Why Captain Rex was a DEFECTIVE Clone [THEORY]

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  • @OryxTheMadGod3
    @OryxTheMadGod3 5 років тому +6099

    Well Rex spent most of his time with Anakin who is equally crazy

    • @johnchukwudum673
      @johnchukwudum673 5 років тому +198

      Haha! Well I guess it is what contributed to his defectivnes.

    • @joshmathews7603
      @joshmathews7603 5 років тому +319

      Crazy people don't know they're crazy. Anakin, Rex, and Fives knew they were crazy. Therefore, they weren't crazy. Isn't that crazy?

    • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
      @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 5 років тому +134

      @@joshmathews7603 A crazy person will always deny they are crazy. A non crazy person will just ... Meh..

    • @valentinodaspi4350
      @valentinodaspi4350 5 років тому +113

      Did Rex hate sand?

    • @johnrickard8512
      @johnrickard8512 5 років тому +60

      If a crazy person knows they're crazy, that makes them...eccentric.

  • @Runningbaldman
    @Runningbaldman 5 років тому +3347

    You could argue that Rex’s “defectiveness” was due to him serving under Anakin vs Obi-wan. With Anakin’s unorthodox command style, Rex could have picked that up and adapted to be more independent.

    • @bryanngyuen4210
      @bryanngyuen4210 4 роки тому +6

      Runningbaldman in n

    • @W_2.0
      @W_2.0 4 роки тому +22

      I mean yeah or he could have hade good genes

    • @nothingissnothing
      @nothingissnothing 4 роки тому +10

      @@W_2.0 U know hes a clone so genes.... öhm yes

    • @W_2.0
      @W_2.0 4 роки тому +7

      T'was a joke

    • @colebeans3145
      @colebeans3145 4 роки тому +30

      He also met that defective clone that had a family and just ditched out on clone wars

  • @bastik.3011
    @bastik.3011 5 років тому +3450

    I always had the opinion that Rex was more like Jango then other clones. This can be seen by his favoritism of Dualwiedling blaster pistols, his quick thinking and his ability to adapt

    • @charcole400
      @charcole400 5 років тому +186

      Basti K. Also wearing blue

    • @andreschristian2982
      @andreschristian2982 5 років тому +23

      Saaaaame!

    • @spartansquid5931
      @spartansquid5931 5 років тому +113

      I disagree, in the Clone Wars rex CLEARLY has no jet pack. (sometimes)

    • @bastik.3011
      @bastik.3011 5 років тому +24

      @@spartansquid5931 haha xD

    • @phillipkeen223
      @phillipkeen223 5 років тому +55

      I feel that he may have been similar to the null troopers if only kal found him commando rex

  • @thesenate5291
    @thesenate5291 5 років тому +1023

    Absolute madlad when he just popped the outpost commando droid in disguise on a HUNCH

    • @IofSheikah
      @IofSheikah 5 років тому +106

      The Senate imagine it was a clone and he just straight up murdered

    • @thesenate5291
      @thesenate5291 5 років тому +32

      @@IofSheikah Just as I intend for all sapient clones such as Red...hehe

    • @masterchief3648
      @masterchief3648 4 роки тому +8

      @@thesenate5291 sir uuhhhh what do you mean

    • @thesenate5291
      @thesenate5291 4 роки тому +19

      @@masterchief3648 I expect Rex's recklessness to be used in every situation trooper, now go and do your damn job and get off youtube

    • @masterchief3648
      @masterchief3648 4 роки тому +3

      @@thesenate5291 yes sir will do sir

  • @Anonymous-ve4qj
    @Anonymous-ve4qj 5 років тому +2180

    I say Rex and fives are so close in independence

    • @mattd2026
      @mattd2026 5 років тому +44

      Only because ARC troopers are trained to be independent

    • @Anonymous-ve4qj
      @Anonymous-ve4qj 5 років тому +39

      MattD but Rex wasn’t arc trooper he learned through battle and umbara

    • @Crimsonnavyking
      @Crimsonnavyking 5 років тому +10

      @@Anonymous-ve4qj He is an ARC trooper

    • @Anonymous-ve4qj
      @Anonymous-ve4qj 5 років тому +17

      Crimson Navy he recieved the arc trooper training?

    • @BeyondSllver
      @BeyondSllver 5 років тому +42

      @@Crimsonnavyking he just had the training and then became a captain of the basic clone troopers

  • @BbyLilium
    @BbyLilium 5 років тому +374

    Fives was definitely the same or more “defective” then Rex. Fives figured Krell was suspicious even before Rex, as well as thinking of his own plans rather then following orders. People don’t give fives enough credit on how smart he really was

    • @CamdenSummer
      @CamdenSummer 4 роки тому +31

      Fives is friking THE BEST!

    • @yehudisfriedman8459
      @yehudisfriedman8459 3 роки тому +20

      Almost every time he’s in battle he’s constantly employing critical thinking to find the best strategy. He can see to the core of things and he has his priorities straighter than any of his brethren

    • @numbersneverlie7858
      @numbersneverlie7858 3 роки тому +15

      And like most intellects in a world of the blind, it was ultimately what decided his fate. Died at the hands of his own brothers… he was the “crazy conspiracy theorist” and nobody wanted to listen to him. Add that onto the pile of “evidence the Jedi overlook or under analyze because of their arrogance”.

    • @lilsuperskurrphlex1838
      @lilsuperskurrphlex1838 2 роки тому +6

      Fives the GOAT

    • @zivo9453
      @zivo9453 2 роки тому +3

      rex also thought krell was suspicious but he didnt have any proof plus krell was the general what was he gonna do he could only follow orders up until they fought the 212th

  • @boromir6518
    @boromir6518 5 років тому +2058

    “In my book, independence outranks everything.”

