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Tup: Physically, yes, I could fight a bird. But emotionally? Imagine the toll.

Hunter: There are seven chairs and ten kids. What do you do?

Echo: Have everyone stand.

Tech: Bring three more chairs!

Wrecker: The most important ones can sit down.

Crosshair : Kill three.

Hunter: Why isn’t the statue smirking at me?

Echo: It isn’t smirking at anyone, they’re all just imagining it.

Hunter: Three of us saw it, Echo. How do you explain that?

Echo: *points at Tech* Sleep deprivation. *points at Wrecker* Paranoia. *points at Crosshair * Delusional personality disorder.

Hunter: I��m an idiot.

Echo:

Tech:

Wrecker:

Crosshair :

Hunter:

Echo: If you’re waiting for us to disagree, this is going to be a long day.

Hunter: What did you guys get in your yearbook?

Echo: 'Prettiest Smile'

Tech: 'Nicest Personality'

Crosshair: 'Most likely to start a bar fight'

Wrecker : 'Least likely to start a bar fight, but most likely to win one'

Hunter: What does 'take out' mean?

Echo: Food.

Tech: Dating

Wrecker: Murder

Crosshair : IT CAN MEAN ALL THREE IF YOU'RE NOT A COWARD.

Tech: We need more help. Maybe I should call my friends.

Echo: ... You're what?

Tech: My friends.

Hunter: Are they saying “friends”?

Wrecker: I think they're being sarcastic.

Crosshair : No, no, no, this is delirium, they've cracked from being awake all night. Hey, Tech! All of your friends are in this room.

Tech: I have other friends! You asked me to make new friends, I made new friends! It was a task. I complete tasks.

Mayday: Crosshair, stop! This isn't you, you've gone mad with power!

Crosshair: Well of course I have.

Crosshair: Have you ever tried going mad without power?

Crosshair: It's boring.

Crosshair: I turned out perfectly fine!

Mayday: Crosshair, this morning you thought a ghost made your toast

Crosshair: I DIDN’T PUT THE BREAD IN! YOU DIDN’T PUT THE BREAD IN!!!

Crosshair: Name a more iconic duo than my crippling fear of abandonment and my anxiety. I'll wait.

Mayday: You and me!!!

Crosshair, tearing up: Okay.

Crosshair: Mayday and I have the kind of easy chemistry where we finish each other's-

Mayday: Sentences.

Crosshair: Don't interrupt me.

Crosshair: English is a difficult language. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.

Mayday: You need to stop.

Nolan addressing the squad: And if you have any suggestions feel free to put them in the suggestion box.

Crosshair: But – that’s just a trash can.

Nolan: It sure is!

Crosshair: If you had to choose between Mayday and all the money I have in my wallet, which would you choose?

Nolan: That depends, how much money are we talking about?

Mayday: Nolan!

Crosshair: 63 cents.

Nolan: I'll take the money.

Mayday: NOLAN!!!

Crosshair: Dandelions symbolize everything I want to be in life

Tech: Fluffy and dead with a gust of wind?

Crosshair: Unapologetic. Hard to kill. Feral, filled with sunlight, bright, beautiful in a way that the conventional and controlling hate but cannot ever fully destroy. Stubborn. Happy. Friends with bees. Highly disapproving of lawns. Full of wishes that will be carried far after I die.

Mayday: wow

Crosshair: Would you stab your best friend in the leg for 10 million gold?

Tech: You stab me, and then when my leg gets better, we buy a house.

Mayday: You can stab me too, then we'll have 20 million.

Tech: Good thinking.

Crosshair: So, what, now I’m just supposed to do anything that Tech does? I mean, what if they jumped off a cliff?

Mayday: If Tech were to jump off a cliff, they would’ve done their due diligence regarding the height of the cliff, the depth of the water, and the angle of entry, so yes. If you see Tech jump off a cliff, by all means, jump off a cliff.

Tech: I really like this whole ‘good guy, bad guy’ thing you guys have going on.

Crosshair: It’s not an act, it’s just that I’m mean and Mayday isn’t

Crosshair: Don't worry, I got a plan.

Tech: Alright.

Crosshair: TraitorSayWhat?

Hemlock: Excuse me?

Crosshair: What?

Tech:

Crosshair:

Crosshair: No wait-

Crosshair: *Screams*

Hunter: *Screams louder to assert dominance*

Echo: Should we do something?!

Tech, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

Tech: Did you know you remind me of all 26 letters of the alphabet?

