Summary

• This heartwarming fan art brings Clone Force 99 together again, catching the attention of the show's star.
• Baker praises the art as a personal favorite, highlighting the emotional impact of seeing the group reunited.
• Despite challenges and tragic events, avenues exist for beloved characters from The Bad Batch to potentially return.

The final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch is nothing short of emotional for its titular clone squad, and this fan art pays tribute to them in an incredible way. This chapter of The Bad Batch season 2 finale left everyone reeling, though that sacrifice is what eventually bought his family their freedom to have a peaceful life. This fan art honors that in a way that's even caught the show's star's attention.

Created and originally posted by pinkiemme on Instagram, this fan art celebrating The Bad Batch series finale has since been shared by Dee Bradley Baker himself. This stunning art takes a moment from season 3, episode 5 "The Return," which originally featured just Hunter, Crosshair, and Batcher, and brings all of Clone Force 99 together again - including Tech and the droid AZI. All six of Clone Force 99, along with Batcher and AZI, sit together as they look over the snowy mountaintops of Barton IV and watch the sunset.

In his repost of the fan art, Baker praises it as "One of my favorite fan arts of The Bad Batch," which is a huge compliment given just how much incredible art from the animated series is out there. As the voice of the entirety of Clone Force 99, except for Omega, having Baker's stamp of approval on this is nothing short of a huge honor. Given the fact Baker shared this recently, it's also touching to know that these beloved clones are still on his mind, even months after the series has come to an end.

It's So Good To See The Bad Batch All Together Again

Clone Force 99 Hasn't Been Together Like This Since the Season 1 Finale

It's no wonder why this is one of Baker's own personal favorite pieces of fan art from The Bad Batch, seeing as it brings the entire Batch back together again. Because of Crosshair's inhibitor chip forcing him to pledge his allegiance to the Galactic Empire and Tech's tragic fate in season 2, the entirety of Clone Force 99 hasn't been seen together like this since the season 1 finale, when Crosshair chose to stay on Kamino rather than leave with his squad. Getting to see them reunited in a season 3 scene in this fan art is extremely heartwarming.

Though with Tech's fate, it's impossible to see them all together like this again, there are still ways that Clone Force 99 can return - even after the closing of this chapter. Omega's off to the Rebel Alliance, and Hunter gave her his word that he, Wrecker, and Crosshair would be there if she needed anything. Echo's fate is still unknown, but his dedication to Captain Rex's cause seems to imply he's still active in the fight against the Empire. This has created an open avenue for these beloved characters from The Bad Batch to return in some capacity.

Source: pinkiemme