One Bad Batch Clue May Secretly Confirm Omega Has The Force

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3.

Summary The possibility of Omega having the Force was hinted at first by Project Necromancer in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

Omega's easy taming of Batcher could hint at her Force sensitivity, as empathic links with animals are a common Force trait in Star Wars.

Despite Asajj Ventress's tests suggesting otherwise, Omega's potential Force-sensitivity remains a mysterious question.

A mystery of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 has surrounded whether Omega has the Force, with one clue potentially answering this question. The possibility of Omega being Force-sensitive was first raised due to The Bad Batch's exploration of Star Wars' Project Necromancer. Omega's blood was confirmed to be integral to Dr. Hemlock's plans to recreate a high Midi-chlorian count in a clone subject. This led many to wonder if Omega herself had a high M-count, potentially hinting at Force-sensitivity.

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This theory received more credence with the return of Asajj Ventress to Star Wars. Ventress appeared on Pabu to put Omega through a series of tests. By the end of Ventress' The Bad Batch season 3 episode, the idea that Omega could have the Force was left open-ended. That said, one recurring character could have secretly provided the answer as to whether Omega's Force-sensitivity in The Bad Batch season 3 is real or not.

Omega Tamed Batcher With Surprising Ease

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The character in question is none other than Batcher, the Lurca hound Omega tamed in The Bad Batch season 3's three-episode premiere. A subplot of The Bad Batch season 3's first three episodes involved Omega taming Batcher, from tending to her wounds to feeding her after being otherwise neglected. Eventually, Omega and Batcher escaped the planet of Weyland alongside Crosshair with the hound officially joining the team as a recurring companion throughout The Bad Batch season 3.

For the most part, Omega's taming of Batcher was surprisingly simple. Batcher showed a few signs of primal aggression toward Omega at first, though quickly came around to having a new friend. A wild, neglected animal can be excused for showing anger towards humans, especially ones who seem to be their captors. However, Batcher quickly accepted Omega, proving how easy it was for the latter to tame the former. Omega and Batcher swiftly established a bond that was strong enough for Batcher to protect Omega and even join her completely.

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Animal Empathy Is A Common Fledgling Force Power

Other Star Wars Force users have shown animal empathy to be a burgeoning Force power.

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While Omega's taming of Batcher may seem trivial, it could be the case that Omega used flourishing Force powers to build this bond. In Star Wars, growing Force powers have often been shown to encompass empathic links with animals. This was most prevalent in Star Wars Rebels via the character of Ezra Bridger. Throughout all three seasons of Star Wars Rebels, Ezra was shown to have strong connections with almost any animal he came across due to his communion with the Force.

This has been shown with other Star Wars characters too, though not quite as explicitly as it has with Ezra. One such example involves Ahsoka Tano in Ahsoka episode 5. In this episode, Ahsoka used her connection with the Force to communicate with a Purrgil. Another instance comes from the prequel trilogy when Obi-Wan Kenobi formed a connection with Boga, his veractyl mount on Utapau.

Throughout Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Omega has been shown to have a connection with several animal races. In The Bad Batch season 1, episode 5, Omega forms a bond with a young rancor named Muchi. This then extended to Batcher in The Bad Batch season 3. Both of these instances, but predominantly her relationship with Batcher, could prove that Omega is unwittingly using Force abilities to form empathic links with animals as has shown to be a common Force trait in Star Wars.

Bad Batch Season 3 Episode No. Episode Title Air Date 13 "Into The Breach" 4/17/2024 14 "Flash Strike" 4/24/2024 15 "The Cavalry Has Arrived" 5/1/20

Ventress' Tests Were Duds - But Were They Misdirects?

Will Omega be revealed as Force-sensitive after all?

Interestingly, the ending of Asajj Ventress' The Bad Batch episode seemed to confirm that Omega was not Force-sensitive. The former Jedi, Sith assassin, and bounty hunter claimed that Omega's M-count was relatively low after the tests she undertook, seemingly ending the query over Omega's potential abilities. However, Crosshair insisted that Ventress was lying, with the latter not confirming or denying his suspicions. Ventress then went on to say that Omega being Force-sensitive would mean taking her from her home, friends, and family, something she did not seem overly keen on doing.

This, combined with the evidence provided across Omega's journey in The Bad Batch as a whole, could hint that this "confirmation" was not a definitive answer at all. Ventress' tests and the results shown in Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 could simply be misdirection, leading to an even bigger reveal as the show's story comes to a close. With only three episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 remaining and the threat of Omega's importance to Project Necromancer looming menacingly, her Force-sensitivity - or lack thereof - will surely be confirmed before the show meets its climactic end.

New episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 release Wednesdays at 12:00 am PT, 3:00 am ET, and 8:00 am BST.