Star Wars: The Bad Batch 1x5 REACTION!! "Rampage"

[@BlindWave]

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[@hellfish2309]

I thought Cid was Nana Visitor since she’s done a lot of voiceover since DS9; Rhea Pearlman was a satisfying surprise

[@alexanderhardianto253]

Jabba's rancor is a male called Pateesa Aaron, its a different rancor than mucchi. Stop trying to confuse the others and argue with Eric who clearly remembers his star wars lore better than you. Also it doesn't have a nickname Aaron. Stop.

[@GOGIANTS1091]

Moochie could be the mother to the rancor in Ep 6. Ep 6 one has a different name and is a male compared to this one who is female

[@GOGIANTS1091]

Jabba has a rancor farm apparently

[@ImTheReverse]

@@alexanderhardianto253 You don’t even know how to spell Muchi’s name right. Stop.

[@JS-td8yp]

"How do you know?" "BECAUSE I STUDY STAR WARS LIKE A CRAZY PERSON!" I love Eric haha

[@dryoo2432]

But he's right Muchi isn't the guy who gets killed by Luke

[@JS-td8yp]

@@dryoo2432 I never said he wasn't lol

[@dryoo2432]

@@JS-td8yp If I never insinuated to you, thought that would be very good and your comment would fit

[@Chris61652]

Who doesn’t

[@jakobfel2]

He is definitely the most relatable one for me, I study Star Wars like a crazy person as well lol

[@hellowhat890]

Me: *sees Wrecker getting hit in the head constantly. Hunter: "I have a bad feeling about this." Me: Same Hunter... Same...

[@thrillsekr2606]

Never has there been a show that makes me anxious about headaches, and yet here we are

[@worldinperson]

I wonder what it means. Is it his program chip? Is it the sign of detoriation that all clones face sonner or later?

[@beyreli3988]

@@worldinperson Its clearly the chip

[@mattclark6721]

The chip is against jedis so it shouldn’t come into play until they cross one

[@mattclark6721]

@Nick F. Orders to kill a Jedi. No one to give the bad batch orders.. but you do make a valid point tha,t someone from empire could play a role

[@ComicPhreak]

@@worldinperson He did bump his head hard during that crash, the injury is most likely starting to mess with his chip. And Crosshair was holding his head like it hurt when they were locked up.

[@Liesmith424]

I just appreciate Omega as a character so much: they made a little kid who is goddamn adorable, precocious, and not annoying. Hell, in this episode, she's told to stay in the ship--and she actually does. She solves problems to a reasonable degree, but things don't always go right for her, and she needs a reasonable amount of help when things go wrong.

[@anonymes2884]

This. Surprised the early stuff with the communicator didn't make the reaction because Echo chastising her and Omega then saying "Copy that" _into_ the communicator was just an absolute delight.

[@francisconick1338]

Underrated comment

[@cameroncaws5959]

Yeah, it was so unexpected. I'm so used to kids in TV shows being rebellious little pricks who are basically liabilities. Omega's a great kid.

[@PerovNigma]

The smug look on Omega's face as she rode on the back of a Rancor (9:37) made my day. Also, I love seeing how quickly Omega is adapting to living and operating as a part of the Bad Batch; having fun with the commlink but using it sparingly in the mission, communicating with hand signals, sneaking around the compound, escaping the ship, and repainting her clone trooper doll to make "her" a Bad Batcher. I get worried that she'll mess up - which not only puts her in danger but means her brothers will have to save her - and instead she surprises me with competence.

[@Crazy_Crusaderr]

My friends and I disagree, we all think she's annoying and hate her lol. But to each their own.

[@cameroncaws5959]

I love how Omega actually went back to the ship when she was told to. Its kind of refreshing to see a kid in the show that isn't a liability but is still obviously a kid.

[@erikjohnson3859]

I swear to god, after all of this Wrecker/ Omega cuteness, if he turns on her, I'm not going to be okay.

[@bobson3014]

I have a feeling that you're not going to okay by the end of the season.

[@anonymes2884]

I'm guessing (hoping ? Kidding myself ?) that he'll start to turn but overcome it _because_ of their relationship. Thinking along the lines of if Rex had an only _kinda_ working chip when his Order came through.