Phee: What?

Tech: like, U R A Q T.

Phee: Awwww!

Phee: You believe me?

Tech: Phee, you’re the last good person on this planet. I‘d believe cartoon birds braided your hair this morning.

Kidnapper: I have your partner.

Tech: What? I don't have a partner...

Kidnapper: Then who just spit in my face?

Tech: Oh my gosh, you have Phee.

Phee: What the hell were you thinking?

Tech: I heard releasing birds at a wedding is romantic!

Phee: You released OSTRICHES!

Tech: Wait, you like me? For my personality?

Phee: I know, I was surprised too.

Phee: Tech told me that brown is just navy orange, and I have never been more disappointed with something I agree with.

Phee: My future partner must be brave, strong, intelligent, successful and organized.

Tech: *steps on a caterpillar and proceeds to drop to their knees and sob while apologizing profusely*

Phee: That one. I want that one.

Phee: So I was just having a conversation with Tech about Star Wars; particularly, about the choice of architecture. The amount of people who die from falling down bottomless pits is TOO HIGH! Like, who designs architecture like this? Catwalks with no guard rails whatsoever, just zigging and zagging through enormous voids. Giant holes to nowhere!

Tech: It's by design. It's a cleaner look, for a more elegant time.

Phee: Like... who put this hole here???? And why????

Tech: Exhaust?

Phee: Darth Maul falls down a hole, Palpatine falls down a hole, Solo falls down a hole, everyone falls down a hole! Star Wars universe needs OSHA.

Tech: Luke falls down a hole, Boba Fett falls down a hole…

Phee: Yes, yes, I forgot about those! R2-D2 falls down a hole in the Millenium Falcon after he fixes the hyperdrive.

Tech: We're onto something here!

Phee: Obi-Wan almost falls down a hole.

Tech: C-3PO falls off the barge into the sand. Pretty close to falling down a hole.

Phee: His lightsaber does though.

*Tech thinks hard about what other Star Wars Characters fall down holes*

Phee: What if the hole is symbolic? The hole represents the dark side.

Tech: Nah, doesn't work. Luke chooses to fall down the hole instead of joining Vader/The Dark Side.

Phee: Fair point.

Phee: Did you buy eggs like I asked?

Tech: Even better!

Phee: What did you-

Tech: *holding up a chicken* Her name is Fluffy.

Tech: What’s your favorite color?

Phee: Stop asking stupid questions. Ask me something logical and mature.

Tech: How many moles of sodium bicarbonate are needed to neutralize 0.8ml of sulfuric acid at STP?

Phee: My favorite color is pink.

Tech: Okay, I’m going to get the wedding cake.

Phee : Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.

Tech: ...

Tech: You mean ring bearER, right?

Phee : ...

Tech: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.

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Hunter: What’s up with Tech ? They’ve been laying on the floor for like….an hour now?

Crosshair: They're just a little overwhelmed.

Hunter: Why?

Crosshair: Echo smiled at them.

Echo, in a room with Crosshair, Tech, and Omega: It’s calm in here.

Echo: It scares me…

Tech : Omega, keep an eye on Echo today. They're going to say something to the wrong person and get punched.

Omega: Sure, I'd love to see Echo getting punched.

Crosshair: Try again.

Omega, sighing: I will try to stop Echo from getting punched.

Tech : Echo, we're hungry!

Omega: Echo! What's for dinner?

Crosshair: We're hungry, Echo!

Echo, frying a bottle of ketchup over the stove: *screams*

Echo: *tapping fingers on table*

Crosshair: *taps fingers back furiously*

Tech : …What’s going on?

Omega: Morse code. They’re talking.

Echo: -.-- ..- .-. / - …. . / -.-. ..- - . … -

Crosshair: *slams hands on table* YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Omega: If you got arrested what would be the charges?

Hunter: Theft.

Echo: Disturbing the peace.

Crosshair: Aggravated assault.

Wrecker: Arson.

Tech : All of the above. In that order, probably.

Wrecker: Dumbest scar stories, go!

Hunter: I burned my tongue once drinking tea.

Tech : I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and it burned.

Crosshair: I have a piece of graphite in my leg for accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade.

Echo: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it in my hand and I got a really bad burn.

Omega: I have emotional scars.

Omega: Well, aren’t you all a rag-tag group of adventurers with unclear goals and good hearts! Oh, let me guess: you’re out to save the world!

