The prequels also give us our first hints about the ephemeral nature of the Clone Army – apart from their accelerated aging, the Kaminoans reveal that they had to pay Jango Fett a “considerable” salary to essentially keep him in an apartment in the cloning facility, so his DNA is readily available to make more clones. The prequel trilogy introduced the Clone Army, the first iteration of the stormtroopers, which Palpatine secretly created to instill political chaos in the galaxy. The origins of the Imperial stormtroopers weren’t explored in the original Star Wars trilogy they were little more than faceless evildoers intended to evoke the image of Nazi stormtroopers. So why on Earth would the Empire ever stop using clones? Star Wars: The Bad Batch gives us the answers. Despite their accelerated aging, the clones remained in top fighting condition till the very end - Captain Rex lived to join the Rebellion nearly 20 years after Order 66 in Star Wars Rebels. They were excellent shots, loyal to a fault, and (as we eventually learned) pre-programmed to comply with Emperor Palpatine’s commands.
During the prequel trilogy, and the animated show Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the clones proved to be far superior soldiers. Throughout the films, the stormtroopers have evolved from being Jango Fett’s clones fighting for the Republic, to volunteer soldiers under the Empire, to children conscripted by the First Order.
In the process, it seems to have answered one of the biggest lingering questions Star Wars fans have had about the franchise - when, how, and why did the Empire stop using clones to fill its stormtrooper ranks? The show opened with the Clone Army killing the Jedi during Order 66, and subsequent episodes have been exploring the Clone Army’s transition from fighting for the Republic to becoming the foot soldiers of the Empire. Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise, is giving viewers a look at the early days of the Galactic Empire.
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