With the first season complete and the second season already announced, Star Wars: The Bad Batch is already filling in some history about that galaxy far far away. Set just after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, The Bad Batch follows Clone Force 99, a group of clones aptly nicknamed "the Bad Batch" as they try to figure out what to do now that the Galactic Republic they've been fighting for has collapsed. Along for the ride is Omega, a female clone who is still a child.
Based on what was shown in the first season of The Bad Batch, fans of the Star Wars Galaxy have already learned a lot of new details about the events that happened after the fall of the Republic and before the start of Star Wars: Rebels.
10 Boba Fett Isn't The Only Naturally Aging Clone
Like the other clones, Boba Fett was created using the genetic material of Jango Fett. But unlike the other clones, Boba, who was given the name Alpha at birth, wasn't artificially aged up in order to become a soldier for the Republic. For years, it was believed that Boba was the only one of Jango's countless offspring who was allowed to age naturally.
But in The Bad Batch, viewers have been introduced to Omega, who not only ages in real-time like Boba, but is a girl - possibly the only female clone made. The revelation of Omega makes it seem like Boba will be showing up on The Bad Batch to meet his sister sooner or later.
9 Order 66 Didn't Work On All The Clones
While viewers of The Bad Batch knew that Order 66, which commanded the Clone Troopers to kill all the Jedi, didn't work on Hunter and the rest of the crew, it seemed like that was because of how they were genetically different from the other clones.
It was later revealed by Rex, a clone best known for his appearances in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, that not every Clone Trooper was overtaken by Order 66, meaning that some of the regular clones were able to ignore their programming. How many of the clones were unaffected by Order 66, and where those clones are now, remains a mystery.
8 Crosshair Is Just Bad
One clue that the Bad Batch wasn't immune to Order 66 was Crosshair, the sharpshooter of the team who was more than happy to kill Jedi after the order was given. For much of the first season, it seemed that Crosshair's inhibitor chip was the reason he not only turned against the Jedi but against his brothers in Clone Force 99 as well. It was revealed in the season finale that Crosshair actually had his chip removed, which meant that everything he had done - including killing prisoners - was of his own free will.
7 But He May Not Be All Bad
Of course, this is Star Wars, and if anything can be learned from the story of Darth Vader, it's that there is always time for a character to redeem themselves. In the season finale, Crosshair saves Omega from drowning, which suggests that there may be some good left in him after all. Whether or not Crosshair ever returns to the fold and rejoins the Bad Batch remains to be seen, but knowing that part of his former self is still in there has to give his brothers hope.
6 The Empire Moved Quickly To Remove Any Signs Of The Republic
With the end of the Clone Wars and the killing of the Jedi, Chancellor Palpatine moved quickly to dismantle the Galactic Republic and form the Galactic Empire, putting himself in the lead role as the Emperor. Not only did Palpatine essentially make the Galactic Senate powerless - although they would not be dissolved for another 20 years - but he also set out to erase all signs of the Republic from the galaxy as quickly as he could. Within what seemed like days, Republic credits were replaced with Imperial credits as flags and statues of the Republic were removed and replaced with the new symbol of the Empire.
5 And The People Didn't Mind
But what may have been most shocking was how little the people of the galaxy seemed to care. For the most part, the citizens of the now-defunct Republic were just happy that the war with the Separatists was over so that they could live their lives in relative peace.
It appeared that most people didn't even question the claim that the Jedi were actually part of an evil organization that was working against the Republic, and they accepted Palpatine's claims hook, line, and sinker. All the people knew was that Palpatine put an end to a years-long war, and they were happy to support him for the time being.
4 The Rebellion Started Right Away
Still, not everyone was so quick to trust Palpatine. Saw Gerrera, who battled against the Separatists with his own form of guerrilla warfare quickly turned his attention, and his soldiers, to taking down the Empire. Meanwhile, Rex has begun putting together his own rebel cell, joining forces with Trace and Rafa Martez, friends of Ahsoka Tano. Where Ahsoka is hiding remains to be seen.
The Bad Batch themselves became involved with creating a rebel cell on Ryloth when they came into contact with a young Hera Syndulla and her family. It will be years before the Rebel Alliance comes together, but the seeds have already been planted.
3 The Clone Program Was Shut Down Shortly After The Empire Emerged
While it was known that at some point the Empire went from using a clone army to conscripting humans for service, it wasn't clear just when the switch happened until now. By the end of the first season of The Bad Batch, the Kaminoan clone program on Kamino was not only shut down but Lama Su, the head of the program, was apparently killed and the clone facilities at Tipoca City were demolished by Star Destroyers. The only person left who knows how to make clones is Nala Se, who is taken by the Empire to Mount Tantiss to continue her experiments. While there are still a number of Clone Troopers left, their time is nearly over.
2 The Scrapper Planet Bracca Is Already Busy
The planet Bracca, best known for being the scrapyard planet that Padawan Cal Kestis is hiding on at the start of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, plays a major role in The Bad Batch. It is on Bracca that the Bad Batch finds the equipment needed to remove the inhibitor chips in their brains on a junked Jedi cruiser.
What becomes clear is that Bracca is already being used as a scrap planet, and it appears that the Scrapper Guild has not only set up shop on the planet already, but they are working closely with the Empire.
1 There Are Other Types Of Clones
While it had long been known that the Kaminoans had cloned Jango Fett to create the Clone Troopers for the Galactic Republic, it wasn't until Omega found herself on a facility in Bora Vio after escaping from Cad Bane that Star Wars fans learned that the Kaminoans - or someone else - were working on cloning other species.
In a moment that is easy to miss, Omega comes across decrepit cloning tubes that hold other alien races while she is running from Cad Bane and Fennec Shand, who are fighting over her. What those clones are supposed to be used for and just how far the experiments have gone is still unknown, but it could connect to the Empire's plans for Nala Se.