Did Separatist Holdouts Actually Stand a Chance Against the Empire?

The separatist holdout on Desix took a stand against the empire and was ultimately overwhelmed by Commander Cody and Crosshair. Was it futile for former CIS senator Tawni Ames to resist or did Desix actually stand a chance of holding out?

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[kostakatsoulis]

Gonna be honest, I really felt for those droids. Hell, the tank commander and crew looked like they were downright having fun! Sad they all died:(

[stephen]

I want more CIS holdouts. It only makes sense considering how large the CIS army was actually left by the time of Order 66.

[MasterGhostf]

It wasn't just Cody and crosshair. That was Cody's team. He had worked with them for years. Cody was with Obi Wan, one of the best Jedi generals. Cody's battalion and team was one ofthe best clone armies of the republic. Up there with the 501st. That entire fight scene was excellent, you could feel the competence from all the rank-and-file soldiers.
Also the separatists were based around the least populated and industrialized worlds. Without Geonosis, the seperatists had a problem with manufacturing. Especially and most importantly ships. Separatists would not be able to hold out unless there was an organic commander with a fleet. Which honestly, would be some cool episodes. A separatist admiral still fighting who might lay the foundation for the rebellion.

[Oppai]

It's nice that we are seeing a lot of what happened to the Confederacy of independent systems how they're holding out against the empire. Really sad that they didn't survive long enough to join the Rebellion.

[TheWarmachine]

It would be interesting to see the CIS holdouts eventually join forces with the other cells in the Rebel Alliance and they need everyone and everything they can get their hands on to fight the Galactic Empire.

[cuoy]

IDK if anyone caught this but when Gov. Ames said, "peace wasn't an option" it's very reminiscent of the first line of the Sith code: "peace is a lie."

[johnpatz]

I am very glad there wasn't a multi-year time jump between seasons, as I love seeing how the empire gets control of the galaxy, and how the Bad Batch adapt to being on their own as well as caring for Omega.

[JetSunstrider]

I love the High-Five the Droids in the tank give each other when they shoot down the Imperial Shuttle XD

[fredrickvonstien]

Not as the CIS existed but as what the holdouts became a part of: The Rebel Alliance.

[ChristianWario]

I think the relationship between the seperatist holdouts and the rebel alliance is interesting. Many rebel groups, including THE Rebel Alliance were committed to restoring the Republic, which of course the seperatists had fought against. So, speratist holdouts could either choose to bend the knee to the Empire, side with their old enemies, or holdout alone and inevitability be conquered. Interesting.

[nathanieljackson]

It's interesting to see how the clone troopers are being used post Clone Wars. Being used as commando units against any CIS holdouts makes a lot of sense. You can also see the beginnings of why the Empire eventually failed. They spread themselves too thin and had to exhaust the resources of multiple planets just to keep themselves going. Desix is probably a barren world by the time of the Galactic Civil War.

[CativaCookie]

This might never happen but I'd like to see a battle between the TK troopers and imperial navy against a massive CIS holdout, perhaps a planet with its own droid factory with an ample stockpile of materials. (And some nasty losses for the Empire to make things fun)

[porthokandenizen]

I really hope the Separatist holdouts are explored more in future episodes, I would love to see the Bad Batch work together with a surviving battle droid outpost as much as I doubt it'll happen. There needs to be an episode in the Bad Batch like the one in Rebels where Kanan, Ezra, Rex and Zeb worked together with General Kalani and his battle droids to escape the Empire.

[cynderfan]

I'd love to see some episodes of the Batch working with Separatist holdouts, most likely grudgingly with Omega being the voice of diplomacy. It would make for some interesting situations with former Republic commandos working alongside devoted Separatists and their battle droids.

[kirkbaranowski]

I’d imagine that the empire didn’t want to destroy every holdout as they wanted further justification for expansion of their military. They may have left weaker separatist holdouts or even helped them by hiring mercenaries discreetly so they could get stronger and the empire could justify its military expansion even more.

[SobaOfPulaski]

Honestly this episode highlighted the combat and tactical superiority of the clones over stormtroopers and battle droids better than even TCW did. Probably cause it was highlighted on them rather than the Jedi.

[Crappy-]

The closest faction that can have a chance to fight against the empire was Gizor Delso from Legends. Man was on the run and tried his best to rebuild an army and fleet from scratch while being a number 1 target from the empire. Shame 501st killed off his faction before he can be a bigger threat if his faction survived until the GCW starts.

[jordanmiler]

It felt soooo weird rooting for the droids in this episode omg i found myself feeling bad for the droids and hoping they would get more clones that felt really strange im used to rooting for the clones🤷‍♂️😭😂

[khaossilva]

First time I wanted the clankers to win in this episode. Was kinda hoping they'd been upgraded and actually did, (They definitely stood up better than normal) and the Empire just overwhelmed them with numbers for the plot point that they're the bad guys. Then again I do love the Basic Battle Droids. Rodger Rodger! =D

[lembitmoislane.]

In this particular case, the Droid Battalion had the ability to hold out on a tactical level. They had hundreds of droids, special units, and a basic competent commander. If this was a stormtrooper unit or the clones didn’t have a special forces guy attracted, the battalion would at least been able to bog down the attackers. Problem is beyond small unit Tactical level fighting, the battalion was screwed. They had zero naval assets to engage a proper invasion force with even basic warships. Send in a frigate to support the invasion and the defenders would be screwed. So sure short term they could had held out, but once the Empire sends a serious force, they would had been done for.