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4	* AbilityOverAppearance: During Creator/AshleyEckstein's audition for Ahsoka, she was asked to do an Icelandic accent, but her initial performance wasn't what Creator/DaveFiloni wanted. When Ashley spoke up in-between takes, Dave liked her own personality and cast her for that reason, encouraging her to place said personality into Ahsoka.
5	* ActingInTheDark: Creator/DaveFiloni kicked everyone out of the studio while recording for "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi The Wrong Jedi]]" except for [[spoiler:Creator/MattLanter and Creator/AshleyEckstein so that the two could privately record the scene where Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order]]. The rest of the cast didn't learn about the ending until the episode was broadcast.
6	* ActingForTwo:
7	** Creator/JenniferHale voices both Aayla Secura and Riyo Chuchi.
8	** Creator/CoreyBurton voices Count Dooku, Cad Bane and Ziro the Hutt, in addition to several one-off characters.
9	** Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor voices Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, and Rako Hardeen (even switching from Kenobi to Hardeen mid line), in addition to numerous side and background characters.
10	** Creator/AhmedBest voices both Jar Jar Binks and Boss Lyoine.
11	** Creator/PhilLaMarr voices Bail Organa, Kit Fisto, Orn Free Tarr, and several other minor characters.
12	** Creator/DeeBradleyBaker voices every single adult Clone Trooper in the series, while also providing his talents to background characters and varying creatures.
13	** Creator/SamWitwer voices The Son and Darth Maul.
14	** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Chancellor Palpatine's two identities were initially played by different actors, with Creator/CarlosSegundo (the voice of Darth Maul) as Darth Sidious, and Creator/JavierRivero (the voice of ''Jar Jar Binks'') as the Chancellor persona.
15	* ActorInspiredElement:
16	** Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor made his portrayal of Obi-Wan a hybrid of Creator/AlecGuinness and Creator/EwanMcGregor's voices. Later when he was making a voice for Osi Sobeck, Creator/DaveFiloni wanted to have Osi as if Creator/ChristopherWalken [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed sounded like a bad guy]]. Taylor later made the voice a combination of Walken and Creator/AlPacino.
17	** Ahsoka's voice and characteristics are based on Creator/AshleyEckstein after Creator/DaveFiloni saw Eckstein's personality in-between audition takes.
18	** The Son having a voice with the tones of Darth Vader, Palpatine, and Starkiller was Creator/SamWitwer's idea (he also voiced the latter two characters in ''Videogame/TheForceUnleashed'').
19	* AlanSmithee: Creator/PhilLaMarr revealed in 2020 that he [[TheOtherDarrin filled in]] for Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks during most of the first season, being credited as "B.J. Hughes". Unlike other examples of this trope, it should be noted that this is the only role of his on the series in which [=LaMarr=] was credited by a pseudonym, whereas he is credited by his real name for all his other roles.
20	* AllStarCast:
21	** ''And how!'' ''The Clone Wars'' has an extensive lineup of well-known actors, ranging from voice acting veterans, ''Franchise/StarWars'' alumni, and even live-action actors. The cast includes Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Creator/TomKane, Creator/PhilLaMarr, Creator/CoreyBurton, Creator/TomKenny, Matthew Wood, Creator/AnthonyDaniels, Ahmed Best, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/JimCummings, Creator/GregEllis, Creator/JamesMarsters, Creator/JamesCMathisIII, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/ClancyBrown, Creator/TerrenceCCarson, Creator/RobinAtkinDownes, Creator/GideonEmery, Creator/JenniferHale, Creator/BobBergen, Creator/NolanNorth, Creator/DaveFennoy, Creator/CamClarke, Creator/KateeSackhoff, Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, Creator/SethGreen, Creator/JasonSpisak, Creator/FredTatasciore, Creator/BenDiskin, Creator/BarbaraGoodson, Creator/JonFavreau, Creator/IanAbercrombie, Daniel Logan, Creator/KathSoucie, Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/KirkThornton, Creator/GreggBerger, Creator/DavidKaye, Creator/GregCipes, Creator/KariWahlgren, Creator/SamWitwer, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/DavidTennant, Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/SamuelLJackson, and Creator/ChristopherLee.
22	** In the seventh season, there's Creator/MattLanter and Creator/AshleyEckstein after receiving their {{Star Making Role}}s from the series' original run and Creator/RayPark (Darth Maul's actor in the films).
23	* ApprovalOfGod:
24	** When Creator/ChristopherLee came in to record for the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]], he heard a bit of Creator/CoreyBurton as Count Dooku and wondered why he was needed since Burton was THAT dead-on.
25	** Dave Wolverton, author of ''Literature/TheCourtshipOfPrincessLeia'', was honored by the inclusion of the Nightsisters of Dathomir in the series.
