True, it mostly just rubbed it in that Rex never became a commander (until now, thank you clone wars season 7), and just dropped in that Fox was widely hated, i was genuinely interested in the answer to what Rex had against commanders and now ive wasted time going over things i already knew (btw still love this channel though, but this is strike 1)
I feel like Cody and Rex are on a pretty similar skill level, it is just that they have completely different personalities/style. My favorite clones are Cody, Fives, and Rex
Did I miss something? Rex may not have cared about rank, which as ex military I can understand but I never saw evidence he "hated" his brothers who had it. And while the video is titled as such, there's nothing in it saying he "hated" anyone, just his name, fan outrage, writers, etc
@@bobthebobthebobthebobthebo6847 Jesse said Rex "would" be following Ahsoka's death. So he never was demoted. He just prefers Captain Rex because he fought under that name for so long
When Ahsoka left the order, wouldn’t that have promoted Captain Rex to the “Commander” position? Also, IMO Cody to me seems to be as experienced Rex. Those two were some of the best clone troopers serving during The Clone Wars
@Synthetic Lord That doesn't make sense. Since Ahsoka left the Jedi Order, she basically left the war effort and therefore could not have been the commander anymore. Furthermore, I am talking about the period of time between Ahsoka's departure and return to the war effort, as during that point of time Captain Rex would have still been higher ranked than Appo, and there he should've been the commander of the 501st at that point. Also, Appo was only promoted to the rank of commander after Order 66, where Ahsoka and Rex were presumed dead.
@@brickbro20films53 bruh, Good soldiers follow orders, if they bred you to be loyal and your job is boring as F#ck, being a Spacial Cop, you wouldn't have something called "not follow order when they are wrong if you don't know what's wrong"
@@conorflynn6666 Rex states that he hates commanders before Order 66, and that he hates being a commander; he always hated commanders even way before Order 66
Wait, but what about Luminara Unduli? She has Barriss Offee as a Padawan but there’s Commander Gree. There’s Master Halsey and his Padawan but there’s Commander Trauma.
Ah well, that is because the 41st Elite Corps was way bigger then the 501st. It needed more then just one Commander. Gree was the Commander of the Green Company ect. while they still had a LOT of other companies.
Juan Cena | THE CHAMP IS HERE and there is an in-universe reason why Rex stayed a captain, although the writers probably used that to keep him captain Rex instead of commander Rex too. Rex stayed a captain because as a commander he would stay in the back to command the troops under his command but as a captain he would be in charge of troops but still be able to be in the battlefield. He simply refused the promotion
It's cool that Wolff and Gregor took orders from Rex after the war even though they were both commanders and Rex was only a captain. They trusted his orders and wisdom more than they trusted themselves.
The original image shows Rex pick up the unconscious Ahsoka's lightsabers in order to defend her from a off screen threat.( possibly a separatist force user like Ventress, and Maul, or possibly even the clones during order 66)
There’s also a few other theories that might lend credence to Rex keeping his captain rank. One I could attribute to Anakin. It’s not exactly news to most that Anakin may be the only Jedi Knight with his own clone legion under his command, and due to that “deviancy” of being below the rank of Jedi Master while still commanding a similar sized clone unit to them, he opted to allow Rex to stay a captain instead of become a commander as a reflection of that deviancy, which wouldn’t be a stretch since Anakin had a habit of bending rules frequently. The other reason I could see Rex staying a captain is that he didn’t like getting dragged into the politics involved of a commander. A clone commander usually was attached to a Jedi Master’s hip when it came to political and military affairs, and having to now negotiate with foreign nationals/foreign military personnel on a regular basis would not be in Rex’s style outside of say a more personal “let’s teach you how to fight” kind of case with the Onderon Arc. Combined with a commander being more of a rear line post directing clones where to attack instead of being at the front would also not be something Rex would be very agreeable to. Seeing as Rex seems more of a hands on commander than most, it would make sense he would turn down a promotion to stay in the midst of his brothers in combat.
When you think about it Rex led a legion not a Corp like say Cody. Sure he led it effectively but the war was only three years. I mean in an actual military alot of high quality Captains stay Captains. Not to mention some people aren't cut out for high command. You're going to put people in to situations in which you know alot of them will die. And you got to do it willingly and with out hesitation. During the planning of D-Day for instance they fully acknowledged that there would be heavy causalities and alot of young men and fathers were not going back to their families. Rex is a good field guy cause he actively puts his troops above all. But that's not a good quality of someone entrusted to lead a significant portion of the war effort when you got to ask "how do I win?" before "What about my guys?"