Crosshair: Well, actually, that sounds like a pretty fair assessment.

Hunter: More or less, I guess...

Wrecker: That sounds awesome! Let’s do that!

Echo: I’m new here, but I am open to the concept.

Tech: I thought that’s what we were doing, guys, come on!

*The Squad is on the bus, and a child is crying*

Hunter: *rolls eyes to the sky*

Omega: *makes funny faces to get them to stop*

Echo: *puts their earphones on*

Wrecker: *doesn't mind, doesn't bother*

Lizzie: *is the reason they're crying*

Tech : *glares at them because they can't think now*

Omega: Between Tech , Hunter, Crosshair, and Echo -- if you had to -- who would you punch?

Wrecker: No one! They're my friends. I wouldn't punch any of them.

Omega: Crosshair?

Wrecker: Yeah, but I don't know why.

Tech: *dies*

Crosshair: Timer starts now! When are they coming back? I say two months!

Echo: nonsense. One month.

Hunter: Nah, half a month.

Wrecker, sobbing: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TECH JUST DIED!

Omega, scratching chin in thought: One week.

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Echo: You kidnapped Hunter? That’s illegal!

Hemlock: But Echo, what’s more illegal? Briefly inconveniencing Hunter, or destroying my dreams?

Echo: Kidnapping Hunter, Hemlock!!!

Hemlock: Echo, listen, whatever I may think of you right now- these guys are counting on you to inspire them!

Echo: What, to kidnap people?!?!

Hemlock: To work together!

Echo: TO KIDNAP PEOPLE?!?!?!?!

Echo: *to Hunter* Are we really going to let Hemlock keep Crosshair?

Hemlock: I kept Tech.

Lizzie: You're the love of my life and my best friend, I would do anything for you.

Fives: I want you to eat three meals a day and have a decent sleep schedule.

Lizzie: Absolutely not.

Omega: Please, I'm begging you to go to a doctor.

Echo: I'm sorry is this OUR stab wound? Stay out of it.

Kix: You often use humor to deflect trauma

Fives: Thank you

KIx: I didn't say that was a good thing

Fives: What I'm hearing is, you think I'm funny

Fives: Tup, I'm sad.

Tup: *Holds out arms for a hug* It’s going to be okay.

Dogma: Echo, I'm sad.

Echo, nodding: mood.

Hemlock: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I’ve killed anybody. I’m not an arsonist. I’ve never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground.

Lizzie: Okay, that's really specific, and that makes me think that you definitely did do that.

Hemlock: *Exists*

Lizzie: You dated a Dementor?

Hemlock: *explaining why he experiments on people* So that’s my plan.

Lizzie: Are you alright with constructive criticism? I don’t want to sound mean.

Hemlock: No, go ahead, I want to hear it.

Lizzie: You're a monster! A horrible disgusting monster

Hemlock: That’s not constructive criticism.

Hemlock: I’m going to take you out

Lizzie: Great, it’s a date!

Hemlock: I meant that as a threat.

Lizzie: See you at five!

Hemlock: Okay. I get it. You've had a really hard time lately, you're stressed out, seven people died-

Lizzie: Twelve, actually.

Hemlock: Not the point. Look, they're dead now and really whose fault is that?

Lizzie: Yours!

Hemlock: That's right no one's.

Tech: What’s up guys? I’m back.

Hunter: What the- you can’t be here. You’re dead. I literally saw you die.

Tech: Death is a social construct.

Lizzie: Violence isn't the answer.

Hunter: You’re right.

Lizzie: *sighs in relief*

Hunter: Violence is the question.

Lizzie: What?

Hunter, bolting away: And the answer is yes.

Lizzie, running after them: NO-

Lizzie, threatening the others with a paintball gun: Listen... Life comes at us fast. We don't know what life is gonna give us... And today, it's gonna give you... a paintball!

Lizzie : If I can't cause tiny bits of chaos every day, I think my body will shut down.

Phee: I keep a picture of all of us in my wallet. Whenever I face difficulties, I take it out and stare at the picture.

The Squad: Awwww-

Phee: And I tell myself "If I can deal with these idiots, then I can deal with anything."

The Squad: Oh.

Tech: Good night.

Omega: Sleep tight.

Crosshair: Don't let the bedbugs crawl up to your ear and whisper threatening things that make you question yourself.

Echo: Great, now Omega’s crying.

Tech : Why do you act like we’re three year olds?

Echo, exasperated: WHY?!?