    • @Skippercarlos5
      @Skippercarlos5 5 років тому +85

      PridalAxius - Wasn’t it “ In my book, experience outranks everything.”

    • @kraotte4471
      @kraotte4471 5 років тому +49

      @@Skippercarlos5 r/woosh

    • @Skippercarlos5
      @Skippercarlos5 5 років тому +17

      KRAOTTE - crap 😂

    • @boromir6518
      @boromir6518 5 років тому +33

      Skippercarlos Yes, but it’s in my book instead, that was in Rex’s.

    • @Caboose47
      @Caboose47 5 років тому +2

      @@Skippercarlos5 lmfao

  • @the7observer
    @the7observer 5 років тому +421

    if defective you mean "a product that doesn't stricly meet all specifications", then yes he was "defective". He wasn't blindly loyal, he was loyal to values and not a goverment

    • @Carbon2861996
      @Carbon2861996 4 роки тому +6

      Blind loyalty was also seen as defective. Dogma has almost gone to 99 for that along with the whole Domino.

    • @its_dey_mate
      @its_dey_mate 3 роки тому +2

      @@rinitravichandran7022 The first arc troppers by order had to be really independent and Kaminoans feared them as they put them in stasis chamebrs as a last line of defense of kamino. They were deplyed o the battle of kamino and nearly carried the battle themselves. They also made commandos independent but loyal at the same time. They considered the commandos their best so to an extent you are both correct and incorrect.

    • @yehudisfriedman8459
      @yehudisfriedman8459 3 роки тому +1

      He actually was loyal to a government. Extremely loyal, perhaps more so than any other clone. But he had values as well, which balanced it out. And he was loyal specifically to the republic, so the empire never had his allegiance, which made him different from most clones, who viewed them as one and the same.

  • @hushix3
    @hushix3 5 років тому +5469

    man i miss the good old days of watching clone wars on cartoon netwok :/

    • @centurionwater8989
      @centurionwater8989 5 років тому +11

      I remember when there was no more clone wars on CN i found out there was
      on a channel called Tsunami then after around a month or 2 years if i remember
      there was no more clone wars there

    • @russian_knight
      @russian_knight 5 років тому +23

      Well, we are getting the new 3 seasons

    • @lukematczynski4650
      @lukematczynski4650 5 років тому +8

      Jacob DeCosta Yah i agree I wish I was able to get them. During the first season I was only 2 so I had no idea being born in 2006, when it can out in 2008. I jaw drop at the prices of the atte and the at ot and others. But who’s hyped for SEASON 7!! Hope LEGO does good

    • @OzReviews2
      @OzReviews2 5 років тому +10

      @@russian_knight its only one season, not 3

    • @russian_knight
      @russian_knight 5 років тому

      O

  • @deketk5227
    @deketk5227 4 роки тому +26

    5:29 Although Rex didn't remove his own inhibitor chip and had to have Ahsoka remove it, the new season still shows how independent he is as he manages to dig up significant evidence about the chip to inform Ahsoka about its existence. Commendable.

  • @Insanity6419
    @Insanity6419 5 років тому +1109

    Good old classic Geetsly videos
    Also Kix was kinda independent because he was researching about the inhibitor chips after fives death

    • @captainrex4070
      @captainrex4070 5 років тому +7

      Yup.

    • @balakae1093
      @balakae1093 5 років тому +3

      That true

    • @fristlyyt259
      @fristlyyt259 5 років тому +36

      Insanity 64 kix and Rex the only known 501st clone troopers that didn’t execute order 66

    • @nikkoallen6637
      @nikkoallen6637 5 років тому +28

      Sucks that kix was jettisoned into space and on to a planet in a kyochmber while order66 was happening:(

    • @skybot7091
      @skybot7091 5 років тому +23

      Well hes the last survivor clone and hes technically the oldest joining band of pirates

  • @Jedi_Spartan
    @Jedi_Spartan 5 років тому +387

    5:12 Obviously Rex would disobey orders from a higher ranking Clone when said Clone was Commander Fox

    • @johnnyblack2652
      @johnnyblack2652 5 років тому +81

      There was only one coruscant guard commander worthy of respect, Thorn
      May he rest in peace with his brothers

    • @judeskater93
      @judeskater93 5 років тому +30

      Jedi Spartan Starkiller I don't think there's a single Star Wars fan that likes fox.

    • @Thomas20Smith
      @Thomas20Smith 5 років тому +46

      judeskater93 I liked Fox in the movie, that should’ve just been episodes, how badass they rolled into Ziro the Hutt club to rescue Padme but afterwards my respect for the entirety of the Corcusant Guard, except Thorn(RIP), just dwindled.

    • @joshmathews7603
      @joshmathews7603 5 років тому +1

      @OptimalOptimus50 Amen bruddah.

    • @luftcorde
      @luftcorde 5 років тому +8

      @@Thomas20Smith Yeah, in the movie Fox was awesome.

  • @jordanhendrix2619
    @jordanhendrix2619 5 років тому +852

    I'd chalk it up to both the Alpha-17 training and the fact that Anakin loved individuality within his companions, as evidenced by Mace Windu scolding him for encouraging the personality of R2-D2, and the fact that Anakin was just so gung ho. Not defective, just a result of training, surroundings, and adapting. Plus, Rex was supposed to be an alternate version of Alpha-17, as Alpha was their original idea to include, but they decided a new clone based on him would be better.

    • @bernardomelo2060
      @bernardomelo2060 5 років тому +51

      Just what i was about to say, genetics do play a big part in the clones but less than most people think. I believe Rex became the soldier we know mostly due to the environments and situations he had to adapt to in order to survive and these experiences made him have a different minset from most clones.

