the First Battle of Geonosis, Lawquane’s transport was attacked by Separatist gunships, leaving his fellow soldiers either dead or injured. Lawquane fled, deserting the army, and later married Suu Lawquane. The war later made its way to Saleucami, where Lawquane, Suu, and his two adopted children lived. Lawquane met Clone Captain Rex, who helped defend his family and home from BX-series droid commandos. Rex and Cut overcame their differences, and Rex agreed not to report Cut as a deserter. Sometime during the war, the clones of the Bad Batch visited Cut and his family.

After Order 66 and the end of the Clone Wars, Rex and the Bad Batch visited Cut in succession – the latter after they had defected from the newly-formed Empire and fled Kamino. At this time, the Lawquanes left Saleucami, with forged chain codes.