Echo points at Crosshair: YOU TRIED TO STEAL A CAR!

Echo points at Omega: YOU NEARLY JUMPED 20 FEET OFF A CLIFF FOR FUN!

Echo points at Tech : AND YOU ATE MULTIPLE DRIED LEAVES AND ROCKS OFF THE GROUND!

Echo: AND YOU ASK ME WHY????

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Hemlock: standing with their back turned: I’ve been expecting you, Omega.

Omega: How did you do that without turning around?

Hemlock: ... To be perfectly honest, the first couple of people I did that to were not you.

Hemlock: Ok, maybe playing ‘whose family is most dysfunctional’ wasn’t the best idea we’ve had. Omega's been crying in the bathroom for an hour. We can’t get them out…

Crosshair: *Gets down on one knee*

Hemlock: Oh my gosh, it’s finally happening.

Crosshair: *Falls over*

Hemlock: The poison is kicking in!

*Omega and Nala-se sitting in jail together*

Nala-se: So who should we call?

Omega: I’d call Crosshair, but I feel safer in jail

Omega: If I die, my funeral is going to be the biggest party ever and you’re all invited

Nala-se: If?

Crosshair: Great, the only party I’ve ever been invited to and they might not even die.

Hemlock: *negotiating with Hunter* We have Omega. Give us ten thousand dollars and they will be returned to you unharmed

Omega: Whoa, whoa, wait, you think I’m only worth ten thousand dollars?

Hemlock:

Omega: MAKE IT ONE MILLION–

Hunter: OMEGA STOP!

Omega: Tonight, one of you will betray us.

Nala-se: Is it me, Omega?

Omega: No, it’s not you.

Crosshair: Is it me, Omega?

Omega: It’s not you either.

Hemlock: Is it me, Omega?

Omega:

Omega, mockingly: Is IT mE Omega?

Omega: Yo, is Hemlock sleeping or dead?

Nala-se: Hopefully dead, I hated their guts.

Crosshair: Yeah, so did I.

Hemlock: Okay first of all-

Omega: I think we're missing something.

Nala-se: Teamwork?

Crosshair: Cohesion?

Hemlock: Morals?

*Omega's helping Nala-se out after they get injured, while the others are watching*

Crosshair: How does Nala-se look?

Hemlock: A little better than you, actually.

Omega: My life isn’t as glamorous as my wanted poster makes it look like.

Omega: Dear friends, your Christmas gift this year… is me. That’s right, another year of friendship. Your membership has been renewed.

Tech: You’ll have a hard time believing this because it never happens, but I made a mistake.

Omega: You wanna see how hardcore I am?

Omega: *punches wall*

Omega:

Omega: Take me to the hospital.

Hunter: So apparently the 'bad vibes' I’ve been feeling are actually severe psychological distress

Omega: I’m going to defeat you with the power of friendship! ... And this knife I found.

Echo: Goodnight moon.

Echo: Goodnight tree.

Echo: Goodnight ghosts that only I can see.

Saw-Gerrera: Some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.

Echo: People are always asking me if I'm a morning person or a night person.

Echo: And I'm just like, 'Buddy! I'm barely even a PERSON!'

Echo: Not trying to brag or anything, but I can wake up without an alarm clock now simply due to my crippling and overwhelming anxiety, so…

Tech: You can de-escalate any situation by simply saying, 'Are we about to kiss?'

Lizzie: Doesn't work for getting out of speeding tickets, by the way.

Rampart: I was born for politics. I have great hair and I love lying

Crosshair: *when he first woke up on mount tantiss* Well, well, well... if it isn’t my old friend the dawning realization that I messed up.

Nala-se: Hunter... How do I begin to explain Hunter?

Omega: Hunter is flawless.

Crosshair: I hear their hair's insured for $10,000.

Tech: I hear they do car commercials... in Japan.

Hemlock: One time they punched me in the face... It was awesome.

Tech: Good responses for being stabbed with a knife?

Omega: Rude.

Hemlock: That’s fair.

Hunter: Not again.

Lizzie: Are you going to want this back?

Echo: I’ve done a lot of dumb stuff.

Hunter: I witnessed the dumb stuff.

Lizzie: I recorded the dumb stuff.

Omega: I joined in on the dumb stuff.

Tech: I TRIED TO STOP YOU FROM DOING THE DUMB STUFF!!!

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Tech: All of your existences are confusing.

The Squad: How so?

Tech: Your presence is annoying, but the thought of anything bad happening to any of you upsets me.

