Why Was Rex NEVER Promoted To Commander? 😱

Why was Rex a Captain and not a Commander?
Cuz he has more than enough experience and great leadership skills to be a Commander!
But there was one thing that stood in his way from ranking up.
And that thing is actually Ahsoka Tano!
Yeah!
See, the official hierarchy for the 501st legion was Anakin Skywalker as the general, Ahsoka Tano as commander and right under her is Rex as captain!
And since Ahsoka filled in the spot for commander, Rex couldn’t take that next step!
Until Ahsoka left that spot open!
Cuz in the 7th season of the Clone Wars show, Ahsoka isn’t considered a Jedi which means she couldn’t be part of the Republic military anymore.
And since she wasn’t considered as a leader, Rex finally got promoted and received the rank of Commander until he was demoted and charged for treason for helping Ahsoka escape Order 66!

[@StarWars_TheFan]

“I never liked being a commander much anyway” - Captain Rex

[@luckybaby4061]

​@A_realMC BRUH HE WAS JUST talking about the season 7 ep12 aka last ep . Which was what he say right after jesse 'demoted' him from commander and what this short just say

[@timalsept2854]

Yeah he didn’t I can’t believe they didn’t mention that

[@arcann3751]

I was about to write that exact same thing :D thank you wise one

[@StarWars_TheFan]

@@arcann3751*takes a bow*

[@redandroyalfilms8019]

I was literally just going to type that

[@goldendiana986]

Rex so lucky that he finally got the rank of Commander unlike Anakin never got rank of Master.

[@syuriychuk3782]

Ironic. Anakin was the one who suggested to promote Rex.

[@goldendiana986]

@@syuriychuk3782 Ironic. He helped Rex to get rank of Commander but not himself.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

To be fair there’s three ghost masters by the time Anakin returns to the light, and two of them were on the Council (the third being too cool for that, and also too cool to show up to the Ewok after party in ROTJ). They’d probably grant him the rank of master, if nothing else just so they don’t have to listen to him whine for all eternity about it.

[@dragun_boss0121]

He killed enough Jedi to the point where he's the only master left💀💀

[@stillmetal760rider5]

LOL

[@binkeenum2862]

“In my book experience outranks everything” Captain Rex

[@user-wo3yk5gd8j]

@@joytoy1978 do you live in another universe? It’s 2008 not 2010

[@c-eb3634]

A bit weird coming from the guy that's younger than children

[@DankestSupply]

@@joytoy1978That makes it even more credible and legendary

[@Zmargo702]

@@user-wo3yk5gd8jdude wasnt off by much lmao relax

[@jimmyc2223]

Fun fact: Experience out perform rank was actually happened several times irl.

[@lucasthedemonrex1606]

He was a Commander and captain

[@mattheweaton9111]

No such thing.

[@rowdyverboven9286]

Appo was captain after rex become commander

[@ReasonableColt]

He became commander in s7 so not both no more

[@matthewxd5063]

You can’t really be both, you can only be one rank.

[@samfire3067]

WAIT until You play Skyrim ​@@matthewxd5063

[@BigNick563]

Such a weird rule when the Coruscant Guard had like 3-4 Commanders at once

[@ggCA07]

The 501st had 3 commanders: Ahsoka as Jedi Commander, and Rex and Appo were clone commanders

[@alex.pvsz1727]

There 4 commander in coruscant guard Commander Stone Commander fox ( deceased) Commander thire Commander Thorn ( K.I.A. )

[@mrzirak792]

​@@ggCA07 clone commanders are independent from jedi commanders, and TCW's army structure doesnt make much sense tbh, with all that stuff where 501st Legion use like 1 company with a single captain with no CC being seen anywhere.

[@CecilyThanador]

​@@mrzirak792The 501st is probably the biggest offender in that regard. In general the rank system made a lot more sense in Legends as it included four different commander ranks as well as the rank of major. There's also the funny tidbit in Legends at least that Cody outranked Anakin.

