Assassin(episode)
"Assassin"
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- "The future has many paths – choose wisely."
- ―Moral[4]
"Assassin" is the seventh episode of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series'third season. It aired onOctober 22,2010. This episode chronologically precedesSeason Three's second episode "ARC Troopers."
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Tasked to protect Senator Padmé Amidala during a political mission to Alderaan, Padawan Ahsoka Tano is plagued by recurring visions of the recently-deceased bounty hunter, Aurra Sing. Unable to clear her mind, Ahsoka worries that the stress of conflict is finally getting to her until her visions indeed prove prophetic. Padmé narrowly avoids death when Aurra Sing attempts to assassinate her. Together, Padmé and Ahsoka trap the hunter, and Ahsoka discovers the true villain behind the plot to kill Padmé: the incarcerated gangster, Ziro the Hutt.[1]
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| Episode 7 ASSASSIN |
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Criminals captured! Jedi Master Plo Koonand Padawan Ahsoka Tano successfullythwarted an attempt on Mace Windu'slife, killing bounty hunter Aurra Singin the process. Since that time, youngAhsoka has grown strong in the ways ofthe Force.Now, after several harrowing adventuresalongside her Master, the two Jedi havereturned to the Temple on Coruscant toreceive their next mission.... |
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- "Stand down, assassin!"
- ―Ahsoka Tano, to Aurra Sing[4]
After her recent successful missions onFlorrum andMandalore,Ahsoka is assigned by theJedi Council andher master to take a break from the action, a decision she accepts grudgingly. But in short order, Ahsoka begins to have disturbing dreams of thebounty hunterAurra Sing, who threatens to come after someone close to her. The visions get more and more troubling, but Ahsoka is gradually able to discern the target:Senator Amidala.
Padmé is preparing to attend aconference hosted by SenatorBail Organa onAlderaan, which is to address the increasing humanitarian problem of the war refugees. Ahsoka gets permission to join the entourage, but her visions are getting so intense that Ahsoka gets close to paranoia and begins to feel unsure of her ability to cope with the stress. Padmé tries to assure her that she had felt the same sense of insecurity when she was Queen of her home planetNaboo, an encouragement which eases Ahsoka a little.
As the conference begins and Padmé makes her speech, Ahsoka's fears come true: Aurra Sing has indeed smuggled herself into the conference building and is preparing to kill Padmé. Ahsoka arrives just in time to prevent Sing from hitting Padmé dead on target with a sniper blaster, but the senator suffers a shoulder wound and Sing manages to get away. Ahsoka devises a trap to catch the assassin by having aluxury droid, wreathed in a robe, take Padmé's place at the conference while Padmé casts her speech through the droid via telecommunication from her quarters. Nevertheless, Sing sees through that plan and prepares to ambush Padmé. Just in time, Ahsoka senses Sing's intent and intercepts her before she can carry out her assassination attempt. Before Sing manages to wound Ahsoka, she gloats that she was sent by an old enemy of Padmé's to carry out revenge, just before Padmé manages to surprise the bounty hunter with a hidden blaster, stunning her to be picked up byCaptainTypho.
Ahsoka and Padmé return toCoruscant, where they are received by MasterYoda and Anakin, and Sing is escorted to prison. Following their report, Ahsoka uses her improved precognitive abilities to find out who Sing's employer is. Although Ahsoka gets only a few blurry impressions, Padmé is able to deduce that the main culprit isZiro the Hutt, who holds her responsible for hisarrest. Ahsoka and Anakin visit Ziro in his cell, where Ahsoka slyly makes him blab out that he is indeed responsible for the assassination plot. Satisfied, Ahsoka and Anakin leave Ziro to serve an additional term in prison, which causes the Hutt to holler vows of revenge.
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Leia's theme can be heard as her mother arrives on Alderaan.
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Sources[]
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Assassin onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)- "Assassin" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(backup link)
- The Clone Wars Rewatch: Ahsoka Versus the "Assassin" onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Andor's Dedra Meero and Other Sleuths Solving Mysteries in theStar Wars Galaxy onStarWars.com(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.10
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Assassin onStarWars.com(original site is defunct) - ↑Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Assassin" to21 BBY.
- ↑The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 6221 BBY 15-16: The Return of Aurra Sing dates the events of "Assassin" to21 BBY.
- ↑4.04.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Assassin"
External links[]
- "Assassin" on theAurebesh Wiki
- TheForce.Net - Latest News - TCW UK Comic Teases A Future Episode onTheForce.net (backup link archived onSeptember 27,2020)
