‘Star Wars Bad Batch’ Finale Ending Explained — Do the Clones Save Omega?

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Bad Batch series finale.

The big picture

• In the series finale of
  The bad lot
  Omega orchestrates a daring escape plan from his prison at the Tantiss facility.
• The Bad Batch rescues Omega, the other clone prisoners and the children, taking out Hemlock and Project Necromancer.
• The series ends on a hopeful note after a time jump, when Omega decides to join the Rebellion after growing up peacefully on Pabu with the Bad Batch.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch concludes its three seasons with an epic 50-minute finale full of danger, reunions and, of course, clones. Exposing some of the Empire's worst deeds, The bad lot it has a bad clear. But instead of focusing on the goal of overthrowing the Empire (which won't be achieved for several years, given the show's setting), it's about the titular group's efforts to protect -each other The series spent its final season setting up a showdown between what's left of Clone Force 99 and Imperial scientist Hemlock (Jimmy Simpson), who pursues Omega (Michelle Ang) relentlessly.

The penultimate episode, “Flash Strike”, ends with Omega captured and held in a secret prison on Tantiss with several children Hemlock is experimenting on, but she has a plan to escape. Meanwhile, the rest of the team (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) allied with his old enemy, Rampart (Noshir Dalal), to locate Omega. Echo reached inside, connecting with Emerie Karr (Keisha-Hughes Castle), who turned against the Empire and agreed to help him and the others find a way in. But as usual in Star Wars, no rescue mission can be simple.. The finale, “The Cavalry Has Arrived,” is an eventful and exciting conclusion to the animated series. highlighting the loyalty between clones that The bad lot's story has been trusted for a long time and provides a happy conclusion for these characters.

Does the bad batch save Omega?

Over the course of the series, young Omega has grown into a capable member The bad lot, learning from each of his siblings and acquiring skills that few children possess. So when she's trapped with her fellow subjects of the Necromancer Project, Omega doesn't wait. She devises an escape plan, reprogramming the droid to drug the scientist watching them, allowing her and the other children to escape through the wells in the walls. Having discovered the Zillo beast trapped on a scouting mission, Omega releases the creature to cause some fun. How the Tantiss facility falls into chaos in an effort to subdue the beast Zillo, Omega and the kids look for a way out, sneaking through the building to the ships. Omega's escape shows her to be a capable leader, even when her allies are inexperienced and scared.

But Omega doesn't let herself go as the team mounts their rescue. Having turned against the Empire due to the cruelty he witnessed in the Necromancer Project, Emerie Karr leads Echo into the vault containing the children, discovering his escape. While Omega didn't need rescuing as desperately as the Bad Batch thought, she still isn't safe. Deducing the Omega's plan, Echo continues the search, relying on Emerie's knowledge of the facilities. They get the Omega on an airstrip just as the escapees are about to be caught. Echo saving Omega accomplishes the original goal of the episode, but it's not that easy. Emerie escapes with the children, but Echo and Omega refuse to leave the clones behind.

Are the Clone Prisoners Rescued in the 'Bad Batch' Series Finale?

Omega isn't the only clone imprisoned on Tantiss, and while she was the primary target, the Bad Batch hoped to save all of her siblings, leaving Omega and Echo behind as the others escaped. With Emerie's data block, Omega and Echo easily break open the prisons, freeing many clonesRampart and the Kaminoan scientist Nala Se (Gwendoline Yeo). But his mission is not over yet. Hunter, Crosshair and Wrecker are also in Tantiss. Following the ship in which Echo was kept, they intended to meet him inside, but his entrance was not simple. A creature attacked, seriously injuring Wrecker, and they had to hide from patrols blocking the entrance. However, the fury of the Zillo beast opened a new path inward.

With most of the facility occupied by the Zillo Beast, Hemlock activates new enemies to stop the Bad Batch. Although the characters have previously encountered one of Hemlock's shadow agents, they haven't met all of them, and Hemlock unleashes all of them. These highly conditioned and brutal clones capture the Bad Batch, even cutting off Crosshair's hand. Hemlock tries to erase Hunter, Crosshair and Wrecker's memories to make them his own agentsbut fortunately the entire squad is not trapped.

With the help of the recently freed prisoners, Omega and Echo go after their brothers. As Echo and the clones take on the Shadow Agents, Omega releases the Bad Batch, but the conditioning attempt knocks them unconscious. Before Omega finishes, Hemlock shows up. Gassing his allies, he stops Omega, but Wrecker awakens in time, breaking his remaining bonds, freeing Crosshair and Hunter, and destroying the system Hemlock was using against the other clones. As Wrecker rushes to help Echo, Omega is captured, leaving Crosshair and Hunter to follow. Even though Hemlock is holding Omega hostage, he's been with the Bad Batch long enough to instinctively know the plan. She stabs him, giving Crosshair a clear shot that she trusts him to make despite his trembling. After he is free, Hunter and Crosshair kill Hemlock, and the Bad Batch escapes with the clone prisonersmaking the mission a complete success.

What about Tantiss and Project Necromancer?

Although the plot of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker it's proof that the Necromancer Project didn't go away entirely, the Bad Batch delayed it significantly. Not only did they free the test subjects and take out the head scientist, but they also freed Nala Se, who had long been working against the Empire's attempt to use their science for their own purposes. Refusing to let her science be used in this way, Nala Se goes to the labs instead of joining the escape. Followed by Rampart, she is forced to explain the Necromancer Project, which Rampart hopes to use to regain his position in the Empire. However, she doesn't have the chance, as Nala Se blows up the facilities, including Rampart and herself, to prevent the Empire from using Kamenoin technology.

Losing its precious data is a loss for the Necromancer Project, but that's not the only thing it loses, according to Governor Tarkin (Stephen Stanton) arrives after the clones escape to assess the damage to Tantiss. Between the explosion and the Zillo beast, the facility is in ruins and much of the staff is lost. With the data unrecoverable, the project is halted, so Tarkin orders the facility shut down and takes the funds for his personal project: Stardust.

Where does the bad lot go after Tantiss?

After the success of his mission, it's a happy ending for the Bad Batch as they return to the secluded paradise of Pabu. The threat is gone as the Empire's data is lost, meaning no one is looking for Omega anymore. Hunter promises to look after the children until their families are found, and Emerie agrees to go with Echo to meet Senator Chuchi (Jennifer Hale), who has been working against the Empire and can use any information Emerie can provide. The freed clones are able to go on with their lives, as Hunter marvels at his chance to choose his own path. Although there is still a lot going on in the world, the characters come to a place of relative peace. However, this is not the end.

the bad lotThe final scene of 's jumps several years into the future, where a fully grown Omega sneaks into the team's ship docked in one of Pabu's caves. Hunter is waiting for him, giving him a lesson about trying to escape. Omega reveals his intention to join the Rebellion as a pilot, and though he fears for her safety, Hunter lets her go, reminding her to only call them if she needs help. This scene reveals that Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair remained together on Pabu, choosing to withdraw from the fight and raising Omega in a safe environment after the events of the series. Although the implication is that he continued to fight, the series closes this chapter in Omega's life. The finale concludes on a hopeful note. While there are unanswered questions like what happened to Echo or who the Shadow Agents were, the series comes to a satisfying conclusion showing how successful they were in protecting Omega.

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