@@mistergasparazzi2356 Then perhaps Echo could of used the trooper's comlink on his wrist instead of his helmet. Either way, that situation could have easily been avoided and they would have possibly escaped with the goods in the war chest too.
He believed too much in honor and the system to realize that his superior officer would even consider cold blooded murder in order to keep a promotion. He was too good of a soldier.
Also because he lost a lot of guys and dedicated all of his resources trying to eliminate the bad batch. I like to think that being told to cover up the whole incident was a huge insult to Wilco’s efforts and all of his men he lost in the process, hence why he refused.
Actions like these are exactly why the empire was doomed to fail, higher-ups would rather sacrifice a thousand loyal men rather than take responsibility for their mistakes.
It kind of works though given he seems pretty by-the-book and the Empire is probably starting to crack down on the clones self-expression. Though hopefully the continue giving them at least somewhat unique designs to help keep them distinct.
You wanna know something that makes this scene even more dark Wilco told Rampart he had visual confirmation, meaning some of his men have also seen clone force 99, meaning Rampart had them all executed to prevent them from leaking out the information
It’s possible, but Rampart was about to leave. Captain Wilco was in charge of a company sized element (at least 150 soldiers, it would have been hard to kill them all)
I doubt it the only one liable to even send a report too tarkin was wilco none of the other trooper were even officers, its like in any military unit, the officer takes the blame and the responsibility for it not usually the troopers
During all bad batch serie we see clones being far more intelligent than the stormtroopers. They know when something's wrong, they know what are the obvious target for the ennemi, what they would do and can adapt in consequence. Too bad they were decommissioned.
ive said it for a long time, the Empire probably would've won if they kept the clones and just... RESPECTED them. though i like to think plenty of aging clones who got decommissioned or defected joined the Rebellion at some point.
@@raelkvasiir9704 Legends empire respected the clones and let them retire out. There wasn't enough clones to go around policing the galaxy, so volunteer stormtroopers were trained up. Plus the original Komino rebellion. The way the empire is in canon is just stupid. Why forcefully decommission a very effective fighting force? The Kamonoians didn't seem to have a problem with serving the empire at first until Tarkin and Rampart started shit with them.
@@kimbertactpro9I get maybe discontinuing cloning because of the costs of clones. But completely decommissioning them was stupid. You already had them might as well use them to the fullest. They could have been teaching the next generation of stormtroopers to be more effective. But at the same time giving the clones more authority and respect as they deserved. The mayday arc was stupid because in no way should a newbie lieutenant with no experience whatsoever be ordering around an experienced commander. I honestly wanna know what palpatine was thinking doing this.
@@michaelbarquet4169 Not exactly stupid. The clones were a risk and a massive rebel recruiting pool. Worst case scenario, their chips would be triggered to harm the empire instead. Or more believably, rebels continue to nab and de-chip clones, slowly collecting an army of highly skilled and experienced rebels As with many authoritarian states, they had to sacrifice competence for control.
@@michaelbarquet4169They didn't completely decommission them, though? There are multiple canon stories that show clones still serving in the Imperial Army years after TBB took place. Heck, there are even some clones still serving all the way up until A New Hope.
I've noticed there no longer showing commander clones, just captains. the two commanders we do see are in charge of smaller units, essentially making them captain of squads. ineresting to say the least
My assumption is that Clone Commanders are more independent and therefor less reliable/more prone to defection. The Empire has now relied on captains to fill up on the leftover work. For Commander Mayday, I assume it’s because he was a fringe element and was more combat based, making commander clones possibly relegated combat/heavy attrition missions? Idk, there are some holes that I have yet to fill
I think that Wilco’s death is supposed to highlight the true meaning of the Empire, is expendable. It doesn't matter what you've done, no matter how competent you are, you’ll never be worth anything. It also totally serves as a warning for Crosshair's flawed point of view ‘Not the ones that matter’, wrong.
I honestly wish he survived being shot and falling somehow. I get that resurrecting presumed dead characters has become a controversial trend in Star Wars, which can take away the impact of the story. However, I wish Captain Wilco had more screen time showing off his skills as a truly competent tactician and excellent commander. He showed to genuinely care for his men, and was loyal to the Republic/Empire until the end. I wondered if he actually survived being shot and falling if he would have defected against the Empire. I wish we could have seen more ingenious tactics from commanders in Star Wars like this.
