On Golden Wings

A canon divergent Bad Batch fanfic, from the perspective of Ash, my OC.

I use a lot of my own headcanons.
After the original trilogy's events, the new trilogy never occurs. Instead, it's a mix of Legends stuff and the new Tv shows.This site gives brief explanations and describes appearances of npcs. Everything important happens in the fanfic.

• Original species
• Disclaimer/HCs
• Tech
• Ash
• Hide
• Ranec
• Isaiah
• Varga
• Other chars

Carduls

The Carduls are a blue skinned species with wings and elven features. They have sharp canines. They're a warrior race based on Vikings.Their body language mainly consists of hisses, baring teeth, their ear and wing movements.They’re physically stronger and slightly faster than regular humans, with much better hearing. It’s difficult to sneak up on a cardul and they like to make it difficult by not staying too long on the ground either.They joined the galactic community first in 150 BBY (130 years before the Empire's formation) due to a hidden hyperspace route. The carduls struggled for a long time with adapting to the galactic world and are still seen as a savage people, with poor knowledge in technology.Most carduls still have an intense dislike for pirates due them feuding a lot with neighbouring systems known for piracy and slavery at the start of their galactic experience.Despite their rumour for being technologically inept, they've created a particular sniper rifle that is called an anti-material rifle. It can be fully charged to take out even the toughest shields but renders the weapon useless for some time after one shot. Normally charged, it works like any other rifle.Cardulia is a tough world, with particularly dangerous creatures, like the hikarens; a dark force creature. It's also rich in natural resources.

It's said that the carduls' deity, a giant dragon like creature, rests somewhere under a mountain. They visit the dreams of the cardul seids and offer advice and even visions. Due to this, some suspect that the creature is a Force entity.They join the Republic in 24 BBY.Their capital is called Tovor and is the main gathering place for the Republic and visitors. Later on, when the Empire is formed, Cardulia tries to rebel but is quickly crushed. The Empire takes control and starts to strip the planet for resources.artist credit: theluckybard

The Roldru

They're a humanoid species capable of shapeshifting into animals. They’ve got horns of various colours, as well different patterns of scales across their face and body.Their home world is Roldraru, a mostly abandoned planet due to few resources, since decades ago. That’s why many roldruae are a nomadic species these days and quite rare.Through the force they are able to shapeshift their bodies. While most forms are allowed, some animals are considered so taboo to shapeshift to that they can inflict damage on the roldru's soul. Rancors are such a creature.All roldru have a default shape they can always use and are born with. A werewolf creature that is agile and fast, capable of running on all fours. Some mistake them for loth-wolves. They are called Ulfr and are native to the roldru homeworld.Usually their shapeshifts have a set of colours across various forms. Varga's for instance, always have white fur/scales/skin and green eyes.

The Luans

The Luans were a humanoid race that were active around 1500-1000 years ago. (They are highly inspired by Warframe and is basically a crossover.)Lua, their homeworld, was a part of a multiple habitable planet system that stayed out of any Galactic affairs for a long time. They were a feared people as they had advanced and unknown technology. They had the ability to create living armour known as warframes that could resist even lightsabers.These warframes were controlled by Force sensitive people called Operators. An operator was taken as a child and lived with other operators, undergoing harsh training. While operators are usually physically weak, they have immense mental strength.Their physical body disappears when they control a warframe. Even outside their warframes, they can produce grey/violet beams of pure force to take out enemies.Around 1000 BBY, they were eradicated by unknown forces and their system was destroyed.

Disclaimer

If you've gotten this far, you probably already know I am highly critical of the direction the show has taken since... season 1 really. This fanfic is my solution to it and I'm sharing it publicly in case there's anyone who feel the same.I love the concept and the characters, but I don't like how it's basically 'the Omega show' rather than The Bad Batch.
(Plus, I am so tired of the grumpy man adopts child trope.)Omega doesn't exist in this universe, so this isn't a Dad Batch scenario. I'm not interested in discussing the why or hows. There's plenty of canon and fanfiction stuff out there that is canon to the show. Let me have this.Thank you for reading the fanfic. A lot of blood and sweat has gone into it.

