This year will be jam-packed with new titles from theStar Warsuniverse. With several film and television projects set to release in the next few months, fans of the ever-growing franchise have a lot to look forward to. Up next to debut on Disney+ isStar Wars: The Bad Batch, the highly-anticipated animated series about a group of genetically-mutated experimental clones. Aside from the fact that it will follow-up on the events that occurred inStar Wars:The Clone Wars, one of the most exciting things about the show is that it will feature a fan-favorite character fromThe Mandalorian: the mercenary sharpshooter Fennec Shand.
In anticipation of the series' debut, Lucasfilm dropped a first-look image at the animated version of Shand on their Instagram stories. Sporting the same black attire and trademark ponytail that she had inThe Mandalorian,the image received mixed reactions online, with some people questioning the ‘Tomb Raider-like’ quality of the animation.
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Nevertheless, fans are still excited to see how Shand’s story will unfold inThe Bad Batch. To recap, Shand was initially featured in Chapter 5 ofThe Mandalorian, where she first appeared to be a target for Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), the beskar-clad Mandalorian of the Bounty Hunters' Guild. After a cat-and-mouse game that led to her apparent death at the hands of another bounty hunter named Toro Calican,she suddenly reappears laterin the series, seemingly resurrected from the dead and now working alongside Djarin to protectGrogu, “The Child.”
In comparison to that storyline,The Bad Batchwill follow the exploits of a much younger Shand through the Dark Times when Emperor Palpatine was still ruler. The series will followThe Clone Wars, which was set after the events inRevenge of the Sith.Ming-Na Wen, the same actress who portrayed Shand inThe Mandalorian, will lend her voice to the animated version of Shand.
Additionally, she is also set to make appearances in anotherStar Warsproject titledThe Book of Boba Fett, which will beset within the timeline ofThe Mandalorian. A post-credits scene pictured Boba Fett and Fennec Shand occupying Jabba’s former palace, so the story could be about the duo’s goal to seize power on Tatooine. Temuera Morrison will return to theStar Warsuniverse to play the titular hero, carrying his legacy forward into a new generation for the franchise.
Star Wars: The Bad Batchwill debut on Disney+ on May 4.
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