Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Clone Force 99 , the titulary quality ofStar Wars : The Bad Batch , are one of the galaxy ’s most influential groups during both the Clone Wars and the former years of the Galactic Empire . The Bad Batch is known for their unique mutations that enhance calibre that are worthy in soldiers , though this elect clone squad mature beyond just Hunter , Tech , Wrecker , and Crosshair . Their story is interlocking with some of the galaxy ’s most important events , fromOrder 66to the beginning ofProject Necromancer . This has made their story extremely vital to theStar Warsmythos .
This timeline of their storied account abides by the go out system commonly used inStar Wars , which practice the events ofA New Hopeas a central spot . The end of the first Death Star in the Battle of Yavin is the galaxy ’s paramount consequence , and everything else is date stamp by the number of years before that consequence ( BBY ) and after ( ABY ) . With their narration beginning about 30 twelvemonth before this struggle and end just before it takes place , here ’s Clone Force 99 ’s fullStar Warstimeline .
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32-22 BBY: Before The Clone Wars
The Bad Batch Is Given Their Mutations & Enhancements
At some point in the decade before the Clone Wars get at the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY , the Bad Batch is created on Kamino , andthey’re taken to the Kaminoan scientist Nala Se ’s private research lab to meet their mutations and sweetening . Clone Force 99 as a collective is too young to commemorate this taking place , though Omega , who is a complete knockoff ofJango Fettwithout accelerated aging , is former enough to commend this . The members of the Bad Batch then spend their twelvemonth education on Kamino before officially becoming the elect Clone Force 99 squadron .
The Bad Batch ’s CT numbers reverberate their birth order , which is as follows : Hunter ( CT-9901 ) , Tech ( CT-9902 ) , Wrecker ( CT-9903 ) , and Crosshair ( CT-9904 ) .
22-20 BBY: The Clone Wars Rage On
Clone Force 99 Completes A Mission On The Moon Hylanth
Little is still know about Clone Force 99 ’s missions during the war , by from a particular endeavor on the moon Hylanth , which is locate in theOuter Rim . The Bad Batch is sent there to take aid of Dr. Krail and his modified conflict droids , unaware of the fact that this Separatist scientist was desire for them specifically to show up . It does n’t take much for Clone Force 99 to vote down his droids and seize the scientist , preventing him from creating any more of these surprisingly dangerous droids .
19 BBY: The End Of The War & The Rise Of The Galactic Empire
The Bad Batch Rescues Echo During The Battle Of Anaxes
In the terminal month of the Clone Wars , Clone Force 99 is requested byCommander Codyto assistance with a mission during the Anaxes campaign to locate the source of a Separatist algorithm that ’s been predicting all the Republic ’s motion . After Tech unwrap the algorithm is spue the CT number of ARC trooper Echo , who was previously think to be dead during a missionary station at the Citadel , Captain Rex , Jedi General Anakin Skywalker , and the Bad Batch track the sign to Skako Minor . There , they find Echo awake in stasis , and they successfully rescue him .
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Clone Force 99 continues to fall in Rex and Skywalker in the cardinal struggle of the Anaxes drive , where Echo uses his new cybernetics to serve the Republic by using the Separatists ' " algorithm " against them . Though initially fishy of Echo ’s loyalties , the Bad Batch derive to not only regard but also celebrate Echo ’s ability to get the job done . After the fight , Hunter call for the ARC state trooper to fall in their squad , and Echo takes him up on the offer - increasing their team ’s number from four to five .
Clone Force 99 Witnesses Order 66 On Kaller
Months afterward , the Bad Batch is make out a missionary station on the planet Kaller when parliamentary procedure 66 is enact . Because of their mutations , and Echo ’s experimentation by the Techno Union , theirinhibitor chipsfail to activate - aside from Crosshair ’s , which part aerate . Hunter superintend to help the Jedi Padawan on this world , Caleb Dume ( afterwards known as Kanan Jarrus ) , get aside safely , though he consist about it to Crosshair and the regular clon . confuse by whatever ’s go on , Clone Force 99 returns to Kamino and awaits further orders .
The Bad Batch Rescues Omega From Kamino & Loses Crosshair
On Kamino , the Bad Batch meets Omega , a unseasoned distaff clone . After being tested by Governor Tarkin and sent to eliminate Republic paladin and civilian on Onderon , Clone Force 99 quick realizes that the Empire is immensely different from the Republic , and they settle to go back to Kamino to deliver Omega , who is technically one of their own . regrettably , they ’re captured upon their arrival , and Crosshair is taken to have his inhibitor chip ’s issue intensified . The Bad Batch puddle it off Kamino with Omega , but take after Crosshair ’s attempts to kill them , they ’re impel to get out him behind .