    • @MyrmThaBadMan
      @MyrmThaBadMan 5 років тому +56

      Spot on, with Rex own words: "Experience outweights everything".
      He was given free reigns by Anakin and so got molded into the perfect clone/soldier, errm not given forced free reigns. haha

  • @ChrisParrishOutdoors
    @ChrisParrishOutdoors 4 роки тому +133

    "Rex is probably the most well known trooper in star wars"
    Cody: "Am I a joke to you?"

  • @bamn1986
    @bamn1986 5 років тому +1173

    Rex Will always be the best soldier defective or not.

    • @Nick-hm9rh
      @Nick-hm9rh 5 років тому +16

      It makes him better that he he is defective

    • @tkodemolisher
      @tkodemolisher 5 років тому +7

      He’s the best because he’s defective

    • @BeyondSllver
      @BeyondSllver 5 років тому +3

      Wolfe too

    • @davidsfamily2379
      @davidsfamily2379 5 років тому +6

      Yes true but all clones are my favourite stupid or not or deffective or not. But still you are right rex is one of my favourite and mpst peoples

    • @ChilupaKing
      @ChilupaKing 5 років тому +4

      Better not let Captain Fordo hear you 😒 (I know, they don't consider him canon anymore)

  • @nightmaredow2802
    @nightmaredow2802 5 років тому +75

    All the clones Anakin lead were “defective” because they were able to be led by someone like anakin because they can adapt quickly to anakins new plans and changes in the original plan

    • @Lunapokema
      @Lunapokema Рік тому +1

      Obi-wan: "Not to worry, just catch them when they fall."
      Rex: "Most of the General's plans involve falling."
      😂

  • @widgren87
    @widgren87 5 років тому +808

    If I were a Officer during the Clone Wars I would rather have company of soldiers like Rex, defective or not, that can think for themselves rather then ones who follow blindly be they droids or slaves.
    I have always felt sorry for the Clones.

    • @OrDuneStudios
      @OrDuneStudios 5 років тому +39

      You want soldiers who can seize the initiave and not blindly follow stupid or unlawful orders

    • @widgren87
      @widgren87 5 років тому +3

      @@OrDuneStudios In short, yes :-)

    • @fettwalker3584
      @fettwalker3584 5 років тому +29

      TheSunkenCommander True to a certain extent. In a war of attrition which the clone wars was. You want bodies to form lines of fire and stop the other overwhelming likes of fire from coming through. If you look at world war 2 tactics, which George Lucas was heavily influence by. You could see he was trying to push the same narrative and strategy. Now I’m not saying officers and soldiers weren’t creative during the world war 2 days. What I’m saying is that in the war of attrition. You don’t need everybody thinking. You need everybody pointing a weapon in a single direction and firing until they can’t fire no more. That’s why the kaminowins didn’t want individual thinking if you study the doctrine on attrition warfare.

    • @takenking2925
      @takenking2925 5 років тому +2

      If I had soldiers I have huge ship of them telling them remove their chips and if their any clones who join me I tell them same I probably have entire fleet I tell them all remove your chips but let make look like accidental then we be called mercenary group but secretly we fight against the empire and any original clone storm troopers we take their chips and any troops who want helps we will let them we hide in secret never staying in one place

    • @takenking2925
      @takenking2925 5 років тому +1

      Easy version imagine a huge army of original clones with extremely high grade armor and high grade weapons and ships and cloning facilities that are on ships but train them fight with alike where their perfect soldier toe to toe independence where we are group who helps people and protect people not for a price but shirt version imagine all clones working for good and actually not be under control

  • @fnsfruitzilla6270
    @fnsfruitzilla6270 5 років тому +194

    Wait, wait, wait, wait... hold up! How did the commando droid get human like fingers?

    • @brandonreyes1920
      @brandonreyes1920 5 років тому +33

      probably just stiffed the glove with its metal fingers

    • @damongritzka8856
      @damongritzka8856 5 років тому +6

      Brandon Reyes but it only has two

    • @luigimrlgaming9484
      @luigimrlgaming9484 5 років тому +4

      FNS Fruitzilla no idea

    • @bapabs
      @bapabs 5 років тому +8

      Modification, perhaps?

    • @conjonsilver_
      @conjonsilver_ 5 років тому +32

      Ripped the clone hands off and over his metal hands

  • @Jacksonavenue00
    @Jacksonavenue00 5 років тому +841

    My mom always said Captain Rex was her favorite when we watched the clone wars so goddamnit he’s my favorite also

  • @iamironman3388
    @iamironman3388 3 роки тому +13

    And this is why Rex was able to resist order 66 even for just a couple of seconds.

  • @russian_knight
    @russian_knight 5 років тому +1435

    Can we have a video about the clone pilot Oddball? He was an interesting character.

    • @hextread9459
      @hextread9459 5 років тому +77

      I like oddball he’s unique there’s not that many named clone pilots.

    • @russian_knight
      @russian_knight 5 років тому +77

      Like his name suggests, he's an oddball.

    • @patrickstanley7211
      @patrickstanley7211 5 років тому +34

      His name was actually Daavijaan, Oddball was his call sign

    • @russian_knight
      @russian_knight 5 років тому +34

      What do you mean? We know he was a clone, and we know that he wasn't a random cocknugget that joined the republic.

    • @XTeam49
      @XTeam49 5 років тому +9

      clone pilot Jeg aswell

  • @juliusfisher1298
    @juliusfisher1298 5 років тому +80

    99 WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAMN CLONES EVER TO FIGHT THE DROIDS.

  • @ZebwhittZT-
    @ZebwhittZT- 5 років тому +388

    When rex faked his death appo took his place I wonder how much appo was like rex

    • @jamesdavis9036
      @jamesdavis9036 5 років тому +114

      Considering he continued serving under Vader, not at all.

    • @konac7191
      @konac7191 5 років тому +130

      You see Appo during the Umbara arc, and he doesn't seem to have a problem with Krell at all. I'd say Appo was not at all like Rex.

