I wonder if asajj Ventress will give cross hair a hand by cutting his hand off and then he ends up with a robotic hand. And since Ventress is confirmed for the season there's a possibility maybe Crosshair will lose a hand fighting Ventress.
That is a possible theory I definitely wouldn’t cross it out. That being said there are a few great theory’s regarding the tremors. definitely something I didn’t think about
Hemlock reminds me of Moira from Overwatch. She also was a scientist who performed rather "unnatural" experiments with life and death. She injected herself with something and now her cells are dying. So she's also on a strict deadline
My first thought was that the gloved hand was mechanical, a little nod to Doctor Strangelove perhaps. This theory would however explain why he's working on Project Necromancer, IE the means of transferring one's consciousness into a new, healthy clone body
I feel like his hand tremors are a sign of him having PTSD. If that’s the direction the show chooses to take, I hope they can show Crosshair getting through it.
What he needs his his brothers’ support and to work this out with people who left the Empire. Common experiences are the key to opening up. It worked with me.
@jaisummons2304 you don't need to be in the service to have ptsd lots of people in the civilian world have ptsd or in other cases mine included cptsd (complex post traumatic stress disorder)
Back in 08 when Clone Wars started never did i think that it would lead to a discussion on Parkinsons, PTSD, Botany, and Prison Torture. I love this show so much. Keep up the top notch coverage of the season. Nobody else has takes like this on Star Wars RUclips.
When I saw Crosshairs hands trembling I grew suspicious and when Omega commented on it getting worst. With my own hand tremors, I knew it had to be PTSD. Hopefully they'll tackle it and get him some support and eventually overcome it
@@ebonaparte3853maybe they can get him some safe places with puppies and soothing "therapists" like they do for poor college students when they get triggered and suffer ptsd when theyre exposed to words and ideas they dont like.
Remember boys: the Kaminoans made a great effort to purge the PTSD from the clones, and Crosshair has a elite trooper training. No, he was in a secret lab managed by a crazy scientist. I thing that "PTSD" is something that Hemlock did to Crosshair. If you see the character of Hemlock has the same problem that Crosshair, and in the first three episodes of the new season he said that Crosshair have other "purposes". Hemlock is dying and Crosshair is his pet project to survive.
You are right about clones not able to have PTSD, I think the empire placed a tracker on crosshair’s arm or hand that caused hand tremors, this also explains how the empire will invade pabu in later episodes.
@@gray_ios8924 I don't think so. Hemlock is obsessed with capture Omega. If he has the means to capture Omega he would have done that. I think Omega will be capture like Tech died: due to a Hunter error.
My personal theory its PTSD. Also he had shaky hands on Tantis when breaking out, so i think he was already afflicted before the gas. Maybe it even is a combination of both.
PTSD does this in the military or as a police officer that I had to shoot a lot of people. Josef Mengele Is who hemlock is modeled after the angel of death in Nazi Germany he lived until 1979 in Brazil. If you look him up you can see he even looks like Doctor Hemlock. Josef was the angle of death Who did horrible experiments on the Jewish people and gassed them. Allen. I would love for you to do an episode of the comparison of the two.
I also think its ptsd. Its a mental struggle and an allegory for his character. He used to be a sniper, a person who needs a precise target/goal to execute with the utmost position. Now that he has lost his faith in the empire, his purp8se in life he is kind of unprecise.
As a med student, I think your video is spot on as to what’s happening. You should do more science videos for Star Wars. Your political videos are always amazing but I feel like there’s a lot of potential for Star Wars science videos on your channel
PTSD or brain trauma are common signs, As someone with cerebral palsy myself the nerve damage really does take away precision in things, like shooting or day to day work. I think crossy may have a mix of causes.
Clones were designed to not get PTSD, now nerve damage on the other hand, from nerve gas to spinal injury to nerve gas, would easily cause issues when you're used to not having to account for that variable. The bad batch hasn't been that careful about avoiding protecting their heads beyond wearing a helmet, add in a slim frame and there isnt enough muscle mass to counteract and mitigate it. Best crosshair can do with what they have available is honestly pretty basic stuff that often gets overlooked. Farmer carrying equipment to build up his forearms and grip strength as well as push ups. By working out he will naturally add the weight needed to manage the tremors better. Not perfect, but better. Add in a weighted gloves and a bipod for his rifle and it shouldnt be an issue anymore. There are many tricks to dealing with the issue assuming that it isnt something major and life altering/ending like holes developing in his brain or a misfiring spinal cord.