[@mattheweaton9111]

The Couriscaunt guard was a corps. That’s 36,864 not a legion who has 9,216. Fox was the marshal commander of the gaurd.

[@CT_Rex_Fett]

Because. "I Never Liked Being A Commander Anyway"

[@Jango_Fett22]

Rex you can’t have fett in your name

[@DARTHBLUNT713]

Yes he can

[@CT_Rex_Fett]

@@Jango_Fett22 You Not My Dad. Oh Wait

[@Jango_Fett22]

@@CT_Rex_Fett yeah Rex you have my dna

[@CT_Rex_Fett]

@@Jango_Fett22 And So I Get Your Last Name

[@FallenJedi66]

"Ahsoka Tano. I fought by her side from the Battle of Christophsis to the Siege of Mandalore, and a friend of hers is a friend of mine," said by the one and only Captain Rex, who served under the command of Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Commander of the 501st Clone Legion.

[@Creed034]

And she was a good friend

[@thalmoragent9344]

Precisely

[@dexter2898]

"Luke, did I ever tell you​ about Ashoka Tano?" @@Creed034

[@hunterwilson6703]

Don’t forget the 212 attack battalion

[@lashedandscorned]

​@@dexter2898💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@mrbonjangle]

You’re not “demoted” when you get charged with treason. You’re stripped of all rank.

[@thelseemsus6020]

yeah normally that is the case.

[@0_Aconite_0]

demoted to civilian XD

[@Taxevader-gk9ms]

@@0_Aconite_0 uh when you commit treason you go a little lower than that either prisoner or corpse

[@azzythechristianfurry]

He wasn’t demoted. Jesse never signed the paperwork, after all. Plus there are no witnesses to say he committed treason.

[@thesnackbandit]

​@@0_Aconite_0In modu military structures, a civilian is typically the highest rank possible. Indeed, militaries exist to serve civilians.

[@JamesMiller-lb3sk]

The fact that Rex helped Asoka escape Order 66 poves he was great friends with her

[@ImperialCody446]

Indeed.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

He had his inhibitor chip removed.

[@Bramswarr]

​@@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 after resisting as much as he could possibly manage

[@thesithofearth3617]

​@Bramswarr for a couple seconds

[@AdrianGarcia-wz7kd]

Loyalty means everything to clones.

[@Littel_duckling]

Appo-left the chat

[@JohnLover1179]

Appo was a sergeant until around Order 66

[@Littel_duckling]

Oh ok

[@ggCA07]

@@JohnLover1179no he wasn’t. why would he rank down that low? plus, a sergeant can’t lead the entire contingent that’s with Anakin on Coruscant.

[@mrzirak792]

​@@JohnLover1179 Appo most likely always was intented to be 501st Commander since he's Commander of 501st during Episode 3, he's seen in movie, and stated in novels and comics as 501st's Clone Commander.

[@JohnLover1179]

@@ggCA07 “until around Order 66”, he was promoted sometime before that

[@gustavserrander9268]

There were also other commanders in the 501st commander Appo coms to mind since as a clone regiment the 501st (even though it is called a legion) has 4 clone battalions in it each one with its own commander. Captain Rex was technically in charge of Torrent company the reason why he's "in charge" of the entire 501st is because Rex was Anakin's clone liason.

[@timalsept2854]

Appo wasn’t promoted until the Siege of Mandalore when they divided the 501st. He was promoted the same time as Rex

[@celery_plate]

congratulations you have been promoted!! 😮 you are now one of my elite employeeees 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@waveburner1254]

I thought it was because a Captain stays in battle with his men whereas a Commander oversees the action while participating less in it. As Rex once said "I'm always first, Kid"

[@randomolisher]

Commander Cody would like a word

[@crisscord8711]

It was because of that! He felt that as a Captain, he could be more involved in the front with his men, video friend absolutely forgot about commander Appo, there were multiple commanders for a single legion, Rex REJECTED promotions

[@thatrandomdude-wx5vg]

​​@@crisscord8711appo wasnt a Commander until order 66.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Commander Rex Captain Cody They really don’t roll off the tongue well

[@StarWars_TheFan]

Nope😂

[@jbear9]

I mean it would have been ok and we could have gotten used to it but when they were new and I was like 9 years old I switched them to see how it'd sound and was like yeh ew.

