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* BolivianArmyEnding: The episode ends with Ahsoka alone in the tunnels beneath Sundari, surrounded by Mandalorians and confronted by Darth Maul himself.



** Before she leaves, Obi Wan warns Ahsoka that he [[Film/The Phantom Menace already killed Maul once]], and it didn't take.



** Gar Saxon is the commander of the loyalist Mandalorians.



* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Bo Katan's Mandalorians and the 332nd Division clone troopers wear blue armour (since they're a detachment of Anakin's 501st Legion), while the Loyalist Mandalorians have red armour, likely inspired by Maul.



* SimultaneousArcs: This episode takes place just before the start of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

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* SimultaneousArcs: This episode takes place just before the start of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. At the midpoint of the episode, Anakin and Obi Wan receive an alert that Coruscant is under attack.


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* TookALevelInBadass: Prime Minister Almec, who before was always portrayed as a slimy corrupt politician, dons his own set of Mandalorian armour during the siege. He even fights Bo Katan hand to hand when she invades his throne room.
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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists. Now, in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same. They both also have a similar frame-by-frame shot of Ahsoka meeting Anakin and Obi-Wan.

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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with a battle on a narrow road and Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists. Now, in the final arc of the final season, they begin with a fight on a narrow bridge, and his apprentice Anakin does the same. They both also have a similar frame-by-frame shot of Ahsoka meeting Anakin and Obi-Wan.
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* MauveShirt: Captain Vaughn of the newly-created 332nd Company (made Captain after Rex was made Commander of that battalion) gets ambushed along with his squad in the lower city before dying in Ahsoka's arms, despite this being his only appearance in the series.

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* CallForward: Obi-Wan mentions that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the invasion of Coruscant, which was first depicted in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and was canonized again in a guidebook by Pablo Hidalgo.
** Ki-Adi Mundi, Plo Koon, Commander Bacara, Commander Bly and Aayla Secura and their respective armies are deployed to the planets they will chronologically be seen on
* TheCameo: [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Caleb Dume]] accompanies his master Depa Billaba in the Jedi holocall meeting. Accompanying them are Plo Koon, Ki-Adi Mundi, Commanders Bacara and Bly, and Aayla Secura.

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Obi-Wan mentions that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the invasion of Coruscant, which was first depicted in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and was canonized again in a guidebook by Pablo Hidalgo.
** Ki-Adi Mundi, Plo Koon, Commander Bacara, Commander Bly and Aayla Secura and their respective armies are deployed to the planets they will chronologically be seen on
on in ''Revenge of the Sith''.
* TheCameo: [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels TheCameo:
**[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels
Caleb Dume]] accompanies his master Depa Billaba in the Jedi holocall meeting. Accompanying them are Plo Koon, Ki-Adi Mundi, Commanders Bacara and Bly, and Aayla Secura.



** Bo-Katan fires back at Obi-Wan for being reluctant on lending Republic help to retake Mandalore despite Maul turning Mandalore upside down and murdering Satine.

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** Bo-Katan fires back at Obi-Wan for being reluctant on lending Republic help to retake Mandalore despite Maul turning Mandalore upside down and murdering Satine. Obi-Wan insists that while he cared for Satine, he has to remain objective.

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* TheCameo: [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Caleb Dume]] accompanies his master Depa Billaba in the Jedi holocall meeting.

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** Ki-Adi Mundi, Plo Koon, Commander Bacara, Commander Bly and Aayla Secura and their respective armies are deployed to the planets they will chronologically be seen on
* TheCameo: [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Caleb Dume]] accompanies his master Depa Billaba in the Jedi holocall meeting. Accompanying them are Plo Koon, Ki-Adi Mundi, Commanders Bacara and Bly, and Aayla Secura.
** On the separatist side, General Grievous pops up in the opening as the mastermind of the overarching Outer Rim Sieges.


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* PresentAbsence: Palpatine does not physically appear in the episode, but his abduction during the ongoing Battle of Coruscant forces Anakin and Obi-Wan to divert to the Republic capital to rescue him, leaving Ahsoka to face down Maul on her own.
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** Bo-Katan fires back at Obi-Wan for being reluctant on lending Republic help to retake Mandalore, especially when Maul turned Mandalore upside down and murdered Satine.

