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Could be wrong but here’s my theory on chrosshairs number Due to him and the rest of the batch being purposely experimental ( much like the Nulls ) perhaps the awiha bait either didn’t think they’d survive and thus if they didn’t they could simply cover it up like they did with the batch of clones with less than 20/20 vision Or clone force 99 weren’t born with their mutations but were later unwillingly selected for an experimental program when they were young and thus while mutants were born as CTs
“Deadeyes been acting up again general.” “Well he was shot in the eye and survived Jason and I doubt anyone who’s lost his eye would be joyful and of cheer.” Jedi General Ember Tarlaa to Major Jason A-45 regarding sharpshooter Deadeye whom lost his eye during a recon mission to Balek thanks to a C.I.S merc. Shot in the eye but still kept going
“So Cooker how’d you get that nickname?” “Well I usually aim for the droids power cell, I like to watch it … uh, burn.” Jedi general Kit Fisto to CT-2242 Cooker during the battle of Rishii
I think Sev is a more well rounded soldier who can handle more varied situations without his squad, whereas Crosshair is definitely built to be the sniper. Not saying he can't operate on his own, but I think in most situations CQC where he doesn't have his squad for assist, Sev would fuck him up. It's like a jack of all trades thing, sev may be best at sniping, but it isn't his gimic. As for crosshair he definitely operates less effectively when he doesn't have a good distance on his opponents. Especially without his squad because they balance each other out.
I'd make the argument that Crosshair only comes off as less well rounded due to how much better he is at sniping than anything else. They'd have the same training, so that rules that out as a defining factor in all around skill, but Sev could get the edge in the well rounded department due to how much more often he utilizes those skills, at which point it comes down to whether or not Crosshair's better marksman skills match up to that, and, counting his ability to use mirrors and ricochet's on the fly in close quarters, it might be enough.
I think it’s personally fairly even, both being extremely skilled marksmen. I think it really comes down to bias, in which is why a large majority of the commentators are saying Sev for nostalgia’s sake. I think both are great though, love the vids!
Nah. Sev is literally better. If Crosshair was in any of Sev’s missions, he would get clapped. And Sev was known as the best sniper and killer in GAR. Literally the best killer. Dude is goated.
@@dylanuwu8270 how do u know he would get smoked the bad batch go on missions like delta squad do and they have a 100% completion percentage sound like u just biased
Haven’t read or played Republic Commando, but I’m going to take a punt and say Sev, mainly because someone had to set the bar high for Crosshair to reach
If Sev went rogue the other deltas would probably easily be able to take him down. But all the batchers working together still considered Crosshair a dangerous threat. With a lot of the other delta squad comparisons maybe you could go either way. But Crosshair is such an anomaly even among the Bad Batch with his enhances skill level that it's just not a competition.
Check out the republic commando game. Just based off of that you should better understand why crosshairs is a better sniper but Sev would win. Let alone comparing Delta to TBB. I get it, but nah.
It's either that all too stupid excuse, or some master manipulator is just messing up the snipers' focus and experience via, say, psychic interference, mind control, reality warping, luck shielding the targets, and other such dastardly techniques and methods.
@@eddieram435 No. Mine's more on a very powerful Force user (or a bunch of them) using battle meditation to safeguard the galaxy without anyone noticing, the Force itself (or maybe a god or more) just doing its playfully sadistic yet necessary thing, or a Multiversal defense force just trying to lessen the problems of one dimension by subtly changing events for their own aims and to preserve the good of the Multiverse or something. Seriously, plot armor just doesn't have much explanation, and is therefore a useless one at that.
@@michaelandreipalon359 I don't know...That sounds like using an excuse to force a narrative. The Force is out of the question, it's the plot armor that's the issue.
"This is general Grievous. He was a horrible person. If he had read the condensed version of How to Be a Good Person using Blink, he might've been a better person and thus avoided the whole set of affairs that ended in him being shot to death by Obi-Wan Kenobi(technically from the low ground, might I add). Dont be like general Grievous."
I keep seeing crosshair miss his shots against the rest of the bad batch. Maybe it's what he can do against the power of the inhibitor chip, or maybe he is really missing, but I never saw sev miss. Sev and delta squad has the place in my heart and I hope to see them again one day.
