Its not as good as the order 66 arc which does feel less important now. And it ended up being the best yet of this new series, telling a great story of trust and helping these characters find a great place in the legacy of this universe. If they wanted to do a rex and echo arc, the four episodes should have focused on them and dropped the bad batch, not the. Daily email ranking all 50 episodes of game of thrones 30 most. Like the previous two episodes, this episode takes place at the same time as the events of star wars. The shocking news from comiccon that the beloved animated series would return for 12 final episodes means clone wars has a chance to truly finish on its own terms. Fives was killed soon after, rex presumably deserted. The bad batch is both a familiar and peculiar return to the beloved animated star wars show.
While many clones received attention in seasons past, most were. Captain rex, later commander rex, designation number ct7567, is a fictional character in the star wars science fiction universe created by george lucas and a main character of the animated the clone wars 2008 film and the related television series of the same name. The new season of the clone wars will likely be more of a love letter to longtime fans than a new tentpole intended to broaden the reach of star wars. The last few episodes are concurrent with star wars. The clone wars is quite frequently more about everyone else fighting the galactic conflict than the clones themselves. We know that this is a very simple video to make and not something we usually do, but we are currently on a holiday and made a. The tagline promises a great deal for the highly anticipated season 7 of star wars. The bad batch has wrapped up with the episode unfinished business, where our team of bad batchers and the republic decide to stick it. The clone wars is an american 3d cgi animated television series created by.
A new episode of clone wars download has released, and it provides an inside look at the latest episode of the show, unfinished business. In the end, the clone wars is all about ahsoka and rex. Order 66, causing ahsokas clone troopers to turn on her, including rex. Years after the completion of the clone wars, captain rex along with commanders wolffe and gregor trudged the plains of seelos hunting for joopa. In september 2014, four unfinished episodes were released in completed. It is during this mission that the jedi purge known as order 66 occurred.
How captain rex reacted to order 66 clone wars explained. Unfinished business is the final episode of the bad batch arc of star wars. The clone wars unfinished business shows just how close. What happened to the season 7 of star wars the clone wars. While the other episodes had battles, this feld like one of those big episodes. Ct5385, nicknamed tup, was a rookie clone trooper who served in the 501st legion of the grand army of the republic during the clone wars and participated in the battle of umbara and the battle of ringo vinda. Initial development for the clone wars film chose alpha17, featured in star wars. The clone wars final season gave fans the closure they needed when it came to ahsoka tano and captain rex s journey. Rex was a clone captain, and later a commander, until he shed his designation after order 66. Legacy, which included several unfinished story arcs as story reels. A new season of the clone wars is a small miracle for. Order 66, also known as clone protocol 66, was a top secret order identifying all jedi as traitors to the galactic republic and, therefore, subject to summary execution by the grand army of the republic. The clone wars episodes that went unfinished due to the seriess cancellation in march 20. 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.
At some point captain rex, commander wolfe, and clone commando gregor all removed their chips and they claim they didnt betray their jedi. Rex, cody, and clone force 99 an unorthodox, elite squad also known as the bad batch, look to recover the republics strategy algorithm from admiral trench, but a haunting truth awaits. Rex and fives removed their control chips before order 66 went into effect. Most of the stuff is from first 4 episodes of season 6.
This is an unfinished episode in which obiwan and anakin investigate the death of a jedi on. Star wars the clone wars unfinished business breakdown film. Rex participated in many battles over the course of the clone wars. Everything we know about the untold stories of the clone wars. Will the final episodes of the clone wars season 7 show. The order was programmed into the grand army clone troopers through the control chips implanted in their brains, making it impossible for the clones to disobey the command to turn against. The trailer shows the republic ready to invade mandolor, which is where ashoka and maul are when order 66 is issued and where she is saved by rex this is mentioned in the ashoka novel, so i would think it wouldnt be shown in cw 7, but fans really.
Next youre going to tell me that you werent planning to mention. A distant echo, on the wings of keeradaks, and unfinished business. General krell orders captain rex and the clone troopers of the 501st legion to. This is a rendition of ahsoka and rex s theme during order 66 from the clone wars episode 11 shattered follow me on social media twitter. In the clone wars series it does mention some clones not following order 66, fiver being one of them, and a bunch of them then set out to help outher clones escape. Episode iii revenge of the sith, revealing how padawan ahsoka tano survived order 66, and the final episode s plot extends beyond what is shown in the movies. It was then that they met the ghost crew, sent by rexs old compatriot, ahsoka tano. Fives ended up saving both ahsoka and rex from order 66 syfy wire. The clone wars season 7, episode 4, unfinished business dials up the excitement and shows the darkness growing in anakin skywalker.
