Star Wars the Bad Batch Season 1 Episode 9, BOUNTY LOST has finally been released on disney+, and with it, we finally get the follow up to Cad Bane’s kidnapping of Omega, and find out some pretty disturbing details about the Kaminoans and their secret Cloning Facilities.. The episode also has some nice little connections to the other Star Wars Tv series, and games, which give us some hints about what’s coming up in the next episodes.
Boba Fett is the ALPHA CLONE!! Cad Bane v Boba Fett has probably already happened thanks to the cybernetic patch on his head.
So, the action begins with a tense dogfight in space above the planet Bracca, where Crosshair is relentlessly pursuing the Batch, after he was horrifically burned not long ago. While attempting to escape Crosshair’s grasp, Hunter is extremely conflicted about whether or not to make the jump to hyperspace because he still believes he has a chance to save Omega from the man who took her, of course being Cad Bane. Other other members of the batch however snap him out of hit, realizing that Bane is sadly long gone by now.
Following this, we cut the interior of Bane’s Ship, The Justifier, which is the same one he had in the deleted scenes of the Clone Wars, where he fought Boba Fett, replacing his old ship, the Xanadu blood. On board, Omega is being held inside a ray shielded cell, absolutely terrified, and still believing that Hunter is most likely dead.
Either way, Todo 360, Cad Bane’s techno-service droid comes by the cell to speak with Omega, and she angrily demands that he let him out, but not before his Master Cad Bane himself comes over. The bounty asks how his favourite asset is, which angers her, and in response Bane immediately lowers his hat to reveal a large cybernetic patch on his head. This patch being here most likely indicates that the western standoff between Cad Bane and Boba Fett has already happened, and that Cad Bane somehow survived a direct blow to the head. The patch also seems to be in the exact same spot as Boba Fett’s helmet dent, which he of course acquired in that exact same fight, which is an awesome little parallel, meaning they both shot each other in the exact same spot.