Star Wars: The Clone Wars(multimedia project)

TheStar Wars: The Clone Wars multimedia project is a project created byLucasfilm, in conjunction withDel Rey,Dark Horse Comics,Cartoon Network andLucasArts. The main focus of the project is theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series that premiered in2008 and concluded in2020 with thefinal season.

Chronicling the three year period of theClone Wars between the filmsStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and throughStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the project consists of a vast array of novels, comic books, video games and other media.

Continuity[]

OnApril 25,2014, much of the pre-existing Expanded Universe material was declared non-canon byLucasfilm, although theStar Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and the 2008 film remained canon.^[1]

Wookieepedia treats the 2008 feature film and seasonsone throughsix as belonging to both "Legends" and canon continuities. Tie-in media published prior to the LucasFilm declaration ofApril 25,2014 is considered solely "Legends", while television episodes and tie-in material published after that date is exclusively canon.

Media[]

Books[]

Legends[]

A series of five tie-in novels were released between2008 and2010, authored byKaren Traviss andKaren Miller.

• The Clone Wars film novelization /audiobook
• The Clone Wars: Wild Space /audiobook
• The Clone Wars: No Prisoners /audiobook
• Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth /audiobook
• Clone Wars Gambit: Siege /audiobook

A series of young adult novels byRyder Windham was published between2009 and2012.

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Secret Missions
  • The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad
  • The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates
  • The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 3: Duel at Shattered Rock
  • The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key

Additionally, a variety of books for young reader audiences was published, as well as a number of reference books.

Canon[]

• Dark Disciple
• Dark Disciple audiobook

Feature film‡[]

Main article:Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)

The TV series was preceded by a full-length 3D animatedfeature film, directed byDave Filoni. The film was released theatrically onAugust 14,2008 and focused onJediAnakin Skywalker,Obi-Wan Kenobi andAhsoka Tano foiling a scheme byCountDooku to kidnapRotta, the son of influential gangsterJabba Desilijic Tiure.

Television‡[]

Main article:Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The TV series premiered onCartoon NetworkOctober 3,2008 with the episode "Ambush" and ended its run on the channel with "The Wrong Jedi," the final episode of thefifth season. A sixth season, titledThe Lost Missions, was shown on theNetflix streaming service, after which the series was cancelled.

At San Diego Comic-Con2018, Dave Filoni announced the show's return for aseventh and final season. The twelve episodes premiered onDisney's streaming platformDisney+ fromFebruary 21 toMay 4,2020.

Although it primarily centered on the exploits of Skywalker, Kenobi, Tano andCaptainRex during the course of the Clone Wars, the series nonetheless featured a large cast of characters, with entire episodes focusing on other Jedi,clone troopers,politicians and many other individuals affected by the war.

Legacy[]

Main article:The Clone Wars Legacy

Eight unfinished episodes were released onStarWars.com in story-reel form as part ofThe Clone Wars Legacy project in2014–2015.

Comics‡[]

Amonthly comic series ran for twelve issues over three arcs and was published between 2008 and 2010.

• Arc 1: Slaves of the Republic
  • The Clone Wars 1
  • The Clone Wars 2
  • The Clone Wars 3
  • The Clone Wars 4
  • The Clone Wars 5
  • The Clone Wars 6
• Arc 2: In Service of the Republic
  • The Clone Wars 7
  • The Clone Wars 8
  • The Clone Wars 9
• Arc 3: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Hero of the Confederacy
  • The Clone Wars 10
  • The Clone Wars 11
  • The Clone Wars 12

A series of tendigest sized graphic novels were also published.

• The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom
• The Clone Wars: Crash Course
• The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan
• The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny
• The Clone Wars: Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju
• The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap
• The Clone Wars: Strange Allies
• The Clone Wars: The Enemy Within
• The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters
• The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Lost Temple
• The Clone Wars: The Smuggler's Code

In addition to those, a number of other related series and one-shot comics have been published.

• Star Wars: Darth Maul—Death Sentence
• The Clone Wars: The Gauntlet of Death
• The Clone Wars: Opress Unleashed
• The Clone Wars Comic UK featured comic strips based on the TV series, totaling 54 issues.
• For the first three seasons of the show, aweekly webcomic series ran onStarWars.com.

Video games‡[]

A number of tie-in video games have been released.

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a mobile game.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance, a 2008 game for theNintendo DS.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels, a 2008 fighting game for theWii.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, a 2009 multi-platform action game.
• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, an MMO game that was active between 2010-2014.
• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, a non-canon video game in theLEGO Star Wars series.

Other media‡[]

Anonline in-universe news outlet briefly existed in 2008 and was brought back in 2009 to tie-in to theRepublic Heroes video game. Each episode of the series is also accompanied by anepisode guide, published online.

Notes and references[]