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.
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
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
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
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”.
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
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
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
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
@@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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
@@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
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
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.
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
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!!
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.
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.
That would have resulted in disaster. The clones were made to have less independence and more obedience for a reason, without these alterations the clone army would have been a joke
*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*
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!! ;)
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)
“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
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.
“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.”
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Well Rex spent most of his time with Anakin who is equally crazy
Haha! Well I guess it is what contributed to his defectivnes.
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?
@@joshmathews7603 A crazy person will always deny they are crazy. A non crazy person will just ... Meh..
Did Rex hate sand?
If a crazy person knows they're crazy, that makes them...eccentric.
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.
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I mean yeah or he could have hade good genes
@@W_2.0 U know hes a clone so genes.... öhm yes
T'was a joke
He also met that defective clone that had a family and just ditched out on clone wars
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
Basti K. Also wearing blue
Saaaaame!
I disagree, in the Clone Wars rex CLEARLY has no jet pack. (sometimes)
@@spartansquid5931 haha xD
I feel that he may have been similar to the null troopers if only kal found him commando rex
Absolute madlad when he just popped the outpost commando droid in disguise on a HUNCH
The Senate imagine it was a clone and he just straight up murdered
@@IofSheikah Just as I intend for all sapient clones such as Red...hehe
@@thesenate5291 sir uuhhhh what do you mean
@@masterchief3648 I expect Rex's recklessness to be used in every situation trooper, now go and do your damn job and get off youtube
@@thesenate5291 yes sir will do sir
I say Rex and fives are so close in independence
Only because ARC troopers are trained to be independent
MattD but Rex wasn’t arc trooper he learned through battle and umbara
@@Anonymous-ve4qj He is an ARC trooper
Crimson Navy he recieved the arc trooper training?
@@Crimsonnavyking he just had the training and then became a captain of the basic clone troopers
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
Fives is friking THE BEST!
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
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”.
Fives the GOAT
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
man i miss the good old days of watching clone wars on cartoon netwok :/
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
Well, we are getting the new 3 seasons
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
@@russian_knight its only one season, not 3
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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
Blind loyalty was also seen as defective. Dogma has almost gone to 99 for that along with the whole Domino.
@@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.
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.
“In my book, independence outranks everything.”
PridalAxius - Wasn’t it “ In my book, experience outranks everything.”
@@Skippercarlos5 r/woosh
KRAOTTE - crap 😂
Skippercarlos Yes, but it’s in my book instead, that was in Rex’s.
@@Skippercarlos5 lmfao
5:12 Obviously Rex would disobey orders from a higher ranking Clone when said Clone was Commander Fox
There was only one coruscant guard commander worthy of respect, Thorn
May he rest in peace with his brothers
Jedi Spartan Starkiller I don't think there's a single Star Wars fan that likes fox.
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.
@OptimalOptimus50 Amen bruddah.
@@Thomas20Smith Yeah, in the movie Fox was awesome.
Good old classic Geetsly videos
Also Kix was kinda independent because he was researching about the inhibitor chips after fives death
Yup.
That true
Insanity 64 kix and Rex the only known 501st clone troopers that didn’t execute order 66
Sucks that kix was jettisoned into space and on to a planet in a kyochmber while order66 was happening:(
Well hes the last survivor clone and hes technically the oldest joining band of pirates
"Rex is probably the most well known trooper in star wars"
Cody: "Am I a joke to you?"
Chris Parrish Commander Cody, the time has come.
Yes, Cody, you are
Yup cody
I knew about cody before I knew about rex
Boba: are you fucking kidding me
Can we have a video about the clone pilot Oddball? He was an interesting character.
I like oddball he’s unique there’s not that many named clone pilots.
Like his name suggests, he's an oddball.
His name was actually Daavijaan, Oddball was his call sign
What do you mean? We know he was a clone, and we know that he wasn't a random cocknugget that joined the republic.
clone pilot Jeg aswell
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.
Rex Will always be the best soldier defective or not.