    • @danrykowski3133
      @danrykowski3133 5 років тому +54

      At least Darth Vader liked Appo as a commander

    • @florisvanzalingen9641
      @florisvanzalingen9641 5 років тому +33

      appo was a pretty brutal leader

    • @ZebwhittZT-
      @ZebwhittZT- 5 років тому +7

      @@florisvanzalingen9641 that was commander vill

  • @north7764
    @north7764 5 років тому +101

    He was loyal.
    To the Republic.

    • @agent00puffball
      @agent00puffball 5 років тому +13

      He was loyal to the values the Republic held, not the government. When the Republic became the Empire and their values changed, Rex faked his own death and defected.

    • @BeastlyMussel61
      @BeastlyMussel61 5 років тому +6

      To democracy.

    • @kylemahan9145
      @kylemahan9145 4 роки тому +5

      @@agent00puffball Rex faked his death to SAVE Ashoka. Not because of the empire

    • @marisolflor5608
      @marisolflor5608 3 роки тому +2

      But order 66

  • @crammothy
    @crammothy 5 років тому +189

    Me and a friend believe Rex was an Alpha Arc. His skills and his independence rival Alphas and even Nulls. And he is obviously not a Null. And his armor has a rangefinder: something only Arcs had. And he has phase 1 armor and not Arc armor, like an Alpha or Null.

    • @geetslys
      @geetslys  5 років тому +23

      Tup_Daily interesting theory!

    • @crammothy
      @crammothy 5 років тому +9

      Geetsly's He's sooo badass like you said. And he reminded me of Alpha-17

    • @crammothy
      @crammothy 5 років тому +18

      Geetsly's And it's said that Rex was trained by Jango. Like the Alpha Arcs. I would love to see you make a video on my theory. Simply because he's awesome.

    • @ARCTrooperStudios8108
      @ARCTrooperStudios8108 5 років тому +21

      Tup_Daily It's true. Rex is an ARC.
      Fun Fact: Alpha-17 was to appear in TCW but was replaced by Rex due to the alliteration. IE: Anakin, Ahsoka, Artoo, and Alpha. Therefore, Rex was created. I think this was covered in a previous video.

    • @mandalorebean2203
      @mandalorebean2203 5 років тому +13

      Tup_Daily He for sure had ARC training but he was definitely not an Alpha ARC. Rex is good at what he does no doubt, but due to the the god tier lethality of Alphas and their small numbers (only 100 bred in an army of 100s of millions), they sent Alphas on one man missions across the galaxy as it would be a complete waste to stick one under a Jedi General. It was said in the RC books that one Alpha Arc could survive on a separatist held planet himself for months on end w/o support and still be disruptive.

  • @jonatandewaele637
    @jonatandewaele637 5 років тому +119

    Isn't Hevy quite independent aswell, when his gun jammed he found another way to use it, he ignored a direct order and chose to commit suicide for the greater good and I also think he came up with the idea to go outside via the 'escaperoute'

    • @JohnDoe-wb6vl
      @JohnDoe-wb6vl 5 років тому +24

      He was also finna leave until 99 convinced him to stay.

    • @jonatandewaele637
      @jonatandewaele637 5 років тому +14

      @@JohnDoe-wb6vl yeah, he also camr up with the idea to climbe the wallturrets like a ladder

    • @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604
      @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604 4 роки тому +3

      I wouldn't say suicide, I would say sacraficed himself for the Republic

    • @forcabarca5686
      @forcabarca5686 3 роки тому +2

      @@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604 "not die, sacrifice."

    • @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604
      @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604 3 роки тому

      @@forcabarca5686 that's what I said

  • @down23arth27
    @down23arth27 5 років тому +213

    He was a defective clone but a great soldier in my opinion

    • @rice1458
      @rice1458 5 років тому +6

      A meh clone, a good soldier, a great captain

    • @theuncommonn00b12
      @theuncommonn00b12 5 років тому +1

      Down 2 3arth
      All clones were

    • @rice1458
      @rice1458 5 років тому +1

      The uncommon n00b, agreed

  • @Ar_Tank
    @Ar_Tank 4 роки тому +31

    "Rex was more than just a clone with arc trooper training". Yeah he was human.

    • @kylemahan9145
      @kylemahan9145 4 роки тому +4

      All clones are technically human. Just a modified copy of a human

  • @paizsakos1286
    @paizsakos1286 5 років тому +216

    Ah man i wish that rebels would used rex earlier and better

    • @stormtrooper-313tk
      @stormtrooper-313tk 5 років тому +3

      What's wrong with Rex and their arcs in Rebels?

    • @HIPEOPLE1887
      @HIPEOPLE1887 5 років тому +45

      Jeff Selmon mostly that he’s barely used and when he is, it’s not to enhance his character. You rarely see him go through conflict about his part in the war nor to we see him just be an independent badass. Honestly, he could have made a rather nice mentor figure or foil to Kanan

    • @rdzpyrex1086
      @rdzpyrex1086 5 років тому +1

      HIPEOPLE1887 true

    • @stormtrooper-313tk
      @stormtrooper-313tk 5 років тому +7

      @@HIPEOPLE1887 my heart wants to agree but the show and Disney as a whole it's about different characters. We see Ahsoka a little and she goes hard in her scenes so thats pleasant. But realistically do we see an aging Rex being the hero of the rebellion? I thought the one clone war episode was cool, we see his interactions with Saw and we hear at the very end that he went to do more. On Kanan I just gotta disagree, being a padawan during TCW his distrust is warranted. Keep in mind also Kanan was against joining the whole military thing to begin with. I would love more Rex because he is that dude, but I have to disagree that he needed to do more.

