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9[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} For every star, a story there is]].''[[note]] Clockwise from center: [[ClonesArePeopleToo Captain Rex]], [[NotQuiteDead Darth Maul]], [[AntiVillain Asajj Ventress]], [[MentorArchetype Yoda]], [[TheHero Ahsoka Tano]], and [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil Anakin Skywalker]].[[/note]]]]
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12->''"Unfortunately, war tends to distort our point of view. If we sacrifice our code, even for victory, we may lose that which is most important: our honor.''"
13-->-- '''Obi-Wan Kenobi'''
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15''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a [[AllCGICartoon CGI animated series]] set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe. It is created and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas and directed by Creator/DaveFiloni[[note]]Filoni eventually became an executive producer in Season 7[[/note]] (''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'').
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17Set after ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', the galaxy is at war as the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems[[note]]also known as the Separatist Alliance or Separatists[[/note]] vie for control over the galaxy, and the [[WarriorMonk Jedi Order]] serve as the generals of the Republic's CloneArmy. The series [[KnightKnaveAndSquire principally focuses]] on Anakin Skywalker (Creator/MattLanter), his former Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor), and his own student Ahsoka Tano (Creator/AshleyEckstein) as they deal with the [[GenreRoulette various adventures and battles]] fought in the war alongside the [[LowerDeckEpisode clone troopers]] (Creator/DeeBradleyBaker), [[AscendedExtra other Jedi]], and [[ADayInTheLimelight politicians]] up until the events of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' that conclude the war.
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19''The Clone Wars'' began with a PilotMovie distributed by [[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Bros. Pictures]] on August 10, 2008, and premiered on Creator/CartoonNetwork on October 3, 2008. The series was in production of a sixth season, but was cancelled shortly after the season five finale on March 2, 2013 following Creator/{{Disney}}'s acquisition of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The episodes of the series that were in production were released as a Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive on March 7, 2014 while some of its unproduced story arcs have been adapted into other canonical mediums.
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21In July 2018, ''The Clone Wars'' was UnCanceled approximately four years after the sixth season. The seventh and [[GrandFinale final season]] premiered on Creator/DisneyPlus on February 21, 2020 and concluded on May 4, 2020.
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23''The Clone Wars'' is the final work created and executive produced by George Lucas prior to selling the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise to Disney. ''The Clone Wars'' is also the only ''Star Wars'' work outside of the original six ''Star Wars'' films to be considered canon following the franchise-wide ContinuityReboot due to Lucas' heavy involvement with the series and its influence on several other works that would be released afterward.
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25'''Supplemental material:'''
26[[index]]
27* ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'': A comic book adaptation of a four-episode story arc that presents the aftermath of the Shadow Collective arc. Bears the distinction of being the only ''Star Wars'' comic book series published prior to Disney's EU reset that is still canon.
28* ''Literature/DarkDisciple'': A novelization adaptation of an eight-episode story arc where an unlikely duo joins forces to assassinate Count Dooku.
29* ''Crystal Crisis on Utapau'': Four story reels of an unfinished story arc involving Anakin and Obi-Wan on Utapau.
30* ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Stories of Light and Dark'': An anthology collection that retells different episodes of ''The Clone Wars'' from the characters' perspectives, and one chapter telling an original story.
31* ''ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales'': A five-issue comic book series that focuses on characters in ''The Clone Wars''.
32* ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!'': A reference book that presents information about all of the characters in ''The Clone Wars''.
33[[/index]]
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35[[folder:Supplemental material — ''Legends'']]
36[[index]]
37* ''[[Literature/CloneWarsGambit Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' books: A five-part book series starting with a novelization of the pilot movie.
38* ''ComicBook/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' comics: A series of tie-in graphic novels and comics focusing on characters in ''The Clone Wars''.
39** ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' magazine comics: A series of comics included in ''The Clone Wars'' magazine exclusively sold in the United Kingdom.