It makes him better that he he is defective
He’s the best because he’s defective
Wolfe too
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
Better not let Captain Fordo hear you 😒 (I know, they don't consider him canon anymore)
Wait, wait, wait, wait... hold up! How did the commando droid get human like fingers?
probably just stiffed the glove with its metal fingers
Brandon Reyes but it only has two
FNS Fruitzilla no idea
Modification, perhaps?
Ripped the clone hands off and over his metal hands
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.
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.
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
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
Obi-wan: "Not to worry, just catch them when they fall."
Rex: "Most of the General's plans involve falling."
😂
My mom always said Captain Rex was her favorite when we watched the clone wars so goddamnit he’s my favorite also
@Random Nerd Of Doom Yes please! lol jk
Your mom is based and redpilled for her taste.
Natalia Kruschev
You’re cool.
@@gazzy2228 B)
You has cool mom
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'
He was also finna leave until 99 convinced him to stay.
@@JohnDoe-wb6vl yeah, he also camr up with the idea to climbe the wallturrets like a ladder
I wouldn't say suicide, I would say sacraficed himself for the Republic
@@bfettsurvivalandoutdoors6604 "not die, sacrifice."
@@forcabarca5686 that's what I said
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.
You want soldiers who can seize the initiave and not blindly follow stupid or unlawful orders
@@OrDuneStudios In short, yes :-)
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.
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
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
He was loyal.
To the Republic.
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.
To democracy.
@@agent00puffball Rex faked his death to SAVE Ashoka. Not because of the empire
But order 66
He was a defective clone but a great soldier in my opinion
A meh clone, a good soldier, a great captain
Down 2 3arth
All clones were
The uncommon n00b, agreed
"Rex was more than just a clone with arc trooper training". Yeah he was human.
All clones are technically human. Just a modified copy of a human
When rex faked his death appo took his place I wonder how much appo was like rex
Considering he continued serving under Vader, not at all.
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.
At least Darth Vader liked Appo as a commander
appo was a pretty brutal leader
@@florisvanzalingen9641 that was commander vill
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.
MingTongPang54 also alpha=top ranking and Rex=king
Who cares if there was going to be too much alliteration that’s the stupidest reasoning I’ve ever heard
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.
Tup_Daily interesting theory!
Geetsly's He's sooo badass like you said. And he reminded me of Alpha-17
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.
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.
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.
8:18 But hey, that’s just a theory...
A REX THEORY!
NICE MAN
Aaaaaaaaaaaand CUT
I think that Rex, much like RC-1138 (Boss), was pretty much full Jango.
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.
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
J A Fighting style - possibly 👍🏼
With the one caveat being Boss was absorbed into the Empire?
And this is why Rex was able to resist order 66 even for just a couple of seconds.
Ah man i wish that rebels would used rex earlier and better
What's wrong with Rex and their arcs in Rebels?
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
HIPEOPLE1887 true
@@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.
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
99 WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAMN CLONES EVER TO FIGHT THE DROIDS.
It’s treason then...
NOT YET
@X D I *AM* THE SENATE!
🤣🤣
"I'm no Jedi." is my all time favorite Clone Wars line.
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
I know Kix took his chip out because of the encounter with Fives in that bar I hope Jesse also took his out
but didnt Kix get frozen or something??
Yeah also in the trailer kix now has the same hair cut like fives.
@@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
@@kylemahan9145 and he was the last clone trooper alive during the sequel, he teamed up with the red pirate in the force awakens
would love to watch a rex movie what happend after order 66
sam xr I think we will get a little it of that during the new season and the rest in mostly in rebels.
Season 7. Except that’s what happened during Order 66 from Ahsokas point of view
I'm liking in the comments as to not mess up the 66 likes
Bad Batch will show Rex aftermath but probably not in great detail
Rex would’ve made a great Bad Batcher. Along with Fives. Despite the fact that they’re not physically different
"Rex decided to have his inhibitor chip removed"
Clone wars final season: "so that was a fucking lie"
Geetsly's: *insists he's right*
My inner Dooku: Good. Twice the pride, double the fall.
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.
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
FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!!!
Watch Those Wrist Rockets
Sorry but I don’t like you lmao
How could you trust Krell soldier
I do like how they went into how the chip was removed from Rex in recent episodes. Still makes me tear up
Cody: “Take us to the sergeant in command.”