[@Scottyjscizzle]

Hearing silence from wrecker followed by his now monotone voice murmuring "good soldiers follow orders"

[@Danilego]

Yup! That was...hard to watch.

[@thanatosstorm]

Do NOT jinx me like this!

[@chrislee3601]

I love that Eric immediately recalled the name of the jabbas palace rancor.

[@Jack.A.C]

This episode made me think Rancor's have a certain level of intelligence higher than I initially thought

[@abelneto5762]

Maybe they are semi sentient like some other species like the Kowakian Monkey lizards

[@skarletfenrir6979]

In Legends the ones on Dathomir are capable of writing. Thats not canon anymore but still.

[@jasonsacchi]

It's a good thing Muchi didn't devour anyone in this episode.

[@Pinkielover]

play the force unleashed rancor are smart they befriend people all the time

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

@@Pinkielover That's a great way to put it!

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

Two things need to be absolutely protected: Omega, and Wrecker's head!

[@ImTheReverse]

AND MUCHI!!!

[@autobotskyflame6287]

@@ImTheReverse Yes

[@434444334]

@@ImTheReverse muchi is wreckers spirit animal

[@animeguy4863]

“I studied star wars like a crazy person” that killed me! 😂😂😂

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

Especially with that rancor keeper who is not even on screen for a minute but who everyone remembers lmao

[@trevordarnell6566]

Fennec Shand her actress is 57 years old and she looks incredible for her age. So she probably in her late 20s early 30s in the Bad Batch.

[@TheLiamster]

I doubt she’s in her 30s because she’s only a “new” bounty hunter at this point and it makes me think she’s only in her 20s or even in her late teens.

[@ImTheReverse]

@@TheLiamster Nah she’s at least 25

[@abnercliff9624]

@@TheLiamster there is like a 26 year gap between this and the mandolorian if I'm remembering my dates rights so, 57-26=31

[@jostllightybuzz7508]

@@abnercliff9624 28 years, but yeah, it still works.

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

@@ImTheReverse Mark Hamill was over 25, and played a 19 year old. The age of the actor doesn't mean much.

[@PhoenixJesterGaming]

Omega is just one of the best additions to the Star Wars cast. Everything she does is so adorable. If something happens to her I WILL RIOT

[@ImTheReverse]

And yet there’s still people who think she’s aNnOyInG.

[@PhoenixJesterGaming]

@@ImTheReverse HoW DaRe ThEy

[@AsianNIGMA]

@@ImTheReverse she is, and by the way guys it’s OHMEEEEEEEGAH get it right

[@ImTheReverse]

@@AsianNIGMA I don’t suggest you ever have kids

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

The way she said "poor Mochi" looking through the spyglass, it reminded me of my little sister with how she talks

[@emperorleachicus2199]

I love that this episode shows how Echo’s helmet works. It seemed impossible before now and they had no need to show him putting it on from the back, but I’m really glad they did.

[@nolangerrans6083]

Ikr

[@Footsoldier36]

Funny how in SWTOR, Ord Mantel is where the republic trooper class story starts. Even more ironically, in that story, your character join a special forces team code named havoc squad, but only to find out they are defecting to the sith empire, leaving you as the last loyal member, then begin to hunt down the defectors one by one. Wait a minute.....

[@___von___7377]

It's like poetry, they rhyme.

[@sku242]

yup when i think of ord mantel i think of swtor first, but i didnt realise the trooper story to bad batch story comparison till now, love that catch

[@Footsoldier36]

@@sku242 I know, I just noticed it as I I was typing the comment.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Yeah Trooper campaign was my first playthrough in SWOTOR. Whenever I was given the choice, I murdered every one of my traitorous ex-squadmates. But heyy I had better intentions than Crosshair I guess.....I'm the good guy....

[@Blazecap]

There’s this theory I have: What if that doll Omega paints is foreshadowing her own bad batch armor? It doesn’t look like any of existing members and the skull placement seems deliberant.

[@EalainEP]

Doesn't echo have a skull on his chest?

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Yeah but hopefully when she's older. If she get an armor now it would look hilariously weird.