I would say that Rex could have handled the politics of war. Look at the pantora arc. He had to listen and protect the chairman, or i should say try but still the fact that he had to even discuss stuff with a diplomat is even beyond what he should have done as a captain. I believed the writers were showing that you don’t need rank to do other people’s jobs. Like in most companies or even the military from personnel experience with billets. Heck the Marine corps in the US is based of that concept and the fact that the clone army is based off of that branch. I would say it fits the mold.
Not quite. Jedi Knights led legions and corps, whereas battle armies and system armies where led by high ranking Jedi Masters, such as the high council. However, Anakin was a General, like most Jedi Knights and Masters.
@@fettwalker3584 As far as I know, there are situations in military in which low-rank officer can do task of high-rank officer if one is not present. Like LT commanding entire Company rather then Platoon. Now I wont say I know for certain WHY it happens but some speculations can go towerds money as low-rank officer pay-grade is lower then of High-rank one. Its one possible reason but dont know for certain. Now, can this be applied to Clone Troopers? To some extend, they do get paid as we noticed in episodes in which Fives was trying to blend with other troopers inside the bar.
kptparker your right my friend, I have seen that while in the service but what we are trying to see here is why Rex would stay a captain if got offered a promotion 🤷🏻♂️. I would say that they didn’t offer it probably because of a Anikian not being a Jedi master yet or that’s what I think the show runners mindset was about the lore. Other than that, we all thought he should have been given a promotion and if he would take it. I say yes he would because he can play politics given his experience in the show as doing so.
I like to think that Rex was offered the position plenty of times, and just kept declining because he "wanted to stay on the front lines, not behind some holomap, telling his brothers where to die".
Maybe Rex wanted to keep the rank of Captain so he could keep on fighting. Every other clone fought in less battles as they went up the chain of command.
@Joshua C'deBaca yeah but gree olny fight when his venator was under attack or when he and his men save padme bly only fight when there ship was shoot down Cody stay at keenobi or the generals to plan the battle but captains are planed to fight at the front but commander stay at the hq normally sorry for my really bad englisch
@@redmoonscythe41 idk if that's the case, but certainly not when we're thinking Cody. He was Commander Major, which was iirc the highest possible rank obtainable for a clone (i think only one of the Alphas got general or something like that).
@@CptMacTavish-sg7hj Cody was a Marshal Commander. Marshal Commanders were the highest ranked on the clone army, able to lead Corps, like Cody led the 7th Sky Corps, and Bacara led the 21st Nova Corps, alongside their Jedi Generals
@@redmoonscythe41 they probably have a different ranking system in star wars commander isnt even a official rank, pretty sure it's just given to someone who's in charge of a base or something
As for your Ahsoka commander. Well Luminara had an apprentice Barris Ofee and still had a clone "Commander" also Rex was Captain before Ahsoka got introduced.
@@certifiedorange4062 501st in cannon is a lot smaller in the republic era than the other legions it a legion of small elite troups. That usually assists other big Legions such as the 212th Legion in combat. Due that size Rex is a Captain simply because he commands fewer troops than someone like commander Gree. Had the 501st legion had more troops then Rex would be a Commander
I thought it had to do with the fact of how close the 501st and the 212th were, due to Anakin and Obi-wan almost always being deployed to the same battleground. Rex wasn't promoted due to Cody always being around was my idea
That's not how it works. They just had more screen time compared to the others. But because there is another commander of another regiment there, does not mean the other regiments can not have commanders, which is a rather idiotic idea.
He didn't hate EVERY clone commander during the clone wars. He liked Cody and Wolffe. After the Clone Wars, he only liked Wolffe and Gregor. Also, he didn't care whether he was a commander or not.
@@TheTrueKingofKoopas in the real world Obi-Wan did it first so that wouldnt explain it until the clone wars, then it just became an on going thing between him and Grievous
One thing i noticed was rex was almost always leading from the front while you were more likely to see cody at the planning tables directing larger engagements. Rex was more of a tactician while Cody was a strategist. Also if you go by the US Army TOE Rex would be about the level of Colonel leading a single regiment specialized in direct action while Cody would be a Brigadier tasked with over seeing several regiments and coordinating the battlefield. Also as other information about the shows has put forward the clone legions assigned to the jedi adopted the "personality" of their generals
A Clone Captain ranks higher than any other clone he was not promoted in the final season he was demoted from captain to commander which is why there is only one Captain
It's Gregor Also Gregor was not a commander, he was a Captain of Foxtrot group, a elite squad of Republic Commandos (Clone Commandos in the Clone Wars animated series). Clone Commandos does not = to Clone Commander. Jesus, you listed characters who not even commanders. Fives and Echo are not commanders, they're Advanced Recon Commandos, a commando is a soldier who are specialized in the field.
