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Not to be confused with Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002 video game), or Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film).

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Title card of the show
Genre
Created byGeorge Lucas
Based on
Star Wars
by
  • George Lucas
Developed byDave Filoni
Henry Gilroy
Written by
Directed byDave Filoni (supervising)
Voices of
Narrated byTom Kane
Theme music composer
ComposerKevin Kiner
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes127 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersCary Silver
Caroline Kermel
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) –
present

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American computer-animated television series created by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm and CGCG Inc.[2] The series began with a theatrical feature film that was released on August 15, 2008, and debuted on Cartoon Network two months later on October 3, 2008.[3] It is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy during the three years between the prequel films Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (with Season 7 taking place before and during the events of the latter film), the same time period as the previous 2D 2003 TV series Star Wars: Clone Wars. Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes to fill a half-hour time slot. Dave Filoni is the supervising director of the series.[4]

The Clone Wars was a massive ratings success, becoming one of Cartoon Network's highest rated shows during its initial run. Throughout its run, the series received mostly positive reception from critics, receiving praise for its writing, action, characters, visuals, voice acting, music, scale and tone. The series has also garnered a massive fan following and has also been nominated for many industry awards, including the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Annie Awards.

In early 2013, Lucasfilm announced that The Clone Wars would be "winding down".[5][6] Super RTL, a German TV network, began airing the episodes on February 15, 2014.[7][8] Thirteen episodes composing a new sixth season were made available in the U.S. for streaming on Netflix, along with the entirety of the series, beginning March 7, 2014.[9] A project known as The Clone Wars Legacy adapted unproduced story arcs into other formats, such as comics and novels.[10] The series was revived for a seventh and final season of 12 new episodes, and premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020.[11][12][13]

Episodes

Main article: List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes
SeasonSubtitleEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
FilmThe Clone Wars—August 15, 2008 (2008-08-15)Theatrical release
1—22October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)March 20, 2009 (2009-03-20)Cartoon Network
2Rise of the Bounty Hunters22October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02)April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)
3Secrets Revealed22September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
4Battle Lines22September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)
5—20September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29)March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
6The Lost Missions13March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)Netflix
7The Final Season12February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)Disney+

After viewing some of the completed footage of the early episodes on a big screen, the production team decided to weave the first few planned episodes together to form a theatrical release.[14][15] This decision helped convince Time Warner to distribute the movie, and to encourage its subsidiary Cartoon Network to air the series.[16] Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, and Samuel L. Jackson reprised their roles as Count Dooku, C-3PO, and Mace Windu, respectively, from the live-action films (although Lee and Jackson did not reprise their roles in the series). The series aired out of chronological order, with the story order being released retroactively on the official Star Wars website.[17]

Season 1 shows a wide variety of battles and adventures with Grievous and Dooku as the lead antagonists. Many of the episodes are stand-alone, but a common thread throughout the season is that the Republic and the Separatists attempt to convince various planets and races to side with them. In Season 2, the Sith resort to hiring bounty hunters and mercenaries to steal objects and intel or to assassinate targets for them. Meanwhile, the Jedi lead the Republic forces in an assault on the primary battle droid manufacturing facility.

The first half of both Season 3 and Season 4 are diplomatic in nature; Season 3, in particular, has many stories that take place away from the battlefield. How different races and planets are affected by the galaxy-wide war are shown, as well as how the Republic Senate can make a bigger difference than even the Jedi Council at times. The first half of Season 3 is used mainly to make the Clone Wars series more cohesive as these first episodes created better chronology, setting themselves in and among the previous two seasons' episodes. The second half of both seasons, Anakin steps a little closer to the dark side. Meanwhile, the Sith experience turmoil among themselves.

Season 5 is unique in that it consists of 5 four-part story arcs, 3 of which center on Ahsoka's character development. Meanwhile, the Separatists gain more ground, and the story of an old villain who has returned is further explored. Season 6 explores topics that are crucial in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, namely the creation of the clones and the details behind Order 66. Chancellor Palpatine gains even more power, and Yoda delves deeper into the nature of the Force.