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** Bo-Katan fires back at Obi-Wan for being reluctant on lending Republic help to retake Mandalore, especially when Mandalore despite Maul turned turning Mandalore upside down and murdered murdering Satine.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Ahsoka is furious when Obi-Wan and Anakin are called away to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, accusing them of being more concerned with his safety specifically than the lives of the Mandalorians that will be lost because of Maul.

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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** Bo-Katan fires back at Obi-Wan for being reluctant on lending Republic help to retake Mandalore, especially when Maul turned Mandalore upside down and murdered Satine.
---> '''Bo-Katan''': Maul's influence on Mandalore is destroying my people! He murdered their ruler, my sister! I thought she meant something to you!
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Ahsoka is furious when Obi-Wan and Anakin are called away to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, accusing them of being more concerned with his safety specifically than the lives of the Mandalorians that will be lost because of Maul.

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Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularan requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul on Mandalore. Meeting in person later, Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help them retake the planet and capture Maul, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.

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Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularan requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul on Mandalore.

Meeting in person later, Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help them retake the planet and capture Maul, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.
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Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularan requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul on Mandalore. Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help them retake the planet and capture Maul, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.

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Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularan requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul on Mandalore. Meeting in person later, Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help them retake the planet and capture Maul, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.
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Anakin and Obi-Wan must decide whether to help Ahsoka pursue Maul or rescue Palpatine.

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Anakin and Obi-Wan must decide whether are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularan requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul on Mandalore. Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help Ahsoka pursue Maul or rescue Palpatine.
them retake the planet and capture Maul, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.

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This episode premiered April 17, 2020.

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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth
episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7. It is directed by Saul Ruiz and written by Creator/DaveFiloni, and premiered on April 17, 2020.2020.

Anakin and Obi-Wan must decide whether to help Ahsoka pursue Maul or rescue Palpatine.




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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same. They both also have a similar frame-by-frame shot of Ahsoka meeting Anakin and Obi-Wan.

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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now Separatists. Now, in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same. They both also have a similar frame-by-frame shot of Ahsoka meeting Anakin and Obi-Wan.



* StunnedSilence: Anakin is left practically speechless when he sees that the person contacting him was Ahsoka.

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* StunnedSilence: Anakin is left practically speechless when he sees that the person contacting him was is Ahsoka.
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* StunnedSilence: Anakin is left practically speechless when he sees that the person contacting him was Ahsoka.
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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same.

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* BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same. They both also have a similar frame-by-frame shot of Ahsoka meeting Anakin and Obi-Wan.



* CallForward: It is mentioned that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the kidnapping, which was first depicted in WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars and was canonized again in a guidebook by Pablo Hidalgo.

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* CallForward: It is mentioned Obi-Wan mentions that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the kidnapping, invasion of Coruscant, which was first depicted in WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and was canonized again in a guidebook by Pablo Hidalgo.
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* Book-Ends: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same.

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* Book-Ends: BookEnds: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same.
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*Book-Ends: The pilot movie began with Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists, now in the final arc of the final season, his apprentice Anakin does the same.
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* YouAreTooLate: The squadron Ahsoka leads into the lower city is ambushed by the Mandalorians, Ahsoka barely saving them from a rocket attack. By the time Ahsoka manages to get back on, they've pressed ahead and are systematically wiped out.

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* YouAreTooLate: The squadron Ahsoka leads into the lower city is ambushed by the Mandalorians, Ahsoka barely saving them from a rocket attack. By the time Ahsoka manages to get back on, up, they've pressed ahead and are systematically wiped out.
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* CallForward: It is mentioned that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the kidnapping, which was first depicted in WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars and was canonized again in a guidebook by Pablo Hidalgo.
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* CallBack: He wanted you to bring the Jedi here, but you brought ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi the wrong one]]''.

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* CallBack: He "He wanted you to bring the Jedi here, but you brought ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi the wrong one]]''."
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* BladeBreak: After jumping from the crashing gunship, Ahsoka rolls on landing then uses her lightsabers to slow herself.

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* BladeBreak: BladeBrake: After jumping from the crashing gunship, Ahsoka rolls on landing then uses her lightsabers to slow herself.