I have another explanation: Rex may have been originally a part of the Republic Navy, where the rank of Captain is equivalent to that of Commander. This can make sense as the 501st was formed by recruiting the best clone troopers, often from other units. Thus Rex, having earned his Jag Eyes during Geonosis, we do not know exactly what he did, would be a prime candidate for the 501st.
CaptainCherryz well another way to look at it is that the 501st is in a sense a special ops unit, thus even though he holds a lower rank he has the same authority due to his position.
He didn’t hat Cody. He was very close with his brothers. You failed to mention why he hated clone commanders. He loved all his brothers even ones like Dogma and Fox. He cared for his brothers no matter what.
I noticed that people never put two and two together with Fox and Rex. Rex had the utmost respect for Fox. He gave Fox the benefit of the doubt when he was mad at Ahsoka for supposedly killing his men. Anakin put Rex in charge of hunting Ahsoka because of his bias against Fox. Rex literally gave a single order before putting Fox back in charge, knowing full well that Fox had the experience to catch Ahsoka without killing her. He also recognized that Fox only wanted to capture Fives, hence to why he yelled at Fives to obey. Even after Fox shot Fives, Rex didn't turn to him in anger. At this point, Rex would understand Fox's situation better than anyone else since he was forced/tricked in to shooting his brothers weeks before. An incident Anakin wasn't present for. He treats every other clone with brotherly respect. But, he treats Fox with a higher respect because he knows things that field troops would never understand. He knows why Fox got high marks and medals. He knows Fox works without a Jedi, so he has to work twice as hard to keep his men safe and cared for. You can see the love he has for all his brothers. He doesn't hate a single clone. So yes, I wholeheartedly agree with your comment.
Cody wasn't a mere Commander, he was a Marshall Commander, the highest rank a clone can get, and due to that he leads around 346,666 troops basically by himself
clones were growth accelerated to 25 years old, 5x acceleration for 5 years, and what does Rex being a clone have to do with not being experienced, all clones got different levels of experience, that's how an army works
Commander is an O-5 as is a LTC (lieutenant colonel). Colonels are O-6s so I'd say that rank wasn't skipped. If we're talking a land or amphibious military unit (SEALS are the exception), I'd say clones in Cody's position such should've been lieutenant colonels or colonels, but I guess commander sounded cooler to Lucas Films, etc. Naval forces usually have commanders as O-5s. Obviously, Star Wars mixed and matched rank structures though.
The point regarding Ahsoka already occupying that post makes no sense, as Jedi Commanders commanded their batallions alongside Clone Batallion Commanders and Clone Majors
As I know, Rex stayed as a captain since the whole wide republic knew the 501st was lead under the supervision of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex, both Anakin and Rex were the Chancellor poster boys for the war effort back in the Republic capital of Coruscant, so promoting Rex to Commander would not only be weird, it would also sound weird.
Cody was commander marshal the highest clone trooper rank, not just a commander. Rex not given a promotion is from my perspective because he was better at commanding a battlaion level unite, unlike Cody, who after Kenobi had to take care of the whole 7th Sky corps (a lot bigger then 501st). If Rex would wanted promotion or his superiors would see fit for him to take higher responsibility he would ended up commander, but this was not the case. He was the best at what he was doing and forcing him into higher command role would be detrimental to GAR. For my assesment of Codys and Rexes command style take a look at the second battle of Geonosis and Umbara. Geonosis was win becouse of Cody while on Umbara, Rex and his 501st were surgical strike team as this was what they were best at.
![Why Captain Rex was a DEFECTIVE Clone [THEORY]](/img/n.gif)
During the Clone Wars
Rex trusted Cody and Wolf
Rex didn't trust Fox
After Order 66
Rex could only trust Wolf and Gregor
Sadly so mate
I mean Gregor is a clone commando soooo..
@@PRRepublicOfKorea
Rex might have had Respect for Gregor
@@futureclonecommando2275
That is true
Nice picture 👍
So wolf is like the main clone to trust
Cody: "You were my brother Rex, I loved you."
Rex: "I hate you!!!"
Could be the other way around after hearing about Cody coming back in the Bad Batch series🥺🥺
@Wesley Klugman how do you know that exactly?
@@kathystl2110 Have you seen any media of him dumping the empire or in legends or canon no? Then stfu
@@youraveragediscordmod9911 have you seen any of him staying completely loyal to the empire??? Ok then stop bein so rude I just asked
@@kathystl2110 yes I Did There is Proof of him joining the Empire
Question: How does any of this have to do with him "HATING" the Commanders? Where's the evidence?
Knight Cheyson Answer: It doesn’t. This was click bait.
@@Voro_Rogarai "I don't think the system works..."
