Is Omega Connected To Snoke?

Star Wars

Mar 7

Fans have honed in on the character of Omega during the latest season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Omega was cloned from Jango Fett and went on to join the Bad Batch. Fans theorized that the Kaminoans might have found a way to replicate Palpatine’s cloning technology. Similar to the Empire’s Order 66 programming, a pair of Kaminoans Lama Su and Nala Se may have programmed a fail-safe into the same chips, guaranteeing protection during the fateful event.

There is precedent for Palpatine and the Kaminoans working together, and it’s plausible they could have figured out the same cloning technology through their interactions with the Sith leader. So, it’s conceivable that Omega was created by Lama Su and Nala Se. Many fans suspected that Omega was a Force-sensitive clone. However, The Rise of Skywalker confirmed that the Force-sensitive clones were disfigured looking more like Snoke. Omega, for her part, is not disfigured, which seems to put an end to the Force-sensitive theory. Snoke also was cloned differently. Rather than using Jango Fett as a template, his creators fashioned Snoke from scratch.

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The missing link here is Dr. Pershing, a cloning expert who worked for the Galactic Empire. Pershing took inspiration from the work of the Kaminoans, and instead of creating clones from a single genetic strand, he combined multiple genetic strands, seeking the best of the best genes. The multiple strands may have contributed to Snoke’s odd look.

To return to Omega, if she was a clone created by the Kaminoans, the Force-sensitive disfigurement rule wouldn’t apply. If this theory is true and Palpatine found out, he would have razed the species to hide his own contributions and keep future plans in place. This would explain why no Kaminoans have appeared in the timeline past the events of The Bad Batch.

Another clue lends some credence to this theory. In an episode of The Mandalorian, viewers see a mysterious insignia on Dr. Pershing’s uniform. A companion book 'The Art of the Mandalorian' confirmed that this patch was inspired by the clone soldiers of Kamino. Dr. Pershing’s own words reveal at least one connection to the planet, “Thanks to the groundbreaking work of the Kaminoans, we know that cloning can duplicate an individual from a single genetic strand. What my work explored was the hopes of combining multiple strands that created replicas that incorporated the best genetic attributes of both donors.”

Clearly, the doctor took much from the Kaminoans to perfect his cloning craft, but there’s still a strand missing to connect Omega to Snoke. Snoke was used as a vessel of Palpatine who was responsible for creating the clones. Even if Omega was created by the Kaminoans, the technology was only possible through Palpatine’s effort. That would make Palpatine the father of both characters, even though he was able to exercise his will through the form of Snoke. Now, if this theory holds true, there’s another character with a connection to Omega. Rey’s father was a clone created from the same Jengo Fett strand. Being from the same genetic strand, he would be considered family to Omega. This admittedly tenuous connection would also link Omega to Rey as an aunt or a distant cousin. With a new Rey movie on the way, could Omega make an appearance on the big screen and in live-action?

Fans can follow Omega’s journey through Star Wars: The Bad Batch, now streaming on Disney+ with new episodes airing every Wednesday until May 1. Disney has pushed out tons of new Star Wars content in recent years, and the stories seem set to converge. Clone Wars received a live-action sequel in Ahsoka, so it’s entirely possible that The Bad Batch will get the same treatment in upcoming projects.

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