[@VinSiTeo3]

Now I want her to have her own armor! So neat!

[@haydo-9916]

“I study Star Wars like a crazy person.” HAHAHA!! That’s funny. I also study Star Wars for many purposes

[@dragonhunter1315]

I remember Ord Mantell from Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir arc where Maul and his Shadow Collective fought the Separatists and captured both Dooku and Grievous. It's awesome to see the planet and the city in animation.

[@jimideth]

I’m old. I had a record (an LP) that was a story about the ord mantell bounty Hunter that Han talks about in Empire Strikes Back

[@shamsham1229]

Ohh so that’s where I knew it from!!

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

The train level in Shadows of the Empire is also on Ord Mantell, where you fight IG-88 at the end. The PC version has CG cutscenes, so technically we already saw Ord Mantell in animated form ;-)

[@Sully2001]

I was wondering how I knew the name when I heard it lol

[@sku242]

ord mantell is also a starter planet in the swtor mmo

[@PerovNigma]

The smug look on Omega's face as she rode on the back of a Rancor (9:37) made my day. Also, I love seeing how quickly Omega is adapting to living and operating as a part of the Bad Batch; having fun with the commlink but using it sparingly in the mission, communicating with hand signals, sneaking around the compound, escaping the ship, and repainting her clone trooper doll to make "her" a Bad Batcher. I get worried that she'll mess up, which not only puts her in danger but means her brothers will have to save her, and instead she surprises me with her competence. Since when is the child character in an action show so competent?

[@hiddendesire3076]

3:13 I know it has been two years and you know by now, but these two are recurring characters who had come from The Clone Wars. They got released during a jailbreak in either Jabba’s Palace or somewhere else.

[@lapisinfernalis9052]

4:28 Cid does not only have a Mando helmet, but also a clone pilot helmet and a phase II helmet at wall. Aaaaannnndd: above her chair hang both of Jango's pistols.

[@kitfistosdentalplan1319]

These reactions make it as if I get to see the episode for the first time twice. I look forward to it from the moment the credits roll on a new episode until I get the blind wave notification in the afternoon!

[@petefcferris]

Them finding out Muchi is the rancor is like the introduction to the Killer Rabbit in Holy Grail. "There she is!" "Where?" "There!" "What, behind the rancor?" "She *is* the rancor!"

[@EChacon]

Cid the Trandoshan is voiced by Rhea Perlman who is best known for her work in _Cheers_ and _Matilda_ along with being the former wife of Danny DeVito. While Raney is voiced by Liam O'Brien who anime fans know him as Gaara in Naruto, and also for previously voicing Morad Sumar and Yogar Lyste in _Star Wars Rebels._

[@Nerveroxis]

Liam best known as Vax'ildan from Critical Role

[@FiuzA2k]

Liam best known from voicing Illidan? Damn, you so many diff names before this one. Thought this was the most iconic one.

[@arthurgidley5288]

Originally I thought rampage meant wreckers chip would go haywire

[@reeferman42078]

No as it turns out they were doing an homage to the Rampage movie and video game where you had King Kong and Godzilla fighting

[@ImTheReverse]

@@reeferman42078 Also the Rancor level from XBOX Kinect

[@mishiara5499]

Cid is a very sharp person. The last thing she said in this episode is like blackmail because Hunter first said he'd think about taking more work from her. Her saying they must be valuable was a threat is a subtle way of saying "if you do not do work for me, I could turn you in and get value out of you in that way - so you can either work for me or....your choice". In her dealings with the Jedi is prob they used her cuz' she is the best of the best they could get, and when you are that good at what you do they also have to deal with that they could be dangerous as it would be worth the risk in dealing with that kind of person. High risk - high reward.

[@Bobby61691]

I lost it when Calvin interjected with a “Whose Line is it Anyway” reference 😂

[@--InsertNameHere--]

I got so excited when I heard Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel in this episode.

[@animefan2495]

Thank you! I knew there was something about this episode that was bothering me and it was his voice. Although for the life of me I couldn’t figure out who the voice actor was.

[@hue_weberwolf187]

Finally Omega has her Bow 🏹🤩. In my Oppinion it was a great Episode 🙌🏻.