Wait guys the Bad Batch now has the perfect ace up their sleeve. Now that Crosshair’s target accuracy has fallen well below his average, have him return to the empire to do marksmanship training with the stormtrooper program. That way, maybe years later, there’ll be some reckless rebel heroes charging into rooms full of these soldiers who’ll need to miraculously avoid every shot
Allen, I’m a pharmacist by profession (32 years in practice now). That Crosshair’s tremor in unilateral and affecting his dominant hand can be telling. Still, there’s too much missing information to do a proper differential diagnosis. He’s still relatively young, so the kinds of illnesses that come with more advanced age are unlikely. I’d wager that his tremor is likely due to his being a “unique” clone and a secondary neurological defect from the genetic manipulation that makes Crosshair who he is or some sort or organic, neurobiological trauma from the various and sundry sources you’d mentioned, e.g., concussions, ionizing radiation, chemical agent assaults, et. al. These factors are also the causes for this sort of thing that occurs in our world. I’ve seen this very sort of thing in my patients who are ex-military and served in the various conflicts like Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iran and Afghanistan.
I think the other major source for the trauma is also the "re-education" happening in the clone facility. I noticed that Crosshair wasn't the only person feeling so...distressed...when he was brought back to his cell. Whatever is happening - it's bound to be horrifying (maybe it's what we saw in season 1 or 2 with the chip amplification).
I think his hand tremors were caused by the torture he endured for the months he was at Tantiss. Thinking about it, he wasn't experiencing that when he killed the officer back in S2, or at any point before. As for Hemlock saying he had other uses, that was probably a reference to his genetic "defect" that enhanced his eyesight to well beyond normal limits. If Hemlock could replicate that, a ton of sharpshooters would greatly improve the Imps Army
This was hard to watch because I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Unlike my situation I imagine in the Star Wars galaxy there is effective treatments and cures.
As feelgood as it would be for Crosshair to have this issue fixed by the end of the show, if the creators are really smart they’ll keep the tremors and make them something he now has to spend the rest of his life dealing with. A price, if you will, for his decisions. The bad - and the good. It wouldn’t be very nice, but it would be meaningful, realistic, and indicate further the lasting consequences of the choices a person makes, no matter if those choices are right or wrong.
What about the "cellular degeneration" that hemlock and other sources claim affect clones regularly? It could instead be that Crosshair is actually just falling apart, genetically. That would give Hemlock, a notorious manipulator, an in with Omega
Hemlock gives me big vibes of Scarecrow in Arkham Knight. The sadistic doctor who enjoys perfecting the chemistry of suffering and never raises his voice.
Crosshair’s Hand tremors could have mixed causes, mainly probably being PTSD from experiencing war, all the dodgy stuff he did for the empire before he fragged Nolan after he refused Crosshair’s plea to save Mayday,, the traumatic events of the Outpost episode & being most likely tortured and experimented on by Dr Hemlock in Mount Tantis,in addition it could also be nerve damage from Hemlock’s nerve toxin gas. I slightly doubt facial burn injuries from the venator engine caused or directly caused his hand tremors because his marksmanship skills were still top notch, until after the events of The Outpost & Tantis. Like I’m no doctor or anything but I think the main cause of Crosshair’s Hand tremors are from something obviously more recent, such as PTSD from his experiences during The Outpost & Tantis and potential nerve damage from being exposed to Dr Hemlock’s nerve toxin gas.
This gives me some vibes from Saving Private Ryan where the Captain throughout the movie has these same tremors. The camera even focuses on it. So PTSD or some other war related trauma seems to be plausible
I think people forget that he got burned in season 1 episode 7. Also, that is the side where he got damaged. It could be ptsd or from the tests; however, seeing that he had these symptoms prior to Tantis, he probably got it from almost being burnt by the venator.
My buddy is an army veteran and was a Black Hawk pilot who crashed in the field, which gave him a medical discharge with a broken back. His PTSD gave him many Tremors. He enjoyed going to the gun range so my other veteran friend and I kept taking him out to the range as a form of therapy and it looks like his tremors slowly started to fade away in time
Hemlock seems inspired by Dr. Strangelove. Kubrik said the hand was messed up by experimentation. though the actor Peter Sellers said the hand was still fascist while the rest of him compromised. I imagine Crosshair and Hemlock are inversions of each other. The hand will be altered by experimentation, but symbolically represent a part of themselves their reject.
We actually saw the first signs that something was going on during the outpost episode. Crosshair tries to snipe the raider, but he starts acting strange and misses causing the raider to bleed
I think its from the blood being drawn. I doubt the empire gave them enough food to keep up with the demand of blood theyve been drawing from these poor clones. I hope they get justice.
