History NightmareFuel / StarWarsTheCloneWars

* The final scene of the final episode, and the entire series, is a chilling, atmospheric, [[SilenceIsGolden dialogue-free]] sequence showing Imperial Stormtroopers and Darth Vader investigating the [[SnowMeansDeath snow-buried]] crash site of Ahsoka's Star Destroyer. Complete with some really eerie background music, the whole scene is as haunting as it is sad.

** He sends Padmé to Scipio in the first place to oversee the bank transfer.

** He then gets Dooku to force Clovis to show favouritism towards the Separatists and later launch an invasion of Scipio, prompting the Senate to approve the Republic's invasion of the planet and take control of the banks for himself.
** The now-dead Clovis is now conveniently TheScapegoat, who everyone thinks is a Separatist traitor, leaving nobody any the wiser as to his true goal.

* This arc also makes a point of emphasising just how ''terrifyingly''' good a {{Chessmaster}} Darth Sidious truly is, since he's the one behind ''everything'' that occurs:
** He sends Padmé to Scipio in the first place to oversee the bank transfer.

** Letta's claim that a ''Jedi'' has come up with the plan to bomb the Jedi Temple hangar. It's possibly untrue, but the implications are still bone-chilling. As it turns out, it's true, and it's someone one would've least expected: no less than Barriss Offee, who's grown disillusioned with the Jedi.

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* While it's mostly an awe-inspiring moment of pure joy for every ''The Clone Wars'' fan, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7WyhWZkzk revival trailer]] is nevertheless creepy, featuring a long slow pan out from Captain Rex's helmet, through the helmets of Wolffe, Waxer, Cody, and many others through row after row ''after row'' of empty, discarded clone trooper helmets like a [[NothingButSkulls field of skulls]], with [[WarIsHell screaming, gunfire, and artillery in the background]]. The teaser ends with a rocket striking the ground and the entire field of helmets (including the camera) being engulfed in a ''wave of fire''.
** The creepiest part? It features archive audio that belongs to some of the most-beloved clone troopers... and among them, if you listen closely, you can hear Tup whispering "''[[MadnessMantra Good soldiers follow orders]]… [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Good soldiers follow orders]]… [[MadnessMantra Good soldiers follow orders]]...''"
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* Most of the earlier parts of the episode have an extreme sense of dread hanging over them, which is fitting for what happens later. This is especially true for the scene where the imprisoned Maul is escorted onto the Venator and Ahsoka stands wistfully at the bridge of the ship, which are ''completely silent''. The frequent cuts to Maul closing his eyes and concentrating on ''[[VaguenessIsComing something]]'' do not help one bit. The silence is broken by a brief chat between Ahsoka and Rex; and then another trooper comes in and tells Rex to go back and [[TemptingFate listen to the new orders]]... And then things go south ''very'' quick.

** Which makes one wonder how Order 66 will affect the clones on Mandalore. Sure, Ahsoka, Rex, Bo-Katan, and Ursa all survive, but just seeing one's allies betray and open fire on the heroes on top of having to deal with Maul and his Mandalorian fanatics is just terrifying.

* The final scene of the final episode, and the entire series, is a chilling, atmospheric, dialogue-free sequence showing the first appearances of Imperial Stormtroopers and Darth Vader in the series.

** Ahsoka looks on while being horrified at what she is seeing, emphasizing that what the others are doing is questionable at best.

* This story arc features exploding Gungans, Mon Calamari, and Quarren, courtesy of Riff Tamson's knife bombs. It gets even more gruesome when Lee-Char blows Tamson to bits with one of the shark-man's own bombs. We not only see blood onscreen, but also some of Tamson's remains, including his ''head'', sink to the bottom of the sea.

** General Krell's rampage in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E10CarnageOfKrell Carnage of Krell]]" as well as his obvious sadistic glee in taunting and killing the clone troopers is very frightening.

*** At one point, he turns off his lightsabers and kills several clones unarmed in brutal fashion, crushing skulls & chests while [[LightningBruiser moving with supernatural speed to go with his superhuman strength]]; at one point, he hoists a clone trooper up and then snaps the man's spine over his knee like a stick, [[ComicBook/{{Bane}} Bane-style]].

* Savage Opress' transformation, where his body is mutated into a larger, more powerful form, with his bones audibly cracking as they extend. The change to his personality is no less horrifying: he is turned from a decent, honourable man into a violent, brutish monster, willing to murder his own brother in cold blood with only a moment's hesitation. The murder of his own brother doubles as a TearJerker. Savage's [[spoiler:death]] scene in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]" lends itself to some disturbing FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:as he dies, Savage's body changes back to its original appearance and his personality seems to revert back to his pre-transformation self, which raises the question of whether any of Savage's evil acts were his own choice, or if he spent the final months of his life as a slave of the Nightsisters' brainwashing]].

* During Maul's rampage through the ''Venator''-class Cruiser, he begins to rip pieces of metal off the walls to use as shields and weapons. We also get to see Maul straight-up ''decapitate'' two clone troopers with them (which, [[GoryDiscretionShot while offscreen]], would likely be a far more painful and bloody death than Maul's usual lightsaber decapitations), and a third has his arm sliced off after the blast doors begin sealing up and he uses the Force to pull the unfortunate clone towards him. It's a terrifying CallForward to Vader's rampage in ''Film/RogueOne'', but with Maul's brutality exceeding even Vader's. And he did all this ''without a lightsaber.''

