Why Was Rex NEVER Promoted To Commander? 😱

Why was Rex a Captain and not a Commander?

Cuz he has more than enough experience and great leadership skills to be a Commander!

But there was one thing that stood in his way from ranking up.

And that thing is actually Ahsoka Tano!

Yeah!

See, the official hierarchy for the 501st legion was Anakin Skywalker as the general, Ahsoka Tano as commander and right under her is Rex as captain!

And since Ahsoka filled in the spot for commander, Rex couldn’t take that next step!

Until Ahsoka left that spot open!

Cuz in the 7th season of the Clone Wars show, Ahsoka isn’t considered a Jedi which means she couldn’t be part of the Republic military anymore.

And since she wasn’t considered as a leader, Rex finally got promoted and received the rank of Commander until he was demoted and charged for treason for helping Ahsoka escape Order 66!

[StarWars_TheFan]

“I never liked being a commander much anyway” - Captain Rex

[goldendiana]

Rex so lucky that he finally got the rank of Commander unlike Anakin never got rank of Master.

[binkeenum]

“In my book experience outranks everything” Captain Rex

[TamiAngel]

the thing i love about Rex is that all the other clones consider him the highest rank and authority among them regardless of what is actual rank is. We see this in both Rebels and the Bad Batch when he is always the leader of the clones even when there are clone commanders around (like Wolffie).
"In my book experience outranks everything" Rex

[BigNick]

Such a weird rule when the Coruscant Guard had like 3-4 Commanders at once

[FallenJedi]

"Ahsoka Tano. I fought by her side from the Battle of Christophsis to the Siege of Mandalore, and a friend of hers is a friend of mine, " said by the one and only Captain Rex, who served under the command of Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Commander of the 501st Clone Legion.

[CT_Rex_Fett]

Because. "I Never Liked Being A Commander Anyway"

[mrbonjangle]

You’re not “demoted” when you get charged with treason. You’re stripped of all rank.

[gustavserrander]

There were also other commanders in the 501st commander Appo coms to mind since as a clone regiment the 501st (even though it is called a legion) has 4 clone battalions in it each one with its own commander. Captain Rex was technically in charge of Torrent company the reason why he's "in charge" of the entire 501st is because Rex was Anakin's clone liason.

[JamesMiller-lbsk]

The fact that Rex helped Asoka escape Order 66 poves he was great friends with her

[neofulcrum]

Commander Rex

Captain Cody


They really don’t roll off the tongue well

[gavinlopez]

That whole line about ‘oh your demoted for treason’ feels like a last minute retcon to help pick up rebels’ slack
Like if you were charged with treason you’d be dishonorably discharged, not demoted

[celery_plate]

congratulations you have been promoted!! 😮 you are now one of my elite employeeees 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[waveburner]

I thought it was because a Captain stays in battle with his men whereas a Commander oversees the action while participating less in it.



As Rex once said "I'm always first, Kid"

[DarthMomo]

Problem. Barriss was a commander. Commander gree

[DarthNihlus]

He was promoted to commander at the end of the war

[liam]

there are actually multiple commanders within the 501st (Legends)

But I’d say the most fluid explanation is that Rex lead torrent company which was almost always accompanied by Anakin and Ahsoka eliminating the need for Rex to be a commander.

Also Commanders don’t often lead their men into battle, opting for a tactical position behind friendly lines where they can asses the whole battle from afar which clearly isn’t Rex’s style.

[NRGEngineer]

Demoted AND charged with treason. I feel like one of those makes the other redundant 😂

[PatoChu]

The way you edited the video was amazing. That part where you revealed "Ahsoka Tano" while she just heroically appeared was so epic lol

[gregfish]

Commander Rank < Captain sounding better as a name