Heroes on Both Sides
"Heroes on Both Sides"
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- "Fear is a great motivator."
- ―Moral[5]
"Heroes on Both Sides" is the tenth episode of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series'third season. It aired onNovember 19,2010.
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"When the Senate begins debating a bill that would eliminate government oversight of the Banking Clan's activities in order to fund the war, Padmé and Ahsoka travel in secret to the capital of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Amidala attempts to forge a peace agreement with the Separatists, while Ahsoka sees, for the first time, the people of the Confederacy. Padmé's friend, Mina Bonteri, spearheads the peace initiative, and convinces the Separatist Congress to sue for peace.
Meanwhile, on Coruscant, Senators Lott Dod and Gume Saam conspire with Banking Clan representative Nix Card and Count Dooku to make the banking deregulation a reality. At Dooku's command, General Grievous engineers an attack at the central power distribution grid on Coruscant, carried out by Separatist demolition droids. The chaos and panic spreads to the Senate, which vehemently rejects the Separatist peace initiative, and votes instead to deregulate the Banking Clan."
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| Episode 10 HEROES ON BOTH SIDES |
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Conflict with no end in sight!Across the galaxy, the quagmireof war continues. While clonetroopers suffer casualties atalarming rates, the GalacticSenate convenes an emergencysession to debate the true costof the war.... |
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- "How many lives onboth sides have to end before we see the futility?"
- ―Mina Bonteri[5]
With theclone army being gradually decimated in battle and the Separatists gaining ground, several members of theSenate plead for the financing of more troops and the de-regulation of the banking system - topics which divide the Senate as the war funds are practically exhausted, and which would effectively drag on the war even longer.SenatorAmidala suggests negotiating with theSeparatists, and SenatorBail Organa proposes a temporary halting of any further pro-war considerations until the matter has been cleared. This does not sit well with the profiteering Senate representatives of theTrade Federation, theTechno Union, and theInterGalactic Banking Clan. These three representatives—Lott Dod,Gume Saam, andNix Card—propose to have Coruscant attacked in order to accelerate the decision in favor of pro-war funding.
Padmé pleads withAnakin, who has been witnessing the discussion along with his Padawan,Ahsoka, to persuade theJedi Council to speak withChancellorPalpatine about denying the continuation of war efforts, a proposition Anakin shrugs off. Ahsoka, on the other hand, does not understand what negotiation with the Separatists would bring if all of them (as she presumes) are evil warmongers. Put off by his pro-war response, Padmé decides to favor Ahsoka for help rather than Anakin.
In her office, Padmé tells Ahsoka that she intends to visit SenatorMina Bonteri, her old friend and mentor who has joined the Separatists. The plan is rendered difficult because Bonteri resides behind enemy lines onRaxus Secundus, but then Padmé cunningly suggests using Ahsoka'sJedi status to smuggle herself into the enemy's territory and meet Bonteri. They set off in disguise, land on Raxus and meet up with Bonteri, who smuggles them through thedroid controls. Padmé and Bonteri greet each other cordially, but with her instinctive distrust of the Separatists, Ahsoka is less than pleased, even when Bonteri's sonLux tries to extend her a warm welcome.
While talking with Bonteri, Ahsoka finds her attitudes being tempered as Bonteri patiently states that some of the Separatists may have had good reason to leave the Republic and recounts that she had already lost her husband in the war onAargonar one year ago. Taking a walk in the garden to get over her confusion, Ahsoka meets Lux, and the two discuss the blurred concepts of the "good" and the "evil" sides in the war and how much they actually know (or don't know) about the respective opposition. Padmé and Bonteri, as the friends they are, agree on a notion to move the Senate and theSeparatist Parliament to initiate a mutual peace negotiation and thus attain a peaceful solution. The Separatist Council in general approves this proposition, though there are a few opposing votes, including theCorporate Alliance.
However, whileCountDooku publicly favors the decision, he secretly instructsGeneralGrievous to deposit a group ofdroids disguised as sanitary units on Coruscant to conduct acts of sabotage. They move to the Senate District power generator and set themselves up as living demolition charges, causing a massive power failure just as Padmé has the Senate vote on the Separatists' proposal for peace. This covert attack dramatically changes the Senate's attitude, and thebill for de-regulating the banks is passed. Ahsoka, despite being scolded by her master for her illegal and dangerous action, walks away from these events with a more tempered view of both sides of the war.
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Raxus was mistakenly mentioned asRaxus Prime in the episode guide before being fixed.
This episode marks the debut of revamped appearances for several characters. Anakin and Obi-Wan wear less clone armor, Anakin has longer hair, and Obi-Wan's hair color has been altered to more closely match his live-action appearances. Ahsoka and Senator Chuchi debut new outfits and have "aged-up" character models, giving them a more teenage appearance; in Ahsoka's case, this includes longer head-tails and more developedmontrals. Additionally, this episode marks the debut of Ahsoka's shoto lightsaber.
The title "Heroes on Both Sides" is a reference to theopening crawl of the filmStar Wars: Episode IIIRevenge of the Sith, which stated "There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere." The final title came during the episode's production: its original title was "Banking Conspiracy."[1]
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Sources[]
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Heroes on Both Sides onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)- "Heroes on Both Sides" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(backup link)
- The Clone Wars Rewatch: A War with "Heroes on Both Sides" onStarWars.com(backup link)
- "Common Ground" Episode Guide - The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)
- "The Solitary Clone" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)
- 10 Essential Ahsoka Tano Episodes onStarWars.com(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.8
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Heroes on Both Sides onStarWars.com(original site is defunct) - ↑Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Heroes on Both Sides" to21 BBY.
- ↑The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 5620 BBY 5-8: Negotiation or Militarisation? dates the events of "Heroes on Both Sides" to the start of20 BBY.
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"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 121 - ↑5.05.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Heroes on Both Sides"
External links[]
- "Heroes on Both Sides" on theAurebesh Wiki