What annoys me more is that bly and Cody both got the rank of Marshall commander
He wants money so he makes bs videos
True, it mostly just rubbed it in that Rex never became a commander (until now, thank you clone wars season 7), and just dropped in that Fox was widely hated, i was genuinely interested in the answer to what Rex had against commanders and now ive wasted time going over things i already knew
(btw still love this channel though, but this is strike 1)
“Most of the fans hated Fox for chasing Asoka.”
Imma have to stop you right there, we’re not fan of Fox cause he killed the homie Fives.
King Ghost exactly
Personally, I like Fox
Fishdog Personally I think you have no soul jk
FAAAAAACTS
I like Fox's color skem
One thing you failed to mention was how Rex hated Clone Commanders. Quit click baiting.
Ikr this vid is kinda pointless
Bruh this man even bolded the word, “hated”
This is the same video he posted a year ago, i think he might have uploaded the wrong video hahahaha
@@porter478 Or he is reselling the same content under new name. It's not like that practice is uncommon.
Timur Pirkhal i mean it could be possible, i don’t believe it can’t happen, but i rather trust that it was a mistake haha
Season 7: *promotes Rex to commander*
Me: *you have become the very thing you swore to destroy ...*
Dont worry i demoted him
commander jesse lmao
@@a_wisepenny9227 thanks
@@sup-ci6kg This aged well, Imposter.
He is captain now cause he defected
Well, “Captain Rex” has a better ring than “Commander Rex”
But would you think the same, if his name was Commander Rex from the start of the series. Sorry for my bad english
@@Feedii100 no because captain literally has less syllable than commander.
If you say it enough times it will stick and sound better and normal
JackTube HD true
Well he was gunna be promoted but Anakin got Ashoka
Kaminoans: Captain rex, we will not grant you the rank of commander
Rex : this is outrageous, it's unfair
Like general, like captain
Bruh. XD.
Rex:am i a joke to you?
take a seat, young clone trooper
I feel like Cody and Rex are on a pretty similar skill level, it is just that they have completely different personalities/style. My favorite clones are Cody, Fives, and Rex
Cody, Fordo, Rex for me, not in that order.
Yeah Fordo is dope also
wow exactly the same as my list
Hey what about 99 one of the bravest,truest,and most loyal troopers of the clone wars.
cooltriplets_2 Cody was more of a strategist not a frontline officer like Rex
“He never got promoted”
Disney+: are you sure about that?
In all fairness, this video was made long before Season 7 came out.
Also Disney+:NVM
Did I miss something? Rex may not have cared about rank, which as ex military I can understand but I never saw evidence he "hated" his brothers who had it.
And while the video is titled as such, there's nothing in it saying he "hated" anyone, just his name, fan outrage, writers, etc
I was thinking the same thing myself.
This channel went downhill
@@SpecialistFeature It was never at the top of the hill.
@@cooler3613 It's going down shore. Like it was above sea level now its below.
Paul Harrison lmao.
Skip to 2020: now he finally got promoted
2020 Gang
ME
"Never really like being a commander anyway"
Then he get demoted just a couple of days later
and we got the answer why sargent appo skipped lieutenant and became commander of the 501st
"If it's not broken, don't fix it."
Take note, Windows.
I wish they did
why windows i have bought a windows laptop just yesterday o god
(Bfv sits nervously in the corner)
i prefer windows 7
*windows is updating*
Who watches this in 2020 and knows Rex gets promoted
2020 Gang
I know, but Jesse denotes Rex during order 66 back to captain
@@bobthebobthebobthebobthebo6847 I know but when I wrote this comment the episode wasn't out yet.
@@bobthebobthebobthebobthebo6847 not to captain enemy of the Republic so he loses all his rank in the army
@@bobthebobthebobthebobthebo6847 Jesse said Rex "would" be following Ahsoka's death. So he never was demoted. He just prefers Captain Rex because he fought under that name for so long
When Ahsoka left the order, wouldn’t that have promoted Captain Rex to the “Commander” position?
Also, IMO Cody to me seems to be as experienced Rex. Those two were some of the best clone troopers serving during The Clone Wars
@@therealchen She didn't re-join the Jedi or the Republic tho so she wouldn't have come back and been a commander again
SJ AKAAK maybe anakin really held out hope that Ashoka would come back so he didn’t promote Rex
@Synthetic Lord That doesn't make sense. Since Ahsoka left the Jedi Order, she basically left the war effort and therefore could not have been the commander anymore. Furthermore, I am talking about the period of time between Ahsoka's departure and return to the war effort, as during that point of time Captain Rex would have still been higher ranked than Appo, and there he should've been the commander of the 501st at that point. Also, Appo was only promoted to the rank of commander after Order 66, where Ahsoka and Rex were presumed dead.
The 501st had another Commander
@@dustin2372 who was it?
Rex: I hate you
Clone commander: you were my brother Rex I loved you
I don't understand how this explains why rex hated every clone commander....
