The official site look at the latest issue of Star Wars Insider, digging into issue 219 and Amy Richau’s article on the third episode of the second season, The Solitary Clone and how its story came about.
During discussions about Crosshair’s journey, and who Crosshair might go on a mission with in the absence of his old team (someone he would respect), Filoni brought up the idea of using Commander Cody from Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020). The idea was an immediate hit around the table. “He’s the reason why the Bad Batch really are a squad,” says Corbett. “It calls back to the original arc in The Clone Wars when audiences were introduced to the Bad Batch. Cody was one of the only regular clones that Crosshair liked.”
“When Dave said, ‘What about Cody?’ I thought, ‘Are you serious?’” laughs Rau. “And then everybody just leaned in. And I think the fans have reacted in the same way. When we showed the Season 2 trailer at Celebration 2022 it was like a tidal wave of excitement.”
Adding Cody to the episode gave The Bad Batch creators an opportunity to use clones on a mission to a separatist stronghold leftover from the war, complete with battle droids and Separatist tanks. As Corbett notes, this was to make it feel, “like the clones aren’t the bad guys, but they are.”
There’s plenty to tuck into in issue 219 including the cover article written by Sander de Lange and myself looking at the UK locations of Star Wars Andor season one. Check out the subs details below, or head to your local newsagents or comic store and grab a copy.
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- Hardcover Book
- Blake, Olivie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 592 Pages - 08/29/2023 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
