Don't get me wrong, they're pretty cool. They look cool, they sound cool, their concept is cool, and their Lore is cool.

But honestly, I think they're some of the most over-hyped and over-rated Troopers in all of Star Wars when it comes to their skill and overall combat capabilities, even to the point where I regulary see people saying they'd beat Clone Commandos.

These guys are supposed to be literal superhuman operators with this crazy amount of training. Think of SAS operators but even better. Additionally, they're supposed to get this super cool and advanced equipment. If you only read up on their Lore, you'd think they're SPARTANS from HALO.

Read all of that, and then look at their performance. The only times they actually live up to that is Thrawn: Treason and in R1 when they initially get dropped onto that beach. They seemed legitimately beyond-human in Thrawn: Treason, and their initial performance on that beach in Rogue One was quite impressive.

But aside from those, they're anything but impressive. In the same movie, they almost got their VIP killed, two got clowned on by Cassian despite having every advantage, and the other six basically commited suicide-by-Baze because they apparently forgot all of their elite training and even their common sense.

In Mando they stood in a neat line, something not even regular grunts of any professional military would do. Later, three of them slowly walked into the building and got gunned down like chunps because they stood in the middle of the room and fired blindly like some common thugs or mafia enforcers. I mean, really? Those guys are the Empire's best (eventhough the Royal Guards are supposed to be the best)?

In Andor one simply disappeared and the other one got clowned easily by Andor. I don't really count the two from Ahsoka because I don't know if that was their actual strength or if it was enhanced by the Nightsisters. And I don't think I need to talk about Rebels. They're usually not much better in the comics, either. "In Service to the Empire" comes to mind.

Point is, they're basically hyped up to be these super deadly operators and yet 80% of the time they get owned easily and behave like some novice airsoft players. They don't seem very skilled and their armor is usually useless. They're almost like papertigers, like the rest of the Empire sometimes. Why should I find them intimidating if a Marine could drop them pretty easily?

I really wonder why the fanbase hypes them up so much and does crazy takes like that they are SPARTANS or better than Clone Commandos. Do they only play Battlefront 2? Because they actually are pretty crazy there, to be fair.

In regards to Star Wars canon (post 2014 reset), I feel like the excuse of "they're just stories told from a long time ago" can only go so far. Ignoring major discrepancies like K-2SO's double origins or Ahsoka vs both the 6th and/or 11th Inquisitors is just laziness at this point.

Anakin when he sees Rey bury his lightsaber in sand:

Rey when she burries Anakin's lightsaber in sand:

We got big hands tiny things dont go well with us

Overall, probably 3 out of 5.

It was very dark.

It had really cool fight scenes and plot.

She shares striking similarities with their storyline. both were in the war for a while and actually kinda lieked it. it was their purpose and all they knew. both eventually settled down, grudgingly since war was all they knew. that last part is less true for the bad batch, specially echo. asokha's also kinda like this, except she never wanted war in the first place. also, ventress probably would've been friends with asokha. and she did like the batch when she interacted with them.

Loyalty to traitorous, was working for a corrupt empire, due to his treasonous actions, the price he paid was laid.

Who is this character?

“Horror has a face, and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies.”

– Colonel Kurtz, Apocalypse Now

Saw Gerrera: a radicalist, a shadow within the Rebellion; the proof that there is no light without darkness. For Gerrera, war is all that he has known; he was raised to fight in the sweltering jungles of Onderon against Separatist oppressors, then later against the Empire during the Rebellion’s infancy and early uprising. He became addicted to war, to the glory, and to the idea that pain whispers secrets only victors hear. Gerrera’s very way of life became so dependent upon fighting, only dying once his body gave out and his ailments overpowered his spirit. Rhydonium, the toxic element he was exposed to on Onderon, became intertwined with his addiction. Gerrera used it as fuel for himself as if he were being powered by it; much like rhydonium, he was powering the vessel that was the Rebellion in the dirtiest parts of its inner workings. 

The same fuel that powered the most powerful war vessels in the galaxy powered the vessel of war that is Saw Gerrera. Rhydonium served as his one true constant in life, with the itching, searing pain he endured lighting a fire within him, a fire that would not stop burning until he was dead. The fire that consumed him sparked a greater lust for battle. Gerrera’s lust and dependence on rhydonium proved to be the equation for his addiction to war; as he inhaled, his fight was replenished.

Saw Gerrera made a friend of terror from the moment he was born; war was all he knew, it became engraved into his genome much like rhydonium. He became intertwined with the horrors of the galaxy, embracing them yet fighting for the cause he believed he was right.

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Star Wars Andor is one of the most popular Star Wars TV shows released, and I’ve wished to make an approximation or guess why.

Andor incorporated the themes every Star Wars watchers love: space wars, droids and fighting against evil mixed with beautiful soundtracks and effects. However this time, it wasn’t Jedi saving the galaxy, it was rebels fighting the war, and not always winning. With familiar characters from Rogue One, an excellent plot and great visuals, Andor gives depth into a character that was already enjoyed. The show also included more into the political fighting between episodes III and IV, how the rebellion wasn’t just in the trenches. This show wasn’t as lighthearted as the animated ones, the struggles were seen, the decisions made were large. Because the animation shows are more for younger audiences, the plots don’t tend to be that dark, and the heroes are usually victorious. Andor also showed just how important the first Death Star was, and how Krennic put so much effort into it. I liked how in this show it showed Krennic as the boss; we saw how effective he was. And we saw people living their life, using familiar appliances and jobs, such offices and public hospitals, it wasn’t all lightsabers and blasters. It gave more relations and connections for the audience.

And fitting into Rogue One: it gave background to Andor and Jyn’s interactions. There is a knowledge of Andors implications when he makes his comments to Erso. Saw was completely changed. It showed just how broken he was, thus mixing with his Onderon appearances in The Clone Wars. And watching the final battle seen? Watching Melshi die again, but this time we know how good a friend to Cassian he was: no longer a John Doe was tragic. It gave more sadness to K2, as well, knowing how Cassian met him and lost him.

This is how I think viewers should feel when loosing a character.

During the final seen as Erso and Andor watch the approaching shockwave, it might make one remember his adventures, all he knew. It is very sad to think that B2EMO will never see Cassian again

Watching that scene also made me wonder what Cassian was thinking at his end.

My guess? He was thinking of Bix.

Thanks for reading!