On December 5, 2011, a full-length feature cut of one of the Season 3 trilogies of episodes (the one composed by "Nightsisters," "Monster," and "Witches of the Mist") was released for download on iTunes as an uninterrupted movie[18] that was previously shown at selected screenings in 2010. The three episodes were written by Katie Lucas, who had previously written the Season 1 episode "Jedi Crash" as well as the Season 3 episodes "Sphere of Influence" and "Assassin." A repeat of season one aired in "decoded" episode format. Each installment contained unobtrusive text windows giving supplemental information about the characters and events playing out on screen.[19]

On July 19, 2018, Lucasfilm announced at San Diego Comic-Con that The Clone Wars would return with 12 new episodes in a Season 7 to be released on Disney+.[12] A trailer for the season was released on April 14, 2019 at Star Wars Celebration Chicago. On August 23, 2019, Filoni announced at the D23 Expo that it will be the final season.[11][13] It was released on February 21, 2020. The latter part of the final season takes place concurrently with the events of Revenge of the Sith, and depicts the Siege of Mandalore,[20] a battle that had been referenced in previous Star Wars media, it will also focus on Ahsoka as she battles Darth Maul and also depict what happened to her, Captain Rex and the other clones who removed their inhibitor chips during Order 66 where Palpatine has most of the Jedi executed, and takes over the Republic and transforms it into the Empire.[21]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars cast members

Main

Recurring

Notable guests

Production

At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year."[24] In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve Sansweet, head of Lucasfilm fan relations.[25] Sansweet referred to the series as "the next generation of the Star Wars saga, a cutting edge 30-minute, 3-D computer-animation series based on the Clone Wars that take place between Episode II ... and Episode III." Sansweet described the look of the new series as "a melding of Asian anime with unique 3-D animation styling." Primary production took place at the Lucasfilm Animation facility in Singapore.[26]

According to another statement by Sansweet, "Lucasfilm Animation will be hiring a total of about 300 digital artists and others in both California and Singapore locations to produce not only the series, but animated feature films in the years ahead." He said about the series, "to get the series underway, Lucasfilm Animation has hired key production and creative talent to lead the development of its first animation project." Sansweet has said that "a large component of the future of Star Wars and Lucasfilm is CGI animation."[citation needed] Lucasfilm Animation used Autodesk software to animate both the film and the series. The Maya 3D-modeling program was used to create the highly detailed worlds, characters and creatures.[27]

Character designer Kilian Plunkett referred to the character designs from Genndy Tartakovsky's original 2003 Clone Wars series,[28] and animators reviewed designs from the 2D series when creating the animation style.[29] Tartakovsky was not involved with the production,[24] and criticized Lucas's decision to revisit the era.[30]

In 2007, Rob Coleman divulged that one episode was complete, with 15 more in production, and that he was going to direct five of the first 22 episodes. He revealed that the reaction from licensees was very positive, and that the final assembly of shows was done at Skywalker Ranch.[31] Speaking at PaleyFest on March 3, 2007, Lucas revealed that the series would be episodic, and as such would not focus on Anakin Skywalker's story; with episodes dedicated to clone troopers and other characters.[32] Lucas revealed further information in a fan interview,[33] including a new character named Ahsoka Tano, over 100 episodes and a possible appearance by Boba Fett. The first trailer for the series was released on the official Star Wars website on May 8, 2007.[34] In an interview in the September 24, 2007 issue of TV Guide, Lucas confirmed that 39 episodes of the series had been completed.[35]

On April 8, 2007, Ain't It Cool News reported that musician Eric Rigler had recorded music for the series.[36] Rigler disclosed that each planet in the Star Wars galaxy would have its own theme music. The episode Mr. Rigler performed on was based on Bulgarian music and played on Uilleann pipes. Kevin Kiner composed the original score for each episode.

Stuart Snyder, who oversaw Cartoon Network and other Turner Broadcasting System cable networks from 2007 to 2014, said he became interested in the new Clone Wars series immediately upon starting the job in May 2007. Snyder flew out to San Francisco, California to screen several episodes, and told Lucas the only place he wanted to see the show was on Cartoon Network. Snyder wished to create an action/adventure block of shows on Friday night in an attempt to rejuvenate Cartoon Network. Snyder expressed confidence that the shows would help boost ratings: "You catch me at a time where I have a smile on my face because of our internal results. I can say there's a little bit of bragging on the third quarter for us."[37]

The "Young Padawans" arc from Season 5 was intended to be aired separately from The Clone Wars as a feature-length pilot for a spin-off series that never materialized.[38] Seasons 6, 7, and 8, were in some form of production at the time of the show's cancellation in March 2013, shortly after Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney.[10][39]

Release

An online comic released alongside the series depicts story snippets between episodes.[40]