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* AllAccordingToPlan: Maul anticipated that the Jedi would follow him into the lower city. He just didn't anticipate Ahsoka being that Jedi.
* BigDamnHeroes: Obi-Wan shows up just in time to save Cody from a mortar shell.
* BladeBreak: After jumping from the crashing gunship, Ahsoka rolls on landing then uses her lightsabers to slow herself.
* CallBack: He wanted you to bring the Jedi here, but you brought ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi the wrong one]]''.



* CustomUniform: Rex's platoon has repainted their helmets orange with white markings like Ahsoka's.



%%* ForegoneConclusion: Anakin and Obi-Wan will ultimately choose to rescue Palpatine, though the specifics of ''how'' they make this decision are still up in the air.
%%* SynchronousEpisodes: Anakin and Obi-Wan are called away because they have to rescue Palpatine, meaning that from this point on, the series is overlapping with ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and the endgame of the Clone Wars is now officially in motion.

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%%* ForegoneConclusion: * ISurrenderSuckers: Anakin claims he wants to surrender so the battle droids while cease fire and the tactical droid will come out of hiding to investigate. The tactical droid immediately admonishes them for falling for Anakin's ploy, not that it makes a difference.
* ItsALongStory: This is Ahsoka's response to Anakin when he asks why she was on Oba Diah, adding that it isn't relevant at the moment.
* LoopholeAbuse: When they're called away to deal with the attack on Coruscant, thereby depriving Bo-Katan of the reinforcements she needs, Anakin suggests breaking off Rex's platoon and promoting him so he can lead the platoon to Mandalore with Ahsoka in an advisory role.
* LuredIntoATrap: Maul deliberately leaks his whereabouts to Bo-Katan in the hopes that she would turn to the Republic for help in capturing him,
and Obi-Wan will ultimately choose to rescue Palpatine, though would get involved. He never expected that Ahsoka would be the specifics of ''how'' they make this decision are still up in one to take the air.
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bait, however.
* NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer:
Anakin is informed that someone is contacting him using the same frequency as Fulcrum, which Anakin assumes to be Saw. Yularen clarifies that it's not Saw, and that Anakin better take the call personally.
* NonchalantDodge: Anakin casually dodges a couple blaster bolts while talking to
Obi-Wan are called away because they have to rescue Palpatine, meaning that from this point on, in the series is overlapping with ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and the endgame middle of the Clone Wars is now officially in motion.battle on the bridge.
* OffWithHisHead: Anakin cuts the head off the tactical droid after using the Force to pull it out from behind enemy lines.
* SimultaneousArcs: This episode takes place just before the start of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Ahsoka has traded her civilian clothes for a more combat practical outfit that has no sleeves.




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* WhatTheHellHero: Ahsoka is furious when Obi-Wan and Anakin are called away to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, accusing them of being more concerned with his safety specifically than the lives of the Mandalorians that will be lost because of Maul.
* YouAreTooLate: The squadron Ahsoka leads into the lower city is ambushed by the Mandalorians, Ahsoka barely saving them from a rocket attack. By the time Ahsoka manages to get back on, they've pressed ahead and are systematically wiped out.
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* TheCameo: [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Caleb Dume]] accompanies his master Depa Billaba in the Jedi holocall meeting.
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* ExtraLongEpisode: The episode is 30 minutes long, a few minutes longer than usual.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Anakin and Obi-Wan will ultimately choose to rescue Palpatine, though the specifics of ''how'' they make this decision are still up in the air.
* SynchronousEpisodes: Anakin and Obi-Wan are called away because they have to rescue Palpatine, meaning that from this point on, the series is overlapping with ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and the endgame of the Clone Wars is now officially in motion.

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* %%* ForegoneConclusion: Anakin and Obi-Wan will ultimately choose to rescue Palpatine, though the specifics of ''how'' they make this decision are still up in the air.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Anakin and Obi-Wan will ultimately choose to rescue Palpatine, though the specifics of ''how'' they make this decision are still up in the air.

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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 and the 130th episode overall.

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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth This episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 and the 130th episode overall.

Anakin and Obi-Wan must decide whether to help Ahsoka pursue Maul or rescue Palaptine.
premiered April 17, 2020.


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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 and the 130th episode overall.

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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 and the 130th episode overall.overall.

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"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7 and the 129th episode overall.

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