LMAO thank you literally exactly what I was thinking
lol, that what I'm wondering. It shows one his ideals(experience) but not why he hates commanders.
He really just hates Fox like every other sane person
@@brickbro20films53 bruh, Good soldiers follow orders, if they bred you to be loyal and your job is boring as F#ck, being a Spacial Cop, you wouldn't have something called "not follow order when they are wrong if you don't know what's wrong"
@@albaradix1598 But if Fox didn’t kill Fives the Empire wouldn’t exist
Anikan: I hate the Jedi they didn’t give me the rank of master.
Rex: I hate the army they didn’t give me the rank of commander.
“anakin” sorry i had to
Also Anakin was a master in clone wars, Ahsoka called him master on numerous occasions.
@@indigoisveryvioletcolor8617 it’s just because she was a padawan he isnt actually a master
This doesn’t explain why he hated every Clone Commander. You never one mentioned this besides with Fox.
ETHARNYUS THRONE order 66 that’s why
Conor Flynn but that just explains he hates everyone all clones then that doesn’t make sense
@@conorflynn6666 Rex states that he hates commanders before Order 66, and that he hates being a commander; he always hated commanders even way before Order 66
Chilled Chaos he never stated he hates commanders. He stated he hates being a commander.
@@jeremygoslin8864 Actually you are right he never does actually say it, thanks for that, but i was right about it being before Order 66
Who’s watching when Rex got promoted to commander in clone wars
Me, and still, it sounds weird
Me
Rex was just the best clone officer... in canon
Legends has Fordo taking the win
Yep
Indiana Jones what about alpha?
And both being badasses.
@bemotivated Alpha is a very close second to Fordo in Legends
Exactly what i thought
"Yeah, didn't much like being a commander anyway"
Wait, but what about Luminara Unduli? She has Barriss Offee as a Padawan but there’s Commander Gree. There’s Master Halsey and his Padawan but there’s Commander Trauma.
I thought trauma was a sergeant
Ah well, that is because the 41st Elite Corps was way bigger then the 501st. It needed more then just one Commander. Gree was the Commander of the Green Company ect. while they still had a LOT of other companies.
Juan Cena | THE CHAMP IS HERE and there is an in-universe reason why Rex stayed a captain, although the writers probably used that to keep him captain Rex instead of commander Rex too. Rex stayed a captain because as a commander he would stay in the back to command the troops under his command but as a captain he would be in charge of troops but still be able to be in the battlefield. He simply refused the promotion
honestly rank doesn't matter in star wars if you're a reaccuring character, you out rank everything
stargunner 518 hahaha
0:27 HAHAHA LMAOOOO that’s ironic because Rex is a commander
He was promoted in season 7 so it's not like he could have known that when it hadn't come out yet
Ah, just like his general
"I hate you!!"
Ng Shu Long吳書朗, may General Skywalker forever Rest In Peace.
He must have inherited it
It's cool that Wolff and Gregor took orders from Rex after the war even though they were both commanders and Rex was only a captain. They trusted his orders and wisdom more than they trusted themselves.
Hence Rex's adage "Experience outranks everything."
Why does he have a green lightsaber in the thumbnail?
He stole them from Ahsoka.
The original image shows Rex pick up the unconscious Ahsoka's lightsabers in order to defend her from a off screen threat.( possibly a separatist force user like Ventress, and Maul, or possibly even the clones during order 66)
@@gamerscout7452 Sounds like fanfiction to me but ok
@@barraki97 Fanfic time!
@@AS-kg4fo NO PLS HAVE MERCY
As far as my knowledge reaches, Rex and Cody were best friends
Fax
Best bros
There’s also a few other theories that might lend credence to Rex keeping his captain rank.
One I could attribute to Anakin. It’s not exactly news to most that Anakin may be the only Jedi Knight with his own clone legion under his command, and due to that “deviancy” of being below the rank of Jedi Master while still commanding a similar sized clone unit to them, he opted to allow Rex to stay a captain instead of become a commander as a reflection of that deviancy, which wouldn’t be a stretch since Anakin had a habit of bending rules frequently.
The other reason I could see Rex staying a captain is that he didn’t like getting dragged into the politics involved of a commander. A clone commander usually was attached to a Jedi Master’s hip when it came to political and military affairs, and having to now negotiate with foreign nationals/foreign military personnel on a regular basis would not be in Rex’s style outside of say a more personal “let’s teach you how to fight” kind of case with the Onderon Arc. Combined with a commander being more of a rear line post directing clones where to attack instead of being at the front would also not be something Rex would be very agreeable to.
Seeing as Rex seems more of a hands on commander than most, it would make sense he would turn down a promotion to stay in the midst of his brothers in combat.
