"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"efn","href":"./Template:Efn"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Filoni initially thought the call concerning a job at the newly formed [[Lucasfilm Animation]] was a practical joke from one of his coworkers."}},"i":0}}]}"> [a] By July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve Sansweet, head of Lucasfilm fan relations. [24] 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. [25]
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 and is working with Cartoon Network animators 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. [26]
Character designer Kilian Plunkett referred to the character designs from Genndy Tartakovsky's original 2003 Clone Wars series, [27] and animators reviewed designs from the 2D series when creating the animation style. [28]
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. [29] 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. [30] Lucas revealed further information in a fan interview, [31] 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. [32] In an interview in the September 24, 2007 issue of TV Guide , Lucas confirmed that 39 episodes of the series had been completed. [33]
On April 8, 2007, Ain't It Cool News reported that musician Eric Rigler had recorded music for the series. [34] 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." [35]
Lucas considered excluding the "Young Padawans" arc from Season 5 and airing it separately from The Clone Wars as a feature-length pilot for a spin-off series that never materialized. The pilot film was shown at Star Wars Celebration. [36] 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. [7] [37]
An online comic released alongside the series depicts story snippets between episodes. [38]
On August 31, 2008, a sneak peek of The Clone Wars was shown on Cartoon Network.[ citation needed ] The series 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. [39]
The show entered an off-network syndication in 2012, and in the fall of that year Trifecta Entertainment & Media put it into barter syndication. On weekends, it aired on many affiliates on the Independent Stations as well as an affiliates of Fox MyNetworkTV and The CW (the latter network's CW Plus service also carries the program as part of its national schedule). The show has been taken off the air in off-network syndication since fall 2013 due to low costs and was not renewed for Season 2 in the 2013-2014 TV Season due to Disney's completed acquisitions of Lucasfilm Ltd In December 2012.
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". [6] [40] The latter also became available for purchase on digital video stores, such as iTunes, in mid-2014. [41] The Netflix distribution of the series, along with the Blu-rays, included versions of some episodes with previously censored material. 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. [42]
The show was removed from Netflix on April 7, 2019. For the revival and final season, [8] the remaining episodes of the series are exclusively available on Disney+. [9] [43] The first episode for Season 7 was released on February 21, 2020, with the final episode being released on May 4 of the same year. [44]
DVD/Blu-ray name | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
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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 [45] | November 16, 2009 | November 18, 2009 |
Senate Murders (DVD only) | March 19, 2010 | March 13, 2010 | March 25, 2010 |
Season 2 (DVD & Blu-ray) | October 26, 2010 [46] | November 15, 2010 | November 10, 2010 |
Heroes on Both Sides (DVD only) | November 19, 2010 | November 20, 2010 | November 21, 2010 |
Pursuit of Peace (DVD only) | December 3, 2010 | December 4, 2010 | December 5, 2010 |
Season 3 (DVD & Blu-ray) | October 18, 2011 [47] | October 17, 2011 | October 19, 2011 |
Darth Maul Returns (DVD only) | September 11, 2012 [48] | N/A | N/A |
Season 4 (DVD & Blu-ray) | October 23, 2012 [49] | October 22, 2012 [50] | October 31, 2012 [51] |
Season 5 (DVD & Blu-ray) | October 15, 2013 [52] | October 14, 2013 | October 30, 2013 |
Seasons 1–5 Boxset (DVD & Blu-ray) | October 15, 2013 [52] | October 14, 2013 | November 13, 2013 |
Season 6 (DVD & Blu-ray) | November 11, 2014 | November 20, 2014 [53] | April 29, 2015 [54] |
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 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:
Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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Film | 18% (171 reviews) [56] | 35 (30 reviews) [57] |
1 | 69% (16 reviews) [58] | 64 (9 reviews) [59] |
2 | TBD [60] | TBD [61] |
3 | 100% (5 reviews) [62] | TBD [63] |
4 | TBD [64] | TBD [65] |
5 | 100% (5 reviews) [66] | TBD [67] |
6 | 100% (12 reviews) [68] | TBD [69] |
7 | 100% (36 reviews) [70] | TBD [71] |
The theatrical film that served as the premiere for the series was panned by critics. [56] The series began with generally positive reviews at first and over time the series achieved critical acclaim for its writing, emotional depth, lore expansion and voice acting. On July 11, 2008, television critics were shown a completed episode of the series. The Hollywood Reporter called the footage "likely the most photo-realistic animated TV series ever produced." [72]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 69% based on 16 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's critical 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] On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [59]
Slate gave the season a positive review and stated, "The new series aspires to the level of a virtual-reality game. That's both the source of its great visual charm and the key to its emptiness, which is too dull to get worked up about." [73]
Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune praised the season's "fine" complexity, but criticized its "byzantine" plot and lack of character depth, calling the result an "irritation or boredom". [74]