Headcanons

My specific changes for this version of Star Wars.The clones don't have accelerated ageing after reaching maturity. However, some still have various side effects throughout their life as a result of having grown up so fast. The Bad Batch in particular even have slower ageing than regular humans, due to their defective nature, though they aren't aware of this yet.The inhibitor chips are still very much in play here. They are a danger and every clone needs to get rid of it once they're freed from the Empire. While they do grow weaker after time, they can still be re-triggered.There are new races and a few crossovers (mainly Warframe) that I've created myself or adapted into the setting in numerous ways.Things stay fairly canon until the end of the Original trilogy. Palpatine is perma dead and doesn't return in any sequels. I don't have any direct plans for the future yet but I'm a huge fan of the Jedi Knight games and will most likely stick to something around that story, with a few influences from the later TV Shows.The Zerg from Starcraft exist somewhere in the Star Wars Galaxy and might become a Problem in the future.As far as I'm aware I don't really use any 'established' fandom lore, clones or not.

CT-9903 (tech)

Age: Mid 20s (accelerated ageing, actually around 13 years)
Species: Enhanced clone
Sexuality: Grey-sexual
Date of birth: Ca: 32 BBY (Capricorn)
Occupation: Soldier / mercenary
Height: 6'4
Weapons: Two DC-17 blasters, sometimes a blaster carbine, thermal detonators.
Likes: Recording things, organising, learning, talking.
Personality: Talkative, brave, skilled, intelligent, sarcastic, knowledgable, cocky.
Other: Autistic. Emotes mostly inwardly, info dumps, special interests, difficulty understanding some social cues. Doesn’t like change but has learned to live with it, and masks a lot of meltdowns. Dislikes the touch of water.
Suffers from migraines.
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The second youngest of the Bad Batch, shared a growth tube with Crosshair which is why they’re more alike each other than their brothers. Tech as a cadet took on the worst bullying by the regular clones, as he was the weakest.As a result, he became a bit closed off, eventually learning to ignore any comments thrown his way and focusing on increasing his knowledge. Often serves as the group’s medic and keeps an eye on their storages and credits as well as is their main pilot.Gets along well with Crosshair and Echo and looks to Hunter for commands and guidance. Will often purposefully confuse Wrecker.

Ever since he met Ash, especially after they developed a romantic relationship, Tech has adopted more and more of the cardulian culture.After surviving the fall on Eriadu and the following Tantiss imprisonment, Tech now has a scar across the left side of his skull and prefers to keep his hair in an undercut due to this.Artist credit: Doomcheese

Ash Blake

Nicknames: Ash, Blake
Species: Cardul/Cardulian
Sexuality: Grey-Sexual
Age: 33
Zodiac: Capricorn
Date of Birth: 52 BBY, 4th ‘January’
Place of Birth: Cardulia
Personality: Honest, direct, strong-willed, dutiful, responsible, practical, stubborn, by the book, judgemental, asocial.
Weaknesses: Doesn’t like being in tight spaces or underground. A temper and some trust issues.
Hobbies: A big interest in palaeontology. Collecting trinkets of various kinds. Flying. Playing the violin. Competitive wood chopping.
Other: Ash is autistic.
Weapons: Yellow energy bow, throwing axes, a yellow energy axe,
cardulian sniper rifle, a blaster.

The outfit she wears during The Heist chapter of the fic. She does end up keeping it afterwards and adds a few cardulian touches to it.

Her main outfit after season 1. (Her previous was similar but grey and red instead.
She's picked up some colour coding from Tech, as well as his lightning bolt symbol.

The courtship bracelet Tech made her.
Her energy axe. Most carduls have one of these.
Also, her traditional bow, a family heirloom.

Hide

Age: Unknown
Species: Unknown
Sexuality: Demisexual, biromantic
Date of birth: Unknown (Virgo)
Occupation: Former Jedi
Height: 6'2
Weapons: Lightsaber, or a switchglaive.
Likes: Quiet, being alone, tea, reading, practising his skills,
Personality: Adaptable, balanced, calm, compassionate, focused, honourable, patient, selfless, sympathetic, formal, quiet, reserved, restrained, sarcastic, soft, regretful, withdrawn.
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Hide, despite being a Republican general, spent a lot of his time on Cardulia where he encountered Ash and brought her into his clone squad.Due to being mute and preferring his privacy, he's always only worked with a small clone squad, with a clone captain named Tenno. He was in a way, the jedi liaison between Cardulia and the Republic.Hide communicates through the Galactic sign language or can speak through telepathy if the receiver accepts it.No one truly knows what kind of species Hide is as he has never said and Jedi will quickly notice he's not strictly human.When Order 66 occurs, his squad tries to kill him. Hide tries his best not to kill anyone and flees, injured from the ordeal. Ash finds him and asks the Bad Batch to help him off Cardulia.

