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- “Being a sniper is more than just looking through a scope. It's about patience. Reading the environment, and knowing when you've got eyes on you.”
- ―Crosshair[src]
Crosshair (birth number CT-9904) is a minor character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and a major character in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. As a soldier of the Republic's Grand Army, Crosshair was part of the elite team of Clone Force 99 composed exclusively of defective clones like himself and specialized in dangerous missions.
Upon the activation of Order 66, Crosshair has been affected by the secret programming contained in his inhibitor chip like the rest of the regular Clone Troopers, subsequently making him a dedicated and ruthless soldier of the newly formed Galactic Empire. However, his team denies the Empire and refuses to follow him, leading the once tight-knit former brothers in arms to become enemies.
Following some clashes with his old team, which ultimately resulted in his brothers offering him a chance to return to them, but which he rejected for his blind loyalty to the Empire, Crosshair continued to serve the new regiment, only to begin to realize how much Clone Trooper loyalty meant nothing to the Empire. Upon realizing the error of his ways, Crosshair turned on the Empire by killing his commanding officer, leading him to become a prisoner to be experimented on. After months of imprisonment, he managed to escape and reunited again with his former brothers in arms.
Background[]
Personality[]
- “Loyalty...meant something to me. But with the Empire, it didn't go both ways. I realized how disposable I was.”
- ―Crosshair to Howzer[src]
Crosshair is known to be a cold, unyielding, contemptuous, pessimistic, and very cynical individual. Like the rest of the Bad Batch, following orders is not his forte. He is also not the most sociable of the Clone Force 99, especially towards the regular clone troopers whom he mockingly calls Regs and for whom he holds little respect. His sense of humor is quite dry, consisting of quite demeaning jokes. Despite everything, he is faithfully devoted to his team.
After Order 66, Crosshair's personality remained broadly the same as before, but he had now become subject to the orders implanted in his chip like executing the Jedi regardless of where those orders came from. He also did not hesitate to reprimand Hunter for disobeying the extermination order and was also exasperated that his leader was completely reneging on these directives. Following the creation of the Empire, Crosshair became a staunch supporter and the effects of his chip made him unmistakably more ruthless, continuing to blindly follow Empire orders such as the extermination of insurgents despite the opposition from his teammates. Regardless, he still had loyalty to his team, though he disapproved of their opposition to the Empire.
Following Tarkin's amplification of his chip, Crosshair's loyalty to the Empire grew complete, to the point that he attempted to kill his former teammates in cold blood when they fled Kamino, seeing them as purely traitors. After being made the commander of a squad of imperial elite soldiers, Crosshair showed more of his ruthless nature, executing all those who had no use to the Empire, as well as those who refused to follow orders. When he crossed paths with the Bad Batch again, Crosshair mocked their situation while continuing to call them traitors to the Empire and even dared to order Omega to be targeted by his troops, despite being a child.
Although his chip was taken away from him after his accident on Bracca, Crosshair remained loyal to the Empire, but he had presumably returned to an almost similar state of mind before the amplification. Instead of trying to kill his brothers in arms again, he offered them a chance to join the Empire on his side to be a team again, while admitting the resentment he felt at them for leaving him behind when they fled Kamino without him. He also showed he had no attachment to his new team, killing them without any hesitation when they refused to drop their weapons. When Bad Batch once again denied the Empire, Crosshair was sick of it. However, it turned out that Crosshair still had some sense of honor, once again fighting alongside his brothers to survive the onslaught of the Training Droids and later saving Omega from drowning to repay her for saving him.
After surviving the collapse of Tipoca City, Crosshair chose to stay with the Empire despite being left for dead, refusing his brothers' offer to join them again. His personal feelings for the Bad Batch, however, seem to have become ambiguous, as he seemed to experience some sadness afterwards.
After returning to Rampart alone, Crosshair became much more lonely and distant now that he no longer had his new squad. In his desire to have a purpose by serving the Empire, he became desperate to do anything to remain useful in their eyes in spite of their phasing out clones, going so far as to murder former Separatist governor Tawni Ames in cold blood after Cody had just talked her down. Cody’s resulting desertion caused Crosshair to become even more lonely and depressed.