Very perceptive idea regarding the possibility that it is all Crosshair can manage against the influence of his enhanced chip. Very encouraging indeed. And I do believe that he missed purposely. Because as he stated to Hunter: "IF I wanted you dead, *you would be."*
@@slicerneons3300as someone who has platnium republic commandos and loves sev... i would still say crosshair is a better sniper than sev BUT sev would wreck cross in hand to hand combat or if both had blasters but in terms of sniping cross takes it by a little amount
Well, now that his chip is activated I'd say Crosshair is a little more bloodthursty now. Episode 3, 8, and 11 are good examples, but in the case of 11 it was very justified given who he shot.
@@michaelandreipalon359 To be fair, the writers did retcon out the Kanen comcis with how they retold what happened to him in Order 66 for the 1st Episode of the Bad Batch, so they could have retconned out that novel if they wanted or just retcon that a new Senator took over for Onn Free in that story.
Bingo! Hunter: "So this was your grand plan, bring us here & kill us." Crosshair: *IF* I wanted you dead, you would be." A fan pointed this out a while ago, Crosshair contradicts himself a lot throughout the season. Which is actually a good thing. The adage: *Actions* speak *louder* than words.
Man it seems like the writers have completely forgotten what CT numbers mean, Crosshair and the rest of the Bad Batch (except Echo) should be RC since they are Republic Commandos, and they made Thire a lieutenant and Appo a sergeant despite both of their CT numbers being CC for Clone Commander, I wish they would be more consistent with CT numbers.
@@lonelystrategos That's what I figured too, but Anakin picked Rex as his clone liaison so wouldn't that mean he technically outranks every other 501st trooper?
@@lonelystrategos That's how clone liaisons work as I understand it. They're the jedi's second in command (or third if there's a padawan). That's why most jedi go with the unit's commander (Cody, Bacara, Ponds, Gree, and so on), but they can chose whoever they like, hence Rex being Anakin's liaison. I don't think he officially outranks everyone, more like they know who he is and wouldn't really question him assuming command.
@@lonelystrategos they really should have left Appo as the commander of the 501st, because even though Rex is cool and all he’s just a Captain, a legion is led by a senior commander (which was Appo’s rank). As for why Rex was seen as Anakin’s second in command, he was the captain of torrent company, which appeared to be the unit Anakin took into battle with him the most. It would have been cool to see how Rex and Appo interacted during Umbara if Appo was still a commander.
@@1rbdt how I always thought Rex worked was that he was the captain of torrent company, a company in the 501st, and this was the unit Anakin led into most battles with him, while Appo was still the senior commander of the 501st and was Anakin’s official second-in-command. A similar situation can be seen with Cody, he was the Marshal commander of the 7th sky corps, but he led the 212th attack battalion (a battalion in the 7th sky corps) in most battles he was involved in.
@@kingcobra9726 The only problem I have with that theory is Alpha 17's training program. Among the clones we know for sure participated, Rex and Appo are the only non-commander clones present and they didn't get promoted after passing. Commanders have different ranks themselves so his connection to Anakin is the only way I can explain Rex acting as a senior clone commander despite being a captain. This could be handwaved by a simple line mentioning other 501st commanders but as it stands, Rex was the highest ranking clone in the whole legion before the battle for Mandalore.
@@lukedragan7859 I disagree you see all these weird and good angled shot that crosshair makes. Crosshairs more of a sniper whail sev is it more balanced out soldier and can be in different scenarios without being overwhelmed Crosshairs the better sniper. sev is an excellent sniper that's good in most combat situations
Sev would eat crosshair in all forms of combat except sniping... crosshair is a better sniper but if you put both in hand to hand combat or give both automatic blasters sev is the easy winner
Sev may have a higher kill count but he was also alive before Crosshair and we haven't seen Crosshair in action except for in season 7 and the bad batch so we've only seen a very narrow window of a skill. But both are probably some of the best if not the best snipers in the GAR.
RC-1207 continues to excel in sniper and ambush training. However, please recheck DNA for possible mental aberration. -RC Batch Delta:Report: W Vau, training sergeant
Crosshair was such an awesome character! I's so sad that he became a killer in the name of The empire. Being my favorite character, I feel betrayed that he eneded up killed by Hunter.
