Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Dejarik was a popular holographic board game, commonly played on on starships and homes throughout the galaxy from well before the time of the Clone Wars and long through the era of the Empire. A great way to pass the time on long hyperspace trips, the game pieces in dejarik were creatures both real and mythological and a successful move would result in one monster decisively beating another in holo-animated combat. Though dejarik was a friendly game played by droids, humans, clones, and aliens alike, Wookiees were particularly notorious for becoming rather upset upon losing.

Muscular creatures with a bony frill protruding from their snub noses, lurca hounds are used to help secure the perimeter of Mount Tantiss. A sophisticated system of kennels keep the Empire’s hounds fed, housed, and ready for deployment into the wilds of Wayland. Far from domesticated, the lurcas are outfitted with special collars so an Imperial droid can control their movements and affect their behaviors.

The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural, and Sheev Palpatine is the most infamous follower of its doctrines. Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, he was also Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace. He manipulated the political system of the Galactic Republic until he was named Supreme Chancellor -- and eventually Emperor – and ruled the galaxy through fear and tyranny. The galaxy rejoiced when he died at the Battle of Endor, but Sidious had cheated death and patiently plotted a return to power.

Coruscant is the vibrant heart and capital of the galaxy during the age of the Empire, featuring a diverse mix of cultures and citizens spread over hundreds of levels. Once the home of the main Jedi Temple -- the central hub of Jedi training and learning for over a thousand generations and the repository of the Jedi Archives -- these traditions ended when the planet bore witness to Order 66.

The quietest of the subjects housed in the Imperial vault at Mount Tantiss, Sami is a cautious young girl who is wary of upsetting her keepers. Worn down by her time in captivity, Sami — or SP-39 as the Empire calls her — barely dares to so much as speak to the other children imprisoned alongside her.

Hidden away inside Mount Tantiss, the Empire has been working on a new squad of elite soldiers, codenamed Clone X troopers. In the CX observation lab, unwilling test subjects are conditioned to serve the Empire as assassins.

The clone trooper Vik has given up hope. A prisoner of the Empire on Mount Tantiss, his days in confinement have instilled a belief that no one is coming to release him and his brothers.

The majestic peak of Mount Tantiss contains many secrets. Inside the secret Imperial base on the world of Wayland, the planet’s natural beauty hides a beastly laboratory. The facility is run by Dr. Royce Hemlock, head of the Empire's Advanced Science Division, in his quest to complete Project Necromancer and develop the Clone X series. Utilizing the cloning technology stolen from Kamino, Hemlock oversees ghastly experimentation on clone prisoners and a small group of children kept in a secret vault, as well as other top-secret initiatives known only to high-ranking Imperials.

Dr. Emerie Karr blends into the crowd of Imperial medical professionals working inside the secret labs at Mount Tantiss on the world of Wayland. A diligent worker who seems to have compassion for the clone prisoners on her exam table, Dr. Karr believes that resisting the Empire's experimentation is futile. But she has more empathy for her test subjects than some, owing to the fact she is also the result of Kaminoan cloning technology, a sister to Omega and the other clones.

Royce Hemlock once served the Galactic Republic, but his penchant for experimentation eschewed the ideals of that democracy. After the rise of the Empire, Doctor Hemlock enjoys a new title as head of the Advanced Science Division wielding the power to control secret medical trials in cloning technology at the Mount Tantiss facility on Wayland. Working on secret projects of great interest to the Emperor himself, Hemlock has amassed a veritable army of clone prisoners, unwilling subjects for his invasive procedures.

As Kamino’s chief medical scientist, Nala Se played a key role in engineering the Grand Army of the Republic — and worked to protect the army’s secrets. She cared for clones injured on the battlefield, supervising their rehabilitation even when Separatist attacks threatened her own life as well as the lives of soldiers, and kept the experimental clone called Omega as her medical assistant. But Nala Se had a ruthless side as well. Following the orders of Count Dooku — whom she knew as Lord Tyranus — she sought to conceal knowledge of the bio-chips implanted in the clones to ensure that they obeyed protocols such as Order 66. After the dawn of the Empire, she was taken prisoner following the destruction of Tipoca City and stationed at the Imperial facility at Mount Tantiss. In her defeat, she was made to serve the Emperor in his quest for control over the cloning process.

Clone Commander Scorch understands the sensitive nature of the Empire's scientific studies. After one cloning experiment gets loose on the world of Silla, Scorch diligently assists his fellow soldiers to corral the panicked villagers and escort them off world. This ensures that the Empire remains fully in control of the situation. He primarily serves Dr. Royce Hemlock at the secret Mount Tantiss facility.