If the television series is telling the tale of a war left unfinished, its fitting to finish. The clone wars is an american computeranimated television series created by george lucas and produced by lucasfilm animation, lucasfilm and cgcg inc. It is set in the fictional star wars galaxy during the three years between the. One of the early episodes would have featured a rivalry and squabble between the clone ground forces and the pilots, and later episodes would have featured rex and r2 being forced to pilot a fighter together in a chase and being stranded on one of the moons of ryloth with a reprogrammed b2 battle droid after rex crashes them. Today, the full run of clone wars was released on netflix, including the entirety of season six, which never aired on television. That mystery will likely be answered in the clone wars during the events of order 66. There was more stuff refering to order 66 like krell talking with rex after clones. Ahsokas journey to the jedi council is disrupted when order 66 is declared.
It involves maul, ashoka, rex and the 501st troops. The clone wars, you know that fives search for the truth was not in vain. Rex is one of the most beloved clone troopers in the star wars. The order was programmed into the grand army clone troopers through the control chips implanted in their brains, making it impossible for the clones to disobey the command to turn against their. It is going to be difficult for any of theses arcs. He is a clone trooper of the grand army of the republic, cloned from bounty hunter jango fett, and serves the galactic republic. It is these three words that best describe the three different minimovies making up the 7th season of star wars. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and boba fett, introduced us to a whole legion of clones. After kanan hesitated to give his trust, rex revealed that the three clones removed their chips before order 66. Just like that, our first four episodes, and first arc, of season 7 of the clone wars is in the bag.
It also completed the task of finally linking the clone wars and revenge of the sith, which dave filonis planned, before its cancellation in 20. We all know our favorite clone captain rex did not participate in the greatest tragedy in star wars which is order 66 but how did. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Fives ended up saving both ahsoka and rex from order 66 jabba the pod video 2.
The stories in these episodes are still considered canon by lucasfilm and were released in other media, namely comic books, animation reels and a novel. Rex was produced from the template of the bounty hunter jango fett. Later in the jedi series then one where jacen goes sith its learned that some clones went to mandalore and set up camp there with some jedi survivers. Season 7 of the clone wars just finished its first arc and will focus.
Revenge of the sithspecifically, how the two ended up surviving order 66. While creating enough granduer to satisfy any star wars fan in its final couple episodes, i still. During the course of the series, 3 episodes of star wars. In the clone wars, the clone fives finds out that the clones have biological chips installed in their head which contain programming to make them obey order 66 and possibly to make them loyal. As with all of his fellow clone troopers, rex lived to serve the galactic republic and to protect its citizens. A member of anakin skywalkers 501st legion, fives had what passes for a normal upbringing for a clone. Rex wearing his phase ii clone trooper armor during the clone wars. Republic, to be the primary clone trooper character. Foreshadowing of order 66 in star wars the clone wars. I didnt watch the unfinished clone wars episodes, but echo was apparently captured by the separatists. Season seven is all unfinished business the clone wars is merely a skirmish.
The following contains spoilers for the season 7 premiere of star wars. Watch the new trailer heralding the thrilling conclusion of the emmy awardwinning animated series and get your first look at key art celebrating the final season. Back in 2015, the first four episodes of the new clone wars got leaked, by lucasfilm. Captain rex, later commander rex, designation number ct7567, is a fictional character in. This arc would have been a bit of a top gun homage. In the final two episodes of the series, the moment fans. Filoni is a star wars god, rexboba and bokatan mando castings, hayden returning to star wars, ask us anything pt. The bad batch arc is the last clone arc we will get its huge for rex, as it shows his perspective on the war and its impact. Fans of ahsoka, fans of maul, fans of the the show, please try to watch first, then judge. He rose through the ranks and joined the war against the trade federation with thousands of his brothers.
We all know our favorite clone captain rex did not participate in the greatest tragedy in star wars which is order 66 but how did he really feel about it. The republic plans a daring final strike against wat tambor and admiral trench, once again bringing together rex, echo, anakin skywalker, and the elite bad batch squad. New clone wars download for unfinished business star. Fan recreates the clone wars order 66 moment with stop motion and. How did anakin kill all jedi at the temple during order 66. A big part of the clone wars has always been the big battles. Along with captain rex, ahsoka and a battalion of clone troopers were sent to. During the latter campaign, his control chip malfunctioned, resulting in him executing clone protocol 66 prematurely and killing jedi general tiplar.
The unfinished scenes from the canceled clone wars seasons. Darth sidious issues order 66, branding all jedi as traitors to the republic and. Siege of mandalore is one which is one of the finale battles of the clone wars. The republic plans a daring final strike against wat tambor and. The ending wasnt going to change and they werent going to pick up where the order 66 arc left off and deal with the brain chip which was the one.
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