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"Specimen A" was a cloned Zillo Beast that broke free from its captivity and wreaked havoc on the planet Silla around 18 BBY.[2] The beast was held in an Imperial science vessel before it got loose and ate the crew, causing the vessel to crash.[1]

Biography

Around 18 BBY,[2] "Specimen A" was held in a transport and was originally planned to be sent to a scientific facility in Mount Tantiss, on the planet Wayland. Due to an unforeseen incident, the Zillo Beast escaped its captivity and ate the crew aboard. The event caused the transport to crash on the nearby forest planet of Silla.[1]

The beast was discovered in a juvenile form by Clone Force 99 when they went to explore the wreckage of the ship. The beast consumed the energy of the transport and grew larger shortly before escaping and making its way toward the solar farm of a nearby village. The Zillo Beast quickly consumed even more energy from the farm until it grew to a much larger size. Imperial forces then came to retrieve the giant beast and detained all villagers who bore witness to it but were unable to capture the elite squad of clones. Specimen A was soon sent back to its original destination for further unknown purposes.[1]

Some time later, Omega discovered the beast's watery enclosure, which was guarded by TK stormtroopers. The Imperials used ion cannons to keep the beast tamed.[3] During her escape from Tantiss, Omega released the creature to divert the attention of Imperial units. The beast subsequently rampaged through the facility, eliminating two divisions of TK stormtroopers and several technicians and scientists before escaping into the jungles of Wayland.[4]

Behind the scenes

Specimen A appeared in the Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode "Metamorphosis," which released on March 1, 2023. The Zillo Beast clone was identified as "Specimen A" in Aurebesh text displayed on a monitor in the episode.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Metamorphosis"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Per the reasoning here, the seventh and eighth episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2, "The Clone Conspiracy" and "Truth and Consequences," can be placed in 18 BBY. Therefore, all Season 2 episodes proceeding "The Clone Conspiracy" occur between 19 BBY, which features the end of The Bad Batch Season 1 according to Star Wars: Timelines, and 18 BBY. The Galactic Empire, the formation of which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, sent Mayday's squad to Barton IV over a year prior to the events of the twelfth episode, "The Outpost." As it occurs over a year into the Imperial Era and is set shortly after the events of "Truth and Consequences," the events of "The Outpost" occur around 18 BBY. Following that logic, the ninth through eleventh episodes ("The Crossing" through "Metamorphosis") are also set around 18 BBY because they occur between the events of "Truth and Consequences" and "The Outpost." Finally, all season 2 episodes set after "The Outpost" occur shortly after its events, thereby placing those episodes around 18 BBY as well.
  3. ↑ TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Flash Strike"
  4. ↑ TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Cavalry Has Arrived"