Echo: If I make you breakfast in bed, a simple "thank you" is all I need.

Echo: Not all this "how did you get into my house" business.

Omega: I think my guardian angel is sleeping on the job

Hunter: What can therapy do for me that screaming in my car for 30 minutes can’t?

Hunter: You know what I learned from my friendship with Crosshair?

Wrecker: There's no such thing as too mean?

Echo: Never let your friends know for sure if you like them?

Tech: Always hold a grudge?

Phee : It's pretty cold outside.. wanna hold hands? We should stay close.

Tech, blushing: Okay.

Lizzie : It’s summer.

Lizzie : Do you mind if I slyly mention that you’re single?

Tech: Do not do that.

Lizzie : You won’t even notice!

Phee , entering: Lizzie , you wanted to see me again?

Lizzie : Tech's single

Tech:

Tech: So, what’s Phee 's type?

Lizzie : Brown eyes, kind, oblivious, good sense of humor, turtle lover.

Tech: Sounds kind of like me. Too bad we’re just friends.

Lizzie : Did I mention oblivious?

Tech: Yeah, why?

Lizzie : Okay, just making sure.

Tech: *Kicks the door down looking panicked*

Lizzie: What did you do?

Tech: Nobody died.

Lizzie: WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT?!

Crosshair: Am I going too far?

Tech: No, no, no. You went too far about seven hours ago. Now you're going to prison.

Tech: Here's some advice

Crosshair: I didn't ask for any

Tech: Too bad. I'm stuck here with my thoughts and you're the only one who talks to me

Crosshair: I'm incredibly fast at math.

Tech: Alright, what's 30x17?

Crosshair: 47

Tech: That's not even close.

Crosshair: But it was fast.

Crosshair: This is a mistake

Tech, enthusiastically: A mistake we're going to laugh about one day!

Crosshair: But not today

Tech, still enthusiastic: Oh, no. Today's going to be a mess

Echo: Why are Phee and Tech sitting with their backs to each other?

Crosshair: They had a fight.

Echo: Then why are they holding hands?

Crosshair: They get sad when they fight.

Phee: On the count of three, what's your favorite cake? One, two, three-

Phee and Tech, in unison: Chocolate cake peanut butter frosting with chocolate chunks!

Echo: Our turn, Crosshair! One, two, three- vanilla!

Crosshair, deadpan: I've never had cake, what is cake?

Crosshair: I can explain.

omega: Can you?

Crosshair: If you give me thirty seconds to think of a lie.

Crosshair: *Accidentally hits omega in the face*

Crosshair: *Trying to decide between saying 'I’m sorry' and 'Are you okay'*

Crosshair: ARE YOU SORRY?!

omega: What’s wrong with you?!

Crosshair: It’s dark in here

omega: Don’t worry dude I got this

omega: *Stomps their feet*

omega: *Skechers light up*

Crosshair: I’m gonna need a Kaminoan skull and I can't have you asking any questions why.

omega: Only if you also don't ask why

omega: *Pulls out 7 pristine Kaminoan skulls* Take your pick.

Crosshair:

omega:

Crosshair: This one is fine

Crosshair, in a meeting: My policy is if you see something, say something.

omega: I saw a squirrel in a tree today!

Crosshair, with the tone of someone who is used to omega: Outstanding.

Crosshair: This is what I’m talking about people.

Crosshair: Okay, help me please!

Omega: Got two words for you.

Crosshair: I bet they won't be helpful.

Omega: Your problem.

Crosshair: I was right

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Im trying to prove a point to my mum

Repost if school has caused:

Anxiety Depression Suicidal thoughts Social anxiety Eating disorders Self harm Stress

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Im trying to prove a point to my mum

Repost if school has caused:

Anxiety Depression Suicidal thoughts Social anxiety Eating disorders Self harm Stress

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Rex: So we need credits, but I have a plan. So we’re going to-

Echo: make me dress like a droid and sell me?

Rex:

Rex: I’m sorry, what the actual kriff are you talking about?

Echo:

Rex:

Echo, pleading: get at least 5000 for me this time Rex, I’m begging you.

Rex:

Echo: (sniffles)

Rex: dude, are you okay?

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Wrecker has zero issues with clotheslining a child and I love that

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WHY DO I FIND THIS SO FUNNY 😂

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One of my favorite things I have seen in Bad Batch fan works and headcanons is Omega learning (and repeating) a curse word not from Crosshair, the problem child youngest brother, but from Echo, the responsible mom of the group.