26	** Creator/HaydenChristensen ended up watching both this show and ''Rebels'' to prepare himself for ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', and was [[https://ew.com/tv/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-hayden-christensen-clone-wars-rebels/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=625ed8ff00745e00018b6ef2 thoroughly fascinated]] with what the show did with Anakin and the relationships he had with the other characters.
27	** Creator/TemueraMorrison [[https://www.slashfilm.com/733543/temuera-morrison-would-love-to-play-the-other-clones-in-live-action/ indicated]] that he really enjoyed the portrayal of the Clone Troopers in this series and other animated shows. He even expressed an interest in playing Captain Rex in a live-action appearance, which he would ultimately get to do in ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}''.
28	** Though Creator/EwanMcGregor hasn't said what he thinks of the show itself, he was happy to meet with Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor [[https://www.cbr.com/obi-wan-kenobi-ewan-mcgregor-clone-wars-james-arnold-taylor/ during Star Wars Celebration 2023]], indicating he at least approves of Taylor's depiction of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
29	* AscendedFanon: The nickname for Maul's Mandalorian super commandos, "the Mauldalorians", was acknowledged when one of the Twitter emoji hashtags created to promote the series' revival was [=#TheMauldalorian=].
30	* {{Blooper}}: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E2CargoOfDoom Cargo of Doom]]", when Rex is ordering several battalions of clone troopers into [=AT-TEs=], he calls the first walker an '''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack AT-AT]]'''... a vehicle that ''doesn't exist'' at this point in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon.
31	* BreakthroughHit: ''The Clone Wars'' gave a start to Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Katie Lucas, Matt Michnovetz, and Brent Friedman.
32	* ChannelHop: After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, ''The Clone Wars'' was pulled from Creator/CartoonNetwork after its fifth season concluded, and the sixth season was presented on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Six years later, the seventh and final season premiered on Creator/DisneyPlus. The [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]], meanwhile, was the first ''Star Wars'' film not to be distributed by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, with the release instead being handled by Creator/WarnerBros.
33	* ConclusionInAnotherMedium: When ''The Clone Wars'' was cancelled, multiple episodes were still in different stages of production. Some of that material was released in various formats:
34	** The sixth season comprised of 13 finished episodes that aired on Netflix and was released on Blu-Ray.
35	** Two story arcs of four episodes each ("Crystal Crisis" and "Bad Batch") were released on [=StarWars.com=] with unfinished animation, but complete voice-over and sound effects.
36	** The events of an eight-episode story arc were adapted into the ''Literature/DarkDisciple'' novel.
37	** Another four episode story arc was adapted into the ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' comic book miniseries.
38	** [[AvertedTrope Averted]], however, following the announcement at [[FanConvention San Diego ComicCon 2018]] that ''The Clone Wars'' had been revived for a seventh season, which will finish up many of the story arcs that were left unfinished by the initial cancellation.
39	* CreatorBacklash:
40	** Creator/DaveFiloni regrets [[spoiler:killing off Steela Gerrera at the end of the Onderon arc. The writers liked her character a lot, but decided to kill her as a [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] in liberating Onderon]]. Even then, Filoni still cited the decision as one of his biggest regrets.
41	** Filoni [[https://youtu.be/AaMo-Z-ofcc?t=12 stated]] after the series' original run that he didn't like how DarkerAndEdgier it got as the seasons progressed, personally feeling that it was a reason why some of the viewership went down.
42	** Nalini Krishan, Barriss Offee's actress in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', [[https://thecloudriders.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/nalini-krishan-interview-the-actress-behind-barriss-offee/ felt that]] Barriss [[spoiler:suddenly turning to the Dark Side and betraying Ahsoka]] was both disappointing and out-of-character.
43	** Creator/MatthewYangKing, who voiced Nyx in the original animatics for the episodes in Ahsoka's Walkabout arc, [[https://www.facebook.com/matthewyangking/photos/a.10151234059056318/10158309156211318/ was not informed that his character was replaced by the Martez sisters and was disappointed to only learn of this upon watching the final versions]], but otherwise wished the series good will.
44	* CreatorBreakdown: [[https://twitter.com/ahmedbest/status/1222616635497803776 According to Ahmed Best]], the reason Creator/PhilLamarr [[TheOtherDarrin filled in for him]] as Jar Jar Binks in most of his appearances in the first season (the exception being "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E8BombadJedi Bombad Jedi]]") was that playing the character had become painful for him at the time. Best did not reprise the role again until the third season's "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E3SupplyLines Supply Lines]]".
45	* CreatorsFavorite:
46	** Creator/DaveFiloni's favorite ''Star Wars'' character is Plo Koon, resulting in Plo receiving a fleshed out AscendedExtra role in ''The Clone Wars''. Creator/GeorgeLucas lampshaded how much Filoni likes the character.