Broadcast

The Clone Wars premiered on October 3, 2008 at 9 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network is shown in a 16:9 (1.77:1) aspect ratio, cropped from its original aspect ratio (OAR) of 2.35:1 (as seen in the UK Sky Premiere screenings). The show began airing on their Adult Swim block on March 14, 2009, making the series the first Cartoon Network series to simultaneously air on both Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The series also aired from January 15 to March 26, 2009 on TNT, making it the first form of animation to air on that channel in over a decade.[41]

On March 11, 2013, it was announced that The Clone Wars would be "winding down" to focus on the Star Wars sequel trilogy and a new series, Star Wars Rebels. On February 13, 2014, Netflix announced that starting on March 7, 2014 they would begin the US distribution of the entire TV series, including some previously unreleased director's cuts, and the previously unaired new season dubbed "The Lost Missions".[9][42] The latter also became available for purchase on digital video stores, such as iTunes, in mid-2014.[43] The Netflix distribution of the series, along with the Blu-rays, included versions of some episodes with previously censored material deemed too inappropriate for the demographic of Cartoon Network.[44] One of the most well-known edits was the removal of the character Ventress kissing a clone after she had stabbed him with her lightsaber.[45]

The show was removed from Netflix on April 7, 2019. For the revival and final season,[11] the remaining episodes of the series will be exclusively available on Disney+.[12][46] The first episode for Season 7 was released on February 21, 2020.

Home media

DVD/Blu-ray name Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
A Galaxy Divided (DVD only) March 24, 2009 March 24, 2009 July 1, 2009
Clone Commandos (DVD only) September 15, 2009 September 15, 2009 September 23, 2009
Season 1 (DVD & Blu-ray) November 3, 2009[47] November 16, 2009 November 18, 2009
Season 2 (DVD & Blu-ray) October 26, 2010[48] November 15, 2010 November 10, 2010
Season 3 (DVD & Blu-ray) October 18, 2011[49] October 17, 2011 October 19, 2011
Darth Maul Returns (DVD only) September 11, 2012[50]
Season 4 (DVD & Blu-ray) October 23, 2012[51] October 22, 2012[52] October 31, 2012[53]
Season 5 (DVD & Blu-ray) October 15, 2013[54] October 14, 2013 October 30, 2013
Seasons 1–5 Boxset (DVD & Blu-ray) October 15, 2013[54] October 14, 2013 November 13, 2013
Season 6 (DVD & Blu-ray) November 11, 2014 November 20, 2014[55] April 29, 2015[56]

Warner Home Video distributed the videodisc releases of the first five seasons, while Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment handled the videodisc release of the sixth season as Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions.

Apart from the season-by-season videodisc sets, there were also three special DVD releases consisting of four episodes from a particular season that reflected a certain story arc or theme:

  • A Galaxy Divided, an early DVD release of the series which included the four season 1 episodes ("Ambush", "Shadow of Malevolence", "Destroy Malevolence", "Downfall of a Droid")
  • Clone Commandos, another DVD compilation that includes episode five "Rookies" as well as episodes 19 through 21 ("Storm over Ryloth", "Innocents of Ryloth" and "Liberty on Ryloth").
  • Darth Maul Returns, a feature-length "director's cut" edited together from Season 4 episodes "Massacre", "Bounty", "Brothers" and "Revenge" and was initially available exclusively at Target.[57]