While on the Barton-4 outpost, Crosshair befriended clone Commander Mayday, whose jaded personality slowly painted over his personal beliefs, making him far more social than he had ever been. He came to respect the commander to the point of bringing him back to the outpost when he was seriously injured despite the difficulty of the journey. After Mayday was killed by the selfish inaction of the lieutenant Nolan, who had continued to be unsympathetic and indifferent towards the clones from the start, and also inspired by the ardor of the Ice vulture that Mayday respected, Crosshair finally abandoned his absurd soldier loyalty before killing Nolan without hesitation.
Following his abandonment of the Empire, Crosshair openly reverted to his pre-Order 66 personality, cynical and pessimistic towards everyone. Initially, he did not believe for a second that Omega would succeed in an escape from Tantiss, but after reluctantly following her out of the Imperial base, Crosshair had found enough hope not to give up again. He subsequently became like Omega's cynical big brother, never very convinced by her tricks or her improvisations, although he made fun of her mixed results. Above all, he preferred to do things the hard way instead of dialogue or bribes. Following his return to the Bad Batch, Crosshair self-isolated himself from his brothers because he felt they still held resentment towards him, especially Hunter. Despite the paths taken, Crosshair showed sadness over Tech's death when he's brought up. When he and Hunter ended up arguing on Barton IV, Crosshair admitted that he had betrayed the Empire because he was betrayed first, but he blamed Hunter for letting Omega be captured. In the end, Crosshair was able to admit his faults and mistakes in turning his back on his brothers while acknowledging his regret for having served the Empire before fully reconciling with Hunter.
Abilities[]
- Superior Eyesight: Due to his genetic mutation, Crosshair possesses eyesight surpassing most sentient beings.
- Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: As a clone trooper, Crosshair is highly skilled in melee combat. He turned out to be a match for Hunter, although he ended up losing to him.
- Expert Tactician/Leadership: Crosshair is smart enough to lead multiple troops with major success. On two occasions, he succeeded in anticipating the plans of Tech, who is endowed with superior intelligence.
- Expert Marksman/Sniper: Crosshair is not only a blaster expert, but also a skilled sniper. His improved eyesight allows him to hit targets several miles away with precision. Due to his time spent on Tantiss, Crosshair's sniper abilities have deteriorated due to a temple to his right hand which Azi-3 claims has reduced his ability by approximately half.
History[]
The Clone Wars[]
In the final year of the Clone Wars, the Bad Batch was sent to Anaxes to support the Republican forces. During a patrol flight, tenson developed between Crosshair and Jesse before their Assault Gunship was taken down by the battle droids. While Cody is injured, the Bad Batch manages to defeat the entire Separatist Patrol using their unorthodox tactics. After nightfall, new feuds between normal and deviant clones began until Hunter put an end to them by reminding them that they were all on the same team, allowing them to storm the Cyber Center the next day.
Afterward, the Bad Batch accompanied the captain Rex and Anakin Skywalker during the mission on Skako Minor to save the long-dead suspected clone trooper, Echo. Before entering Purkoll Town, Crosshair expressed his doubts about the mission which could be a trap, while openly stating that he would have left Echo for dead since he's just another "reg", pushing Rex to hit him angrily. The team then made their way through Purkoll's security forces and eventually found Echo, who had been transformed into a cyborg and was being used as an algorhythm, before escaping.
With Echo at their side, the Republican forces launched a direct assault on Admiral Trench's forces, although the Bad Batch remained wary of the cyborg clone. In the end, Echo turned out to be loyal to their side just as Rex was convinced he was, and following the victory of the Republic, he is welcomed as a member of the Bad Batch due to now also being a deviant clone. Before leaving, the Bad Batch saluted Rex, showing that the captain had earned their respect.[1]
Imperial Era[]
Order 66[]
Under the influence of Order 66, Crosshair tries to kill Caleb Dume.
