As Star Wars: The Bad Batch returns with Season 2, we dive deeper into the background of one of its main characters, Omega. In S1, Omega’s identity was a big mystery, propelling the narrative forward. By the end of the season, we find out that she, too, like Boba, is a “pure” clone of Jango Fett.
While her identity will continue to be a driving plot point, her connection to the Mandalorian bounty hunter has once again made fans wonder: Why was Jango Fett chosen to be the clones’ template?
Well, Palpatine chose Jango Fett as the genetic template for his clone army because of Jango’s physical strength and amoral personality. Regarded as the greatest bounty hunter of the galaxy, Jango would not question or blackmail Palpatine after being rewarded in kind.
So, let’s go back to the beginning. The original plan to have a clone army was not formulated by an evil Sith Lord but by a Jedi Master named Sifo Dyas. When Palpatine found out about this plan, he decided to use the Jedi’s own weapon against them as it would come to be with Order 66.
This is why he orchestrated the animosity between the Republic and the star systems that wanted to be independent—creating the need for clones, in the titular Clone Wars.
We still don’t have a proper depiction of what caused Palpatine to choose Jango or how he was approached for the same. But by piecing together different information, we can assume that Kaminoans could only successfully clone humans and thought of choosing the strongest among them.
While there could be many candidates, Jango was no doubt the most decorated—with the ability to go head-to-head with a Jedi, as accounted by Count Dooku.
But besides his strength, Jango has another more desirable quality—he doesn’t care about ethics. Jango is a bounty hunter, and at the end of the day, a task is a task as long as you get paid for it. Jango did not care that his DNA would be used to make clone troopers that would kill the Jedi as long as he was getting paid for it.
This made him extremely valuable to Palpatine, as he knew Jango would never question his intent or blackmail him later when things got rough.
So, in exchange for his DNA, Jango was rewarded with 20 million credits and a “pure” clone of himself to continue his legacy—his son, Boba Fett.
For better or for worse, Palpatine’s schemes worked too well. Even if Jango were to have a change of heart later, he did not live long enough to express it, as he died during the battle on Geonosis. He would live on only through the clone troopers and his clone children, Boba and Omega.
About Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an American animated show created by Dave Filoni for Disney+. It is both a sequel and a spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The series’ renewal was announced right before season 1’s two-part finale.
Dee Bradley Baker reprises his role as voice actor for all the clone troopers from the previous Star Wars animated projects. Additionally joining him are Ming-Na Wen, Stephen Stanton, Andrew Kishino and Michelle Ang.
The Bad Batch follows the elite and experimental troopers of Clone Force 99 as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars. Choosing to become an independent group of mercenaries the show will see them undertake dangerous missions.
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