When you think about it Rex led a legion not a Corp like say Cody. Sure he led it effectively but the war was only three years. I mean in an actual military alot of high quality Captains stay Captains. Not to mention some people aren't cut out for high command. You're going to put people in to situations in which you know alot of them will die. And you got to do it willingly and with out hesitation. During the planning of D-Day for instance they fully acknowledged that there would be heavy causalities and alot of young men and fathers were not going back to their families. Rex is a good field guy cause he actively puts his troops above all. But that's not a good quality of someone entrusted to lead a significant portion of the war effort when you got to ask "how do I win?" before "What about my guys?"
I would say that Rex could have handled the politics of war. Look at the pantora arc. He had to listen and protect the chairman, or i should say try but still the fact that he had to even discuss stuff with a diplomat is even beyond what he should have done as a captain.
I believed the writers were showing that you don’t need rank to do other people’s jobs. Like in most companies or even the military from personnel experience with billets. Heck the Marine corps in the US is based of that concept and the fact that the clone army is based off of that branch. I would say it fits the mold.
Not quite. Jedi Knights led legions and corps, whereas battle armies and system armies where led by high ranking Jedi Masters, such as the high council. However, Anakin was a General, like most Jedi Knights and Masters.
@@fettwalker3584 As far as I know, there are situations in military in which low-rank officer can do task of high-rank officer if one is not present. Like LT commanding entire Company rather then Platoon.
Now I wont say I know for certain WHY it happens but some speculations can go towerds money as low-rank officer pay-grade is lower then of High-rank one. Its one possible reason but dont know for certain.
Now, can this be applied to Clone Troopers? To some extend, they do get paid as we noticed in episodes in which Fives was trying to blend with other troopers inside the bar.
kptparker your right my friend, I have seen that while in the service but what we are trying to see here is why Rex would stay a captain if got offered a promotion 🤷🏻♂️. I would say that they didn’t offer it probably because of a Anikian not being a Jedi master yet or that’s what I think the show runners mindset was about the lore. Other than that, we all thought he should have been given a promotion and if he would take it. I say yes he would because he can play politics given his experience in the show as doing so.
I like to think that Rex was offered the position plenty of times, and just kept declining because he "wanted to stay on the front lines, not behind some holomap, telling his brothers where to die".
Yea that sounds like the captain
you didn't explain why he hated commanders.. just that he wasn't one and why.
Rex: "I hate clone commanders"
Cody: * *emotional damage* *
Maybe Rex wanted to keep the rank of Captain so he could keep on fighting. Every other clone fought in less battles as they went up the chain of command.
@Joshua C'deBaca yeah but gree olny fight when his venator was under attack or when he and his men save padme bly only fight when there ship was shoot down Cody stay at keenobi or the generals to plan the battle but captains are planed to fight at the front but commander stay at the hq normally sorry for my really bad englisch
That's actually my headcanon. Rex just didn't want to leave all the fun parts to Anakin and Ahsoka.
Crisis Among Infinite Darths AC Cody went on frequent operations as well as Wolffe. What you are saying doesn’t mean anything.
Star Wars Comics: Rex never got promoted to commander
Me: *laughs in season 7*
"Cody and Fox being above Rex just feels... Wrong"
While I agree about Fox, saying the same about Cody is a bloody Rex propaganda
Hey, I checked, captain is actually above commander by one rank
@@redmoonscythe41 idk if that's the case, but certainly not when we're thinking Cody. He was Commander Major, which was iirc the highest possible rank obtainable for a clone (i think only one of the Alphas got general or something like that).
@@CptMacTavish-sg7hj Cody was a Marshal Commander. Marshal Commanders were the highest ranked on the clone army, able to lead Corps, like Cody led the 7th Sky Corps, and Bacara led the 21st Nova Corps, alongside their Jedi Generals
@@redmoonscythe41 they probably have a different ranking system in star wars commander isnt even a official rank, pretty sure it's just given to someone who's in charge of a base or something
I mean. Fox never did anything wrong in the show and running the whole coruscant, literal capital of the galaxy isn't an easy job tbh.
Does anyone else think that Rex is like space John wick, you know with him preferring 2 pistols over a rifle?
Casey Ohlstein I didn’t think about the idea and yet I don’t know anything about John Wick
Hahahahah
As for your Ahsoka commander. Well Luminara had an apprentice Barris Ofee and still had a clone "Commander" also Rex was Captain before Ahsoka got introduced.
Γρηγόρης Αράπης Rex was flawed so he couldn’t be promoted to commander.
