Television episode
The Bad Batch (episode)
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"The Bad Batch" is an episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. This episode was originally intended to be the premiere for a seventh season, but production on the television series was halted before the episode was completed. Scripted by Brent Friedman, it is the first in a four-part story arc focusing on a ragtag unit of clone commandos, Clone Force 99. The episode, along with the rest of its arc, premiered on April 17, 2015 at Celebration Anaheim, and was released on StarWars.com shortly after on April 29, 2015.
On April 14, 2019, it was revealed at Celebration Chicago that a finalized version of the Bad Batch arc would be part of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars revival season. On February 21, 2020, that version debuted on Disney+ as the premiere of the seventh and final season.
This episode is chronologically preceded by the seventh season's eighth episode, "Together Again."
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Facts
- Title
- "The Bad Batch"
- Series
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Season
- The Clone Wars Legacy
- Seven
- Episode
- 1
- Production
- 6.09 (Original production)
- 101 ("Twins" Season 7 production)
- Screener
- Story reel:
- April 17, 2015 (Celebration Anaheim screening)
- April 29, 2015 (StarWars.com)
- Airdate
- February 21, 2020 (Disney+)
- Runtime
- 26 minutes
- Director
- Kyle Dunlevy
- Writers
- Brent Friedman
- Matt Michnovetz
- Timeline
- 19 BBY
- Prev
- "The Big Bang"
- Next
- "A Distant Echo"
Who turns up here
Characters: 21
- 99 (indirect mention)
- CC-2224
- Hevy (mentioned only)
- CT-1409 (voice only, first identified)
- CT-5555 (pictured only)
- CT-5597
- CT-6116
- CT-9904 (first appearance)
- Hunter (first appearance)
- Ben Quadinaros
- Rex
- Anakin Skywalker
- Tech (first appearance)
- Trench (as a hologram)
- Unidentified BX-series droid commando (first appearance)
- Unidentified OOM command battle droid (first appearance)
- Unidentified T-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid (first appearance)
- Unidentified Yalbec queen (first mentioned)
- Mace Windu
- Wrecker (first appearance)
- Skywalker family
Planets: 4
- Anaxes (first appearance)
- Geonosis
- Yalbec Prime (mentioned only)
- Skako Minor (first mentioned)
Places: 10
- Anaxes canyon (first appearance)
- Anaxes Separatist Security Outpost (first appearance)
- Anaxes shipyards (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Anaxes assembly complex (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Cyber Center (first appearance)
- Fort Anaxes
- Clone barracks (first appearance)
- Platform TT-3-9-7 (first appearance)
- Sector One (first appearance)
- Citadel (mentioned only)
Starships: 22
- Hyena-class Droid Bomber (in a flashback)
- Vulture-class starfighter
- Unidentified reserve fleet (first mentioned)
- Escape pod (in a flashback)
- Salon pod (in a flashback)
- Providence-class Dreadnought (in a flashback)
- Invulnerable (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Venator-class Star Destroyer (in a flashback)
- Arquitens-class light cruiser (in a flashback)
- Consular-class cruiser (in a flashback)
- Munificent-class star frigate (in a flashback)
- Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
- C-9979 landing craft
- Omicron-class attack shuttle (first appearance)
- Marauder (first appearance)
- Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- BTL-B Y-wing starfighter/bomber
- Clone Z-95 starfighter
- Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
- Anakin Skywalker's Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
- Dual Hemisphere-Omni Support Vessel (in a flashback)
Vehicles: 8
Organizations: 27
- Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Confederacy military
- Separatist Droid Army
- Army infantry corps
