Summary
Saw Gerrera’s earliest rebel history was retconned inStar Wars: The Bad Batchseason 1, and three years later,Star Warsis now taking the steps to clarify this famous fighter’s backstory. Throughout its three seasons,The Bad Batchhas been able to connect to other parts ofStar Warscanon and establish new lore, though it has also retconned quite a few things. One of the biggestretconsThe Bad Batchever introducedwas Saw Gerrera’s backstory, which used to look very different from the way it does now inThe Bad Batchseason 1.
Previously established in James Luceno’sCatalystnovel, published as a companion toRogue One: A Star Wars Story, Saw was originally sucked into the criminal underworld for many years before slowly becoming involved in the fledgling rebellion and the extremist cell he created.The Bad Batch, however, makes it clear that Saw was a target of theGalactic Empirestraightaway, withClone Force 99themselves being sent after him and his men on Onderon.Star Warsis now taking steps to fix this retcon by further exploring Saw’s new backstory.
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Ending Explained (& What Happened To Clone Force 99)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3’s ending brought the show to a close, providing plenty of reveals, action sequences, and character conclusions.
Star Wars' The Mask Of Fear Will Cover Saw Gerrera’s Rebel History
The New Star Wars Book Will Explore The Empire’s Earliest Days
The first book in the newly-announcedStar WarstrilogyReign of the Empire,The Mask of Fearby Alexander Freed, will explore the first year of the Empire’s galactic reign through the eyes of several characters, including Saw Gerrera. This placesThe Mask of Feardirectly intoThe Bad Batch’s timeline, particularly seasons 1 and 2, which means it will more than likely intersect with some of the animated TV show’s storylines - and potentially even some of its characters. With Saw Gerrera being a prominent character, his earliest rebel history will surely be explored.
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Saw Gerrera Can Either Go On His Old Path Or A New One
This novel givesStar Warsa major opportunity to further explain their Saw Gerrera retcons, whether it be setting him back on his old path fromCatalystor continuing to carve a new one. It’s known that Saw is still trying to actively fight the Empire byThe Bad Batchseason 2’s ending, butit could be that Saw steps away for a few years and gets tied up in the underworld before coming back for more. Whatever the case,The Mask of Fearwill certainly explain it, clarifying whatThe Bad Batchseason 1 has already set into motion.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an action-adventure animated series set after the events of The Clone Wars, following Clone Force 99 (a.k.a. the Bad Batch.) Finding themselves immune to the brainwashing effects of Order 66, the Bad Batch become mercenaries for hire while outrunning the empire, now seeing them as fugitives of the law.