@@certifiedorange4062 501st in cannon is a lot smaller in the republic era than the other legions it a legion of small elite troups. That usually assists other big Legions such as the 212th Legion in combat. Due that size Rex is a Captain simply because he commands fewer troops than someone like commander Gree. Had the 501st legion had more troops then Rex would be a Commander
"Aw well I never really cared for being a commander anyway"
-CAPTAIN Rex
Rex should have taught “Rex Kwon Do”
Oh my god, never did I think I'd see a Napoleon Dynamite reference here
@Tyler Wong first time for everything
BOW TO YOUR SENSEI
Rex was one of those people that didn’t prestige when they reach the final level. Duh.
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Answer: he did not.
He loved commander cody he always works together with him so then why would he hate him 🤔🤔
When did he talk about how Rex hated the commanders? And who would believe that Rex hated Cody
They were like best friends, the rank never seems to bei any problem/theme
I always thought of it as the position was waiting for him. But he never cared to take it because he was just to awesome.
Rex: you’re weak
Clone Commanders: i’m you
Im confused why people are liking this video. He never says anything about Rex hating other commanders in the video
Then: “ We have to accept it” David Filoni: “ The hell we do!” Now: “ I was wrong”
...clones could attain the rank of major, which was between Captain and Battalion Commander, also there were 4 commander ranks
I thought it had to do with the fact of how close the 501st and the 212th were, due to Anakin and Obi-wan almost always being deployed to the same battleground. Rex wasn't promoted due to Cody always being around was my idea
That's not how it works. They just had more screen time compared to the others. But because there is another commander of another regiment there, does not mean the other regiments can not have commanders, which is a rather idiotic idea.
He didn't hate EVERY clone commander during the clone wars. He liked Cody and Wolffe. After the Clone Wars, he only liked Wolffe and Gregor. Also, he didn't care whether he was a commander or not.
"Why Obi Wan said Hello there!"
Because Grevious did it first
@@TheTrueKingofKoopas in the real world Obi-Wan did it first so that wouldnt explain it until the clone wars, then it just became an on going thing between him and Grievous
We all know that he could never hate Cody. Those two were total bros.
"ROGER ROGER"
Best line from Rex
even from that episode alone "you didn't say please" beats "roger, roger"
I miss Captain Fordo so much, he isn't given credit while rex gets all the glory.(Fordo is my favorite clone)
Fordo was one of the best arc troopers around I would definitely bring him to a battle.
Dosen't matter, Experience outranks everything
Dang the clone wars was so good
One thing i noticed was rex was almost always leading from the front while you were more likely to see cody at the planning tables directing larger engagements. Rex was more of a tactician while Cody was a strategist. Also if you go by the US Army TOE Rex would be about the level of Colonel leading a single regiment specialized in direct action while Cody would be a Brigadier tasked with over seeing several regiments and coordinating the battlefield. Also as other information about the shows has put forward the clone legions assigned to the jedi adopted the "personality" of their generals
"Rex" in Latin means "King"
Chill out with the click bait bro.
Next video: why captain Rex HATED public urination
The rank under clone Commander is a Major
A Clone Captain ranks higher than any other clone he was not promoted in the final season he was demoted from captain to commander which is why there is only one Captain
1. Cody
2. Fives
3. Echo
4. Greggor
5. Rex
Honorable mention: 🐺
It's Gregor
Also Gregor was not a commander, he was a Captain of Foxtrot group, a elite squad of Republic Commandos (Clone Commandos in the Clone Wars animated series). Clone Commandos does not = to Clone Commander.
Jesus, you listed characters who not even commanders. Fives and Echo are not commanders, they're Advanced Recon Commandos, a commando is a soldier who are specialized in the field.
@@captainflowers748 I just listed my favorite clones. I'm sorry for the misspelling and triggering you. 😆
I have another explanation: Rex may have been originally a part of the Republic Navy, where the rank of Captain is equivalent to that of Commander. This can make sense as the 501st was formed by recruiting the best clone troopers, often from other units. Thus Rex, having earned his Jag Eyes during Geonosis, we do not know exactly what he did, would be a prime candidate for the 501st.
Yeah no, that is incorrect. If he was transferred from Navy to the army, he would hold the rank of Marshal Commander essentially/
CaptainCherryz well another way to look at it is that the 501st is in a sense a special ops unit, thus even though he holds a lower rank he has the same authority due to his position.
“This is outrageous. How could I be at the front line but not be granted the rank of commander?”
1:20 i love how the clones look at ashoka while she was talking
*HE HATES HIMSELF NOW*
Only for a dew days, because once he removed his chip and betrayed the GAW he was demoted by Jesse
Rex is the GOAT of clones
Except the writers literally came out to saying "Commander Rex" just sounded terrible...
When did they say that ?
Captain Rex will always be the best Clone officer in the series.
Proceeds to be best friends with cody. And cody is not inferior they are on par.
SoundMaster Cody is actually superior.