    • @Gorypaladin346
      @Gorypaladin346 5 років тому +12

      Jeff Selmon honestly I thought Rex’s character was used quite well, its even better when you know he lived all the way through Return of the Jedi. My only issue is we never got a Rex vs Cody scene. I felt like it was building up to that after Rex frequently mentioned and since Cody is apart of Vader’s 501st team, I thought it was going to happen. But never did

  • @MingTongPang54
    @MingTongPang54 5 років тому +34

    when making the clone wars animated movie, Alpha was supposed to be in the movie but Lucas decided to put Rex in because Anakin, Ahsoka Alpha would make it too many alliteration . So in that sense, Rex is basically the canon version of Alpha. I just think Rex just has a little more of the Jango gene in him that make him think more than most of clone counter part.

    • @feeshvfx3899
      @feeshvfx3899 4 роки тому +2

      MingTongPang54 also alpha=top ranking and Rex=king

    • @br61499
      @br61499 Рік тому

      Who cares if there was going to be too much alliteration that’s the stupidest reasoning I’ve ever heard

  • @JaelaOrdo
    @JaelaOrdo 5 років тому +118

    I think that Rex, much like RC-1138 (Boss), was pretty much full Jango.

    • @violentscorl697
      @violentscorl697 5 років тому +18

      J A Not to diss Rex or anything , but the guy is way too tame for Jango Fett. The man literally killed people with his bare hands on a daily basis, not to mention had an extreme psychological trauma. Rex suffered similarly, but he certainly isn’t as close to Jango in behavior as Boss.

    • @JaelaOrdo
      @JaelaOrdo 5 років тому +11

      ViolentScorl I guess. I was looking at it mostly from the independence standpoint and his fighting style, but now thinking about it more I guess you’re right

    • @violentscorl697
      @violentscorl697 5 років тому +1

      J A Fighting style - possibly 👍🏼

    • @aloafofbagels6381
      @aloafofbagels6381 4 роки тому +1

      With the one caveat being Boss was absorbed into the Empire?

  • @jocelynhealy6998
    @jocelynhealy6998 5 років тому +6

    He's also resistant to force persuasion, something very few humans in star wars are shown to be able to do without being force users or force sencitive themselves.

  • @joycelove5156
    @joycelove5156 5 років тому +120

    It’s treason then...

  • @noneofyourbusiness9489
    @noneofyourbusiness9489 5 років тому +30

    "I'm no Jedi." is my all time favorite Clone Wars line.

  • @potatoproductions7313
    @potatoproductions7313 5 років тому +69

    In the unfinished episodes Jessie and kix had a scar on their head around the place where Rex did so I feel like Jessie would’ve joined Rex and tano In Defecting but maybe sacrificed himself so they could escape

    • @RyanWood24
      @RyanWood24 4 роки тому +4

      I know Kix took his chip out because of the encounter with Fives in that bar I hope Jesse also took his out

    • @TeemoForLife
      @TeemoForLife 4 роки тому

      but didnt Kix get frozen or something??

    • @Mtab2260
      @Mtab2260 4 роки тому

      Yeah also in the trailer kix now has the same hair cut like fives.

    • @kylemahan9145
      @kylemahan9145 4 роки тому +1

      @@TeemoForLife He did. The CIS captured his cryo pod, the CIS crash landed on a planet, some pirates found it, opened the pod, and etc

    • @athkotor1302
      @athkotor1302 4 роки тому +2

      @@kylemahan9145 and he was the last clone trooper alive during the sequel, he teamed up with the red pirate in the force awakens

  • @jmsgridiron5628
    @jmsgridiron5628 2 роки тому +5

    "Rex decided to have his inhibitor chip removed"
    Clone wars final season: "so that was a fucking lie"

  • @kidDrzz23
    @kidDrzz23 5 років тому +9

    In the early episodes of the cw we see Rex was stiff and rigid...remember how Anakin said Dogma reminded him of Rex...Anakin Alone is responsible for how individualized Rex is

  • @ARCTrooperStudios8108
    @ARCTrooperStudios8108 3 роки тому +14

    Rex would’ve made a great Bad Batcher. Along with Fives. Despite the fact that they’re not physically different

  • @mypizza4715
    @mypizza4715 4 роки тому +4

    I do like how they went into how the chip was removed from Rex in recent episodes. Still makes me tear up

  • @SuperClonezzzProductions
    @SuperClonezzzProductions 5 років тому +50

    8:18 But hey, that’s just a theory...
    A REX THEORY!

  • @massaweed420
    @massaweed420 5 років тому +4

    Man, the clones wars has to be easily the most interesting period in the SW universe for me personally. Clones are just so badass, yet saddening at the same time due to their slave status and use as Sidious's pawns.

  • @metalhead2670
    @metalhead2670 5 років тому +2

    I love how Rex uses the twin pistols instead of the DC-15C rifles. It really makes him stand out, like an ARC Trooper. Also, the Kaminoans are like 1984, playing off of your Orwellian reference

  • @MyrmThaBadMan
    @MyrmThaBadMan 5 років тому +3

    I contest him being defective from Kaminoan pov. You have countless hints of this throughout the clone wars series.
    In the start hes pretty similar to say Cody but quickly after getting told by Anakin to act more independent and constantly gets backed by both Ahsoka and Anakin which is his closest officers.
    Later Kenobi outright tells Anakin its dangerous to let the clones have that much independence and tries to make Anakin see his point through Cody. Same episode Rex saves Cody because of his independence and Kenobi has to eat his words in the end while throwing in "sometimes" according to the benefits of independence.
    Biggest hint of them all is from Rex himself: "Experience outweights everything".
    He was probably the single only clone given free independence from his Jedi officials and the amount of freedom he got experienced with helped him see things other clones never could. He is the perfect clone, one who grows with the responsibility he was left with because of the freedom he had in his post, which is also why I think he declined his promotion, cause he knew he couldnt continue the way he had in a higher position with even more responsibility but with less freedom and independence.

