
Clone Force 99 consisted of five CT-99 clones: Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Crosshair, each had an enhanced skill set to serve the Galactic Republic.
- Hunter: "We're clones. Same as you."
- Deke: "You don't look like clones."
- Stak: "They must be 99s. Defectives."
- Wrecker: "Defective and effective."
- ―Deke and Stak meet the Bad Batch[1]
Genetically defective clones,[2] designated as CT-99s,[3] nicknamed as Bad Batchers,[4] also referred to as 99s and defective CTs[1] or alternatively known as defective clone troopers (DCTs),[5] were clone troopers who had altered genes due to extensive experimentation[6] or as a result of the cloning process.[2] While the physically impaired Clone 99 was relegated to the tasks of a maintenance duty clone,[4] the members of Clone Force 99—Clone Sergeant Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Crosshair—possessed unique mutations that allowed them to be specialist soldiers[2] in the Special Operations Brigade,[7] Echo may not have been born different, like the rest of the batch, but after the changes he went through, Echo became a natural addition to their ranks,[6] as a CT-99 member,[3] each member of the Batch had a unique genetic mutation designed to heighten a specific skill set,[6] to serve the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.[2] Due to the genetic mutations of the Bad Batch affecting their inhibitor chips, they were not obliged to abide by Order 66, issued by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine at the end of the war so that the clones of the Galactic Republic would kill their Jedi commanders. Nevertheless, Crosshair chose to follow orders and be loyal to the Galactic Empire that succeeded the Galactic Republic.[2]
Muzzle was a defective clone who served as an Advanced Recon Commando and later deserted the Republic to secretly lead the Aurodium Sword, a company of mercenaries, during the Clone Wars.[8] Defying the Empire, the other members of Clone Force 99 extracted the clone deserter Gregor from an Imperial base on Daro. Gregor initially assumed that they were clone commandos like him until Hunter identified his squad as CT-99s, indicating that they were genetically defective clones.[3]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "The Pumpkin Batch"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (DLC)
LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Happy Celebration 45th Anniversary A New Hope"
LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Bad Batch Vacation"
"Omega Saves the Day" — LEGO Star Wars 116
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Three
- Collapse of the Republic
"Aftermath" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Season 2 Teaser Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (First identified as defective clone trooper and DCT)
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Paths Unknown"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "War-Mantle"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Clone Cadets"
- ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers
- ↑
"Din Djarin and Other Characters of the Underworld" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Collapse of the Republic