Dee Bradley Baker has made a name in the entertainment scene for being the voice actor of several iconic characters, like Appa, Momo, and others in the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. He has recently been voicing the Clone Force 99 and others in Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3. As he mostly works behind the scenes, fans rarely see him acting in front of the camera, being the last in an episode of Big Time Rush in 2010. So, if given a chance, Baker reveals the live-action cameo he wants in the Star Wars universe.
If Baker can have his way, he told Comicbook that he wishes to pay homage to a Jawa costume he had as a kid. However, he doesn’t want to be an ordinary sentient species that’s only a meter tall. Instead, he fancies being the tall version of it, like Buddy the Elf of Jawas.
That's a fun idea. I think if I were offered a Star Wars cameo, if Dave Filoni or Jon Favreau or someone gave me a call, 'Come on down to Culver City, let's put you in a costume,' I think it might be non-human, and I might want it to be the tall Jawa.
The prolific voice actor even revealed that his first Star Wars gig was being a Jawa. He then went on to reveal that his parents made him a Jawa costume after Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope was released. However, fans may still not see Baker’s face if this happens, knowing these furry humanoids’ faces aren’t visible and only have glowing red eyes.
“I wouldn't mind being a Jawa,” he continued. “I don't need to be seen; my face doesn't need to be seen.”
Dee Bradley Baker Talks About Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3
The Bad Batch Season 3 serves as the final season of the series. As this will be the last time fans will hear Baker as Hunter, Crosshair, and Wrecker, he admitted having mixed feelings, from being excited to gratified to thrilled to a “little bit sad.” But despite that, he wanted to see fans’ reactions to how much they loved and how good the final outing was.
“If you love the Bad Batch and if you love Star Wars, this is as good as that gets,” he told StarWars.com.
Aside from being beautifully done by the executive producers Brad Rau, Jen Corbett, and Dave Filoni and fellow voice actor Michelle Ang, who voices Omega, he finds doing this series a privilege of a lifetime and his career. Now that the show is coming to an end, he’s confident that the third season will deliver and cover everything that fans need to see.
I’ve got to say, having seen it now, that it is the best of the three seasons and the most satisfying on all levels of this storytelling that is the best that Star Wars can be. I'm incredibly proud of it and really impressed. It's so beautiful, and it's moving, and it's meaningful. It also goes in some directions that I think that fans will not expect, and that will be very welcome and memorable in a very enduring way.
New episodes of The Bad Batch Season 3 are set to be released every Wednesday on Disney+. The first three episodes are now available to stream. As Baker is done working on this animated series, will fans soon see him in a Star Wars series or movie? Well, we hope so.