1:16 Ahsoka definitely said some bull to have those clones in the back turn their heads like that
well this video aged poorly
This video started poorly, it never answered the question and now it just made the video even more redundant
Cody is watching this like: I feel betrayed
Promotion: I'm about to end this mans whole career
Commander Cody be watching like: wtf dude
Welp Rex is a commander now 😅
So tell me, how ranks work in clone trooper. Does it follow army ranks system or navy ranks system?
he is a commander rn
I could be wrong but my impression of “captain” in the clone army is like a lieutenant commander
Haven’t you made this vid already? Or is there some kind of glitch in the matrix?
Captain Rex did become a commander of 332nd and I think 501st because Asoka did leave the Grand Army of the Republic like really close to order 66.
He didn’t hat Cody. He was very close with his brothers. You failed to mention why he hated clone commanders. He loved all his brothers even ones like Dogma and Fox. He cared for his brothers no matter what.
I noticed that people never put two and two together with Fox and Rex. Rex had the utmost respect for Fox. He gave Fox the benefit of the doubt when he was mad at Ahsoka for supposedly killing his men. Anakin put Rex in charge of hunting Ahsoka because of his bias against Fox. Rex literally gave a single order before putting Fox back in charge, knowing full well that Fox had the experience to catch Ahsoka without killing her. He also recognized that Fox only wanted to capture Fives, hence to why he yelled at Fives to obey. Even after Fox shot Fives, Rex didn't turn to him in anger. At this point, Rex would understand Fox's situation better than anyone else since he was forced/tricked in to shooting his brothers weeks before. An incident Anakin wasn't present for.
He treats every other clone with brotherly respect. But, he treats Fox with a higher respect because he knows things that field troops would never understand. He knows why Fox got high marks and medals. He knows Fox works without a Jedi, so he has to work twice as hard to keep his men safe and cared for. You can see the love he has for all his brothers. He doesn't hate a single clone. So yes, I wholeheartedly agree with your comment.
Rex didn’t want to become a commander, but at the last episodes of StarWars Clone Wars he become a commander.
Like how Anakin wasn't promoted to Jedi Master, Ironic
Cody wasn't a mere Commander, he was a Marshall Commander, the highest rank a clone can get, and due to that he leads around 346,666 troops basically by himself
"Experience out ranks everything."
Says a ten year born the same as millons of troops, from the same guy
clones were growth accelerated to 25 years old, 5x acceleration for 5 years, and what does Rex being a clone have to do with not being experienced, all clones got different levels of experience, that's how an army works
Maybe Rex almost got promoted before Ashoka trudged along...
But at least he got the Commander rank in the rebellion
Rex liked commander Wolffe and commander Cody though.
Yeah, he and Cody were best friends, he was also friends with Wolffe and Bly, just not Fox, but no one was friends with Fox
Rex is now a commander :)
Appo skipped SSG, SFC, MSG, 1SG, SGM, 2ndLT, LT, Captain, Major, LTC, COL
Commander is an O-5 as is a LTC (lieutenant colonel). Colonels are O-6s so I'd say that rank wasn't skipped.
If we're talking a land or amphibious military unit (SEALS are the exception), I'd say clones in Cody's position such should've been lieutenant colonels or colonels, but I guess commander sounded cooler to Lucas Films, etc.
Naval forces usually have commanders as O-5s. Obviously, Star Wars mixed and matched rank structures though.
Appo skipped the following canon ranks:
Sergeant Major
Second Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
The point regarding Ahsoka already occupying that post makes no sense, as Jedi Commanders commanded their batallions alongside Clone Batallion Commanders and Clone Majors
Haven't you made a video explaining this twice already?
As I know, Rex stayed as a captain since the whole wide republic knew the 501st was lead under the supervision of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex, both Anakin and Rex were the Chancellor poster boys for the war effort back in the Republic capital of Coruscant, so promoting Rex to Commander would not only be weird, it would also sound weird.
Ironic...
It is pretty sad that right at the end of the clone wars he got promoted to commander then order 66 happened he was barely commander of the 501st
whos gonna tell him
Rex: **didn't get promoted**
Bessy: Rex HATED the clone commanders!
Lmao, Rex is Commander now.
Cody was commander marshal the highest clone trooper rank, not just a commander. Rex not given a promotion is from my perspective because he was better at commanding a battlaion level unite, unlike Cody, who after Kenobi had to take care of the whole 7th Sky corps (a lot bigger then 501st). If Rex would wanted promotion or his superiors would see fit for him to take higher responsibility he would ended up commander, but this was not the case. He was the best at what he was doing and forcing him into higher command role would be detrimental to GAR.
For my assesment of Codys and Rexes command style take a look at the second battle of Geonosis and Umbara. Geonosis was win becouse of Cody while on Umbara, Rex and his 501st were surgical strike team as this was what they were best at.