Star Wars the Bad Batch Season 1 Episode 7, BATTLE SCARS has finally been released on
disney+, and the terrifying cliffhanger with Wrecker’s inhibitor chip has finally come
to a conclusion.
The episode also has some awesome connections to the Star Wars games, book and comics, which
give us some hints about what’s coming up in the next episodes.
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So, the action begins with a heated dogfight between the Bad Batch’s ship, the Havoc
Marauder and a fleet of Rhokai.
Echo and Tech begin having their usual arguments about trying to fix the hyperdrive, while
Wrecker goes absolutely crazy their new Lizard friend jumps onto his face.
Omega has named the creature Ruby, but sadly she won’t be able to keep her as it needs
to be delivered to one of Cid’s clients…
The Batch are finally learning that to be mercenaries, they have to do the job without
asking questions.
In the background of this shot, you can see what looks like a Pantorran Pilot, very similar
to the Imperial Pantoran pilot from Star Wars: Squadrons.
Obviously, it’s not him and an imperial wouldn’t be hanging out in Cid’s den,
but it’s good to see confirmation that some Pantorrans fled the planet after the Empire
arrived, rather than cheer them on.
Next to the Pantorran we see a mysterious hooded figure, wearing the same Robe that
we saw in the Cliffhanger shot of the last episode.
After the figure causes a scene in the back of the Den, he slowly lifts his hood and reveals
himself to be the man we’ve all been waiting for, Captain Rex.
As the group sit down at the bar, Rex tells the Bad Batch that he’s been keeping a very
low profile and is actually recorded as Killed in Action in the Imperial databases, after
the Venator crash on the icy moon.
Rex then explains that he found the Bad Batch with the help of Trace and Raffa Martez, and
that they told him that the Batch had a young kid with them.
Hunter then explains that the kid is Omega, and she’s a Clone, just like them.
Following this, Wrecker enters the room Bombastically, absolutely pumped to see his old Friend Rex,
before introducing him to Omega for the first time.
As Omega looks at Rex’s face, she immediately notes that he’s a Generation 1 clone because
of the lines on his face, meaning he is among the oldest Clones in the Grand Army of the
Republic, and was literally part of the first lines…
This matches up with what he already had from Star Wars: Rebels, where we heard that he
fought at the first battle of Geonosis.
Again, we’re seeing Omega pick up on the smallest details, like the lines on Rex’s
face being different because the Cloning process wasn’t as refined back then…
Or she’s just making fun of his wrinkles!
Following this, Wrecker once again complains about the numerous headaches he’s been receiving
over the course of the show, which immediately sends Rex into a state of panic, causing him
to draw his blaster on the Bad Batch, for both his own safety and Omega’s.
The Bad Batch are unsettled by this, but agree that they need to get their chips out either
way.
Rex then sends the crew to Bracca, where of course they are scrapping old Clone Wars Venator
Class star destroyers, which have medical units inside.
We of course saw these Venator medical bays being used in the Clone Wars season 7, when
Ahsoka took Rex’s chip out, and we Saw Bracca in Jedi Fallen Order, which was the workplace
of Cal Kestis.
Once the Batch arrive on the surface of Bracca, Rex meets back up with them and this time
he’s in his iconic Clone Armor, as well as still piloting the Y-Wing fighter which
helped he and Ahsoka Tano escape the Venator crash at the end of the Clone Wars.
Before the squad can get to the Jedi Cruiser however, they have to avoid swarming patrols
from the Scrapper’s guild, who control all of Bracca.
These are the same guys that Cal Kestis worked for in Jedi fallen order, but they actually
first appeared in the book “Resistance Reborn”.
As the group are walking towards the Venator, Rex mentions that he discovered the existence
of the Inhibitor chips through Trooper fives, but hauntingly tells them that he didn’t
realize what his brother was trying to tell him.
We of course saw this play out in the Clone Conspiracy arc of the Clone Wars Season 6.
I’m just really surprised that Echo didn’t ask more about this, but maybe we’ll get
closure on that in future episodes.
While the Batch try to cross a rope on their way to the medical bay, Wrecker’s weight
is a little too much to handle, sending him plunging down into the mouth of a Dianoga.
Dianoga are often seen in trash compactors and general areas like this, so it’s no
surprise to see one here.
