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* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: The story is fairly self-contained, but Pre Viszla has Bo-Katan and the Darksaber (neither of whom had ever been seen before but both of whom become very important to the story both before and after the ContinuityReboot) with him when he arrives at the temple.


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* MindRape: When Master Utrila briefly touches the Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger, she gets overwhelmed by its Dark side properties and is clearly disturbed by what she felt.
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%%* DiabolusExNihilo: Death Watch has little reason to travel to an abandoned Jedi Temple unless they were specifically looking for trouble, as they've already cut ties with Dooku and the Separatists, having gained a distaste for both the Separatists and the Sith due to some NoodleIncident according to the television series.



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''The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Lost Temple'' was written by Justin Aclin, who would later pen the following issue, ''The Smuggler's Code'', and was illustrated by Ben Bates of [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie Comics']] ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' fame. The story takes place sometime after the events of "A Friend In Need" and before "Eminence".

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''The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Lost Temple'' was written by Justin Aclin, who would later pen the following issue, ''The Smuggler's Code'', and was illustrated by Ben Bates of [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie Comics']] ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' fame. The story takes place sometime after the events of "A Friend In Need" and before "Eminence".

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* TheCameo: Yoda's kybuck from the 2003 ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' cartoon makes a cameo.
* ContinuityNod: Yoda's kybuck from ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' makes a cameo appearance.



* ShoutOut: The title is one to ''ComicBook/DeadlyHandsOfKungFu''.



A comic tying in with ''Literature/TheCloneWarsSecretMissions''.

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A ''The Clone Wars: Strange Allies'' was written by Ryder Windham and was illustrated by Ben Dewey and Mae Hao. The comic tying in with continues off of ''Literature/TheCloneWarsSecretMissions''.


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* ContinuityNod: Abregado-rae was introduced in ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'', one of the trilogy's main settings.
* {{Sequel}}: To the ''Literature/TheCloneWarsSecretMissions'' book series.

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''Darth Maul - Death Sentence'' was a monthly comic arc written by Tom Taylor, and is illustrated by Brian Redondo and Michael Atiyeh.

Although the comic isn't published under the ''The Clone Wars'' multimedia project, it is considered a sequel of the then-unreleased ''The
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''The Clone Wars: Hero of the Confederacy'' was a monthly comic arc written by show writers Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching, and illustrated by Brian Koschak and Michael E. Wiggam.

The arc ran from November 2009 to January 2010, during the show's second season.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Tofen Vane is modeled on Manfred von Richthofen, otherwise known as the legendary RedBaron.


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A comic tying in with ''Literature/TheCloneWarsSecretMissions''.

An excerpt titled "Opress Unleashed" was released for Free Comic Book Day in 2011.
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* AscendedExtra: B'ink Utrila is one of the Jedi [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith sent to protect Palpatine from General Grievous]] according to ''Literature/LabyrinthOfEvil''.



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** Death Watch has been wandering space trying to consolidate power, just as we last saw them in the episode "A Friend In Need".
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B'ink Utrila is one of the Jedi sent to protect Palpatine during the Battle of Coruscant as shown in the novel ''Literature/LabyrinthOfEvil'' ({{retcon}}ning ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'''s depiction of Palpatine's kidnapping, adding in Utrila), and she dies attempting to stop Grievous from kidnapping Palpatine.

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** It's never explained how Death Watch would know and have interest in ancient Sith artifacts, although it's possible they knew due to the Mandalorians' history with the Sith or had to do when the group affiliated with Count Dooku earlier on in the show.
** Glitch ponders about being a clone of a Mandalorian.
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** B'ink Utrila is one of the Jedi sent to protect Palpatine during the Battle of Coruscant as shown in the novel ''Literature/LabyrinthOfEvil'' ({{retcon}}ning ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'''s depiction of Palpatine's kidnapping, adding in Utrila), and she dies attempting to stop Grievous from kidnapping Palpatine.

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%%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Glitch, for [[{{Adorkable}} adorkably]] believing he is Force-sensitive.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: The story focuses on Kit.

