#the bad batch quotes

[darth-kote]

"Wake up, Wrecker. Clone Force 99 died with Tech... If we all go in we're not all making it out. Omega needs you both. So I'm doing this alone. It's what I deserve."

- Crosshair, s3e15

I've been sitting on this specific quote for days now, mulling it over, reading and rereading it. It stood out to me for various reasons, one being that Crosshair sorta spoke what I had been feeling. The squad has been irreversibly changed after the death of Tech... The permanence of it is heavy, and it is perhaps something Crosshair had wished for many times while with the Empire. Of course, he had never considered he'd rejoin them one day, let alone that Tech (or any of them) would not be there when he did return.

This specific quote, to me, shows a ton of vulnerability. It shows fear and regret. It shows how goddamned dedicated and loving Crosshair is. Of course, it also shows a lack of rationality.. and the desire to pay for self-perceived shortcomings.. he doesn't realize how much anyone else needs and wants him there..

I really love how Hunter (I think) jumps in and tells him that this (sacrificing himself) is clearly not the solution... It ultimately shows that Clone Force 99 (the family) is still intact despite the loss of one of their essential members.

Then there's also that sense of not knowing how valuable he is... He doesn't know how much his brothers need him, let alone his sister, who he is willing to give himself up for.. just lots and lots of feelings about the whole thing 💕

[magicandmundane]

Rex: Hey boys, I could really use your help with—

Hunter, napping on the beach: Retired.

Rex: Seriously—

Crosshair, sipping a margarita: Retired.

Rex: Would you just consider—

Wrecker, playing volleyball with the baby regs: Retired.

Echo: *glares*

Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair: Retired.

Rex: Omega?

Omega, shrugging: Sure, I’m always down to kick some Imperial ass.

Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair: *grumbling, putting their armor back on*

[secretly-a-trekkie]

"I want it to hurt. Bad. I want to lose. I want to get beaten up. I want to hold on until I'm thrown off and everything ends. And you know what? Until that happens, I want to hope again. And I want it to hurt. Because that means it meant something."

[aldrawss]

Omega: *sneaking back onto the Marauder late at night*

Hunter: *From the pilots seat* Where have you been?

Omega: *Freezes*

Omega: Erm…with Crosshair?

Crosshair: *Spins round in the Co-pilot seat*

Crosshair: Try Again.

[sanshinexx]

In a world where Fives survived

[More incorrect quotes and fanart here]

[tattycoram]

Hunter: Tech, hack into their cameras Tech: Oh sure, let me just load my 'tap into every security camera in the city' app Tech: *taps the screen* Tech: I'm sorry if that sounded like sarcasm. It wasn't, I am in

[here-comes-the-moose]

Wrecker: We should send Echo. Everyone likes Echo.

Hunter: Not everyone.

Crosshair, loading his rifle: Who doesn’t like Echo? I want names and locations.

[mimi-noelle]

Crosshair: will you please let me shoot someone

Omega: only in an emergency

Later…

Omega: we are now in an emergency

Crosshair: thank god

[art-soop]

Tech being Tech 👓

Quote sources below ⬇️

Hunter quote

Echo quote

Wrecker quote

Omega quote

Crosshair quote

Incorrect quotes are my favorite thing ever so here’s a big thank you to anyone who makes them 🫶 (I hope it’s okay I use them for art inspo haha i love you all 😭💕)

[jakeybakey123]

Omega: Get out of my room, Wrecker!

Wrecker: *standing just outside the doorframe* I'm not in your room!

Omega: HUNTER-

Wrecker: Hey! No fair! You can't just call Hunter every time you want to get your way!

Omega: Fine.

Omega:

Omega: CROSSHAIR-

Wrecker: *immediately running away* That's so much worse and you know it!

[thedirtiwalkoniswet]

Guys I can't stop | -> pt. one

[third-generation-female-warrior]

Hunter, Pre-Omega: [Standing on top of a tank in the middle of a battlefield while blowing air horns] GET FUCKED!

Hunter, now: "Does EVERYONE have their juice boxes?!"

Omega, now: [Standing on top of a tank in the middle of a battlefield while blowing airhorns] GET FUCKED! [Turning to the side] Yes, Hunter, I have my juice box!!

[magicandmundane]

*after Mon Mothma’s briefing*

Wedge: Hey, Luke! So where’ve you been?

Luke: Yeah, so I went back to Tatooine to break Han’s ass out of Jabba’s Palace. I had to fight a rancor first, though. Luckily, I killed it before—

Omega, on the other side of the room: YOU KILLED MOOCHI?!

[archivewriter1ont]

Rex, a few weeks after Anaxes: Hey, guys.

Hunter: Plan 87! Keep Away!

Crosshair and Tech: *turn into bodyguards*

Wrecker: *snatches Echo off his feet and holds him in the air*

Echo: *completely unfazed* Hi, Rex.

Rex: What on earth are you doing?

Wrecker: No backsies! You gave him away so he’s ours now!

Echo: They think you’re gonna repossess me or something.

Rex:

Rex: Echo, are you okay? Do you need help? Blink twice if you need help. Echo: I’m loved, Rex. Slightly squished, but very loved.

[raevulsix]

“Tech is gone. I am what remains.”

WIP version

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