- Trench's army (first appearance)
- Unidentified droid battalion (first appearance)
- Unidentified Separatist platoon (first appearance)
- Confederacy of Independent Systems Navy
- Galactic Republic
- Republic Military
- Grand Army of the Republic
- 7th Sky Corps
- 212th Attack Battalion
- 187th Battalion (first appearance)
- 501st Legion
- Clone trooper
- Advanced Recon Commando
- Clone commando
- Clone trooper flight crew
- Clone medic
- Special Operations Brigade
- Clone Force 99 (first appearance)
- Republic Navy
- Clone navigation officer
- Clone trooper pilot
- Jedi Order
- Jedi
Events: 6
- Clone Wars
- Battle of Anaxes (first appearance)
- Battle of Lola Sayu (indirect mention)
- Defense of Rishi Station (indirect mention)
- Mission to Level 1325 (indirect mention)
- Insurrection on Yalbec Prime (first mentioned)
Technology: 47
- R4 astromech droid
- R5 series astromech droid
- B-series battle droid
- B1-series battle droid
- OOM-series battle droid
- OOM command battle droid
- B2-series super battle droid
- BX-series droid commando
- DSD1 dwarf spider droid
- PLNK-series power droid
- Tactical droid
- T-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid
- Clone
- Plug-F Mammoth Split-X engine
- Clone trooper armor
- ARC trooper armor
- Phase II ARC Trooper Armor
- Katarn-class Commando Armor
- Phase II clone trooper armor
- Kama
- Pauldron
- Blaster cannon
- 17kv antipersonnel twin blaster
- Blaster pistol
- DC-17 repeater hand blaster
- Blaster rifle
- DC-15A blaster carbine
- DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System
- E-5 blaster rifle
- Sniper rifle
- 773 Firepuncher sniper rifle
- Wrist blaster
- Comlink booster pack
- Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
- Datapad
- Electromagnetic pulse grenade
- Lightsaber
- Mace Windu's lightsaber
- Skywalker lightsaber
- Vibroblade
- Vibroknife
- SRG-7 phase plasma rifle (first appearance)
- Rex's battle strategy algorithm (first appearance)
- DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turret (in a flashback)
- Clothing
- Jedi apparel
Lore: 17
- Republic Era
- Admiral (as a hologram)
- Clone Captain
- Clone Commander
- Clone Marshal Commander
- Clone Sergeant
- Jedi General
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Podracer
- Queen (mentioned only)
- Sergeant
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Aurebesh
- Plan 82 (first appearance)
- Tree
- Yalbec queen stinger (first mentioned)
Media: 2
- Military History Monthly (first appearance, cameo)
- Space Battles (first appearance, cameo)
Everything else: 72
- Fish (pictured only)
- Eel (pictured only)
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Battle droid
- Droid starfighter
- Bomber (in a flashback)
- Power droid
- Medic
- Genetically defective clone
- Cyborg
- Repulsorcraft
- Speeder
- Airspeeder
- Speeder bike
- Starship
- Capital ship (in a flashback)
- Dreadnought (in a flashback)
- Star Destroyer (in a flashback)
- Cruiser (in a flashback)
- Light cruiser (in a flashback)
- Frigate (in a flashback)
- Gunship
- Landing craft
- Shuttle
- Starfighter
- Supply ship (in a flashback)
- Tank
- Hovertank
- Walker
- AT-series
- Armor
- Blaster
- Computer
- Targeting computer
- Electronic translator
- Data visor (first appearance)
- Grenade
- Holoprojector
- Hologram
- Holomap
- Holotable
- Melee weapon
- Plasma rifle (first appearance)
- Rangefinder
- Repulsorlift
- Sensor
- Medical sensor (first appearance)
- Turbolaser (in a flashback)
- Bone
- Brain (mentioned only)
- Robe
- Commando
- Fire
- Jaig Eyes
- Kilometer (mentioned only)
- Language
- Clanker
- Writing
- Legion
- Plant
- Red sigil
- Republic crest
- Reserve fleet (first mentioned)
- Shipyard (first appearance)
- Suicide (mentioned only)
- Tattoo
- Time
- Standard day (mentioned only)
- Standard hour (mentioned only)
- Standard week (mentioned only)
- Watt (first mentioned)
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