#im ashamed of how terrible these pictures came out but i have super shaky hands ;A;

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I don’t know Blackout??? Tell everything?? (Please)

Okay so i spent an HOUR earlier on this post cause i was so excited but tumblr GLITCHED and i lost all of it! but Blackout is worth it cause i love him. i decided to take the time to watch the episode he's in to refresh my thoughts about him too! Also sorry in advance for the terrible photos. I have no idea how to screenshot D*sney+ so I had to take them on my phone ;A;

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So! Blackout doesn't have much info about him because he appeared in one (1) episode of TCW (Season 2 Episode 16 "Cat and Mouse"). He doesn’t even have a canon CC designation which is sad.

The episode follows the 501st and 212th facing Admiral Trench and a Separatist blockade over Christophsis. The blockade is making it impossible to provide relief to Bail Organa and the Republic forces on the planet below.

The 212th and Obi-Wan arrive to assist the 501st, and form a plan to get past the blockade using a prototype stealth cruiser, an IPV-2C Stealth Corvette equipped with an experimental cloaking capability (I believe it's the only ship of its kind during the Clone Wars because it was insanely expensive to build and maintain, but much later Grand Moff Tarkin commissions a vessel with these specs as his personal cruiser).

This ship is crewed by Blackout and the Special Operations squad he commands. Whether his squad is part of the 212th or worked with them just for this mission is unclear (I'd say as specialists they are on-call as needed, similar to the Bad Batch).

Spec Ops Clones specialize in various stealth missions (not to be confused with Covert Ops Clones from legends who basically do the Republic’s dirty work which is a post for another time maybe. Also not to be confused with Shadow Troopers or Republic Commandos who had somewhat similar jobs.) They have advanced gear and kit that enhances their senses (I’m guessing it’s something to do with the blocky parts on the sides of their helmets).

Commander Blackout is shown to be very calm and collected and can take literally any crazy plan that Skywalker comes up with and make it happen. Originally, their mission was to sneak past the blockade to provide relief, but Skywalker ended up going full-offensive - something which Blackout seemed to have predicted would happen. It implies that he’s worked with Skywalker before.

Blackout’s interactions with rookie Spark (CT-1284) show a bit of what his personality is like. He’s a good mentor to a newcomer on a dangerous mission. From his wiki:

Blackout positioned the rookie's station across from his, so that he could keep track of his progress.

He also takes the opportunity to assure Spark that things will be okay when Spark gets nervous, and seems like the steady rock to the morale of his squad, they can count on him to get them through. And like, just look at this quote from his wiki:

He was a stern, yet compassionate commanding officer who took Spark under his wing with a watchful eye.

He shows visible concern for the safety of his men and is relieved when their ship narrowly avoids a spread of laserfire thanks to Anakin and his pilot. He also looks over at Spark to check that he is okay which I think is ridiculously cute. After the mission, Blackout congratulates Spark and offers him a full position on his crew. 

Blackout also has Jaig eyes, which are the stylized markings on his helmet that represent the Mandalorian shriek-hawk. They’re given as a battle honor awarded for bravery. Other clones we see with Jaig eyes are famously Captain Rex as well as Fordo (if you count the 2003 Clone Wars but you can pry Fordo from my cold dead fingers I love him). Jaig eyes are always stylized differently, and Blackout’s are considerably different from Rex’s (his are the angular markings on either side of that cool-ass mohawk design). We don’t know how he received them, but it shows that he is both a highly competent and skilled soldier (my Jaig eyes headcanon equates them to the Medal of Honor in the US Military, usually given for an act of valor that often involves saving many lives.) 

Anyways! That’s as much as I can really say for canon information about Blackout! But he deserves lotsa love. I mean. Just look at these spec ops dorks. They’re great.