47	--->'''Creator/GeorgeLucas:''' Plo Koon is Dave's favorite character. He's constantly trying to push him into the series. If it were up to him, Plo Koon would appear in every episode.
48	** Creator/CoreyBurton has [[https://youtu.be/0Pqcgof2e7o listed]] Cad Bane as one of his absolute favorite roles in his career, since he created the voice instead of just mimicking other actors as many of his previous roles required.
49	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode:
50	** Creator/GeorgeLucas' favorite episode is "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E11ASunnyDayInTheVoid A Sunny Day in the Void]]".
51	** Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor's favorite episode is "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]".
52	** Creator/AshleyEckstein's favorite story arcs are the Mortis and Fugitive arcs.
53	* CrossDressingVoices: Creator/DeeBradleyBaker does the voice of Karina the Great.
54	* DarkhorseCasting: A few of the lead voice actors were relatively unknown compared to the other roles in the cast; Creator/MattLanter had supporting roles in live-action TV, and the same goes for Creator/AshleyEckstein in regards to comedy TV.
55	* DescendedCreator:
56	** As the supervising director of ''The Clone Wars'', Creator/DaveFiloni does the voice of the bounty hunter Embo and the astromech CH-33P.
57	** Matthew Wood, a sound editor at Lucasfilm subsidiary Creator/SkywalkerSound, reprises his role as General Grievous, having previously voiced the character in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. He also takes up the roles of Wat Tambor, Poggle the Lesser, and the battle droids.
58	* DiedDuringProduction: Creator/IanAbercrombie, Palpatine's voice actor for most of the series, passed away in January 2012, while Season 4 was still airing on television. His last recorded role before his death was Season 5's "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]".[[note]]While he also recorded lines for Season 6's Clovis arc, that story arc was originally part of Season 5's production line.[[/note]]
59	* DoingItForTheArt: Kevin Kiner flew to Prague, Czech Republic and hired the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for the recording of the soundtrack of the Fugitive arc, doing it on his own time, out of his own wallet.
60	* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor refrained from re-watching ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' during production so that his portrayal of Obi-Wan wouldn't be affected by future InUniverse events.
61	* EngineeredHashtag: The announcement of ''The Clone Wars''[='=] [[UnCanceled revival]] came with [[AC:[=#CloneWarsSaved=]]] as a shoutout to fan campaigns dedicated to saving the series.
62	* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/GeorgeLucas, being the creator and executive producer of the series, had a say in a significant amount of creative decisions (usually for minor concerns) that would override decisions made by the writers. Ziro the Hutt's speech pattern, for instance, came from a last minute suggestion by him. Interestingly, it was also Lucas who suggested to design Cad Bane to be Creator/LeeVanCleef [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in space]] and his changes generally didn't interfere with how the stories themselves were told, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools so it works both ways]].
63	* ExecutiveVeto: Creator/GeorgeLucas had a tendency to exercise this power in ''The Clone Wars'' due to being its creator and executive producer. For instance, "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E13Sacrifice Sacrifice]]" features the planet Moraband, which was previously known as Korriban. The name Moraband came up during discussion and Lucas suggested that it should be the planet's name in the canon. A writer later added that Korriban is an alternative name for the planet.
64	* FollowTheLeader: Ahsoka Tano as a female lead in ''The Clone Wars'' saw new works in the Disney era of ''Franchise/StarWars'' follow suit, such as Rey in [[Film/TheForceAwakens the]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Sequel]] [[Film/TheRiseofSkywalker Trilogy]], Jyn Erso in ''Film/RogueOne'', and Iden Versio in ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 Battlefront II (2017)]]''.
65	* GodNeverSaidThat: After news of the series' revival, people have said that the series could potentially be extended for more episodes and seasons. This is in spite of the fact that Creator/DaveFiloni said in an [[https://youtu.be/1PLMYhy5Qoo?t=395 interview]] at Celebration Chicago 2019, and later in a [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/23/clone-wars-final-season-date/ D23 inteview]], that there aren't any plans for more episodes and season seven would be the final season.
66	* InMemoriam:
67	** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E17BountyHunters Bounty Hunters]]" is dedicated to Creator/AkiraKurosawa, with the episode inspired by ''Film/SevenSamurai'' and the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise inspired by his films as a whole.
68	** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]" also has a dedication to Creator/IanAbercrombie (the voice actor of Palpatine), who died about one year before the episode aired.
69	* InternationalCoproduction: ''The Clone Wars'' is produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation (United States), Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, [[Creator/WangFilmProductions CGCG]] (Taiwan), and Creator/PolygonPictures (Japan).
70	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
71	** The [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]] went out of print after Warner Bros' distribution contract with Lucasfilm expired, so chances are you'll be paying a lot of money just to get your hands on a DVD and Blu-ray copy of it. Digital outlets won't give you any favors, either. It was available on Creator/{{Netflix}} (in [[NoExportForYou select regions]]) from March 2014 to April 2019, but returned to Creator/DisneyPlus upon that service's launch.
