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Purge Commander Rex

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I had just a little more Purge Trooper Rex to get out of my system, so here's one where he's all but inseparable from Inquisitor Tano. He refused to wear any of that lousy Imperial-made armor, though, and settled for painting over most of the blue on his old armor.

They're currently on Malachor, following whispers in the Force about some other mysterious Sith Lord planning to challenge Darth Sidious.

More on what crazy things happened to lead them to this alternate timeline and the original image I used for Ahsoka after the jump.

Original screenshot

In this AU, none of the events that led Rex to question blind obedience to authority came to pass. As Anakin and Ahsoka were slowly claimed by the Dark Side, Rex was ever more deeply tied to their fates. Still chipped, Rex fought beside Ahsoka when she captured Maul, whom she dutifully delivered to Palpatine. She was rewarded by becoming one of the founding members of the Inquisitorius.

As resourceful as ever, somehow Maul escaped captivity. He was last seen at the edges of Wild Space.

Anakin - unburned - is now Darth Vader, but he is very busy raising his twins. They're all he has left of Padmé, who died after her lifeforce was sapped by Darth Sidious in childbirth, of mysterious causes. Sidious has promised that they will unlock the power to resurrect her (eventually), if they only pursue X, Y, and Z blah, blah Sith mysteries. Between that quest and being a father, Vader hasn't had time to waste on tracking down his former Jedi Master. Besides, hunting Jedi is what the inquisitors are for.

Kenobi missed Padmé's ship when she went to Mustafar. Unable to locate his fallen brother, he took Yoda's advice and fled the system with Quinlan Vos, helping to found the Hidden Path. But that's a whole other can of p'rink worms.

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Someone pointed out red isn't really Rex's color, so I had to see how 501st blue would look with purge trooper black.

Purge Commander Rex

A Rex whose hero's journey was cut tragically short. He is, of course, still chipped and blindly loyal to what his former general has become.

It's the wrongest of wrong of AUs. Subversive. Blasphemous.

(In this AU, purge trooper commanders get fancy communication equipment.)

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Purge Commander Rex

A Rex whose hero's journey was cut tragically short. He is, of course, still chipped and blindly loyal to what his former general has become.

It's the wrongest of wrong of AUs. Subversive. Blasphemous.

(In this AU, purge trooper commanders get fancy communication equipment.)

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Send this to all your favourite moots and pass the pumpkin round! KEEP THE PUMPKIN TRAIN GOING 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃🖤

Awwww... Thank you!

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Imperial Commander Cody

We've seen reluctant Imperial Cody. But, what if Cody had embraced the Empire. Wouldn't he be both terrible and glorious, haloed by the blaze of destruction behind him?

Sa kyr'am nau tracyn kad "Forged like the saber in the fires of death"

*shudder*

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Wishing you an endless supply of tooka cuddles and safety, Commander!

Alright, in all seriousness, Commander. What survival tips can you give us?

Take a tooka with you, as well as the means to make a toasty fire.

Keep a blanket on your speeder when it's cold along with a ration bar and some extra power for your comm in case you get stuck somewhere. Even better if you can just stay inside.

(art by @pockafwye)

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I wanted to see Cody's Bad Batch art in his old colors, and a touch more stubble. Yes, I know I haven't succeeded in matching Temuera Morrison's skin tone from the source image. I need a lot more practice.

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Rest in Peace

James Earl Jones (Jan 17, 1931 – Sept 9, 2024)

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A gussied up screenshot for @kark-trooper-echo. His expression is eloquent.

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@nika6q Your brilliance inspired me. I don't have your artistic skills, so I had to do what I could with a bit of screenshot editing.

Go on. Laugh... if you dare

Could you be any cuter in the dark and calculating sense of the word?

Darling, you have no idea.

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Rex, Gregor, Wolffe have a visitor on Seelos

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@meme-force-99 - I transparent-background-memeified a copy of the the base image for you to have your way with because I 🖤 love 🖤your AU shenanigans. Thank you!

Original screenshot

Incoming holomessage from Tech

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Incoming holomessage from Tech

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Inspired by the Bad Batch fic series Eldritch Echo by @somestorythoughts, set in an AU sometime before Order 66 in Clone Wars canon.

Seems I just can't resist a spooky Star Wars AU.

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Arc Trooper Echo and Senator Riyo Chuchi enjoying a lovely evening with absolutely no would-be assassins or other unpleasant interruptions.

Source images below the cut

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This Imperial Tech never left the Empire.