[@gabrieldonohue9075]

They don't they really don't

[@King_Glo1017]

Tbh captain Cody sounds kinda dope

[@jbear9]

@King_Glo1017 still not as good though.

[@Unless-feature]

"Tried for treason" Doesn't even matter because most of the clones were killed before Palpatine considered the Empire

[@DarthMomo]

Problem. Barriss was a commander. Commander gree

[@realbluestar2846]

Commander Gree was Yoda’s in Kashyyyk tho. I don’t think he was specifically assigned to Luminara. (I could be wrong but that’s what I can think of)

[@huntersykes377]

⁠​⁠@@realbluestar2846luminara was on kashyyyk with yoda tho

[@realbluestar2846]

@@huntersykes377 truth. But barris was already out. So a bit inconsistent indeed.

[@eljusticiero978]

​​@@realbluestar2846 No inconsistency there. Yoda didn't have a legion nor a clone commander assigned to him. However, Luminara had the 41st and Commander Gree from day one. At the beginning of the war, both Gree and Barris were commanded by Luminara, though, I'd swear Barris was never called commander on screen, Gree surely was, even when Barris was still there as Luminara's padawan Still, the info from this video is kind of wrong. Formally, Rex was Torrent Battalion's captain, not 501st's, though he acted as so

[@u_man6064]

Then she got arrested and was not a jedi anymore

[@gavinlopez7302]

That whole line about ‘oh your demoted for treason’ feels like a last minute retcon to help pick up rebels’ slack Like if you were charged with treason you’d be dishonorably discharged, not demoted

[@DarthNih1lus57]

He was promoted to commander at the end of the war

[@Noacon]

I'm pretty sure that this information is wrong. There is only one General (Anakin), one Commander (Ahsoka), but multiple captains as captains were the leaders of companies and obviously you will have many companies within one Legion. For example, Rex led the Torrent Company.

[@ggCA07]

yes this person doesn’t know how military structures work. he’s yapping because he wants to

[@mrzirak792]

​@@ggCA07 TCW creators had no idea how military structure works either. Apparently Legion HAVE to include CLONE Commander, CCs are around since AOTC, it would make 0 sense if 501st had no commander for whole war. My theory is that Commander Appo from ROTS was always intentend to be 501st Commander for whole war just like Gree, Neyo, Cody, Bacara and Bly, but here comes TCW that mess everything up and have captain and a single company wandering around galaxy without commander.

[@CecilyThanador]

​@@mrzirak792 On top of that there's also no equivalent of a major in charge of several companies. The 501st should have had dozens of captains (depending on how many troopers anything from 50 to 100).

[@timalsept2854]

He was Captain over the 501st and we never see a clone at the same rank until him and Appo are promoted to Commander

[@blackstream8666]

@@timalsept2854 it doesn`t work like that. In our world a Captain leads a company, about 150-200 soldiers in general. A Legion is the SW pendant to our worlds brigade, which numbers at about 5000 troops, lead by a Brigadier General. Now, even if the SW Captain is the pendant to our worlds Brigadier General and thus leads a legion, as you suggest, then who leads companys?In fact, Rex is shown as the leader of „Torrent Company“. However, there is next to no sense in SW military structuring. Every „explanation video“ makes it worse. Just dońt look for sense in military fiction like SW is.

[@blakedeslauriers5193]

Initially he was in charge of torrent company, Captains lead company's, it's a unit structure thing taken out of context by the creators.