Reception

Critical response

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of critics have given the first season a positive review based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.04/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "With an agreeably entertaining first season, Star Wars: The Clone Wars opens a fun, kid-friendly chapter of the franchise's sprawling mythology."[58] 100% of critics have given the third and fifth seasons a positive review based on 5 reviews each, with an average rating of 8/10 and 7.85/10 respectively.[59][60] 100% of critics have given the sixth season a positive review based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 8.92/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Sophisticated storytelling and quality animation make the sixth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars a fitting end to the series."[61] At Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[62] On July 11, 2008, television critics were shown a completed episode of the series. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed blog called the footage "likely the most photo-realistic animated TV series ever produced."[63] On August 31, 2008, a sneak peek of the new series was shown on Cartoon Network. IGN named it the 89th best animated series.[64] They specifically praised the episodes "Rookies", "Cloak of Darkness", and "Lair of Grievous" saying that their storylines stood out as some of the best in the Star Wars expanded universe.[65]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars became the most-watched series premiere in Cartoon Network history. The series averaged 3 million total viewers in its debut, according to Nielsen Media Research. Cartoon Network said the Star Wars spin-off ranked as the number one channel among all major animated networks in the time slot among total viewers (the largest in the demographic for any premiere telecast of an original Cartoon series).[66] On July 23, 2010, at the San Diego Comic-Con, Craig Glenday, editor of the Guinness World Records, presented Star Wars: The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni, CG supervisor Joel Aron, and lead designer Kilian Plunkett a certificate proclaiming the cartoon series "the highest rated sci-fi animation currently on television".[67] Tech Times said that, "while the Star Wars prequel films fail to make audiences care about characters like Anakin Skywalker, The Clone Wars succeeds."[68]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient Result
36th Annie Awards Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form Kevin Kiner ("Rising Malevolence") Nominated
37th Annie Awards Music in a Television Production Kevin Kiner ("Weapons Factory")
38th Annie Awards Best Animated Television Production "ARC Troopers"
Voice Acting in a Television Production Corey Burton as Baron Papanoida
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
Writing in a Television Production Daniel Arkin ("Heroes on Both Sides")
2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Animated Show Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2011 BTVA Awards Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role Corey Burton as Count Dooku
Tom Kane as Yoda
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role Barbara Goodson as Mother Talzin Won
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress Nominated
Best Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn
Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars
39th Annie Awards Best General Audience Animated TV Production
Animated Effects in an Animated Production Joel Aron
Voice Acting in a Television Production Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
Dee Bradley Baker as Clone Troopers
Editing in Television Production Jason W.A. Tucker
2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Animated Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars
3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards
PAAFTJ Television Awards 2012
Best Directing for an Animated Series Brian Kalin O'Connell ("Slaves of the Republic")
40th Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production Joel Aron
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Keith Kellogg
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Samuel Witwer as Darth Maul
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Jason Tucker
40th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Star Wars: The Clone Wars Won
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Jim Cummings as Hondo Onhaka Nominated
David Tennant as Huyang Won
Samuel Witwer as Darth Maul Nominated
Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Dave Filoni, Kyle Dunlevy, Brian Kalin O'Connell, Steward Lee, Bosco Ng
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Kevin Kiner
Outstanding Sound Mixing - Animation David Acord & Cameron Davis
2012 BTVA Awards Best New Vocal Interpretation of an Established Character Sam Witwer as Darth Maul Won
Best Performance in a Narrating Role Tom Kane as Narrator Nominated
Best Vocal Creation of a New Character (First Time being Animated) David Tennant as Huyang
Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Won
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama Corey Burton as Cad Bane
Clancy Brown as Savage Oppress Nominated
Sam Witwer as Darth Maul
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress Won
Best Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role David Tennant as Huyang Nominated
Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series - Action/Drama Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Neox Fan Awards 2013 Best Neox Kidz Series
41st Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Christopher Voy for Color
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Animation Cameron Davis, David Acord, Frank Rinella, and Mark Evans Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Matthew Wood, Dean Menta, Jeremy Bowker, Erik Foreman, Pascal Garneau, Steve Slanec, Frank Rinella, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, and David Acord
2013 BTVA Awards Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama Sam Witwer as Darth Maul
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role Ian Abercrombie as Darth Sidious Won
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role Kari Wahlgren as Letta Turmond Nominated
41st Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Keith Kellogg
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Jason W.A. Tucker
42nd Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Mark Hamill as Darth Bane
Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program Christian Taylor
Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Dave Filoni, Brian Kalin O'Connell, Danny Keller, Steward Lee
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation Cameron Davis, David Acord, Frank Rinella, Mark Evans
Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation Matthew Wood, David Acord, Dean Menta, Jeremy Bowker, Steve Slanec, Andrea Gard, Kevin Sellers, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Kevin Kiner
2014 BTVA Awards Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama Dee Bradley Baker as Fives
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama Tom Kane as Yoda
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama Bob Bergen as Lama Su
Mark Hamill as Darth Bane
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama Jaime King as Force Priestesses
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The Clone Wars Legacy

At the time of cancellation in March 2013, 65 more episodes were in development.[69] Thirteen of these episodes were finished to become part of Season 6: The Lost Missions,[70] but there were still additional arcs that were never released. In September 2014, StarWars.com released details of three story arcs from the unfinished episodes.[10]