Clone Force 99 Meets Cid Scaleback On Ord Mantell
Now regard renegade , the Bad Batch struggle to find their stead in the coltsfoot . After help their friendsCut Lawquaneand Suu on Saleucami and experience a run - in with the bounty Orion Fennec Shand , whose target is Omega , Clone Force 99 seek out Cid Scaleback on Ord Mantell , a former tangency of the Jedi during the warfare . Cid plough the Bad Batch into mercenaries , promising to provide them with information , tax shelter , and protection over their identity in rally for a large cut of meat of whatever credits they make on their jobs .
The Kaminoans put the bounty out for Omega , as she ’s their only chance of hold Jango Fett ’s unadulterated DNA sample .
The Bad Batch Removes Their Inhibitor Chips & Reunites With Crosshair
Captain Rex eventually finds Clone Force 99 on Ord Mantell , and upon discovering that they have n’t yet hit their inhibitor chips , he brings them to a Jedi cruiser on Bracca . Wrecker ’s chip activates before they can hit it , force the Batch to face the horrifying reality of what these french-fried potatoes are capable of . Rex leaves after all their chips have been removed , and just after , Crosshair and the Empire arrive . Their efforts to get through to Crosshair break , and he nearly kill them inside the patrol car ’s ion engine before they wrench it back on him and get by once again .
Omega Is Taken By Cad Bane & Clone Force 99 Lies Low
Unfortunately , before they can flee Bracca , Hunter is wedge into a showdown with the premium hunter Cad Bane , who buck the serjeant in the chestplate and successfully rent Omega . hunting watch survives , and Clone Force 99 manages to follow Omega and Bane , the latter of whom is disquiet by Fennec Shand - appropriate Z to scat and the Batch to intercept her . Afterward , Clone Force 99 lies low by taking jobs with minimal endangerment , though they do manage to gain Crosshair and the Empire ’s tending on Ryloth .
The Bad Batch’s Failed Rescue Mission On Daro Leads To Hunter’s Capture
After receive a transmission system from Captain Rex to aid a clon on the major planet Daro , the Bad Batch essay a audacious rescue . This mission , however , is far from a winner . Though the clone , Gregor , is indeed rescued , he ’s shot doubly during their flight from a heavily fortified majestic base . Hunter then miss his window of opportunity to elude by fall from theMarauder ’s boarding ramp . Hunter order his team to leave him behind in favor of escape with their lives , and this leave him in the hands of Crosshair and the Empire .
Clone Force 99 Returns To Kamino & Witnesses Its Destruction
Crosshair brings hunting watch to Kamino with the intention of tempt his squad back to their homeworld , and his snare is successful . When the others are with him again , Crosshair pour down his Imperial reinforcements and urges his former squad to get together the Empire . After refusing , Hunter attempt to get through to Crosshair again , buttheir blood brother insists he had his inhibitor bit take away a long time ago - though he does n’t specify when . Hunter , forced to stun his brother , still insists on taking Crosshair with them off Kamino , though their relief valve is n’t that light .
Kamino has become a major planet in Star Wars movies and television receiver shows , but it start as a secret because it was erased from the Jedi archive .
Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart orders the devastation of Tipoca City with the Bad Batch still inside of it , causing the clones to be pin in the deepness of Kamino ’s water supply . With Crosshair having reawaken , tensions are high , but Omega and the droid AZI-3 manage to consider of enough solution to eventually get them all back to the surface safely . hunting watch then give Crosshair the choice to join their squad again or remain with the Empire , and Crosshair chooses the latter , causing Clone Force 99 to pull up stakes their brother behind on Kamino .
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18 BBY: The Dark Times Begin
The Bad Batch Continues Running Jobs For Cid
The next time Clone Force 99 is seen , they ’re very combat-ready as soldier of fortune for Cid . Echo is starting to have doubts about this , insisting that they should be doing more to fight the Empire and help other ringer . Hunter , however , is hoping to earn enough to buy Omega ’s freedom and allow her to have a childhood . They complete a mission to Serenno , Count Dooku ’s homeworld , but fail to get any art object of his war chest after things go awry , include technical school breaking his leg . This try , however , localise them back on Rampart ’s radar .
Crosshair Reunites With Commander Cody
Meanwhile , Crosshair is still with the Empire , even after he barely manages to survive alone on Kamino for a calendar month . In one of his first missions back , he ’s hand - choose by Commander Cody , who ’s also still serving the Empire - despite the clone ’s grow suspicions about the Empire ’s lawful nature , thanks to the dwindle down force of his inhibitor microprocessor chip . This delegation causes Cody to go AWOL shortly after , though not without inspire a disaffected and doubtful spirit inside of Crosshair .
