LEGO Star Wars’ Bad Batch DLC Ignores Its Most Important Character

The DLC packs for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga have now been fully revealed, but the pack based on The Bad Batch is missing the series’ most important character: Omega. A fellow member of Clone Force 99 after they go on the run from the Empire, Omega is a female clone of Jango Fett who, like Boba Fett, didn’t undergo the accelerated aging process. She’s very much the conscience of the mercenary team and the bond she formed with Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Echo was a real highlight. Despite this, the Bad Batch DLC pack for LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga doesn’t list Omega as being among the playable characters included, which is a real disappointment given her important role in the series.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an ongoing animated spinoff of The Clone Wars, focusing on a group of genetically abnormal special forces clones introduced previously in the seventh season of the latter series. Due to their genetic abnormalities, the clones of Clone Force 99 are able to resist Order 66, bar one, Crosshair, who aligns himself with the Empire. Omega – a young clone who worked closely with Kaminoan scientist Nala Se – also joins the group, eventually being taught how to fight the Empire by Hunter and the rest. She wields an energy bow in combat, and is always quick to encourage Hunter to help those in need.

Given her importance in The Bad Batch series, it’s disappointing that Omega hasn’t been included in the DLC for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Her energy bow could’ve worked just fine in combat, and there are other abilities that could’ve been applied to her character, such as the ability to traverse smaller spaces. Not that there should be a choice between the two characters either, but given Crosshair is an antagonist of The Bad Batch and no longer a member, it’s not unreasonable to say that Omega should’ve been given priority if spaces were limited.

Omega’s LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Snub Is Disappointing

Sadly, Omega’s omission from LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga appears to be emblematic of her lack of merch overall. A Black Series Omega figure does exist (as does a Funko POP! collectible), but overall she is lacking in merch compared to her Bad Batch cohorts, especially when it comes to LEGO. Omega is yet to receive an official LEGO Minifigure (a possible explanation for why she isn’t a DLC character in the new LEGO Star Wars) and was missing from The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle set which released in 2021. Said set still found a space for gonky – the group’s loveable droid companion – as well as Crosshair, despite Omega’s pivotal role and her room forming a key part of the shuttle in the series. Granted the show only premiered last year, but it’s still unusual for such a key character to be glossed over in merchandise this way, and it’s made doubly disappointing by the fact that Omega is one of the few young female Star Wars heroes with an ongoing onscreen presence.

The Skywalker Saga will feature over 300 playable Star Wars characters, but it’s a shame that it seemingly hasn’t found room for Omega. There will doubtlessly be other characters that will have missed the cut, but given there’s an actual Bad Batch pack, her omission at this stage feels nonsensical. It makes sense that the full, original lineup of Clone Force 99 will feature in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, but in order to be a true representation of the series, it needed Omega.

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Ewan is a Gaming Features Editor for Screen Rant and may in fact have way too many interests. His love for comic books, video games and Dad Movies also instilled in him a love for writing, which he’s been doing since he was about 16. Originally from Liverpool, Ewan made the move to Newcastle in 2014 to study History at Northumbria University (which he loved), and has stayed there ever since. You may have heard/seen him on YouTube a bunch as well.

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