40* ''Literature/TheCloneWarsSecretMissions'': A series of books focusing on an original story about Nuru Kungurama, a Chiss Padawan, and his team of clone troopers, the Breakout Squad.
41* ''WebComic/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' webcomics: A series of webcomics released concurrently with the show's first, second, and third seasons. The season one webcomics were mainly prequels to their respective episodes, while the webcomics for seasons two and three were based on original stories.
42** ''Act on Instinct'' and ''The Valsedian Operation'': The webcomics for seasons two and three respectively, focusing on an original story about Padawan Tyzen Xebec, the former apprentice of the late Master Bolla Ropal.
43* ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' video games. Unrelated to the ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' video game, which was not a tie-in to the show.
44** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheCloneWarsJediAlliance'': A game exclusive to the Nintendo DS, set during Season one. Featured an original storyline with the Nightsisters as the main villains.
45** ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels'': A game exclusive to the Wii, focused on re-enacting various lightsaber duels from season one.
46** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheCloneWarsRepublicHeroes'': Set between season one and two, featuring an original storyline of the Jedi investigating a mysterious Separatist superweapon. The Nintendo DS version instead adapts episodes from seasons one and two.
47** ''VideoGame/StarWarsCloneWarsAdventures'': A now-defunct MMORPG.
48* ''Literature/{{Restraint}}'': A short story published in the second edition of ''Literature/DarthMaulShadowHunter'', aimed with revising {{retcon}}s made to Maul and Ventress's backstories in season three.
49* ''Literature/SpeakingSilently'': A short story published in ''Insider'' Issue 139, featuring Rex, Jesse, Kix, and Dogma.
50* ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'': A short story published in ''Insider'' Issue 144, featuring Hondo Ohnaka.
51[[/index]]
52* ''Legends'' media with other connections to ''The Clone Wars'':
53** The ''Literature/FateOfTheJedi'' book series expands on the Mortis Gods and their connection to the books' main villain, Abeloth.
54** Though BroadStrokes is in effect, Asajj Ventress is largely borrowed from her depiction in the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' micro-series and ''ComicBook/StarWarsRepublic'' comic.
55** Likewise, the ''ComicBook/JangoFettOpenSeasons'' comic serves as a backdrop for the Mandalorians' story arc in the show, particularly for the Death Watch and the Mandalorian Civil War.
56** The ''VideoGame/StarWarsRepublicCommando'' video game served as an inspiration for the series, though connections to it are minor references (namely the usage of clone commando armor) and a cameo appearance from Delta Squad at best.
57[[/folder]]
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59''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' was followed in production order by ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' prior to its seventh season, the former of which serves as a distant sequel to this series with several characters returning. After Season 7, the series is chronologically followed by ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'', which focuses on the titular team of clone troopers left to fend for themselves in the age of the Empire. ''The Clone Wars'' also has a spin-off anthology series called ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheJedi Tales of the Jedi]]'', which focuses on different Jedi characters from the era of the Prequel Trilogy and takes place during before, during, and after the events of the series.
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61See also the previous ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' animated series, which this series largely supersedes as Canon but was made in between ''Attack of the Clones'' and '' Revenge of the Sith'' in real life.
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63'''Please move any character tropes to the proper [[Characters/StarWarsTheCloneWars character pages]] and tropes associated with particular episodes and story arcs to the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWars recap page]]'''.
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65!!THE TROPES HAVE ARRIVED!:
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67[[index]]
68* [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie The Pilot Movie]]
69* [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWarsSeasonOneToSeasonSix Season 1 - Season 6]]
70** StarWarsTheCloneWarsSeasonOneToSeasonSix/TropesAToF
71** StarWarsTheCloneWarsSeasonOneToSeasonSix/TropesGToZ
72* [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWarsSeasonSeven Season 7]]
73[[/index]]
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76->''"This is a war. If we aren't willing to do what it takes to win, we risk losing everything we try to protect."''
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