


RELATED: ‘Clone Wars’ Voice Actor Matt Lanter Teases Anakin Will Return in Future ‘Star Wars’ Animated Project The final shootout in which Cut’s farm is overrun by droids is frankly awesome, calling back to the western influences of John Ford that inspired the original Star Wars films. Rex’s moral dilemma over whether or not to turn Cut in is compelling, as is the fact that one of the clones was able to walk away from what he was bred and programmed to do. “The Deserter” is one of the few episodes to suggest a more peaceful solution, where Rex encounters the clone deserter Cut Lawquane, who has abandoned the Clone Army to start a family. As interesting as it is to see how the clone troopers grow close to their Jedi leaders and adopt some of their traits (Cody is by-the-book like Obi-Wan, Rex adopts Anakin’s rogue qualities), it’s all leading to the tragic sequence in Revenge of the Sith in which the clones ruthlessly assassinate the Jedi in mass. One of the most tragic aspects of The Clone Wars is the inevitability of where the story leads. Check out these episodes and storylines before starting The Bad Batch. While it’s certainly worth watching the entire run of The Clone Wars, certain episodes are critical to understanding the history and psychology of the clones. Star Wars: The Bad Batchexplores a critical point in Star Wars history when the clone troopers are activated by Emperor Palpatine’s Order 66 to kill their Jedi allies. But the clones’ story isn’t over yet, as the group of rogue soldiers known as “The Bad Batch,” introduced in the final season, are the stars of an upcoming spinoff series debuting May 4.

The Clone Wars returned from a six-year hiatus to deliver its seventh and final season in 2020 on Disney+. Baker's masterful voice work gave life to dozens of characters and made them distinguishable. While each of these men were created from the DNA of bounty hunter Jango Fett, they developed unique personalities. The Clone Wars took the time to explore many of these abandoned ideas, allowing the Clone Wars themselves to feel more significant and Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader to feel more tragic. It would be impossible to talk about The Clone Wars without mentioning Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced every single clone trooper featured in the show. The prequels received (and deserved) criticism for their writing, pacing, and characterization, but buried within the films were great concepts that simply weren’t developed. The animated series Star Wars: The Clone Warsfilled in the gaps left by George Lucas’s prequel trilogy.
