RELATED: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Recaps Though admittedly, a shortened timeframe for training and indoctrination could explain the utter disobedience constantly demonstrated by the Bad Batch. Not to mention the impossible task of shortening the ten-year-long commando training program into just one-fifth of the time. Though Jango Fett’s clones have growth acceleration to speed up their development and training, it seems highly unlikely that Clone Force 99 was grown to adulthood in just two years. Exponential Growthĭespite being named in remembrance of 99 (a malformed clone who died two years previously in defense of the Kamino cloning facilities), these particular clones likely predate their unit’s namesake.
One of the most successful clone commando units (and one of the few to survive the Clone Wars with the majority of their squad intact), Delta Squad was a prime example of the Republic’s deadliest warriors. Those squads that didn’t survive intact were merged together into new units (such as “Omega Squad”). Combined with the Jedi’s lack of experience as military leaders (after all, the Republic lacked a standing army for 978 years), clone commandos suffered a staggering 50% fatality rate in the opening battle of the Clone Wars. It was because of their elite training that they were unfit to serve in a regular infantry role. But despite being highly trained and fiercely cohesive, the clone commandos suffered high casualties in the First Battle of Geonosis. Kaminoans modeled clone commando squads after the four-member hunting pods of the aiwha: the flying cetaceans native to Kamino.īy the time that the Clone Wars began, the clone commandos had completed a decade-long training program. Thus, the Kaminoans considered clone commandos superior to all other clones: a perfect balance between standard clone troopers and the difficult-to-control ARC troopers. Though just as independent as ARC troopers, clone commandos were more susceptible to orders and indoctrinated with absolute loyalty to the Republic.
The result was two elite breeds of clone trooper: Advanced Recon Commando (ARC) Troopers and Clone Commandos. However, the perfectionist cloners did little to hide their disappointment and skepticism. The Kaminoans agreed to allow Fett and his Mandalorian mercenaries to personally train a special batch of clones. When Jango Fett agreed to become the genetic template for the Republic’s clone army, he knew that there would be situations that the Kaminoans could not prepare regular infantry for. For those fans of the franchise’s animated series, you will recognize the group from The Clone Wars, but they have a long history in Star Wars. With Disney Plus’ The Bad Batch kicking off today to help celebrate our favorite Star Wars holiday May the 4th, we thought it would be the perfect time to shed a little light on who exactly the show is really about.
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