Deployed on Kaller, the Bad Batch came to the aid of general Depa Billaba and her padawan Caleb Dume. Soon after, Palpatine activated Order 66, leading the clone troopers to execute Bilaba as Bad Batch and Caleb watched bemusedly and quickly fled into the forest after that. Hunter and Crosshair go in search of the Padawan, but when he finds him, Crosshair tries to shoot him down against Hunter's advice. Crosshair simply claimed to follow the order, which Hunter disputed. Crosshair didn't seem to care about Hunter's advice while repeating the words "Good soldiers follow order". The duo once again find Caleb and Crosshair continues to try to bring him down until he is knocked unconscious against a tree. Upon awakening, Hunter tells him that he knocked Caleb down to death in the ravine without Crosshair really being convinced.
Returning to Kamino, Crosshair questions Hunter on his certainty that the padawan is indeed dead since he has not checked. Once in Tipoca City, the team learned of Grievous' death and therefore the end of the Clone Wars before they took their leave. Back in their personal quarters, Crosshair reveals to the others that Hunter willfully let Caleb escape. Hunter claims to be uncomfortable with orders to eliminate their superior, to which Crosshair replied that the orders are the orders, just so Hunter replied "since when", much to Crosshair's annoyance. The Bad Batch then went to now Emperor Palpatine's announcement about the Republic's transformation into the Galactic Empire. While others are uncomfortable with these changes, Crosshair doesn't find it making a difference. The Bad Batch are then summoned by Lama Su on Tarkin's orders to be tested as soldiers of the Empire. After the test is turned to live fire, Crosshair is the only one who doesn't mind as they get shot all the time. Tarkin himself comes to entrust them with a mission to eliminate separatist insurgents on Onderon. Before leaving, Crosshair notices that Hunter is beginning to wonder about Omega, a mysterious child living on Kamino whom they encountered before the test, and cynically points out to him that children are not his purview.
Arrived on Onderon, the Bad Batch finds the insurgents but quickly notices that something is wrong, except for Crosshair who is only waiting for the order to open fire with an elderly person in his line of sight. Quickly captured by former soldiers of Onderon, the clones are brought to the leader of the insurgents, Saw Gerrera. The latter reveals to them that the people here present are only ordinary people who have lost everything because of the new Empire and that with his militia, Saw intends to oppose it. Crosshair points out that the war is over, just for Saw to state that although the Clone Wars is over, the Civil War has only just begun. The republic veteran then lets the clones go with advice to adapt and survive or die with the past and then disappears into the jungle with all the insurgents. Returning to the Marauder, an unconcerned Crosshair opines to finish the mission, prompting Hunter to ask him what's wrong with him, especially noting that he's following orders now. Their brief argument ends when Hunter shoots down a probe droid sent by Tarkin. Hunter then decides to go back to find Omega on Kamino after Tech is revealed that she was also a clone but Crosshair thinks it's not a good idea.
Siding with the Empire[]
Barely landing at the hangar, the Bad Batch is immediately surrounded by Shock Troopers and confronted by Tarkin who calls the team treason to the Empire before having them locked up. In a cell with Omega and stripped of all their gear, the team takes stock of their situation, during which time Crosshair accuses Hunter of not stopping endangering them from Kaller while trying to convince the others to turn loyally to the Empire, just to fall on deaf ears. Taken from migraine, Crosshair is approached by Omega who notices that he is angry and claims to know why, to Crosshair's disbelief. The next moment, Crosshair is led away by the Shock Troopers on Tarkin's orders.
Placed on an operating table, Crosshair is examined by Tarkin and Nala Se before the activation of his inhibitor chip is amplified. A later, the rest of the team manage to escape and return to the Marauder but are soon ambushed by clones this time led by a Crosshair sporting new black armor. Against all odds, he orders the Bad Batch to surrender while berating Hunter for sparing Dume on Kaller, to which he replies that he did what he thought was right, only for Crosshair to claim that he never saw of bigger picture while repeating the order to surrender. The Bad Batch eventually defend themselves against Crosshair's forces, last shooting themselves in cold blood into Wrecker's shoulder and nearly hitting Hunter had Omega not fired his rifle. The Bad Batch still manages to escape on Kamino.
