Why does Omega have an accent?

There's a lot of Michelle Ang in Omega, the newest member of Clone Force 99, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The actor was invited to use her native New Zealand accent, an homage to fellow Kiwi Temuera Morrison who originated the role of Jango Fett and the clone soldiers in the prequel films.
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What is Omegas accent?

Omega's voice is provided by New Zealand actress Michelle Ang. While American actor Dee Bradley Baker voices all the clone troopers in the animated Star Wars canon, Ang's native accent more closely matches Jango Fett's accent (provided by fellow Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison) in the films.
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Why do the clones have accents?

Even though there isn't an in-universe explanation for the prevalence of Jango Fett's accent, there's a real-world reason why clone troopers' voices sound like that: New Zealander Temuera Morrison's voice is the template for all of them.
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Is Omega older than The Bad Batch?

While we don't know Omega's exact age in numbers yet, it was implied in episode 15 — and confirmed in episode 16 — that she is older than the other members of the Bad Batch. She was already old enough to remember them being experimented on in Nala Se's private lab before leaving her alone again.
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What accent do clone troopers have?

The clones are supposed to sound Kiwi, as Tem Morrison is a New Zealander. But Dee Bradley Baker gave the clones an Australian accent in TCW instead, which is a bit ironic and funny.
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Does Omega have an Australian accent?

There's a lot of Michelle Ang in Omega, the newest member of Clone Force 99, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The actor was invited to use her native New Zealand accent, an homage to fellow Kiwi Temuera Morrison who originated the role of Jango Fett and the clone soldiers in the prequel films.
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What accent is Boba Fett?

We do know Boba Fett is on Tatooine during the events of ANH, since he was retroactively inserted into the film in the 1997 Special Edition. After the prequels, George Lucas redubbed all of Fett's dialogue in Empire Strikes Back to give him a New Zealand accent, putting extra pressure on Hamm to get Antipodean with it.
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Who is the youngest bad batch member?

@The Mechanical Menace. Tech seems to be the youngest of all Bad Batch even though they are the same age as the same members.
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At the time of the Bad Batch:
  • Hunter: Biologically 26 years old. ...
  • Tech: Biologically 26 years old. ...
  • Wrecker: Biologically 26 years old. ...
  • Crosshair: Biologically 26 years old.
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Why is omega a girl?

Even though Omega's a clone born on Kamino like the rest of the clone army, it's explained that she's the result of a genetic mutation even more extreme than the ones displayed by the members of the Bad Batch. For one thing, she's a girl while the rest of the clones are all male.
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Is Fennec older than Boba?

Boba is confirmed to be 41 in BoBF, because he was born in 32 BBY. so yes, Fennec is confirmed to be older than Boba.
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What accent does Palpatine have?

As the senator, Palpatine seems to have a common British accent.
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What accent does Jango Fett have?

A diary by the designers of the game Star Wars: Republic Commando, written in an in-universe style, states that Jango Fett's accent—actor Temuera Morrison's own New Zealand accent—is a "Concord Dawn inflection," and mentions that some clones adopted it.
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Is Boba Fett a kiwi?

Temuera Derek Morrison MNZM (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor and singer who first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera Shortland Street.
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What is Omega's ability bad batch?

The Star Wars franchise is also known for emphasizing strength in more than a literal sense. Omega never received clone trooper training or conditioning, but she is as tenacious, intrepid, and clever as her free-willed clone brothers, compensating for her limited physical strength in The Bad Batch season 1.
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Why does Omega have blonde hair?

Omega's look

Her hair is a shade of blonde that definitely belies any Jango heritage, and it's stylized to look very similar to former Chancellor, now Emperor, Palpatine. She also has a jawline very similar to the secret Sith Lord. Some fans speculate that she is herself part-Palpatine.
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Is Omega a girl or boy?

Omega was an unmodified, yet enhanced human female clone created from the genetic template of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett who lived in the years following the Clone Wars.
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Why is Omega clone special?

Why is Omega different from the rest of the clones? “Because she's more valuable than we realized,” Tech said. According to his further analysis of Omega's genetic profile, Tech found “she has pure, first-generation DNA.”
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How tall is Omega Sonic?

In the games, he was created by Doctor Eggman, and is out to destroy him due to lack of respect and want for revenge. Omega is 150 cm tall (4' 11") and weighs 1,230.512 kg (2712.77 lbs).
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Who was the tallest clone trooper?

While clone troopers of Jango Fett stood 1.83 meters, Axe, a clone of Fett himself, was 2.08 meters tall.
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How did Crosshair get his scar?

After suffering severe burns during the mission on Bracca, Crosshair had burn marks covering the right side of his head. He also shaved his head.
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Is Omega older than Hunter?

During the season finale, Clone Force 99 rescued Hunter, Kamino was destroyed by Admiral Rampart and Crosshair blew his chance at redemption. However, outside of these predictable developments, there was a revelation regarding one member of the team that was truly shocking: Omega is the older “sister” of the Bad Batch.
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Why are clone troopers New Zealand?

Temuera Morrison, the actor of Jango Fett in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, is from New Zealand and that accent slipped into his character of Jango and likewise the clones. Dee Bradley Baker, voice actor for clones in TCW, of course had to emulate that. So hence why clones have a New Zealand accent.
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What does Jango say to Boba?

There was none, nor did Jango Fett move a centimeter out of Obi-Wan's line of sight, and when the Jedi tried to subtly alter his angle to gain a view, Jango said, in a coded language, “Boba, close the door.”
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Why are there so many British actors in Star Wars?

In terms of the original trilogy, large components of those films were made in England! Thus when you're in England and needing actors, your players will tend to be English or British. Case in point, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Anthony Daniels are all British actors.
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