72	** WB's home video rights to the first five seasons lapsed several years later, meaning that the sixth season (dubbed ''The Lost Missions'') is the only home video release still in circulation. Fortunately, the entire series, along with its aforementioned [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]], was included into Disney Plus.
73	** The "Decoded" versions of the episodes in the first season (re-airings that had some lore blurbs by the Lucasfilm Animation team to go along with them) only aired once on TV and on the official ''Star Wars'' website before the premier of the second season.
74	** With the release of season seven and an official finished version of the Bad Batch arc, the original animatics have been taken down from the official ''Franchise/StarWars'' website (along with the "Legacy" page) and their [=YouTube=] channel. While understandable for the Bad Batch episodes (since they've been completed), the Crystal Crisis on Utapau animatics have also been taken down, meaning the only places you can find those episodes are ''The Lost Missions'' Blu-Ray release (and only on Blu-ray, as the DVD release never got them) or other [=YouTube=] channels if you want to watch them (and [=YouTube=] is the only option if you want to see what's changed between the original and finished versions of the Bad Batch episodes).
75	* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: All the individual seasons' DVD and Blu-ray releases contain massive amounts of bonus content, but the first five seasons' Collector's Edition takes it further: it includes every episode in the series, hours of bonus contents, an episode guide, and the 54-page artbook. Also, it costs just slightly more than half of the combined cost of the individual season releases.
76	* MagnumOpusDissonance: [[Creator/GeorgeLucas George]]'s favorite episode is "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E11ASunnyDayInTheVoid A Sunny Day in the Void]]", which happens to often be regarded as one of the '''worst''' episodes in the whole series, thanks to it being considered [[{{Padding}} boring, inconsequential]], [[TrappedByMountainLions plot-irrelevant]] and centering almost entirely on [[TheScrappy two unpopular comic relief characters]]. Dissonance, indeed.
77	* MeaningfulReleaseDate:
78	** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E11Shattered Shattered]]" was released on May 1st, 2020, which can also be written in M/D/Y form as '''5/01'''/2020, referencing the 501st Legion.
79	** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E12VictoryAndDeath Victory and Death]]" was released on [[{{Pun}} May the 4th]], ''Star Wars'' Day.
80	* NetworkToTheRescue: Alongside the fan support as noted below, Creator/DaveFiloni has cited the help of Carrie Beck (of [[Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} Lucasfilm Animation]]) and Agnes Chu (Senior Vice President of Creator/DisneyPlus) in reviving the series.
81	* NoExportForYou: The sixth season was only released in the US, Canada, Germany, and Australia, but Australia [[LateExportForYou had to wait]] for the home video versions. As of 2024, only the seventh and final season has received a Finnish-language dub.
82	* NotScreenedForCritics: The [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]] had a rating embargo until release.
83	* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: The lightsaber technique used by Petro in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E7ATestOfStrength A Test of Strength]]", "Whirlwind of Destiny", was created by nine-year-old Brendon Lake for Hasbro's "Join the Jedi" contest.
84	* TheOriginalDarrin:
85	** After being voiced by Ian Abercrombie and then Creator/TimCurry throughout ''The Clone Wars'', Creator/IanMcDiarmid is back to voicing Darth Sidious in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E11Shattered Shattered]]" during a Force vision that Ahsoka and Maul have. Although, it's just archival audio from ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
86	** The same is done with Silas Carson, Creator/HaydenChristensen, and Creator/SamuelLJackson as Ki-Adi-Mundi, Anakin, and Mace Windu respectively. Although, Creator/TerrenceCCarson still plays Mace elsewhere in the episode, and Anakin's final line "What have I done?" is provided by Creator/MattLanter.
87	** Creator/RayPark, the original actor to physically portray Darth Maul in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', returns to provide the mo-cap for him in the final duel of the series.
88	** In the European French dub, seasons 1 through 4 were dubbed at the Dubbing Brothers studio with the voice actors from the films. Seasons 5 and 6 were dubbed at the Technicolor studio, and most of the cast was replaced. Season 7 moved back to Dubbing Brothers, with the film cast reprising their roles.
89	* TheOtherDarrin:
90	** A significant amount of ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters in ''The Clone Wars'' are not voiced by the actors that portrayed them in their appearances in the films. Many examples include:
91	*** Creator/MattLanter voices Anakin Skywalker instead of Creator/HaydenChristensen.
92	*** Creator/DeeBradleyBaker voices the clone troopers instead of Creator/TemueraMorrison.
93	*** The late Creator/IanAbercrombie, and eventually Creator/TimCurry[[note]]Abercrombie managed to record all his dialogue for the Clovis arc before passing[[/note]], voices Palpatine instead of Creator/IanMcDiarmid.