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Takes place before "The Holocron Heist".
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* CallForward: Kit and Plo Koon have to work with the young Captain Kendal Ozzel, who will be the Imperial admiral on Darth Vader's flagship, the ''Executor'', in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The story focuses on Kit.Plo Koon, Kit Fisto, and Wolffe.
* EyeScream: Ventress strikes Wolffe in the eye, explaining how he lost that eye.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Banks switches helmets with [[spoiler:Ghost's corpse]] to disguise himself as him to [[spoiler:Kishpaugh]]. It might've worked if he had also switched their body armor, since [[spoiler:Kishpaugh]] recognizes him instantly as Banks.
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* HowWeGotHere: Banks namedrops this trope at the end of his anecdote.

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* TheCameo: Bultar Swan, one of the Jedi at the Battle of Geonosis in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Banks hates his nickname, though it turns out to have a cool origin: it's from "bank shot", because he's good at calculating angles to make [[LudicrousPrecision ludicrously precise shots]].

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The newly deployed Sergeant 7719, or Banks, is sent to lead his first mission on Oznek.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:Ghost]] outclasses Banks in terms of hand-to-hand combat and is overall a veteran while this is literally Banks's first mission.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Banks is antsy about making sure his armor stays clean and operational, leading to him getting picked on for wanting to stay a "shiny". When the conversation comes up again later, Syke explains to Banks that [[EveryScarHasAStory the dents and all are a part of what makes a clone's identity]] and asks him why he wouldn't want that. Banks has no response.
-->'''Banks:''' ''[after Syke tells stories about what his armor's been through]'' You're allowed to ''trade up,'' you know. Command will refurbish your gear, or issue you new if your hardware's beyond fixing.\\
'''Syke:''' ''Refurb?'' No way. I was a "shiny" once. That was enough for me. These scrapes and dents and scorch marks tell a story. ''Your'' story. Where you've been. What you've done. Who you ''are.'' Why would you want to throw that away?\\
'''Banks:''' ...
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kishpaugh is charged with treason and Banks is cleared, but Banks's entire team is dead and the incident may have permanently ruined the Republic's relationship with Oznek. Meanwhile, Banks is reassigned to another battalion and he embraces his nickname in memory of his late teammates. Just another day in the Grand Army of the Republic...]]
* TheCameo: Bultar Swan, one of the Jedi at the Battle of Geonosis in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', becomes Banks's commanding officer at the end after he's reassigned to her unit.
* CharacterDevelopment: At the start, Banks insists on keeping his armor clean and functional, but after the events of the story, he decides to keep the scar on his helmet he got from [[spoiler:fighting Ghost]] instead of getting a new helmet. Likewise, he starts out hating Syke's nickname for him, Banks, but comes to embrace it at the end.
* ChekhovsGun: Surfaces that blaster shots can bounce off of and Banks's skill at making [[LudicrousPrecision bank shots]] comes in handy when [[spoiler:he's cornered by Ghost and he manages to get out of it by bank-shotting Ghost in the back.]]
* DramaticIrony: Banks learning that the greatest enemy is the one within also applies to the Palpatine using the Republic as a puppet in his plans.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Banks hates his nickname, though it turns out to have a cool origin: it's from "bank shot", because he's good at calculating angles to make [[LudicrousPrecision ludicrously precise shots]]. At the end, [[CharacterDevelopment he's come to embrace it]], partially out of memory for his teammates.
* EveryScarHasAStory: The other clones have scars on both their faces and their armor, in contrast to Banks being a "shiny". After the events of the story, Banks has scars on his face too and a gash over his helmet visor, and [[CharacterDevelopment he's okay with that]].
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: On their trek to Oznek's capital city, the squad is attacked by the planet's hostile fauna, including giant tentacle monsters with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and {{giant spider}}s, and also have to traverse through harsh weather and climb steep cliffs.
* FramingDevice: The story is told by Banks as he recounts during [[spoiler:his court martial]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Kishpaugh thinking Banks would've gone along with the sabotage leads to Ghost sparing him, which ultimately proves to be their undoing.]]
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Crazy Legs is injured from the crash and tells the squad to leave him behind while he sets up a beacon to be retrieved by reinforcements. It turns out his beacon never went off and [[BolivianArmyEnding he was eventually found by Separatists.]]