[@dhorn4005]

Never understood the ranks in the Grand Army anyway... I mean; Anakin leads the Legion; witch are 12000 clones; divided in 3 divisions of 4000 each... Under him, there was Ashoka; who would lead some of the divisions if separated from Anakin (best example, Siege of Mandalore) and inmediatelly after her; there would be Rex; who would serve as second in command of either Anakin or Ashoka or lead the rest of the 501 who where not under the direct control of the two jedis... but then he was directtly on comand of Torrent Company... what?? It's a mess. As I see it; each division should have a comanding officer (a captain, maybe? Maybe liutenant; but I don't recall any clone beenrefered as one in the series... in fact, below captain I only recall the grade 'sargeant') so logically, Rex should be the Captain of one of thoose three divisions; and alongside two other captains, form the superior officers of the Legion; all under the Commander (Ashoka) who serves as the aid of the General... but then, where are the other two captains?? You could argue that they exist; but Rex been the senior officer, has direct contact with the general and late relees the order to his two peers; and because of seniroritty, in the absence of the jedis; he acts as the de-facto comanding officer of the whole legion... but then what about Cody?? He is a commander and he commands the 7th Sky Corps witch consists in 38000 men!! I mean, is the 7th divided into 3.1 legions each of them with their own commander? It's true that Cody's rank officially is Commander Clone Marshall... so it may be this... but then when Anakin was still a padawan under Kenobi and therefore a commander... he would outrank Cody? Or he simply would be a commander leading a legion under both Kenobi and Cody? XDDD It's everything a little mess... yes, I know; it's everything dummed down causekids are not gonna be triying to understand the chain of command and so allways the jedis basically outrank any other officers in the field... but at the end of the day; it makes the feel that the supposedlly massive Grand Army are just a couple of hundred dudes with a handfull of officers and very little structure... In any case; Captain, Commander or whatever; Rex filled the same role of de-facto clone leader of the 501 throgout all the war

[@NRGEngineer]

Demoted AND charged with treason. I feel like one of those makes the other redundant 😂

[@gavinlopez7302]

Yeah, that whole thing didn’t really make sense. You wouldn’t go back to commander after committing treason, you would be discharged

[@9.5.9.5]

​@@gavinlopez7302That is done in real life too. Probably so you don't get the honor of being discharged as a commander etc

[@NRGEngineer]

@@9.5.9.5I feel like getting discharged as a Commander would stain your honor more though. Cos you’ve been trusted with power and betrayed that trust.

[@user-hp5on5lu8c]

Commander Appo

[@thefussyrogue6300]

He was not a commander from the beginning he was a Sergeant during Umbara

[@thefussyrogue6300]

@@ApacheKidd Appo was the commander for the Battle of Coruscant and Operation Knightfall leading the 501st on Coruscant while Rex was promoted to lead the 332nd Division

[@cbfwebs]

Appo was corrupted.

[@StephenHenryIV]

The actual reason is Dave doesn’t understand military rank and thought Captain sounded cooler without really thinking about the repercussions. Commander Gree was a Commander under General Luminara and Commander Barris.

[@imperialesoberkommando]

This would actually not be that big of a problem if the show would portray "captain" Rex as a leader of a smaller (maybe more elite) unit or/and as a well trusted member of the command staff of Anakin or/and Ahsoka. But as we also never see any other commanders of the 501st Legion's sub units everything just falls apart. Sadly one more thing where The Clone Wars just does not hold up.

[@bangladeshi8645]

As a kid it confused me so much because I basically grew up thinking that commander was higher than captain and I felt so dumb when I got corrected

[@TheTrueNicklose]

​@@bangladeshi8645 It is higher.