94	*** Creator/CatherineTaber voices Padmé Amidala instead of Creator/NataliePortman.
95	*** Creator/PhilLaMarr voices Bail Organa instead of Creator/JimmySmits. He also played Jar Jar three times when Creator/AhmedBest wasn't available.
96	*** Creator/StephenStanton voices Wilhuff Tarkin instead of Wayne Pygram.
97	*** Artt Butler voices Gial Ackbar instead of Erik Bauersfeld.
98	*** Creator/FredTatasciore voices Captain Tarpals instead of Steven Speirs.
99	*** Creator/SamWitwer voices Darth Maul instead of Peter Serafinowicz.
100	** For the other ''Star Wars'' characters that had speaking roles from their appearances in the non-canon ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' micro-series, Creator/NikaFutterman voices Asajj Ventress instead of Creator/GreyDeLisle, Creator/OliviaDabo voices Luminara Unduli instead of Creator/CreeSummer, and Creator/MeredithSalenger voices Barriss Offee instead of Tatyana Yassukovich.
101	** For the Latin American Spanish dub:
102	*** Jesús Colin, Chancellor Palpatine's voice actor in the prequels, had already retired by the time of this series, so he was replaced by Creator/JavierRivero as his Chancellor persona, and Creator/CarlosSegundo as Darth Sidious. In season 7, Creator/JesseConde took over as the official voice of Palpatine/Sidious.
103	*** Creator/MiguelAngelGhigliazza originally [[RoleReprise reprised his role]] as the voice of the clone troopers for the first three seasons of the show, but was replaced by Creator/JoseLuisOrozco.
104	*** Similarly, Carlos Segundo still voiced Darth Maul until season 7, when he was replaced by Creator/RicardoTejedo.
105	*** Mace Windu is voiced by Creator/BlasGarcia instead of Creator/VictorHugoAguilar, his voice actor from the movies.
106	*** Boba Fett is voiced by José Antonio Toledano instead of Carlos Díaz.
107	* TheOtherMarty:
108	** Mat Lucas originally [[RoleReprise reprised]] his role as Anakin Skywalker from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', but he was replaced by Creator/MattLanter during the production of episodes that became the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]].
109	** When the four original episodes were edited and released as the pilot movie, Creator/ChristopherLee returned to voice Count Dooku. Creator/CoreyBurton, who plays Dooku for the rest of the series, had already recorded his lines, so Lee rerecorded them and matched his performance to the already-rendered images.
110	** Gary Anthony Williams was originally cast as Kit Fisto, but due to his busy schedule with ''Series/BostonLegal'', he was replaced by Creator/PhilLaMarr. Williams would later be cast as Riff Tamson, [[CastingGag the main antagonist of a story arc featuring Kit Fisto]].
111	* PlayingAgainstType:
112	** Creator/DeeBradleyBaker voicing [[BadassNormal the clone troopers]] is a change of pace from his usual roles as animals, aliens, monsters, nerdy boys, or scientists, though he does do many creature voices (notably the Geonosian Queen) in the series like usual.
113	** Creator/CoreyBurton as [[CampStraight Ziro]] [[FatBastard the Hutt]] is quite different from his typecasting as imposing villains, such as Count Dooku and Cad Bane elsewhere in the series.
114	** Creator/JenniferHale voicing Riyo Chuchi reverses her usual typecasting as [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] such as Aayla Secura in the series.
115	** Creator/TasiaValenza is notable for voicing [[DarkActionGirl villains]], but she voices [[LadyOfWar Shaak Ti]] in this series.
116	** Creator/KateeSackhoff, who's most well known as [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Starbuck]], voices [[DarkActionGirl Bo-Katan Kryze]].
117	** Creator/MarkHamill as the voice of the apparition of Darth Bane is a stark contrast to the role of Luke Skywalker. When it comes to voice acting, however, this is quite normal for him.
118	** Creator/TomKenny voices Nute Gunray and Nahdar Vebb, far more serious characters than his usual roles.
119	** Creator/JonFavreau is usually known for playing bumbling side characters who are nonetheless good people. Here, he portrays the villainous Pre Vizsla, the leader of the terrorist cell who actively calls for violence and betrayal amongst his own people.
120	* ProductionPosse: Creator/DaveFiloni is joined by multiple cast and crew members from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', including Creator/GiancarloVolpe, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Creator/NikaFutterman, Nick Jameson, Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, and Creator/BenDiskin.
121	* PromotedFanboy: Almost the entire cast and crew are massive ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans:
122	** Supervising director Creator/DaveFiloni went to see ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' on opening day in a Plo Koon cosplay. As of 2016, he's now the head of Lucasfilm Animation.