[@hue_weberwolf187]

@@Michael-hc2vs I'm just happy that Omega has her bow. You can see Omega in the Trailer with a bow 😁.

[@plaguemaster308]

@@Michael-hc2vs She was seen firing the bow in the trailers, this is the episode where she finally gets the bow. That's why they say 'finally'.

[@hue_weberwolf187]

@@plaguemaster308 exactly 🙌🏻

[@lukedk4614]

Last time I was this early the regs were still good guys.

[@bruh-fw7op]

What are you talking about? They are good guys 🤨 Are you painting our most glorious Empire in an evil light? All hail the Emperor

[@chrisyancey89]

I wonder if that Rancor is related to the one Luke kills at the beginning of Return of The Jedi, it's the same color as that one. I don't know why but when they mentioned the Guild, that made me really happy & reminded me of The Mandalorian. That Trandoshan, Cid, reminds me of a Trandoshan version of Roz from the Bounty Hunter game.

[@alexv6324]

Really random and minor detail, but something that caught my eye was the energy bow that Omega picked up. I really love how they imparted the power of it when she opened it up. Fantastic animation.

[@billsmith6273]

I loved the episode and your talk about it, but I have to admit that my biggest laugh was when, during the QA, you read out the question from AaronsBaldSpot, and Aaron immediately combs his hair over the back of his head.

[@Celticshade]

my favorite little fact is the voice actors who play the Ithorian and the Weequay, are Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel from critical role (and other many different places due to their voice acting careers, but thats where i really started to get to know them from. even though ive played games with at least liam's voice in it before. Liam was also Illidan Stormrage from burning crusade and forward, in WoW.)

[@billytessio6326]

Fennec Shand is working for the Hutts. Remember in Mandalorian, Dyn Djarrin said that she made her name working for the Hutts.

[@chenstormstout9456]

I still can’t believe they gave the Rancor character development.

[@hulkie1016]

This chapter made me want to hug a rancor.

[@trippsallee]

I think Jabba’s Rancor keeper is also a general trainer for Rancors similar to horses or other animals in real life. Jabba probably sells or trades them around and keeps a few for himself.

[@kitfistosdentalplan1319]

If you guys want more Rancor/Malakili content, there’s a fan film called Birth of a Monster that’s super worth watching/reacting to!

[@braztenkdjj7672]

the Star Sars reaction we've all been waiting for!

[@saltyteenager5865]

Why are the creature designs in this show so freaking cool?

[@kasterkreep1264]

The moment I heard Liam O'Brian and Sam Riegel I cried of happiness

[@joshwilliams5860]

I think they’d get a kick out of watching the two ‘80s Ewok movies, in a similar vein to the Holiday Special. especially since they speak English in that.

[@EChacon]

I enjoyed this episode as the Bad Batch are now doing missions in order to get credits with their first mission rescuing a Baby Rancor for Jabba the Hutt on Ord Mantell. On top of that, seeing the Zygerrians again makes me hopeful we get to see the planet of Zygerria very soon in the series, and lastly, no this isn't the same Rancor Luke killed in _Return of the Jedi_ as that young Rancor is a female and the on in ROtJ is a male. Plus, it's great to see Bib Fortuna makes his animated appearance in this series given he was absent in The Clone Wars show.

[@jakeadnams]

Cid is me when I am at work. “I give no Fs and I will nickname everyone I know!”

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

Luke, upon throwing a man's skull: "Alas, poor Yorick! I threw him, Threepio."

[@EalainEP]

In previous instances with star wars usually you can tell if the person hiring a bounty hunter is good or bad based on the person they hire, so if cad bane is the hunter the person who hired them definitely ain't good, that's why I think fennecs boss is either kaminoans or some other morally grey character

[@EalainEP]

@Tierney Norman I can't really imagine how he'd know about it or why he'd be interested it could make more sense if he was hired to get her since maybe the only better soldier than a enchanced clone is literally jangos cloned son

[@EalainEP]

Called it 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@RedHeadKevin]

9:38 Wrecker stays with Moochie and goes to work for Jabba. He gets the nickname "Malakili," which is just filthy in Huttese.

