{"id":306640,"date":"2021-07-23T19:16:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/roland-durand-and-the-pykes\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T19:16:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:16:30","slug":"roland-durand-and-the-pykes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roland-durand-and-the-pykes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Roland Durand and the Pykes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Roland Durand and the Pykes<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to The Bad Batch Explained, our weekly column dedicated to those rough and tumble Clone Wars leftovers and their march through a bold, new galaxy far, far away. In this entry, we\u2019re charging into Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 13 (\u201cInfested\u201d) and confronting the franchise\u2019s most notorious crime syndicate as they deal with Roland Durand.<\/em><em>\u00a0So yes, there are spoilers here.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>When we talk <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> we talk in absolutes: the Light Side versus the Dark Side. <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>: <strong><em>The Bad Batch<\/em><\/strong> is trying to break us from such thinking. Clone Force 99 doesn\u2019t know what to make of their new place in the universe. They fought for the Republic, but the Republic is now an Empire. Hiding from their sight in the shadows forces the soldiers to operate as mercenaries. It\u2019s a job that doesn\u2019t sit well with their leader, Hunter, but his loyalty to his mates compromises whatever small values bubbled to the surface during the Clone Wars.<\/p>\n<p>In each episode of <em>The Bad Batch<\/em>, we watch Clone Force 99 inch ever closer to the burgeoning Rebellion. But just when you believe they\u2019ve turned a corner in their thinking, and someone like Captain Howzer shows it\u2019s possible to lash out against your former masters, Hunter\u2019s crew falls back into bounty hunter ritual alongside their underworld contact Cid. Changing spots is a damn difficult process.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of <strong><em>The Bad Batch\u00a0<\/em>Episode 13<\/strong>, titled \u201c<strong>Infested<\/strong>,\u201d the troopers return to Ord Mantell fresh from completing another profitable mission. Sure, this one involved a scrap with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Gundark\">some nasty Gundarks<\/a>, but there\u2019s always a hiccup buried somewhere in the plan. When they walk into Cid\u2019s bar, they discover it swarming with goons. Their criminal liaison is out, and <strong>Roland Durand<\/strong>, son of crime boss Isa Durand, is in.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter is not about to start taking orders from the jerk who ousted Cid. He rejects the authority of Roland Durand and heads for their ship. Their life as mercs is over. Ha!<\/p>\n<p>Cid darkens their ship\u2019s doorway. Clone Force 99 is not getting rid of her that easily. She explains that Roland pushed her out and hooked up with the Pykes. Cid\u2019s bar on Ord Mantell is a perfect home base for their massive smuggling operation, and if she doesn\u2019t unseat Roland quick, this particular corner of the galaxy will become an even more wretched hive of scum and villainy.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter accepts Cid\u2019s offer. What options does he have? With no Cid to bark orders, he\u2019ll have to start thinking for himself. But going up against Roland Durand means navigating treacherous pathways that could lead them into conflict with the Pykes. Getting on their bad side, which is definitely Dark adjacent, is a death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The Pykes are <em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2018 answer to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/news\/famous-drug-lords\">Pablo Escobar\u2019s drug cartel<\/a>. They\u2019re the nastiest of the nasty, solely concerned with running Spice and turning profit. Wedge yourself between them and their goal, and you\u2019ll wind up in some Rancor\u2019s stool.<\/p>\n<p>We last encountered the Pykes in the\u00a0<strong><em>Clone Wars<\/em><\/strong> Season 7 four-parter that introduced Trace and Raffa. Before that, they allied themselves with Darth Maul\u2019s Black Sun organization and aided in reclaiming Mandalore for the terrorist group Death Watch, a.k.a.\u00a0<strong><em>The Mandalorian<\/em><\/strong>\u2018s righteous clan.