[@SURGEONAA2]

@@TheTrueNickloseyeah, commander is higher than captain in the Star Wars universe, at least for the clone army. In real life a captain is a higher rank than commander in the US Navy

[@cmvp496]

@@TheTrueNickloseI’m gonna be a nerd here but oh well. Since the only branch of the military with “commander” as a rank is the navy I’ll be using their ranking system. From lowest to highest rank, there is: ensign, lieutenant jr grade, lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, captain, rear admiral lower half, rear admiral upper half, vice admiral, admiral. The only way commander outranks captain is if the captain is part of the army, marines or Air Force, where captain is the third lowest rank.

[@Shadowgod1000]

The real question is, how much experience did he have before Ahsoka joined up with Anakin?

[@alphagamer9505]

A couple battles perhaps Still more than Ashoka

[@Shadowgod1000]

@@alphagamer9505 I think part of the other issue is Anakin and Rex really preferred working together, so Rex was okay with not being promoted in order to continue to serve with Anakin.

[@eljusticiero978]

​@@alphagamer9505He had 10 years of dril experience, and fought in Geonosis. Quite more experienced than Tano

[@mattheweaton9111]

6 months of war

[@Shadowgod1000]

@@mattheweaton9111 Fair.

[@Zephrixv]

"You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of Commander." - The Commander Council

[@kian-ganji]

You forgot admiral yularen It's anakin

[@CecilyThanador]

Yularen is an admiral and part of the Republic Navy which is a distinct branch so he has no saying when it comes to ground forces.

[@mattheweaton9111]

No it’s Anikan, admiral, ahsoka, senior clone commander. Then all the battalion commanders, then the company captains. Like Rex.

[@CamilomboNPC]

Between seasons 6 and 7, when Ahsoka was not there, Rex rejected the position and the commander was appo

[@hodakbogdan]

No, it's not the reason. Commander of 501 was Appo, who made it from sergeant faster then Rex. Besides, Rex was commander of 332 division, not 501 Legion. In old canon there were also such commanders of 501 as Vill, who had been COMMANDER at the same time as Appo was COMMANDER (comics series "Dark times" / "Blue harvest") and Bow, who took role of Appo, but due to Bow's blue markings and rank of COMMANDER in comic "Tyrant Fist" he also was commander by the time Vill was still alive. And Vill had died before Appo, yet when Vill died, he was no longer using blue paintjob for his phase 2 armor. That is possible since 501 LEGION consisted of different regiments like corps. Beside of those 3 guys, there also was commander Voca, who appears to be commander of Clone Commandos. And that is technically possible, cause commandos were using same hierarchy for their units, but with lesser body count. All survived Commandos, who didn't deserted, were reorganized and "Squad 40" (my guess it's a water egg and node to "Operation 40") was attached to "Vader's Fist" - 501 Legion. So we established that there were multiple units in same legion and they had been run by clone commanders. Now to the part where Ahsoka is a commander, so Rex can't be. Don't want to be rude, but it's... false to say the least. Rex commands "Torrent" company. Companies are run by clone captians, the lowest unit that is run by commander is battalion. But does jedi padawan counts as clone commander due to the rank? Well it's auther would read comics where you can see generic clone commander in Phase 1 armour like on Geonosis (probably Cody in early days, but in Wookiepedia marked as "Unidentified clone trooper commander (Zaadja)"), who serves under Obi-Wan at the same time as Anakin is still a padawan (comics "Republic 67"). But ok, old canon you say. Fine. "The clone wars" 2008 series, season 2, episode 6, droid factory on Geonosis during second campaign on it. Commander Gree serves alongside with padawan Barriss Offee under master Luminara. My theory is that since Anakin divided 501 and moved a lot of officers to 332, it created a gap in 501 command. Jessy was promoted to ARC, leaving spot for lieutenant some time prior siege of Mandalor. Vaughn was probably lieutenant in some other platoon of "Torrent"company or could be even captain of another company already by that time, so they needed someone new. Appo was already serving in "Torrent" company as sergeant and could take Jessy's place. Then since Rex become commander, spot for captain become vacant and my guess is that he could have promoted Vaughn if he wasn't captain in another company. One way or another, there was really a lot of space in officers ranks in 501 after it was divided. Ok, we ged it, how Appo could have reach Rex's position, but why Rex wasn't commander of 501 and Appo easily become such? That's the good question would answer. 501 commander in charge of Rex could have died in Coruscant battle that Anakin and Obi-Wan arrived with their troops. That's what Filony should have shown or explain since he was the one, who demoted Appo to sergeant in 2011, just to make cool node to Avatar series. But nooooo, not a single explanation, yet the guy had some fun. Just like they never explained why Rex's number is "CT", not "CC". Best of luck becoming captain with no officers training on Kamino. Thank God for another incompetent KZbin Short!