[@jefe8113]

2 years later I notice little things like Samuel Kim is your intro music creator, that guy is probably one of the most famous KZbin music makers at this point

[@rhyanshelby6572]

I never realized how many double letters Aaron has in his name until these intros

[@Digital111]

12:11 Calvin laughs Subtitles: [Music]

[@LordStonedCold]

Wrecker vs Baby Rancor! Best fight in SW history!

[@chuis2101]

There was also the friendly Trandoshan in squadrons, Frisk I think his name was?

[@RedHeadKevin]

When Bib first showed up, I was worried that Moochie would be a baby Hutt. The fact that they weren't told it was a Rancor was idiotic. What if their ship wasn't big enough to hold a Rancor, expecting to have a human-sized target?

[@kenle2]

Either Cid has heard about their ship and was playing dumb, or she figured they could improvise a way to get the Rancor (which was only about a foot or a foot-and-a-half taller than Wrecker) back to her.

[@letsgetgeeky9776]

As a pittsburghese I don’t appreciate the slander lol. Love watching you guys react to this show, it’s always a good time!

[@Muz__27]

At 12:00 I believe Rick says the most clever thing I've heard him say in quite a while. Well done sir.

[@Iamthedoctor10]

wait i don’t get it

[@Muz__27]

@@Iamthedoctor10 The voice actor for the Trandoshan was in the show Cheers and Ricks well timed remark was a call back to the shows theme song.

[@stgeordie2638]

Loving the music at the beginning!

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

That "You're in the wrong place" in front of Rick and Calvin though.

[@lastudentessa]

We would've seen Ord Mantell on screen in the Son of Dathomir arc of TCW. They really don't throw anything away in Star Wars. Love it!

[@joshryan4049]

I enjoyed this episode. I think the idea of the Bad Batch as mercenaries would be a cool plot device. Also cool is the Dark Saber that I got for Eric being on the sword wall 😁

[@jimideth]

I had the old mission to ord mantell record about the shit Han mentions in Empire strikes back

[@Langford-Artist]

Wrecker boxing a baby Rancor is gold.

[@edgardelugo1733]

Filoni doing the Avatar Flopsy reveal again.

[@bentcn8511]

That's not a flying squirrel. That's a draco.

[@ShelleyTemplar1986]

I recognised Cids voice but couldn't work out why so I just went on IMDB and discovered that it's Rhea Perlman!!

[@alessiopasquali4239]

Muchi and the rancor at Jabba’s palace are different rancors

[@uniform1901]

Oh thank god I was really bout to say if Luke killed Muchi in return of the Jedi I was gonna lose al respect

[@alessiopasquali4239]

@@uniform1901 Pablo Hidalgo said something along those lines.

[@jamesverner9132]

Are you sure?

[@alessiopasquali4239]

@@jamesverner9132 Yes

[@erikolson4148]

7:34 I think Muchi is the Rancor that came _before_ Pateesa 🤔😅.

[@alessiopasquali4239]

Is it the same site of Ord Mantell that was blown up in Son of Dathomir?

[@Oxurus]

Probably not, since that was before the the empire.

[@erikolson4148]

8:34 _Now_ Omega has an Energy Bow 😁😎👍.

[@TheLoreSeeker]

Rhea Pearlman is Carla from Cheers. She was married to Danny DeVito for like...30 years.

[@Pale_7567]

That’s the thing with shows and movies, they have more credence than even the source material it seems. I remember Star Wars Theory channel talking about this as well It’s the reason why we have Star Wars Legends (original canon) and Star Wars Canon. An example of this can be retconned characters like that old dude in the rebel troops from Return of the Jedi now and even this with the Rancor Moochi

[@jaydonmagan4694]

13:14 Pateesa was acquired right before the Clone Wars. So no, Pateesa could not be Muchi’s son.

[@TheMikael78]

It’s only blind wave who will discuss if a character is trandoshan for several minutes!!! I loved it!

[@thegoose7322]

There was even more that got cut lol

[@roryotoole3279]

In rewatching the first episode I noticed Wrecker gets hit in the head by a blast that actually knocks his helmet off. Perhaps that is the initial hit that begins the headaches.

[@lillith3159]

As always if i have to put what the "story group" says against what Filoni says i choose Filoni every day.

