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100% agree. I feel so grateful to have found this fandom. These characters, everyone of -fuckingdiecid- them, has brought me so much joy. This show means done a miracle on me.

I knew of Star Wars and liked it enough. A casual fan if you will. One random day, I had literally nothing else to do, I decided to watch Star Wars in order, starting with an audiobook. I really enjoyed it, but wasn’t super invested. When I watched Clone Wars, I fell in love with the universe.

But… Then I met the Bad Batch and it was like the last braincell went “ohhh” and it was

I’ve never been so invested in characters or genuinely enjoy the community around it. It’s really helped me on so many levels, and I wish I would have found Clone Force 99 sooner.

The Batch have helped me believe in myself and feel okay with who I am. They’ve helped me love myself and enjoy creating again. Honestly can’t explain it.

It’s the first time I know I’m going to love this show far after the finale.

A Goodbye to The Bad Batch

I don’t even know what to say first. Because this is goodbye, but it is also everything but. But I suppose I should start at the beginning.

Just a couple of years ago I found my love for Star Wars. My entire life, as far back as I can remember, my dad has tried to get me into the fandom. Now, he’s not a fan the exact same way some of us are, he’d only watched the saga and the Mandalorian, funnily enough I was the one to introduce him to The Clone Wars and beyond, but it’s been a joy in his life for a very long time. I was never interested in it when I was little, but then I got a little older and Star Wars started to capture my interest.

One random weekend, I believe in 2021 or 2022, I decided that I was going to watch all nine saga movies in those forty-eight hours, and then start on my goal to watch every show and the additional movies.

This is, without a shred of doubt, one of the greatest decisions I have ever made, and one that I will never regret. I would not be the person I am had I not given Star Wars a chance.

It would sound ridiculous to anyone anywhere else, but this has become such a safe place for me that I know I can be honest.

Everyone finds that one thing that makes them happy like nothing else. A person, a hobby, a place, a fandom. Mine is the galaxy far, far away that lets me escape from my life whenever I need to.

The Star Wars fandom has its faults, and there is so much hatred.

But more than anything, there is love like no love I have ever experienced before. The love between fans and our love for these movies and shows is something I never expected to have in my life. But somehow, for some reason, it has all found a permanent place in my heart, and I couldn’t be happier.

At this time, the first season of The Bad Batch had just been released. I was branching out, watching The Clone Wars and then jumping to The Book of Boba Fett, though I’m not sure why I chose to watch everything in such a completely random order.

But then I started The Bad Batch.

I had no idea what Crosshair, Tech, Wrecker, Hunter, Echo, and Omega would come to mean to me.

I have dealt with a lot in the last few years. Nothing compared to others, but depression finds a way to wedge into your life. I love to be alone, but I don’t like to be lonely, and I have managed to isolate myself to a point of misery.

I found more comfort in The Bad Batch than anything else in my life, and I will never forget the joy The Bad Batch brought me in these last few years.

I began to write when I found Star Wars, and I was inspired to do so by The Bad Batch. Before, I had never felt so compelled by any one piece of media to add my own part of it to the world, until this. Writing has become another escape, one that gives me an outlet to continue the stories of characters left behind.

What I already knew has been reaffirmed, the lessons I have learned remain with me, and will even after this is over.

That it’s okay to feel afraid, because everyone does, and to make mistakes, provided you learn from them.

That feeling out of place for one reason or another does not make you unworthy of love, and having limitations with affection isn’t something you need to apologize for.

That being goofy, having fun, finding joy in the dark places, is just as vital a part of life as anything else, if not what we need more than anything.

That taking time for yourself, to make sure you don’t fall apart, even while taking care of others, is important.

That our worst moments can be one of two things, what consumes us, or what we grow from.

That being a young woman is not a detriment to your worth, intelligence, talent, or any other aspect of life, but is in fact what makes you strongest.

That what makes us unique and our faults are a part of who we are, but they do not define us, and we are so much more than the ideas people have of us.

My only regret is not making friends when I had the chance. I’m bad at that, opening up and putting myself out there, and I shy away from talking to new people because it makes me uncomfortable. But I wish I had been able to put that aside before it was too late and found people who love The Bad Batch the way I do to continue talking to, even after the show ends.

But to all the people who have supported me and who I have supported, thank you for being part of my Bad Batch experience.

It's very difficult to believe that this is it.

Though The Bad Batch has not been around long, it feels like it has, because as long as I have been watching Star Wars, The Bad Batch has been in its active run, and I’m so grateful I got to be here when it was.

I know that even when the credits roll for the final time, when the greater fandom forgets the show that they never really understood the way we have, I’ll be here, and hopefully, so will all of you. I think that the family brought together by The Bad Batch will endure, even if we go quiet for a while.

We’ll stick around, for the day the Batch comes back. Because I know they will.

Thank you Clone Force 99, the Bad Batch fandom, Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, the Kiners, and everybody who played a part in telling this story.

The impact The Bad Batch has had on my life has been profound, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything. It’s been a wild ride, and I have enjoyed every second of it. It has been a privilege to be a part of this piece in the ever growing history that makes up Star Wars.

Goodbye, Bad Batch. Until next time.

“Change takes getting used to. You’ll see. Just give it time.”

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stellarbit · 2 hours

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could you write any echo smut??? theres not enough for my boy </3

Okay I have a serious question, cause I’m writing this one and I’ve been struggling for the last day. It can go one of two ways. But I have a very real question that impacts how this smut goes

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stellarbit · 1 day

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I was not ready for this oh my god

sum crosshair from last night 😵‍💫💥

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stellarbit · 3 days

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have you ever been so in love with a fictional character so fucking much you don’t know what to do, so you just spend 37 hours looking every single last detail about that character and cry.

#tech #my sweet cherub #give him back Jennifer

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stellarbit · 3 days

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I needed some protective BAMF Tech

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stellarbit · 3 days

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You've been blessed by a double dual-wield hotties GIF.

Fortune smiles upon you this day. ;)

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stellarbit · 4 days

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The way a man will look you in the eye and confidently say that he loves Star Wars and what it stands for and then proceeds to tell you that he works at Lockheed Martin

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stellarbit · 4 days

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Red-handed

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stellarbit · 5 days

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So we all agree we’re rewatching the bad batch in full right after the finale is released right?

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stellarbit · 5 days

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So...anyone watch anything good lately?

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stellarbit · 5 days

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The wet hair hunter discovery is a highlight

Getting into Bad Batch fandom late in the game is wild because every episode you glean new insight into old fan wishlists such as: "wet-hair Hunter" and "Echo's ears" and "Crosshair gets to finish a goddamn meal."

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stellarbit · 6 days

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STILL NO TECH?????