[@shaunpoland5656]

have you ever gone outside?

[@SURGEONAA2]

@@shaunpoland5656have you ever touched a woman?

[@hodakbogdan]

@@shaunpoland5656 I live in Ukraine. It's dangerous outside of the apparent. Explosive shit falls down from the sky. 🙃

[@hodakbogdan]

@@shaunpoland5656 No. And why?

[@shaunpoland5656]

@@hodakbogdan just wondering

[@Tam4iAngel]

the thing i love about Rex is that all the other clones consider him the highest rank and authority among them regardless of what is actual rank is. We see this in both Rebels and the Bad Batch when he is always the leader of the clones even when there are clone commanders around (like Wolffie). "In my book experience outranks everything" Rex

[@cbfwebs]

Yeah but the glaring plot hole is he was not promoted to Commander when Ahsoka left the Order. Only when she returned with whereabouts of Maul a lot later and the plot needed a battalion to track him down while Episode 3 happened did Rex actually get promoted. So the delay is not explained except for Maguffin plot device.

[@gregfish538]

Commander Rank < Captain sounding better as a name

[@alexanderhedglin337]

Second battle of Geonosis,Barris was a commander, along with commander gree.

[@Shadow_Symphony]

“You’re in this legion, but we do not grant you the rank of commander”

[@_CC-3636]

What about Christophsis? Rex was in the 501st before Ahsoka came on Christopsis. Why wasn't he a commander then?

[@valli4913]

Obviously since it was the start of the Clone Wars, he didn't have the experience to rank then. Clones were given initial ranks through both predictive trials on Kamino and then Geonosis survivors had major boosts. However, Christopsis was chronologically right after Attack of the Clones and Geonosis, so Rex's rank was pinned by Ahsoka from the start. I don't think there was an initial commander for the 501st. If there was, he had to have died in the tremendous losses on Geonosis or Christopsis. Rex must've been about to be the company commander when Ahsoka came in.

[@JetTheBaron]

@@valli4913 Commander Appo exists. He was the 501st Commander during Order 66 and Operation Knightfall. I assume he was promoted around the time Rex became the Commander of the 332nd.

[@valli4913]

@JetTheBaron I know, but my point is that there were only necessary appointments to certain ranks directly after Geonosis. My theory is that Rex hadn't made the cut yet, and as a frequent team with General Skywalker and Commander Tano, he wasn't able to rank up because there was no immediate need. That's just a thought though.

[@jacklyncraywood]

I feel bad for him, we all have things we’ve done that we aren’t proud of. He deserves the best, and the most support.

[@Bigjdog0335]

But the empire didn’t know that they think he died a commander

[@user-zn3jl3xs4r]

“I’ve won, but at what cost?”-Rex

[@mattkelly6226]

Except this is wrong lol. Rex was a captain and a leasion which bypassed standard protolcol. You also never see the FULL 501st legion only Rex's company

[@eljusticiero978]

Finally, someone who knows the truth

[@CommanderSummit]

Exactly, not to mention in legends there were several 501st commanders assigned to the other Battalions/Regiments/the Legion itself. This video is just confusing people lmao.