They bring him to a drop off where his people will supposedly find him to bring him home. He remains unreachable for a very long time.During the rebel era before the Empire falls, there’s rumours of a Jedi aiding in places, until Hide comes forth properly after the Empire’s collapse. He joins Luke and Ahsoka, intent on helping with rebuilding a new Jedi School.

Ranec Viscan

Age: 27
Species: Luan
Sexuality: Bisexual / demiromantic
Date of birth: Unknown (Libra)
Occupation: Explorer, later on rebel.
Height: 6’
Weapons: A blaster
Likes: Animals, reading, decorating his clothes and himself.
Personality: Balanced | Capable | Calm | Charming | Elegant | Humorous | Good-natured | Outspoken | Sarcastic | Vulnerable
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Ranec is encountered by Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Bad Batch during the Clone Wars. Having been woken up from a 1000+ long stasis by Count Dooku, his half sentient warframe Umbra woke up in the Jedi archives. The latter prompted a search led by Obi-Wan.Count Dooku tried to sway Ranec to the Separatists' cause before the Jedi got involved and Obi-Wan convinced him otherwise.He was set free to follow his own path, with guidance from the Jedi Order, until Order 66 breaks their bargain.Ranec takes off on his own, determined to track down a hidden world of his people; a system with always shifting coordinates, in order to provide a safe haven for a group of carduls and the clones that Rex and Echo frees.While he's always been fond of Hunter, and know there's a shared interest, he understands Hunter's need to protect his squad foremost.

While Ranec is trained in all sorts of weaponry and hand to hand combat, he can’t utilise some of them without Umbra, due to lacking the physical strength for it. Through Umbra, Ranec can use the warframe’s sword like an electrified lightsaber, that can parry blows from current lightsabers as well as deflect blaster bolts.Umbra reference postArtist credit: BTanimator

Varga Svärd

Age: 28
Species: Roldru
Sexuality: Bisexual
Date of birth: 3rd Dec (sagittarius)
Occupation: Weaponsmith/former thief.
Height: 5'9
Weapons: Blaster, electro sword.
Likes: Cheese, hoarding, trinkets, stealing things, crafting, gold, carving decorations for weapons and jewellery.
Personality: Adventurous, cheerful, compassionate, empathetic, generous, rowdy, childish, impulsive, careless, playful.
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She currently knows four forms; ulfr, rancor, nexu and a tooka. Her shapeshifts are always white in colour with green eyes.
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Varga doesn’t remember the first ten years of her life, or her parents. She was found by a smuggler gang and basically raised by them instead. They taught her survival skills as well as thievery but Varga was eventually left behind during an unsuccessful heist.She was found by a Jedi who, rather than turning her in, decided to dig a little deeper and then helped her find a better path in life. Varga was already quite good as a weaponsmith and was sentenced to a type of ‘community service’ to serve the Republic as such. Even when she completed that, she continued it.In 20 BBY, Varga encounters the Bad Batch and gets dragged into one of their missions by mistake. She in particular ends up working closely with Crosshair. Ever since then she stays in contact with them and offers her aid when needed, either through her skills with weapons or shapeshifting abilities.