Bro are we going to just ignore that fact that Sev LITERALLY saw a Lucrehulk-class battleship FROM THE EDGE OF THE SYSTEM COMING AT THEM IN HYPERSPACE? It was in that one mission when Delta squad was in the Ghost ship
Straight fight where its more than just long range sniping duel.. Sev wins. Not only because hes far more versatile than crosshair, who seemingly can only do sniping and.. thats basically it for his skillset - but also because Sev's armour is far superior and actually has a shield generator. That and, you know.. the CT designation kind of hints at Crosshair not receiving specialized commando training.
i think its important to mention that, while sev and crosshair were both the best of the best in terms of sharpshooting, sev was on a next level in many other things too. in the game, hes seen wrestling and winning against geonosians and trandoshans with a scary amount of efficiency. sev was also the team medic as far as i remember, and of course, his rifle was a lot more versatile in the general direction of what a rifle can do (sharpshooting, heavy armory, high fire rate) while crosshair just has a lot of different sniper specific calibrations. if its just about being the best sniper, crosshair might get more accurate shots, but in a general fight, sev just has too much utility that he can go back on while crosshair just... doesnt have much going for him beyond being accurate
As an *ardent* Crosshair fan but also being a pragmatist, I believe you are correct. Sev is larger than Cross in stature (larger frame), so in hand to hand there is no way my man could get one over on Sev. Plus his CC armor seems more resilient & therefore more protective. And although Hunter (also larger than Crosshair) wasn't all in when he & Cross went hand to hand in the episode Return to Kamino, he still *easily* kept him in check & on the ground. But will *always* love Crosshair.
My prediction for the end of season 1 of the Bad Batch is they get Crosshair back & remove his inhibitor chip, and Tarkin/Rampart enlist Delta Squad to take them down
@@JR-eu8ck yes I know what happens mate that's why I said most but lore wise most of they tried to leave and many were killed by darts vader etc in the attempt
Oh that, would be interesting alright. Perhaps in Season 2, especially since we only got to enjoy the Delta's for about 30 seconds in TCW. Feel like the CC fans were cheated. Although at the same time I don't want to lose any Batchers.
+Geetsly’s I would have to disagree with that statement. Crosshair did manage to hit wrecker when he engaged the bad batch in a firefight in the hangar bay shortly after having his chips programming was intensified.
@@geetslys Cracks me up when fans call him a traitor or claim he betrayed his squad. Umm, two words for them: Enhanced Chip. Also I don't think Crosshair's chip was removed as he believes. Why then would they constantly show Cross touching his head in pain.
Haha, the babysitter Batch. That's a good one! Yeah she can be too much sometimes. Crosshair-"Omega *pain* is what you are." Nicholas Damiani getting credit for this quote.
Sniper contracts 2 and Crosshair has made me realize that I’ve been sleeping on the role of snipers. They’re not just for taking out enemies long range. They’re meant to be the eyes of their groups. A mobile unit that can appear and disappear as soon as they’ve fired a shot. Capable in different fire arms and tactics.
People are saying sev for nostalgia. Crosshair is genetically inclined to be better than sev as he’s bred specifically with marksmanship in mind, with similar if not better training than sev. Crosshair 100% takes this
Sev possesses a stronger weapon than cross hair and is awesome at sniping while being a jack of all trades. Not to mention his armor is a lot tankier than crosshairs.
I'm not gonna lie. sev has a cooler name and armor, btw I only played republic commando and I don't know who this dude is, but I like sev armor more so he's stronger
I wish we could have Delta Squad on screen. For awhile I got that it's difficult with them having stylized voices in the game, so "canonizing" their voices to be the same would be weird, but in TCW Dee Baker I think could do a solid impression of their original voices and pull it off.
Delta has fended off an entire battleship of droids not to mention Boss who went solo into a storage compartment of supers and came out unscathed. Delta would destroy them.
The title isn't quite accurate, since you yourself say at the beginning of the video that Crosshair (and by extension, the rest of Clone Force 99) was a Clone Commando (something which is canon). Then again, CF-99 having the CT designation in their "official" names might be a nod that they were originally bred as regular clone troopers, but due to the mutations, ended up being trained as commandos.
To be fair. Crosshair not only has a longer gun, but also uses a deeper scope AND uses a rangefinder. Sev lacks these advantages so I'd like to see crosshair try and use the actual commando sniper and put his rangefinder away.
That was used with tech. He set it up then just shot a designated point to start the ricochet. Crosshair repeatedly misses the Bad Batch. Sev doesn’t need the help of tech.
He means in the Clone Wars season 7. Crosshair literally just ran down a hallway throwing disks every which way and killing an entire batallian of droids without Tech.@connordorman117
I think crosshair has the advantage of being in a newer show. If they made a new republic commando game or show sev would probably be just as good as crosshair is.