Clone Commander[]
Sometime later, Crosshair was promoted to Clone Commander and placed in command of a squad of soldiers volunteering for the Imperial cause for a return mission to Onderon. During the trip there were tensions and the designate ES-01 who has a very low opinion of the Clone Troopers. There, the squad quickly eliminated Gerrera's soldiers except for one whom Crosshair eliminated just after she refused to say anything. Deeming the civilians who were going to be evacuated by the militiamen to be useless, Crosshair ordered their elimination but ES-01 fiercely opposed it, judging it wrong. Crosshair replied that he had been made leader because he had to do what he had to do before executing the reluctant soldier and once again ordering the squad to finish off the civilians, which which they do as Crosshair once again recites "Good soldiers follow orders". Back on Kamino, he reported to Tarkin and Admiral Rampart and then returned to his quarters where he seemed to still be thinking of his old team.
Hunting the Bad Batch[]
Crosshair after being burned by a reactor on Bracca.
Weeks later, Crosshair is sent to chase the Bad Batch that has just been spotted on Bracca by Rempart, with orders to eliminate them. Accompanied by several clone platoons and his new squad, Crosshair cornered his old squad in a Venator gunship hangar, knowing that the Bad Batch was listening to their conversations. Reunited with his brothers again, Crosshair mocked their pillager status while continuing to view them as traitors to the Empire. As Hunter unsuccessfully tries to reason with his former comrade with the inhibitor chip, Echo and Tech activate turbolasers to allow the Bad Batch to escape through the Venator. Tracking down their trail to the ion engine, Crosshair orders its activation in an attempt to incinerate the Bad Batch but his plan backfires when the renegade clones detonate the engine, diverting the ion fire right at Crosshair and burning his face. Despite his injuries, Crosshair chases the Bad Batch out of Bracca's orbit, only to have them escape him again.
Once recovered from his wounds, Crosshair accompanies Rampart to Ryloth. He is suspicious of Cham Syndulla's right-hand man, Gobi Glie, viewing him as an annoyance despite Ryloth's corrupt senator, Orn Free Taa asserting that Syndulla is the real problem. Stealthily following Hera Syndulla to a hangar where he places a bug on Gobi's ship, Crosshair later shoots down the craft returning from a weapons delivery by firing at the reactors. As soon as Gobi and Hera are taken into mobile detention, Crosshair is ordered by Rampart to let Syndulla's scouts spying on the event go and warn their leader. After Syndulla his wife, Heleni and several Twi'leks halt the convoy, a Crosshair hiding in the mountainous heights non-fatally shoots Taa in the head to incriminate Syndulla before Imperial reinforcements capture all of the Twi'leks, though Hera manages to escape.
As he began tracking down Hera knowing she wouldn't leave her parents behind, Crosshair became more concerned about discovering that the Bad Batch was on Ryloth and informing Rampart who didn't consider the renegade clone team as a serious threat. In the evening, Crosshair stood in a sniper position as his forces surrounded the Capitol where the Twi'lek insurgents were being held, suspecting that the Bad Batch would try to break them out. Instead of the Bad Batch, clone Captain Howzer came out the only way, denouncing the Empire's actions and inviting several of his men to defect with him. Crosshair orders the arrest of the deserters before attempting to shoot the fugitives aboard Taa's shuttle but he misses. He then returns to Rampart who acknowledges having underestimated the Bad Batch and allows Crosshair to go after them.
Destruction of Kamino[]
Following Hunter's capture on Daro, Crosshair brings him back to Kamino to use as bait. While transporting his prisoner, Crosshair receives Hunter's warnings about the Empire, only for Crosshair to claim that the best clones will be kept. Their debate continues in a control room, with Hunter speaking out against the Empire's atrocities while Crosshair sees only necessity. As he had planned, the Bad Batch infiltrated Tipoca City and once again Crosshair anticipated their move to the training facility, surrounding them with his squad. After sending ES-02 to track down Omega hiding somewhere, Crosshair expresses how he felt betrayed by his own brothers in arms when they left him behind, but he offers them a chance to join him however, even eliminating the elite squad both as proof of being trustworthy and because they refused to lower their weapons at his command.
"This is who I am".