123	** Fan film ''Film/{{Troops}}'' creator Kevin Rubio got to write "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E8BombadJedi Bombad Jedi]]".
124	** Creator/MattLanter was initially a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example of this, but after voicing Anakin Skywalker, he's now a full-fledged ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan.
125	** Creator/AshleyEckstein is a huge [[ProudToBeAGeek self-proclaimed geek]] of ''Franchise/StarWars'', and even started her own line of geek-themed clothing and merchandise for girls.
126	** Creator/SethGreen is known for his AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/StarWars'' in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', and managed to voice Todo-360 and Ion Papanoida.
127	** Creator/AnnaGraves grew up with ''Franchise/StarWars'' and the [[{{Novelization}} novelizations]].
128	** Creator/JonFavreau is a fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'', particularly Boba Fett. After chatting with Creator/DaveFiloni at the Lucsafilm studios during the production of ''Film/IronMan1'', he became the voice of Pre Vizsla.
129	** Creator/DavidTennant is a fan of ''Star Wars'' himself, and got the role as the voice of Professor Huyang.
130	** Creator/SamWitwer is a massive ''Star Wars'' fan, having done voice acting for some of the franchise's video games before, and is one of the most willing to delve into lore and theorizing.
131	** Creator/GiancarloVolpe was a ''Star Wars'' fan before he was even brought onto ''The Clone Wars''.
132	** Ksenia Zelentsova, also known as lorna_ka on social media, is a popular ''Star Wars'' fanartist that was brought in to do the official cover for ''Stories of Light and Dark''.
133	* ProtectionFromEditors: While he meddled in the production himself, George Lucas also [[https://www.slashfilm.com/1180080/george-lucas-personally-protected-the-star-wars-the-clone-wars-crew-from-the-licensing-department-exclusive/ told a licensing executive to not call the writers after the executive made a request to help the toyline. He also promised that any cuts that needed to be made for time for the broadcasts would be reinstated for the DVD/Blu-Ray collections.]]
134	* RealitySubtext: In the Season 7 episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E9OldFriendsNotForgotten Old Friends Not Forgotten]]", Obi-Wan makes a comment in about Maul being seemingly killed and coming back again. The same could be said about ''The Clone Wars'' itself as "Old Friends Not Forgotten" starts the story arc leading to the '''third''' series finale.
135	* RealLifeRelative:
136	** Katie Lucas, the adopted middle child of Creator/GeorgeLucas, wrote a multitude of episodes in ''The Clone Wars''.
137	** Voice actors Creator/SethGreen and Clare Grant are married in real life; the former voiced Todo-360 and Ion Papanoida while the latter voiced Latts Razzi.
138	** Creator/MichaelYork, Dr. Nuvo Vindi's voice actor, is the stepfather of Prequel Trilogy producer Rick [=McCallum=].
139	* RecastAsARegular: Creator/SamWitwer first voices the Son, an ArcVillain during the Mortis arc. He later returns as Darth Maul, a major VillainProtagonist in the later seasons.
140	* RefittedForSequel: Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} has refitted a significant amount of concepts featured in the Original and Prequel Trilogies for ''The Clone Wars''.
141	** Many of Ralph [=McQuarrie=]'s designs were redesigned for the series:
142	*** The Kwazel Maw is based on his [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/b/b6/SwampSlug-McQuarrie.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070806160522 concept art]] for swamp creatures on Dagobah.
143	*** Maridun's design stems from his concepts for ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
144	*** Orto Plutonia is based on his concepts for Hoth.
145	*** Monument Plaza (which is a large plaza on Coruscant) is based on multiple art concepts he made.
146	*** The Well of the Dark Side is based on a design for ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' where Luke would've faced the Emperor in the lower levels of Coruscant.
147	*** Rako's new helmet in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E16FriendsAndEnemies Friends and Enemies]]" is based on his concepts for Boba Fett.
148	** The Eta-class shuttle is based on Joe Johnston's design for the Imperial shuttle in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
149	** The Jedi jumpspeeders in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E17GhostsOfMortis Ghosts of Mortis]]" are based on a speeder bike concept from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
150	** The Zygerrian HH-87 Starhopper is based on an unused design for an Imperial shuttle in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
151	** The design of the Phoenix ship is based on an Imperial shuttle design.
152	** Rako Hardeen's helmet in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E15Deception Deception]]" is based on a Rebel trooper design for ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
153	** Derrown's design dates back to Ron Cobb's concepts for a cantina alien for ''Film/ANewHope''.
154	** The designs of the clone troopers' cold-weather gear is based on concept art associated with ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
155	** From Doug Chiang's designs:
156	*** The city of Cliffhold on Iego is based on his designs back in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
157	*** Pre Vizsla's helmet in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E14AFriendInNeed A Friend in Need]]" is based on his design for a clone trooper helmet in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
158	** From Iain [=McCaig=]'s designs:
159	*** Robonino's design comes from his unused Prequel Trilogy design for an alien Jedi.