Thanks for the video! Yes, the Bad Batch is a small elite team. All members must perform to ensure the team's survival. I see some possible futures for the character: 1) He'll find a cure; 2) He'll be forced to retire and find a different and peaceful life. We see the team valuing that; 3) He'll die sacrificing for the team. Perhaps while getting Tech back.
could it be inibitor chip related? i know he took his out but it still got cranked to 11 first like what if all the clones who dont remove them die out?
if its alright here. I think we can use the show peaky blinders with the scene of a sniper with shacky hands getting a perfect shot with his hands being calm again
Allen, your channel has now become my favorite on you RUclips! Very creative content that always makes me think. Love the way you teach about the real world while talking about fantasy.
I think that if Doctor Hemlock really did just suffer from tremors, there would be a better way to show it. Hemlock is not scared to expose himself to dangerous gasses so he can build up an immunity. I can maybe imagine self experimentation causing his need for a glove.
Not saying Crosshair has Parkinson’s…but you are never too young to have Parkinson’s. I was diagnosed at 30 with Parkinson’s…I know others with that were diagnosed younger. Rare yes…but possible. However, yeah the gas…and or other Dr Hemlock experiments.
I definitely think Crosshair has PTSD from his physical trauma, causing mental trauma. He’d start having tremors after the physical trauma, then it would get worse from the mental trauma. The mental trauma is the main part of this in my opinion. See, trauma affects people differently and I think we’d find Crosshair to be hiding the fact he’s having some severe flashbacks while he seems “calm” often when victims of PTSD try to go about day to day life again they hide their flashbacks so to not “disturb” others, even though they should seek help for their trauma,
I’ve seen firsthand effects of Parkinson’s, one of the things that killed my grandpa and the shaking, and the barely unable to speak. It’s not fun to watch. I think that they did something to him when the they were extracting all that blood out of them or they were experimenting on him.
considering the clones are hyper aged and clone force 99, are by their own omission mutants and freaks and given how thin the jango dna was getting by the time they were created. it wouldn't be surprising if they started suffering short falls and degradation long befor even the eldest of their 'reg' brothers. given also the mouths of isolation, mental and psychical degradion that comes from extended time in prison its unsurprising that cross hair would start suffering form the worst of these short falls befor his bothers. the sad truth of the matter, the clones were never ment to last and everything in bad batch has only accelerated that decline. they won sidius his war and socured his empire and now there usefulness has run its coarse.
Aside from his practice with AZA we've also seen the tremors come into play in two combat encounters, his and Omega's ambush on the search shuttle and the firefight in the shipping dock. Granted he was using a standard blaster instead of his sniper rifle, but still I feel that pre-Tantis crosshair could have taken out at least third of that search party in the jungle if not for those tremors.
Speaking of Hemlock, has anyone else noticed the mastering on his voice over is at a slightly different pitch than the rest of the sounds and voices in the show? It sounds like the voice actor was recorded in a different location or on different equipment than everyone else. Maybe there was another actor originally that had to be replaced and redubbed after the entire audio for the show was already mastered?
I hope the bad batch goes up against Darth Vader they will all die of but it would be awesome if they outsmarted Vader at first before he kills them I think omega is the only one that’s gonna get out alive imagine if crosshair is able to shoot Vader‘s control panel from a distance or use an EMP to slow him down it will be an spectacular scene if one of the batch became a suicide bomber just to damage Vader a little bit as a final middle finger to the empire from the batch of course a simple explosion won’t kill Vader, but his suit will be damaged and he will be denied his kill. I think that’s an awesome way for them to go out. Of course, before a big confrontation like that crosshair has to get through his PTSD first
I remember a book of boba fett was old and looking for clients to help his genetic degradation, since these guys age faster it may just be that specially if crosshairs could be an older bad batch than the other members considering he does look like he could be all those fathers from his mouth wrinkles
my prediction: Crosshair's shaky hand is going to cause him to miss a vital shot resulting in killing one of the Bad Batch or someone impactful for an emotionally tragic moment. we'll see.
I find it even more impressive that Crosshair was completely steady while shooting without a rest. I can’t hit that accurately at 100 yards with a rest.
I highly doubt it is parkinsons because the kaminoan surely would have removed that ailnes since it is if i am not mistaken a heredetery desease even if it is not, my point about the kaminoans is still vallid concidering how much of perfectionist they are and having their 'product' have any kind of deffect would affect their income and reputation.
I think that Crosshair watching the bird of prey fly towards the mountain was a very direct metaphor. Crosshair, the bird of prey, will end up going to Tantus himself somehow and freeing the clones. He will heroically sacrifice himself for the group. Very sad, as he has just become such a loveable character.
