He’s quite literally a man of a thousand voices – which is impressive enough – but when you consider that those thousand voices all have the same Kiwi accent but are distinctly individual, then you have travelled some way towards understanding the unique talents of Dee Bradley Baker, and here he chats with the Official Site about that work and the second season of The Bad Batch.
This season has already seen the surprise return of fan-favorite trooper Commander Cody, defecting from the Empire after seeing its tyranny in action. Cody’s turn came during a mission with Crosshair, the former Batcher who has remained loyal to the Empire, and whose conflict with his brothers in the Bad Batch continues to form the show’s central conflict. “His story becomes very, very interesting,” Baker teases. “My favorite episode is a Crosshair episode. It’s coming up about three quarters of the way through. It’s a really interesting story, and his own personal journey is particularly interesting to me. It’s a real standout this season.”
With this in mind, who is the actor’s favorite Batcher of all time?
“Look, they’re all fun, they’re all interesting. I like them all very much,” Baker says. “But Crosshair is this interesting, coiled snake of a guy, who’s got a very odd, contrary opinion and viewpoint of things. I mean, his job is not only to hit things from a stealth distance, but I think he also views the world and other people from that distance, as well, and because of that, he’s an interesting character. The voice is the quietest of all the Bad Batch, certainly. But he’s not arch. He’s not pure evil. He’s ultimately a rational guy, and there’s some humanity in there, too.”
