Omega looks into a crate of the treasures gathered by Count Dooku.
Count Dooku's war chest[1] was a massive cache of valuable goods and artifacts stored in Castle Serenno on the planet Serenno. Throughout the Clone Wars, Count Dooku amassed this cache through worlds pillaged by the Confederacy of Independent Systems,[2] as well as the inhabitants of Serenno itself.[3] Between 19 BBY and 18 BBY,[4] the Galactic Empire carried out an operation to ship the cache off-world, led by clone stormtrooper Captain Wilco. Though the operation was largely a success, the unexpected intervention of Clone Force 99—who were attempting to steal a small portion of the cache to maintain enough wealth to remain free from the Empire—resulted in approximately 15% of the cache being scattered across Serenno.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- "In the opening episode of Season 2, we wanted to do a crossroads mission for the Batch where they could either walk away from it or take a risk to get this war chest and hope maybe their wildest dreams could come true."
- ―Jennifer Corbett
Dooku's war chest first appeared in the first episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch's second season,[6] "Spoils of War,"[2] which premiered on January 4, 2023.[6] Head writer Jennifer Corbett wanted the episode to have a crossroads mission in which the Bad Batch could walk away or obtain the war chest to make their dreams come true. The writers decided to use Dooku's palace because they knew it had a lot of treasure.[5]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Spoils of War" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Ruins of War"
Sources[]
"The Empire Is Everywhere": The Creators of Star Wars: The Bad Batch on The Long Road Ahead in Season 2 on StarWars.com (backup link)
This Week! in Star Wars The Bad Batch Returns, The Battle of Jedha, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)- "Spoils of War" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
- New Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode Guides Are Here! on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Count Dooku's war chest, simultaneous with "Spoils of War" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link))
Notes and references[]
- ↑ New Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode Guides Are Here! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Spoils of War"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Ruins of War"
- ↑ Per the reasoning here, the seventh and eighth episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2, "The Clone Conspiracy" and "Truth and Consequences," can be placed in 18 BBY. Therefore, all Season 2 episodes proceeding "The Clone Conspiracy" occur between 19 BBY, which features the end of The Bad Batch Season 1 according to Star Wars: Timelines, and 18 BBY. The Galactic Empire, the formation of which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, sent Mayday's squad to Barton IV over a year prior to the events of the twelfth episode, "The Outpost." As it occurs over a year into the Imperial Era and is set shortly after the events of "Truth and Consequences," the events of "The Outpost" occur around 18 BBY. Following that logic, the ninth through eleventh episodes ("The Crossing" through "Metamorphosis") are also set around 18 BBY because they occur between the events of "Truth and Consequences" and "The Outpost." Finally, all season 2 episodes set after "The Outpost" occur shortly after its events, thereby placing those episodes around 18 BBY as well.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Empire Is Everywhere": The Creators of Star Wars: The Bad Batch on The Long Road Ahead in Season 2 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Clone Force 99 Is Back in New Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Trailer on StarWars.com (backup link)