[@zombieboiz64]

There was more than just torrent company on Umbara…Rex still led them all

[@JetTheBaron]

I assume Torrent Company (Rex) integrated into the 332nd.

[@liams3501]

Read this it makes sense of everything whilst adhering to ranking structure

[@oasisgamingtv1571]

“You are on this 501st legion but we do not grant you the rank of Commander”

[@oldylad]

Which is why OG canon makes more sense. Most clones hated the Jedi because what the fuck do these monks know about leading an army? The clones (and specifically ARCs and commanders) were literally bred for this

[@KarstenTheusch]

Because he said and I quote “ I never liked being commander much anyway"

[@jacobRodriguez-cx4xx]

Rex on top

[@FloridaMan5363]

Jango fett on top

[@PatoChu]

The way you edited the video was amazing. That part where you revealed "Ahsoka Tano" while she just heroically appeared was so epic lol

[@puppetshack4931]

Love the lightsaber circle move Ahsoka did on her live action series first episode.

[@user-hp8xo6mq4i]

Garp: THATS MY BOY

[@Nikolai1939]

When a child soldier prevents you from getting your promotion

[@igMac97]

Rex never cared about ranks anyway. “In my book, experience outranks everything.”

[@liam4295]

there are actually multiple commanders within the 501st (Legends) But I’d say the most fluid explanation is that Rex lead torrent company which was almost always accompanied by Anakin and Ahsoka eliminating the need for Rex to be a commander. Also Commanders don’t often lead their men into battle, opting for a tactical position behind friendly lines where they can asses the whole battle from afar which clearly isn’t Rex’s style.

[@TheRealAnakinSkywalker66]

Rex with the visor looks badass

[@siphon1211]

"You are in this legion but we do not grant you the rank of commander"

[@cadekuster1301]

In my mind, Rex was always a commander, just without the title. He commanded the respect of other clone commanders, as well as many Jedi generals. His troopers were loyal to him, and everything he did was in an effort to protect his men and get the job done. A commander in everything but name 🫡

[@For_Sparta3]

Bro that AHHHHH when the sand thing came up 😂 Also you should name the nekko Adler or John

[@rezaganjizadeh4263]

Rex be like: "But I just got promoted!!"

[@gladesucks7907]

“You are in the 501st, but we do not grant you the rank of commander” “What? This is outrageous”

[@MultiCamOrange]

"You are in the 501st, but we do not grant you the rank of commander." "Well, I'm tired of being a commander anyway." 🎉😂

[@WolfeSaber9933]

There was Gree, a commander for Luminar's group, yet there was Bariss.

[@austink4712]

Rex is a commander. He was promoted right before the end of the republic to lead the siege of mandalore

[@kevinbauer2187]

Imagine being a natural flex Support, switching roles and still outperforming the considered best natural main support. Violet is a goat

[@gunnerdown]

…huh????

[@epykness]

gar: we do not grant you the rank of commander captain rex: :)

[@AdrianSoleOG]

In another timeline far far away… Anakin achieves the rank of Master, Ahsoka achieves the rank of Jedi, and Rex achieves the rank of Commander… then they all defeat Emperor Palpatine and live happily ever after, The End.

[@the_Dos__]

Rex with a sunvisor looks badass

[@PromethiaSHADOW]

Rex was operating as the executive officer for the 501st before he even got the rank of captain lol. But he never complained and always got the job done

[@Octanbuilder]

Rex finally got that promotion and then Asoka pulled up like, hey wanna get outa this place.