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Idk if anyone ever noticed but Fives throws one of his blasters to one of the rescued clones during the citadel arc

I had to slow it down so you can se it better, but look at him go. Also that other clone is great at catching I probably would have dropped it and got shot while trying to pick it up.

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Hunter: it's a lovely day

Tech: Hunter- I regret to inform you that the marauder has been blown up after Omega tried to make pasta

Hunter: it's a horrible day

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kinda fucked up how the republic funded only a bar for the clones, like the only free option they had for relieving stress was getting hammered at 79’s.

no spa or therapy or equal rights, the republic was just like bottoms up boys

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errrrrrr soooo in a rough draft of the Clone Wars S7 script, Echo was purchased from the Seperatists by the Techno Union.

PURCHASED. as in SOLD by the Seppys and BOUGHT by the Techno Union. not as a pow or slave, as straight up PROPERTY.

and then you remember that in TBB S1 Hunter will SELL Echo…..

(pretending to be a droid, as part of a ruse to get credits…. but still……….)

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Fives: The 'average person has 1 wire' factoid is actually just a statistical error. Fives: The average person has 0 wires. Fives: Wires Georg, who was held by the Techno Union on Skako Minor and is over 70% wires, is an outlier, and should not have been counted. Echo: ... Echo: I will jam my scomp link in your kidney.

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Some Thoughts About Echo

There shouldn't be any depressing headcanons here, don't worry. I just have some thoughts about the way Echo was underused in TBB S1 and why this might be a problem in S2.

One of the things agreed on by fans after S1 was the fact that Echo didn't really do anything. He was just kind of there and didn't really have much importance minus a couple of scenes. And I think the main problem with Echo is that the writers don't have a hard time suggesting things about his character, but they don't take the time to actually go into any depth (this is most likely because of the lack of time in episodes to do this). They sow seeds about Echo but don't let the plants grow if that makes sense.

Echo's PTSD

In episode one, they bring up the idea that Echo has severe PTSD because of what he went through. He is prone to having panic attacks when going through medical procedures, particularly those involving his head.

But get to ep 7 which is entirely dedicated to them going through a medical procedure to get bits of their brain removed? Nothing. There's no time to explore it in the episode so it just gets forgotten about. And Echo's PTSD is never addressed again.

Self-Esteem

Echo's "yeah... lucky me" after Tech brings up the fact that he's "more machine than man" shows that there's some self-esteem issues about his condition. He's still coming to terms with what the Techno Union did to him and he's still trying to process the idea that he's not as "human" as he was.

But they never really explore it past that. Echo even gets sold as a droid, Hunter not even thinking about how that might affect Echo. It's played for laughs but there's the question of how that must have affected Echo mentally. It's never addressed.

The Separatists

We are shown that Echo (understandably) isn't happy with helping a separatist and yet this is once again played for comedy. None of The Batch think to ask whether he's okay or not.

But there's another thing I find interesting. At the end of the ep, Echo tells Avi to "live and fight another day". It almost feels like there's a suggestion there that Echo has put aside his thoughts about the separatists and there's some sort of understanding there. But the actual development bit in the middle is missing? There's nothing really in that episode to indicate that Echo would have had much of a change of heart.

Had they had Echo and Avi sit down and talk, I think that could have helped the narrative. Have Avi explain why he sided the way he did and have Echo discuss what the people Avi sided with did to him.

But that isn't there, so the two key points with Echo are there, but the actual development/arc in the middle is not.

Echo and Rex

Echo's closeness to Rex is shown throughout the show: when he asks Cut about him, when he suggests they listen to Rex about Bracca, when he supports Rex's decision about rescuing Gregor.

They acknowledge Echo and Rex's friendship and loyalty to one another, but when they actually put them together, they have about 3 lines of dialogue and that's it.

Echo and Fives

Actually, this one isn't hinted at. Echo has one line about Fives and it wasn't even a good one. I'm still mad.

Overall Thoughts

All these elements of Echo's character are suggested, the idea is there, but they fail to actually go into any depth about any of it. Like I said, I think episode length is a big hidnerance here. They are acknowledging things about Echo's character but not actually dedicating any time to actually exploring them. It's just kind of left up to the audience to assume stuff. Which can be fine at some level, but we shouldn't be left to assume everything about Echo.

Unfortunately, I'm not entirely confident this problem will have been resolved in S2 but I hope it has.