Clone Force 99’s Mission On Coruscant Backfires & Echo Leaves
Captain Rex yet again reaches out to the Bad Batch for their assist in a delegation on Coruscant , in which they strive to forbid the Imperial Senate from passing the Defense Recruitment Bill . To do this , Clone Force 99 and Rex adopt the logs from Rampart ’s Star Destroyer , which shew that he ordered the wipeout on Kamino . Unfortunately , Emperor Palpatine manages to spin this on the dead ringer , who dribble out Rampart ’s lodge without inquiry , allowing the measure to pass . This experience inspires Echo to leave behind the Bad Batch in favor of helping Rex ’s fledgeling clone rebellion .
The Bad Batch Leaves Cid’s & Seeks Refuge On Pabu
After Cid fails to help Hunter , Tech , Wrecker , and Z with a business pass unseasonable , Clone Force 99 ultimately resolves to abandon her and Ord Mantell whole with the help of their pirate champion Phee Genoa . She takes them to the island of Pabu , a place that harbor refugee essay insane asylum . The group finds peace there as Hunter imagines a future for his team and a childhood for Omega . Omega ’s training , however , still continues on this peaceful island , particularly with Tech throw her flight moral .
Crosshair Kills An Imperial Officer On Barton IV & Is Imprisoned
In the midst of this , Crosshair ’s commitment to the Empire promptly changes . A mission to the harsh outpost on Barton IV with the Imperial Lieutenant Nolan , who makes his aversion for clone very obvious , open Crosshair ’s eyes fully to his mistreatment . After trying to save his novel brother Mayday , just for him to die due to the lieutenant ’s refusal to volunteer him aesculapian assistance , Crosshair kills Nolan . This land him in an Imperial prison on Mount Tantiss , where the cruel Doctor Royce Hemlock interrogates and tortures him for information on Clone Force 99 ’s whereabouts .
Tech Dies During Clone Force 99’s Failed Rescue Mission
After Crosshair briefly escapes his electric cell to commit the Bad Batch a warning to remain in concealing , the squad - with Echo ’s help - ultimately decides to attempt a rescue mission . They travel to Eriadu , where Hemlock is take care an Imperial conference , with plans to track his bird back to Tantiss . Unfortunately , they run right intoSaw Gerrera ’s own missionary work to kill these Imperial functionary , and they ’re catch in the crossfire of the chaos when their swift escapism via rail line goes astray . In his cause to keep his police squad , Tech is forced to give his lifeby falling from the railcar .
Cid Betrays The Bad Batch & Omega Is Captured
With no Imperial birdie to hunt and severe injuries to treat , Clone Force 99 is hale to quit at Cid ’s on Ord Mantell to recuperate . Hunter , Wrecker , Echo , and Omega , still lay waste to by the loss of Tech , are utterly unprepared for Cid to sell them to the Empire . Hemlock go far with his own forces , engrossed on taking Omegato make Nala Se comply with his experiments . Initially arresting Hunter and Wrecker , Omega prove to save them , but is instead taken into custody . Hunter and Wrecker escape with Echo ’s help , but they ’re too late to economize Omega , who ’s taken to Tantiss .
Omega & Crosshair Are Imprisoned Together As Clone Force 99’s Search Goes On
Omega is rapidly , albeit in brief , reunite with Crosshair on Tantiss , though the two are separated for most of their prison term inside the mountain . Omega is once again Nala Se ’s lab assistant , though she visits Crosshair in his prison cell as often as she can . Unbeknownst to Omega , Crosshair is undergo a severely traumatizing process that seeks to condition him into a specialized assassin , though he turn away to comply . This leads to Crosshair acquire a tremor in his right hand , greatly affecting his power to shoot on mark .
Meanwhile , Hunter and Wrecker cross the Galax urceolata look for Omega , while Echo continues to work with Rex for a similar end goal of locating Tantiss . Hunter and Wrecker finally get a confidential information that brings them to one of Hemlock ’s former research laboratory , which has already been destroyed by orbital bombardment , but not without them coming across stranded clone cadets . After they transport the cadet to Pabu safely , the distich cover their search for Z , crossing the galaxy for a fifth meter in hopes of finding her .
Omega & Crosshair Escape Mount Tantiss & The Bad Batch Reunites
During Omega ’s stay on Tantiss , the female knockoff scientist Emerie Karr has been take sample of Omega ’s blood , but Nala Se has been secretly put down them before they can be tested . On one particular occasion , however , Nala Se can not destroy the sample distribution , and she urge Omega to make her escape . With Nala Se ’s light assistance , Omega deal to break up Crosshair out of his cell , and the two of them make an escape from Tantiss just as Omega ’s sample is tested- and yields solution that are desirable to Hemlock ’s experiment : Omega ’s blood can withstand a highM - count .