[@johnnysparkle]

According to show writer Tamara Becher Wilkinson, Muchi is meant to be the rancor that Luke kills in Return of the Jedi.

[@Astuar]

Hahaha, that intro was perfect!

[@r1ptidee]

Fun Fact: the scavenger that steal r2 is a trandoshan and looks very similar to Sid.

[@ManOfTheWeek596]

Pateesa was named in the Aftermath Trilogy, so yeah Muchi isn't the one from RotJ

[@Wolf6119]

Technically there was a Zygerrian during the Season 8 arc with the Martez sisters, right? When they went to pick up the spice on Kessel, the slaves who were mining it were under the supervision of a Zygerrian if I recall correctly.

[@--InsertNameHere--]

Yeah, season 8 of clone wars, my favorite season. Season 9 was a close second...

[@T-51_]

I think we can all agree we would want a pet rancor

[@rnjrgreen8723]

Muchie...bloody Muchie....everything has a name in star wars.

[@jaykera]

The voice of Omega is from New Zealand... THE META JOKES SURVIVES

[@larascasse9264]

About Cid and Trandoshans. Remember Gha Nachkt from Clone Wars, the small chubby guy that tried to steal R2 and bring him to Grievous (ended up getting stabbed by the General)? He reminded me a lot of Cid, so I'm thinking Trandoshans that don't have the impressive hunter physique like Bossk develop other skills along that menacing reptile behaviour. Cid is definitely a sneaky character.

[@heze2819]

Clone Wars: Baby Jabba Bad Batch: Baby Rancor

[@screwistic]

I ACTUALLY HAD THAT IDEA FOR MUSIC! THE REPUBLIC THEME WITH THE BAD HATCH TRAILER! SOMEBODY TELL ME WERE TO FIND IT REEEEE

[@nikolesn275]

I was expected Tech to pull a Hiccup HTTYD on the rancor

[@geomous2173]

I love that Moochie is the name of the Rankor in Episode 6 that Luke kills. It's like they want me to feel bad for it, but Luke is just too cool

[@nathanielreik6617]

It could definitely be that Wrecker is having issues with his chip but he is getting hit in the head shortly before too: bumpy landing in episode 3, fight with Fennc leading to this one. Maybe it's both, maybe it's neither; I won't be surprised whatever route they take.

[@sloganwade4994]

I got that Whose Line reference. Lol.

[@Nerveroxis]

I do believe this is 28 years before Mando. 19 BBY - 9 ABY

[@Scribbles69]

Always nice hearing garra in another desert lol

[@jannaarnold2509]

3:20! Eric!!! Be careful! Don’t automatically quote things Rick and Calvin don’t know about yet!!

[@SuperDora150]

Taht Baby Rancorn reaction was so funny 😂 Bad Batch is so fun

[@Skye_Writer]

Prince Xizor's name is pronounced "SHEE-zohr" and he is over 100 years old during 3.5 ANH according to the novel Shadows of the Empire, and this is considered middle-aged for him. He IS canon because he is in the crowd during the podrace in Phantom Menace. If it's on film, it is canon. Also, his assistant/bodyguard, Guri, is a one of a kind Human Replica Droid (HRD). There are no others like her, and she cost him nine million credits. Rhea Perlman and Ron Perlman are not related.

[@samatra478]

God, I want a pet Rancore. I mean LOOK! Munchie is adorable!

[@luminaratano3935]

Aaron: '..Maybe you're wrong.. how do u know?' Me: YEAH Eric, how can you be so sure??? Eric: 'Because I studied Star Wars like a crazy person' Me: Oh, okaay! That explains a lot.. 😅🤣 LMAO! I love this crew so much ❤️😂😂

[@TheScarecrow78]

I'm worried about Wrecker. He's becoming one of my faves and I don't want him to be a villain.

[@corriblehunt4554]

Does Jabba really look like the kind of dude that would keep the 'cute' name of the pet he acquired? OR would he change it to something cooler sounding? Because ill, if a drug dealer adopts a pit bull named Cuddles, it'll be answering to Killa within 12 months

[@redcardinalist]

Ord Mantell! From Swtor! Another great episode! They're too short!