Anakin, are you forgetting that your Captain almost died too?
Or do you not care about him as much you care for Ahsoka and Padme?
I've always been bitter over the fact the Anakin never checks on Rex or his other trooper?
Obi-Wan is the one checking on the troopers, letting him know he'll be okay before he goes to help Jar Jar. Then, Obi-Wan smiles as Rex breaks out as snarky. Even though he's in a lot of pain, he still makes the effort to be a lil' shit. Which, I suppose, let's Obi-Wan know he's alright.
Clones don't get shown a lot of affection, when Obi-Wan puts his hand to the trooper's shoulder, he looks up in shock. That sick and exhausted man uses what little energy he has to look, because he doesn't believe it. To the trooper, Obi-Wan reaching out to comfort him, means a lot more than it would to someone who's been loved all their lives. They didn't expect Obi-Wan to react in such a way, they expected Anakin's reaction, but no Obi-Wan's.
Oh but Anakin? He's no where near Rex. He goes running to Padme then to Ahsoka. He also says "Get these two outta here." Referring to them. Not his men. Recalling earlier scenes, Anakin doesn't express his worry for Rex, he only mentions Padme and Ahsoka, like three or four different times. Never the troopers.
One of his men died because of the virus, Anakin doesn't stop and think, 'Perhaps I should assure my men they'll recover and I'm glad they're alive?' Even if he were to just pat their shoulder. But he doesn't. He doesn't mention them and doesn't talk to them. Now, we can assume Anakin and Obi-Wan were in the ship that they were in, which is where he talks to them, but that's just to kill time.
Now what about when they're away in medical centers? Anakin stays with Padme to escort her home, then he takes Ahsoka out to slowly walk laps. We can assume that Obi-Wan was the one who visited Rex and his brother, for he knew Ahsoka and Padme were occupying all of Anakin's time, and he wouldn't make time for his soldiers.
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