Hidden CD: “I am the sergeant in command.”
Rex is a great example of today society
Don't follow society new standards, be consider as a defective.
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.
If we're all unique, is being unique unique???
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
Popinmo judging by your spelling, you might need to go back to school... lol.
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
Rex....Had a hard life
Nice reference
@@Duwangman Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, from Otacon...
@@Michael-di7bg Yes, I know, which is why I said nice reference
@@Duwangman But some people might not know.
@@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
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
“I never betrayed my Jedi we all have a choice.” “So anyways I started blasting”
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
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.
"Just as I--whoops! ... Good thing we're just clones..."
That would be the perfect time to let fly point blank friendly fire.
In my book, Experience, Wisdom, and Independence outranks everything. May The Force be with you.
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
Dang this is my childhood, I be watching this on my tv...
Good old days
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!!
Rex actually was defective based on his actions during order 66. Even before he had his chip removed, he hesitated killing Ashoka
Because he was hit in the head too many times and yeeted by Anakin and Ahsoka
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.
For me the moment Rex said to Asoka "exp outranks everything" i knew he was special
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.
The clones who removed their chips are my favorite but Rex is my fav.
Rex is my fav as well but Wolfe is close behind
There should have been more clones like Rex!! Great review/video 👍☯️👍
That would have resulted in disaster. The clones were made to have less independence and more obedience for a reason, without these alterations the clone army would have been a joke
To say Kaminoans are ableist would be an understatement.
My thoughts exactly.
*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*
A scar that kinda looks like a scar?
🧐 🤔 🤨 0_o
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!! ;)
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!!! 😃😃😃
@@Vandicoup that little part is no longer canon, but at the time it made perfect sense
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)
“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
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
Rex: **shoots the droid dressed as a clone in the head**
The other clone beside him: 👁👄👁
4:12 bro that's not murder Krell preformed treason which is punishable by death, so Rex was just following the galactic standard
Yeah, I agree. And as he was a commanding officer, the standard would be higher for him.
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.
I think Rey is a defective force user, she is way to powerful for a beginner
Noah Helderman no, she just being a Mary Sues.
That sort of thing kinda runs in her family...LUKE!
Nah that's just bad writing
Anakin is literally Jesus...
John Rickard false
This was EXTREMELY well put together. I absolutely love Captain Rex and I see him even better now. Learned a few things too
What he’s not “defective” he’s special and the best clone and of my favorite characters
“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.”
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
2:42 Hearing a soldier say heck is so hilarious.
It was originall hell, but then they changed it to reach standards for showing the TV show
in legends Rex noticed that Anakin was in love with Padme and suspected they had a secret realtionship
@Ron glurak in the 2nd episode of the new Season 7, Rex knows
@@howard582 thanks for the info
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.
“Now before people rush to the comments sections”
Rushes to comments sections*
when you realize that rex didnt chose to have it taken out, ahsoka did it
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:
Well, he served under Anikan... That's enough to make a clone defective. :P
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.
I think that ahsoka helped him cut his inhibitor chip out only monents after order 66, but hey, im only watching in 2021
Rex was THE defective clone that could've stopped order 66 but the way clones were made prohibited the others from listening.
Well I think wolf was defective to
Plus he created his own fighting style that rivaled the jedi! REX QUAN-DO..
LOL hahaha!
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!
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.
Rex didn’t remove the chips willingly; Ahsoka removed it during Order 66
This vid is 2yrs old, the only info he had to go on was the OG theoretical ending for the clone wars.
I agree completely, to the point of picking out that he is the ONLY clone trooper ever shown on screen with BLONDE hair.
Chris Johnsen I think there was another one with blonde hair. But I can't remember the episode or name.
Rex defective? Yeah and fox is well loved.
Did you even watch the video?
Are you being sarcastic? 🤣🤣
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.
I really thought that said detective and I’m like clone detective sounds really cool
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.
99 best clone ever his physical defect made him 1000 times better
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.
Honestly look at his modified helmet too
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.
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.
4:47 Oh yeah, that one time Rex _IMPALED_ someone.