The Bad Batch episode “The Crossing” had a huge first for on-screen Star Wars. The series all but confirmed that Tech is neurodivergent. This is a huge step of representation for a galaxy far, far away. I can’t say for sure this is a franchise first as I haven’t read all the books and comics, but it’s a major moment for on-screen Star Wars.
What many fans, myself included, have zeroed in on is how Tech is coded as being autistic. His writing always reminded me of the character Entrapta from
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.She was purposely written to be autistic, and she’s had many similarities to how Tech has always been written.
This reveal in “The Crossing” is also being well received by fans too which is spreading all over social media.
"I may process moments and thoughts differently, but it does not mean that I feel any less than you."
16 Feb 2023, 11:08 am