160	*** Satine Kryze's look is based on a design for Queen Padmé Amidala in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and her royal guards are also based on an unused Sith design for said film.
161	*** Mother Talzin's design is based on his concepts for a Sith Witch in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
162	*** Krismo Sodi's design stems from his illustrations for Obi-Wan for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
163	*** Tiplee and Tiplar are based on his designs for a female Sith Lord for ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
164	** Padmé's headdress in the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]] (along with "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E8BombadJedi Bombad Jedi]]") is based on an unused design for her in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
165	** Tera Sinube's design based on an alien senator concept for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
166	** The clone barracks on Kamino are based on designs for ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
167	** The Anoobas are based on Terryl Whitlatch's design for a hound creature in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
168	** A Separatist starship seen in the Umbara arc is based on a starship design for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
169	** Colonel Gascon is based on an early concept design for Jar Jar Binks for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
170	** Ringo Vinda is based on an concept design from ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
171	** Rig Nema's design is based on an [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/ab/UnknownDarkSiderAdept.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20150413041949 early concept design]] for Mace Windu.
172	** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', it was originally intended that Yoda would ride a can-cell (the large dragonfly-esque insect first seen on Kashyyyk in that film) to escape Order 66. This was later included into the pilot movie, where Anakin and Ahsoka ride a can-cell to escape Asajj Ventress on Teth.
173	* RoleReprise:
174	** Returning from the films are Creator/AnthonyDaniels as C-3PO, Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks (although Binks was voiced by Phil Lamarr in three episodes), Creator/LiamNeeson as Qui-Gon Jinn, Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker, Daniel Logan as Boba Fett & the younger clone cadets, and Matthew Wood as General Grievous & the battle droids.
175	** Voice actors from previous ''Star Wars'' works such as ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and the franchise's [[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII videogames]] returned, which include Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Creator/TomKane as Yoda, Creator/TerrenceCCarson as Mace Windu, and Creator/CoreyBurton as Count Dooku.
176	** In the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]], Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/ChristopherLee reprised their respective roles as Mace Windu and Count Dooku. For Lee, it would be the final time that he portrayed Dooku before his passing in 2015.
177	** In the seventh season, Creator/RayPark, who portrays Maul in the films, was brought on to do the [[SerkisFolk motion capture]] for the character.
178	** Sharmila Devar and Creator/RayStevenson return from ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' as Ursa Wren and Gar Saxon in Season 7.
179	** Aside from the examples seen in TheOtherDarrin, almost all of the cast of the Latin American Spanish dub from the movies returned for this series.
180	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: During its reruns on Creator/{{Toonami}}, it was suddenly moved from its initial 3:00 AM timeslot down to ''5:00 AM''. It was later written off the network for good once ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' began airing on Creator/DisneyXD.
181	* SelfAdaptation: Henry Gilroy, the writer of the ''Slaves of the Republic'' comics, wrote its StoryArc adaptation for the series.
182	* SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: A number of petitions and campaigns were organized to save ''The Clone Wars'' after its initial cancellation in 2013. While it's unknown what effect it had in regards to the sixth season, Creator/DaveFiloni and the production crew said that it wouldn't have been possible without the support they got. Even after the sixth season aired in 2014, the support to give it full closure still continued and it finally paid off in 2018 with its [[UnCanceled revival]] for a seventh season.
183	* SequelGap: ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 premiered on February 21, 2020, making it about six years since the sixth season aired in 2014. To put that into perspective, between the two seasons, ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' completed its four-season run, ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]'' completed its two-season run, and the ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens entire]]'' [[Film/TheLastJedi sequel]] [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker trilogy]] was released, on top of a couple [[Film/RogueOne spinoff]] [[Film/{{Solo}} films]] and the first season of ''Series/TheMandalorian''.
184	* SequelInAnotherMedium: Before ''The Clone Wars''[='=] [[UnCanceled revival]] in 2018, some of its unfinished arcs were adapted into other mediums, such as ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' and ''Literature/DarkDisciple''.
185	* ShortRunInPeru: The sixth season aired in Germany before it aired in the U.S. and Canada on Netflix. [[http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2014/02/the-clone-wars-season-6-german-trailer.html]]
186	* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''Clone Wars'' is also the title of an ''ComicBook/XMen'' UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis [[VideoGame/XMen2CloneWars video game]].
187	* StarMakingRole: A significant amount of the cast members gained recognition from ''The Clone Wars'', most notably Creator/MattLanter, Creator/AshleyEckstein, Creator/CatherineTaber, Creator/NikaFutterman, Creator/AnnaGraves, and Creator/StephenStanton.
