Crosshair | Soldier of the Empire

A montage of Crosshair's story thus far, grappling with what it means to be a soldier of the Empire.

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Soundtrack:
'Beyond the Dark,' composed by Anastasios Panagis
'Atonement,' composed by Brand X Music

Footage:
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' (2008) & 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' (2021)

Subtitle credits:
- Korean subtitles provided by RNR

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Edited by SWFT, March 2023.

[t-spensta]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Crosshair killing the lieutenant is one of the most satisfying kills in all of Star Wars, if not the most satisfying

[wkdnpvc]

He carries the show heavily, probably my favourite of all of canon atm

[TimDaco]

The Character Arc Of Crosshair is One of The Best In Star Wars, And that's Saying Something.
The Episode with Mayday is Some of The Best Star Wars Content I've ever seen.
He says in the beginning that He doesn't want to carry "deadweight", But then at The End when Mayday is about to die, He doesn't leave His Brother behind and carries Him Back to Base.
And when He kills The Lieutenant who is the most despicable character ever, it's so satisfying. He got what He deserved. That's when Crosshair truly sees how Evil and Cruel The Empire really is. What a Beautiful Character Arc.

[The_Shadow]

Crosshair: Good Soldiers follow orders
Tech: When have we EVER followed orders

[vu-trathechildofhorrors]

The best of the Batch
This man needs more screen time

[hobbricks_lego_man]

This was beautifully edited! Perfectly encapsulates why Crosshair is such tragically compelling character.

[malo]

It makes me so sad how little attention he was given on the show compated to how interesting he is as a character ( I would even say one of the most compelling and complex in recent medias ), he has so much potential for character storytelling and is litteraly the one aspect that kept me looking forward to the bad batch...
Let's hope he becomes a main focus in Season 3 !🤞

[commanderfox]

bro the most quote that broke my heart in the entire bad batch series is the "We are good soldiers, We followed orders"

[edi.]

The transitions and how you put all the scenes together are just fantastic, you never miss. Also have you thought about how when Hemlock was torturing Crosshair for the bad batches location how would crosshair know where pabu was?? Like he had no information on the location of clone force 99, obviously he had nothing to give.

[filmfandom]

Love this so much! Crosshair is probably one of the most interesting Bad Batch characters. His development in the show has really been one of the greatest aspects of the series so far and you portrayed him so well.

[KingCobraLolcow]

Crosshair would make a great live action character

[dariamvs]

crosshair is the character that stood out to me the most. what a season for him, what a story and you captured that perfectly. this felt so freaking epic.

[TorisTerrorTime]

I’m so glad that Crosshair is starting to realize that the empire is evil. As much as I despise the LT he made Crosshsir realize that. Also, if I remember correctly, we have never see him stun someone until Emerie so that was a big, but welcome, surprise. He also realized that his squad will always be there for him even if they go different paths and remained loyal to them by not telling Hemlock where they are. Although he definitely seems loyal to the empire deep down he loves them, he just won’t really admit it yet. He’s definitely one of my all time favorite characters and I’m hoping we get to see more of him in season 3. [also when he shot the LT I literally cheered, I do wish Mayday survived but at least Crosshairs starting to deviate from the empire]

[Mourtzouphlos]

I wondered into some clips of Saving Private Ryan and I realized something heartbreaking: that was it.

That moment on the Kaminoian platform where Crosshair rejected them and waited for over a month for the Empire to pick him up was the last time they were all together.

“Understanding you does not mean that I agree with you.” Is the last time Tech and Crosshair ever spoke. At the end of the day, Tech died trying to save Crosshair from the Empire.

Crosshair is going to know that for the rest of his life.

The Bad Batch is Star Wars after all. That means that Crosshair gave into fear. The fear of what his life would be without being a soldier. The fear of how others would see him if they knew what he did. Much like Anakin.

Crosshair gave into fear. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

And now his brother is dead.

[nowayok_]

The way you edit things together make them 10x more impactful than they already are, it's beautiful.

[cw_edits]

Finally got round to watch this carefully. As one Crosshair enthusiast to another I gotta hype you up for this one brother🙏🏻 As always love your whole visual and sound design, but especially how you put this whole video together. Obviously starting out with his chapter as a loyalist to the empire and ending with him redeeming himself - but the parallels and the scenes you’ve used for certain lines are just fantastic.

“Why suffer more?” showing Crosshair saving Mayday, a “reg” he would’ve left to die back in the day, followed by him saying exactly that. Lines that first resonated with the batch leaving him; but now showing his character development; he won’t leave him behind like he was once.

Right after that you have Hemlock trying to convince him to help the empire hunt down Omega - convince him that she is meaningless for him. But as he lays there, restrained, he remembers everything she has said to him, how she saved him when the empire did not. He remembers that Omega means more to him than any of the of the orders they give him. So he remains silent: enduring the torture for as long as he can.

But in that moment he doesn’t just think about Omega, the dialogue with Cody echoes through his mind. Cody, a soldier for who he holds high respect, telling him that they aren’t droids; that they have their own will. And now he has that choice; stay loyal to the empire and their cruelty, or avenge one of the only men that respected Crosshair as one of his own and keep Omega safe - the choice to make his own decision.

“…and we have to live with them too.” as he takes one last look at Mayday, at the brother he couldn’t save - and you show the moment in which he decides to stay on the platform rather than to join his brothers again. A moment which he by now regrets, and which he surely thought about when Cody said that.

This all can seem obvious to most, but I still feel like I have to take a moment and appreciate a good character edit.
All in all this a beautifully composed tribute, maybe one of your best - but maybe that’s just the crosshair love in me talking. Keep it up brother

[ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

His journey is amazing...
and he currently is paying dearly for his sins..
.. I hope he is able to see a redemption arc.. and not leave in even more tragedy..

[Nimasti]

I can't wait to see what you will do for season 3 !!

[jedkeks]

It is time to come back at the clone force 99.

[heyitsmace]

This is one of the best edits I've seen 👏🏻 Star Wars needs to hire you