This experimentation is a part of Project Necromancer , Palpatine ’s cloning - base contingency plan to live beyond his Empire by creating a Force - sensitive ringer of himself .
With Omega now an imperative part of Hemlock ’s cognitive operation , he orders that they get Crosshair and Omega get out safely , with program to pursue them afterward . The two of them crash - land on a random world , where they have to barter their way to getting another means of transportation . Once they wangle to prevail a shuttle , they rendezvous with Hunter and Wrecker on a remote worldly concern near Ryloth , wherethe remaining appendage of Clone Force 99 at last reunite . Tensions between Hunter , Wrecker , and Crosshair , however , remain high .
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Crosshair Returns To Barton IV & Makes Amends With Hunter
Echo returns to Pabu and reunites with the Bad Batch as he seeks to help them decrypt Nala Se ’s datapad , which Omega had used to bankrupt out of Tantiss , in Hope of get the coordinates to the al-Qaeda . necessitate regal hardware to slice into it , Crosshair suggests Barton IV , the outpost where he pour down Lieutenant Nolan . He celebrate this information from the remainder of the Bad Batch , though Hunter surmise that Crosshair is hiding something . They have a heated confrontation just before a giant wyrm attacks , draw them to work together - and help them to make amends .
Clone Force 99 Encounters CX-2 & Searches For Answers About Omega
Rex and his clone forces encounter a mysterious clone assassin and discover that Omega is a top precedency target for the Empire . Rex summons Clone Force 99 to his base on Teth , where he bring out this information to them . Unfortunately , the clone assassin CX-2 tracks the capture bravo and kill him , just before seek to do the same to everyone else in favor of catching Omega . CX-2 ’s attempt is unsuccessful , even with the assistance of Commander Wolffe , who at last lets Rex , his clone ally , and the Bad Batch go , despite his continue allegiance to the Empire .
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Now cognisant of the Empire ’s search for her , Clone Force 99 seeks selective information about Omega and her M - count , which is the only information they have . Hunter and Wrecker even help oneself Fennec Shand with a bounty to develop selective information from her , and in interchange , she sendsAsajj Ventresstheir way . Ventress warn Hunter and Crosshair of what ’s to come for Z now that her M - reckoning is of vexation , motivating them to make an expedite yet hopefully temporary egress from Pabu .
Omega Is Recaptured & The Bad Batch Makes Their Way To Tantiss
unluckily , the Bad Batch is too late . CX-2 tracks down Clone Force 99 on Pabu and destroy theMarauder , putting Wrecker out of commission and slew off their only means of relief valve . Despite Hunter and Crosshair ’s expert movement , Omega ultimately gives herself up to carry through the people of Pabu , with no elbow room of tracking her . The Bad Batch instantly pose out to find her , springing Rampart from prison house to make him aid in their lookup . Though they can not get the co-ordinate , they do discover a way to get to Tantiss , and they launch their saving mission without any backup .
replication rejoins the Bad Batch after they ’ve take form Rampart from the royal prison .
Clone Force 99 Rescues Omega & Destroys Mount Tantiss
Clone Force 99 ’s scrap on Tantiss is crude , with Echo left alone inside the base while Hunter , Wrecker , and Crosshair fight through the jungle to get to the stem . Meanwhile , Omega has been finding her own means of escape from the vault , where she ’s been held with four other children . She frees the Zillo Beast to give them a proper distraction , permit her blood brother to pass through . They , however , are stopped by Hemlock ’s radical of CX assassin , and while Omega manages to reunite with Echo and bring in her exemption , their other three brother are captured .
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Echo and Z brain back in to relieve the other clone prisoners , who are apace recruited to aid the duo free their brothers . Nebraska fern essay to make Hunter , Wrecker , and Crosshair into more CX bravo , but they unsurprisingly pass up to be conditioned . When the other clones come , a fight ensues - one that looks quite hopeless - until Z manages to free her brothers . She , however , is consider by Hemlock , who seeks to take her offworld with him . Hunter and Crosshair catch up just in time to kill him and free her , allowing them all to escape and return to Pabu .
C. 5 BBY: The Age Of Rebellion Begins
Omega Leaves Pabu To Join The Rebel Alliance
Many eld later , the Bad Batch is savor a peaceable sprightliness on Pabu , but Omega is ready for more . Now all grow up , Omega essay to sneak away on her own ship to join theRebel Alliance , but she ’s caught by Hunter , who expect for her there . They have a center - to - heart give-and-take about Z being ready to continue the fight , and ultimately , Hunter permit her go with a promise that he and his brothers will be there for her if she ever needs them . This is whereThe Bad Batchends , though Clone Force 99 ’s narration could very well bear on .
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