Didn't Hunter and wrecker hide two cases From the warchest somewhere in the forest that far as we know never got found again and might still be there....
love the music building up in the deathscene. it reminds me of walter white in the crawlspace, obviously its not as effective for this scene but its still really cool
I feel like Captain Wilco could have been an excellent member of Rex's band of Troopers trying to save their brothers from the mistake of following the Empire. He was smart and had a real military mind. He made decisions quickly and without hesitation. He kept his cool and was a straight up front kind of guy. No BS and told the truth, he just ended up trusting the wrong superior(I use that term loosely in Rampart's case) and it cost him. What a waste of an excellent Clone Captain ☹️RIP Captain Wilco
Shit rolls down hill. Since the destruction of Tapoca City on Kamino was most likely Tarkin’s Order(because for some reason Disney wanted to make Tarkin a psychopath when he wasn’t) and Rampart carried out that order with distinct knowledge that the Bad Batch was there when he bombarded the city(who would think they would survive a Bombardment from a Imperial Star Destroyer) so him wanting to keep the Bad Batch’s continued existence a secret until he eliminated them is reasonable because most likely he’d be demoted or even executed for such a oversight if the news reached the top. And conversely if the top brass realizes what happened anyway he’s still screwed so, I guess, I see the ruthless pragmatic approach he took but damn, Wilco was a solid competent commander but that’s the Empire. Competency isn’t rewarded, unless you’re Thrawn, and Incompetency is tolerated until a massive fuck up.
Bro wilko was such a competent leader, and he straight up killed em
Welcome to the Galactic Empire, enjoy your stay.
He was so good at his job 😢
With a separatist origin blaster, it hurt inside when the admiral did the dirty on our boy wilco
It shows how effective clones are compare to stormtroopers
Wilko was doing his job and that Imperial admiral just killed him for it.
Love how despite having a gun pointed at him, he still tried to rush him.
Went out fighting, or at least attempting to
This could have all been avoided if echo grabbed the guys helmet and reported in for him.
I dont think the helmet would fit him tho
@@mistergasparazzi2356 Then perhaps Echo could of used the trooper's comlink on his wrist instead of his helmet. Either way, that situation could have easily been avoided and they would have possibly escaped with the goods in the war chest too.
Tbh that's what I thought was gonna happen, but guess not
I thought the same! I was like, "use the com" got the same voice😂
8805’s voice was too light for echo tho
He probably could have at least lived longer by not saying it to Rampart's face and immediatly reporting what happened to Tarkin.
He had to much loyalty for the republic
He believed too much in honor and the system to realize that his superior officer would even consider cold blooded murder in order to keep a promotion. He was too good of a soldier.
Dude was an oldschool textbook officer
Without any context about the Bad Batch, captain Wilco looks like a good guy in a goose chase.
Wilco was a good guy, it’s the system he served that was the problem.
That’s what makes it more tragic.
Like any clone wilco would never lie. He died because he refused to lie to the empire
Also because he lost a lot of guys and dedicated all of his resources trying to eliminate the bad batch. I like to think that being told to cover up the whole incident was a huge insult to Wilco’s efforts and all of his men he lost in the process, hence why he refused.
Slick, Rex and Cut Lawquane have lied. That’s three off the top of my head, I’m sure there’s more
@blackblack1167
True, but those weren't typical situations regarding a basic, by the book Report being made
@@blackblack1167 Yeah, looking at Wilco and his unit's armor all shiny makes me wonder if they're a newer unit
Wilco really has the potential to be another Howzer and see the empire for who they really are and joined up with Captain Rex
Actions like these are exactly why the empire was doomed to fail, higher-ups would rather sacrifice a thousand loyal men rather than take responsibility for their mistakes.
Just like the people who created and led it
@@sleep4579 that only applied to those who acted like this, officers that actually took responsibility were often spared
Feels weird to see a higher ranking trooper with no paint job on the gear
And it's even weirder in Cody cause we are familiarized with his uniform/color.
@@Rezolak yea but he retains distinct features that shows he's Cody. Wilco looks like a standard clone that became captain
@@denos1699I think we all imagined at some point of a regular high ranking clone, but when we finally see it it feels weird
It kind of works though given he seems pretty by-the-book and the Empire is probably starting to crack down on the clones self-expression. Though hopefully the continue giving them at least somewhat unique designs to help keep them distinct.
I like it, simplistic and sharp at the same time. The black accent on his wrist-comlink is a nice touch
You wanna know something that makes this scene even more dark
Wilco told Rampart he had visual confirmation, meaning some of his men have also seen clone force 99, meaning Rampart had them all executed to prevent them from leaking out the information
Which would explain Why the base was empty when he shot Wilco
It’s possible, but Rampart was about to leave. Captain Wilco was in charge of a company sized element (at least 150 soldiers, it would have been hard to kill them all)
@@jakepancake7176 Nah.
