
“You fought in The Clone Wars?”
Few lines of dialogue have had such a dramatic and lasting impact on the pop culture landscape as those first uttered by Mark Hamill in 1977’s original Star Wars. Not only would it serve as the impetus for the entire Star Wars prequel trilogy, it would also lead viewers to one of George Lucas’ final gifts to Star Wars fans before he handed the keys to his kingdom over to Disney — none other than the unlikely team of specialist clone troopers known as Clone Force 99.
Initially created by Lucas himself to introduce a team of specialised clones during the original run of Star Wars: The Clone Wars before its cancellation in 2013, Dave Filoni would later resurrect Clone Force 99 for 2020’s Clone Wars season 7 revival. This belated introduction also served to lead into their show, The Bad Batch, which made its debut in 2021.
And now, after surviving incredible odds both on and off the screen, the time has finally come for fans to say goodbye to Clone Force 99, as The Bad Batch season 3 marks the final outing for the rag-tag group of runaway clones and their young sister Omega.
Ahead of season 3’s highly anticipated debut on Disney+, we got the chance to catch up again with supervising director Brad Rau, head writer Jennifer Corbett and Omega’s voice actress Michelle Ang to talk about saying goodbye to the beloved team.

Omega in ‘The Bad Batch’ season 3
“I mean, it has been unfolding in real time for me,” Ang says of coming to grips with The Bad Batch coming to an end. “You know that I didn’t know when I started who Omega was, where the story would go or the fact that there would only be three seasons. So, it’s with great delight, but also a tinge of sadness that this is the final wrap-up of this particular story.”
“But I feel good,” she adds. “Season 3 is different from seasons 1 and 2. It’s darker. There are really, really big stakes at play and Omega is dabbling in quite adult sort of situations.”
Meanwhile, head writer and executive producer Jennifer Corbet needs just one word to explain what her time has been like working on her second animated Star Wars project after Star Wars: Resistance.
“Epic,” Corbett enthuses. “On the show and just as being a part of the show, being able to tell a spiritual successor series to The Clone Wars is it is a massive opportunity and I think we’re honoured to have been a part of it.
“And getting to explore this misfit group of rogue clones and their little sister and seeing this family dynamic grow and change throughout the seasons, has been a wonderful journey.”
Of course, the Star Wars franchise is certainly not short on memorable characters, but the likes of Hunter, Wrecker, Crosshair, Tech and Echo have quickly managed to secure a special place in the short time since their original onscreen debut.
“It blows my mind that I get to play in this giant family, first and foremost,” Ang explains. “Like I just never in my wildest dreams thought that I’d be part of this and when I think about it too much, it kind of freaks me out, to be honest.
“I think I think the cool thing about Omega is that she’s really accessible. I’ve had a lot of wonderful interactions with people who’ve grown up with Star Wars and now have their own children and find Omega is a really great way to, like, bring their children into the world that they love.”
Supervising director Brad Rau echoes Ang’s sentiments, “When we do get an opportunity at [Star Wars] Celebration or any event where we get to interact with the fans, to hear people say how much they love these characters, sometimes with tears in their eyes, that’s what it’s all about. It’s really incredible.”
Yet just because The Bad Batch may be coming to an end, it may not necessarily mean audiences will never see Echo or her brothers again. With a growing number of animated Star Wars characters making their transition into live action, the team behind Clone Force 99 would be keen to see their crew follow suit.
“I hope so,” Ang says of the possibility of audiences meeting a live-action Omega. “Fingers crossed, you know, ‘cause my background, I’m primarily a live-action actor. This is my very first voice job. I would be so curious to see what happens to Omega, or if she gets to grow up, what an older version of her might look like. I obviously wouldn’t get to play her if she was a young character. But why not right?”
Meanwhile, Rau and Corbett are also excited about the prospect of having their characters show up elsewhere in the franchise.
“That sounds awesome,” Rau enthuses, while Corbett suggests, “If they do, we will watch.”
Yet even before the possibility of a live-action version of Clone Force 99 could be entertained, they will first need to face the daunting task of rescuing Omega from the Imperial research facility on Mount Tantiss. With Tech bravely sacrificing himself in the season 2 finale, the team is already short-handed, and the odds are not looking good for the remaining team.
Thankfully, however, Rau promises season 3 will serve to wrap up the story in a fitting way, but still leave a healthy dose of mystery surrounding some of the bigger questions around Palpatine’s nefarious schemes and his infamous resurrection at a later point in the timeline.
“We do answer several of the questions that have been posed through the show,” Rau explains, “And it’s something that was unique knowing that this season was going to be our final season. So, we knew we were going to be able to answer questions the way we wanted, and we could get these characters where we wanted them to go.
“But there are some mysteries that are left to the imagination,” he later goes on to say. “We can’t answer every question. So, if those are the kind of stories you like, we think you’re going to like season 3.”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 is out later today, Wednesday, 21 February on Disney+.
Supa-Fans can also meet the original Star Wars clone himself, Jango and Boba Fett’s Temuera Morrison at Supanova in Melbourne (6-7 April) and Supanova on the Gold Coast (13-14 April).