Someone teach omega how to handle a fuckin blaster already! She's traveling with some of the most elite warriors in the galaxy and not one of then has taught her how to shoot
I'd say Crosshair's issue could also be similar to the principle of a caged animal It's a principle of how an animal -- such as a lion/tiger -- captured in the wild goes from their wild tendencies do almost catatonic state from the captivity
Going from one traumatic experience to another and then suddenly being isolated and locked up with only your own thoughts and memories running on loop can really jumpstart PTSD too, and cause massive amounts of anxiety and make a person seem suddenly either very catatonic or neurotic. I personally think it's mostly PTSD and related psychological trauma/issues. Others here have said that the clones were genetically altered to reduce the chances of developing negative mental states like that, but reduce doesn't mean eliminate. Anyone can be pushed past their personal breaking point. Absolutely anyone.
Bur I also agree with your point. There are many examples of forced captivity having a very real and detrimental impact on the mental and physical condition of an animal or person. Being in a cage long term isn't any living creatures natural state. There will always be an effect.
Seriously? You think drug and alcohol addiction is “less serious”…? You can literally get seizures, strokes, and possibly DIE from drug and alcohol withdrawal. It’s not uncommon at all either.
My, how the accurate have fallen. He went from hitting insane shots to barely hitting a fruit. It isn't EXACTLY his fault, I know, but I hope he can recover.
Most likely the gas he was exposed to in Season 2, or, the part of season 2 when he was surviving in the cold, he could've easily suffered from nerve damage from being in the cold so long. I don't think it's PTSD as clones are designed to not get PTSD, and the Bad Batch are even more "specilized" than a normal clone
What’s more important is the show of what war and abuse does to a veteran as he’s then discarded as a political strawman Also Hemlock being kind of a Klingon promotion is accurate. A regime like the Nazi Party as it rose is the textbook example of sadistic (or masochistic) janitor nobody magazine subscribers being given generous positions and benefits as a reward for his undying loyalty upon their assumption of power. Josef Mengele’s division etc. the Nazi example is a lot more useful to show this than pre-existing states where you’re really just pulling from the same melodramatic indoctrinated party loyalist crowd.
PTSD can also cause hand tremors
It sure can
Thats what I would put my money on
Looks like crosshair needs a B-blocker
Aye
True, but his accelerated aging and repeated use of the same muscles may prematurely worn it out
After the finale: “problem solved!”
I wonder if asajj Ventress will give cross hair a hand by cutting his hand off and then he ends up with a robotic hand. And since Ventress is confirmed for the season there's a possibility maybe Crosshair will lose a hand fighting Ventress.
Another possibility is hemlock first exposed himself to the gas accidentally and is dying but now looking for a cure
That would explain a lot!
That is a possible theory I definitely wouldn’t cross it out. That being said there are a few great theory’s regarding the tremors. definitely something I didn’t think about
Hemlock reminds me of Moira from Overwatch. She also was a scientist who performed rather "unnatural" experiments with life and death. She injected herself with something and now her cells are dying. So she's also on a strict deadline
My first thought was that the gloved hand was mechanical, a little nod to Doctor Strangelove perhaps. This theory would however explain why he's working on Project Necromancer, IE the means of transferring one's consciousness into a new, healthy clone body
@@weldonwin Bro has doctor strange type inspiration!😂😂
I feel like his hand tremors are a sign of him having PTSD. If that’s the direction the show chooses to take, I hope they can show Crosshair getting through it.
What he needs his his brothers’ support and to work this out with people who left the Empire. Common experiences are the key to opening up. It worked with me.
The hand tremor is due to whatever tests they were doing on him
He should let Azi exam his hand as well just to be on the safe side.
It's clearly due to this having his blood taken from his hand, he did it for way longer then omega which explains why she doesn't have it
Yeah especially since the they get the focus during scènes where Crosshair feels emotion but tries to hide it.
I think it's straight PTSD
Same
All of Crosshairs injuries are not service related
Or maybe its the drug that was injected to him by the IT-O interrogator droid.
@jaisummons2304 you don't need to be in the service to have ptsd lots of people in the civilian world have ptsd or in other cases mine included cptsd (complex post traumatic stress disorder)
Me too.
Back in 08 when Clone Wars started never did i think that it would lead to a discussion on Parkinsons, PTSD, Botany, and Prison Torture. I love this show so much. Keep up the top notch coverage of the season. Nobody else has takes like this on Star Wars RUclips.
When I saw Crosshairs hands trembling I grew suspicious and when Omega commented on it getting worst.
With my own hand tremors, I knew it had to be PTSD.
Hopefully they'll tackle it and get him some support and eventually overcome it
They're a runaway commando unit with barely any resources and virtually no support. Crosshair is done for unless a literal miracle happens.
@@MrDibaraThey managed to get their chips removed on the run. They can deal with this too.