He then continues to try to convince his old team to join him in the Empire to follow a new purpose but as each of the four clones still rejects the Empire, Hunter accuses him of not knowing who they are. Afterwards, Omega and Azi-3 activate the training droids to come to the Bad Batch's aid, but things go awry, forcing Crosshair to once again team up with his brothers to escape alive. With the droids defeated, Crosshair is held at gunpoint by Hunter who tells him to forget about the Empire as it is the chip that makes him act like this. Much to everyone's shock, Crosshair reveals that his chip was taken away from him long ago, claiming to be what he is before attempting to shoot Hunter and being knocked out with a stun shot. The Bad Batch then flee with an unconscious Crosshair through Tipoca City but are unfortunately victims of the Empire's destruction of the city.
Surviving but stuck in the ravaged city underwater, the Bad Batch searches for a way out, while enduring the presence of a Crosshair who continues to support the Empire despite the events and to argue with Hunter about what is importance, Crosshair affirming that the Empire will bring order to the galaxy and that he will be part of it while Hunter advises him not to fool himself because the Empire will never see him as anything more than a number. He also briefly argues with the others in the tunnel leading to Nala Se's secret lab, with Wrecker blaming him for never trying to get back on the team while Tech understands him but doesn't approve his actions. Eventually surfacing by means of clone pods alone, Crosshair saves a nearly drowned Omega by attempting to rescue a disconnected Azi-3, using his enhanced vision and the grappling hook of his sniper rifle to reach them underwater.
Crosshair left alone on Kamino, still blinded by his loyalty to the Empire.
As the sun rises, the six clones stare at the smoldering remains of Tipoca City. Wrecker asks Crosshair if he's coming with them but Crosshair states that nothing has changed, also rejecting the second chance Hunter offers him. Agreeing to this, Hunter tells Crosshair that even though they don't want the same thing, that doesn't mean they have to be enemies. As the adult clones boarded the Marauder, Omega thanks Crosshair for saving her and the latter replies that they are now leaving then Omega tells him that he will always be their brother before leaving with the others, leaving a Crosshair apparently saddened.
Mission on Desix[]
Recovered on Kamino after thirty two rotations, Crosshair returns to service once he is deemed medically fit but Rampart does not declare him capable of returning to command so he places the clone under the authority of a Clone Trooper commander for his next mission. At the Battle Memorial on Coruscant, Crosshair meets his new commander who turns out to be Cody, whom he had not seen since Anaxes and had specifically requested Crosshair for Governor Grotton's rescue mission on the former breakaway world Desix. Cody briefly brings up the growing number of clones rejecting Order 66, to which Crosshair replies that it's just a treat, though Cody doesn't seem to share this sentiment despite reciting that good soldiers follow orders.
Barely arriving on Desix, the clone Shuttle is shot down by Governor Tawni Ames' army of battle droids, but Cody and Crosshair survive with a few other troopers. The squad managed to penetrate the fortress and engaged in a long confrontation with the various separatist droids blocking their way. On the stairs leading to the bell tower, the two clones face commando droids and then Cody allows Crosshair to get the right angle to take down the tactical droid. Ames holds Grotton hostage as Cody and Crosshair corner her in the steeple. Cody is able to bring reason to the young woman who frees her hostage, only for Grotton to order Ames executed, which Cody refuses to do but she is instead shot in cold blood by Crosshair, much to Cody's shock.
Back at the Battle Memorial, Cody asks Crosshair if under the Empire they are really improving the galaxy. Crosshair replies that they are soldiers who will what needs to be done, to which a skeptical Cody tells him that the difference between the droids and them is that they are free to make their own choice but also have to live with it for the rest of their life. The next day, Crosshair is called back to Rampart's office where he learns that he has been placed under a new clone commander and that to his dismay, Cody has deserted the Empire.
Mission on Barton-4[]
Months later, Crosshair waits at a spatioport for a mission on Barton-4 where he notices more and more clones being forced into retreat before meeting his superior officer for the mission, lieutenant Nolan, an unsympathetic man and openly dismissive of clones. Arrived on Barton-4, Crosshair meets the clone commander Mayday with whom he gets on surprisingly well from the start. Following an insurgent attack that results in the loss of Mayday's last two men and the theft of valuable cargo, Nolan absurdly orders Crosshair and Mayday to recover the stolen crates without even giving them TK Troopers as backup.