[@christian.carbone0768]

Jesse a lieutenant demoting Rex a commander Jesse: 🗿

[@derptomistic]

"You are charged with treason against the Republic. This crime is punishable by death... Also you've been demoted and will lose one star on your name tag for doing a no-no." Palpatine probably

[@icrywhenisleep2130]

I think Rex wasn't demoted officially as Jesse died along with the rest of the clones on the ship which is why Rex isn't seen as a traitor to the empire during rebels tv show

[@Wraith3100]

The treason should be a movie. Disney wake up

[@SlashCraftJack]

During Rex's promotion to Commander of the new 332nd Legion (with Vaughn as Captain), Lutinant Appo was also promoted to Commander of the 501st and was there with Ankakin/Vader during the raid on the Jedi Temple

[@Atumnalata123]

Palpatine: execute order 66. Rex: nuh uh

[@shadowcastyt]

He did execute order 66, Ahsoka just ended up removing his inhibitor chip afterward

[@pablomanuelescolar685]

Fun cannon and legend fact, the Third Army Sector is lead by Obi Wan and Marshalm commander Cody, and the 501st led by Rex, Ashoka and Anakin are apart of that sector army, meaning cody is technically Anakin's and Ashoka's commanding officer.

[@oscarvarela9834]

Honestly, that part of 1 general having only 1 commander doesn't have sense when you read how both star wars and real life squadrons work

[@LanceLee-dh5pc]

Anakin definitely knew about this but wanted to troll him so he didn't promote him until it was absolutely necessary

[@The_Burrito]

...Rex WAS promoted to commander.

[@thomaskrupa2004]

He was technically a commander

[@prashantsarkar821]

Appo was commander of the 501st. Rex was a captain alongside several other captains in the 501st Legion.

[@John-bw1gm]

I’m so glad for captain Vaughn he is one of my favourite clones

[@elansleazebaggano429]

“She wasn’t a Jedi so she couldn’t serve in the military” *Tarkin and Yularin have left the chat*

[@Jokerprime_siuu]

They are Naval Officers, completely apart from ground military.

[@halosnakem6g28]

“Sit down rex we do not grant you the rank of commander.”

[@josemx4lif3]

It feels like I’m playing Ghost Recon again when I go against the automatons, always surprise attacking them and using stealth to sneak past patrols 😂 *FOR SUPER EARTH*

[@The1AndOnlySuperNova]

When helping ahsoka escape Jesse said “commander Rex your under arrest” or something

[@Justin_Riddle]

Probably the same reason why Maverick from Top Gun was never promoted to Admiral and stayed as Captain

[@user-xg6nn2qs3f]

HES A COMMANDER IN MY BOOK

[@LeoonFerrara]

In a legion there are 1 senior commander 4 regimental commanders and 16 battalion commanders

[@chase1146]

“Why was Rex NEVER promoted” proceeds to explain how he was promoted

[@TheNewSoda]

You're in this army but we do not Grant you the rank of Commander

[@thesupremesoloest5489]

Funny how an inferior officer said his commander was demoted

[@wesleyjohnson2861]

And you also see how Cody sees rex as an equal despite out ranking him.

[@SknullMeister]

I like to believe being called a Captain was merely apart of his nickname.

[@CloneCommander5929]

You can't "become" a commander, you're are assigned a role before training. Disney ruined the Star Wars cannon.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

Not until the Battle of Mandalore.

[@thepeskyone]

You betrayed us?? You're demoted back to captain.

[@chrisespinosa6875]

“Why was Rex never promoted to commander” “Rex finally got promoted to commander” Bro make up your mind

[@bubblegum7661]

bro highlighted "never" in the title right after claiming he was promoted to commander

[@spikefoxed]

Also the writers decided Captain sounded better for Rex than Commander

[@mastrorick]

Imagone training for a decade since birth only to be told that a teenager magic girl will always be your superior

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

Pretty sure they’d knock his rank down a lot more than one peg for betraying the Emperor…

[@brianboardwell1986]

Rex was Commander for not even 5 days before being demoted lol

[@CaptainFordoIsTheChosenOne]

I love how he only got demoted a rank for that

[@TheNewOrder-DaysOfConflict]

Alternarive Rex: this is ourageous, how can't I be a Commander

[@user-zn8ip3td1i]

That's why i love rex more than anything in starwars universe