I doubt it the only one liable to even send a report too tarkin was wilco none of the other trooper were even officers, its like in any military unit, the officer takes the blame and the responsibility for it not usually the troopers
@@SwiftTheMyth Exactly.
During all bad batch serie we see clones being far more intelligent than the stormtroopers. They know when something's wrong, they know what are the obvious target for the ennemi, what they would do and can adapt in consequence.
Too bad they were decommissioned.
ive said it for a long time, the Empire probably would've won if they kept the clones and just... RESPECTED them. though i like to think plenty of aging clones who got decommissioned or defected joined the Rebellion at some point.
@@raelkvasiir9704 Legends empire respected the clones and let them retire out. There wasn't enough clones to go around policing the galaxy, so volunteer stormtroopers were trained up. Plus the original Komino rebellion. The way the empire is in canon is just stupid. Why forcefully decommission a very effective fighting force? The Kamonoians didn't seem to have a problem with serving the empire at first until Tarkin and Rampart started shit with them.
@@kimbertactpro9I get maybe discontinuing cloning because of the costs of clones. But completely decommissioning them was stupid. You already had them might as well use them to the fullest. They could have been teaching the next generation of stormtroopers to be more effective. But at the same time giving the clones more authority and respect as they deserved. The mayday arc was stupid because in no way should a newbie lieutenant with no experience whatsoever be ordering around an experienced commander. I honestly wanna know what palpatine was thinking doing this.
@@michaelbarquet4169
Not exactly stupid. The clones were a risk and a massive rebel recruiting pool.
Worst case scenario, their chips would be triggered to harm the empire instead.
Or more believably, rebels continue to nab and de-chip clones, slowly collecting an army of highly skilled and experienced rebels
As with many authoritarian states, they had to sacrifice competence for control.
@@michaelbarquet4169They didn't completely decommission them, though? There are multiple canon stories that show clones still serving in the Imperial Army years after TBB took place. Heck, there are even some clones still serving all the way up until A New Hope.
This dude was a good villain. Knew what he was doing, and even though he tried to kill the batch I felt bad for him when Rampart shot him
Same
That’s the art of it. He was one of the good guys. It was the system he served that was the problem.
@@AbysmalRandomn3sshe didn’t really had a choice tho
@@sicksadworld765
There’s always a choice, Howitzer is proof of that.
Wilco was a very competent commander. Wish we got to see more of him.
Captain wilco is now my favorite new clone troopers bad batch season 2 r.i.p am excited to see more new clone troopers
I've noticed there no longer showing commander clones, just captains. the two commanders we do see are in charge of smaller units, essentially making them captain of squads. ineresting to say the least
My assumption is that Clone Commanders are more independent and therefor less reliable/more prone to defection. The Empire has now relied on captains to fill up on the leftover work.
For Commander Mayday, I assume it’s because he was a fringe element and was more combat based, making commander clones possibly relegated combat/heavy attrition missions? Idk, there are some holes that I have yet to fill
@@edie9158 you have some holes to fill? What?
@@ville4789 Dudes forget the clones just fought a massive war, and their only source for replacements getting demolished by their government.
damn brother nice vocabulary learned a few new words and im in uni lol @@edie9158
Interesting to see as this season has progressed the Clones went from using there numbers back to there names.
0:54 "Sitrep". What a badass.
Poor Wilco, refused to Wilco that one and got shot by a slimeball
It's nice to actually get a competent random captain. So many times Droids, Clones, Stormtroopers and rebels are bad at their jobs.
“I want the confirmation.”
Damn straight. Statistics be damned, seeing is believing.
I think that Wilco’s death is supposed to highlight the true meaning of the Empire, is expendable. It doesn't matter what you've done, no matter how competent you are, you’ll never be worth anything. It also totally serves as a warning for Crosshair's flawed point of view ‘Not the ones that matter’, wrong.
As always, A young officer trying to save skin so he kills yet another competent leader- That also happens to be a clone.
I love how at 0:50 we see dooku’s lair
Wilko got me the old clone wars season 1 vibes
A great character
the clones do not deserve this
Amazing captain, yet very little screentime.
I love how his name means "will comply" and he didn't comply.
US Navy officers would do the same if someone threatened a promotion and they can get away with it
…. WOW.