Following the blood trail of one of the insurgents whom Crosshair previously injured in the attack, the two clones descend into the frozen caverns of the planet and Crosshair accidentally steps on a pressure mine. While Mayday takes care of keeping the mine inactive, he shares with Crosshair the poor living conditions at the Outpost due to the Empire's refusal to provide him with the necessary resources while Crosshair talks briefly about his old team which he describes as being "gone". With Crosshair out of harm's way, the duo locate the insurgents' hideout and launch an assault on them which ends in the hideout being destroyed. Mayday finds the crates reinforced and is outraged that the cargo he and his men defended with their lives was just junk equipment for the Stormtroopers replacing them, especially expressing his frustration to Crosshair over how loyalty Clone Troopers means nothing at all to the Empire. Suddenly an avalanche hits the clones but Mayday is able to push Crosshair out of the way of a rock before being buried. Crosshair pulls himself out of the snow and displeases aa Mayday badly injured due to crashing into the rock while saving him but refuses to leave him to his fate.
Crosshair after killing Nolan.
The two exhausted clones return to the Outpost the next day, after enduring the cold, the snow and the steep slopes. Crosshair begs Nolan to help Mayday, only for the despicable Imperial to chatter about their inability to bring the crates back while refusing to waste medical resources saving a clone. Mayday eventually dies from his injuries, leaving Crosshair distraught and blaming Nolan for doing nothing, to which the lieutenant states that the clones are all expendable and that he will do the same to Crosshair if he still lacks respect on him before ordering him to resume his duties as long as he is useful. Outraged and angry, Crosshair sees the shadow of an Ice Vulture, a creature whose tenacity Mayday admired. Crossing his breaking point, Crosshair kills Nolan with a blaster shot to the stomach without any hesitation. The clone then collapses unconscious from fatigue as the TK Troopers surround him.
Torture and Interrogation[]
Crosshair wakes up briefly strapped to an operating table in a lab located at Mount Tantiss on the planet Weyland, before being sedated by Doctor Emerie Karr. Some time later, a Crosshair held in a penitentiary for renegade clones is brought before Doctor Royce Hemlock who demands the location of the Bad Batch, Crosshair guessing that he covets Omega. As Crosshair claims to know nothing and shows no desire to cooperate, Hemlock begins torturing him with an Interrogator droid.
Later, Crosshair manages to grab the blaster from one of the TK Troopers tightening his bonds and shoots both of them despite his very weakened state. He stuns Karr and makes his way to a control room, taking down the Imperial forces in the hallway. Using an old channel, Crosshair sends a code 88 to alert his old team to the danger, only for the connection to be severed and the room to be quickly filled with anesthetic gas. Again restrained at an operating table, Crosshair still refuses to help Hemlock, so the Imperial doctor proceeds to amplified torture sessions in order to break Crosshair's will.
Escape from Tantiss and Reunion with the Bad Batch[]
Five months after Omega was forcibly brought to Tantiss, the girl escaped a reluctant Crosshair and used Nala Se's datapad to travel through Mount Tantiss Base. With all the shuttles under maintenance and security tightened due to the visit of Emperor Palpatine himself, the two clones go to the Lurca hounds' kennel but find themselves confronted by an Emerie refusing to let Omega go, only for Crosshair knocks her out while she is reporting their escape. The duo then leaves the base and makes their way through the hostile jungle to a recently crashed shuttle to try to send a signal. The equipment malfunctions, Omega laments that his plan has failed, but Crosshair tells him that they haven't gone this far to give up here and now. A squad of TK Troopers and Commando Clones come to catch them, only for Omega and Crosshair aided by Omega's tamed Lurca, Batcher, to manage to steal their shuttle and escape into hyperspace
Their shuttle damaged, the trio is forced to crash land on the planet Lau. In the nearest town, Omega and Crosshair disguise themselves as locals to avoid the attention of Imperial patrols. At the spaceport, Crosshair watches incredulously as Omega tries to bribe the transportation receptionist since they don't have a chain code, only for the bribe price to rise to thirty thousand credits. Omega uses her gambling skills to win a fortune at a local bar against a Trandoshan, despite being thwarted by Imperial captain Mann who dares to gamble and then imposes a fine of ten thousand credits for participating in the money game. After obtaining thirty-five thousand credits, the two clones discover Batcher's disappearance, which a local kid offers to reveal the location for ten thousand credits, pissing Crosshair off. The kid, intimidated by the exasperated clone, lowers his price to five thousand and reveals once paid that Batcher was taken by Mann. Initially not caring about freeing Batcher, Crosshair returns to help Omega save her at the spaceport. While Crosshair engages the Imperials with blasters, Omega opens all the cages, freeing Batcher and Mann being devoured by a Rathtar. They then escape by stealing a freighter.