  • @nate_tmas
    @nate_tmas 5 років тому +2

    I like to think of it that he was pretty much an unaltered Jango clone (except for accelerated aging); personality, aggressiveness, you name it, we’re all unaltered. Something like those of the Null class ARCs

  • @akpranks108
    @akpranks108 5 років тому +11

    to be completely honest, when i read the title, i thought it said “detective” and i thought the video was gonna explain how rex was a clone detective hahahaha

  • @M4A3Sherman
    @M4A3Sherman 5 років тому +2

    I honestly think that this helps to explain how Rex had such a high standing amongst the other commanding officers. He must have had the reputation from all of his actions and also the fact he was chosen by Alpha 17. It is also important to note that Rex was technically designated as ARC trooper as he received the training, and as shown by how Jesse, Fives, and Echo were all made arch troopers.

  • @kateross1655
    @kateross1655 3 роки тому +5

    Rex actually was defective based on his actions during order 66. Even before he had his chip removed, he hesitated killing Ashoka

    • @cosminandreimatei756
      @cosminandreimatei756 7 місяців тому

      Because he was hit in the head too many times and yeeted by Anakin and Ahsoka

  • @macekreislahomes1690
    @macekreislahomes1690 3 роки тому +4

    In my book, Experience, Wisdom, and Independence outranks everything. May The Force be with you.

  • @RexWort
    @RexWort 5 років тому +233

    Rex is a great example of today society
    Don't follow society new standards, be consider as a defective.

    • @jefferyderoche1904
      @jefferyderoche1904 5 років тому +27

      But that is what makes us human. We are unique and it is alright to not follow the rules sometimes. If we listen to every rule we would be like robots.

    • @VictorLeEPICVIC951
      @VictorLeEPICVIC951 5 років тому +3

      If we're all unique, is being unique unique???

    • @popinmo
      @popinmo 5 років тому +1

      Im a dropout i hade bade grades I never understood why no one ever understood why i didnt then I got older I cought up with my subcounsious to society this makes me realise I'm defective in true definition

    • @prussianpotato6894
      @prussianpotato6894 4 роки тому +3

      Popinmo judging by your spelling, you might need to go back to school... lol.

  • @griffmon86
    @griffmon86 5 років тому +8

    Geetsly's: *insists he's right*
    My inner Dooku: Good. Twice the pride, double the fall.

  • @generalreclaimer2068
    @generalreclaimer2068 5 років тому +85

    Rex....Had a hard life

    • @Duwangman
      @Duwangman 5 років тому

      Nice reference

    • @Michael-di7bg
      @Michael-di7bg 5 років тому +2

      @@Duwangman Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, from Otacon...

    • @Duwangman
      @Duwangman 5 років тому

      @@Michael-di7bg Yes, I know, which is why I said nice reference

    • @spartansquid5931
      @spartansquid5931 5 років тому +2

      @@Duwangman But some people might not know.

    • @Duwangman
      @Duwangman 5 років тому

      @@spartansquid5931 Yeah, but they gave me the impression as if I didn't knew what he was talking about, that's all. But yeah some might now know how stupidly well that fits for this video

  • @myleswelnetz6700
    @myleswelnetz6700 Рік тому +2

    “The truth is,these clones have had a difficult time respecting my command since the beginning. I have seen it before. Some clones are just…defective. They are unable to succumb to authority.”

  • @voidvacancy6948
    @voidvacancy6948 4 роки тому +4

    Rex: **shoots the droid dressed as a clone in the head**
    The other clone beside him: 👁👄👁

  • @ryansviews
    @ryansviews 5 років тому +1

    Rex is the perfect balance of obedience and free thinking. Almost like he figured out the system and just did his duty till he saw the first sign of something off. Once something wasn’t right he questioned it and followed the route he believed in.

  • @TheStoryTeller17
    @TheStoryTeller17 5 років тому +8

    Cody: “Take us to the sergeant in command.”
    Hidden CD: “I am the sergeant in command.”

  • @samxr1035
    @samxr1035 5 років тому +71

    would love to watch a rex movie what happend after order 66

    • @Mtab2260
      @Mtab2260 4 роки тому +1

      sam xr I think we will get a little it of that during the new season and the rest in mostly in rebels.

    • @ua7521
      @ua7521 4 роки тому +1

      Season 7. Except that’s what happened during Order 66 from Ahsokas point of view

    • @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604
      @bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604 4 роки тому +1

      I'm liking in the comments as to not mess up the 66 likes

    • @gurmukhsinghbansal479
      @gurmukhsinghbansal479 3 роки тому

      Bad Batch will show Rex aftermath but probably not in great detail

  • @kivngken
    @kivngken 3 роки тому +5

    “I never betrayed my Jedi we all have a choice.” “So anyways I started blasting”

  • @cube3x315
    @cube3x315 4 роки тому +3

    For me the moment Rex said to Asoka "exp outranks everything" i knew he was special

  • @horseface31
    @horseface31 5 років тому +3

    I always thought that Rex was genetically allowed more free thought because he was predetermined to be a commander. But as you have shown, he has a much higher propensity for free thinking than all the other commanders. So yes, he may have accidentally been allowed more free thought than intended and thus is defective. If he were owned by kaminoens instead of the GAR he would likely be subject to termination upon review.

  • @ninjamec1387
    @ninjamec1387 5 років тому +2

    Man, I never thought about it like this, it would certainly make a lot of sense! Rex has always stood out from the crowd and had not only been one of my favorite clones but characters in the Star Wars universe as a whole, and this just theory just makes me like him even more. Great job man! Keep on the good work!!

  • @nasaboy5223
    @nasaboy5223 5 років тому +9

    Ah captain Rex
    The captain i have never had
    I the army i never served in
    An out standing soldier
    A man to look up to

  • @clonetrooperdogma4451
    @clonetrooperdogma4451 5 років тому +69

    FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!!!