Literature

Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir

A four-episode arc continued the story of Darth Maul following the events from the season 5 episode "The Lawless". The story gave reason as to why Darth Maul was resurrected in the season 4 episode "Brothers". The four episodes were titled: "The Enemy of My Enemy", "A Tale of Two Apprentices", "Proxy War", and "Showdown on Dathomir". The arc was adapted into a four-part limited comic book series, Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir, which debuted in May 2014.[10] The comic was the last Star Wars comic published by Dark Horse Comics before Lucasfilm transferred the license to Marvel Comics in 2014.[71] The comic was collected into a trade paperback by Marvel in 2018.[72] The comic utilized completed scripts and designs from the cancelled episodes of The Clone Wars.[10][73][74] Dave Filoni wrote on Facebook that the four completed source scripts "came out of one of our story conferences with George Lucas."[74]

The plot follows Darth Maul, who has been captured by Darth Sidious. He is tortured by Count Dooku for information about the Shadow Collective and the allies Maul has made. Maul escapes and heads to Zanbar to command the Death Watch army, but is followed by General Grievous and his droids. They battle Maul and the Mandalorians, who are soon overwhelmed by the droids. Maul flees and confers with Mother Talzin, who is revealed to be his biological mother, and plots to draw out Sidious by capturing Dooku and Grievous. The scheme works, and Talzin is able to restore herself to her physical form, but sacrifices herself to save Maul and is killed by Grievous. Although Maul escapes with a company of loyal Mandalorians, the Shadow Collective has fallen apart due to the conflict with Sidious, as the Hutts, Pykes, and Black Sun have all abandoned Maul.

Dark Disciple

An eight-episode arc with Nightsister Asajj Ventress and Jedi Quinlan Vos was adapted into Dark Disciple, a novel by Christie Golden released on July 7, 2015.[10][a] The story follows Vos partnering up with Ventress, hoping to execute Count Dooku.[77] Eric Goldman of IGN gave the book an 8 out of 10, saying it was great.[78]

Story reels

Two arcs consisting each of four episodes were released on the official Star Wars website for free in the form of complete animatics, albeit with unfinished animation as those episodes only went through the earliest stages of production. Both were fully voiced by the cast.

Crystal Crisis on Utapau

In September 2014, four unfinished episodes were released on the official Star Wars website.[b] The arc took place on Utapau with Obi-Wan and Anakin investigating an arms deal involving the Separatists and a Kyber crystal. The arc also dealt with Anakin's feelings after the departure of Ahsoka.[10][79] It was also included in the season 6 Blu-ray.

Bad Batch

The unfinished animatics for Bad Batch, a four-episode arc, were screened at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, California on April 17, 2015.[80] Scripted by Brent Friedman, it is a four-part story arc focusing on a ragtag unit of clone commandos of the same name. The arc was subsequently released on StarWars.com for free shortly after on April 29, 2015.[c] The completed episodes were adapted into the first part of the seventh season.[81]

Video games

Seven video games have been released, which are based on the style and character designs of the series.

Characters and/or locations from the show have also appeared in the following Star Wars games listed below:

  • Star Wars: Galactic Defense, a now-defunct tower defense game released on iOS and Android by DeNA, in which a number of playable champions include characters from the show. Several levels in the main campaign also take place on the planet Felucia, a major Clone Wars hotspot featured in some episodes.
  • Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, a turn-based RPG also released on iOS and Android by Electronic Arts, where some levels take place on planets depicted in the show (such as Dathomir) and a number of collectible, playable characters are from the show.
  • Star Wars: Force Arena, an online MOBA game released on iOS and Android by Netmarble, where an August 2017 update allowed players to recruit characters, vehicles and battle units from the series, as well as battle on planets like Felucia.
  • Star Wars Battlefront II, a video game available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in which players can battle on or directly above planets like Ryloth and Kamino, where some battles in the series were fought.[82] Wood, Taylor, Lanter and Burton also reprise their voice roles for four new playable heroes (General Grievous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Count Dooku, respectively) being added to the game's third season in late 2018, themed after the Clone Wars.[83]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The eight episodes were titled: "Lethal Alliance", "The Mission", "Conspirators", "Dark Disciple", "Saving Vos, Part I", "Saving Vos, Part II", "Traitor" and "The Path".[75][76]
  2. ^ The four episodes released were titled: "A Death on Utapau", "In Search of the Crystal", "Crystal Crisis" and "The Big Bang".
  3. ^ The four episodes are titled: "The Bad Batch", "A Distant Echo", "On the Wings of Keeradaks", and "Unfinished Business".

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