Crosshair meets Hunter and Wrecker again after almost a year.
Through a cryptic message from Omega to the Bad Batch, they travel to the moon of Ryloth where Hunter and Wrecker were waiting. Omega happily reunites with them, while Crosshair's reunion with the brothers he once turned his back on is tense.
New Start[]
Shortly after, the Bad Batch settled on Pabu, with Crosshair remaining distant with Hunter and Wrecker due to mixed feelings. He trains with Azi-3 on the beach to try to regain his blunted sniper skills. Upon Echo's return, Crosshair shares some slight sarcasm about his lack of enthusiasm for their reunion before beginning to exchange his information on Tantiss. With Nala Se's tablet inoperable and now that Tech is no longer there to help with the decryption, Crosshair suggests traveling to Barton IV to access an Imperial terminal to access all the data. The day before departure, Omega encourages Crosshair to reconnect with Hunter but Crosshair remains hesitant. Simultaneously, Wrecker returns his old Bad Batch armor to him.
Crosshair back in his old armor.
Arriving on the now abandoned Barton IV, the Bad Batch infiltrates the buried Imperial depot and while they redirect the energy from the frequency beacons, Crosshair returns to the hangar where he met Mayday then proceeds to replace the helmets of the fallen Clone Troopers while protecting the depot. While inspecting the outer perimeter after Batcher senses something, Crosshair is approached by a Hunter accusing him of not being completely honest from the start. The former Empire henchman confesses to his murder of Lieutenant Nolan which led to his imprisonment but at the same time affirms that he entirely blames Hunter for the capture of Omega because he had not listened to him on Kamino at about her. Before the two clones come to blows. A giant worm emerges from under the snow and nearly devours them while burying their ship. While Wrecker takes care of turning the power supply back on to the depot to restart the frequency beacons, Crosshair, Hunter and Batcher take care of distracting the worm for as long as it takes. Once the high frequencies return, Crosshair helps a Hunter stuck in one of the worm's galleries to escape the beast's jaws and return to the security perimeter in time.
With the worm gone and the tablet data accessed without giving Tantiss' location, Crosshair admits to Hunter his regrets for having chosen to join the Empire, believing at the time that he was making the right choice but Hunter is able to forgive him and encourages him to be better.
Trivia[]
- Crosshair fond of chewing on toothpicks is reminiscent of Cad Bane, another Star Wars character who also shares this attribute.
- According to Tech, Crosshair is unable to change his cynical nature.
- Crosshair's voice is more sour than the other clones.
- Crosshair joining the Empire was foreshadowed in the trailers when there was little screen time of him.
- Crosshair is the only member of Clone Force 99 to not appear in all episodes of The Bad Batch, excluding "The Solitary Clone" and "The Outpost" where the other Bad Batchers were absent.
- He is not present in the following episodes: "Cut and Run", "Cornered", "Rampage", "Decommissioned", "Battle Scars", and "Infested".
- Out of all those episodes, he is only mentioned in "Cut and Run", "Rampage", and "Battle Scars". Only his voice can be heard in "Decommissioned".
- Crosshair and Wrecker are the only members of Clone Force 99 to have killed people Crosshair activity killed people while Wrecker shot down V-Wings with people piloting them.
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