@@ebonaparte3853maybe they can get him some safe places with puppies and soothing "therapists" like they do for poor college students when they get triggered and suffer ptsd when theyre exposed to words and ideas they dont like.
Worse. (It's not pate!)
@@MrDibaraEcho, Cut, Rex. All of them have experience, seemingly, with PTSD. They can probably help Crosshair.
2:23 Omega literally comments on in S3 ep 3 she says to Crosshairs
"How's your arm" and in the most recent ep she says AZI could look at his hand
Remember boys: the Kaminoans made a great effort to purge the PTSD from the clones, and Crosshair has a elite trooper training. No, he was in a secret lab managed by a crazy scientist. I thing that "PTSD" is something that Hemlock did to Crosshair. If you see the character of Hemlock has the same problem that Crosshair, and in the first three episodes of the new season he said that Crosshair have other "purposes".
Hemlock is dying and Crosshair is his pet project to survive.
I think youre mistaking crosshair for omega.
@@daveortwine2641 Is possible that I'm mistaked, but I think that is the fealing. Hemlock won't chase Crosshair but the job is already made.
You are right about clones not able to have PTSD, I think the empire placed a tracker on crosshair’s arm or hand that caused hand tremors, this also explains how the empire will invade pabu in later episodes.
@@gray_ios8924 I don't think so. Hemlock is obsessed with capture Omega. If he has the means to capture Omega he would have done that. I think Omega will be capture like Tech died: due to a Hunter error.
My personal theory its PTSD. Also he had shaky hands on Tantis when breaking out, so i think he was already afflicted before the gas. Maybe it even is a combination of both.
PTSD does this in the military or as a police officer that I had to shoot a lot of people. Josef Mengele Is who hemlock is modeled after the angel of death in Nazi Germany he lived until 1979 in Brazil. If you look him up you can see he even looks like Doctor Hemlock. Josef was the angle of death Who did horrible experiments on the Jewish people and gassed them. Allen. I would love for you to do an episode of the comparison of the two.
I also think its ptsd. Its a mental struggle and an allegory for his character. He used to be a sniper, a person who needs a precise target/goal to execute with the utmost position. Now that he has lost his faith in the empire, his purp8se in life he is kind of unprecise.
As a med student, I think your video is spot on as to what’s happening. You should do more science videos for Star Wars. Your political videos are always amazing but I feel like there’s a lot of potential for Star Wars science videos on your channel
PTSD or brain trauma are common signs, As someone with cerebral palsy myself the nerve damage really does take away precision in things, like shooting or day to day work.
I think crossy may have a mix of causes.
Clones were designed to not get PTSD, now nerve damage on the other hand, from nerve gas to spinal injury to nerve gas, would easily cause issues when you're used to not having to account for that variable. The bad batch hasn't been that careful about avoiding protecting their heads beyond wearing a helmet, add in a slim frame and there isnt enough muscle mass to counteract and mitigate it.
Best crosshair can do with what they have available is honestly pretty basic stuff that often gets overlooked. Farmer carrying equipment to build up his forearms and grip strength as well as push ups. By working out he will naturally add the weight needed to manage the tremors better. Not perfect, but better. Add in a weighted gloves and a bipod for his rifle and it shouldnt be an issue anymore. There are many tricks to dealing with the issue assuming that it isnt something major and life altering/ending like holes developing in his brain or a misfiring spinal cord.
Do you think the medical records on the data pad might be helpful in The Batch figuring out what's causing Crosshair's hand tremors?
Wait guys the Bad Batch now has the perfect ace up their sleeve. Now that Crosshair’s target accuracy has fallen well below his average, have him return to the empire to do marksmanship training with the stormtrooper program. That way, maybe years later, there’ll be some reckless rebel heroes charging into rooms full of these soldiers who’ll need to miraculously avoid every shot
Allen, I’m a pharmacist by profession (32 years in practice now). That Crosshair’s tremor in unilateral and affecting his dominant hand can be telling. Still, there’s too much missing information to do a proper differential diagnosis.
He’s still relatively young, so the kinds of illnesses that come with more advanced age are unlikely.
I’d wager that his tremor is likely due to his being a “unique” clone and a secondary neurological defect from the genetic manipulation that makes Crosshair who he is or some sort or organic, neurobiological trauma from the various and sundry sources you’d mentioned, e.g., concussions, ionizing radiation, chemical agent assaults, et. al.
These factors are also the causes for this sort of thing that occurs in our world. I’ve seen this very sort of thing in my patients who are ex-military and served in the various conflicts like Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iran and Afghanistan.
I think the other major source for the trauma is also the "re-education" happening in the clone facility. I noticed that Crosshair wasn't the only person feeling so...distressed...when he was brought back to his cell. Whatever is happening - it's bound to be horrifying (maybe it's what we saw in season 1 or 2 with the chip amplification).
