Disney Plus has released the first trailer forStar Wars: The Bad Batchseason 2.The new trailer features lots of action and the potential return of another character fromThe Clone Warsanimated series.
The new trailer from Disney Plus forStar Wars: The Bad Batchseason 2 opens with Clone Force 99 doing what they do best: fighting for their lives. The voice of Cid (Rhea Perlman) tells them that they can ‘“Buy their freedom,” to whichBad Batchleader Hunter replies, “we’re already free.” Clearly, they are not out of the thick of it yet, as theevil Emperor Palpatinerises from his senate podium, lamenting that it’s time for what he calls “a new era.” The rest ofThe Bad Batchseason 2 trailer features the rogue clone trooper unit fighting their way across the galaxy as they search for new allies in the fight against the Empire.
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One of those new allies is aWookie Jedi Younglingnamed Gungi, who first appeared in theClone Warsanimated series. TheBad Batchseason 2 trailer doesn’t outright confirm that this is Gungi, but the resemblance is uncanny. Gungi first appeared in several episodes ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars,where he was featured as part of a group of Jedi younglings. Gungi and his fellow younglings ventured to the planet Illum with grandmaster Yoda to find kyber crystals for their lightsabers, an old Jedi tradition. Illum was also featured in the video gameJedi: Fallen Orderand canonically the planet was eventually turned into Starkiller Base inThe Force Awakens.Gungi was also featured in a story arc inThe Clone Warswhere he and the other younglings faced off against some pirates with Jedi padawan Ahsoka Tano. He even stood up to the dreaded General Grievous and lived to roar another day.
Considering that there are no Wookie Jedi running around in the originalStar Warstrilogy, things don’t look good for Gungi. Season 1 ofThe Bad Batchfollowed the members of Clone Force 99in the immediate aftermath of order 66, during the fall of the republic and the rise of the Empire.The Bad Batch,unlike their clone counterparts, were able to resist their programming and are now fighting against the empire. This is likely how they will come across Gungi, since he will also be fighting for survival as the empire hunts the remaining Jedi in the galaxy. Season 1 already saw the return of anotherClone Warscharacter, Captain Rex, Anakin Skywalker’s personal clone commander who led the 501st and accompanied Ahsoka Tano on her siege of Mandalore.
While Gungi is a minor character inThe Clone Wars, his return to the small screen confirms thatThe Bad Batchwill continue to feature characters from previousStar Warscontent. TheBad Batchseason 2 trailer was just one of many trailers and sneak peeks revealed duringStar WarsCelebration,the multi-day event celebrating all thingsStar Wars.Fans also got a look at the firsttrailer forStar Wars: Andor,the live-action series following rebel spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna).
While Disney and Lucasfilm have been primarily focusing on their live-action content,The Bad Batchis just one of several animated projects coming to Disney Plus in the near future. This includes a second season for the anthology seriesStar Wars: Visionsas well asStar Wars: Tales of the Jediand the High Republic era kids show,Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.
Star Wars: The Bad Batchseason 2 will premiere exclusively on Disney Plus in the Fall of 2022.
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