188	* TrollingCreator: Creator/DaveFiloni was asked more than once at conventions whether [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ben_Quadinaros Ben Quadinaros]] would appear in the series. In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E6TheRiseOfClovis The Rise of Clovis]]", he did appear....[[ExactWords in a pod-racing poster on the wall of Anakin's quarters in the Jedi Temple]].
189	* TroubledProduction:
190	** The first major woe experienced was the production of the ''Clone Wars'' movie, which Lucas pushed to have released in theaters. The production staff was already working hard to create the television series that had state-of-the-art animation. They were also establishing a new animation studio at the time, so the extra work a film required made life much harder. Producer Catherine Winder described the situation as a "50 million per hour story being told with a 2 million per hour budget." What started off as the first three story arcs was combined to a feature film that was not acclaimed upon release, mainly due to how the film clearly did not resemble something meant to be put in theaters as well as the childish and softer tone. Despite this, the earnings made were enough to push forward with Season 1.
191	** While much of the production during the series' lifetime was relatively calm, the series faced cancellation when Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012 which would have brought an end to Cartoon Network's airing of the series. [[ExecutiveMeddling The producers were forced to wrap up production as Disney did not want to continue the series]] due to the now [[DarkerAndEdgier darker and edgier tone]] it had compared to what Disney was used to airing. While Season 5 was able to air on Cartoon Network, Season 6 was still in production and was eventually released on Netflix, while several story arcs that would have been used in Season 7 and a planned Season 8 were never finished.
192	** Years passed before Disney decided to revive the series for a final season, using one of the story arcs left on the cutting room floor and building two new arcs from the ground up. Dave Filoni struggled to build a new story arc that explained Ahsoka's new perspective on the war and the Republic as a whole, wanting to create a narrative that was satisfying. In the end it paid off, with critical acclaim given to the final season for giving the proper sendoff the series needed.
193	* UnCanceled: In an announcement at [[FanConvention San Diego ComicCon 2018]], Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} revealed the revival of ''The Clone Wars'' for one final season. The seventh season is created from scripts and story arcs that were originally written before the cancellation and debut on [[Creator/DisneyPlus Disney+]].
194	* UnfinishedEpisode: Prior to the series being revived in 2018, the unfinished story reels for the Crystal Crisis on Utapau and Bad Batch arcs were released for free on the ''Star Wars'' website.
195	* VoiceOnlyCameo: Liam Neeson reprised his role as Qui-Gon Jinn for the Mortis arc and the Voices arc.
196	* VoicesInOneRoom: The cast does recordings together.
197	--> '''Creator/AshleyEckstein''': From day one, it's been really important for Dave and the rest of the team to record it like an old radio drama and to all be there in person, so it's incredible. We come together for cast records and we're able to really kind of build that camaraderie, which -- for us, after working together for so long -- we've become like family.
198	* WagTheDirector: Or rather wag the creator. When recording for the Obi-Wan Undercover arc, Creator/GeorgeLucas initially didn't want Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor to voice Rako Hardeen so that Obi-Wan and Rako sounded different, [[spoiler:as the former steals the latter's identity in the story arc]]. Dave Filoni and the creative team however were confident that Taylor could do a [[ManOfAThousandVoices voice]] that sounded completely different from Obi-Wan and had him voice Rako; they eventually showed his performance to Lucas and he liked it.
199	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/StarWarsTheCloneWars See here]].
200	* WordOfGay: Cassie Cryar and Ione Marcy (who first appear in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E11LightsaberLost Lightsaber Lost]]") are a couple, even though "Lightsaber Lost" only presents them as criminal partners.
201	* WordOfGod: Apparently, [[https://alexkablob.tumblr.com/post/117301111979/flyinghalfaship-kablob17-so-filoni-kind-of Dave Filoni]] in regards to the Padmé pin-up scene in the animatic reels for "The Bad Batch", hinted that Rex had an idea about Anakin and Padmé's secret relationship. This would be confirmed when the arc was remade for the eventual seventh season on Disney Plus.
202	* YouSoundFamiliar:
203	** From ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' for Season 7, Creator/VanessaMarshall (Hera) is Rook Kast.
204	** From ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' for Season 7, Creator/BobbyMoynihan (Orka) is Pintu Son-El in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E5GoneWithATrace Gone With a Trace]]", Creator/JoshBrener (Neeku) is the Toong workers in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E8TogetherAgain Together Again]]", and Donald Faison (Hype) is the super tactical droid in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E9OldFriendsNotForgotten Old Friends Not Forgotten]]".
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207	[[folder:The Webcomics]]
208	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As the old ''Star Wars'' website was remodeled in 2012, most of anything from 2011 and before — such as the various webcomics, including ''The Clone Wars'' ones — are lost forever and exist only in screenshots, unless Lucasfilm plans to release them in physical collections as they have with some hard-to-attain media.
209	[[/folder]]

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