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Plo Koon: Not to me.
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- The meme. ExplanationThe explanation behind the meme.
- Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
- Taking pictures or screencaps of the most horrifically violent and dark scenes in the series and captioning them with "kids' show" and similar comments have become a common joke among some people.
- Due to the rise of Prequel Trilogy memes in 2017, many moments in the Prequel Trilogy that were prone to Memetic Mutation retroactively became Ascended Memes in The Clone Wars thanks to the many shoutouts in the series. Some have joked that the writers did Prequel Trilogy memes first before they became popular.
- "This is where the fun begins."ExplanationAhsoka's line in the pilot movie mirrors Anakin's quote later on. Anakin also says the line himself during the Zillo Beast arc.
- "Spinning is not flying." "But it's a good trick."ExplanationObi-Wan's conversation with Anakin in "Destroy Malevolence" about the fact that spinning is not flying calls back to when Anakin tried it before at the Battle of Naboo.
- "Hello there."ExplanationGeneral Grievous greets Obi-Wan in "Destroy Malevolence" (their very first face-to-face encounter) with this line, in which Obi-Wan would later return the favor in their final encounter. Some have joked that Obi-Wan got inspiration from Grievous to mock him at that exact moment.
- Why is Anakin being called "Master"?ExplanationAnakin is addressed as Master on many occasions by Ahsoka. Although there is an explanation that it's a formal term for any Jedi, people have used it to joke that Anakin will never get the actual rank of Master.
- "It's treason, then."Explanation (Spoilers!)Pong Krell says the line verbatim when he's ousted by the clone troopers as the villain.
- "We're just [X], sir. We're meant to be expendable." "Not to me."ExplanationPlo Koon's conversation with the clone troopers when he reassures them that they're not expendable. A popular variation
◊ in light of the revival has the clone troopers' helmets replaced with the series' logo and Koon's face with Dave Filoni. - "Well, I guess I'm in charge now."ExplanationOne of the B1 battle droids says this after General Grievous leaves their frigate in order to escape into his starfighter.
- "This effort... is no longer... PROFITABLE!" ExplanationHondo shouts this as he makes his getaway from Felucia in "Bounty Hunters". The line is used by some if a trend loses popularity.
- "This effort is profitable!"Explanation An inverted version of the meme is also used if a trend starts to gain popularity.
- "What if I could show you, the future?"ExplanationThe Son gives Anakin a glimpse of his inevitable turn into Darth Vader, which has been further mutated with unfortunate events such as Ki-Adi-Mundi foreseeing the Separatist droid attack on the Wookiees.
- "How many other lies have I been told by the council?"ExplanationAnakin angrily asks this question to Obi-Wan after learning that the Jedi Council had the latter fake his death without informing him. Often used in memes in which the subject learns that an urban myth or common misconception isn't real.
- "Careful not to choke on your stupidity."ExplanationAhsoka says to this Lux to mock him for making an alliance with the Death Watch. This line saw a lot more popularity following the release of Rogue One, where Darth Vader Force-chokes Director Krennic while saying the line almost verbatim after the latter complains about control of the Death Star (a project that he oversaw) being handed over to Grand Moff Tarkin. One has to wonder if Anakin gets inspiration from Ahsoka.
- "Do not underestimate our memes."ExplanationKalani tells Rash "Do not underestimate our means" regarding having enough forces to defeat the rebels despite the citizens in open revolt. Many fans have construed Kalani's reverberated voice to where it sounds like he says "memes" instead.
- "Insolence? We are pirates! We don't even know what that means!"ExplanationHondo's answer to Darth Maul when the Sith Lord threatens that he will pay for the "insolence" of pointing out that he and Savage are running away from Kenobi. It's used to express incredulity with a concept, usually switching one or both nouns to whatever fits the theme of the discussion in a "X? We are Y!..." scheme, eg "Tropes? We're memers. We don't even know what that means."
- "Shut up, Dengar!"ExplanationIn "Bounty", an irritated Bossk's reaction when Dengar snarkily wonders if Asajj Ventress is his girlfriend.
- Sixes.ExplanationIn the novel Lords of the Sith, Vader remembers the clone troopers that served with him; Rex, Echo, and... Sixes. Obviously, this was supposed to be Fives, but instead of just putting it down as an error, Wookieepedia created an entire new page for the character "Sixes", which has caused the fandom to run with it and turn "Sixes" into a legendary Memetic Badass who is responsible for many things, such as Grievous' cough and Greedo's death.
- Sandwich clone.ExplanationIn the episode Deception, there is a clone trooper eating a sandwich (or maybe toast; it's debated by the fandom). Bounty hunter Cad Bane bursts into the room Sandwich Clone is working in, and Sandwich Clone throws his sandwich at Bane's face before getting shot. Sandwich clone is so popular that he has his own subreddit (r/sandwichclone).
- "I will finish what you started" memes sprung up like wildfire the moment it was revealed at SDCC 18 that The Clone Wars was getting revived for a seventh season, usually captioned with pictures of Dave Filoni looking at himself in a mirror.
- Ever since the SDCC 18 trailer came out, there have been several comments saying that the revival proves the existence of God, with Dave Filoni being seen as the second coming of Jesus Christ. On a more serious note are the fans who see him as the second coming of George Lucas, having an insight into the characters and universe that matches Lucas' own, and a talent for putting it on screen.
- "That awkward moment, when (you realize) Jar Jar has a girlfriend...and you don't."ExplanationThis refers to Queen Julia of Bardotta, who is in a relationship with Jar Jar Binks of all people. Fans and haters alike took the revelation with humorous Self-Deprecation jokes.