During Order 66, Varga leaves the Republic/Empire’s service and encounters Trace and Rafa. This is also how she learns of Rex and eventually joins his group.During season 2 she's captured by Rampart and ends up trapped as an ulfr, with the Empire trying to figure out what she is. Crosshair takes a big risk and frees her; as the damages to his chip are offering rare moments of defiance. She flees and doesn't see him again until after season 2.Artist credit: BTanimator

Isaiah Temollarz

Age: 33
Species: Mirialan
Sexuality: Homosexual
Date of birth: 22d December (sagittarius)
Occupation: Researcher/ Doctor
Height: 6'
Weapons: Various detonators of his own making, an electro staff.
Likes: Reading, researching, small critters, crystals, tea, helping people.
Personality: Brilliant, cheerful, curious, enthusiastic, kind, meticulous, romantic, sophisticated, trusting, well-read, dreamy, regal, clumsy, jealous, self-indulgent.
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A very talented mirialan, Isaiah has spent most of his time working as a researcher and a doctor on an obscure planet on the behalf of the Republic. On top of that he's a tinkerer, working on cryo-grenades and other types of tools.As the Empire takes over, the research station is under threat of being dismantled. Having no desire to be relocated or work for the Empire, Isaiah calls on Cid's aid, to smuggle him off the planet.The Bad Batch are sent on this mission shortly after Bracca, realising that Crosshair's new squad is the ones doing the evacuation. Seeing their chance to grab their brother as well, they make an attempt which results in Echo's near death.As they flee the planet with Isaiah in tow, the doctor keeps Echo stabile until they can get him to a bacta tank at an ally's location. Isaiah joins Rex after this, and ends up being of great aid to the clone cause.

Isaiah finds Wrecker quite charming and the feeling seems to be mutual, although they don't get a chance to hang out together until post season 2.Artist credit: theoasiswinds

CT-9901 (Hunter)Hunter is the oldest out of the Bad Batch. He’s always been the squad’s de facto leader, until he became their sergeant once they were deployed. As they were often bullied by the other clones when they grew up, he saw it as his job to protect them.Hunter can come off as gruff and stoic but he really does care a lot more than he lets show. As their leader, he has to be the one who is ready to keep a bigger distance from everything, in order to make the right decisions. Usually the mediator between his squad and anyone else.Strong sense of morality, with knowing what’s right and wrong. He doesn’t condone harming or killing civilians and will refuse orders if he feels they’re morally wrong.Likes: Peace and quiet, doodling, animals,
Quirks: Quite often plays with his knife when bored. Doodles on papers when they’re around.
Weaknesses: Sensitive to loud noises, suffers the occasional migraine.

CT-9902 (Wrecker)Wrecker is the second oldest of the Bad Batch. While Hunter has been the leader, Wrecker has been the one who has taken physical blows for the others in order to protect them. He’ll tease and jostle with any of them however his favourite target has always been Crosshair, as they share a special bond.It’s difficult to miss Wrecker as he tends to be loud and excitable. He by far prefers to deal with things hands on and doesn’t much enjoy taking it slow or dealing much with technology, unless it’s about explosives. He’s got a big heart.Much as Hunter, he doesn’t want to hurt civilians.Likes: Explosives, excitement, combat.
Quirks: Will use whatever he gets his hands on to weight lift with. Very strong bear hugs.
Weaknesses: Afraid of heights. Has occasional muscle pains due to his altered body.

CT-9904 (Crosshair)Crosshair is the youngest of the Bad Batch, if only because he was taken out of his shared tube with Tech last. Crosshair was the first to jump into his squad’s defence when they were cadets. As such, he was also often the one who would throw the first punch and get into trouble.He’s somewhat overprotective of Tech and gets along well with Wrecker. He may butt heads with Hunter sometimes but respects the man greatly.Often cynical, Crosshair keeps a certain distance to everyone; partly because of past bullying but also because he sees himself as superior to many others. In truth, he’s very attentive to others' needs and will do almost anything to protect those he cares about. Very dry and sarcastic humour, as well as loves teasing his brothers.While having a little looser morals than the others, he still won’t harm civilians. After his inhibitor chip activated this obviously changed and even with it gone; he struggles a little with judging what’s his own morals or the chip’s these days.Due to his chip having been enhanced and then damaged; his chip acted out more and would turn him outright aggressive at moments. Along with Rampart's manipulations, Crosshair for a long time, really though he was willingly serving the Empire.Likes: Teasing others, old history.
Quirks: Leans a lot on his rifle or rests the rifle against his shoulder. Is often found with a toothpick in his mouth.
Weaknesses: Doesn’t always cooperate well with others, pisses people off, eye strain and reacts stronger to lights.