As Senator Padmé Amidala once told [=C-3PO=], [[Franchise/StarWars it's a big universe out there]]. That means there's also some [[NightmareFuel horrors]] waiting that could stick into the minds of even the most fearless Jedi, whether it be the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath surprisingly brutal deaths]], creepy locales, frightening species, or psychopathic individuals.

* Maul's entire speech is honestly terrifying. He claims that justice is pointless, and that it is defined by the system that is in power, a system that he knows will very soon be corrupted and transformed by Sidious. He bitterly and despairingly warns Ahsoka that the Republic has already fallen, the Jedi have already lost to Sidious, and they can't do anything to stop Sidious' victory. It's not just the speech itself, but the way he presents it. Maul, a savage and powerful warrior and cunning tactician who showed almost no fear throughout most of the series, is ''utterly terrified'' of the horrors that Sidious will soon unleash on the galaxy. Even his offer to Ahsoka to join him is portrayed as much more genuine, in stark contrast to his offer to Ezra where is clearly trying to manipulate and corrupt Ezra, because he is ''just that desperate.'' And the worst thing about Maul's speech? Everything that he is claiming about the imminent and absolute triumph of evil is '''absolutely correct.'''

* Savage Opress' transformation, where his body is mutated into a larger, more powerful form, with his bones audibly cracking as they extend. The change to his personality is no less horrifying: he is turned from a decent, honourable man into a violent, brutish monster, willing to murder his own brother in cold blood with only a moment's hesitation. The murder of his own brother doubles as a TearJerker. Savage's death scene in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]" lends itself to some disturbing FridgeHorror: [[:as he dies, Savage's body changes back to its original appearance and his personality seems to revert back to his pre-transformation self, which raises the question of whether any of Savage's evil acts were his own choice, or if he spent the final months of his life as a slave of the Nightsisters' brainwashing]].

* Savage Opress' transformation, where his body is mutated into a larger, more powerful form, with his bones audibly cracking as they extend. The change to his personality is no less horrifying: he is turned from a decent, honourable man into a violent, brutish monster, willing to murder his own brother in cold blood with only a moment's hesitation. The murder of his own brother doubles as a TearJerker. Savage's [[spoiler:death scene]] in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]" lends itself to some disturbing FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:as he dies, Savage's body changes back to its original appearance and his personality seems to revert back to his pre-transformation self, which raises the question of whether any of Savage's evil acts were his own choice, or if he spent the final months of his life as a slave of the Nightsisters' brainwashing]].

* Then, there is Yoda's trial for temptation in that same episode: he sees the Jedi Temple in ruins with various Jedi slain, including a lingering shot of [[WouldHurtAChild Petro]]. Then, he comes across a dying Ahsoka Tano, who asks him if she'll still be able to become one with the Force [[spoiler:even after being expelled from the Order. If anything, [[TearJerker this shows us he still regrets his part]] in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi The Wrong Jedi]]". The Utopian scenario is just as creepy, except in a more subtle way. It's 100% peaceful, characters who died as a result of the Sith's machinations and no one has left/betrayed the Jedi Order. Oh, and [[NothingIsScarier there's no background music and background chatter, just the sound of wind chimes]], and [[CreepyChild it's Katooni that introduces him into this scenario]]. Even Yoda knows it's too good to be true. The peaceful part breaks when the previously friendly Dooku turns dark (and gets red eyes) and the scenery starts to break apart and turn dark.

* The final scene of the final episode, and the entire series, is a chilling, atmospheric, dialogue-free sequence showing the debut of Imperial Stormtroopers and Darth Vader.

* Cad Bane and his group of bounty hunters take a Senate landing pad by force. When command radios in to the fallen Senate Guards about the blaster fire, a disguised commando droid explains it as "Protesters against the war. We've taken care of them."

* Honestly, the complete lack of compassion from anyone for a child who is clearly traumatized by his father's death and is being heavily manipulated by the adults "caring" for him is pretty unsettling. The guidebook ''Scum and Villainy'' adds some further horrific implications. As Boba is technically a rogue clone, he wouldn't have received due process in the Republic Judiciary, but Mace requested that Boba get a lighter sentence. If prison time can be considered a lighter sentence (and considering what we've already seen of the [[KangarooCourt Republic Judiciary]] during the Fugitive arc), a lot worse could have happened to Boba.

* Anakin killing Tal Merrik. Sure, he is justified in doing so, but the scarier part is that the ''Imperial March'' plays after he does it.

* The final scene of the final episode, and the entire series, is a chilling, atmospheric, dialogue-free sequence showing the debut of Imperial Snowtroopers and Darth Vader.

* The final scene of the final episode, and the entire series, is a chilling, atmospheric, dialogue-free sequence showing the debut of Darth Vader.

* At the end of this story arc, Yoda reveals that the ancient Sith used superweapons powered by giant kyber crystals like the one that the Separatists tried to buy from the Sugi. Couple that with the [[HellIsThatNoise familiar sound effect]] given by the crystal's energy discharge and the utter destruction that just one can cause, it's an omen for things to come.

* The scene where the clones come to execute Maul is absolutely terrifying from his perspective; these clone troopers are Sidious' special guard, and he knows he's about to be either gunned down while completely unable to defend himself or taken to his former master, which ended ''very'' painfully for him last time. It doesn't help that you can hear him breathing faster and see him start to shake with panic. Had Ahsoka showed up even a couple seconds later, the clones would have shot Maul dead while he was still strapped into his coffin-like cell, unable to move or even use the force. As powerful as he is, he's ''completely'' helpless in this situation.