Will Crosshair Be the 1st Death Trooper? | The Birth of Death Troopers in Star Wars: The Bad Batch?
Channel: Star Wars Transmissions
Date: 2021-05-19

Is Crosshair the 1st Death Trooper? Are we seeing the birth of Death Troopers? Throughout the first several episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a recurring topic discussed by Governor Wilhuf Tarkin has been the need, or lack thereof, for the continued use of a Clone Army. In the early going, Tarkin has made it very clear he’s not entirely optimistic or hopeful about the Empire’s use of clones in the Imperial Military. In the 3rd episode of The Bad Batch, titled Replacements, Tarkin and the newly introduced Admiral Rampart were on the cloning planet of Kamino discussing the Empire’s need of a clone army vs a conscription army. At one point, Tarkin asked Rampart about something called Project War Mantle. But what exactly is Project War Mantle, how does it relate the discussion regarding a clone army vs a conscription army, & does this Imperial initiative have anything to do with the creation of Death Troopers? Project War Mantle, also known simply as War-Mantle, was first mentioned in the film Rogue One, and it’s essentially an initiative the Empire enacted soon after its founding that sought to fill out the ranks of the burgeoning Imperial Army with conscripted soldiers, with the intent to depart from the use of a clone army. The project was part of Admiral Rampart's vision for the Empire, and he received support from Governor Tarkin, which was shown in The Bad Batch. By 0 BBY, Plans for the initiative were contained with similar top-secret projects covered by the secret think tank-The Tarkin Initiative-at the Citadel Tower on Scarif, along with those of the Death Star. We can see why Tarkin and Rampart would be discussing Project War Mantle while on Kamino, because Rampart and Tarkin are unconvinced that utilizing a clone army is the best strategy for the Empire. As Tarkin stated in The Bad Batch, a conscripted army would cost the Empire a fraction of the cost that a clone army would, so Tarkin, Rampart, and other Imperials are inching closer and closer to eliminating the need for Clones. Freeing up funds that would otherwise go to the creation of clones would allow Tarkin to work on other projects, like that of the Death Star. Since we know that Project War Mantle was responsible for the Empire’s shift away from utilizing a clone army and towards a conscripted army, will we find out that the initiative was also responsible for the creation of Death Troopers? Death troopers were an elite variant of the Empire's stormtroopers designed for stealth, espionage and lethality. Death Troopers served as protective details and bodyguards for significant Imperial officers and members of the Tarkin Initiative. Death troopers were trained in unarmed combat, heavy weapons, demolitions, improvised weaponry, guerrilla warfare, & marksmanship. Will Crosshair be the first Death Trooper? Will Crosshair have a hand in the first Death Troopers? If Crosshair is not the first Death Trooper, will we see other members of Admiral Ramparts elite unit potentially take up the mantle of Death Trooper? Which characters could make an appearance in the his brand new Disney+ series? What's Omega's significance? Could characters such as Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, or any of the Inquisitors make an appearance? Additionally, will the Sith Lord Darth Vader make an appearance alongside Emperor Palpatine? 

Check out our recap of Episode 3, Replacements:

https://youtu.be/SOC21ZgpHTM

And our video discussing whether Crosshair will rejoin the Bad Batch:

https://youtu.be/cp4cEvBixkY

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