\u00a0They\u2019re also the ones who took control of the Spice mines on Kessel, the critical location we saw during <strong><em>Solo<\/em>: <em>A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/strong> that would eventually lead to Han Solo\u2019s introductory <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2013\/02\/kessel-run-12-parsecs\/\">bragging rights<\/a> in <strong><em>A New Hope<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pykes are a vicious lot who hold no sanctity for life. Whenever they <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear in <em>Star Wars<\/em>, they send shivers through the characters in the know. During <em>The Bad Batch<\/em> Episode 13, when they discover that Clone Force 99 has stolen their Spice from underneath Roland\u2019s nose, they bring the galaxy\u2019s terrible knowledge of their deeds to his office. Roland draws a blaster on the three present Pykes, but they know that he knows that they are legion. He can pull the trigger and kill these three, but the next morning will see Roland\u2019s entire family chopped into cubes. The wannabe hoodlum has no choice. Either Cid returns the Spice, or he and his people are Rancor meat.<\/p>\n<p>Cid and Clone Force 99 might have left Roland to dangle, but they also know the Pykes will come for them if the Spice doesn\u2019t reappear. Hunter and company lost the cargo in the bottomless caverns below Ord Mantell. They have no choice but to battle the predatory bugs that live deep down in the dark. These little nasties are a hassle, but handling hassles is part of every job. As already mentioned, there are always Gundarks to swat.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more intriguing in<em> The Bad Batch<\/em> Episode 13 is what occurs once the action escapades are over. They deliver the Spice to the Pykes. The mobsters accept, and they turn their attention to Roland. They can\u2019t allow for his failure to go unpunished. His head should do nicely.<\/p>\n<p>Omega, however, sees the possibility within Roland. She cannot watch as Pyke daggers extinguish it. She speaks up, and the shock of her brashness connects with the Pykes. They don\u2019t take Roland\u2019s head, just the tip of one horn on his head. To his amazement and everyone else, he gets to walk away from this scrape.<\/p>\n<p>The chopped horn is curious. It recalls the appearance of <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em>: <em>Rebels<\/em><\/strong> supporting player, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cikatro_Vizago\">Cikatro Vizago<\/a>. Could these two characters be the same person? It\u2019s possible. Vizago is no hero. He\u2019s a smuggler and the ringleader behind the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Broken_Horn_Syndicate\">Broken Horn Syndicate<\/a>. No friend to the Empire, Vizago frequently partnered with the\u00a0<em>Rebels<\/em>\u2018 Ghost crew and offered them Imperial intelligence in exchange for various mercenary missions.<\/p>\n<p>But whether Roland and Vizago are actually one character is not as important as Hunter\u2019s reaction to Omega\u2019s pardon. The soldier is confused. \u201cWhy did you stick up for him after what he did?\u201d he asks. Omega responds by noting how his pet lizard, Ruby, sees some good in him. If the animal can snuggle with such a scoundrel, there has to be a hint of Light inside him. And where one ounce of Light exists, more can shine in.<\/p>\n<p>The look on Hunter\u2019s face says everything. They\u2019re not specifically talking about Crosshair, but the connection is obvious. Their former colleague is a killer. He betrayed the group, threw himself into the Imperial business of subjugation, and only sank further into treachery from there. But, once upon a time, he was a member of Clone Force 99. Hunter yearns for his pal\u2019s redemption, and as we already know, <em>Star Wars<\/em> is all about redemption.<\/p>\n<p>There is no pit a person can\u2019t escape. Is all forgiven regarding Anakin Skywalker? No. But, he did not let his history dictate his future. He turned on the Emperor and tossed his bony butt down that Death Star reactor shaft. If Darth Vader can reject the Dark Side after years of loyal service, so too can Crosshair.<\/p>\n<p>Omega allowing for the possibility of Light inside Roland Durand offers hope to Hunter. He hates what his brother has become, but he can\u2019t condemn Crosshair in his heart. He must believe, the way Luke Skywalker believed, that the Imperial sharpshooter can one day recoil from the Dark Side that surrounds him. Forgiveness for others means there\u2019s a possibility of forgiveness for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Star Wars: The Bad Batch<\/em> Episode 13 is now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/video\/17b9c4d2-c87f-466e-8f5b-0dfd12c7ad5a\">streaming on Disney+<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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