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* MeaningfulEcho: Syke's response to Banks putting him in his place at the start of the story and asking if he understands is "Clear as the Kamino shallows, Sarge.". At the end, after Banks [[spoiler:is court-martialed]] but reassigned, his response to this new order is "Clear as the Kamino shallows."
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Ghost and Commander Kishpaugh turn out to be the titular enemy within, the former being in on the latter's plan to ruin the Republic's standing with Oznek in order to help the Separatists.]]
* NotInThisForYourRevolution:
** [[spoiler:Ghost was disillusioned from the war, coming to realize clones only existed to fight and die in the war, leading to him joining Kishpaugh because he wanted to live for as long as possible and not throw his life away.]]
** [[spoiler:Kishpaugh only enlisted in the Republic military as local reserves to financially support his family and didn't expect to actually be deployed. He doesn't care who wins as long as he can still support his family, and the Separatists got to him by bribing him.]]
* SoleSurvivor: Banks is the only known survivor of his team. Crazy Legs chooses to stay behind to await rescue but is found and presumably killed by the Separatists, and Cutter and the other clones choose to hold off the Oznekians and Separatists while Banks, Syke, and Ghost infiltrate the facility, [[spoiler:Ghost kills Syke, and Banks kills Ghost]].
* TitleDrop: After [[spoiler:Banks kills Ghost]].
-->''On Kamino, I aced every simulated combat scenario they threw at me. Held a near-perfect record. The training programs were thorough, but they overlooked something important. They didn't cover the deadliest situation of all... when the threat comes from those closest to you. From the enemy within.''
* UnexplainedRecovery: Banks switches helmets with [[spoiler:the dead Ghost]] to disguise himself as him and leaves his body behind at the generators, but after [[spoiler:his court martial]], he somehow has his original helmet back. It's possible the Oznekians allowed the Republic to retrieve the bodies in the aftermath, allowing Banks to get his helmet back.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Banks hates his nickname, though it turns out to have a cool origin: it's from "bank shot", because he's good at calculating angles to make [[LudicrousPrecision ludicrously precise shots]].
* LudicrousPrecision: Banks was named from "bank shot" because of his skill at making shots by [[AwesomenessByAnalysis calculating from insane angles]].
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As of the Disney buyout and subsequent continuity reset, these comics are no longer canon despite being published under ''The Clone Wars'' label.
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The ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' graphic novels from in the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Star Wars]]'' ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' Expanded Universe as a part of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' multimedia project tying in with the television show of the same name.

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* TheCameo: Bultar Swan, one of the Jedi at the Battle of Geonosis in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
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''The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Lost Temple'' was written by Justin Aclin, who would later pen the following issue, ''The Smuggler's Code'', and was illustrated by Ben Bates of [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie Comics']] ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' fame. The story takes place sometime after the events of "A Friend In Need" and before "Eminence".

On a mission to investigate an abandoned Jedi Temple for an ancient Sith artifact with Jedi General B'ink Utrila and Commander Rennax Omani, Clone Trooper Glitch contemplates his own worth as a copy of a great Mandalorian warrior. He has never been the best soldier, and as he learns about the Jedi and the power of the Force, he begins to feel that perhaps what has been setting him apart from the other clones is his own connection to the Force...

As the investigation progresses, the group discover truths not only about the temple, but about themselves. It all comes to a head when the Mandalorian Death Watch suddenly appears, wanting to take the artifact from the temple for themselves.

It was released on March 13, 2013.
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* BittersweetEnding: Glitch is presumed dead and is left behind on Draay 2, but he doesn't seem to mind. Rennax decides to resign from the Jedi Order and seek out her family, though because of this choice, she [[UncertainDoom may]] survive the Jedi Purge. And of course, Master Utrila is DoomedByCanon as she will die during Palpatine's kidnapping according to ''Literature/LabyrinthOfEvil'', and Death Watch is still out there.
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** The Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger was first explored in the ''Vindication'' arc in the ''ComicBook/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' comic series.
%%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Glitch, for [[{{Adorkable}} adorkably]] believing he is Force-sensitive.
* ExpositionDump: Rennax asks amateur questions about the Force to indirectly inform Glitch, to which Utrila answers, but is exasperated as she should've known these things already from her training.
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* {{Interquel}}: The comic takes place in between Death Watch's appearances in Season 4 and 5.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Actually, quite literally. After touching the Gauntlet, B'ink gets {{mindrape}}d, her eyes turn red, and then orders the others to flee back to the hallway.
* WouldHurtAChild: Bo-Katan and Death Watch hold Rennax hostage, though to be fair, Rennax is a [[ChildSoldier teen warrior]] (not that it really changes much).
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* BeachEpisode: Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan take a vacation at the beach.
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