- Date
- 19 BBY
- Continuity
- Canon
- Location
- Kaller, Kamino, Onderon
Dating and method: BBY measures years before the Battle of Yavin. Approximate dates are labeled. The research lab distinguishes source events from interpretation, and image captions identify representative visuals.
In the immediate aftermath of Order 66, the genetically modified clones of Clone Force 99 discover that the government they served has become the Galactic Empire. They refuse an order to kill Saw Gerrera's group of civilians and insurgents on Onderon, flee their military home on Kamino, and take young Omega with them.
Kaller and a broken chain of command
Clone Force 99 was on Kaller when clone soldiers received Order 66 and turned against Jedi Master Depa Billaba. Caleb Dume escaped with assistance from Hunter and his squad, whose unusual genetic modifications altered their reaction to the command. The clones' experience of the purge was different from that of many regular soldiers, but it left them unsure whom they could trust.
A new Empire on Kamino
The team returned to Tipoca City and encountered the newly announced regime. Palpatine's public declaration demanded obedience to a new chain of command. The young female clone Omega recognized the squad as unusual like herself, and their relationship began amid intense scrutiny from Imperial officials.
The Onderon test
Tarkin dispatched the squad to eliminate people described as insurgents on Onderon. The group they found included Saw Gerrera's followers and civilians rather than a conventional enemy army. Hunter refused to carry out the killing order, even though Crosshair remained committed to Imperial service.
Choosing a different family
The others escaped Kamino with Omega and began a precarious life without the security of military employment. The event records an institutional break: soldiers trained for one government rejected the claim that all commands issued by its replacement deserved obedience.
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Why did Clone Force 99 become fugitives?
Hunter and his squad refused an Imperial killing order and escaped Kamino with Omega.
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Canon · 19 BBY · Warfare, ecology and command
Clone Force 99 refuses Imperial orders: source-grounded history
Historical event and chronology
When the Republic became an Empire, Clone Force 99 returned from the war into an altered command structure. On Onderon the unit was ordered to execute a group whose members included civilians and Saw Gerrera's fighters. Hunter refused. The group's break from Kamino culminated in escape with the young clone Omega, although Crosshair initially remained aligned with Imperial authority.
Political and anthropological analysis
The soldiers' distinctive biology affected their response to inhibitor-chip orders but did not produce one unanimous moral choice. Members disagreed about obedience, duty and family responsibility. Omega's presence transformed the squad's social commitments, while the Empire began evaluating clones as replaceable assets.
Original television context and visual accuracy
Captain Rex is a separate character; a generic Rex hero would misidentify this squad. The date is the fictional BBY year; Clone Wars and Bad Batch episodes were published in other real-world years. Details not shown or verified in the episode should not be invented to complete the timeline.
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