That should be bad enough to exclude Crosshair from any sort of redemption, but when you add up his actions towards the Batch, his former “family,” and the fact that he purposely targeted Omega over the rest of the Batch in Episode 8, “Reunion,” when he encountered the Batch, then you begin to wonder why he should be offered any form of absolution.Īdditionally, Crosshair has now been willingly allying himself with the Empire for who knows how long.Īssuming he wasn’t lying when he told Hunter and the Batch that his inhibitor chip had been removed a while ago, Crosshair has committed some pretty bad deeds on his own accord during the first season of the show.Ĭrosshair hasn’t exactly shown any remorse for his actions, either. The one trooper who refused to listen to Crosshair’s orders? He gets shot and killed by Crosshair.Įven though Crosshair likely still had his inhibitor chip activated at this time, that’s not an excuse for ordering the murder of refugees, executing your own soldiers, and shooting someone who has already surrendered. Then he commands his troopers to kill the refugees - innocent and unarmed civilians, mind you - and they comply. Not only has he hunted down and attempted to kill his former squadmates, but he shot and killed a captured rebel fighter even after they had surrendered. Inhibitor chip or not, Crosshair has done some pretty heinous things since refusing to join the rest of the Batch as they defected from the Empire. Whether it’s through a heroic sacrifice to save one of the members of the Batch or through the empathy of Omega or Hunter offering him a second (technically third) chance to join them and defect from the Empire, Crosshair is in prime position to have a moment of atonement in the season finale.īut think back to what Crosshair has done this season, and you may see why I’m in favor of denying him that redemption. Is Crosshair beyond redemption?Īs part two of the season 1 finale of The Bad Batch nears, I can’t help but shake the feeling that Crosshair - this season’s emotional antagonist set against the backdrop of the ultimate villain, the Empire itself - is going to be offered a redemptive arc in the final episode. For a franchise in need of some shaking up after the end of the Skywalker saga, breaking their traditional mold of allowing a villain to have a “hero moment” via a heroic sacrifice at the end of their story is a good way to start. Not everyone deserves redemption, though, and Star Wars has had plenty throughout the years. The redemption arc of Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the most compelling parts of that series and one of the biggest reasons why I adore that show. I love seeing a flawed individual overcome their mistakes and bad decisions and learn to better themselves by putting others first and learning very hard lessons along the way.

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