In 2009, IGN named The Clone Wars the 89th best animated series, [75] [76] specifically praising the episodes "Rookies", "Cloak of Darkness", and "Lair of Grievous" as having some of the best storylines in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. [77]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. [78]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fifth season has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.90/10. [79]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the sixth season has an approval rating of 100% based on 12 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.90/10. 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." [80]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the seventh season has an approval rating of 100% based on 36 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.75/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Thanks to its beautifully animated action-sequences and its impressively layered storytelling, The Clone Wars' final chapter affirms its place as one of Star Wars' greatest entries." [81]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars became the most-watched series premiere in Cartoon Network history. The series averaged 4 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). [82] On July 23, 2010, at 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". [83] Tech Times said that, "while the Star Wars prequel films fail to make audiences care about characters like Anakin Skywalker, The Clone Wars succeeds." [84] During May 2020, following the release of the seventh season on Disney+, The Clone Wars became the most streamed digital original show in the United States. [85] [86]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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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 | ||
48th Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Kevin Kiner ("Victory and Death") | Won |
48th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program | Matthew Wood, David Acord, Kimberly Patrick, James Spencer, Danielle Dupre, Frank Rinella, Jason Butler, Andrea Gard, Margie O'Malley, Peter Lam, Cameron Davis, Brian Frank, Tony Diaz and Carlos Sotolongo | Won |
In April 2014, Lucasfilm announced that all of the Star Wars Expanded Universe material aside from The Clone Wars would be rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise. The Clone Wars was included in the new Star Wars canon due to George Lucas's extensive creative input on the show. [87] [88]
The animated series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) continues the stories of some characters from The Clone Wars, including Ahsoka, Captain Rex, Maul, and Darth Vader, in addition to story arcs involving Mandalorians, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hondo Ohnaka, and Saw Gerrera. [89] Forest Whitaker portrayed Gerrera in the live-action film Rogue One (2016). [90] Some of these characters and elements are also featured in the live-action Disney+ streaming series The Mandalorian (2019–present), [89] which Dave Filoni executive produces. A live-action series focused on Ahsoka was spun off from The Mandalorian, with Filoni codeveloping. [91]
Following the conclusion of the series' seventh and final season in May 2020, a spin-off sequel series, titled Star Wars: The Bad Batch, was announced in July 2020 and premiered on May 4, 2021. [92] [93] In April 2022, an animated anthology series, titled Tales of the Jedi , was revealed to be in development. [94] The series was officially revealed in May 2022 and premiered on October 26, 2022. [95] [96]
At the time of cancellation in March 2013, 65 more episodes were in development. [97] Thirteen of these episodes were finished to become part of Season 6: The Lost Missions, [98] 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. [7] In 2020, an additional twelve of the unfinished episodes were finished and released on Disney+ as part of the show's seventh and final season.
A four-episode arc continued the story of Maul following the events from the season 5 episode "The Lawless", detailing his escape from Sidious; Maul regains control of the criminal Shadow Collective, and battles Dooku, Grievous, and Sidious. [99] The arc was adapted into a four-part limited comic book series, Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir , which debuted in May 2014. [7]
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. [7] The story follows Vos partnering up with Ventress, hoping to execute Count Dooku. [100]
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.
In September 2014, four unfinished episodes were released on the official Star Wars website. 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. [7] [101] It was also included in the season 6 Blu-ray.
The unfinished animatics for The Bad Batch, a four-episode arc, were screened at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, California, on April 17, 2015. [102] 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. The completed episodes were aired as the first part of the seventh season. [103]
Seven video games have been released, which are based on the style and character designs of the series.
Characters and locations from the show have also appeared in the following Star Wars games:
Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire. The prequel trilogy chronicles his transformation from the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the Sith Lord Darth Vader. His metamorphosis begins when he is lured to the dark side of the Force by Chancellor Palpatine, who later becomes the Emperor. After a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader is severely injured and is transformed into a cyborg. He serves Palpatine for over two decades, hunting down the remaining Jedi and attempting to crush the Rebel Alliance. When Palpatine tries to kill Vader's son, Luke Skywalker, the Sith Lord turns against his master and destroys him. Vader is the husband of Padmé Amidala, the father of Luke and his twin sister Leia Organa, and the grandfather of Ben Solo.
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi is a character in the Star Wars franchise. In the original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel films. McGregor also plays the character in the television series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Guinness's performance in Star Wars (1977) earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the prequel film trilogy, first appearing in Attack of the Clones (2002) and then returning in Revenge of the Sith (2005). He is portrayed by Christopher Lee in both films, and is voiced by Corey Burton in most of the video games and animated productions in which he appears. The animated productions include the series Clone Wars (2003–2005), The Clone Wars, and Tales of the Jedi (2022). Lee voices Dooku in the 2008 animated film The Clone Wars. Dooku also appears in novels and comics.
Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced as a Jedi Master in the prequel film The Phantom Menace (1999), and is portrayed by Liam Neeson. He appears in the series Tales of the Jedi, and is featured as a Force spirit in the animated series The Clone Wars (2008) and the live-action miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). Qui-Gon also appears in novels, comics and video games.
Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, in which he is voiced and puppeteered by Frank Oz, who reprised the role in Return of the Jedi (1983), the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, and the animated series Star Wars Rebels. Other actors who voice Yoda are Tom Kane, Piotr Michael, John Lithgow, Tony Pope and Peter McConnell. In addition to films and television series, Yoda appears in comics, novels, video games and commercials.
The Clone Wars, also known as the Separatist Crisis, is a fictional conflict in the Star Wars franchise by George Lucas. Though mentioned briefly in the first Star Wars film, the war itself was not depicted until Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). The Clone Wars are also the setting for three eponymous projects: a 2D animated series (2003–2005), a 3D film (2008), and a 3D animated series. They have featured in numerous Star Wars books, comics and games.
General Grievous is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He was introduced in the 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, before appearing through computer-generated imagery in the 2005 live-action film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Wood reprised the role in the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the 2024 anthology series Tales of the Empire.
Star Wars: Clone Wars is an American animated television miniseries developed and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network Studios for Cartoon Network. Set in the Star Wars universe, specifically between the Star Wars prequel trilogy films Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, it is amongst the first of many works to explore the Clone Wars. The show follows the actions of various prequel trilogy characters, notably Jedi and clone troopers, in their war against the droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith.
Ahsoka Tano is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She was introduced as the 14-year-old Togruta Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) before appearing in the subsequent animated television series ; the sequel series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018); in the live-action film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as a voiceover cameo; and in the miniseries Tales of the Jedi (2022), voiced by Ashley Eckstein. In 2020, Ahsoka made her live-action debut in the second season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, portrayed by Rosario Dawson. Dawson reprised the role in a 2022 episode of the spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, and the 2023 series, Ahsoka.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 American animated space opera film directed by Dave Filoni, produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Lucasfilm Animation, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, becoming the first Star Wars film to not be distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first fully animated film in the Star Wars franchise and takes place shortly after Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), at the start of the titular Clone Wars. In the film, Count Dooku and Jabba the Hutt's uncle Ziro orchestrate a plan to turn Jabba against the Galactic Republic by framing the Jedi for the kidnapping of his son. While Anakin Skywalker and his newly assigned apprentice Ahsoka Tano attempt to deliver the child back to his father, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala lead separate investigations to uncover Dooku and Ziro's plot.
Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor. He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace.
Captain Rex is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He was introduced as a main character in the animated The Clone Wars 2008 film and the related television series of the same name. Rex is a clone trooper of the Grand Army of the Republic, cloned from the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, and serves the Galactic Republic under the command of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano. Since his introduction in The Clone Wars, he has also appeared in the 2014 Star Wars Rebels television series, the 2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch television series, the 2022 Tales of the Jedi television series and various spin-off media. Like all clone troopers in The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Bad Batch and Tales of the Jedi, Rex is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. In Ahsoka, Rex made his live-action debut in the episode "Part Five: Shadow Warrior", voiced by Temuera Morrison in sequences set during the Clone Wars.
Darth Maul is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the prequel film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Maul returned in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), as well as the standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Lucas had intended for Maul to feature in the sequel film trilogy, but these plans were discarded when Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.
Clone troopers are fictional characters from the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. First introduced in the live-action film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), they have since appeared in various other Star Wars media, including Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021–2024), and Tales of the Jedi (2022–present) as well as comics, novels, and video games set in both the Star Wars Legends expanded universe and the current canon.
Asajj Ventress is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. She was introduced in Genndy Tartakovsky's 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars. The character later appeared in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the 2008 television series of the same name, and the 2021 Disney+ series Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the prequel trilogy as a Jedi Master who sits on the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic. He is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in all three prequel films. Windu also appears in the 2008 animated film The Clone Wars, the television series of the same name, and in novels, comics, and video games.
Cad Bane is a character in the Star Wars franchise. Created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, he first appeared in the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Burton would return to voice Bane in the 2021 animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and live-action series The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+.
Tales is an American animated anthology consisting of limited run television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. Each installment consists of six shorts that explore different characters from the Star Wars franchise. The first, Tales of the Jedi, explores Jedi from the prequel trilogy era, while the second, Tales of the Empire, explores characters related to the Galactic Empire. The series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation, with Charles Murray as head writer and Filoni as supervising director.