Clone Wars

Caleb Dume and Depa Billaba fighting on Kaller during the Clone Wars.

The Clone Wars, also known as simply the Clone War, was a three-year galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the rebelling Confederacy of Independent Systems near the end of the Republic. The war was secretly being manipulated by Sheev Palpatine; publicly, he was the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, while in secret, he was the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious and the de facto leader of the Separatists.

In an effort to combat the Separatist Droid Army, led by Sith Lord Count Dooku and General Grievous, the Republic created the Grand Army of the Republic. The military force was made up of clones of bounty hounter Jango Fett from Kamino; these clone troopers, as they were called, were the predecessors of the Stormtroopers. The army was commanded by the Jedi Order, who were unaware that the Sith had actually led to the creation of the clone army and that they had inhibitor-chips implanted in the heads of the clones that forced the clones to blindly follow orders.

The Clone Wars ended with a victory for Palpatine. Through the war, he was able to manipulate the Galactic Senate and the people of the galaxy that the Jedi were traitors, leading to their destruction. In a famous speech to the Senate that promised security, Palpatine was able to reorganize the Republic into the very first Galactic Empire, declaring himself to be the emperor. Finally, with a new apprentice, Darth Vader, who was secretly the deceived Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, he was able to destroy the Separatist movement, effectively ending any current resistance to his rule. Through this war and his manipulation, Palpatine was able to instill absolute power and control over the galaxy in himself, return Sith control to the galaxy by wiping out the Jedi, have a new, much younger and much more powerful apprentice, and create one of the strongest military forces in galactic history.

Appearances

• Kanan: The Last Padawan
• A New Dawn (Mentioned only)
• "Rise of the Old Masters" (Mentioned only)
• Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks (Mentioned only)
• "Out of Darkness" (Mentioned only)
• "Empire Day" (Mentioned only)
• "Fire Across the Galaxy" (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (Mentioned only)