CT-1409 (Echo)(Echo is currently a bit of a wip for me)Echo didn’t grow up with the other Batchers and struggled in the start to find his place in the group. The others however were patient and welcoming, helping him overcome his struggles with dealing with his cybernetics. While they’ll probably never reach the levels of Fives, Echo enjoys his time with his new squad.He’s often the tired parent of the group, trying to keep things together and clean. Works the best with Tech as they enjoy the same subjects and Tech is the one responsible for maintaining Echo’s cybernetics.A very tired man, Echo has no time for anyone’s bullshit. He’s respectful when given respect back. Prefers to keep to set rules and regulations. Somewhat grumpy these days with a kind heart. If you hang around him enough, you'll see the humour underneath though.Loathes breaking laws and doesn’t like the idea of being a mercenary. Will protect civilians to his dying breath and won’t tolerate any slander towards the Republic.Likes: reading, peace and quiet.
Quirks: Suspicious of anything new, especially food.
Weaknesses: Sensitive to EMPs, general pain in his body, ‘ghost limb’ sensations.

Geir SvalegernWith his white hair (usually braided), white beard, purple eyes and black and white wings, Geir tends to stand out even among his own people. As such, it was believed even from a young age that he'd end up doing remarkable things. He grew into a 5'9 man who mastered archery, melee combat and firearms, but who also ended up having a clever mind for strategy. As such, his role in warrior groups when younger was that of the strategist and planner.Geir is quite realistic and pragmatic in his thinking. He's always prepared to sacrifice for the sake of the greater good, such as killing thousands of his own people, in order to usher them into the greatness that is the Empire. It's difficult to make him lose his temper, but once it happens he's spiteful and unpleasant. He loathes it when he's out manoeuvred in tactics and doesn't suffer defeats with dignity.artist credit: theoasiswinds

Hakon HerlussonHakon is a 6' cardul with dark purple, wavy hair and green eyes. His skin is a light blue hue, while his wings are black and orange.He always wears his black leather jacket, along with a comfortable shirt, trousers and boots in brown colours, with no accessories. As for weapons, two blasters does the work for him, as well as grenades when the need calls for it. While he's decently skilled in melee combat, he prefers to avoid that; utilizing his wings and agility to avoid most close combat.This is a man with high charisma but low wisdom. A liar, a flirter and someone who thinks the worlds owe him everything. He's very assured that his quick tongue can win him any situation. If that doesn't work he'll use his weapons or dirty methods to get what he wants. In worst cases, he expects the Durands to bail him out.artist credit: theoasiswinds

Arfast EydissonA gentle 6' cardul with short, black hair and brown eyes. His wings are black and red while his skin is a regular blue with very few freckles. Being a seid, Arfast wears robes, blended with some leather pieces as armour. More unusually he has a feather cloak, with black, blue and red colorations; a reward for his hard work back on Cardulia.Arfast is quiet and intelligent, thinking before he speaks. It takes a lot to dull his mood and he's got a curious and easy going spirit.artist credit: theoasiswinds

Raud TorghestHardy and happy, Raud strives to bring a smile to anyone's face, no matter what happens. He's difficult to piss off but once it does happen, he's akin to thunder.Raud is the one who took Ash in after her parents were killed and sees her as his daughter. He introduced her to Zenda and started Ash's career within the Republic. Until Order 66 happened. While Ash fled the planet, Raud was off-planet.His location is unknown at the moment.

Zenda HusvikShe's a non-nonsense woman who excels at diplomacy. While she can be rough around the edges, she gets things done.Formerly a diplomat and ambassador between the Carduls and the Republic, she's now forced to be so with the Empire instead. As futile task as it is.She's close friends with Raud and Ash.After the Empire bombed Tovor on Cardulia, Zenda joined what remained of the resistance on the planet. Which was now sadly a mere ghost of its former self. She's playing a dangerous game of remaining in the politics, while also being a rebel.

Rishka TabrisAs a pirate with a Robin Hood ideal, she was an excellent choice as an information dealer to the Jedi. While they of course didn't approve of her lifestyle, she at least wasn't going after poor and defenceless people. Only those who already had too much.Once the Empire took over, they became her new target instead.She occasionally works with Varga or Rex and his group of clones.Rishka is confident but doesn't boast about her skills, which are very good. She lets her actions speak for themselves and doesn't invite in trouble. As such, she has a loyal crew and a good ship.