One was of course seen in the trash compactor in A New Hope.
As Wrecker is being scanned for his chip, Omega is distressed and warns the others that
just because the chip surgery worked on Rex, doesn’t mean it’s safe…
We of course saw that with Clone Trooper Tup, who’s chip malfunctioned during the War
at the battle of Ringo Vinda, where he executed Jedi General Tiplar.
Following this Hunter begins to talk to Rex about their experience on Kaller with Depa
Billaba and Caleb Dume, and every time Jedi, Padawan or General is mentioned, Wrecker’s
chip seems to become more and more aggressive…
Very cool little details, and shows you just how powerful these behavioural modifications
really were.
Unfortunately, moments later, the event we’ve all been dreading finally comes true.
Wrecker’s inhibitor chip is finally pushed over the brink and he immediately snaps into
the pre-programmed behaviours placed into his brain, threatening to kill all of his
brothers for violating Order 66.
I have to say, Wrecker in such a serious and dangerous state is a terrifying sight.
After this, Wrecker is on the verge of killing Omega, filled with hatred for the traitor,
but thankfully Rex rushes in behind him and stuns him out of action.
They then bring Wrecker back to the medical bay, where they begin to remove his chip,
and Rex mentions “I’ve never been on this end of it before.
This means that he still hasn’t helped Wolffe and Gregor remove their chips yet, so we’ll
probably see that event in the upcoming episodes!
Following this, Wrecker finally does get his chip out, but he doesn’t wake up for some
time, leading Omega to wait by his side until he wakes up… when he eventually does, the
two share a touching moment and keep their tradition of Eating Mantell mixe after every
mission…
Very touching moment.
After this, the rest of the Bad Batch get their inhibitor chips out with success, and
it doesn’t look like they suffer any lasting damage…
But we’ll see how that progresses.
Going outside of the ship, Hunter walks up to Rex who is speaking with a mysterious contact
over his Comms device.
We couldn’t really hear much of the conversation, so we can’t really gather who it is, but
it could be the Martez sisters, with Rex reporting the good news, or it could even be someone
else, who knows how to get to Wolffe or Gregor, since we know that they don't’ have their
chips out yet.
The only thing pointing away from the martez sisters is that it does sound like a male
voice on the other end of the Line, and actually even a similar voice to dee bradley baker
himself, which could mean it is Wolffe or Gregor themsleves.
You may think that they would stil be serving the Empire at this point, but it’s possible
that their chips were also damaged before the Clone Wars ended, because of two major
factors.
Although Wolffe definitely does still have his chip inside of him, and is kinda implied
to have executed Order 66, his chip may have been damaged when he lost his eye to Asajj
Ventress at the Battle of Khorm.
He sustained horrific injuries to his head, so it definitely could have affected the function
of the chip.
As for Gregor’s, his may have been damaged after fleeing the Battle of Sarrish and Crashlanding
on the planet Abafar, where he suffered horrible amnesia.
If the crash was enough to cause amnesia, it was probably enough to make his chip non
operational…
Again though, this contact could really be anyone, but probably not figures from the
roots of the Rebellion, as Rex didn’t really join up with them until Star Wars: Rebels
and seemed to be on decent terms with the Empire by then.
Following this, Rex and Hunter assure each other that they can always be called upon
if things get messy, and Hunter responds, telling him that they know where to find him.
This is clearly setting up a reunion later in the series, maybe for one final battle
near the end of the show where things are looking impossible to overcome for the batch.
Either way, we definitely haven’t seen the last of Captain Rex, so that’s something
to look forward to.
Now after this, we get two Bracca Scrapers approaching the Venator where Rex and Hunter
just parted ways, and they immediately alert the Empire that two intruders are on the Jedi
Cruiser.
This most likely means that the Batch will be sticking on Bracca in the next episode,
and Crosshair will finally be brought back into the picture to hunt them down.
We also still haven’t seen anything about Tarkin, Rampart and the Kaminoans in quite
some time now, so if they don’t get moving on that stuff soon, it’s going to be hard
to fit it all into this season.
And unfortunately, they haven’t confirmed a second season
just yet.
So that is my full breakdown of Star Wars: the Bad Batch season 1 episode 7, BATTLE SCARS.
Thanks so much for watching, really hope you enjoyed the video, Cheers guys hope to see
you in the next one!