Poor Crosshair, I hope they figure out a way to fix him.
If it is brain damage, I don't think there is a way to fix that I wish there was though..
This is why I love this channel. Alan uses real world examples in his videos and I think that is brillant
I think his hand tremors were caused by the torture he endured for the months he was at Tantiss. Thinking about it, he wasn't experiencing that when he killed the officer back in S2, or at any point before. As for Hemlock saying he had other uses, that was probably a reference to his genetic "defect" that enhanced his eyesight to well beyond normal limits. If Hemlock could replicate that, a ton of sharpshooters would greatly improve the Imps Army
This was hard to watch because I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Unlike my situation I imagine in the Star Wars galaxy there is effective treatments and cures.
Low key, Bad Batch has been top tier along with Andor and Tales of the Jedi
As feelgood as it would be for Crosshair to have this issue fixed by the end of the show, if the creators are really smart they’ll keep the tremors and make them something he now has to spend the rest of his life dealing with. A price, if you will, for his decisions. The bad - and the good. It wouldn’t be very nice, but it would be meaningful, realistic, and indicate further the lasting consequences of the choices a person makes, no matter if those choices are right or wrong.
I honestly think i's PTSD. Hand shaking can be associated with PTSD. And Crosshair as a soldier has been through a lot.
Love how Allen threw in teaching us about a poisonous plant in this video
What about the "cellular degeneration" that hemlock and other sources claim affect clones regularly? It could instead be that Crosshair is actually just falling apart, genetically. That would give Hemlock, a notorious manipulator, an in with Omega
Hemlock gives me big vibes of Scarecrow in Arkham Knight. The sadistic doctor who enjoys perfecting the chemistry of suffering and never raises his voice.
it's PTSD
I had a drill SGT who had the shakes
Crosshair’s Hand tremors could have mixed causes, mainly probably being PTSD from experiencing war, all the dodgy stuff he did for the empire before he fragged Nolan after he refused Crosshair’s plea to save Mayday,, the traumatic events of the Outpost episode & being most likely tortured and experimented on by Dr Hemlock in Mount Tantis,in addition it could also be nerve damage from Hemlock’s nerve toxin gas. I slightly doubt facial burn injuries from the venator engine caused or directly caused his hand tremors because his marksmanship skills were still top notch, until after the events of The Outpost & Tantis. Like I’m no doctor or anything but I think the main cause of Crosshair’s Hand tremors are from something obviously more recent, such as PTSD from his experiences during The Outpost & Tantis and potential nerve damage from being exposed to Dr Hemlock’s nerve toxin gas.
This gives me some vibes from Saving Private Ryan where the Captain throughout the movie has these same tremors. The camera even focuses on it. So PTSD or some other war related trauma seems to be plausible
They tortured him pretty horribly
I also think it's PTSD. I think everything he went through broke him he hasn't been the same since taking out that officer.
I think people forget that he got burned in season 1 episode 7. Also, that is the side where he got damaged. It could be ptsd or from the tests; however, seeing that he had these symptoms prior to Tantis, he probably got it from almost being burnt by the venator.
Poor Crosshair. 😢😢
My buddy is an army veteran and was a Black Hawk pilot who crashed in the field, which gave him a medical discharge with a broken back. His PTSD gave him many Tremors. He enjoyed going to the gun range so my other veteran friend and I kept taking him out to the range as a form of therapy and it looks like his tremors slowly started to fade away in time
I’ve said this and I’ll say it again, he may be younger than omega but his arthritis is thriving. (I got an arthritis ad before this video as well)
I have something called essential tremor that causes shaky hands but it’s not related to Parkinson’s or nearly as serious
There was some lore on Hemlock being fired from the Republic for something like unethical experiments. I forget exactly what.
Now, I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure Crosshair is suffering from a little something called "Stormtrooper Aim Syndrome"
In Saving private Ryan captain miller had similar hand symptoms to crosshair.
Hemlock seems inspired by Dr. Strangelove. Kubrik said the hand was messed up by experimentation. though the actor Peter Sellers said the hand was still fascist while the rest of him compromised.
I imagine Crosshair and Hemlock are inversions of each other. The hand will be altered by experimentation, but symbolically represent a part of themselves their reject.
We actually saw the first signs that something was going on during the outpost episode. Crosshair tries to snipe the raider, but he starts acting strange and misses causing the raider to bleed
It can be a simple thing like punishment from the empire for betraying them.
An operation taking away corsshairs abilities.
I think its from the blood being drawn. I doubt the empire gave them enough food to keep up with the demand of blood theyve been drawing from these poor clones. I hope they get justice.
