#clone trooper droitbait

[galeofquarterdeep]

A few silly thoughts abt the domino squad

The domino squad is probaly one of the most important but also somehow underrated parts of the entirety of the Clone Wars series.

The name 'Domino Squad' is like one of the first things that strikes me as something remarkble. It describes the characters perfectly. They are called the Domino squad because they set off a domino effect!

So we start out with their training; they weren't able to work together, which ultimately led to Hevy forming a closer bond to 99. Hevy, Droidbait and Cutup died on Rishi, but Echo and Fives were pushed forward, back to Kamino. Dominos fell and pushed forward their brothers. If 99 hadn't been close to Hevy, he would probably not have been as confident as he was during the Battle of Kamino. This led to his death, the death of a Hero but if it hadn't been for Hevy's influence on 99, he might not have fallen that way.

Echo and Fives became Arch troopers, which led to Echo's death and Fives' isolation. Fives grew closer to Tup and Rex, this made him one of the people Rex trusted the most. During Umbara it was Rex's trust in his men (in the episodes the focus is on Fives) that made him question Krell's decisions. They survived Umbara because of this.

Fives discovered the inhibitor chip, which he might not have if he hadn't grown close to Tup. And it was Fives' words to Rex that were the first thing that Rex remembered during the Order 66. Rex being able to remember Fives and warn Ahsoka in those last few seconds, made it possible for him and Ahsoka to survive.

The last domino fell and revealed a pattern that was twisted and cruel but not unsavable.

THEREFORE, I believe that the name of the Domino Squad is a reference to the roles they play in the Clone Wars. They are the reason there was still hope at the end. They were so much more important.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

[jz-chaosden]

Using @meridiansdominoes Bois to practice clone bois (Have I mentioned that I keep confusing Dominoes with Canon?)

Ah yes, here we have Echo and Fives who seen a lot of shit (currently dying of dealing with second-hand-embarrassment), Captain I-wish-I'd-get-paid-for-this Rex, Jesse and Hardcase who will see a lot of shit and of course eternal shinies Cutup and Droitbait who are trying to prevent said shit from happening...

I love them

[jz-chaosden]

Me seeing that@meridiansdominoes posted a new chapter on ao3:

Me seeing that it was posted over a week ago without my ass noticing:

Me finishing the latest chapter, knowing that I won't be able to sleep until I find out what happens next:

It's an eternal struggle...

Look, @meridiansdominoes, I will stan you and your Dominoes until I die and you can't stop me, so might as well just take this 2 minutes doodle, you precious addition to the fanfic writer world