6 WAYS STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS CHANGED THE STAR WARS MYTHOS

Via Starwars.com:

Star Wars: The Clone Wars was a generation’s introduction into the galaxy far, far away. The six season animated series introduced new concepts, new characters, and some fan-favorites from the broader spectrum of Star Wars into the minds and hearts of fans. Here are six of the most important ways The Clone Wars changed the Star Wars mythos.

Clones are people, too!

If you ask members of the 501st Legion when Star Wars: The Clone Wars started, they’ll probably tell you the show really started with Season 1, Episode 5, “Rookies.” The episode was centered around a group of clone troopers working their first mission. These “shinies” helped us learn, through this episode and others, that while clones may have the same faces and voices, they are still individuals.

Through Echo, Fives, Cutup, Hevy, and Droidbait (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker), we saw clones who were brave, that had different strengths and weaknesses, and through their own brotherhood showed just how human they are.

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