Thanks for the video! Yes, the Bad Batch is a small elite team. All members must perform to ensure the team's survival. I see some possible futures for the character: 1) He'll find a cure; 2) He'll be forced to retire and find a different and peaceful life. We see the team valuing that; 3) He'll die sacrificing for the team. Perhaps while getting Tech back.
I thought it was a neurological issue due to exposure to the gas, but if they go the direction of PTSD that would be interesting
could it be inibitor chip related? i know he took his out but it still got cranked to 11 first like what if all the clones who dont remove them die out?
if its alright here. I think we can use the show peaky blinders with the scene of a sniper with shacky hands getting a perfect shot with his hands being calm again
Allen, your channel has now become my favorite on you RUclips! Very creative content that always makes me think. Love the way you teach about the real world while talking about fantasy.
I think that if Doctor Hemlock really did just suffer from tremors, there would be a better way to show it. Hemlock is not scared to expose himself to dangerous gasses so he can build up an immunity. I can maybe imagine self experimentation causing his need for a glove.
PTSD straight up.
that gas could be a clone virus, which calls back to season 6, where they were talking about a clone virus being made on Ringo Vinda
He’s a reg now. His worse nightmare.
Not saying Crosshair has Parkinson’s…but you are never too young to have Parkinson’s. I was diagnosed at 30 with Parkinson’s…I know others with that were diagnosed younger. Rare yes…but possible. However, yeah the gas…and or other Dr Hemlock experiments.
I definitely think Crosshair has PTSD from his physical trauma, causing mental trauma. He’d start having tremors after the physical trauma, then it would get worse from the mental trauma. The mental trauma is the main part of this in my opinion. See, trauma affects people differently and I think we’d find Crosshair to be hiding the fact he’s having some severe flashbacks while he seems “calm” often when victims of PTSD try to go about day to day life again they hide their flashbacks so to not “disturb” others, even though they should seek help for their trauma,
That's because cross hair got cocky. Betrayed his crew. And now karma caught up to him. 😂🎉 That lucky jerk.
I’ve seen firsthand effects of Parkinson’s, one of the things that killed my grandpa and the shaking, and the barely unable to speak. It’s not fun to watch. I think that they did something to him when the they were extracting all that blood out of them or they were experimenting on him.
I strongly suspect Crosshair is going to go downhilll and then end up sacrificing himself to save the rest of the crew.
considering the clones are hyper aged and clone force 99, are by their own omission mutants and freaks and given how thin the jango dna was getting by the time they were created. it wouldn't be surprising if they started suffering short falls and degradation long befor even the eldest of their 'reg' brothers. given also the mouths of isolation, mental and psychical degradion that comes from extended time in prison its unsurprising that cross hair would start suffering form the worst of these short falls befor his bothers.
the sad truth of the matter, the clones were never ment to last and everything in bad batch has only accelerated that decline. they won sidius his war and socured his empire and now there usefulness has run its coarse.
Aside from his practice with AZA we've also seen the tremors come into play in two combat encounters, his and Omega's ambush on the search shuttle and the firefight in the shipping dock. Granted he was using a standard blaster instead of his sniper rifle, but still I feel that pre-Tantis crosshair could have taken out at least third of that search party in the jungle if not for those tremors.
There was also the time on the ice planet, where the temps likely were enough to insta freeze water.
Speaking of Hemlock, has anyone else noticed the mastering on his voice over is at a slightly different pitch than the rest of the sounds and voices in the show? It sounds like the voice actor was recorded in a different location or on different equipment than everyone else. Maybe there was another actor originally that had to be replaced and redubbed after the entire audio for the show was already mastered?
I thought it was just nerve damage from torture, or medical experiments
Me personally, I’m 20 and I had tremors on one arm for two years due to a medication
I hope the bad batch goes up against Darth Vader they will all die of but it would be awesome if they outsmarted Vader at first before he kills them I think omega is the only one that’s gonna get out alive imagine if crosshair is able to shoot Vader‘s control panel from a distance or use an EMP to slow him down it will be an spectacular scene if one of the batch became a suicide bomber just to damage Vader a little bit as a final middle finger to the empire from the batch of course a simple explosion won’t kill Vader, but his suit will be damaged and he will be denied his kill. I think that’s an awesome way for them to go out. Of course, before a big confrontation like that crosshair has to get through his PTSD first
hemlock be acting like hitler with his hand, gloved often holding it etc
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Ah crosshair a man about to get into his new arc of suffering
I remember a book of boba fett was old and looking for clients to help his genetic degradation, since these guys age faster it may just be that specially if crosshairs could be an older bad batch than the other members considering he does look like he could be all those fathers from his mouth wrinkles
Wasn't that in the Legacy of the Force book Bloodlines?
my prediction: Crosshair's shaky hand is going to cause him to miss a vital shot resulting in killing one of the Bad Batch or someone impactful for an emotionally tragic moment. we'll see.