@@joesplace2960 If I served then you would know these officers are the scum of the us military
@@joesplace2960 yep. You know how many murders happen on warships? You’d think it was Detroit
Wdym?
@@JustSkullDuggery the navy has murder numbers similar to Detroit and Chicago by rate
The clones and tk troopers weren't evil they were just deceived into carry out tyranny.
I wish Captain Wilco didn't have to die. He could've helped Rex, Echo, and Howzer create a rebellion against the Empire.
Wilco: Will Comply
Wilco has some good armor even though it’s just the uniform white and a pauldron. Either way, still good
In Tales of the Jedi Season 2 Season 3 to know what Jedi General is Captain Wilco commanded to?
Is confirmed?
Lucas and Filoni has to choose
3:42 así te paga el imperio tu lealtad
I sometimes mistake him for a generic normal clone trooper
Poor Wilco didn’t deserve that!
I honestly wish he survived being shot and falling somehow. I get that resurrecting presumed dead characters has become a controversial trend in Star Wars, which can take away the impact of the story.
However, I wish Captain Wilco had more screen time showing off his skills as a truly competent tactician and excellent commander. He showed to genuinely care for his men, and was loyal to the Republic/Empire until the end. I wondered if he actually survived being shot and falling if he would have defected against the Empire. I wish we could have seen more ingenious tactics from commanders in Star Wars like this.
Maybe these guys were the ones that got into a food fight with the Bad Batch. Idk.
Didn't Hunter and wrecker hide two cases
From the warchest somewhere in the forest that far as we know never got found again and might still be there....
Exactly, the bad batch had unintentionally made the empires job harder
I think he would have eventually deserted
Poor Wilco, got killed because he refused to false a report.
Wilco was a cool guy
love the music building up in the deathscene. it reminds me of walter white in the crawlspace, obviously its not as effective for this scene but its still really cool
I feel like Captain Wilco could have been an excellent member of Rex's band of Troopers trying to save their brothers from the mistake of following the Empire. He was smart and had a real military mind. He made decisions quickly and without hesitation. He kept his cool and was a straight up front kind of guy. No BS and told the truth, he just ended up trusting the wrong superior(I use that term loosely in Rampart's case) and it cost him. What a waste of an excellent Clone Captain ☹️RIP Captain Wilco
He got that fresh prince of bel air flat top.
Feels weird that this was a year ago
He may still be out there brothers never lose hope.
Poor Captain Wilco
Wish we could have seen more of captain wilco
For some reason, he gives off *insane* Death Wolf vibes
Only if Captain Wilco had a cool color scheme like all the other commanders and captains
What pisses me off is that he died just so Rampart can cover his own ass from Tarkin
Yeah and even then it was pointless, he had his whole career ruined anyway not too long after
Cool group of scenes here
Moment mal, die englische Stimme von Rampart ist die gleiche Stimme von Charles aus Red Dead Redemtion, sie klingt verdammt ähnlich
It’s so weird rooting against clones
All my homies hate Rampart
I get he was just a clone but he was a high ranking clone how do you kill a commander and get no repercussions from it
Blame it on the attack especially after fudging the reports.
is name was Wilco but he didn't
Poor Wilco
If captain Wilco've had an blaster, who would have shot first?
i dont get it
if he falsified the report
and clone force 99 STILL EXISTED
that would of just proved tarcon wrong that clone force 99 dint died
Shit rolls down hill. Since the destruction of Tapoca City on Kamino was most likely Tarkin’s Order(because for some reason Disney wanted to make Tarkin a psychopath when he wasn’t) and Rampart carried out that order with distinct knowledge that the Bad Batch was there when he bombarded the city(who would think they would survive a Bombardment from a Imperial Star Destroyer) so him wanting to keep the Bad Batch’s continued existence a secret until he eliminated them is reasonable because most likely he’d be demoted or even executed for such a oversight if the news reached the top.
And conversely if the top brass realizes what happened anyway he’s still screwed so, I guess, I see the ruthless pragmatic approach he took but damn, Wilco was a solid competent commander but that’s the Empire.
Competency isn’t rewarded, unless you’re Thrawn, and Incompetency is tolerated until a massive fuck up.
Imperial clone army Thier now the bad guys right? They were never the heroes
Hey can you falsify the report?
Can't do.
Understandable have a nice day, oh and also-
*zap*
Moment mal, die englische Stimme von Rampart ist die gleiche Stimme von Charles aus Red Dead Redemtion, sie klingt verdammt ähnlich