In old cannon Sev was the most decorated sniper the Republic had to offer. Also note how dark both sev and crosshair are, Snipers must take the war personal asf...SPOILER..... R.I.P. 07
Crosshair is probably a better sniper in terms of temperament as well since Sev's desire for more kills is an active detriment to what a sniper usually needs to do. I still like Sev more though.
In my opinion Crosshair is the better sniper however Sev is the better soldier, since he can have a more flexible role (sniper, hand to hand combat, different types of weaponry etc). Even though Sev sounds more psychopathic he also as more loyalty to his squadmates than Crosshair (in my opnion) you can see that Crosshair even before order 66 had small arguments with Hunters decisions while Sev never questioned Boss orders. So while I do think Crosshair would win in a sniper fight I would trust Sev far more as a squad member thanks to his flexible roles and better equipment for missions
There are even accounts of Sev mauling other clones that talked shit about his instructor in the Clone Commando Books so yeah.. i guess in Barfight Scenario he's on top. I also quite like to imagine Sev in overwatch as the squad moves in, while giving covering fire spotting a flock of geonosians going... *tasty* .. as he flings a few slugs their way ^^
hmm i havent really watched it but i mean i feel like they shouldnt be, since crosshair was modified even more than commandos were. yes many commando snipers were trained by mandalorians but in sniping i dont know how much better that is than normal training. helps in combat scenarios but in purely sniping not necessarily. idk. plus sev is a step above even commando snipers. i dont even think Fi is anywhere near either sev or crosshair, let alone non main character snipers. idk. also, i wouldnt call either some of the best in galactic history. not by a long shot. theyre clone snipers, theyre technically genetically engineered to be better than humans but still other species are better. they had at most 10 years of training, but actually much less since time being an infant, time spent learning non sniping things. a clone sniper, even one trained by mandalorians cannot stand up to a mandalorian sniper or other elite warrior races that trained for decades. sorry commando stans.
Commandos weren't exactly altered. They were specially trained and allowed far greater independence, with the Kaminoans tailoring their genetics towards teamwork and creativity.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 well i mean since all clones were altered to some degree with decreased reaction times, improved stamina, improved vision. i guess its not really modifications but it was definitely foriegn intervention to make them better soldiers.
I choose sev he is brutal and Ruthless in combat he'd definitely bear crosshair in hand to hand but crosshair can definitely hold his own at long rang but ultimately sev would take it
Tbh it's kindof not fair, Crosshair is a stupidly good marksman. His one shot squad wiping ricochet shots are feats unmatched by any other marksman in star wars in the current canon. Sev is more bloodthirsty and likes killing more but that doesn't make him a better marksman.
Brett Douville, engineer lead for the Republic Commando game, said that a sequel was planned involving Sev, and that he would be intricately involved in starting the Rebellion. Unfortunately this never happened tho.
Forget the hallway scene. We shouldn't overlook the fact that Crosshair could just as easily kill foes up close with a sniper rifle as easily as he could from longer distances. Distance is barely a factor to this guy.
@@connordorman117 No. I am referring to the Skako Minor mission. When they reached the entrance to Echo's containment room, Crosshair took down multiple droids up close with his sniper rifle.
@@nathanielgrindstaff4909 ah I thought you were talking about the trick he does to mess with Wrecker. I still prefer Sev, Sev was the pride of the Kamenoans and his trainers. He’s a sniper but also a hunter and generally stealthy and brutal in close quarters melee. I prefer Delta Squad in general.
Somme facts about sniper IRL 3,540 m is the longest confirmed sniper kill - occured in 2017 - The most sucessfull sniper had 505 confirmed sniper kills the number of probable is 542. And with a Mosin Nagant with iron sigths not a dedicated sniper rifle with scope. And it coud had also 200 non sniper kills more than 700 in 3 months and 12 days.
I feel the Bad Batch occupies the same mythological niche of the Commandos. Both teams are made of four soldiers, with a particular connection (RC were created in the same pod, and the bad Batch are connected by their defects). Both teams are SpecOps, so are used in similar situations Etc. When I first heard of the Bad Batch I was irritated because I felt exactly that: the bad Batch was going to be used for the same adventures the RC would be used
@Geetsly's There’s likely a lot of nostalgia influences in there. (A character that existed for over 15 years and being a main character in a very popular Star Wars game vs a character that only appeared in 4 clone wars episodes only last year and act as a villain in the lastest Star Wars show while not having that much screen time in it)