- "Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way."ExplanationMaul's Written by the Winners line to Bo-Katan has been making the rounds as a quote to describe popular misconceptions in history, like Napoleon being short.
- "There is no mercy." explanationPalpatine says this line to Maul when the latter is begging for mercy before electrocuting him with Force Lightning. Naturally, this has been used to describe anything from fanfic writers torturing their OCs to 2020 being unmerciful to us.
- "This was actually your great trial." explanationMace Windu's inability to own up for throwing Ahsoka under the bus in "The Wrong Jedi" became shorthand for Never My Fault.
- "Welcome to our disaster. Glad you could come." explanationThreepio's translation of King Manchucho's greeting to the Republic relief group on Aleen, which is going through an earthquake epidemic, in "Mercy Mission". This quote has been used in reference to people newly discovering something during a state of turmoil, or people newly becoming Star Wars fans in spite of how notoriously divided the fanbase is (or becoming fans of other franchises with notoriously divided fanbases).
- "The mission... the nightmares... they're... finally... over..." explanation Fives' dying words were not only one of the saddest moments of the show, but also exploitable to describe the relief one feels when making it through an ordeal.
- False surrender is a war crime. explanation Fans call out Obi-Wan's false surrender trick in the pilot movie as a war crime under the Geneva Convention. This only intensified when Anakin repeats the same trick in "Old Friends Not Forgotten", rather gleefully too, with many joking that of course Anakin would commit war crimes for fun.
- That Yularen aged terribly by Season 7note His animation model actually looked this way starting after the first Time Skip circa Season 3, but he was rarely seen due to being Demoted to Extra; Season 7 brought him back into the spotlight. because of working with Anakin, and to a lesser extent, Ahsoka and the 501st for the past three years.
- This Instagram live feed of a Mauldalorian cosplayer advocating the "Raid Area 51" meme. His armor highly resembles Gar Saxon's note The leader of the Mandalorian Supercommandos , leading to jokes that this is actually Saxon himself.
- “You’re all going to burn! We’re all going to die! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!” explanation Darth Maul screams this to Ahsoka and the clones as he’s captured. Given the timing of the episode and season as a whole, this has frequently been used to describe the insanity that is 2020.
- Mace Windu calling Ahsoka "citizen" became shorthand for exclusion from information.
- "I'm not rooting for you." explanation (spoilers) While Ahsoka does set Maul free during Order 66 as many anticipated, she pointedly does not team up with him, just letting him loose to cause chaos. This line in particular (in response to Maul asking her to give him a fighting chance, and with the obvious subtext that she hopes he dies doing it) is getting memed as both funny and awesome.
- That compared to his best friend Rex ("i'm literally shaking and crying rn"), Cody had little trouble going through with Order 66, leading to jokes that Cody already had a grudge against Obi-Wan and/or had an itchy trigger-finger ("So anyways I started blasting—").
- F*ck Pong Krell. explanation Without going into spoiler territory, Jedi General Pong Krell's jerkassery throughout the Umbara arc led to the above sentence, which has became so common among fans that there's an entire subreddit named "Fuck Pong Krell" dedicated to (jokingly) hating him.
- With Darth Maul's return and having survived his bisection, many were quick to point that Maul was now a eunuch. This has resulted in jokes that Maul was actually seeking revenge against Obi-Wan for taking away his lightsaber in addition to his legs, or using this fact to shoot down any theories of him being a father to a younger character (who would have been born after his bisection) with a Mysterious Past.
- Bo-Katan slapping Ahsoka's butt in her debut episode, which especially resurged years later when the two worked together in the Siege of Mandalore episodes and Bo-Katan directing Din Djarin to meet Ahsoka on Corvus.
- With the popularity spike in Among Us, this has prompted jokes that "Rookies", "The Hidden Enemy", and the Umbara arc are basically games of Among Us.
- Shared with Star Wars: The Bad Batch: "Good soldiers follow orders." explanation Victims of Order 66, most notably Tup, Crosshairs, and Wrecker, repeat this as a Madness Mantra to justify their betrayal of the Jedi. It's now become a common reaction image for Exact Words misinterpretations of requests.
- Tom Kane narrates everything. explanation After the stroke that destroyed his voice, fans used AI to add his narration to other media, such as The Mandalorian, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- "I don't have such weaknesses!" explanationSaid by Anakin to Admiral Trench during the episode "Unfinished Business" in response to Trench claiming that as a Jedi, Anakin wouldn't kill an unarmed foe (and is promptly proved wrong). Often used when somebody is immune to a trick or an inconvenience.
- "Failure." explanationPre Vizsla says this one word to a fellow Mandalorian who had failed to kill Obi-Wan and Satine, just before shooting him dead. Often used to refer to those with exceedingly high standards that have not been met, those who didn't get what they wanted from someone or, more obviously, Epic Fail moments.
- An Ahsoka-themed variant on Drakeposting also frequently makes the rounds, the first image usually showing her grimacing in disgust and a caption noting something the poster hates, while the second image sees her looking much more satisfied along with a caption about something the poster likes.
- "Not us, we're independent thinkers!" explanationWhen a pack of B1s discovers the severed head of a pre-Clone Wars Battle Droid, they remark that the say droid is controlled by a central computer while the rest of them (B1s) are independent thinkers which all the droid there agreed.
"Memes? We are pirates! We don't even know what that means!"