I find it even more impressive that Crosshair was completely steady while shooting without a rest. I can’t hit that accurately at 100 yards with a rest.
I highly doubt it is parkinsons because the kaminoan surely would have removed that ailnes since it is if i am not mistaken a heredetery desease even if it is not, my point about the kaminoans is still vallid concidering how much of perfectionist they are and having their 'product' have any kind of deffect would affect their income and reputation.
The fact that it's only in his shooting hand... Makes me lean towards PTSD.
I think that Crosshair watching the bird of prey fly towards the mountain was a very direct metaphor. Crosshair, the bird of prey, will end up going to Tantus himself somehow and freeing the clones. He will heroically sacrifice himself for the group. Very sad, as he has just become such a loveable character.
Oh shoot, unless that bird of prey is Hunter. Heck, maybe it symbolized all of the Batch, and Crosshair somehow keeps Omega aside.
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Could have something to do with the massive holes in his temporal lobe the constant blast damage
Tbf the hand shaking only started after he hit with that gas which as you said attacks the nervous system which is what causes tremours so
could be PTSD
Possibly. Or it can be an opportunity for a new role for Crosshair.
blame tarkin
4:39 nice - added to my “AVOID IN LIFE” list
My mum has a tremmer in both hads and has had for years luckily she dosnt have Parkinson's but for a few years there was a worry.
Yall have way to much time on ur hands
Who tf cares
Someone teach omega how to handle a fuckin blaster already! She's traveling with some of the most elite warriors in the galaxy and not one of then has taught her how to shoot
I'm pretty sure she has been taught- offscreen.
She shoots at the troopers trying to stop their escape while they are stealing the shuttle on Weyland.
@@kenle2 and then never knows how to handle a gun again. It's astounding
Cross has hair problems
Reminds me of the song "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by Blue Oyster Cult. Just seems to fit Crosshair's condition.
No shit Sherlock.
Good one as always 🙂
Wondering if it’s from the experimenting. Commenting early, back to the video 😁 I never noticed that doctors name or his hand haha! Great video!
I'd say Crosshair's issue could also be similar to the principle of a caged animal
It's a principle of how an animal -- such as a lion/tiger -- captured in the wild goes from their wild tendencies do almost catatonic state from the captivity
Going from one traumatic experience to another and then suddenly being isolated and locked up with only your own thoughts and memories running on loop can really jumpstart PTSD too, and cause massive amounts of anxiety and make a person seem suddenly either very catatonic or neurotic.
I personally think it's mostly PTSD and related psychological trauma/issues.
Others here have said that the clones were genetically altered to reduce the chances of developing negative mental states like that, but reduce doesn't mean eliminate. Anyone can be pushed past their personal breaking point. Absolutely anyone.
Bur I also agree with your point. There are many examples of forced captivity having a very real and detrimental impact on the mental and physical condition of an animal or person.
Being in a cage long term isn't any living creatures natural state. There will always be an effect.
What hand 💀
Tbh honest remember that one Ion canon that blasted all over his face. Thas alot of radiation just sayin
Fairly sure it's just psychosomatic
your videos legit make my nights
Seriously? You think drug and alcohol addiction is “less serious”…? You can literally get seizures, strokes, and possibly DIE from drug and alcohol withdrawal. It’s not uncommon at all either.
🤔☝🏿🔍🏆👏🏿🔥! I think that cross hair will make 👍🏿 myself a sacrifice to save the team during a major climax towards the end of the story !
My, how the accurate have fallen. He went from hitting insane shots to barely hitting a fruit. It isn't EXACTLY his fault, I know, but I hope he can recover.
Most likely the gas he was exposed to in Season 2, or, the part of season 2 when he was surviving in the cold, he could've easily suffered from nerve damage from being in the cold so long. I don't think it's PTSD as clones are designed to not get PTSD, and the Bad Batch are even more "specilized" than a normal clone
What’s more important is the show of what war and abuse does to a veteran as he’s then discarded as a political strawman
Also Hemlock being kind of a Klingon promotion is accurate. A regime like the Nazi Party as it rose is the textbook example of sadistic (or masochistic) janitor nobody magazine subscribers being given generous positions and benefits as a reward for his undying loyalty upon their assumption of power. Josef Mengele’s division etc. the Nazi example is a lot more useful to show this than pre-existing states where you’re really just pulling from the same melodramatic indoctrinated party loyalist crowd.