This is a curious choice given the fact that the iconic red Imperial royal guards that fans are more familiar with already exist at this point in the timeline. Check out the artwork by Chris Madden via below: Recently released concept art for "Kamino Lost" identifies the clone commandos seen at the end of the episode as "Imperial royal guards." Although the Emperor himself is nowhere in sight, the artwork implies that these troopers answer directly to Palpatine himself. Related: The Bad Batch's New Stormtrooper Design Pays Off A Very Early Lucas Idea
However, The Bad Batch's season finale reveals that clone commandos had a more significant role to play as well, beyond simply being glorified drill instructors. Despite his distaste for clones, the Vice Admiral continued to use them to train newly enlisted TK troopers.
In-universe, Imperial Vice Admiral Rampart (Noshir Dalal) spearheaded this initiative, dubbing the enterprise " Project War Mantle." Rampart believed that enlisted troopers were superior to the clones that the Republic employed during the Clone Wars. Each episode depicts different aspects of the Republic's transition into the Empire, most notably the obsolescence of clone troopers in favor of enlisted "TK" troopers (who would go on to evolve into the stormtroopers seen in the original trilogy). The Bad Batch, which completed its first season on Disney+ last week, has steadily been fleshing out the interim period between the events of Revenge of the Sithand A New Hope. New concept art for Star Wars: The Bad Batch implies that the first iteration of Imperial Royal Guards may have been clone commandos. Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Bad Batch episode 16, "Kamino Lost."
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