Summary
- The Bad Batch takes place during the early days of the Empire and explores the decommissioning of the Clone Army after the Clone Wars.
- The premiere episode coincides with the events of Revenge of the Sith, including Order 66, the death of Jedi Master Depa Billaba, and Anakin's duel with Obi-Wan.
- The timeline placement adds higher stakes to the first few episodes, highlighting the Empire's aggressive rise and the need to eliminate those not committed to their cause.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a direct continuation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars:Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, but the show’s first couple of episodes have a very interesting place in the overall Star Wars timeline. The Bad Batch explores the early days of the Empire, documenting how the Clone Army was decommissioned following the conclusion of the Clone Wars. Clone Force 99 was a group of so-called “defective” clones, all of whom had special abilities that made them unique and among the most effective groups of clones. While the team has been on some great adventures, The Bad Batch will end with season 3.
The premiere episode of The Bad Batch showed Clone Force 99 meet Omega, who is later revealed to be a nonstandard female clone created without behavioral modifications or an inhibitor chip. Because of this, it makes Omega a direct sibling of Boba Fett, whose own code name was Alpha. After failing to adhere to Order 66, the Batch was imprisoned on their home world of Kamino. It was only with the help of Omega that they were able to escape. Along the way, one of the members of Clone Force 99, Crosshair, leaves his brothers to remain loyal to the Empire – and Star Wars has revealed precisely when.