  • @NB-pv2hg
    @NB-pv2hg 5 років тому +4

    Dang this is my childhood, I be watching this on my tv...
    Good old days

  • @forsakenace9577
    @forsakenace9577 5 років тому +3

    “Despite what other thought, he knew deep down, he was a soldier. His actions would serve the greater good”
    “His actions should’ve been his orders, nothing less”
    “No that would make him a slave”
    RvB reference that I think applies here

  • @lenardfox5653
    @lenardfox5653 5 років тому +6

    The clones who removed their chips are my favorite but Rex is my fav.

    • @ic_3291
      @ic_3291 3 роки тому

      Rex is my fav as well but Wolfe is close behind

  • @alexmarkadonis7179
    @alexmarkadonis7179 5 років тому +4

    "Just as I--whoops! ... Good thing we're just clones..."
    That would be the perfect time to let fly point blank friendly fire.

  • @seanwald2249
    @seanwald2249 5 років тому +5

    4:12 bro that's not murder Krell preformed treason which is punishable by death, so Rex was just following the galactic standard

    • @sparta2705
      @sparta2705 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, I agree. And as he was a commanding officer, the standard would be higher for him.

  • @ronglurak9892
    @ronglurak9892 5 років тому +4

    in legends Rex noticed that Anakin was in love with Padme and suspected they had a secret realtionship

    • @howard582
      @howard582 4 роки тому +2

      @Ron glurak in the 2nd episode of the new Season 7, Rex knows

    • @ronglurak9892
      @ronglurak9892 4 роки тому +1

      @@howard582 thanks for the info

  • @mitchcoleman1238
    @mitchcoleman1238 5 років тому +4

    I totally agree!!! Rex may not have been a seminary standard in the eyes of the kaminoans but he was one of if not the best trooper the republic possessed!!! Especially cause of independent thought process and his outpouring of love and respect for his fellow clone! (Deserter or not)

  • @Static22chip
    @Static22chip 4 роки тому +1

    Rex was THE defective clone that could've stopped order 66 but the way clones were made prohibited the others from listening.

  • @thesaltyrick
    @thesaltyrick 3 роки тому +3

    when you realize that rex didnt chose to have it taken out, ahsoka did it

  • @totalcreativegaming6681
    @totalcreativegaming6681 Рік тому +1

    Another hint at this theory could be the fact that he was able to resist the order 66 protocol long enough to warn Ahsoka and tell her to “Find Fives”. Which compared to other “Regs” like Cody, Gree & Jesse didn’t or couldn’t resist the Order.

  • @tracytron7162
    @tracytron7162 5 років тому +27

    To say Kaminoans are ableist would be an understatement.

  • @chris.3711
    @chris.3711 5 років тому +1

    Clones are free thinking and they really never had 'full mental control' from an outside force like that of the droids. That's what gave them a bit of a edge over droids. That free thinking and free will allowed them to make moral decisions on their own and allowed them to make tactical decisions that would save lives and accomplish the mission.

  • @spudzillah_6175
    @spudzillah_6175 5 років тому +10

    Rex was supost to be alpha from EU But there was a lot of other name that started with a so they made him basic on alpha

  • @studio-arjay
    @studio-arjay 5 років тому +1

    Character design is also a big clue to the personality of a character, especially in animated films. That being in point. Notice that Rex is the only blonde clone in the whole army (at least of those who's faces we've seen)

  • @MaxWelton
    @MaxWelton 3 роки тому +3

    Rex didn’t remove the chips willingly; Ahsoka removed it during Order 66

    • @shinybird5204
      @shinybird5204 3 роки тому +1

      This vid is 2yrs old, the only info he had to go on was the OG theoretical ending for the clone wars.

  • @Menace1-5Tactical
    @Menace1-5Tactical 5 років тому +1

    I agree completely, to the point of picking out that he is the ONLY clone trooper ever shown on screen with BLONDE hair.

    • @MissEynah
      @MissEynah 5 років тому

      Chris Johnsen I think there was another one with blonde hair. But I can't remember the episode or name.

  • @Vandicoup
    @Vandicoup 5 років тому +34

    *Didn't he remove his chip shortly before The Bad Batch arc? Because when you watch the end of the final episode of that arc, even though it's rough animatics, you see Rex with a scar on his head when he turns his head back toward the camera right before the arc concludes. Even though it's all unfinished, that scar looks KIND OF like a scar on his head. Hope the final season clearly shows/gives us an official explanation as to how Rex was able to not succumb to Order 66!!! ;D*

    • @madfire8403
      @madfire8403 5 років тому +2

      A scar that kinda looks like a scar?
      🧐 🤔 🤨 0_o

    • @Vandicoup
      @Vandicoup 5 років тому +1

      Xarvis90 I’m not the only one who believes that’s a scar. Look at the comments section below the last episode of that Bad Batch arc and you’ll see. And rewatch that same scene at the end where Rex looks back towards the camera while you’re at it!! ;)

    • @Vandicoup
      @Vandicoup 5 років тому +1

      Xarvis90 Focus on the side of his bald head, might be a scar there!! Hope they make it clearer when it’s all FULLY PRODUCED!!! 😃😃😃

    • @brendencarlson901
      @brendencarlson901 4 роки тому

      @@Vandicoup that little part is no longer canon, but at the time it made perfect sense

  • @EclipsePheniox
    @EclipsePheniox 4 роки тому +1

    Just a thought, It's possible that the Kamonoians saw the need for clones who had an independent streak. Rank and file soldiers are just that, rank and file. Commanders need to have a broader mindset in order to adapt to situations on an ever changing battlefield. Being independent allows for them to judge the situation differently from their basic training. So it's possible that the Alpha Arc trooper training was designed to make them more independent from the rest of the clones to give them a greater tactical advantage.
    Being around Skywalker probably helped with him seeing things differently.

  • @macekreislahomes1690
    @macekreislahomes1690 3 роки тому +3

    Me when I look into my own G.A.R. personal files on how I could have been "Termenated" or in a unit like "The Bad Batch" be like:

  • @thegamingninja3578
    @thegamingninja3578 2 роки тому +2

    While rex definitely was the most 'defective' clone that we've seen in the show it was shown that a lot of jedi became very close with the clone and this could have had a bigger effect on them. An example of this is when yoda speaks with the clones in the first season, he talks to them like equals and says that each one of them is unique.

  • @blakeetter280
    @blakeetter280 3 роки тому +5

    so there was a new episode of bad batch like, a few hours ago, and i just watched it. it confirms that rex is Gen 1 and clearly some form of commando unit judging by his uses, ability, and independence. many of those were different batch to batch, as few as a dozen clones could share a pattern or as many as thousands and the earliest stages they were experimenting a lot with behaviors as the original subject, jango, would have made for rather poor troopers. its likely hes something like a Null ARC, but the first time they tried to make one a commander. he clearly shows leadership which means he isnt a null or similair but he also leads and shows a lot of jango which makes me think his behavior isnt as modified as later versions, more like they highlighted one aspect just to see how it turned out. a lot of the iffy clones like that went on to become notable members of the grand army. and yeah, i know the legends stuff isnt all canon but lacking any better material its what we got. plus it makes the most sense in terms of how cloning would actually work and the logical steps the kaminoians would take, they did not seem like the type to understand why humans were such great warriors. So defective is likely a strong word as not every clone was the same, especially those in elevated roles over the average trooper. ones like rex who stood out even among their fellows likely had the rare training, raising, and genetic code that we just didnt see often because there were so few. it is canon that Jango trained a handful of clones personally who went on to become the best of the best, i think cody and wolf were in that batch but it has been a LONG time since i read it. however they were all noted to be the best of the best clones and all held appropriately high rankings

  • @fiveoneecho
    @fiveoneecho 5 років тому +4

    Well, he served under Anikan... That's enough to make a clone defective. :P

    • @MissEynah
      @MissEynah 5 років тому

      Cole Smith That's what I thought, too. :D
      I like the thought of Rex being a non-defective clone who still overcame his "programming" - just through learning from Anakin.
      After all he is still a human who is able to realize what feels wrong and what feels right.
      And because Anakin gave him that much freedom, he learned to act and think independently.

  • @Gat929
    @Gat929 4 роки тому +6

    What he’s not “defective” he’s special and the best clone and of my favorite characters

  • @duhthunderfox
    @duhthunderfox 5 років тому +1

    This was EXTREMELY well put together. I absolutely love Captain Rex and I see him even better now. Learned a few things too

  • @oxy_gen1us264
    @oxy_gen1us264 4 роки тому +3

    Sadly they actually retconed Rex removing his chip which makes some of this outdated which is bullshit in my opinion they shouldn’t have retconned that

  • @ParadoxNerdHLM
    @ParadoxNerdHLM 5 років тому

    There's a really great line from one of the series creator's on the audio commentary for the Clone Wars movie (can't remember which one, it's been a while since I watched the movie), where they talk about a clone having "Gone Jango", i.e. expressing traits and combat tactics similar to those of Jango Fett. The example they used was a clone duel wielding pistols/blasters, something that Rex did for the entire war.

  • @noahhelderman8660
    @noahhelderman8660 5 років тому +32

    I think Rey is a defective force user, she is way to powerful for a beginner

  • @rtv-raves9610
    @rtv-raves9610 5 років тому +1

    I believe Rex’s time in the 501 defenetly helped this fact serving under skywalker who is the same way he probably got A feeling of comfort and confidence in the trait with a Jedi who’s the same way

  • @TheStoryTeller17
    @TheStoryTeller17 5 років тому +3

    I think it’s a combination of defection and the fact that he was given more leniency by Anakin during the Clone Wars itself. Both environmental factors and genetics have proven to forge Rex into the Clone we know him as today.

  • @EchoVerse_Sonance
    @EchoVerse_Sonance 4 роки тому

    You should make an updated version of this, as the 7th season would fill in almost everything in regards to rex and his independence.

  • @taxisalad
    @taxisalad 4 роки тому +4

    Ah, finally: a video about a theory that’s actually structured like one rather tham trying to convince people it’s true!
    I’m on board with this, it only makes logical sense!

  • @phantomgg7790
    @phantomgg7790 4 роки тому +1

    imma side with the comment section here and say it was annakin and ashokas influence that led to his personality being the way he is. You gotta realize, these clones while full grown adults are actually children, which makes their commanders have a parental influential role in a weird way.

  • @lukasreina7951
    @lukasreina7951 5 років тому +9

    “Now before people rush to the comments sections”
    Rushes to comments sections*

  • @LibertyLocalizer
    @LibertyLocalizer 5 років тому +4

    2:42 Hearing a soldier say heck is so hilarious.

    • @kylemahan9145
      @kylemahan9145 4 роки тому +2

      It was originall hell, but then they changed it to reach standards for showing the TV show

  • @Pomegranate44
    @Pomegranate44 5 років тому +4

    I say Rex is more effective and thinks more like a normal human
    And I hate what the clone creators think about “defective”

  • @johsmith2481
    @johsmith2481 5 років тому

    Shout to that time Rex shot what Cody thought was a regular fellow clone in the mouth and just questioned what he was doing instead of pulling a blaster on him.

  • @nickdelo5159
    @nickdelo5159 3 роки тому +4

    I think that ahsoka helped him cut his inhibitor chip out only monents after order 66, but hey, im only watching in 2021

  • @baldrian22
    @baldrian22 7 місяців тому +1

    i think that to some degree he was "defective" from the start, this was enhanced afther the training by the arc trooper and then further enhanced with Rex beeing under Aniken Skywalker.